Death, Sex & Money

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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.

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Jul 1, 2025 · 49 min
Baywatch Made Me World Famous. My Stalker Stole My Privacy.
Alexandra Paul's fan encounter turned dangerous. What she learned could help other celebrities.
Jun 24, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Allison Williams on Botox, Privilege, and Gen Z’s Love of Marnie From ‘Girls’
The actress best known for Girls, Get Out, and M3GAN joins Anna live onstage with some special guests from Gen Z.
Jun 17, 2025 · 32 min
How Much Can Your Love Life Change in One Summer?
We followed eight listeners as they dated over the course of a single summer.
Jun 10, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Money Advice For This Weird Moment
A witch, an economist, and a finance coach weigh in on tariffs, market fluctuations, and whether it’s a good time to buy a cat.
Jun 3, 2025 · 39 min
How a Matchmaking Job Inspired a Film About Dating's Secret Economy
Celine Song’s new movie, Materialists, stars Dakota Johnson as a matchmaker – a job Celine had in her twenties.
May 27, 2025 · 58 min
Betraying a Friendship to Get a Viral Story
He was a reporter breaking an NFL sexting story. She was the unwilling source.
May 20, 2025 · 34 min
Why Chef José Andrés Googled ‘How to Be a Father’
The humanitarian and restauranteur discusses parenting, letting down investors, and a new kind of American dream.
May 13, 2025 · 48 min
Your IRL Dating Stories
True accounts of looking for love without the internet.
May 6, 2025 · 46 min
Isabel Allende on Grief, Ayahuasca, and Dating After 70
Anna visits with the legendary author who has lived a page-turning life of her own.
Apr 29, 2025 · 49 min
The Patient and Cunning Work of Defending LGBTQ Rights with a Republican Supermajority
Andrew Schneider is the only full-time lobbyist at West Virginia’s state capitol working on LGBTQ issues.
Apr 22, 2025 · 48 min
Are Airline Pilots Allowed to Be Depressed?
The F.A.A. has strict rules around how a pilot can seek mental health treatment, so many don’t.
Apr 15, 2025 · 49 min
How the ‘Subway Takes’ Guy Became His Own Nepo Baby
Viral video sensation Kareem Rahma discusses his scrappy financial maneuvering.
Apr 8, 2025 · 37 min
Scorpion Venom and Coffee Enemas Didn't Cure My Mother's Cancer
Archie’s mother Elaine was diagnosed with an illness that doctors wanted to treat with surgery, but Elaine’s skepticism towards mainstream medicine led her down a different path.
Apr 1, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Laughing About Hard Things
Anna talks to comedians Guy Branum and Carl Tart, author Chanel Miller, and a veterinarian specializing in at-home euthanasia about the special kind of comedy born of something sad.
Mar 25, 2025 · 46 min
A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.
The former head of a university and his wife discuss their adult film hobby and a scandal that upended their lives.
Mar 18, 2025 · 43 min
Life After Blowing It All Up: A Sugar Baby Story Revisited
In 2020, we talked to “Ethan” about cheating on his wife with sex workers. We called him back to see what happened after we stopped recording.
Mar 11, 2025 · 51 min
Call It ‘A Midlife Awakening’
Anna talks to writer Ada Calhoun and comedian Rosebud Baker about some of life’s big transitional moments: motherhood, divorce, and following crushes.
Mar 4, 2025 · 48 min
From Uncertainty to Total Chaos, Your Stories About the New Trump Term
Listeners share how big changes at the top are impacting their everyday lives.
Feb 25, 2025 · 55 min
I Was Ready to Write About My Domestic Abuser—Then Lawyers Said No.
Comedian Chelsea Devantez talks about a core experience with an abusive ex-partner, and how she managed to tell her story while having to redact some of the details.
Feb 18, 2025 · 43 min
Manhood: It’s Complicated
Listeners share stories about what it means to be a man, as norms continue to shift.

Death, Sex & Money

Baywatch Made Me World Famous. My Stalker Stole My Privacy.

Allison Williams on Botox, Privilege, and Gen Z’s Love of Marnie From ‘Girls’

How Much Can Your Love Life Change in One Summer?

Money Advice For This Weird Moment

How a Matchmaking Job Inspired a Film About Dating's Secret Economy

Betraying a Friendship to Get a Viral Story

Why Chef José Andrés Googled ‘How to Be a Father’

Your IRL Dating Stories

Isabel Allende on Grief, Ayahuasca, and Dating After 70

The Patient and Cunning Work of Defending LGBTQ Rights with a Republican Supermajority

Are Airline Pilots Allowed to Be Depressed?

How the ‘Subway Takes’ Guy Became His Own Nepo Baby

Scorpion Venom and Coffee Enemas Didn't Cure My Mother's Cancer

Laughing About Hard Things

A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.

Life After Blowing It All Up: A Sugar Baby Story Revisited

Call It ‘A Midlife Awakening’

From Uncertainty to Total Chaos, Your Stories About the New Trump Term

I Was Ready to Write About My Domestic Abuser—Then Lawyers Said No.

Manhood: It’s Complicated