Death, Sex & Money

Producer Afi Yellow-Duke hears from listeners from immigrant families about how they're talking with their relatives about identity, race, racism, and politics in an unprecedented year. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And support our work at  deathsexmoney.org/donate . And stay in touch with us!...

The disability rights activist talks with me about facing discrimination as a teenager, managing her finances, and planning for her and her parents' futures. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And support our work at  deathsexmoney.org/donate . And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter...

Our weeklong audio celebration wraps up with a conversation between a mother and son about immigrating, building a home, and appreciating Los Angeles.  Subscribe to California Love from LAist Studios wherever you get your podcasts. Then tune in tomorrow, October 16th, at 7 pm ET, as we end the festival week with a live Zoom show with Tracy Clayton and Josh Gwynn, hosts of one of our favorite new p...

Our weeklong festival continues with a story about isolation, faith, and community from producer Bianca Giaever and The Believer Magazine. Subscribe to Constellation Prize from  The Believer Magazine  wherever you get your podcasts. They've also offered a special 20% discount to our listeners. Just enter the code "DSM" at checkout. Then tune in on Friday, October 16th, as we end the festival week...

We kick off our first ever Audio We Love Festival with a brand new show about loss, love and moving forward. Subscribe to Goodbye To All This from the BBC World Service wherever you get your podcasts. Then tune in on Friday, October 16th, as we end the festival week with a live Zoom show with Tracy Clayton and Josh Gwynn, hosts of one of our favorite new podcasts,  Back Issue . Josh and Tracy are...

I don’t think that as a culture, we talk enough about getting older, and when we do, we don’t often do it well. It's time to have better conversations about aging—and we're going to do it with the help of veteran public radio anchor Jo Ann Allen. Jo Ann is the host of the podcast Been There Done that, a show about and for the Baby Boom generation. As she tells me, "I am 67 years old, and I am real...

Chelsea Wolfe has dedicated the last four years to becoming one of the first BMX freestyle riders at the Olympics. The games' postponement has made her reevaluate everything. Want to see Chelsea in action?  Watch her competing at the BMX Freestyle Park World Cup in Japan last year. This episode is part of our Game Changer series, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives and livelihood...

"Once you're done with football, you're  done  with football." Look out for more in our Game Changer series, about the ways athletes' lives and livelihoods have been upended by COVID-19, next week.  Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . Support our work at  deathsexmoney.org/donate . And stay in touch...

2020 was supposed to be the year Mitch Horacek made his Major League Baseball debut. Instead, he ended up throwing baseballs into a net by himself, and learning to code. Look out for more in our Game Changer series, about the ways athletes' lives and livelihoods have been upended by COVID-19, on Friday.  Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email...

The journalist talks about building up her confidence in the world of media, and reaching a breaking point in her marriage that led her to reevaluate her priorities. This episode includes a description of a rape. Want to check out or add to our Pandemic Tool Kit? Visit deathsexmoney.org/pandemictoolkit . Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email...

Our listener Bill Army was acting on Broadway until March 12. Since then, he's been taking care of his two daughters—and bringing the world indoors to them—while his wife works in a Queens emergency room.  Check out photos of Bill's amazing indoor scenes on our Instagram page . And make sure you follow us while you're there! And if you're not already subscribed to our newsletter,  sign up here . N...

Longtime Sesame Street actor Sonia Manzano and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk about leaving their childhood homes in the Bronx, facing their insecurities, and coming to understand the power of the written word.  This episode is part of our 2016 Great Guest Takeover series, when several past Death, Sex & Money guests took a turn in the host chair during Anna's maternity leave....

"I have to keep coming until we've exhausted everything, and we definitely have to shut the door." Are you a new listener? Welcome! Check out our  starter kit , which includes some of our favorite episodes of the show. It includes profiles of people like Bill Withers and Ellen Burstyn, stories about how race and class come up in our relationships, and some of our past series — like  In New Orleans...

Writer and artist Akwaeke Emezi talks with me about their childhood in Nigeria, their brief stint in veterinary school, and how, these days, they've deemed themself "worthy of extravagance." Watch the video of this live conversation here , thanks to our friends at The Greene Space. For the first two conversations in this series, you can  watch  or  listen to Michael Arceneaux here , and  watch  or...

As the USPS finds itself at the center of a political divide, we check in with a mail carrier who wrote to us earlier this year about being an essential worker at the height of the pandemic.  Are you a new listener? Welcome! Check out our  starter kit , which includes some of our favorite episodes of the show. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email...

A story about what Alan Simpson, an expert on the federal deficit, taught me about love—and how it changed everything. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And support our work at  deathsexmoney.org/donate . And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter and we'll keep you up to date about wha...

While spending the pandemic with his 95-year-old father in New Orleans, the actor is thinking hard about family and parenthood.  Are you a new listener? Welcome! Check out our starter kit , which includes some of our favorite episodes of the show. It includes profiles of people like Bill Withers and Ellen Burstyn, stories about how race and class come up in our relationships, and some of our past...

Today is July 31st—which means that for many people, rent is due tomorrow. But we know from watching recent data that a lot of people won't be able to pay by that deadline. According to a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans were late on their housing payments in July—or missed them altogether. And other research suggests that as many as 23 million renting families are at risk of losing thei...

Authors, podcasters and longtime friends Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow on friendship therapists, awkward spa weekends and why the word "bestie" just doesn't cut it.  You can watch  the video of this live conversation here , thanks to our friends at The Greene Space. And don't miss the first conversation in this series, featuring writer Michael Arceneaux. You can  watch it here  or  listen to it he...

"I failed a lot, you know, I made a lot of wrong decisions. I just, I never let my failures end it."  Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And support our work at  deathsexmoney.org/donate . And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter and we'll keep you up to date about what's happening beh...

"My therapist told me that it was okay to be mad at him for dying, whether or not it's rational. Because nothing about this is logical or makes sense."  Looking for more Death, Sex & Money conversations about grief and loss? Check out our playlist here.   Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And...

The writer joined me live on Zoom to talk student loan debt, luxury CBD drinks, and why he's not going to "pimp out [his] trauma." Tune in this Tuesday, July 14th, at 4 PM Eastern for the second in this series of live book interviews! I'll be talking with authors, podcasters, and best friends Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (Call Your Girlfriend) about their new book, "Big Friendship," and how they'...

A confession is tortured out of a suspect. He goes to prison. Back in 2016, he got a check for what he endured. But forgiveness is not part of the bargain.  NPR's Planet Money collaborated with us on this episode. Listen to their version with an update from Darrell here . And to view the online archive of documents from the Invisible Institute's Police Torture Archive referenced in this episode, ...

In this collaboration with the podcast Love + Radio, we hear from listeners whose relationships ended right before the pandemic—or because of it.  Thanks to the team at  Love + Radio  for their work on this collaboration. Subscribe to the Death, Sex & Money newsletter  here . And email us anytime at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate....

Along with the podcast Love + Radio, we've been asking you about how you're coping with a lack of physical touch in your lives due to the pandemic. This is what you told us.  Thanks to the team at  Love + Radio  for their work on this collaboration. Look out for the second episode in this series later this week.  Subscribe to the Death, Sex & Money newsletter here . And email us anytime at dea...