Death, Sex & Money
Episodes
Diane Gill Morris & Officer Robert Zink
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A mother of two black autistic sons talks with a veteran cop—and father of two autistic boys of his own—about her fear that her sons could be harm...
Diane Gill Morris & Officer Robert Zink
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A mother of two black autistic sons talks with a veteran cop—and father of two autistic boys of his own—about her fear that her sons could be harm...
Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Tim Dillon did his first line of cocaine at 12, sold subprime mortgages before the recession, and came out of the closet six years ago. ...
Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Tim Dillon did his first line of cocaine at 12, sold subprime mortgages before the recession, and came out of the closet six years ago. ...
Sonia Manzano & Justice Sonia Sotomayor
14 Sep 2016
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...
Sonia Manzano & Justice Sonia Sotomayor
14 Sep 2016
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...
The Great Guest Takeover
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Four former Death, Sex & Money guests—Ellen Burstyn, Chris Gethard, Sonia Manzano and Diane Gill Morris—take over the host chair and help us wrap...
The Great Guest Takeover
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Four former Death, Sex & Money guests—Ellen Burstyn, Chris Gethard, Sonia Manzano and Diane Gill Morris—take over the host chair and help us wrap...
Life Is a Mystery
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When we talked with her this spring, Elizabeth Caplice described her life to us as "one big near death experience." She died on July 12, after more th...
Life Is a Mystery
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When we talked with her this spring, Elizabeth Caplice described her life to us as "one big near death experience." She died on July 12, after more th...
Your Death, Sex & Money Short Stories – Live!
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your favorite short stories about death, sex and money. Hear actors Sam Underwood and Kathleen Chalfant perform two of them. Suppo...
Your Death, Sex & Money Short Stories – Live!
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We asked for your favorite short stories about death, sex and money. Hear actors Sam Underwood and Kathleen Chalfant perform two of them. Suppo...
Anna Chlumsky Catches the Worm
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Chlumsky left life as an actor behind until a psychic tapped her on the shoulder one day. Then she had to learn how to balance her renewed c...
Anna Chlumsky Catches the Worm
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Chlumsky left life as an actor behind until a psychic tapped her on the shoulder one day. Then she had to learn how to balance her renewed c...
Dating Was So Hard, Until It Wasn't
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Heaney wrote a memoir about her lifelong single status. Then she realized she was looking for love in the wrong place. Support Death, Sex...
Dating Was So Hard, Until It Wasn't
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Heaney wrote a memoir about her lifelong single status. Then she realized she was looking for love in the wrong place. Support Death, Sex...
We're Not Going To Have Karl Again
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Scorah and Lee Towndrow's first child, Karl, died unexpectedly when he was three months old. As they grieved, they also decided to have an...
We're Not Going To Have Karl Again
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Scorah and Lee Towndrow's first child, Karl, died unexpectedly when he was three months old. As they grieved, they also decided to have an...
Tituss Burgess Airs His Laundry
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor takes us on a journey through his childhood in Georgia, and talks about what his relationship with his mother l...
Tituss Burgess Airs His Laundry
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor takes us on a journey through his childhood in Georgia, and talks about what his relationship with his mother l...
Inside Planned Parenthood
22 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What happens inside Planned Parenthood has long been at the center of a raging political debate in the U.S. But we don't often hear from the patient...
Danielle Brooks Is Ready to Talk About Sex
08 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Brooks grew up in a religious household in South Carolina. But at 26, the actor says she's found new freedom to talk about her body and ...
Danielle Brooks Is Ready to Talk About Sex
08 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Brooks grew up in a religious household in South Carolina. But at 26, the actor says she's found new freedom to talk about her body and ...
An Update from Susanne
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We met Susanne and Mike almost 10 years into their recovery from heroin addiction. But disturbing criminal charges against Mike forced Susanne to ...
An Update from Susanne
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We met Susanne and Mike almost 10 years into their recovery from heroin addiction. But disturbing criminal charges against Mike forced Susanne to ...
How Jeff Daniels Got Sober, Again
25 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Daniels describes turning 50 as "a speed bump at 80 miles per hour." His career got its second wind—and the Michigan-based actor abandoned ...
