“My life has gone rosy, again,” Alice Munro told a friend in a buoyant letter of March 1975. For Munro, who was then emerging as one of her generation’s leading writers, the previous few years had been blighted by heartbreak and upheaval: a painful separation from her husband of two decades; a retreat from British Columbia back to her native Ontario; a serie ... Show More
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The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
32m 40s
Nov 23
Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
51m 44s
Sep 3
E. Jean Carroll’s Vibrant Sex Life Ended 30 Years Ago. She Wants It Back.
<p>When the writer E. Jean Carroll accused President Trump of sexual assault in 2019, she unearthed a memory she had pushed away for decades. She also admitted, for the first time, something she hadn’t fully reckoned with: She hadn’t had sex since.</p><p>In this episode, Carroll ... Show More
31m 52s
Mar 2023
We forgot to tell Lizzy Hoo she’s a POC
<p>Lizzy Hoo is many things, a writer, a noddle enthusiast, the child of a Hollywood-style love story, an actor, a rescue greyhound owner - and, as she’s only recently discovered - a person of colour.</p> <p>Lizzy grew up in a funny household with her Dad playing tricks on the fa ... Show More
27m 24s
Jun 2025
The Vicar of Bray's Daughter
In her early twenties Carol Cairns, the daughter of a priest in Ireland, had a passionate affair with a young bohemian poet called Benedict Ryan. In the Dublin of the 1960s, their improbable partnership burned bright but briefly. Somehow the gap in their backgrounds was too great ... Show More
28m 57s
Mar 2025
CBS Evening News, 03/07/25
Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after his wife died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, officials say. Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina – the first U.S. execution of its kind since 2010. He admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with ... Show More
23m 50s
Apr 2025
Listen Now: Dying for Sex
A Wondery original podcast so compelling it was reimagined for TV starring Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Sissy Spacek, and more… When Molly's diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, she decides to do something bold: she leaves her unhappy marriage and embarks on a series of sexu ... Show More
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