As the host of Death, Sex & Money, my job is to ask my guests to talk about the things "we think about a lot and need to talk about more." And sometimes, talking about hard things that you don’t have much practice talking about...can be unsettling and uncomfortable. It can also feel like the deepest exhale you didn’t know you were waiting for. I've experienced this as both an interviewer and as a participant in the conversations on this show.
We've been talking a lot about hard conversations recently, as my new book, "Let's Talk About Hard Things" is about to be released into the world. So today we thought we'd look back at seven moments in our show’s seven year (!) history that I remember as the squirmiest, most stomach-ache inducing, unsettling, powerful, hard—and, ultimately, some of the most meaningful—conversations that have ever happened on Death, Sex & Money.
Hear more of the interviews we excerpted in today's episode:
My Awkward Money Talk With Sallie Krawcheck
Why She Steals: Your Reactions
The Sex Worker Next Door
Chaz Ebert On Life Without Roger
A Son and His Mom Laugh Through Darkness (featuring Bex Montz and Katie Ryan)
A Son, A Mother And Two Gun Crimes (featuring Dwayne Betts and Gloria Hill)
Dan Savage Says Cheating Happens. And That's OK.
Why You’re Not Having Sex
After the Interview, Our Guest Had Some Questions
The Night Magic Mushrooms and Jam Bands Helped Me Walk Again
My Eating Disorder Turned Into an Obsession With Money
'Tom' Felt So Alone Not Being Able To Drive. We Made An Introduction.
Filling the Health Care Gap (and Filling Lips!) in Appalachia
You’re at a Crossroads. We’re Here to Help.
A Tarot Reader Explains Why Intuition is So Tricky
A Sociopath's Guide to Death, Sex, and Money
From Indie Rockers to Full-Time Caregivers
I Was In Debt. Then My Sister Offered Me $16,000.
The Very Hot Marriage of Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts
A Former Pro Climber On Enduring Chronic Illness
Who’s Driving Your Uber?
Four Interviews and a Revival
This Senator Saved My Love Life
Life After Death: News About the Future of Death, Sex & Money!
Four Interviews and a Funeral
Your Inheritance Stories: When Death, Family and Money Mix
Meshell Ndegeocello Thinks Authenticity is Unsustainable
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