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Dear Sugars

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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely and heartsick. The Sugars are here, speaking straight into your ears. Hosted by the original Sugars, Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, the podc...

Dear Sugars Podcast Guide

Listen to Dear Sugars, a Society & Culture podcast by WBUR. Stream 411 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Rewind: Location, Location, Location

From our archives—this episode originally aired on April 10th, 2017 . Location, location, location. It makes all the difference in real esta...

00:35:48Jun 27, 2026

Rewind: Sexual Fluidity

This episode was originally published on March 3, 2017. "Whatever"— that's how the actress Maria Bello describes her sexual orientation. Her...

00:42:20Jun 13, 2026

Rewind: Baby or Bust

This episode was originally published on March 22nd, 2017. You wants kids; your partner doesn't. Or your partner wants kids, and you don't....

00:35:06May 30, 2026

Redux: Rapid Fire, Love & Money

When it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exc...

00:44:20May 16, 2026

Repost: Sex & Aging

This episode was originally released on May 25th, 2018. When two women in their sixties start losing interest in sex, their sex-starved part...

00:36:39Mar 21, 2026

Repost: Change Is A Work In Progress

Seventeen-year-old “Struggling” had big dreams to leave his small town, but his living situation was at risk because he couldn’t stop using...

00:35:15Mar 7, 2026

Repost: Should I Stay Or Go?

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2016. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid F...

00:34:09Feb 21, 2026

Rewind: Pet Dilemmas with Julia Barton

This episode was originally published on August 26th, 2017. In this episode, adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Ba...

00:46:21Jan 17, 2026

Rewind: Body Weight and Romance

This episode was originally released on August 19, 2017. It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially whe...

00:34:11Dec 6, 2025

Rewind: Make the Call

In this encore "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars give brief answers to a handful of letters. This time, they challenge each other to make the...

00:39:31Oct 25, 2025

Rewind: Buyer's Remorse

This episode was originally published on April 14th, 2018. Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of le...

00:24:00Oct 11, 2025

Rewind: Sex & Aging

This episode was originally released on May 25th, 2018. When two women in their sixties start losing interest in sex, their sex-starved part...

00:36:30Aug 30, 2025

Rewind: Talking About Privilege

This episode was originally published on August 11th, 2018. Privilege comes in many forms: socio-economic privilege, gender privilege, heter...

00:50:21Aug 2, 2025

Rewind: Career Vs. Love

This episode was originally released on April 13th, 2017. You love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in differen...

00:33:42Jun 21, 2025