Death, Sex & Money
Episodes
Stuck Apart, And Falling In Love
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
51 years after they went to prom together, a couple reconnects and falls in love during the pandemic. But despite being 15 minutes apart, they're wa...
Living Alone and Liking It. Sometimes.
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During a time when a lot of us are feeling isolated, we revisit your stories about living alone—with all its perks and drawbacks. Follow our show...
Living Alone and Liking It. Sometimes.
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During a time when a lot of us are feeling isolated, we revisit your stories about living alone—with all its perks and drawbacks. Follow our show...
Miguel Gutierrez's Strongly Worded Emails About Art and Money
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The choreographer talks about losing income during the pandemic, the precarity of the performing arts field in general, and how getting sober help...
Miguel Gutierrez's Strongly Worded Emails About Art and Money
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The choreographer talks about losing income during the pandemic, the precarity of the performing arts field in general, and how getting sober help...
I Killed Someone. Now I Study Police Violence.
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A former police officer talks about shooting someone, and how it led him to study why and how often police killings happen. Follow our show on Twitt...
I Killed Someone. Now I Study Police Violence.
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A former police officer talks about shooting someone, and how it led him to study why and how often police killings happen. Follow our show on Twitt...
51 Years Loving A Man Named Sissy
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We remember Sissy Goodwin, the Wyoming man who believed in and fought for gender independence. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsl...
51 Years Loving A Man Named Sissy
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We remember Sissy Goodwin, the Wyoming man who believed in and fought for gender independence. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsl...
What’s Going On In Your Immigrant Family's Group Chat?
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Producer Afi Yellow-Duke hears from listeners from immigrant families about how they're talking with their relatives about identity, race, racism...
What’s Going On In Your Immigrant Family's Group Chat?
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Producer Afi Yellow-Duke hears from listeners from immigrant families about how they're talking with their relatives about identity, race, racism...
Alice Wong On Ruckuses, Rage And Medicaid
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The disability rights activist talks with me about facing discrimination as a teenager, managing her finances, and planning for her and her parents'...
Alice Wong On Ruckuses, Rage And Medicaid
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The disability rights activist talks with me about facing discrimination as a teenager, managing her finances, and planning for her and her parents'...
Audio We Love Fest: California Love
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our weeklong audio celebration wraps up with a conversation between a mother and son about immigrating, building a home, and appreciating Los Angele...
Audio We Love Fest: California Love
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our weeklong audio celebration wraps up with a conversation between a mother and son about immigrating, building a home, and appreciating Los Angele...
Audio We Love Fest: Constellation Prize
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our weeklong festival continues with a story about isolation, faith, and community from producer Bianca Giaever and The Believer Magazine. Subscribe ...
Audio We Love Fest: Constellation Prize
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our weeklong festival continues with a story about isolation, faith, and community from producer Bianca Giaever and The Believer Magazine. Subscribe ...
Audio We Love Fest: Goodbye To All This
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off our first ever Audio We Love Festival with a brand new show about loss, love and moving forward. Subscribe to Goodbye To All This from ...
Audio We Love Fest: Goodbye To All This
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off our first ever Audio We Love Festival with a brand new show about loss, love and moving forward. Subscribe to Goodbye To All This from ...
Getting Real About Getting Older
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t think that as a culture, we talk enough about getting older, and when we do, we don’t often do it well. It's time to have better conversat...
Getting Real About Getting Older
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t think that as a culture, we talk enough about getting older, and when we do, we don’t often do it well. It's time to have better conversat...
Game Changer: A BMX Olympic Hopeful Looks To 2021
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Wolfe has dedicated the last four years to becoming one of the first BMX freestyle riders at the Olympics. The games' postponement has made h...
Game Changer: A BMX Olympic Hopeful Looks To 2021
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Wolfe has dedicated the last four years to becoming one of the first BMX freestyle riders at the Olympics. The games' postponement has made h...
Game Changer: Whether To Play, And Protest, In The NFL
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Once you're done with football, you're done with football." Look out for more in our Game Changer series, about the ways athletes' lives and livel...
Game Changer: Whether To Play, And Protest, In The NFL
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Once you're done with football, you're done with football." Look out for more in our Game Changer series, about the ways athletes' lives and livel...
