The term "ghosting" may be relatively new, but the concept -- someone suddenly and inexplicably disappearing from your life -- is not. In the past, a total halt to communication...

37:01Dec 5, 2020

Redux: Location, Location, Location

Location, location, location. It makes all the difference in real estate, and it can make all the difference to one's happiness. But finding a place that really feels like home...

36:02Nov 21, 2020

Redux: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'

Our loved ones are the people who are supposed to understand us. But what if they just...can't? Where do we turn then, and how do we fight the feelings of...

32:05Nov 7, 2020

Dear Sugars Presents: Anything For Selena

Listen to the trailer for Anthing For Selena, a new podcast from WBUR coming in January 2021. Subscribe now so you don't miss it!

04:54Oct 29, 2020

Redux: Pet Dilemmas

The Sugars, along with Julie Barton -- author of the memoir "Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself" -- answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these...

46:34Oct 24, 2020

Redux: Male-Female Friendships

The Sugars' conversation on friendship continues with a handful of letters concerning male-female friendships. Is there such a thing as a platonic relationship between a heterosexual man and woman? Can...

32:04Oct 10, 2020

Redux: I'm A Transgender Man, Seeking Acceptance

The Sugars read the letters of two transgender men who are struggling to find love and acceptance. They discuss with Cooper Lee Bombardier, a visual artist, writer and transgender man....

38:32Sep 26, 2020

Redux: Step Into Your Spotlight

The Sugars find out what happened to two letter writers who let self-image sabotage their love lives. They find out if “Scared to Choose Wrong” married her fiancé, and they...

36:51Sep 12, 2020

Redux: Inbox Outliers

Infidelity. In-Laws. Friendship. These are just a few of the categories that help keep the Dear Sugar inbox organized. But every once in a while, we get a letter that...

39:33Aug 29, 2020

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Redux: 'Totally Confused' Finds A Resolution

The Sugars get an update from a 62-year-old, divorced woman who was considering a reconciliation with her ex-husband, even after years of unhappiness inside their marriage. The situation was further...

40:18Aug 15, 2020

Redux: Does 'The Wicked Stepmother' Still Feel Wicked?

The Sugars revisit a letter from a woman who felt like a fairytale-esque wicked stepmother. When she wrote to the Sugars, she was feeling pressured to love her stepchildren "like...

49:36Aug 1, 2020

Dear Sugars Presents: Loneliness In A Socially Distant World

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy talks with the Kind World team about the startling effects of chronic loneliness and how we can combat this public health concern --...

13:37Jul 17, 2020

Redux: An Update From 'Head Or The Heart'

The Sugars get an update from "Head or the Heart" -- a woman who'd fallen in love with a man with a troubled childhood. She worried that the traumas of...

33:43Jul 11, 2020

Redux: An Update From 'Two Truths And Many Lies'

The Sugars catch up with "Two Truths and Many Lies," whose letter about her husband's infidelity generated significant interest and advice from our listeners. Did she stay with her husband...

49:22Jul 4, 2020

Redux: Sexual Fluidity

"Whatever" -- that's how the actress Maria Bello describes her sexual orientation. Her "love who you love" attitude toward sexuality, regardless of gender, is often referred to as fluidity. Maria...

42:31Jun 27, 2020

Redux: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me

Divorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. This week, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They...

30:59Jun 20, 2020

Redux: The Writer's Resist, Part 2

Part 2 of "Dear Sugar Radio: The Writers Resist" at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. They discuss how to counteract post-election cynicism with Zahir Janmohamed, writer and co-host of...

29:39Jun 13, 2020

Redux: The Writers Resist

On November 9th, 2016 -- the day after Donald Trump became America's President-elect -- the Dear Sugar inbox was flooded with emails asking some version of the question, "How do...

37:18Jun 6, 2020

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