Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery
Episodes
Writer In The Closet
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Colby Gordon, an English professor at Bryn Mawr College, where he teaches weird gay poems. Prudie and Gordon tackle le...
Flirtatious Bestie
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Bijan Stephen, a reporter at The Verge, a music critic at The Nation, and a video game columnist at The Believer. He p...
In Good Hands
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence takes a look at some of the many memorable letters of 2020 with Grace Lavery, Calvin Kasulke, Toni Golan-Vilella, Lizzy Marmon, Justine D’S...
Don't Aunt Me
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Harron Walker, an award-winning freelance journalist who lives in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in GQ, Esquire, and ...
Gateway Mom
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Max Jacobs, a radio and podcast producer based in New York. Long ago, he helped produce this show. Prudie and Jacobs d...
Secret Smoking Spouse
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Diana Stegall, the creator of the popular French history podcast, The Land of Desire. Prudie and Stegall tackle letter...
So Little Time
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Avery Trufelman, the host of the podcast The Cut, from New York Magazine, as well as Nice Try! a podcast from Curbed a...
No Taste for Zero Waste
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Sarah Hagi, a writer based in Toronto, Canada Prudie and Hagi tackle letters about what to do when your wife gets real...
Sidepiece Spouse
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Alicia Harris, a self-described public health nerd based in Oakland, CA. Harris works as a foundation program officer,...
Trigger Talk
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Davey Davis, who writes about culture and sexuality. Their first novel, the earthquake room, is available through Tige...
Not On Mute
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Anna Hetherington, who has a doctorate in Renaissance Art History, wants to teach visual literacy to the world, and is...
Back To Home School
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Violet Allen, a science fiction writer based in Chicago. Prudie and Allen tackle letters about what to consider when y...
Buying Off The Kids
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Isaac Fellman, a writer and an archivist at the GLBT Historical Society, where he gets to tell the story of San Franci...
No-Good Dates
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Amanda McLoughlin, a podcaster and businesslady who runs Multitude, a podcast collective and production studio located...
Never Wanted Kids
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Austin Channing Brown, an author, speaker and media producer providing inspired leadership on racial justice in Americ...
Not Quilty
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Dr. Jennifer M. Buck, an Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University. Her books and research...
My Body, My Kidney
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by the critic at large for Vox, Emily VanDerWerff. VanDerWerff is the co-creator of the fiction podcast Arden and the co-...
Detachment Guilt
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Charlie Markbreiter, who is an editor at The New Inquiry, cohost of the Art is Easy gathering, mod prince at the Death...
I Can't Quit You
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by novelist A.E. Osworth. Their first book, We Are Watching Eliza Bright, is forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing in...
Why Am I So Mean?
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Michelle Dean, a writer based in Los Angeles. Dean is the author of Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art of Having an Opin...
Accidentally On Purpose
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Elizabeth Sampat, a game developer, writer, and troublemaker whose work has been covered on Vice, Polygon, and the LA ...
Kitty Obstruction
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Shruti Swamy, author of the short story collection A House Is a Body, and the recipient of two O. Henry awards. She li...
Worth the Wait?
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Hannah Selector, co-host of the Castle Rock Historical Society podcast and co-host of the YouTube series, Reel Horror....
Blood or Marriage?
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Natalie Walker, a performer and writer. Walker has contributed to Vulture, The Cut, and Bookforum, and can be found on...
Firing The Naked Dog Sitter
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Ben Gullard, a creative technologist living in Brooklyn, NY. Prudie and Gullard dig into letters about what to know ...
A Gift Too Far
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by writer Aminatou Sow and journalist Ann Friedman. Together, Sow and Friedman host the long-running podcast Call Your Gi...
Cooking Feud
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Soleil Ho, the restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and the host of the Chronicle’s new food podcast, E...
Don't Get Me Wrong
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Krystal Farmer, who works in book publishing and lives in Oakland. Prudie and Farmer tackle letters about if you shoul...
Racist Lawn Statue
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Rachel Fershleiser, who works in book publishing, is the co-creator of the Six-Word Memoir project, and once made a zi...
Zoom Faux Pas
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Milisa Burke, a Brooklyn based tech worker, and part of the program committee for New York’s Asian American Internat...
Really. Let It Go!
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Christina Tucker, a contributing writer for Autostraddle, and a rotating fourth chair on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hou...
Quarantine Kitchen
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Peter Labuza, an incoming Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Southern California, where he just defended his dis...
A Proper Burial
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Nastia Voynovskaya, a Russian-born, Oakland-based journalist and one of the arts and culture editors at KQED, San Fran...
Jerk at Work Husband
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Sarah Jones, a Tony- and Obie Award-winning performer and writer known for her multi-character, one-person shows, incl...
Back Room Hookup
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Jasmine Sanders, a writer from the south side of Chicago. Prudie and Sanders dig into letters about what to do when ne...
