Dear Prudence | Politics Is Ruining My Family. Help!

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In this episode, David Roth and Drew Magary (the hosts of Defector Media’s The Distraction) join Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters from readers about what to do when your parents are cosigning your brothers’ political values just because he’s the favorite, how to be an optimistic dater after a near-decade of failed dating, and how to react when you’re sure that your husband’s step-son is trying to hustle you for money. Want more Dear Prudence? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/prudie-plus to get access wherever you listen. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, and Jenée Desmond-Harris, with help from Maura Currie and Anuli Ononye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.7	Welcome to Dear Prudence. I'm your Prudence, Jeney Desmond Harris. Today we'll be discussing what to do when your parents are co-signing your brother's political rants just because he's the
1:06.2	favorite. How to be an optimistic dater after a near decade of failed dating,
1:15.3	and how to react when you're sure that your husband's stepson is trying to hustle you for money.
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