Dear Prudence: I Saved My Neighbor’s Life And Now She Won't Leave Me Alone. Help!

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Kelsey McKinney (host of Radiotopia’s Normal Gossip and co-owner of Defector.com) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer your letters from readers about who to share random thoughts with after your spouse dies, what to do when you’ve saved a neighbor’s life but don’t want to be friends with her, and how to handle petty insults in the family group chat. If you want more Dear Prudence, you should join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.6	Welcome to Dear Prudence.
0:36.5	I'm your prudence, Janay Desmond Harris.
0:39.5	Today, we're answering letters about who to share random thoughts with after your spouse dies,
0:46.3	what to do when you've saved a neighbor's life, but you don't actually want to be friends with her,
0:51.3	and how to handle petty insults in the family group chat.
0:55.4	Here to help me out today is Kelsey McKinney.
0:58.4	She is the co-owner and a features writer at Defector.com.
1:02.3	Her first novel, God's for the Girls, which is so good, was published in the summer of 2021,
1:07.8	and she's a host and writer of the podcast, Normal Gossip, which is all about the juicy,
1:12.5	strange everyday gossip from people you'll never meet.
1:15.1	I love it.
1:15.9	Welcome to the show, Kelsey.
1:17.4	Hi, thank you so much for having me, Janay.
1:19.2	I'm so happy to be reunited here on your podcast.
1:21.7	It's beautiful.
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