Death, Sex & Money
Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
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Nov 9, 2022 • 52min
Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship
"Friendship is our only social relationship that is purely voluntary. Someone can just walk away at any time."
Today, we're sharing your stories about how race, identity, and racism have impacted your friendships. And listen to the episode from our partners at the NPR podcast Code Switch, featuring expert advice on navigating those flashpoint moments around race—and explaining why it's so hard to make, and maintain, cross-racial friendships.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 49min
An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door
Emma was a single mom and supported her family with the income she made from sex work. The money was good. But she struggled with the secrecy, and the shame.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 40min
Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
Sandra Cisneros has picked “some real doozies” as lovers. But at 67, she says she’d rather write a new book of poetry than waste her time with men who aren’t on her level.
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Oct 19, 2022 • 39min
Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity
Musician and “Song Exploder” host, Hrishikesh Hirway, remembers his mother, Kanta, who died in 2020, and the music that’s helped him move through grief. You can listen to Hrishikesh Hirway’s new solo music inspired by Kanta here, the podcast, “Song Exploder,'' here, and the podcast, “Home Cooking,” here. Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter for the Death, Sex & Money community? Every Wednesday we send out podcast listening recommendations, fascinating letters from our inbox, and updates from the show. Sign up at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.Got a story to share? Email us at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2022 • 40min
Conversations with My Dead Mother
Rachel Matlow’s mother refused to get the surgery that could have saved her. That often left her and Rachel trying to love each other while bitterly at odds.
You can listen to the full audio piece Rachel made here, and order their memoir here.
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Oct 5, 2022 • 29min
I Wanted To Be A 'Good Girl'
Andrea grew up attending an evangelical church in Texas, where she was taught to abstain from sex until marriage and keep herself sexually "pure." That early sex education—and her decision to have premarital sex anyway—had long-lasting impact, well into her adulthood.
This episode was part of our series called Our Sex (Mis)Educations. Find the entire series here.
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Sep 28, 2022 • 51min
India Walton: I Knew It Was Gonna Be Tough, But I Didn't Expect it to Get Nasty
In 2021, India Walton won, then lost, the Buffalo mayor’s race. She continues to work and grieve in her city.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 38min
Inside John Waters' Home (But Not Inside His Colon)
The delightful and rebellious writer-director welcomes us into his apartment to talk about money, family, friendships, and colonoscopies.
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Sep 14, 2022 • 37min
How Clothes Help Us Find Our People and Ourselves
Your stories about how your personal style has changed in the last few years, and the impact on not only what you wear, but how you see yourself and how you connect with others.
You can check out Bill's art on his website or Instagram, and you can find Stephen's style on his Instagram, or listen to his music on SoundCloud. As for Afi's style inspirations, learn more about DapperQ here, and follow Lydia Okello on Instagram. You can find more of the team's fashion inspirations in this week's newsletter.
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Sep 7, 2022 • 32min
Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants
In her sixties, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss.Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter for the Death, Sex & Money community? Every Wednesday we send out podcast listening recommendations, fascinating letters from our inbox, and updates from the show. Sign up at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.Got a story to share? Email us at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
