Dear Prudence: The "You Gonna Eat That?" Edition
19 Mar 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by writer Helen Rosner. She is the food correspondent for The New Yorke...
Dear Prudence: The “Good (Not Great) Sex” Edition
12 Mar 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by Sarah Shourd, a multi-media journalist based in Oakland, California....
Dear Prudence: The "Consent Agenda" Edition
05 Mar 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by writer and artist, John Leavitt, whose work has appeared in The New ...
Dear Prudence: The "Unrequited Colleague" Edition
26 Feb 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by Janet Cheatham Bell, who left her position as a textbook editor in 1...
Dear Prudence: The "Praise Dog" Edition
19 Feb 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by Justine D'Souza, a social media community management professional wh...
Dear Prudence: The "Don't Like Doodads" Edition
12 Feb 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by Favianna Rodriguez, an interdisciplinary artist, cultural organizer,...
Dear Prudence: The "Friendly Flakes" Edition
05 Feb 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by Martha Rynberg, an Oakland based writer and performer. She is the pr...
Dear Prudence: The "I'm Not Really Perfect" Edition
29 Jan 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by a close personal, if not a bit judgmental, friend, Maddie Chavez. Ma...
Dear Prudence: The "Sell The Damn Ring" Edition
22 Jan 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by writer and film critic Willow Maclay. Maclay runs the website Curtsi...
Dear Prudence: The "Overloaded Friend" Edition
15 Jan 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by journalist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini. Fiorentini is a corres...
Dear Prudence: The "Always An Excuse" Edition
08 Jan 2019
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Prudence is joined this week by author and activist, Ebony Adams. Adams is the co-host of the podcas...
Dear Prudence: The "Up For Sitting Down" Edition
01 Jan 2019
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Facing an empty guest chair, Prudence grabs Phil Surkis, the producer of the Dear Prudence podcast, ...
Dear Prudence: The "It's Already Weird" Edition
25 Dec 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Julia Furlan, a Brooklyn-based journalist and podcast maker who is t...
Dear Prudence: The "Aren't We Friends?" Edition
18 Dec 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer Soraya McDonald, the culture critic for The Undefeated on ESP...
Dear Prudence: The "Addiction Fatigue" Edition
11 Dec 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by San Francisco writer Laura Turner, who also happens to be Prudie’s...
Dear Prudence: The "Always Testing Me" Edition
04 Dec 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Chris Randle, a New York based writer who came here from Canada. He'...
Dear Prudence: The "Socializing While Sober" Edition
27 Nov 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Sophie Bee, a writer, speaker, nightlife promoter, and activist. She...
Dear Prudence: The "Nixed Nuptials" Edition
20 Nov 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Carta Monir, an Ignatz award-winning cartoonist living in Ann Arbor,...
Dear Prudence: The "Animal Husband-ry" Edition
13 Nov 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Jenée Desmond-Harris, an op-ed editor at the New York Times. One of...
Dear Prudence: The "Enough Is Enough" Edition
06 Nov 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Anna Sale, the host of the podcast, Death, Sex & Money, a show abo...
Dear Prudence: The "Shy Spy" Edition
30 Oct 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Hillary Eason and her brother, Tyler Eason. Hillary works in interna...
Dear Prudence: The “Misguided Text” Edition
23 Oct 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Tyler Mead, an associate producer of the queer comedy podcast, "Insi...
Dear Prudence: The “Fun, Flirty Friends” Edition
16 Oct 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Folu Akinkuotu, an internet person who lives in Boston. She’s an o...
Dear Prudence: The “Brother Betrayal” Edition
09 Oct 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Washington DC based writer, Zoë Selengut. Zoë works as a cataloger...
Dear Prudence: The “Slightly Lesser Mess” Edition
02 Oct 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by San Francisco based game critic, Carolyn Petit. Carolyn is the manag...
Dear Prudence: The "Obstinate Husbands" Edition
25 Sep 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer, actor and comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh. Zahra is co-host of the...
Dear Prudence: The “Unnecessary Shame” Edition
18 Sep 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Assistant Professor of English at UC Berkeley, Grace Lavery. Her fir...
