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Dear Sugars

Radically empathic advice. Produced by WBUR.

Episodes

Total: 392

In the midst of the #MeToo Movement, women and men all over the country are re-examining sexual enco

When a family experiences loss, familial roles are often redefined. In this episode, the Sugars answ

In part two of our updates series, we find out what happened to two letter writers who let self-imag

In today’s update episode, we check in with some of our most memorable letter writers from previous

In part two of our Dark Fantasies series, Dr. Ian Kerner returns to help the Sugars answer question

Orgies. Sex in public. Incest. These are the things that some of us think about in the dark. Taboo f

At age 18, we are granted the rights and responsibilities of adulthood in the eyes of the law. But f

The Ugly Truth

2017/12/16

Most of us have days when we don’t feel attractive. But in this episode, the Sugars read letters fro

Just Say It

2017/12/9

Words can be wielded like weapons. On today’s episode, the Sugars hear from people who have somethin

Snooping on your spouse is generally ill-advised, but what if he or she has an addiction and is cons

The Sugars are joined by Hillary Clinton to answer a letter about female ambition.

The Sugars conclude a two-part series on early childhood death. In Part 2, they read letters from pa

The Sugars begin a two-part series on early childhood death. In Part 1, they read letters from sibli

In this episode, the Sugars answer letters from letter writers who want to have sex less frequently

In this episode, the Sugars talk to writer Mitchell S. Jackson, who started selling drugs when he wa

When Friendship Ends

2017/9/30

Friendships are different from any other type of relationship in our lives. They are purely voluntar

The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful of let

The Sugars are joined by the therapist Esther Perel to discuss a letter from a husband who is in a s

A sexless relationship is often a symptom of deeper dysfunction. The Sugars, along with couples ther

A damaged parent can cast a dark shadow over our lives, especially when we inherit some of that dama