Anna Sale

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 capita in the US in 2020.

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, and taking their relationship public.

We asked for your breakup stories. You told us about being left, doing the leaving, and the times when you're not exactly sure what happened.

When Mary Gundel spoke out about working conditions at Dollar General, she lost her job. She also gained TikTok fame, and became part of a national labor movement.

The acclaimed actor and playwright tells me about coming of age during the gay rights movement, why a rubber band signifies financial stability, and how he thinks he'll be remembered.

Teachers across the country share their feelings about their profession, burnout, and how they're holding up at the end of another difficult pandemic school year.

After her Pulitzer Prize win, I catch up with Maria Hinojosa and revisit our talk on harnessing confidence at work, and the point in her marriage that made her reevaluate her priorities.

I take a walk with Britt Wray who studies the mental health effects of climate change; we talk about how she overcame debilitating climate dread without turning away from the crisis. 

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 Lachi.

You were children together; it can be hard to act like adults together.

"Sex is a much more copacetic and enjoyable experience when it is about the experience rather than results."

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

In the first episode of a three part series, we hear stories about when bodies don't do what we want or expect during sex—and how that impacts our relationships.

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 her return. 

Struggling to make a decision about your relationship? Our "semi-qualified" panelists take on your questions about everything from infidelity to gender transitions to getting married.

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.

You've heard Lisa Fischer singing backup vocals for everyone from the Rolling Stones to Beyoncé. But after decades of touring with rock stars, Fischer lives in a far more humble reality.

We talk with a Las Vegas Elvis impersonator about weddings, aging, celebrity culture and The King himself. 

André De Shields shares his wisdom from 50 years on the stage, and 76 years on this earth.

Jaimie Seaton got used to a lavish upper class lifestyle while married to her banker husband and living overseas. Then she got divorced, and her financial picture totally changed.