If you’ve ever been on the
@NYCTSubway
, you probably recognize
@brwagenblast
's voice. But after coming out as a trans woman last year, she’s been thinking a lot more about how and when she uses it. Get to know Bernie in this week’s episode:
.
@johngreen
graduated from college thinking he'd be an Episcopal priest. But after six months of apprenticing in a children's hospital before divinity school, he changed his mind. Hear the story in this week's new episode:
✨New episode!✨ I really loved talking with author
@johngreen
about how he's cared for himself in his lowest moments, and when he learned to ask for help. Plus, we bonded over our shared nostalgia for terrible wine (listen through to the end!)
Bob the Drag Queen (
@thatonequeen
) met her first boyfriend in her 30s. This week, I talk with Bob about beginning that romance, and why she thinks polyamory is “very expensive.” Listen here:
📸: Jacob Ritts
When Alice Wong (
@SFdirewolf
) was in high school, her teacher barred her from a more advanced drama class because of her disability. This week, Alice reflects how that moment got her “in touch with [her] rage.” Listen here:
We first spoke to Alice Wong (
@Sfdirewolf
) back in 2020. But since then, a medical emergency has left her unable to speak or eat. This week, Alice shared some of the new ways she communicates. Listen here:
"Don't you realize sometimes that you go through life and almost nothing comes with instructions?" -
@chefjoseandres
on
@deathsexmoney
(👂in your favorite podcast player)
One of our summer interns,
@krispysong
, made this beautiful drawing to accompany this week's episode with
@Jbrekkie
! 😍
Get to know both of our summer interns in today's midshow, and check out the whole episode in your feeds now:
During
@Trevornoah
’s final
@TheDailyShow
episode, he said, “If you truly want to learn about America, talk to Black women.” One of the Black women he learned from was sociologist
@tressiemcphd
. Today, we’re revisiting their 2019 conversation. 🎧:
New today! After years of being Facebook friends, writers
@DamonYoungVSB
and
@KieseLaymon
meet in person to discuss the "scary, messy" parts of adult friendship, money, and masculinity they're still figuring out. Go listen:
"Leaving school was one of the hardest decisions I ever made." In our latest episode,
@QueerEye
designer
@bobbyberk
talks about dropping out of high school — and when he felt like he could finally open up about it. Hear more on
@deathsexmoney
:
Actor, poet and writer
@RafaelCasal
found his creative voice after a bumpy start in high school. Today, he tells Mahershala Ali about his first performance on Def Poetry Jam, and about creating the film Blindspotting w/
@DaveedDiggs
. (📸:
@jaylclendenin
)
We're looking for our next intern! This is a paid, part-time, and remote-friendly role from January-May 2023. Current students and recent grads are welcome to apply! Read more and apply here by Wednesday, December 9, at 5p ET:
Every year, writer Saeed Jones (
@theferocity
)'s mom, Carol, would write New Year's Determinations--not resolutions. Today on the show, he reads an essay about what he learned from watching her "summon her determination like clockwork," year after year.
When
@TrevorNoah
began hosting
@TheDailyShow
in 2016, it was his first job with a routine. And as someone who struggles with anxiety and depression, having consistency has grounded him. This week, we’re revisiting his conversation with
@tressiemcphd
. 🎧:
Tomorrow: journalists Al Letson and Nikole Hannah-Jones talk parenting, code switching, therapy--and why Nikole got the word "Waterloo" tattooed on her wrist. The conversation will be in your feeds tomorrow morning!
@BlindspottingMv
was one of actor Mahershala Ali's favorite films of 2018. Today he talks with its co-writer/co-star
@RafaelCasal
about their shared roots in the Bay Area and Rafael's creative partnership with
@DaveedDiggs
. Listen now: (📸:
@jaylclendenin
)
We recently asked for stories about how weight affected your love life. Today, listeners tell me how navigating weight & body size in relationships made their partnerships stronger—or broke them. Plus, a cameo from
@MaintenancePod
's
@yrfatfriend
:
NEW: Emmy-winning writer and actor
@LenaWaithe
talks about hitting it big after years of work in L.A., writing about her hometown of Chicago for her new series
@SHOTheChi
, and how falling in love made her swing for the fences in her career. Don't miss it!
Disability rights activist Alice Wong (
@SFdirewolf
) grew up in a Chinese-American home in Indiana. But at school, she felt "invisible and yet painfully visible." In today's new episode, how Alice began to advocate for herself, and managing 💰 on Medicaid.