How Jeff Daniels Got Sober, Again
25 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Daniels describes turning 50 as "a speed bump at 80 miles per hour." His career got its second wind—and the Michigan-based actor abandoned ...
From Conversion Therapy to a Rainbow Yarmulke
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chaim Levin and Benjy Unger desperately fought their attraction to other men by signing up for gay conversion therapy. They rejected the therapy tog...
From Conversion Therapy to a Rainbow Yarmulke
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chaim Levin and Benjy Unger desperately fought their attraction to other men by signing up for gay conversion therapy. They rejected the therapy tog...
Diane Guerrero on Debt and Deportation
27 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Orange is the New Black's Diane Guerrero has been on her own since she was 14, when her parents were deported. What followed were years of financ...
Diane Guerrero on Debt and Deportation
27 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Orange is the New Black's Diane Guerrero has been on her own since she was 14, when her parents were deported. What followed were years of financ...
When I Almost Died
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Dead People Don't Have Any Secrets
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda's husband Sam had a lot of secrets, most of which she discovered after his death. That made grieving, and moving on, a lot more complicated....
Rosie, Sixto, Hari, Uma, Mahershala, Amatus, Lisa & Dan
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
During times of big change, family often keeps us grounded. Meet the people who played that role for Rosie Perez, Hari Kondabolu and Mahershala Ali,...
Rosie, Sixto, Hari, Uma, Mahershala, Amatus, Lisa & Dan
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
During times of big change, family often keeps us grounded. Meet the people who played that role for Rosie Perez, Hari Kondabolu and Mahershala Ali,...
After My Brother Avonte Disappeared
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Oquendo put his life on hold when his half brother, Avonte, disappeared from his New York City school in 2013. Three years later, his life is dr...
After My Brother Avonte Disappeared
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Oquendo put his life on hold when his half brother, Avonte, disappeared from his New York City school in 2013. Three years later, his life is dr...
Falling in Love... With Heroin
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susanne and Mike met and fell in love with each other...and heroin. They stuck together through addiction and recovery, but things haven't fallen int...
Falling in Love... With Heroin
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susanne and Mike met and fell in love with each other...and heroin. They stuck together through addiction and recovery, but things haven't fallen int...
Michael Ian Black's Middle-Aged Angst
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Michael Ian Black has been steadily building his career since the '90s. But he says he's tired of not finding mainstream success. Support ...
Michael Ian Black's Middle-Aged Angst
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Michael Ian Black has been steadily building his career since the '90s. But he says he's tired of not finding mainstream success. Support ...
DANCE BREAK!
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You've been sending us your anthems of change. Now, we want to see you rock out to them. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustainin...
DANCE BREAK!
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You've been sending us your anthems of change. Now, we want to see you rock out to them. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustainin...
Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At 63 years old, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming ...
Why Jeb Corliss Jumps Off Cliffs
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jeb Corliss is a BASE jumper and wingsuit flier who's learned to very carefully control his emotions. It's made him fearless and, he says, "impossible...
Why Jeb Corliss Jumps Off Cliffs
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jeb Corliss is a BASE jumper and wingsuit flier who's learned to very carefully control his emotions. It's made him fearless and, he says, "impossible...
Brooke Shields, Recovering Daughter
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke Shields' two longest relationships have been with her career and with her mother. But she says she needed one to end for the other to thrive....
Brooke Shields, Recovering Daughter
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke Shields' two longest relationships have been with her career and with her mother. But she says she needed one to end for the other to thrive....
Living Alone, One Year Later
30 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Living alone has its perks: no one to tell you what to eat, how to decorate, or when to go to bed. But there's also no one to split the bills with. S...
Living Alone, One Year Later
30 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Living alone has its perks: no one to tell you what to eat, how to decorate, or when to go to bed. But there's also no one to split the bills with. S...
Stop Calling Me 'The Homeless Valedictorian'
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Rashema Melson became known as "the homeless valedictorian" with a full ride to Georgetown. Now a sophomore, she's tired of that label and ...
