Dear Prudence: The “Unnecessary Shame” Edition

Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Slate Podcasts

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Relationships

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Prudence is joined this week by Assistant Professor of English at UC Berkeley, Grace Lavery. Her first book, “Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics And The Idea Of Japan,” is forthcoming with Princeton University Press in 2019, and she is currently working on a book on the idea of technique. Together they take on letters about what to do when the new skirt you love elicits unwanted reactions from strangers and friends, how to handle the urge to make your mundane tasks at work more titillating, what to do when your pill popping husband is no longer welcome at family events, how to handle a workplace crush when you also cherish and love your long term relationship, and finally, how to handle parents who show up empty handed to your toddler’s birthday. Slate Plus members will hear Prudie and Grace discuss a letter writer who’s wondering what actions she can take when her husband falsely signed documents for his colleague so that his colleague’s child can attend school in a different district. Not yet a member? Sign up at Slate.com/PrudiePod. Email: [email protected] by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.4	Dear Prudence, do you think that I should contact him?
0:44.0	Dear Prudence.
0:45.0	Dear Prudence.
0:46.0	Dear Prudence.
0:48.0	Dear Prudy.
0:50.0	Do you think that I should contact him again?
0:54.0	Help.
0:55.0	Thanks.
0:56.0	Thanks. Thank you. Hello and as well, I am your host, Dear Prudence, once again and as always I am your host Dear Prudence
1:13.9	also known as Daniel Mallory Orberg with me in the studio this week is a returning
1:18.8	favorite Grace Laverie she's an assistant professor of English right here at UC Berkeley.
1:24.0	Her first book, Quaint, exquisite Victorian aesthetics and the idea of Japan is forthcoming
1:29.0	with Princeton University Press in 2019 and she's currently working on a book on the idea of technique
1:35.4	Grace welcome. Thank you so much Daniel it's great to be here it is so great to have
1:40.6	you here is this your third appearance on the show? It is my third
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