Death, Sex & Money
Episodes
My Sex Life Became A Screenshot. Then I Lost My Job.
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erick Adame was a TV weatherman. Then someone sent pictures to his employer, his mother, and his boyfriend of him performing sex acts on a webcam. Di...
My Sex Life Became A Screenshot. Then I Lost My Job.
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erick Adame was a TV weatherman. Then someone sent pictures to his employer, his mother, and his boyfriend of him performing sex acts on a webcam. Di...
How to Say Goodbye to Your Pets
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your stories of loving—and losing—your beloved animal companions. Plus, an end-of-life veterinarian offers advice on knowing when to say goodbye. ...
How to Say Goodbye to Your Pets
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your stories of loving—and losing—your beloved animal companions. Plus, an end-of-life veterinarian offers advice on knowing when to say goodbye. ...
Your One Night Stand Stories, Revisited
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're celebrating the very short-term romance: the one night stand. Those moments in life when someone appeared in a flash, you connected, and ...
Your One Night Stand Stories, Revisited
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're celebrating the very short-term romance: the one night stand. Those moments in life when someone appeared in a flash, you connected, and ...
Gabrielle Union Completes Herself
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The actor talks about having agency over her body, her relationships and her career, even as she lives with the trauma of sexual assault and infertili...
Gabrielle Union Completes Herself
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The actor talks about having agency over her body, her relationships and her career, even as she lives with the trauma of sexual assault and infertili...
Margo Price After Cheating and Drinking
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The country musician talks candidly about loss—of a generational family farm and the death of her newborn—and coping with infidelity and an abusiv...
Margo Price After Cheating and Drinking
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The country musician talks candidly about loss—of a generational family farm and the death of her newborn—and coping with infidelity and an abusiv...
Your Estrangement Calls Answered Live
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring our estrangement series to an end with a live call-in show co-hosted by Anna Sale and WNYC’s Kai Wright, host of the Notes fr...
Your Estrangement Calls Answered Live
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bring our estrangement series to an end with a live call-in show co-hosted by Anna Sale and WNYC’s Kai Wright, host of the Notes fr...
From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pico Iyer, author of "The Half-Known Life," reflects on deliberately walking away from his dream job, his decades-long friendship with Leonard Cohen, ...
From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pico Iyer, author of "The Half-Known Life," reflects on deliberately walking away from his dream job, his decades-long friendship with Leonard Cohen, ...
Why the Creators of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Treat Their Partnership Like a Marriage
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as Daniels, on their friendship, learning to play to their strengths, and making their hit film Everything Eve...
Why the Creators of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Treat Their Partnership Like a Marriage
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as Daniels, on their friendship, learning to play to their strengths, and making their hit film Everything Eve...
Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp Talk About Their Divorce, Anxiety, and Slowing Down
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The co-creators of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On talk about collaborating while getting divorced, navigating grief, and finding joy in the everyday. ...
Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp Talk About Their Divorce, Anxiety, and Slowing Down
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The co-creators of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On talk about collaborating while getting divorced, navigating grief, and finding joy in the everyday. ...
Trevor Noah Talks Depression, Radical Honesty, and Braiding Hair
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The former host of The Daily Show sometimes struggles to get out of bed. But he's comfortable saying that with a smile. *This episode originally ra...
Trevor Noah Talks Depression, Radical Honesty, and Braiding Hair
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The former host of The Daily Show sometimes struggles to get out of bed. But he's comfortable saying that with a smile. *This episode originally ra...
Radiolab’s Lulu Miller Steals All Her Best Ideas From Her Kids
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anna talks with Terrestrials host and creator Lulu Miller about becoming a parent and being inspired by her kids’ curiosities. Plus, a clip from Te...
Radiolab’s Lulu Miller Steals All Her Best Ideas From Her Kids
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anna talks with Terrestrials host and creator Lulu Miller about becoming a parent and being inspired by her kids’ curiosities. Plus, a clip from Te...
Estrangement’s Alternate Endings
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode, we look at how estrangement changes shape over the course of a life: how it can bend or harden, and how it affects new relationsh...
