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Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Big Mood: It's the New Dear Prudence!

Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Here's a special treat for all of you Big Mood, Little Mood listeners: Daniel M. Lavery is excited to introduce to you the new Dear Prudence podcast with Jenée Desmond-Harris. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast listening platform!


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0:00.0

You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music.

0:03.6

Danny Lavery here. As some of you likely already know, I was the titular Prudence of Dear Prudence from about 2016 to 2021.

0:12.9

When I got the chance to pass the Prudy Baton on to the brilliant Jeney Desmond Harris,

0:18.1

I was so excited that I would finally get to be a Prudence listener

0:21.2

and get to read Jenae's thoughtful responses, which has been a real highlight of my week.

0:26.0

And now I am incredibly excited to get to introduce Jenae to you in podcast form.

0:31.3

Dear listeners, I'd like to introduce you to the new Dear Prudence podcast with Jeney Desmond

0:36.5

Harris. Enjoy. Welcome to Dear Prudence podcast with Jeney Desmond Harris. Enjoy.

0:38.3

Welcome to Dear Prudence.

0:41.3

I'm Jeney Desmond Harris and I am thrilled to say that Dear Prudence is back.

0:47.3

If you don't know, Dear Prudence is Slate's long running advice column, and I have the honor of being the fifth prudy.

0:54.9

We haven't had a podcast version of the column for a while.

0:58.6

So many people have asked for it, and I'm happy to be able to give the people what they want.

1:05.0

Every week, I'll be joined by a guest who brings their own unique perspective to responding to your letters.

1:11.7

Today, that guest is Naderah Goff.

1:15.0

Nadira is an associate writer of culture here at Slate.

1:18.4

She's also an incredibly kind colleague who's smart, supportive, and so, so wise.

1:24.9

This episode, we'll tackle a letter from someone worried their partner has been sent to

1:29.5

conversion therapy.

1:30.9

We'll also hear from a young person who can't avoid a family member who abused them.

1:36.0

But not all the questions are so tough.

1:38.8

I promise we'll have a little fun too.

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