Dear Prudence: The "Sister Misery" Edition
11 Sep 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Portland based author and technology expert Brook Shelley. Brook wor...
Dear Prudence: The "Done Raising Children" Edition
04 Sep 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by comedian Kate Willett, who has appeared on Comedy Central and Vicela...
Dear Prudence: The "Work Talk At Home" Edition
28 Aug 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Jane McGonigal, the inventor of SuperBetter, a mobile game that has ...
Dear Prudence: The "Leftover Food" Edition
21 Aug 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Sorcha Reilly, an Oakland native who works in litigation consulting....
Dear Prudence: The “Bare Minimum of Icy Neutrality” Edition
14 Aug 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Kim Brinckerhoff, a lifelong Bay Area resident working on her master...
Dear Prudence: The “Family Heirloom Accountant” Edition
07 Aug 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer and podcaster Colin Atrophy Hagendorf. Their memoir, Slice Ha...
Dear Prudence: The "Stoner Shame” Edition
31 Jul 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer John Thompson. Together they take on letters about how to tal...
Dear Prudence: The "Hots For My Cousin" Edition
24 Jul 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer, editor, and cool mom, Dominique Matti. Together, they tackle...
Dear Prudence: The "Weapons Grade Pettiness" Edition
17 Jul 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by media critic Anita Sarkeesian. Together, they tackle letters about h...
Dear Prudence: The “Invisible Girl” Edition
10 Jul 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan, whose latest book i...
Dear Prudence: The “Unexpected Inheritance” Edition
03 Jul 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by marriage and family therapist Abigail Stone and Rebecca Ganetzky, a ...
Prudence Presents: Better Life Lab
01 Jul 2018
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Today, we're coming to you with something special — the inaugural episode of Better Life Lab, the ...
Dear Prudence: The “Is Cheating Ever Ok?” Edition
26 Jun 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Daniel Summers, a practicing pediatrician and regular contributing c...
Dear Prudence: The “Bullying Sister-in-Law” Edition
19 Jun 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Talia Jane, a NYC-based aspiring comedy writer who makes smoothies f...
Dear Prudence: The "Demeaning My Coworkers" Edition
12 Jun 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, a geek culture critic at the Daily Dot, and ...
Dear Prudence: The “Crush On My Job Interviewer” Edition
05 Jun 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Courtney C.W. Guerra, an editor and writer who's been giving advice ...
Dear Prudence: The “Do I Buy the Ticket?” Edition
29 May 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by researcher and writer Jamie Fisher. Together they take on questions ...
Dear Prudence: The “Poly Wedding Invite Etiquette” Edition
22 May 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by writer and activist Jaclyn Friedman. Together they tackle questions ...
Dear Prudence: The “I Wanna Kidnap a Dog” Edition
15 May 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by standup comedian Myq Kaplan, who hosts the new podcast Broccoli and ...
Dear Prudence: The “Women Are Too Distracting” Edition
08 May 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Jessie Lane, a social worker, mother, excellent cook, and holder of ...
Dear Prudence: The “Inspector Javert of Office Meatballs” Edition
01 May 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Aria Velasquez, an audience engagement editor at Slate. First up, I’...
Dear Prudence: The "Calculated Incursion On My Workplace" Edition
24 Apr 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Kayla Whaley, a writer living outside Atlanta with a focus on disabi...
Dear Prudence: The “Expensive Bulk Food-Grazer” Edition
17 Apr 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Paola Dayanan, a TV-obsessed HR professional from Northern Virginia....
Dear Prudence: The "Mommy Moocher" Edition
10 Apr 2018
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Prudence is joined by Krystal Farmer: twitter, podcast, and emo music enthusiast. First, my partner ...
Dear Prudence: The “Wizard Privilege” Edition
03 Apr 2018
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Prudence is joined by Margie Omero, a Democratic pollster and co-host of the bipartisan podcast “T...
Dear Prudence: The “Falling for My Co-Parent” Edition
27 Mar 2018
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Prudence is joined by Baby Ange, host of the podcast Femme Too Deep. First up, a letter about “sex...
Dear Prudence: The "Spousal Acknowledgement" Edition
20 Mar 2018
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Prudence is joined by Olga Kreimer, a journalist and grad student who writes an aggressively earnest...