Estrangement’s Alternate Endings
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our last episode, we look at how estrangement changes shape over the course of a life: how it can bend or harden, and how it affects new relationsh...
Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we first asked for your stories on estrangement, we wondered if it was like a slow pulling away, or like a flipped switch? In episode two of our ...
Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we first asked for your stories on estrangement, we wondered if it was like a slow pulling away, or like a flipped switch? In episode two of our ...
Estrangement Purgatory
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian is on the fence. On the one hand, he no longer believes in the religion he was raised in, “It’s high control,” he told us, “rules on eve...
Estrangement Purgatory
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian is on the fence. On the one hand, he no longer believes in the religion he was raised in, “It’s high control,” he told us, “rules on eve...
Fran Lebowitz’s Guide to Life (And Parties)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The writer shares her thoughts on talent versus luck, her vendetta against hiking, and how she’s made and kept friendships over the years in a live ...
Fran Lebowitz’s Guide to Life (And Parties)
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The writer shares her thoughts on talent versus luck, her vendetta against hiking, and how she’s made and kept friendships over the years in a live ...
Estrangement: We Were Close, Now I Don’t Know You
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Death, Sex & Money’s new three-part series about estrangement, we talk to listeners about cutting family ties, leaving religion, and ending frien...
Estrangement: We Were Close, Now I Don’t Know You
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Death, Sex & Money’s new three-part series about estrangement, we talk to listeners about cutting family ties, leaving religion, and ending frien...
Race and Friendship After 2020: An Update
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Some conversations I’m just not willing to engage in anymore.” Check out Matt’s photo series of other Korean adoptees, Where are you really ...
Race and Friendship After 2020: An Update
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Some conversations I’m just not willing to engage in anymore.” Check out Matt’s photo series of other Korean adoptees, Where are you really ...
Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Friendship is our only social relationship that is purely voluntary. Someone can just walk away at any time." Today, we're sharing your stories ab...
Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Friendship is our only social relationship that is purely voluntary. Someone can just walk away at any time." Today, we're sharing your stories ab...
An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma was a single mom and supported her family with the income she made from sex work. The money was good. But she struggled with the secrecy, and the...
An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma was a single mom and supported her family with the income she made from sex work. The money was good. But she struggled with the secrecy, and the...
Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Cisneros has picked “some real doozies” as lovers. But at 67, she says she’d rather write a new book of poetry than waste her time with m...
Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Cisneros has picked “some real doozies” as lovers. But at 67, she says she’d rather write a new book of poetry than waste her time with m...
Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Musician and “Song Exploder” host, Hrishikesh Hirway, remembers his mother, Kanta, who died in 2020, and the music that’s helped him move throug...
Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Musician and “Song Exploder” host, Hrishikesh Hirway, remembers his mother, Kanta, who died in 2020, and the music that’s helped him move throug...
Conversations with My Dead Mother
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Matlow’s mother refused to get the surgery that could have saved her. That often left her and Rachel trying to love each other while bitterly...
Conversations with My Dead Mother
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Matlow’s mother refused to get the surgery that could have saved her. That often left her and Rachel trying to love each other while bitterly...
I Wanted To Be A 'Good Girl'
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea grew up attending an evangelical church in Texas, where she was taught to abstain from sex until marriage and keep herself sexually "pure." Th...
I Wanted To Be A 'Good Girl'
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea grew up attending an evangelical church in Texas, where she was taught to abstain from sex until marriage and keep herself sexually "pure." Th...
India Walton: I Knew It Was Gonna Be Tough, But I Didn't Expect it to Get Nasty
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, India Walton won, then lost, the Buffalo mayor’s race. She continues to work and grieve in her city. Did you know we have a weekly email...
India Walton: I Knew It Was Gonna Be Tough, But I Didn't Expect it to Get Nasty
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, India Walton won, then lost, the Buffalo mayor’s race. She continues to work and grieve in her city. Did you know we have a weekly email...
Inside John Waters' Home (But Not Inside His Colon)
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The delightful and rebellious writer-director welcomes us into his apartment to talk about money, family, friendships, and colonoscopies. Did you k...