Stop Calling Me 'The Homeless Valedictorian'
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Rashema Melson became known as "the homeless valedictorian" with a full ride to Georgetown. Now a sophomore, she's tired of that label and ...
Autism Isn’t What I Signed Up For
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When we posted an article on Facebook about deciding to have children, Diane Gill Morris told us, "If someone had told me this is what it’d be l...
Autism Isn’t What I Signed Up For
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When we posted an article on Facebook about deciding to have children, Diane Gill Morris told us, "If someone had told me this is what it’d be l...
Holland Taylor Steps Off Her Island
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Holland Taylor built a reputation by playing self-assured characters who keep others at a distance. But at 72, she's finally ready to take a...
Holland Taylor Steps Off Her Island
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actress Holland Taylor built a reputation by playing self-assured characters who keep others at a distance. But at 72, she's finally ready to take a...
Why You're Not Having Sex
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We asked you why you're not having sex—right now, or ever. These are your stories. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining me...
Kevin Powell Doesn't Fight Anymore
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode taped before a live audience in New York, writer and original Real World cast member Kevin Powell talks about confronting the anger a...
Kevin Powell Doesn't Fight Anymore
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode taped before a live audience in New York, writer and original Real World cast member Kevin Powell talks about confronting the anger a...
All in the Family of Norman Lear
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The 93-year-old writer and producer behind shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family talks about his childhood and how it shaped the way he's ra...
All in the Family of Norman Lear
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The 93-year-old writer and producer behind shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family talks about his childhood and how it shaped the way he's ra...
The Power of Yesi Ortiz
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the air, Yesi Ortiz is a warm, flirty host for a popular L.A. hip hop station. Off the air, she's a single mother of six adopted kids. Managing b...
The Power of Yesi Ortiz
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the air, Yesi Ortiz is a warm, flirty host for a popular L.A. hip hop station. Off the air, she's a single mother of six adopted kids. Managing b...
An Astronaut’s Husband, Left Behind
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Clark lost his wife, astronaut Laurel Clark, in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle explosion. As he grieved, he also learned how to be a...
An Astronaut’s Husband, Left Behind
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Clark lost his wife, astronaut Laurel Clark, in the 2003 Columbia space shuttle explosion. As he grieved, he also learned how to be a...
The Sex Worker Next Door
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Emma's a single mom and supports her family with the income she makes from sex work. The money's good. But she struggles with the secrecy, and the s...
The Sex Worker Next Door
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Emma's a single mom and supports her family with the income she makes from sex work. The money's good. But she struggles with the secrecy, and the s...
From Chaos to Sesame Street
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For 44 years, Sonia Manzano explained letters, numbers, and life to kids on Sesame Street. But her own childhood left her with a lot of questions tha...
From Chaos to Sesame Street
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For 44 years, Sonia Manzano explained letters, numbers, and life to kids on Sesame Street. But her own childhood left her with a lot of questions tha...
In New Orleans: How to Get Elected Coroner
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeffrey Rouse is the Orleans Parish coroner—a job he describes as the “interface between law and medicine.” A decade ago, he was preparing...
In New Orleans: How to Get Elected Coroner
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeffrey Rouse is the Orleans Parish coroner—a job he describes as the “interface between law and medicine.” A decade ago, he was preparing...
In New Orleans: A Doctor's Adopted Home
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kiersta Kurtz-Burke spent Hurricane Katrina inside New Orleans’ Charity Hospital. Now that she's got two kids, she keeps her gas tank full ...
In New Orleans: A Doctor's Adopted Home
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kiersta Kurtz-Burke spent Hurricane Katrina inside New Orleans’ Charity Hospital. Now that she's got two kids, she keeps her gas tank full ...
In New Orleans: Big Freedia Bounces Back
19 Aug 2015
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 ...
In New Orleans: Big Freedia Bounces Back
19 Aug 2015
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 ...
In New Orleans: Becoming the Demo Diva
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Bruni started her career in hospitality, and dreamed of eventually being a stay-at-home mom. But when Katrina hit, she was 32 and single. S...
