Redux: Moving On, Part 213 July 2024his episode was originally released on August 25th, 2018.“Dear Sugars, I’m a serial codependent. I’ve married and had children with two addicts,” begins a letter signed by “Mommy Messed Up.” Over the years, her second husband began to withdraw and stash money inside of old bottles. Now Mommy Messed ...00:43:17
Redux: Moving On, Part 129 June 2024This episode was originally released on August 18th, 2018.The Sugars have been thinking about what it means to say goodbye and let go. In this first episode of our two-part series on moving on, the Sugars and Claire Bidwell Smith answer two letters from people struggling to move past their grief aft...00:46:44
Rewind: Pet Dilemmas15 June 2024This episode was originally published on August 26th, 2017.In this episode, adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton — author of the memoir Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself — answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these creatures affect human relations...00:46:23
Redux: The Great Reckoning25 May 2024This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018.This was a live show recorded in Portland, Oregon. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot share the stage with the Sugars to tell stories of personal reckoning and answer letters from the audience.00:51:42
Redux: There's Just One Thing27 April 2024This episode was originally released on May 26, 2018.In this "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars read letters from four women who each have one not-so-tiny reservation about the men they’re dating. A Black woman is dating a white man who is unwilling to talk about race issues, claiming that she’s “too ...00:40:42
Episodes We Love: 'Head Or The Heart' Update13 April 2024This episode was originally published on August 12th, 2016.The Sugars hear the latest from "Head or the Heart" -- a woman who'd fallen head over heels for a man with a troubled childhood. Everything seemed perfect, and yet, she couldn't help but wonder if the traumas of her love's past would surface...00:33:44
Redux: Body Weight and Romance30 March 2024This episode was originally released on August 19, 2017.It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships because of major changes in their p...00:34:23
Dear Sugars Presents: "Beyond All Repair", a new murder mystery podcast09 March 2024Introducing Beyond All Repair, a new WBUR podcast from producer emeritus of Dear Sugars, Amory Sivertson. This series tells the story of a murder, but also the woman who was accused of that murder, Sophia.Sophia was newly married and 6 months pregnant when she was charged with murdering her mother-i...00:25:25
Archive: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'17 February 2024Our loved ones are the people who are supposed to understand us. But what if they just...can't? Where do we turn then, and how do we fight the feelings of resentment that this lack of understanding can stir up? This episode was originally released November 11th, 2016.00:31:57
(Encore) Rapid Fire: Friendship, Part 2 - Male-Female Friendships27 January 2024The Sugars' conversation on friendship continues with a handful of letters concerning male-female friendships. Is there such a thing as a platonic relationship between a heterosexual man and woman? Can male-female friendships be as emotionally satisfying as same-gender relationships? What do you do ...00:31:58