Get Out (Of The Closet)

Losing her job wasn't exactly the plan, but it gave this caller the reset she needed. She talks with Geth about ADHD, burnout, GenAI, and just how much drama happens offstage in community theater. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive au ... Show More

It's Friday, and we've finally caught up. All week, we've been following the Prison Bound caller from the original 2018 episode through three follow-ups recorded during her time in federal prison. Today, six years after our last conversation, we hear from her again. This is an al ... Show More

It's Thursday, and Prison Bound Week is almost caught up to the present. We started on Monday with the original 2018 call, then followed the caller through two check-ins from inside federal prison. Today's episode comes from October 2020, as she was getting close to release. Righ ... Show More

How do you maintain a relationship with your homophobic family when you're financially dependent on them? How do you manage these relationships while sheltering-in-place? We talk to a queer college student who's out at school but feels unaccepted at home. Wise One Steven Canals, ... Show More

What to do when you’re about to marry the love of your life and your family ACTUALLY speaks now and do not forever hold their peace? This week, Stephanie and Melissa read an email from listener Rachel, who is having trouble navigating the fact that she and her now husband come fr ... Show More

A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity. Listen and subscribe to Conversations with People Who Hate Me, and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective, at audiocollective.ted.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf ... Show More

Today on the show, we're bringing you the stories of two families grappling with how best to communicate across linguistic differences. In the first story, a young man sorts through how to talk to his parents about gender in Chinese, where the words for "he" and "she" sound exact ... Show More

This week's caller was put out of his family home after a heated argument with his parents about unfair rent agreements. Now that a tragedy has occurred in the family, he's wondering if reaching out will cross his own boundaries. Submit a message of your own at youneedtohearthis@ ... Show More

Fed up with his co-workers making out in the freezer at his restaurant job, a man calls in with a ‘Worst/First’ for the ages. A former loan officer details a method used to racially profile applicants over the phone in the 80’s. Roy gets real about opportunities for those returni ... Show More

Navigating Family Disapproval in Relationships: Real Love ScenarioIn this episode of Real Love Scenario, Dre and Rhonda discuss a listener’s challenging situation about family disapproval in her relationship. After surviving domestic violence and a previous traumatic relationship ... Show More

On this episode, OOD unpacks whether or not they are down with “the swirl.” Interracial relationships can be a touchy subject in the Black community and the girls are getting into all the awkward moments; from the repercussions of dating outside your race to the experience of bei ... Show More

<p>In this "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars read letters from four women who each have one not-so-tiny reservation about the men they’re dating. A Black woman is dating a white man who is unwilling to talk about race issues, claiming that she’s “too sensitive.” Another woman’s bo ... Show More

After he reached out with a letter, Pastor Derek sits down with Iyanla. He confides that he has spent years hiding his identity as a gay man. His family has shown open hostility toward gay people and he lives in fear of what would happen if his true identify were revealed to his ... Show More