Death, sex, money … and podcasting? (via Bookends)
Other People's Problems
CBC
4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
When the book ends, the conversation begins. On Bookends, Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. You’ll always walk away with big questions to ponder and new books to read.
Bookends does not shy away from difficult conversations … and neither does Anna Sale, the host of the popular Slate podcast Death, Sex and Money. The show is all about diving into topics that get deep fast, and Anna expands on that promise in her book, Let’s Talk About Hard Things. In this special bonus episode, Anna joins Mattea to chat all about the book, podcasting and how her own outlook on tough topics has changed over the years.
You can listen to Bookends wherever you get your podcasts, or here: https://link.mgln.ai/OPPxBookends
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| 0:00.0 | Barbie Ferreira isn't afraid of taking risks, from being the first in her family to pursue a career in entertainment as a model first, then actor, to taking on the role of Cat in Euphoria, one of the busiest shows of the last few years for its raw and gritty depiction of high school life. |
| 0:15.1 | Barbie stars in the new film Mile End Kicks, which just premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. |
| 0:20.9 | She'll tell you how Euphoria changed her life and how she prepared to speak Canadian. |
| 0:26.9 | Follow Q with Tom Power wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.5 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:36.4 | Hey, OPP listeners. This is Matea Roach. I host another CBC podcast. Hey, OPP listeners. This is Matea Roach. I host another CBC podcast called Bookends. |
| 0:43.4 | It's a show where I sit down for honest conversations with some of today's best authors. |
| 0:48.3 | We talk about their writing, their inspirations, and their lives, and we don't shy away from |
| 0:53.5 | the tough conversations. |
| 0:55.4 | And that was especially true for my conversation with the writer and interviewer Anna Sale. |
| 1:00.3 | You may know Anna from her beloved podcast, Death, Sex, and Money. |
| 1:04.6 | And she also wrote a book called Let's Talk About Hard Things, which is essentially an extension of that podcast. |
| 1:12.8 | Anna joined me on bookends recently to dive into her show and her book. We talked about everything from pondering mortality |
| 1:17.5 | to my obsessive avoidance of paying ATM fees. And we talked a bit about our problems too, |
| 1:23.8 | which from the fact that you listen to this show, I gather you might enjoy. I hope you enjoy this special bonus episode, and that this conversation resonates with you as much as it did with me. |
| 1:33.7 | And now without further ado, here's my conversation with Anna Sale on Bookends. |
| 1:49.9 | Hey there, welcome to Bookends. I'm Matea Roach. The producers of Bookends and I often joke that it can be hard for us to get through recording an episode without either hearing about grief or sexuality. |
| 2:07.5 | Sometimes we manage to actually cover both at the same time. |
| 2:11.1 | If a book can spark a provocative and challenging conversation, usually we're all in. |
| 2:16.7 | My guest today, Anna Sale, is all about having conversations that others might shy away from. |
| 2:22.3 | Her long-running podcast, Death, Sex, and Money, grapples with all kinds of hot button and |
| 2:27.0 | sometimes taboo topics. |
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