Game Changer: A Minor League Pitcher's Lost Season
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was supposed to be the year Mitch Horacek made his Major League Baseball debut. Instead, he ended up throwing baseballs into a net by himself, a...
Game Changer: A Minor League Pitcher's Lost Season
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was supposed to be the year Mitch Horacek made his Major League Baseball debut. Instead, he ended up throwing baseballs into a net by himself, a...
How Maria Hinojosa Learned To Fluff Her Feathers
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The journalist talks about building up her confidence in the world of media, and reaching a breaking point in her marriage that led her to reevalua...
How Maria Hinojosa Learned To Fluff Her Feathers
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The journalist talks about building up her confidence in the world of media, and reaching a breaking point in her marriage that led her to reevalua...
A Broadway Actor Turned Stay-At-Home Dad
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our listener Bill Army was acting on Broadway until March 12. Since then, he's been taking care of his two daughters—and bringing the world indoors ...
A Broadway Actor Turned Stay-At-Home Dad
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our listener Bill Army was acting on Broadway until March 12. Since then, he's been taking care of his two daughters—and bringing the world indoors ...
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor On Racism, Insecurity and Negotiation
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime Sesame Street actor Sonia Manzano and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk about leaving their childhood homes in the Bronx, fac...
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor On Racism, Insecurity and Negotiation
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime Sesame Street actor Sonia Manzano and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk about leaving their childhood homes in the Bronx, fac...
Drop Off: A 24-Hour Daycare's Struggle To Stay Open
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I have to keep coming until we've exhausted everything, and we definitely have to shut the door." Are you a new listener? Welcome! Check out our sta...
Drop Off: A 24-Hour Daycare's Struggle To Stay Open
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I have to keep coming until we've exhausted everything, and we definitely have to shut the door." Are you a new listener? Welcome! Check out our sta...
Books We Love: Inside The Bubble With Akwaeke Emezi
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and artist Akwaeke Emezi talks with me about their childhood in Nigeria, their brief stint in veterinary school, and how, these days, they'v...
Books We Love: Inside The Bubble With Akwaeke Emezi
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and artist Akwaeke Emezi talks with me about their childhood in Nigeria, their brief stint in veterinary school, and how, these days, they'v...
"They Rely On Me": An Update From A USPS Mail Carrier
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the USPS finds itself at the center of a political divide, we check in with a mail carrier who wrote to us earlier this year about being an essent...
"They Rely On Me": An Update From A USPS Mail Carrier
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the USPS finds itself at the center of a political divide, we check in with a mail carrier who wrote to us earlier this year about being an essent...
This Senator Saved My Love Life
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A story about what Alan Simpson, an expert on the federal deficit, taught me about love—and how it changed everything. Follow our show on Twitter...
What Keeps Wendell Pierce Up At Night
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While spending the pandemic with his 95-year-old father in New Orleans, the actor is thinking hard about family and parenthood. Are you a new liste...
What Keeps Wendell Pierce Up At Night
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While spending the pandemic with his 95-year-old father in New Orleans, the actor is thinking hard about family and parenthood. Are you a new liste...
Rent Is Due Tomorrow
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is July 31st—which means that for many people, rent is due tomorrow. But we know from watching recent data that a lot of people won't be able...
Rent Is Due Tomorrow
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is July 31st—which means that for many people, rent is due tomorrow. But we know from watching recent data that a lot of people won't be able...
Books We Love: A Big Conversation About "Big Friendship"
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Authors, podcasters and longtime friends Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow on friendship therapists, awkward spa weekends and why the word "bestie" just ...
Books We Love: A Big Conversation About "Big Friendship"
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Authors, podcasters and longtime friends Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow on friendship therapists, awkward spa weekends and why the word "bestie" just ...
How Bobby Berk Became A Boss
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I failed a lot, you know, I made a lot of wrong decisions. I just, I never let my failures end it." Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Insta...
How Bobby Berk Became A Boss
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I failed a lot, you know, I made a lot of wrong decisions. I just, I never let my failures end it." Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Insta...
A Widow’s Guide To Grieving
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"My therapist told me that it was okay to be mad at him for dying, whether or not it's rational. Because nothing about this is logical or makes sense....
