Hello, dear prudence listeners, Danny Lavery here with some big news, or maybe medium-size news,

depending on your perspective. The big to medium-size news is that I'm officially coming to the end

of my tenure as dear prudence. It's been a wonderful, fabulous, almost five-year journey,

but don't worry, I'm not leaving entirely, and you don't have to change your podcast routine.

I'll still be here every week at Slate on my new show, which is called big mood,

little mood with Danny Lavery. And it's not exactly a new show because I'll still have guests,

and we'll still read letters and give advice, just fewer letters, less advice, and more questions

about the greater themes. And if you're already subscribed to the dear prudence podcast,

you don't even have to do anything. I'll just see you here on May 25th. It's kind of just as

straightforward as if I were getting a new haircut, and I've gotten several haircuts over the course

of my time as dear prudence, so no need to worry I've done this before. I don't think I actually

have any little news at all because I also want to congratulate Janae Desmond Harris,

who will be taking over as the next dear prudence, and who's going to make an absolutely fantastic

prudence. I cannot wait to start reading the column again. I have missed that during my last five

years, so there you have it. Big mood, little mood with Danny Lavery premieres on May 25th in this

very spot. See you next week.

Hello, and welcome back to the dear prudence show. Once again, and as always, I am your host,

dear prudence, also known as Daniel M. Lavery, and with me in this studio this week

is Kate Duffy, a licensed clinical social worker in New York. She's worked as a therapist and

clinical supervisor in a variety of settings, including shelters, residential group homes,

and outpatient clinics. Kate, welcome to the show. Hi, Danny, thanks for having me. I'm really

excited to be here. Thank you so much as you already know, but our listeners don't. I'm currently

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