Guest host
@ShawkatAlia
just turned 30, and is thinking a lot about life changes. This week, she asks therapist and author
@EstherPerel
about that time in her own life, and what she’s learned at 60 about aging, self-acceptance and friendship. Listen here:
When
@rafaelcasal
was a teen, the movie Slam led him to start writing poems. Now, he's the co-creator of the upcoming
@BlindspottingTV
w/ high school classmate Daveed Diggs. We're revisiting this convo + an update from Rafael. Listen: 📸:
@jaylclendenin
Journalist
@nhannahjones
self-identifies as a "super sensitive" person. But that's not the same thing as being scared--in today's new episode, she tells guest host
@Al_Letson
about building emotional armor as a kid, and trying to take some of it off now.
TOMORROW! I'm talking masculinity live on the radio with CNN's
@wkamaubell
-- and you! We're on public radio stations across the country at 9 EST/ 6 PST, and streaming on the
@WNYC
website and our Facebook page. For a reminder when we're going live, text "man" to 70101
Actor
@kenjeong
was a doctor in LA when he first met his wife, Tran. Ken later switched to acting, but as his movie career was starting, she was diagnosed with cancer. In this week's episode, he reflects on dealing with her diagnosis and switching careers.
After a breakup, writer
@blgtylr
noticed a change in how his friends talked to him. This week, Brandon talks with
@annasale
about the peace he finds in living alone, but also how being single and living alone have changed some of his friendships:
Coming tomorrow, to celebrate the first day of 2020: writer Saeed Jones (
@theferocity
) reads an essay celebrating his mother, who always made New Year's "determinations" instead of "resolutions."
When Laurie Bertram Roberts (
@smartstatistic
) fell very ill, their house got dirty. A neighbor called Child Protective Services. Laurie told me about protecting their right to parent as a disabled person & how that informs their
@FundMSabortions
work. 🎧:
"I live in New York, I work at the
@nytimes
, I get invited to all of these elite spaces...I know a lot of prominent folks, but those people did not contribute to making me who I am." On this week's episode,
@nhannahjones
on the people who *did* make her.
New today: my conversation with journalist
@Maria_Hinojosa
. For years, she was often the first Latina in big newsrooms, which required "a huge ego," she said. We talked about balancing her ambitions with her family, and practicing self-love. 🎧:
How do funny people deal with deeply unfunny situations? On today's episode, we have a special project from comedian
@_chrisgarcia
about dealing with the grief of his father's death from Alzheimer's.
When
@Daniels
first met, they didn’t get along. Eventually, they began a creative partnership that’s lasted over 10 years, including
@allatoncemovie
. Today, they talk with
@annasale
about ADHD, masculinity, and approaching work like summer camp. 🎧:
When Sister Josephine Garrett first thought about becoming a nun, she was a banking exec enjoying her single life. And after growing up Baptist, she was surprised to be pulled to Catholicism. Today, we're revisiting a conversation from 2018. 🎧:
.
@Trevornoah
shouted out
@tressiemcphd
in his final
@TheDailyShow
episode last night, and Tressie shared a lovely reflection on their friendship, including their time together on our show!
Read more below, and listen to their conversation here:
"I figured out pretty early on that I’m not the kind of person who’s doing interviews to be friends with the guests." We love this interview with Terry Gross in
@TheCut
Last week,
@Maria_Hinojosa
and the teams at
@futuromedia
and
@prx
won a Pulitzer Prize for the podcast Suave. But for Maria, it was "a community win," she recently told me. In honor of that prize, we're revisiting our 2020 conversation with her. 🎧:
Tomorrow, the Maternity Leave Lineup continues! Jason Isbell is back on the show, talking with his best friend (and GQ Magazine editor-in-chief) Will Welch. Look for their conversation in the morning.
"I was plagued by self doubt my entire life and so my journey is constantly trying to be comfortable in the space and in the body that I'm in." This week,
@Trevornoah
and
@tressiemcphd
talk together about outsider-ness. Listen now:
Before
@mariabamfoo
met her husband, she worried that her mental heath disqualified her from finding a partner. Head to your feed to hear the comedian open up about how she found help, overcoming feeling inadequate and how she and her husband are working on arguing better.
So many podcasts to be thankful for! Here's a Thanksgiving travel playlist of some of our all-time and recent favorites that we made with the help of our podcast friends.
