Dear Prudence: Revisiting Advice from LeVar Burton

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🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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We’re listening back to one of Jenée’s favorite episodes when award-winning actor, director, and educator LeVar Burton joined Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer your letters from readers about stealing from abusive parents, sharing snacks with children, and how to cope as an actor when you don’t land a role you really wanted. If you want more Dear Prudence, 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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0:00.0	Welcome to Dear Prudence, I'm your Prudence,
0:07.0	Janay Desmond Harris.
0:08.7	Today we're bringing you something fun from our archives.
0:11.3	It's an episode that aired earlier this year with
0:13.3	LaVar Burton as my guest. The two of us talk about letters including one
0:17.5	about a co-worker who repeatedly ignores boundaries around snacks and you won't be surprised that he gave some great advice.
0:25.0	We'll be back next week with a brand new episode with Ellie Mistal.
0:28.8	Until then, grab some holiday leftovers and enjoy the show.
0:33.0	Welcome to Dear Prudence, I'm your prudence.
0:44.0	I'm your prudence, Janay Desmond Harris.
0:47.0	Today I'll be answering questions about stealing from abusive parents, sharing
0:52.0	snacks with children, and how to cope when you're an actor who's denied
0:56.3	a role you really wanted. Here to help me out today is Lovara Burton. He's an award-winning
1:02.1	actor, director, and educator. He's taught multiple generations of
1:06.0	children about the joys of reading through his work on Reading Rainbow. He is the award-winning
1:10.9	author of The Rhino who Swallowed A Kids Book Imagination, and his
1:16.5	Grammy-nominated book, Aftermath.
1:19.2	He's the host of the podcast, LaBar Burton reads.
1:22.4	To help you get to know him a little better,
1:24.0	I asked him to come prepared to talk about
1:26.0	three facts that you won't find in his bio.
1:28.0	Lavor, take it away with the first one.
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