Dear Prudence: The "Rocky II" Edition
Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery
Slate Podcasts
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2016
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Rocky returns! The aspiring poker player writes back to make the case for quitting his day job (and if this makes no sense, check out the 11/29 “Anger Management” show). We’re rooting for you, man. Then, Mallory and comedian Avery Edison tackle your questions: A friend made a cruel comment at a party, I made a scene, and no one will let it go — how do I shut this down? I love my boyfriend, but he’s asexual and I’m not. Is our relationship doomed? Finally: my boyfriend struggles with body image, and I don’t know how to handle it. Hear more Prudence by joining Slate Plus: Slate.com/Prudiepod.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.6 | You're listening to this week's excerpt from the Dear Prudence podcast. |
| 0:07.1 | To get the full-length members' only version every week, join Slate Plus at slate.com slash prudipod. |
| 0:17.3 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:18.6 | Dear Prudence. |
| 0:19.7 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. |
| 0:21.5 | Dear Prudence. Dear Prudence. |
| 0:22.3 | Dear Prudy. |
| 0:24.7 | Do you think that I should contact him again? |
| 0:28.1 | Help. |
| 0:28.5 | Help. |
| 0:29.1 | Thanks. |
| 0:29.3 | Thanks. |
| 0:30.3 | Thank you. Welcome back to the Dear Prudence podcast. Once again, I am Dear Prudence. Also known as Mallory Ortberg, with us in the studio this week is going to be Avery Edison. I'm very excited to introduce all of you two in just a few minutes. But before I do, I want to |
| 0:55.6 | provide you with what is quite possibly, not quite possibly, absolutely, definitively, the greatest |
| 1:01.0 | single update we have ever gotten to a letter on this show. You may remember that recently |
| 1:06.7 | on the episode where my father, John Norberg, was the guest. We received a voicemail from a gentleman named Rocky, |
| 1:12.9 | who wanted to know if we would give him permission to quit his job for three months to play |
| 1:19.0 | poker professionally. And we had ourselves a couple of good laughs because what a funny scenario and |
| 1:26.0 | kind of ended on not really sure if you need to do this. |
| 1:29.1 | Is there any other way that you could maybe, you know, get your poker itch scratched on the side? |
| 1:35.1 | We're not really sure. |
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