Dear Prudence: Politics Is Ruining My Family. Help!

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🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	Mom, Dad, can we work allow?
0:03.0	James, come rounds.
0:04.0	Can we have Tykawai?
0:05.0	Your maker.
0:06.0	We need speakers.
0:07.0	Pastors.
0:08.0	He's broken it.
0:09.0	She's crying.
0:10.0	Where's the football?
0:12.0	Can we watch cartoons?
0:13.8	Need a crowd pleaser?
0:14.8	Let's watch something with planets.
0:16.8	A musical.
0:18.0	cartoons.
0:19.0	The match.
0:20.0	New EE TV lets you search live and on demand all in one place. Search E. E. T.
0:27.0	E. T. E. T. requires E. E. E. broadband. Content may vary terms apply. Welcome to Dear Prudence, I'm your Prudence,
0:38.6	Janay Desmond Harris.
0:40.8	Today we'll be discussing what to do when your parents are co-signing your
0:44.4	brother's political rants just because he's the favorite. How to be an
0:47.8	optimistic dater after a near decade of failed dating and how to react when
0:52.4	you're sure that your husband's stepson is trying to hustle of Media's flagship sports and culture podcast, The Distraction.
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