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Laverne Cox never fit in as a child in Mobile, Ala. But she really didn’t want to. From an early age, she knew she was going to be a star, and she was right. Decades later, Cox would break through as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” and become the first openl ... Show More

Joseph Osmundson spent years joking about having a baby with his best friend. But one day, she told Joe she was serious about it. Joe was elated. Growing up, he had always wanted to be a father, but he didn’t realize how deep that yearning was until the moment their joke became a ... Show More

Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton’s lives are completely intertwined. They’ve been married for almost 20 years while collaborating on films, raising children and spending as much time together as possible. The two see the same therapist, are nearly constantly touching each other and ... Show More

This week, James Marcus goes partying with Susan Sontag and George Steiner; and Laura Beers sheds a light on Eileen O'Shaughnessy, George Orwell's first wife.'Maestros and monsters: Days and nights with Susan Sontag and GeorgeSteiner', by Robert Boyers'Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's invis ... Show More

You likely know Susan B. Clarke and her partner in life and work, CrisMarie Campbell, for their "Beauty of Conflict" books and podcast of the same name. Now, Susan has just released a personal memoir - "Crazy, Cracked, Warm, and Deep" - a thirty year project in which she chronicl ... Show More

<p>He wrote in his diary everyday about his love and desire for Susan.</p><p>He took hundreds of pictures of Susan - of her getting dressed, eating cereal, using the restroom, even shopping at Costco.</p><p>Her husband was no good for her. They were not in love. Not like the way ... Show More

<p>Women from across the country wrote in to the Dear Sugars inbox echoing identical inequalities in their relationships with their husbands and boyfriends. The Sugars commiserate with this aggrieved chorus, along with Gemma Hartley, the writer who set off a national conversation ... Show More

<p>On this episode of Life Coach BFF Show, host Heather Pettey welcomes Susan Hendricks, a distinguished news anchor, journalist, and the author of the riveting book "Down the Hill."</p> <p>Join us as we peel back the layers to discover the human side of journalism, exploring the ... Show More

In the first of our summer readings, Terry Castle reads her 2005 piece about her “on-again, off-again, semi-friendship” with Susan Sontag. She remembers Sontag as a “great comic character”: a high-minded hobnobber, a moralist and a gossip, seductive and snobbish and a catalytic f ... Show More

Get your Swoodies and religious trauma here! In this special classic Book Club episode, we discuss two short stories: Lose Now, Pay Later, and The Problem of Susan, while digging into issues around weight, fad diets, and women and religion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ... Show More