Death, Sex & Money
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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen.
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May 20, 2015 • 29min
Robert Earl Keen Quit Nashville and Stayed Married
After a dozen albums, Texas country musician Robert Earl Keen doesn't chase sex or booze like a younger rock star, but he does pay his band salaries with retirement benefits.
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May 6, 2015 • 24min
Brooklyn Left Me Broke, But I Came Back
Heidi Reinberg left New York after thirty years because she was priced out of her Brooklyn apartment. A year later, she's back in her old neighborhood, with a 25 year-old roommate.
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Apr 22, 2015 • 24min
W. Kamau Bell Wonders How Much Is Enough
After his television show Totally Biased was cancelled, comedian W. Kamau Bell is balancing the work of rebuilding his career, earning enough money and being a dependable family man.
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Apr 15, 2015 • 28min
Hedwig, Older and a Little Less Angry
John Cameron Mitchell created Hedwig and the Angry Inch when he in his 30s. Now he's playing the title role on Broadway, and says aging and loss have given the show new meaning.
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Apr 8, 2015 • 29min
In Sickness and In Mental Health
Giulia Lukach was three years into her marriage when she began experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder. She and her husband talk about how her illness has reshaped their marriage.
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Mar 25, 2015 • 25min
Cancer Changed Ken Jeong's Comedy
After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.
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Mar 11, 2015 • 26min
Where is Lisa Fischer's Backup?
You've heard Lisa Fischer singing backup vocals for everyone from the Rolling Stones to Beyoncé. But after decades of touring with rock stars, Fischer lives in a far more humble reality.
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Feb 25, 2015 • 45min
Cheating Happens.
There's the cliche: someone cheats, crockery is thrown, lawyers are called. But your stories about cheating were much more varied, with some unpredictable conclusions.
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Feb 14, 2015 • 52min
Real Love: A Valentine's Special from Death, Sex & Money
Sometimes love fits neatly on a card. Sometimes, it spills over into rehab, divorce, or a call from a former Wyoming senator.
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Feb 11, 2015 • 25min
Songs in the Key of Strife
Teddy and Kami Thompson followed in the footsteps of their musical parents, Richard and Linda Thompson. But they remember their childhood and its lessons about family very differently.
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