Dear Prudence: The “Holidays of Their Own Design” Edition
13 Mar 2018
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Prudence is joined by Josh Gondelman, stand up comedian and writer for Last Week Tonight with John O...
Dear Prudence: The "Early Summer Chicken" Edition
06 Mar 2018
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Prudence is joined by powerhouse couple Gillian Evans and Lucy Mueller to help answer letters. First...
Dear Prudence: The “Nosey Desk-Searching Boss” Edition
27 Feb 2018
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Prudence is joined by Justine D’Souza, a Phone Support Counselor for a youth helpline. We start wi...
Dear Prudence: The “Relentlessly Friendly Neighbor” Edition
20 Feb 2018
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Prudence is joined by Jolie Kerr, a cleaning expert, advice columnist and host of the podcast, Ask a...
Dear Prudence: The “Not Your Mom” Edition
13 Feb 2018
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Prudence is joined by writer and self-appointed mom friend Jess Reynolds. First up, my ex and I “s...
Dear Prudence: The “Not Unconditional Love” Edition
06 Feb 2018
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Prudence is joined by hosts of the podcast By the Book: Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg. First...
Dear Prudence: The Live “Cruise-ship Romance” Edition
30 Jan 2018
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Our first live show! Prudence is joined onstage at the Brava Theater in San Francisco by writer and ...
Dear Prudence: The “Tepidly Panromantic” Edition
23 Jan 2018
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This week, writer Rohin Guha tells us of the joys of leaving Twitter post Trump election. First, the...
Dear Prudence: The “Ongoing Fling with a Famous Person” Edition
16 Jan 2018
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Prudence is joined this week by Charlotte Shane, author, essayist, and co-founder of TigerBee Press....
Dear Prudence: The “Reverse Kids Get Off My Lawn” Edition
09 Jan 2018
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This week we tackle the timeless question of how to eat from a jar of peanut butter in public when y...
Dear Prudence: The "Eternally Engaged" Edition
02 Jan 2018
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This week we’re revisiting some of the trickiest, thorniest questions of the past year. First up: ...
Dear Prudence: The "Personal ATM" Edition
26 Dec 2017
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This week we’re revisiting some of the trickiest, thorniest questions of the past year. First up: ...
Dear Prudence: The "Selfish Sister" Edition
19 Dec 2017
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We’re kicking off this week with some listener feedback on good problem to have – adjusting to e...
Dear Prudence: The "Schrödinger's Stolen Cat" Edition
12 Dec 2017
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First up: An enthusiastic endorsement from Prudence for walking out of movies you don’t like! Then...
Dear Prudence: The “Dirty Secret” Edition
05 Dec 2017
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Advice enthusiast and diversity consultant Valerie Aurora joins for a discussion of keeping your Chr...
Dear Prudence: The “Oh, Roger” Edition
28 Nov 2017
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Listener Rachel Tibbetts joins for a doozy of a batch of sibling and family related letters. First u...
Dear Prudence: The “Master of Disaster” Edition
21 Nov 2017
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Dear Prudence is back with her annual reminder: it’s okay to ruin the holidays! Then, advice colum...
Dear Prudence: The “Drama Tornado” Edition
14 Nov 2017
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Author Sarah Gailey joins Prudence to advise on matters of laundry, sisterhood, salary, and more! Fi...
Dear Prudence: The “Wishin’ Boot” Edition
07 Nov 2017
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Prudence is back to tackle your letters! First up: I think my workplace is about to hire the terribl...
Dear Prudence: The “Friend of the Devil” Edition
31 Oct 2017
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Writer Rachael Herron joins Prudence to tackle a bundle of tricky letters! First up: Should I have s...
Dear Prudence: The “Go Dutch” Edition
24 Oct 2017
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Writer and Bitch magazine co-founder Lisa Jervis joins Prudence to hash out how to be the best “my...
Dear Prudence: The “Rich Girl” Edition
17 Oct 2017
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Dear Prudence and guest Mary Goss navigate your family and relationship quandaries. First up: Is it ...
Dear Prudence: The “On the Nose" Edition
10 Oct 2017
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In a spirit of excitement and terror, Prudie and Washington Post writer Amanda Erickson, jump into y...
