Anna Sale appears in the following:
In New Orleans: From Raising Hell to Raising Kids
Monday, August 17, 2015
When Katrina hit, Terri Coleman was a troublemaker—burning cars and getting stoned. She recalls, “The storm allow[ed] my weird adolescent destruction to be socially acceptable.”
Life as a Wife
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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. Getting comfortable with that wasn't easy.
Joy Williams' Public Breakup and Private Grief
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
As her Grammy-winning duo The Civil Wars was falling apart, Joy Williams was privately dealing with a rocky patch in her marriage, a new baby and her father's cancer diagnosis.
A Funeral Director's Life After Burnout
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
We check in with Caleb Wilde, the sixth-generation Pennsylvania funeral director who told me about his struggle with depression last year.
Siblinghood
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
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 act like adults toward.
A Dirty Cop Comes Clean
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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 dealers, and selling cocaine.
So You Wanna Host a Podcast, Part 1
Saturday, June 06, 2015
Here's what you do: First, get a job. Then, pitch a show. Finally, prepare to work overtime.
2 Couples, 1 Poet, a Rock Band and a Dog
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
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. Hear what went down.
Reasons Women Cheat
Thursday, May 28, 2015
After a recent New York Times article offered a genetic explanation for cheating, we heard from women about the actual experience of cheating, why they did it, and how it made them feel.
Robert Earl Keen Quit Nashville and Stayed Married
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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 with retirement benefits.
Brooklyn Left Me Broke, But I Came Back
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
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 neighborhood, with a 25 year-old roommate.
W. Kamau Bell Wonders How Much Is Enough
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
After his television show Totally Biased was cancelled, comedian W. Kamau Bell is balancing the work of rebuilding his career, earning enough money and being a dependable family man.
Hedwig, Older and a Little Less Angry
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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 have given the show new meaning.
Marriage Vows Tested By Mental Illness
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Giulia Lukach was three years into her marriage when she began experiencing symptoms of bipolar disorder. She and her husband talk about how her illness has reshaped their marriage.
Cancer Changed Ken Jeong's Comedy
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.
Where is Lisa Fischer's Backup?
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
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.
Cheating Happens.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
There's the cliche: someone cheats, crockery is thrown, lawyers are called. But your stories about cheating were much more varied, with some unpredictable conclusions.
Real Love: A Valentine's Special
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Sometimes love fits neatly on a card. Sometimes, it spills over into rehab, divorce, or a call from a former Wyoming senator.
Songs in the Key of Strife
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Teddy and Kami Thompson followed in the footsteps of their musical parents, Richard and Linda Thompson. But they remember their childhood and its lessons about family very differently.
Dan Savage Recommends A Polyeaterous Lifestyle
Monday, February 09, 2015
What should you cook for breakfast the morning after? How can couples share power in the kitchen? We talk food and relationships with Dan Savage and Death, Sex and Money’s Anna Sale.