A Widow’s Guide To Grieving
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"My therapist told me that it was okay to be mad at him for dying, whether or not it's rational. Because nothing about this is logical or makes sense....
Books We Love: Michael Arceneaux’s “I Don’t Want To Die Poor”
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The writer joined me live on Zoom to talk student loan debt, luxury CBD drinks, and why he's not going to "pimp out [his] trauma." Tune in this Tuesd...
Books We Love: Michael Arceneaux’s “I Don’t Want To Die Poor”
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The writer joined me live on Zoom to talk student loan debt, luxury CBD drinks, and why he's not going to "pimp out [his] trauma." Tune in this Tuesd...
What Money Can't Solve
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A confession is tortured out of a suspect. He goes to prison. Back in 2016, he got a check for what he endured. But forgiveness is not part of the ba...
What Money Can't Solve
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A confession is tortured out of a suspect. He goes to prison. Back in 2016, he got a check for what he endured. But forgiveness is not part of the ba...
Skin Hunger: Part 2
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this collaboration with the podcast Love + Radio, we hear from listeners whose relationships ended right before the pandemic—or because of it. ...
Skin Hunger: Part 2
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this collaboration with the podcast Love + Radio, we hear from listeners whose relationships ended right before the pandemic—or because of it. ...
Skin Hunger: Part 1
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Along with the podcast Love + Radio, we've been asking you about how you're coping with a lack of physical touch in your lives due to the pandemic. Th...
Skin Hunger: Part 1
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Along with the podcast Love + Radio, we've been asking you about how you're coping with a lack of physical touch in your lives due to the pandemic. Th...
When Six Feet Isn't An Option
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories on incarceration and coronavirus: an update from Lawrence Bartley, whose time sheltering in place has him reflecting on his time in pri...
When Six Feet Isn't An Option
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories on incarceration and coronavirus: an update from Lawrence Bartley, whose time sheltering in place has him reflecting on his time in pri...
An Essential Worker, Going Back In
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Sharron, a certified nursing assistant in Virginia, who we first met in our essential workers episode this spring. Follow our ...
An Essential Worker, Going Back In
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Sharron, a certified nursing assistant in Virginia, who we first met in our essential workers episode this spring. Follow our ...
I Love You, But There's This Money Thing...
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From budgeting blue books to a $60,000 engagement ring: your stories about love and money. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deaths...
I Love You, But There's This Money Thing...
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From budgeting blue books to a $60,000 engagement ring: your stories about love and money. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deaths...
"This Has Been A Long Time Coming."
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you what you needed to say in this moment of reckoning with police brutality, structural racism, and grief. Here's what you told us. We wa...
"This Has Been A Long Time Coming."
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you what you needed to say in this moment of reckoning with police brutality, structural racism, and grief. Here's what you told us. We wa...
Financial Therapy: How Much Should I Help My Family?
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's difficult to sometimes separate myself from being the one that always has to have it together." This episode is part of a special Financial The...
Financial Therapy: How Much Should I Help My Family?
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's difficult to sometimes separate myself from being the one that always has to have it together." This episode is part of a special Financial The...
What Do You Need To Say Right Now?
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you need to say right now? As we take in the anguish that's surfacing today—about the fact that COVID19 is disproportionately impacting com...
What Do You Need To Say Right Now?
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you need to say right now? As we take in the anguish that's surfacing today—about the fact that COVID19 is disproportionately impacting com...
Financial Therapy: Why Did I Take That Risk?
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, Mathew* quit an executive job and struck out on his own to found an independent consulting firm. After months of bringing in "90% less...
Financial Therapy: Why Did I Take That Risk?
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, Mathew* quit an executive job and struck out on his own to found an independent consulting firm. After months of bringing in "90% less...
Financial Therapy: What Is Our Savings For?
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before the pandemic, Dale ran an event space in Knoxville, Tennessee. After cancelling every booking this month—which was set to be their busiest ...
Financial Therapy: What Is Our Savings For?
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before the pandemic, Dale ran an event space in Knoxville, Tennessee. After cancelling every booking this month—which was set to be their busiest ...
Financial Therapy: Meet Amanda Clayman
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our financial situations have changed drastically in the past two months. We're calling on a financial therapist to help us sort through all ...
