Dear Prudence: The "Praise Dog" Edition
Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery
Slate Podcasts
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Prudence is joined this week by Justine D'Souza, a social media community management professional who also works for a youth helpline. Outside of work, she enjoys performing in operas, plays, and musicals.
Together they tackle letters about what to do when your deceased friend’s mom finds you in social media and sends messages about her grief, how should you handle finding out your husband doesn’t share your dream of dog ownership, what to consider about secretly giving away your boyfriend’s dog, what to do when your wife changes her mind about a “hall pass” agreement, should you keep supporting an inefficient coworker because they desperately need a job
Slate Plus members will hear Prudie and Justine discuss a letter writer who is triggered by her boss’s partner’s illness, and losing the ability to focus at work, and another letter writer who is overwhelmed by her husband’s close-knit family and their need for frequent gatherings. Not yet a member? Sign up at Slate.com/PrudiePod.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon |
| 0:01.8 | Music. |
| 0:03.4 | You're listening to this week's excerpt from the Dear Prudence podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | To get the full-length, members-only version every week, join Slate Plus at slate.com slash Prudipod. |
| 0:16.9 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:18.0 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:19.2 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:20.8 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. |
| 0:21.9 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. |
| 0:22.4 | Dear Prudy. |
| 0:24.2 | Do you think that I should contact him again? |
| 0:27.6 | Help. |
| 0:28.0 | Help. |
| 0:28.6 | Thanks. |
| 0:28.9 | Thanks. |
| 0:29.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome back to The Dear Prudence Show. |
| 0:43.4 | Once again, and as always, I am your host, Dear Prudence, otherwise known as Daniel Mallory Ortberg. |
| 0:48.5 | No, not that Daniel Mallory, the other one. |
| 0:51.8 | This week in the studio, I am joined once again by Justine D'Souza, a social media |
| 0:55.9 | slash community management professional who also works for a youth helpline. Outside of work, |
| 1:01.2 | she enjoys performing in operas, plays, and musicals. Justine, welcome. Thanks. I am so glad to |
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