Podcast
Dear Sugars
https://www.wbur.org/podcasts/dearsugar
A podcast that fields all your questions and offers radical empathy in return.
408episodes
215guest appearances
88unique guests
Hosts
- Cheryl Strayed host
- Steve Almond host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell S. Jackson | 9 | 2025-05-24 | |
| Esther Perel | 8 | 2021-12-03 | |
| Dr. Pepper Schwartz | 6 | 2026-03-21 | |
| George Saunders | 6 | 2023-05-06 | |
| Julie Barton | 6 | 2026-01-17 | |
| Oprah Winfrey | 6 | 2023-08-12 | |
| Rebecca Skloot | 6 | 2025-05-24 | |
| Ashley C. Ford | 5 | 2025-12-06 | |
| Buzz Bissinger | 5 | 2025-10-11 | |
| Catrice M. Jackson | 5 | 2025-08-02 | |
| Gemma Hartley | 5 | 2025-04-12 | |
| India Arie | 5 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Leslie Bell | 5 | 2025-06-21 | |
| Ariel Henley | 4 | 2023-11-08 | |
| Ariel Levy | 4 | 2023-09-23 | |
| Claire Bidwell Smith | 4 | 2024-06-29 | |
| Cooper Lee Bombardier | 4 | 2022-12-03 | |
| Danielle Herzog | 4 | 2023-03-11 | |
| Dr. Ian Kerner | 4 | 2022-02-26 | |
| Dr. Richard Almond | 4 | 2023-05-20 | |
| Emily Rapp Black | 4 | 2023-09-09 | |
| Maria Bello | 4 | 2023-04-25 | |
| Meghan Daum | 4 | 2024-08-03 | |
| Aspiring Warrior for Love | 3 | 2020-09-11 | |
| Dana Sturtevant | 3 | 2025-03-28 | |
| Dr. Kate Gale | 3 | 2023-10-07 | |
| Esta Soler | 3 | 2022-11-03 | |
| Hilary Kinavey | 3 | 2025-03-28 | |
| Lucinda Franks | 3 | 2023-02-11 | |
| Omar El Akkad | 3 | 2021-11-05 | |
| Reema Zaman | 3 | 2022-09-24 | |
| Shirley Manson | 3 | 2021-08-27 | |
| Amanda Palmer | 2 | 2016-10-05 | |
| Ann Patchett | 2 | 2016-02-19 | |
| Dr. Harriet Lerner | 2 | 2022-10-22 | |
| Harriet Lerner | 2 | 2024-07-13 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 2 | 2019-09-06 | |
| Ian Kerner | 2 | 2024-09-28 | |
| Jane Alison | 2 | 2020-05-15 | |
| Lauren Weedman | 2 | 2017-05-04 | |
| Mary Karr | 2 | 2017-06-06 | |
| Robin Romm | 2 | 2020-04-10 | |
| Scared to Choose Wrong | 2 | 2020-09-11 | |
| Steve Lickteig | 2 | 2019-12-20 | |
| Tavi Gevinson | 2 | 2017-04-27 | |
| Tim Kreider | 2 | 2025-05-10 | |
| Zahir Janmohamed | 2 | 2020-06-12 | |
| Adam Grant | 1 | 2020-03-06 | |
| Brad Watson | 1 | 2015-11-15 | |
| Crazy and Confused Cat Lady | 1 | 2017-02-02 | |
| Dan Savage | 1 | 2017-06-24 | |
| David Crabb | 1 | 2020-03-13 | |
| Dr. Jeanne Safer | 1 | 2017-02-15 | |
| Elizabeth Gilbert | 1 | 2015-02-28 | |
| Emily Chenoweth | 1 | 2017-09-30 | |
| Hank Green | 1 | 2019-02-19 | |
| Heather Havrilesky | 1 | 2016-12-21 | |
| Jaclyn Friedman | 1 | 2018-03-10 | |
| Jessica Handler | 1 | 2017-11-04 | |
| Jessie Glenn | 1 | 2018-02-10 | |
| John Green | 1 | 2019-02-19 | |
| Julie Metz | 1 | 2016-03-19 | |
| Julius Tennon | 1 | 2021-03-13 | |
| Kate Bolick | 1 | 2016-01-29 | |
| Kate Gale | 1 | 2021-04-30 | |
| Lena Dunham | 1 | 2016-01-16 | |
| Leslie Jamison | 1 | 2016-04-29 | |
| Lidia Yuknavitch | 1 | 2016-07-13 | |
| Lindy West | 1 | 2016-12-29 | |
| Liz Dolan | 1 | 2018-12-19 | |
| Lois Smith Brady | 1 | 2016-06-10 | |
| Lost Somewhere in California | 1 | 2017-02-02 | |
| Morgan Jerkins | 1 | 2018-05-12 | |
| Noah Church | 1 | 2016-12-15 | |
| Reverend Jacqui Lewis | 1 | 2017-01-12 | |
| Rico Gagliano | 1 | 2018-12-19 | |
| Ruben Vives | 1 | 2015-07-08 | |
| Sarah Hepola | 1 | 2016-07-20 | |
| Sean Wilsey | 1 | 2017-06-18 | |
| Shirley Leung | 1 | 2025-07-19 | |
| Stephen Elliott | 1 | 2019-05-17 | |
| Susan Cheever | 1 | 2017-05-23 | |
| Ta Lynn Kel | 1 | 2016-11-10 | |
| Theo Pauline Nestor | 1 | 2018-04-28 | |
| Two Truths and Many Lies | 1 | 2016-08-04 | |
| Viola Davis | 1 | 2021-03-13 | |
| Vivek Murthy | 1 | 2020-07-16 | |
| Wendy Maltz | 1 | 2016-12-01 |
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