Welcome to Dear Prudence, I'm your guest Prudence, Sam Sanders, host of the new radio hour

podcast and YouTube show, The Sam Sanders Show from K-R-W.

I want you all to check it out.

Also, I have another podcast called Vibe Check.

I'll talk more about both shows later on this episode but first you're here for

advice let's get to that today we're gonna address listener letters about

wanting to make amends after spreading gossip, trying to forgive your mother after years of being rejected,

and figuring out how to handle social invitations when a couple in the friend group breaks up.

This is all heavy stuff and I could think of no better partner to tackle

these questions with than my guest for this episode. I believe in allowing guests to

introduce themselves so come on in and say hi. Hi I'm Nadera Gough

slate culture writer and oftentimes podcaster also at slate.

And I'm so excited to get into some of these letters with you, Sam.

I am honored and overjoyed.

You're one of my favorite culture writers.

We've done podcast stuff together before,

and the vibes were immaculate.

So I'm ready for this.

I'm ready for this.

But I must point out, you are joining this taping from a lovely

adorned closet from what I can see yeah none of this stuff is mine this is all

stuff that my mother owns.

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