Financial Therapy: Meet Amanda Clayman
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of our financial situations have changed drastically in the past two months. We're calling on a financial therapist to help us sort through all ...
Madeleine Albright On Ambition and Obsoleteness
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The former secretary of state reflects on how now, in her 80s, she's re-experiencing a feeling she had in her 20s—after graduating from college and...
Madeleine Albright On Ambition and Obsoleteness
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The former secretary of state reflects on how now, in her 80s, she's re-experiencing a feeling she had in her 20s—after graduating from college and...
What Is A "Good Death" During A Pandemic?
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener named Lindsay, who works as a nurse in an ICU, is struggling with the way her patients are dying from COVID-19. Have thoughts to share ...
What Is A "Good Death" During A Pandemic?
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener named Lindsay, who works as a nurse in an ICU, is struggling with the way her patients are dying from COVID-19. Have thoughts to share ...
Samantha Irby Is Prepared To Gracefully Bow Out
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The bestselling writer reflects on her sense of pride, and why she's got no problem going back to an hourly job "the minute it feels like this is ov...
Samantha Irby Is Prepared To Gracefully Bow Out
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The bestselling writer reflects on her sense of pride, and why she's got no problem going back to an hourly job "the minute it feels like this is ov...
Student Loans And The Pandemic: Your Questions, Answered
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has changed in the student loan landscape since the pandemic hit. In this special collaboration with NPR's Life Kit, student loan expert Betsy M...
Student Loans And The Pandemic: Your Questions, Answered
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has changed in the student loan landscape since the pandemic hit. In this special collaboration with NPR's Life Kit, student loan expert Betsy M...
They Were Managing Their OCD. Then Came The Pandemic.
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Diane Davis and author John Green have spent years learning tools to manage their obsessive thoughts and fears of contamination. But COVID-19...
They Were Managing Their OCD. Then Came The Pandemic.
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Diane Davis and author John Green have spent years learning tools to manage their obsessive thoughts and fears of contamination. But COVID-19...
An Immunocompromised Love Story
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We check in with Alana Duran, who has lupus and received a donor kidney several years ago from her new girlfriend at the time, Lori Interlicchio. W...
An Immunocompromised Love Story
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We check in with Alana Duran, who has lupus and received a donor kidney several years ago from her new girlfriend at the time, Lori Interlicchio. W...
A Weekend Homework Assignment From Tayari Jones
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things writer Tayari Jones has learned in isolation is mastering different forms of connection, from re-learning how to teach her college ...
A Weekend Homework Assignment From Tayari Jones
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the things writer Tayari Jones has learned in isolation is mastering different forms of connection, from re-learning how to teach her college ...
Goodbye, John Prine
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm just a lucky guy," John Prine told me in our 2018 interview. We will miss him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Goodbye, John Prine
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm just a lucky guy," John Prine told me in our 2018 interview. We will miss him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Nobody Comes Here To Hide": Remembering Bill Withers
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Songwriting icon Bill Withers died this week at 81 years old. Today, we revisit my conversation with him—from the very first episode of Death, Se...
"Nobody Comes Here To Hide": Remembering Bill Withers
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Songwriting icon Bill Withers died this week at 81 years old. Today, we revisit my conversation with him—from the very first episode of Death, Se...
"We Are The Glue": Stories From Essential Workers
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks back, we created a Pandemic Tool Kit for those of us who are staying home during the COVID-19 crisis. But we also wanted to hear from th...
"We Are The Glue": Stories From Essential Workers
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks back, we created a Pandemic Tool Kit for those of us who are staying home during the COVID-19 crisis. But we also wanted to hear from th...
A Surgical Nurse On Being Essential
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We asked essential workers to write in about what they need, and what they're thinking about. Here's what one surgical nurse in Ohio told us. Not sub...
A Surgical Nurse On Being Essential
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We asked essential workers to write in about what they need, and what they're thinking about. Here's what one surgical nurse in Ohio told us. Not sub...
If You Can't Isolate, What Do You Need?
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an essential worker who isn't able to stay home, we want to know what’s on your mind right now and what’s helping you. Record a voice ...
If You Can't Isolate, What Do You Need?
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an essential worker who isn't able to stay home, we want to know what’s on your mind right now and what’s helping you. Record a voice ...