Inside John Waters' Home (But Not Inside His Colon)
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The delightful and rebellious writer-director welcomes us into his apartment to talk about money, family, friendships, and colonoscopies. Did you k...
How Clothes Help Us Find Our People and Ourselves
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your stories about how your personal style has changed in the last few years, and the impact on not only what you wear, but how you see yourself an...
How Clothes Help Us Find Our People and Ourselves
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your stories about how your personal style has changed in the last few years, and the impact on not only what you wear, but how you see yourself an...
Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In her sixties, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss. Did you know we have a weekly email new...
Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In her sixties, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss. Did you know we have a weekly email new...
Big Freedia Bounces Back
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big Freedia is a reality TV star and fixture on New Orleans' bounce scene. But days after Hurricane Katrina, she was sleeping on the street ...
Big Freedia Bounces Back
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big Freedia is a reality TV star and fixture on New Orleans' bounce scene. But days after Hurricane Katrina, she was sleeping on the street ...
Finding Meaning After My Husband's Public Death
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, David Buckel died by self-immolation to protest climate change. His husband Terry talks about respecting David's message while grieving hi...
Finding Meaning After My Husband's Public Death
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, David Buckel died by self-immolation to protest climate change. His husband Terry talks about respecting David's message while grieving hi...
Knock Knock, Who's There? Bob the Drag Queen
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The stand-up comedian and drag star tells me about growing up around her mom’s queer club, bringing drag to small American towns, and all the people...
Knock Knock, Who's There? Bob the Drag Queen
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The stand-up comedian and drag star tells me about growing up around her mom’s queer club, bringing drag to small American towns, and all the people...
What's Going On With Student Loans?
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We took some of your burning student loan questions to our favorite expert on the topic, Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan Ad...
What's Going On With Student Loans?
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We took some of your burning student loan questions to our favorite expert on the topic, Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan Ad...
"This Isn't Just About Abortion": What the End of Roe Means to You
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your reactions to the end of Roe, plus, a conversation with Mississippi-based reproductive justice activist Laurie Bertram Roberts about how their w...
"This Isn't Just About Abortion": What the End of Roe Means to You
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your reactions to the end of Roe, plus, a conversation with Mississippi-based reproductive justice activist Laurie Bertram Roberts about how their w...
Bottled Up: Your Stories About Alcohol
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you about your relationships with alcohol—why you drink, or don't, the strategies you use to manage your consumption, and what alcohol b...
Bottled Up: Your Stories About Alcohol
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you about your relationships with alcohol—why you drink, or don't, the strategies you use to manage your consumption, and what alcohol b...
The Highs and Lows of Being a Starbucks Union Organizer
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Starbucks union is having a moment. We talked to three workers in three different states about the victories and the very real consequences of go...
The Highs and Lows of Being a Starbucks Union Organizer
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Starbucks union is having a moment. We talked to three workers in three different states about the victories and the very real consequences of go...
“No Call Goes Unanswered”: A Lifeline in Wyoming
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline becomes a 3-digit number, 988, I visit a call center in Wyoming, which had the highest suicide rate per...
“No Call Goes Unanswered”: A Lifeline in Wyoming
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline becomes a 3-digit number, 988, I visit a call center in Wyoming, which had the highest suicide rate per...
The Very Hot Marriage of Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Niecy Nash and her wife, R&B singer-songwriter Jessica Betts, tell me about falling in love, learning to live together during the pandemic, an...
Cut Loose: Your Stories of Breaking Up
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your stories about breakups. You told us about being left, doing the leaving, and the times when you're not exactly sure what happened. ...
Cut Loose: Your Stories of Breaking Up
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your stories about breakups. You told us about being left, doing the leaving, and the times when you're not exactly sure what happened. ...
'I'm Done Kissing Your Butt': From Manager to Labor Activist
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Mary Gundel spoke out about working conditions at Dollar General, she lost her job. She also gained TikTok celebrity, and started a national labo...
'I'm Done Kissing Your Butt': From Manager to Labor Activist
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Mary Gundel spoke out about working conditions at Dollar General, she lost her job. She also gained TikTok celebrity, and started a national labo...
