Young & Isolated — With Shirley Manson

Dear Sugars

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Dear, Advice, Sugar, Society & Culture, Cheryl Strayed, Steve Almond, Wbur, Boston

4.5 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Feeling like an outsider is one of the hallmarks of adolescence. But in today’s episode, we hear from two 16-year-olds who have cause to feel especially isolated. One girl is home-schooled and suffers from social anxiety. Another feels disconnected from her best friend, who has suddenly become popular at school. Both letter writers wonder if they’ll ever feel comfortable in their own skin. Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage, joins the Sugars to discuss her own journey as an outsider.

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0:00.0	The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick.
0:09.8	The sugars are here, speaking straight into your ears.
0:13.4	I'm Steve Olman.
0:14.6	I'm Cheryl Strayed.
0:15.6	This is Dear Sugar's.
0:17.6	Oh dear song, won't you please?
0:26.3	Yeah, some little sweet days would be.
0:33.3	I check my bell vibes every day.
0:41.3	Oh, and this sugar, using my way.
0:49.3	Hi Steve.
0:50.3	Hi Cheryl.
0:51.3	Welcome back from our break.
0:52.3	We had three weeks off.
0:53.3	Yes, we had our three week break.
0:55.3	We did, which is always rejuvenating and restorative.
0:58.3	And I also love listeners.
0:59.3	Thank you so much for posting on social media and sending us emails saying, where are you?
1:04.3	Where's my new episode of Dear Sugar's?
1:07.3	It's an honor that so many of you listen.
1:09.3	And that is why I say with some sorrow and heartbreak.
1:14.3	Yes.
1:15.3	This is going to be our final season of this podcast.
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