Welcome to Dear Prudence. I'm your Prudence, Janay Desmond Harris. Today, I'll be answering

letters from readers with dilemmas about friends who are terrible writers, co-workers who

use therapy speak, and whether it's a good idea to travel with an ex. Spoiler, it is

not unless my guest disagrees with me. To help me answer these questions, I'll be joined

by Ayesha Harris. She's a culture critic, author, and podcaster. She's co-hosts for NPR's

hit podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour, and the author of her debut book, Wanna Be, reckonings

with the pop culture that shapes me. It's a collection of original essays out June 13th.

I asked her for three facts about herself that do not appear in her bio, just seeing a

little more about who's giving you advice today. So here they are.

Number one, she earned a black belt in Tang Sudo when she was 12.

Two, she spent two summers in high school in college working at a homemade ice cream

shop whose acronym boiled down to the unfortunate spelling KKK. They have thankfully since changed

the name. And three, in college, her dance group participated in a drag show competition

in one second place for an elaborately choreographed number to Lil Kim's How Many Licks. They

deserve first place, she says, but it's whatever. Anyway, we'll be back after a short break.

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