Hey, it's Anna, back in your death, sex, and money podcast feed.

Hooray!

Since you last heard from me here, death sex and money has moved to Slate,

and the team and I have started back at work on new episodes for you.

But we wanted to share an episode with you this week in which we celebrate romantic love and remind you of the origin

story of this show. More than 10 years ago now, I was in the middle of a painful,

protracted breakup with my ex, Arthur. We just couldn't see a way forward. And I was at a point in my

life when I felt a lot of time pressure to make sure I could see a way forward because I knew I wanted to be a mom.

That led somehow to me talking about love and marriage and getting through relationship conflict with two people I had just met, former Senator Alan Simpson and his wife, Ann. That's what this episode is about.

And as you listen, now in 2024, whether it's the first time you've heard this episode or

if you're a long-time listener hearing it again, I think it makes it better knowing that after

we recorded this episode, Arthur and I got married.

We stayed friends with the Simpsons, dear friends, their whole family, really.

Alan spoke at our wedding.

They visited me in the hospital after my first daughter was born.

And they just continue to be very precious guides to us.

They're both 92 now. And when we visited last, they were both very excited to hear about

death, sex, and money's new home at Slate.

Speaking of our new home at Slate, Zoe Azulay, Andrew Dunn, and I have started up work with

our new colleagues there, and we are celebrating this new era

of death, sex, and money with a live show in San Francisco on Thursday, February 29th.

It's hosted at KQED's beautiful headquarters, and my guest will include some people you've

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