Anna Sale

Anna Sale appears in the following:

Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

"Friendship is our only social relationship that is purely voluntary. Someone can just walk away at any time." 

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An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

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 shame.

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Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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 men who aren’t on her level.

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Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Musician and “Song Exploder” host, Hrishikesh Hirway, remembers his mother, Kanta, who died in 2020, and the music that’s helped him move through grief.

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Conversations with My Dead Mother

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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 at odds.

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I Wanted To Be A 'Good Girl'

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

It can be hard to unlearn the things you were taught growing up—especially the things you learned about sex. 

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India Walton: I Knew It Was Gonna Be Tough, But I Didn't Expect it to Get Nasty

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

In 2021, India Walton won, then lost, the Buffalo mayor’s race. She continues to work and grieve in her city. 

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Inside John Waters' Home (But Not Inside His Colon)

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The delightful and rebellious writer-director welcomes us into his apartment to talk about money, family, friendships, and colonoscopies.

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How Clothes Help Us Find Our People and Ourselves

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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 and how you connect with others.

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Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

In her sixties, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss.

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Big Freedia Bounces Back

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Big Freedia is a reality TV star and fixture in New Orleans' bounce scene. But days after Hurricane Katrina, she was sleeping on the street outside of the city's convention center.

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Finding Meaning After My Husband's Public Death

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

In 2018 David Buckel died by self-immolation to protest climate change. His husband Terry talks about respecting David's message while grieving him, and finding new joy in his own life. 

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Softening Expectations

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

And shifting focus.

Knock Knock, Who's There? Bob the Drag Queen

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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 who pushed her to succeed.

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Little Pill, Big Pharma

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

How Welsh coal miners and a pants-dropping presentation led to a little blue pill.

What's Going On With Student Loans?

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

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 Advisors.

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Erectile Disappointment

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

When bodies don't do what we want or expect.

"This Isn't Just About Abortion": What the End of Roe Means to You

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

Your reactions to the end of Roe, plus, a conversation with Mississippi-based reproductive justice activist Laurie Bertram Roberts about how their work has—and hasn't—shifted.

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Bottled Up: Your Stories About Alcohol

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

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 brings you besides a buzz. 

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The Highs and Lows of Being a Starbucks Union Organizer

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Starbucks union is having a moment. We talked to three workers about the victories and the very real consequences of going up against a multi-billion dollar company.

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