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  • I Was Only “Verbally” Invited to a Wedding. Help!

    In this episode, Cheyna Roth (podcast producer for Slate’s The Waves) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer your letters about weddings: whether parents are obligated to pay for weddings they don’t support, whether a mean sister should get to attend an elopement, and whether you are really invited if you don’t have a paper invitation in hand.

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  • My Close Friend Is Spiraling And I Live Far Away. Help!

    In this episode, Lane Moore (bestselling author of How To Be Alone and the upcoming You Will Find Your People) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer your letters about friends: how to make them, how to help them when they’re spiraling, and whether to tell them when they’re making bad relationship choices. Also, since this is Pet Advice Week at Slate, we’ll have a question or two about pet dilemmas.

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  • My Husband Wants Our 9-Year-Old Son to Play Tackle Football. Help!

    In this episode, Bomani Jones (host of HBO’s Game Theory With Bomani Jones and The Right Time With Bomani Jones) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer questions from letter writers about workplace socializing, friends who are no longer likable people, and youth football.

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  • I Don’t Want My Dad to Attend My Daughter’s Wedding. Help!

    In this episode, Danny M. Lavery (former Prudie and host of Slate’s Big Mood, Little Mood) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to recount his time answering your questions and take on new ones from people dealing with unwanted gifts, wedding dilemmas, and a parent refusing to let their college-aged daughter get a gun.

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  • I Think Black Tourists Are in Danger in My Town. Help!

    In this episode, Jamilah Lemieux (co-host of Slate’s Mom and Dad are Fighting) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer questions from letter writers about saving friends from bad relationships, warning Black tourists in a sundown town, and how to deal when your spouse cares more about his dog than about your children.

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  • My Wife’s Friend Is Not Her Friend. Help!

    In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) answers questions from letter writers about coping with aging, dealing with a spouse’s out-of-control frenemy, and explaining a little medicinal drug use to in-laws.  

    Tonya Mosley (host of Webby award-winning podcast Truth Be Told) joins to share some nuggets of wisdom. 

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  • My Mom Doesn’t Think My Fiancé Is Enough. Help!

    In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) answers questions from letter writers who are dealing with judgemental parents, homophobic in-laws, and neighbors who throw dog poop over the fence.  

    Mark Joseph Stern (a Slate senior writer) joins to share advice on what to do. 

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  • Should I Have A Baby? Help!

    In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) answers questions from letter writers who are stuck in high-paying jobs, deciding whether to bring kids into this world, confronting a “Karen,” and dealing with a classic topic – judgy in-laws.  

    Wajahat Ali (author and a Daily Beast columnist) joins to lend his wisdom. 

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  • Almost 50 with No Friends. Help!

    In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) answers questions about how to build meaningful friendships, dating someone with PTSD, and awkward gift exchanges. 

    Jonquilyn Hill (host of Vox’s The Weeds) joins to share advice on what to do. 

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  • Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrogate. Help!

    In this episode, Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) is tackling questions about text etiquette, whether or not to allow children at a wedding, and weighing the heavy decision of surrogacy for a sibling. 

    Slate’s own Rachelle Hampton (host of ICYMI) joins dole out some words of wisdom. 

    If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. 

    Podcast production by Kayla Lattimore and Daisy Rosario. Production help from Se’era Spragley Ricks.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

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