Dear Prudence: The “Good Grief" Edition
03 Oct 2017
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Y.A. fiction writer and advocate for the disabled Maggie Faid joins Prudie to consult on matters of ...
Dear Prudence: The "Hot Mess" Edition
26 Sep 2017
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Former Toast editor Nikki Chung joins Prudie to tackle a thorny bunch of your letters! First up: I’...
Dear Prudence: The "Sunk Cost" Edition
19 Sep 2017
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Writer and commentator Lindy West joins Prudence to encourage Thelma-and-Louise-style road trips for...
Dear Prudence: The "Rumpelstiltskin" Edition
12 Sep 2017
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Today on Dear Prudence: baby-stealing, stalking, and insufficient wokeness. First up: My boss keeps ...
Dear Prudence: The "Checking In" Edition
05 Sep 2017
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Buzzfeed's Nichole Perkins joins to help out with your letters! I was open about my depression on so...
Dear Prudence: The "Pray on This" Edition
29 Aug 2017
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First up: an exciting update on the one true way to date a former boss and how Prudie helped make it...
Dear Prudence: The "Strangers on a Train" Edition
22 Aug 2017
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Today, it’s a coming out party for first-time fig-eaters, brothers, people who don’t want to tal...
Dear Prudence: The "Feelings Roulette" Edition
15 Aug 2017
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Today we’ve got a very important update regarding the bidet letter! Then, Ali St. James & Olivia P...
Dear Prudence: The "Panoply of Deviance” Edition
08 Aug 2017
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Writer, commentator and professor Roxane Gay joins Prudie to tackle your problems with online dating...
Dear Prudence: The "Mulligan" Edition
01 Aug 2017
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Prudence is joined by guest Alyssa Furukawa to get real about what it means to say “I’m on my wa...
Dear Prudence: The "Radical Unfriendliness" Edition
25 Jul 2017
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Dear Prudence is joined by BuzzFeed’s Bim Adewunmi to respond to your letters. First up: how do I ...
Dear Prudence: The "Open it Up" Edition
18 Jul 2017
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Matt Albrecht and Hannah Malyn of the podcast “Matt and Hannah Know it All” join Prudie to advis...
Dear Prudence: The "Bidet and Boujee" Edition
11 Jul 2017
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First up: is a movie franchise trying to gaslight Prudie? Then, onto your letters: I’m a think I’...
Dear Prudence: The “Flowers in the Attic” Edition
04 Jul 2017
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First up: how Prudie and her ex, Jamie Shuler, bonded over Flowers in the Attic. Then, the two tag t...
Dear Prudence: The “Capitalism is the Problem” Edition
27 Jun 2017
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Writer and journalist Laurie Penny joins Prudence today to tackle your family and work quandaries! H...
Dear Prudence: The “Dealbreaker” Edition
20 Jun 2017
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Comedian Myq Kaplan joins Prudence for a heated conversation about stoves. Then, onto your letters: ...
Dear Prudence: The “Call 311” Edition
13 Jun 2017
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First up, an opening statement from Prudence on the merits of 3D BC movies. Then, your letters! When...
Dear Prudence: The “Workplace Hazard” Edition
06 Jun 2017
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Prudie’s brother-in-law Zack Turner joins to advise on your family, workplace and relationship dil...
Dear Prudence: The “Resignation” Edition
30 May 2017
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Prudence is joined by novelist Esmé Weijun Wang to advise on a batch of your family and relationshi...
Dear Prudence: The “Death of the Ego” Edition
23 May 2017
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Prudie learns about birthday spankings this week! Plus, how smartphones ruined pushing your friends ...
Dear Prudence: The “Cat-astrophe” Edition
16 May 2017
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Prudie and guest Ben Gullard get real about handling criticism. Then they tackle your letters! First...
Dear Prudence: The “Gravity Is Mad at You” Edition
09 May 2017
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Prudie kicks it off on a light note this week: we’re all going to die someday and the sky is scary...
Dear Prudence: The “United Front” Edition
02 May 2017
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First off, Prudie’s open door policy: open doors for people when it makes sense. Then onto your qu...