A Nonprofit Liar
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Jack Doyle, an LGBTQ healthcare advocate, historian, and journalist originally hailing from New England. Prudie and Do...
Say MY Name!
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Cecilia Corrigan, a Brooklyn based award-winning writer and performer. Corrigan’s poetry collection, Titanic, was re...
Oh, Now I’m Essential?
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Justine D’Souza, who creates help content for a not-for-profit organization focused on international education and g...
Loose Cannon Lover
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Monika Tomsinski, an indoorsy introvert who loves novels, pop culture, historic places, and chocolate. She lives in Se...
Chicken In The Middle
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Toni Golan-Vilella, who helps nonprofits get what they need out of software, and Lizzy Marmon, who secures grants and ...
Too Late To Apologize?
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Matt Lubchansky, the associate editor of The Nib, and a cartoonist and illustrator living in Queens. Prudie and Lubcha...
Toxic Friend Awareness
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Alyssa Furukawa, a public health grad student and knitter who lives in Philadelphia with her enormous puppy. Prudie an...
Social (Media) Distancing
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Phil Surkis, an Oakland based podcast producer, whose shows include Dear Prudence, and the upcoming Alicia Garza podca...
Feminist Breast Lift
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Calvin Kasulke, a writer, podcast producer and transsexual living in Brooklyn. His work has been featured in outlets i...
He Could Be The One
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Kaitlyn Greenidge, the author of the novel We Love You, Charlie Freeman. Greenidge has written for the New York Times,...
Cubicle Creep
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by New York City based writer, Jaya Saxena. She's currently on staff at Eater.com, and her essay collection Crystal Clear...
Not A Good Look
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Faran Krentcil, the editorial director of The Newsette and editor-at-large for ELLE.com. She lives in New York City wi...
Porn Boss
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Molly Woodstock, a biracial journalist, audio producer, and equity consultant based in Portland, Oregon. They produce ...
Listen To Me
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Lane Moore, the creator of the hit comedy show Tinder Live! Moore is also the author of the bestselling book How To Be...
A Hell of a Guy
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Josh Gondelman, a comedian who has written for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and now writes for Desus & Mero. His...
Why Do I Spy?
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Jason Carini, an attorney who works in recruiting for the legal industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prudie and C...
Not My Best Side
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Hari Kondabolu, the star of the Netflix standup special Warn Your Relatives, and the critically acclaimed documentary ...
No Place For Love
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Grace Lavery, an Associate Professor in the Department of English at UC Berkeley. Prudie and Lavery tackle letters a...
Bisexual Dating Tips
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Jordan Blok, a queer non-binary science communicator, research administrator, and hoop earring enthusiast based out of...
The Year In Prudie
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Grace Lavery, an Associate Professor in the Department of English at UC Berkeley, who occasionally feels like she has ...
All Growl, No Bite
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Mistress Justine Cross, a lifestyle dominatrix and BDSM consultant based in Los Angeles. She also owns and operates Du...
Preview: The Tattoo Anxiety Edition
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This a preview of this week's Dear Prudence mini-episode: The Tattoo Anxiety Edition. Prudence is joined this week by Glynn Washington, the host of Sn...
Memory Error
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Glynn Washington, the host of Snap Judgment, which is heard on over 400 NPR stations every week. He also hosts the pod...
Surprise Naked Houseguest
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Ella Baker, a trans lesbian writer and the host of How to Be Trans, a platform celebrating thriving transgender lives....
To Serve With Love
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Peyton Thomas, a freelance journalist and video game writer based in Toronto. His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair,...
Forever Young
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Aric McBay, an organizer, a farmer, and an author. He lives near Kingston, Ontario. His latest book is Full Spectrum R...
Mistress at Work
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Dr. Ghazaleh Samandari, an integral development coach. Samandari has spent the last 15 years researching and advocati...
Their Cheatin' Hearts
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Alexandra Petri, a humor columnist for the Washington Post, author of A Field Guide To Awkward Silences, and also work...
Morning Buns
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Elizabeth Freeman, a Professor of English at the University of California, Davis, specializing in, among other things,...
Some of Us Work
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Jae Bearhat, a Seattle-based writer, zinester, and known Internet presence. Their work includes the Czap Books publish...
Couch Surfer
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Matt Martin, who recently launched TILT, a new brand of public media by and for young people to help them navigate an ...
Cult Conversion
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Molly Priddy, a writer and editor living in Minnesota. She likes Diet Coke, her dog, and talking about feelings becaus...
Urine My Chair
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Amira El-Sayed, a German/Egyptian Londoner who advises organizations around the world on how they can have a positive ...
New Prudie Mini Episodes on Slate Plus!
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Getting Off Easy
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Nichole Perkins and Bim Adewunmi, Perkins is a writer and co-host of the Slate podcast The Waves. Her first collection...
