Death, Sex & Money

Two stories on incarceration and coronavirus: an update from Lawrence Bartley, whose time sheltering in place has him reflecting on his time in prison, and a woman who wrote to him, worried about her incarcerated husband's safety. For more conversations with Lawrence, here is our first one from 2014 , a follow-up with his wife Ronnine from 2017 , and our check-in with both of them a few months aft...

A conversation with Sharron, a certified nursing assistant in Virginia, who we first met in our essential workers episode this spring. 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 t...

From budgeting blue books to a $60,000 engagement ring: your stories about love and money. 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 behind the scen...

We asked you what you needed to say in this moment of reckoning with police brutality, structural racism, and grief. Here's what you told us.  We want to keep talking with you about this. Send us a voice memo about what's on your mind right now, to  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter and we'll keep you up to date about what's happening behind the scenes...

"It's difficult to sometimes separate myself from being the one that always has to have it together." This episode is part of a special Financial Therapy series here on Death, Sex & Money, hosted by Amanda Clayman. If you have a money anxiety weighing you down, send an email or a voice memo to  financialtherapy@wnyc.org . Find the entire series at  deathsexmoney.org/financialtherapy . We'd als...

What do you need to say right now? As we take in the anguish that's surfacing today—about the fact that COVID19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color, about the violence of police brutality against Black people, and about all the different ways that white people are not stepping up to say those things are wrong—we want to hear from you. Record your thoughts and send them to us, at d...

Two years ago, Mathew* quit an executive job and struck out on his own to found an independent consulting firm. After months of bringing in "90% less than what [he] used to," business was finally starting to pick up earlier this year—and then the pandemic hit. With clients pulling contracts and invoices being paid late, Mathew is back to square one, wondering if the risks he took were worth it—and...

Before the pandemic, Dale ran an event space in Knoxville, Tennessee. After cancelling every booking this month—which was set to be their busiest ever—she finds herself wondering how to share the burden of her financial anxiety with her husband—and how to square the fact that after years of hustling to make her business a reality, she's really enjoying having some time alone. This episode is part...

Many of our financial situations have changed drastically in the past two months. We're calling on a financial therapist to help us sort through all of the emotions those shifts are bringing up. Listen out for our special series with Amanda Clayman, starting this Wednesday, May 20, in the Death, Sex & Money podcast feed.  Sign up for our newsletter today at  deathsexmoney.org/newsletter . And...

The former secretary of state reflects on how now, in her 80s, she's re-experiencing a feeling she had in her 20s—after graduating from college and putting her career aside for family. We're collecting your memories and stories about people you've lost to COVID-19. What's something you'll never forget about them? What were they passionate about? What's a memory about them that makes you smile? Rec...

A listener named Lindsay, who works as a nurse in an ICU, is struggling with the way her patients are dying from COVID-19.  Have thoughts to share with Lindsay? Email us at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org.  Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no...

The bestselling writer reflects on her sense of pride, and why she's got no problem going back to an hourly job "the minute it feels like this is over." Help us reach our fundraising goal! Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a sustaining member today at deathsexmoney.org/donate.  Sign up for our newsletter today at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. And follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and...

A lot has changed in the student loan landscape since the pandemic hit. In this special collaboration with NPR's Life Kit, student loan expert Betsy Mayotte answers your questions about who is covered under the CARES Act, how private loan borrowers can get relief, and what this all means for you if you're enrolled in Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a sus...

Listener Diane Davis and author John Green have spent years learning tools to manage their obsessive thoughts and fears of contamination. But COVID-19 is putting all of them to the test. Sign up for our newsletter today at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. And follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. Need to...

We check in with Alana Duran, who has lupus and received a donor kidney several years ago from her new girlfriend at the time, Lori Interlicchio.  What are you noticing about physical touch and intimacy right now? Whether you're partnered or single, we want to know how touch—or a lack of it—is making you think about your romantic life. Tell us about it at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . Sign up for our...

One of the things writer Tayari Jones has learned in isolation is mastering different forms of connection, from re-learning how to teach her college students over Zoom to sending money to friends in need. The simplest way she's connecting? Greeting cards! "People love to receive cards and I have so many of them and I just imagined that if people are at home alone feeling isolated, wouldn't it be n...

"I'm just a lucky guy," John Prine told me in our 2018 interview. We will miss him.  Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Songwriting icon Bill Withers died this week at 81 years old. Today, we revisit my conversation with him—from the very first episode of Death, Sex & Money. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See a...

A few weeks back, we created a  Pandemic Tool Kit  for those of us who are staying home during the COVID-19 crisis. But we also wanted to hear from those of you who can't stay home right now because your jobs have been deemed essential—about what's on your mind right now, and what's helping you cope. These are your stories.  Are you in financial flux right now due to COVID-19? Tell us about it at ...

We asked essential workers to write in about what they need, and what they're thinking about. Here's what one surgical nurse in Ohio told us. Not subscribed to our newsletter yet? Sign up at  deathsexmoney.org/newsletter . And follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . Need to set up your Slate Plus feed?...

If you’re an essential worker who isn't able to stay home, we want to know what’s on your mind right now and what’s helping you. Record a voice memo and send it to deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. And if you are staying at home right now—we have an assignment for you too.  Not subscribed to our newsletter yet? Sign up at  deathsexmoney.org/newsletter . And follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagra...

Jason Isbell was a restless guitarist. Amanda Shires was a fiddler who turned his life around. In 2014, they were a year into marriage, and discovering that sobriety and success come with new challenges. Want more? Here are a few other conversations from our archive featuring Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires:  Live from the Internet: Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires & You : The couple took listener c...

"It's bringing me back to early recovery....I have to think about the things that keep me sober for right now, because we have no idea what tomorrow is going to look like."  Not subscribed to our newsletter yet? Sign up at  deathsexmoney.org/newsletter . And follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org . And...

This week, you've been helping us build a  Pandemic Tool Kit . Now we want to see it in action! Pick something to do from the kit this weekend and send in your field reports from your activities of choice—pictures, voices memos, emails, whatever—to  deathsexmoney@wnyc.org  by Monday morning. We’ll share how we're all putting this tool kit to use in our newsletter. Not subscribed to our newsletter...

The  High Maintenance  star reflects on his childhood, what he's learned from his divorce, and why he's starting to smoke less weed. Looking for some TV recs? Here are five of my favorite High Maintenance episodes. I only picked from the last four seasons of HBO for ease in finding. The whole web series is amazing, which you can find here . "Dongle" (Season 3, Episode 7): A Puerto Rican man who ju...