Dear Prudence
Slate's premier advice column, featuring Jenée Desmond-Harris, helps you navigate the thorniest questions of relationships, work, and life.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
I Need My Best Friend to Give Me Some Space. Help!
On the final episode of Dear Prudence, Jenée is joined by Lonnae O’Neal – a senior writer for ESPN/Andscape and the author of the forthcoming book Bibb Country: Unearthing My Family Secrets of Land, …
01:05:15 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Are My Friends Becoming Doomsday Preppers? Help!
In this episode, Jenée is joined by Seema Yasmin, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet, medical doctor, author, and professor.
Together, they’ll help a listener set on decorating their home with t…
00:40:41 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Politics Is Ruining My Family. Help!
In this episode, David Roth and Drew Magary (the hosts of Defector Media’s The Distraction) join Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters from readers about what to do when your parents are co…
00:34:33 |
Fri 23 May 2025
My Wife Uses Bacon Grease As Lotion. Help!
In this episode, Jenée is joined by Helen Rosner, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker.
Together, they answer questions from listeners in serious conundrums. Do you tell your grieving sis…
00:54:15 |
Fri 16 May 2025
I Look Just Like My Boyfriend’s Dead Wife. Help!
In this episode, Jenée is joined by Brittany Luse — the host of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute.
Together, they answer questions from a reader distraught that their fiance won’t stop publishing smutty fict…
00:50:24 |
Fri 09 May 2025
My Best Friends Hate Each Other. Help!
In this episode, Jenée is joined by Daria Burke – an award winning business leader, board director, and author.
Together, they answer questions from a listener unsure whether to invite their feuding…
00:49:50 |
Fri 02 May 2025
We All Hate My Sister’s Husband. Help!
In this episode, Jenée is joined by Willa Paskin, the host of Slate’s podcast Decoder Ring.
Together, they answer questions from a listener hoping their sister will “gain sanity” to leave her husband…
00:56:45 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
My Wife’s Kids Sleep In Our Bed. I Hate It. Help!
In this episode, Jenée returns from parental leave and is joined by Solomon Missouri — a pastor at AME Zion Church in Snowhill, North Carolina, and author of the forthcoming “Not a Biblical Dating Bo…
00:52:20 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
My Controlling Fiancé Says He Loves Me. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by sports journalist and author Frankie de la Cretaz.
Together, they answer questions about confronting your dad’s hoarding partner, moving forward after a figh…
00:32:33 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
My Mom, An Alcoholic, Is Traveling Solo. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by award-winning journalist and founder of TransLash media Imara Jones.
Together, they answer questions about being taken advantage of by a friend, confronting …
00:27:52 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
I Want To Go No-Contact With My Parents. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Ada Calhoun, the author of Crush and Why We Can’t Sleep.
Together, they answer questions about going no contact with your parents permanently, reconciling af…
00:31:58 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
I Love My Sister But I Don’t Like Her. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Traci Thomas, the creator and host of the critically acclaimed literary podcast The Stacks.
Together, they answer questions about dealing with rude stepchild…
00:45:37 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
I Don’t Like Being My Coworker’s Therapist. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by comedian and actress Heather McMahan.
Together, they answer questions about believing abuse accusations, getting in the middle of a sibling’s relationship, a…
00:36:45 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Was I The Problem In My Marriage? Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Real Housewives alumna and Humble Brag podcast host Crystal Kung Minkoff.
Together, they answer questions about feeling conflicted over an ex living their be…
00:33:38 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
My Mom is Self-Centered. Am I, Too? Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by writer and YouTube essayist Princess Weekes.
Together, they answer questions about reconciling with a daughter after a huge fight, navigating toxic inlaws a…
00:35:59 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
My Husband’s Family Needs So Much Of His Money. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by advice columnist Adrienne Lee and James Beard Award nominee and writer Nylah Iqbal Muhammad.
Together, they answer questions about whether a spouse actually…
00:45:51 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
I Have Enough Friends and Don’t Want More. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Lori Gottlieb – a psychotherapist, an Ask the Therapist Columnist for The New York Times, and a bestselling author. Together, they answer questions about bei…
00:34:35 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
My Husband’s a Slob and I Want Out. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Peloton instructor, author and podcast host Cody Rigsby. Together, they answer questions from someone who wants to end their marriage over housework, a perso…
00:34:30 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
I Hate Getting Gifts. My Spouse Doesn’t Get It. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Tuck Woodstock – a journalist, educator and host of the award-winning podcast Gender Reveal. Together, they answer questions about how to tell your friends n…
00:35:50 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
My Mom Thinks My Husband Is Abusive. He’s Not. Help!
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Vanessa Zoltan, the CEO and Founder of Not Sorry Productions. Together, they answer questions about abuse accusations, how to introduce your parents to the p…
00:44:27 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
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