Welcome to Dear Prudence. I'm your prudence, Janay Desmond Harris. Today, we're discussing

letters about friends who, for some reason, don't call you when they're in town. The pros

and cons of dating divorced men. And what to do when you've pressured your friend to

break up with someone who ends up being a great husband to someone else. And by the way,

you also said he was a sex trafficker. Anyway, here to help me out today is scientist

turned actor Alicia Wainwright. She most recently starred on the macro-produced Netflix series

Raising Dion, based on the comic book of the same name as Nicole Warren, a single mother

whose son Dion has magical superhero like abilities. Prior to her acting career, she was

a tropical biologist, having studied botany at the University of Florida. She's hosting

a new podcast series when science finds a way, beginning on Wednesday, June 28th. She

and her guests address questions about our pressing health challenges and hear stories of hope

from people who are facing them using innovative methods and fresh perspectives.

Hey, Alicia, welcome to the show. Hi, thank you for having me. I so appreciate you making

the time because I know how busy you are with your own career and your own podcast. We were

laughing before we got on because we told you the show would be fun. And you were like,

well, that's a good change from the heavy, the heavier issues that I address on my podcast.

I mean, never did I think that hosting a podcast about global health challenges would somehow

qualify me to give relationship advice, but we're here. We're doing it. I'm not going to hold back

full on honesty. It's coming. I'm so excited. Before we get started, just quickly want to tell

people a little bit about your podcast. Absolutely. So when science finds a way is a podcast where I have

discussions with researchers and scientists who are finding impactful solutions to the critical

health issues facing everyone, we cover topics like mental health, infectious diseases,

...