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Working: Shakespeare Acting at Its Best
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - Gerry’s ...
The waterworks can’t stop-won’t stop.
48 min
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Dear Prudence: Is It Too Early in the Relations...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and host Tracy Clayton.
31 min
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The Waves: The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Because sometimes the grind demands a hard reset.
36 min
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Hear Me Out: Columbus Day Is Worth Celebrating
It’s an important date in history — whatever you choose to call it.
35 min
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How To!: Find Love Where You Least Expect It
Samhita Mukhopadhyay on healing your heart and finding romance in unexpected places.
37 min
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Working: A New Kind of Cozy British Mystery
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Dear Prudence: My Girlfriend Is Always Late! He...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and podcaster Ashley C. Ford.
39 min
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The Waves The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spous...
It’s the first one-on-one and group dates for Bachelor Gerry, and he keeps on bonding over past marriages.
33 min
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The Waves: Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
Manipulative and toxic bosses are even more insidious when they’re women using feminism as a shield.
31 min
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Hear Me Out: Walks Are Boring, Nay, Agonizing
The cult of walking has gone far enough.
28 min
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How To!: Get Out of Debt Faster Than You Think ...
From student loans to credit cards, I’m drowning in debt. How do I stay afloat?
27 min
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Working: A Crime Novel That Reinvents the Crime...
42 min
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The Waves Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feins...
The longest-standing female senator leaves a legacy of fighting gun violence and conflict with her left-wing constituents.
24 min
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The Waves, The Golden Bachelor Recap: Here’s Ge...
Does Gerry have what it takes to date 22 women? The Waves discusses the first episode of ABC’s newest installment of the Bachelor franchise.
37 min
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Dear Prudence: Should I Donate Sperm To My Ex? ...
34 min
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The Waves: The Afghan Women Left Behind - Gende...
What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.
45 min
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Hear Me Out: Being Adopted Is Traumatic
And across racial lines? Even moreso.
38 min
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How To!: Say Goodbye to Your Pet
Dog dad Zak Rosen on preparing for the inevitable.
32 min
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Gabfest Reads: Zadie Smith Knows You're a Fraud
Zadie Smith’s new book The Fraud goes deep into a 19th century criminal trial whose politics speak to modern times.
27 min
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Dear Prudence: I Don't Want My Dad to Give Me A...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Caroline Moss.
42 min
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The Waves: Incompetent Cervix - The Misogynist ...
Many names in the female reproductive system have roots in misogyny and racism.
40 min
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Outward: Mercury Stardust Helps Queer People Fe...
TikTok’s trans handy ma’am on the emotional dimensions of home maintenance.
62 min
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How To!: Follow Your Small Business Dream
Coach Mae Chan on why finding joy is part of becoming your own boss
32 min
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Hear Me Out: Bring Back The Draft
It’s the best way to compensate for faltering recruitment.
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