The very first episode of Death, Sex & Money was a conversation with Bill Withers, the legendary songwriter who passed away earlier this week. He was 81. Today, we're revisiting that conversation. Listen here:
New today: comedian
@mariabamfoo
on arriving in Los Angeles in her 20s, the surprising way she learned to manage her money, how she takes care of her mental health as she turns 50, and having better arguments with her husband. Listen in your feeds now:
Today, musician
@JohnPrineMusic
talks fatherhood, cars, and the George Strait song that helped him cover the bills from his first bout with cancer. Don't miss it:
"We're not used to confiding in other men about our pain." --
@wkamaubell
We're talking
#ManhoodNow
, live, right now. Stream the conversation on our Facebook page!
Before
@RobinNYC
became
@onepeloton
's head instructor, she worked 80 hour weeks in law. With those hours, Robin struggled to find time to run until she changed her mindset. More from Robin about momentum, mantras, and motherhood in our latest episode:
"You want a blow out that'll blow your mind?" Today,
@Trevornoah
tells
@tressiemcphd
about how he got so darn good at doing hair, what's on his mind about the 2020 election, and why he calls himself "optimistic and depressed." Check it out now:
In
@mariabamfoo
's early 20s, she struggled to handle her finances and to find a career. In our conversation, we discuss how she learned to manage money, her lucky stint as a secretary, and how she and her husband spend money today. Listen now:
After his mother died from a heart attack, Saeed Jones (
@theferocity
) got her life insurance payout in the mail. "Every moment of stress related to money that my mom and I had had, which was many, all just flew in front of my eyes." Hear more in our latest episode.
This week, I get used to having in-person interviews again during my first trip back to New York since 2019. And my conversation partner? The delightful
@j_smithcameron
, best known as Gerri on
#SuccessionHBO
.
Alice Wong (
@SFdirewolf
) has never shied away from speaking out against discrimination. But after enduring a serious health crisis last year, she’s writing more than ever. Hear more from Alice in our latest episode:
Could you use some more of Uma's advice after listening to our new episode? Check out her past appearances on DSM! Hear Uma and her son
@harikondabolu
answer listener questions at one of our live shows here:
In 1993, when
@PhizLair
's first album hit it big, she got famous—fast. The album sold 200,000 copies. The next year, she was on the cover of Rolling Stone. But behind the scenes? "I felt really traumatized." Listen to our whole conversation now:
If they'd been in the same place,
@Al_Letson
says he would have brought bourbon for this one. Today, he talks with
@nhannahjones
about her work on school segregation, and refusing to conform even though she "knows what the uniform is supposed to be."
"Oh god, I'm a Mary J. Blige album mixed with a '90s Ricki Lake episode."
New episode today with the hilarious Michael Arceneaux (
@youngsinick
), about closely examining his love life and the way he drinks:
If you're listening to my conversation with
@RaphaelSaadiq
and wondering where you can find the titles of the tunes featured in the episode, check out this playlist. It includes all the songs in the episode, plus a few additional faves. Find it here:
When
@Indiawaltonbflo
chose to run for mayor in 2021, she'd never held political office. She worked at a hospital, was a teen mom, a beloved school nurse, and an organizer with a vision for a different way people could live. Learn more about her here:
These days, Brandon Taylor (
@blgtylr
) has a successful career, but learning to manage money early on wasn’t easy. Listen as Brandon tells
@annasale
about the early essays he wrote, and why he now regrets some of them:
After you watch
@kenjeong
in
@CrazyRichMovie
this weekend, go back and listen to my conversation with him about leaving the medical field for comedy, falling in love with his wife, and then caring for her through her fight with breast cancer.
Proud to be paying tribute to these two legendary songwriters with our
@deathsexmoney
radio special "John Prine and Bill Withers: In Their Own Words." Our home station
@WNYC
is airing this on Tues. April 14 at 8 pm ET. Look for it in your local public radio listings.
For
@onepeloton
-ers, head instructor Robin Arzón's (
@RobinNYC
) mantras are inspiring. As you set 2022 intentions, we thought hearing from her could help. Today, how Robin envisioned the life she has now, and the ways motherhood taught her to slow down. 🎧:
This Wednesday,
@wkamaubell
is joining me for an hour of live radio about manhood today. We'll be taking your calls on air starting at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Text the word "man" to 70101 for a reminder when we're going live!