Can't Stop Looking
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence welcomes you to our first international episode, recorded live at Storey Hall in Melbourne, Australia on September 8th, 2019. Prudie was join...
Twincest and TV
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Portia Elan, who lives in Oakland and works as a Teen Librarian. A friend once described her as “farm strong.” Pru...
In-Laws 2.0
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Soleil Ho, the San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critic. She’s written for food and pop culture publications li...
Stepped Down Step Dad
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Melissa Dahl, a senior editor at The Cut, where she covers health, science and psychology. She is also the author of C...
New Prudie Mini Episodes on Slate Plus!
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Asexually Speaking
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by author Sandy Allen. Allen hosts a new podcast called Mad Chat, which unpacks what our pop culture is telling us about ...
New Prudie Mini Episodes on Slate Plus!
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Slate Plus members get an additional mini-episode of Dear Prudence every Friday. Sign up now to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Coming Out Quandary
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Daniel Mallory Ortberg, a lover of peanut butter who---WAIT! Prudence is Daniel Mallory Ortberg. Buckle up for this ra...
Too Handsome Fiancé
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Vanessa Zoltan, a non-denominational chaplain, who co-hosts Harry Potter and the Sacred Text and its spin-off show Wom...
DNA Drama
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Connor Goldsmith, a literary agent at Fuse Literary, specializing in sci-fi/fantasy fiction and a variety of nonfictio...
Introducing: How To! With Charles Duhigg
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a feature episode of a new Slate podcast, How To! With Charles Duhigg. What if Dear Abby was an investigative reporter? Each week, Pulitzer P...
Love Sick
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Sydney Hodges, a DC resident who, in addition to being interested in conflict resolution, is also a recovering armchai...
Alive & Juicy
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Joey Garcia, the Sacramento News & Review's advice columnist, and on-air Relationship Expert for KTXL-40 TV. Garcia is...
Sex Sabbatical
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week Kelly Anneken, an Oakland-based funny person and all-around swell gal who performs standup comedy. She’s best known as ...
Permanent Closet
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by author and activist, Aya de León, who teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley. She is the author of the Justice Hustl...
Wedding Day Drunk
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Chrissy Macken, who runs a career coaching consultancy in Washington, DC with a focus on helping professionals break f...
Still Always Suspicious
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Marianne R. Williams, the Librarian-in-Residence and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas. Toget...
I Framed My Sister
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Tonya Mosley is the host of KQED's (NPR's San Francisco station) new podcast Truth Be Told, an advice show by and for ...
Dear Prudence: The "But We Had A Deal!" Edition
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Corinne Segal, a senior editor at Literary Hub. Segal lives in Brooklyn with a preponderance of plants, stacks of poet...
The “Perfectly Fine, Healthy and Natural” Edition
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Julian K. Jarboe, a writer and sound designer from Massachusetts. Their debut collection, "Everyone on the Moon is Ess...
Dear Prudence: The “Couch Sleepers Anonymous” Edition
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Laneia Jones, the executive editor of Autostraddle dot com, an independently-run online community for queer women and ...
Dear Prudence: The "So Many Moms" Edition
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Sarah Schneider, a registered nurse living in the Bay Area. Her go-fish game is on point. Together they tackle letter...
Dear Prudence: The "Trash Talking Twin" Edition
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Harron Walker, a staff writer at Out magazine, whose work has appeared on Jezebel, BuzzFeed, Vulture, Vice, and Them. ...
Dear Prudence: The "Opinionated Playdate" Edition
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by Aymann Ismail, an award-winning podcast host, video editor, photographer, and writer at Slate whose work focuses on id...
Dear Prudence: The "Throuple Trouble" Edition
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prudence is joined this week by essayist Jackie Hedeman, whose nonfiction has appeared in The Best American Travel Writing 2017, Entropy, Autostraddle...
Dear Prudence: The "Good Night, Seattle" Edition
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week finds Dear Prudence live on stage at The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, Washington. Recorded on March 20th, 2019, Prudie was joined onsta...
Dear Prudence: The Friend, Not Therapist" Edition
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week finds Dear Prudence live on stage at The Bell House in Brooklyn. Recorded on March 13th, 2019, Prudie was joined onstage by Jezebel writer, ...
Dear Prudence: The "Sexual Side Effects" Edition
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week finds Dear Prudence live on stage at The Hamilton in Washington DC. Recorded on March 12th, 2019, Prudie was joined onstage by the host of N...
Dear Prudence: The "Feeling Guilty" Edition
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week finds Dear Prudence live on stage at the Brava Theater Center in San Francisco. Recorded on March 7th, 2019, Prudie was joined onstage by Ne...
Dear Prudence: The "Affair To Remember" Edition
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week finds Dear Prudence live on stage at The Soiled Dove Underground in Denver Colorado. Recorded on March 6th, 2019, Prudie was joined by write...