Encore: Career Vs. Love You love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What do you do? In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars have help... Play Dear Sugars 33:53 Mar 25, 2023
Dear Sugars introduces Violation, a new podcast about who pulls the levers of power in the justice system Violation tells the story of two families bound together by an unthinkable crime. It explores America's opaque parole system and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets... Play Dear Sugars 03:36 Mar 16, 2023
Encore: Baby or Bust You wants kids; your partner doesn't - or vice versa. Whatever the scenario, few subjects are as emotionally charged as a disagreement over the decision to become parents. In this... Play Dear Sugars 35:11 Mar 11, 2023
Encore: Emotional Labor Remembering the grocery list, coordinating with the babysitter, these are some of the invisible tasks that (most) women exclusively do in their romantic relationships. In this favorite episode from the... Play Dear Sugars 44:18 Feb 25, 2023
Encore: May-December Romances In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars discuss so-called "May-December" romances with the help of Lucinda Franks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the memoir Timeless: Love,... Play Dear Sugars 29:47 Feb 11, 2023
Encore: Should I Stay Or Go? In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars give rapid fire answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode... Play Dear Sugars 34:20 Jan 28, 2023
Encore: How Do I Find The Courage To Be My Own Guide? The Sugars often discuss letters dealing with very specific problems or struggles. In this encore episode, they take on a broader, more existential question: how to follow your heart. The... Play Dear Sugars 26:53 Dec 31, 2022
Encore: Pet Dilemmas This encore episode is all about adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton — author of the memoir "Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself"... Play Dear Sugars 46:23 Dec 17, 2022
Encore: 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.... Play Dear Sugars 38:31 Dec 3, 2022
Encore: Who's Your Daddy? When Steve Lickteig turned 18, he learned that his mother and father, who he thought were his adoptive parents, are in fact his biological grandparents. With the advent of companies... Play Dear Sugars 40:44 Nov 19, 2022
Encore: I'm In Love With My Abuser Esta Soler, president and founder of Futures Without Violence, joins the Sugars to help answer the question: Is it O.K. to love someone who abused you? This episode was originally... Play Dear Sugars 26:25 Nov 5, 2022
Encore: Moving On, Part 2 In this second part of our series on moving on, the Sugars discuss how we can release ourselves from our past mistakes. Dr. Harriet Lerner drops in to answer a... Play Dear Sugars 43:28 Oct 22, 2022
Encore: Moving On, Part 1 The Sugars have been thinking about what it means to say goodbye and let go. In this first episode of their two-part series on moving on, the Sugars and Claire... Play Dear Sugars 46:54 Oct 8, 2022
Encore: Emotional Abuse Reema Zaman, our guest in this week’s episode, was in an emotionally abusive marriage. She describes some of the telltale signs of an emotionally abusive relationship and helps the Sugars... Play Dear Sugars 48:01 Sep 24, 2022
Encore: The Great Reckoning Dear Sugars returns to Portland, Oregon, for another epic live show. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot share the stage with the Sugars to tell stories of personal... Play Dear Sugars 51:38 Sep 10, 2022
Encore: Haunted by Ghosting In the past, a total halt to communication with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But in a time where our devices have... Play Dear Sugars 36:59 Aug 27, 2022
Encore: Do I Follow My Head Or My Heart? The Sugars get a letter from a young woman who has fallen head over heels in love. She and her boyfriend only met a month ago, but are already in... Play Dear Sugars 25:29 Aug 13, 2022
Encore: 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... Play Dear Sugars 35:53 Jul 30, 2022
Encore: Rapid Fire Letters In this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle several questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his own free childcare; what to do when your best... Play Dear Sugars 32:02 Jul 16, 2022
Encore: Talking About Privilege Privilege comes in many forms: socio-economic privilege, gender privilege, heterosexual privilege, to name a few. In this episode, the Sugars reply to two letter writers who are facing different forms... Play Dear Sugars 51:42 Jul 2, 2022
