Anna

Yeah.

And what happened today?

Now that that's been frozen, I literally have nothing in the house.

I am.

You all want to talk?

My name's Anna.

So could you start by telling me your name and, you know, where you're from, how long you've lived here, a little bit about yourself?

What can a box of food do?

Like, what is the impact for your family?

Can you describe, like, what a dinner would look like, like, with your SNAP benefits?

And then if you can imagine, you know, if you don't have the SNAP benefits, what a dinner looks like in that situation, too.

And, you know, when that realization kind of struck you, how did that make you feel?

A couple of times.

I'm so sorry.

Hey, it's Anna. Just a quick warning, there's a bit more swearing in this episode than usual, so if you're listening with kids, maybe wait until later? Everywhere I look right now, there seem to be articles and books about women in middle age, with titles like Rediscovering Desire in Perimenopause or Middle Age is Sexy Now.

Hey, it's Anna. Just a quick warning, there's a bit more swearing in this episode than usual, so if you're listening with kids, maybe wait until later? Everywhere I look right now, there seem to be articles and books about women in middle age, with titles like Rediscovering Desire in Perimenopause or Middle Age is Sexy Now.

Plus, of course, you have the wild success of Miranda July's novel All Fours. Women in their 40s and 50s are being centered in the cultural conversation in a way they've never been before— But why? I mean, women entering middle age, going through menopause, that's not a new phenomenon. So what is it about this generation of women that's making this life transition seem so sexy?

Plus, of course, you have the wild success of Miranda July's novel All Fours. Women in their 40s and 50s are being centered in the cultural conversation in a way they've never been before— But why? I mean, women entering middle age, going through menopause, that's not a new phenomenon. So what is it about this generation of women that's making this life transition seem so sexy?

And what can other generations learn from this one? Enter writer Mireille Silcoff.

And what can other generations learn from this one? Enter writer Mireille Silcoff.