How Harvey Fierstein's Bad Sex Led to Good Art
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The acclaimed actor and playwright tells me about coming of age during the gay rights movement, why a rubber band signifies financial stability, and h...
How Harvey Fierstein's Bad Sex Led to Good Art
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The acclaimed actor and playwright tells me about coming of age during the gay rights movement, why a rubber band signifies financial stability, and h...
What Our Teachers Are Carrying
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers across the country share their feelings about their profession, burnout, and how they're holding up at the end of another difficult pandem...
What Our Teachers Are Carrying
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers across the country share their feelings about their profession, burnout, and how they're holding up at the end of another difficult pandem...
Maria Hinojosa on Partying, Partnership, and Her New Pulitzer
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of her Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting, I revisit my conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa about building up her confidence in the ...
Maria Hinojosa on Partying, Partnership, and Her New Pulitzer
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of her Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting, I revisit my conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa about building up her confidence in the ...
How Much Climate Anxiety Helps?
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I take a walk with Britt Wray who studies the mental health effects of climate change, and we talk about how she overcame debilitating climate dread...
How Much Climate Anxiety Helps?
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I take a walk with Britt Wray who studies the mental health effects of climate change, and we talk about how she overcame debilitating climate dread...
"There’s Never a Perfect Time to Say, 'I’m Blind'"
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with a listener named Fey about her deteriorating vision, how and when to disclose her disability, and she gets a pep talk from EDM singer Lach...
"There’s Never a Perfect Time to Say, 'I’m Blind'"
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with a listener named Fey about her deteriorating vision, how and when to disclose her disability, and she gets a pep talk from EDM singer Lach...
Anna Sale Introduces Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anna talks with her WNYC colleague Nancy Solomon about her new podcast, Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery. New Jersey politics is not ...
Anna Sale Introduces Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anna talks with her WNYC colleague Nancy Solomon about her new podcast, Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery. New Jersey politics is not ...
Siblinghood
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After hearing from more than 200 listeners about their siblings, it's clear that the people we spend our childhoods with aren't the easiest ones to...
Siblinghood
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After hearing from more than 200 listeners about their siblings, it's clear that the people we spend our childhoods with aren't the easiest ones to...
Hard: Softening Expectations
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Sex is a much more copacetic and enjoyable experience when it is about the experience rather than results." This is the third episode of a three-par...
Hard: Softening Expectations
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Sex is a much more copacetic and enjoyable experience when it is about the experience rather than results." This is the third episode of a three-par...
Hard: Little Pill, Big Pharma
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Welsh coal miners and a pants-dropping presentation eventually led to the invention of Viagra. If you missed the first episode in our Hard se...
Hard: Little Pill, Big Pharma
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Welsh coal miners and a pants-dropping presentation eventually led to the invention of Viagra. If you missed the first episode in our Hard se...
Hard: Erectile Disappointment
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a three part series, we focus in on people’s intimate lives and relationships that have been impacted by both erectile dysfu...
Hard: Erectile Disappointment
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a three part series, we focus in on people’s intimate lives and relationships that have been impacted by both erectile dysfu...
Why Lynn Nottage Cashed Out Her 401(k)
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The acclaimed playwright tells me why she left theater for a few years, and how quitting her day job and making an investment in herself helped ...
Why Lynn Nottage Cashed Out Her 401(k)
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The acclaimed playwright tells me why she left theater for a few years, and how quitting her day job and making an investment in herself helped ...
Affairs, Throuples, and Big Monogamy: Your Relationship Questions Answered
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to make a decision about your relationship? Panelists Heather Havrilesky, George Civeris and Tuck Woodstock take on your questions about e...
Affairs, Throuples, and Big Monogamy: Your Relationship Questions Answered
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to make a decision about your relationship? Panelists Heather Havrilesky, George Civeris and Tuck Woodstock take on your questions about e...
Inheriting Divorce
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I talk with producer Ian Coss about the many divorces in his family, and how learning about them inspired his podcast Forever is a Long Time. Listen ...