Danny Lavery welcomes Cyndie Spiegel, author of the book, Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not Okay.
Lavery and Spiegel offer advice to someone who is uncomfortable bringing up financial privilege among their friend group. Another letter writer wants to sever ties with her mom, but there’s one complication. Also, Spiegel shares the inspirati ... Show More
Feb 2025
Outward | Creating A Home for Trans Surgery Recovery
This week, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Owen Dempsey, the founder of Quest Healing House, a post-op recovery home providing safe, affordable lodging and wraparound support for transmasculine people. They discuss how Quest House, began, the urgent need for trans-led recovery ... Show More
45m 45s
Jan 2025
Outward: Conversion Therapy and Survival with Lucas Wilson
Bryan Lowder talks with writer and scholar Lucas Wilson about his new book, Shame Sex: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. They chat about Wilson’s experience navigating same-sex attraction while on an evangelical path, experiencing conversion therapy, and the complicated r ... Show More
45m 20s
Dec 2024
Outward: How Lesbian Artists Turned Renaissance Ruins Into Queer Spaces with Kate Thomas
This week, Christina Cauterucci explores the intimate connections between queer identity and the natural world with Bryn Mawr professor Kate Thomas. In this episode, we journey through the lives of Florence Blood and Princess Ghika, two enigmatic lesbians who found self-expressio ... Show More
35m 9s
Mar 2022
Big Mood, Little Mood: Love, Disrespectfully
Danny Lavery welcomes Daniel Shannon, a senior software engineer and technical lead at Vox Media, where he works on digital editorial content.Lavery and Shannon take on two letters. First, from a letter writer who’s wondering if her cousin is “love bombing” their girlfriend, and ... Show More
42m 38s
Feb 2024
This Senator Saved My Love Life
In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Anna revisits a conversation she had with former Senator Al Simpson and his wife Ann, who provided some much-needed relationship advice at a crucial moment in Anna’s life.
Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our ... Show More
30m 50s
May 2022
Big Mood, Little Mood: Lying To Mom and Dad
Danny Lavery welcomes Jane Rice, a civil servant, and Edward Szekely, a radiographer, who live in Edinburgh, Scotland with their 3 year old daughter and 6 year old cat. Lavery, Rice, and Szekely take on two letters. First, from a young adult who wants to know why he can’t help ly ... Show More
45m 58s
Mar 2022
Big Mood, Little Mood: Salty About Sea Change
Danny Lavery welcomes Esther Jaffee, a marine microbiologist who specializes in algal biochemistry.Lavery and Jaffee tackle two letters. First, from a letter writer who caught her boyfriend lying about his plans to move away with her. Another letter writer is wondering if it’s ti ... Show More
53m 9s
Feb 2022
Big Mood, Little Mood: (Not Really) Like A Boss
Danny Lavery welcomes comedian, author and host of the Emmy® Award-winning docu-series United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell. Bell is also the director of the new Showtime docu-series called We Need To Talk About Cosby, which wrestles with the conversations of the #MeToo moveme ... Show More
54m 8s