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I Need My Best Friend to Give Me Some Space. Help!

Jun 6, 20251h 0m

On the final episode of Dear Prudence, Jenée is joined by Lonnae O’Neal – a senior writer for ESPN/Andscape and the author of the forthcoming book Bibb Country: Unearthing My Family Secrets of Land, Legacy and Lettuce . Together, they’ll answer questions like: what do you do when your friends’ husba

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Are My Friends Becoming Doomsday Preppers? Help!

May 30, 202536 min

In this episode, Jenée is joined by Seema Yasmin, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, poet, medical doctor, author, and professor. Together, they’ll help a listener set on decorating their home with their old burlesque photos and posters without looking too narcissistic, another feeling isolated when

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Politics Is Ruining My Family. Help!

May 23, 202530 min

In this episode, David Roth and Drew Magary (the hosts of Defector Media’s The Distraction ) join Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters from readers about what to do when your parents are cosigning your brothers’ political values just because he’s the favorite, how to be an optimistic date