Dear Prudence: Should I Travel Across the World With My Ex? Help!

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🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In this episode, Aisha Harris (co-host for NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer your letters from readers with dilemmas about friends who are terrible writers, coworkers who use therapy speak, and whether it’s a good idea to travel with an ex. If you want more Dear Prudence, you should 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	My guy, I use a point with Ms. Football.
0:03.6	This summer it's time to get to know the players and your taste buds.
0:07.1	That's the only lie.
0:08.1	If 70% of the UK prefers the taste of Pepsi Max, you'd probably prefer Pepsi Max.
0:13.5	Firstly, for more, visit PepsiMax.withsportfry.com to enter our quiz to win gig tickets and find your perfect playlist.
0:21.2	UK blind taste test with over 34,000 people versus UK's biggest selling food sugar cola.
0:26.0	For verification, go to Pepsi.co.uk forward slash FAQ.
0:34.7	Welcome to Dear Prudence.
0:36.4	I'm your prudence, Janay Desmond Harris.
0:39.3	Today I'll be answering letters from readers with dilemmas about friends who are terrible writers,
0:44.5	co-workers who use therapy speak, and whether it's a good idea to travel with an ex.
0:50.1	Spoiler, it is not, unless my guest disagrees with me.
0:53.4	To help me answer these questions, I'll be joined by Ayesha Harris.
0:57.1	She's a culture critic, author, and podcaster.
1:00.6	She's co-host for NPR's Hit Podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour,
1:05.0	and the author of her debut book, Wanna Be,
1:08.0	reckonings with the pop culture that shapes me.
1:10.5	It's a collection of original essays out June 13th.
1:14.0	I asked her for three facts about herself that do not appear in her bio,
1:17.4	just so you know a little more about who's giving you advice today.
1:20.4	So here they are.
1:21.9	Number one, she earned a black belt in Tang Sudo when she was 12.
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