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Dear Sugars

Radically empathic advice. Produced by WBUR.

Episodes

Total: 392

The Sugars answer a voicemail message from the Dear Sugars hotline. The message comes from a woman w

Shortly after the birth of her first child, a letter-writer who calls herself “Tantrum Daughter” los

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

In this special episode of Dear Sugars, Cheryl Strayed is a featured guest on the Slate podcast How

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

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

It’s healthy to cultivate friendships outside of your romantic relationships. But sometimes, they ca

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

Whether you’re 5, 15, or 50 years old, it can be difficult to usher a stepparent in and out of the f

The #MeToo movement deluged the Dear Sugars inbox with letters about sexual harassment in the workpl

Some sexual encounters are obviously consensual, while others are obviously not. But what about thos

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

Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, havin

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

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

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

In the Empty Chair series, the Sugars discuss early childhood death, an absence that can be ever-pre

Sex-starved, meet sex-hounded. In today’s episode, we hear from a letter writer who feels pressured

“I remember them finding the drugs and holding them up in the sky. And I was like, 'Oh man, I’m goin