In New Orleans: Becoming the Demo Diva
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Bruni started her career in hospitality, and dreamed of eventually being a stay-at-home mom. But when Katrina hit, she was 32 and single. S...
In New Orleans: From Raising Hell to Raising Kids
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When Katrina hit, Terri Coleman was a troublemaker—burning cars and getting stoned. She recalls, “The storm allow[ed] my weird adolescent destruc...
In New Orleans: From Raising Hell to Raising Kids
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When Katrina hit, Terri Coleman was a troublemaker—burning cars and getting stoned. She recalls, “The storm allow[ed] my weird adolescent destruc...
Life as a Wife
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Chupack came into her second marriage with a house on the beach and an Emmy. Her husband came in with a lot of debt. Support Death, Sex & M...
Life as a Wife
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Chupack came into her second marriage with a house on the beach and an Emmy. Her husband came in with a lot of debt. Support Death, Sex & M...
Joy Williams' Public Breakup and Private Grief
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As her Grammy-winning duo The Civil Wars was publicly falling apart, Joy Williams was privately dealing with a rocky patch in her marriage, a new ba...
Joy Williams' Public Breakup and Private Grief
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As her Grammy-winning duo The Civil Wars was publicly falling apart, Joy Williams was privately dealing with a rocky patch in her marriage, a new ba...
A Funeral Director's Life After Burnout
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We check in with Caleb Wilde, the sixth-generation Pennsylvania funeral director who told me about his struggle with depression last year. Support ...
A Funeral Director's Life After Burnout
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We check in with Caleb Wilde, the sixth-generation Pennsylvania funeral director who told me about his struggle with depression last year. Support ...
Siblinghood
01 Jul 2015
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...
A Dirty Cop Comes Clean
17 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Eurell became a cop for the steady paycheck. Then, he figured out how to make money by stealing from crime scenes, taking payoffs from drug dea...
A Dirty Cop Comes Clean
17 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Eurell became a cop for the steady paycheck. Then, he figured out how to make money by stealing from crime scenes, taking payoffs from drug dea...
2 Couples, 1 Poet, a Rock Band and a Dog
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We gathered two married couples, one Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, a dog, a rock band, and a turquoise couch onstage for our first ever live show. Hea...
2 Couples, 1 Poet, a Rock Band and a Dog
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We gathered two married couples, one Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, a dog, a rock band, and a turquoise couch onstage for our first ever live show. Hea...
Robert Earl Keen Quit Nashville and Stayed Married
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a dozen albums, Texas country musician Robert Earl Keen doesn't chase sex or booze like a younger rock star, but he does pay his band salaries ...
Robert Earl Keen Quit Nashville and Stayed Married
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a dozen albums, Texas country musician Robert Earl Keen doesn't chase sex or booze like a younger rock star, but he does pay his band salaries ...
Brooklyn Left Me Broke, But I Came Back
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Reinberg left New York after thirty years because she was priced out of her Brooklyn apartment. A year later, she's back in her old neighborh...
Brooklyn Left Me Broke, But I Came Back
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Reinberg left New York after thirty years because she was priced out of her Brooklyn apartment. A year later, she's back in her old neighborh...
W. Kamau Bell Wonders How Much Is Enough
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After his television show Totally Biased was cancelled, comedian W. Kamau Bell is balancing the work of rebuilding his career, earning enough money a...
W. Kamau Bell Wonders How Much Is Enough
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After his television show Totally Biased was cancelled, comedian W. Kamau Bell is balancing the work of rebuilding his career, earning enough money a...
Hedwig, Older and a Little Less Angry
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Cameron Mitchell created Hedwig and the Angry Inch when he in his 30s. Now he's playing the title role on Broadway, and says aging and loss hav...
Hedwig, Older and a Little Less Angry
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
John Cameron Mitchell created Hedwig and the Angry Inch when he in his 30s. Now he's playing the title role on Broadway, and says aging and loss hav...
In Sickness and In Mental Health
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Giulia Lukach was three years into her marriage when she began experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder. She and her husband talk about how her ill...
In Sickness and In Mental Health
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Giulia Lukach was three years into her marriage when she began experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder. She and her husband talk about how her ill...