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A new novel takes a darkly comedic look at post-partum depression, featuring a protagonist who goes on a business trip to Reno and decides to stay, leaving her husband and new baby behind. Novelist Claire Vaye Watkins joins us to discuss her debut novel, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness. Following our discussion of the novel I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins, which discusses postpartum depression, we speak with an expert on recognizing the signs of postpartum depression, and suggestions actions to take to get better. Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, who specializes in women's mental health and perinatal psychiatry, joins us to discuss postpartum depression and speak about her piece in The New York Times, “Experts Fear Increase in Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders.” The Grammy award-winning Natalie Hemby has had a long successful career as a songwriter. She's written songs for Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Kacey Musgraves, and also is a founding member of The Highway Women, which includes Brandi Carlisle, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires. But Natalie also produces her own work from time to time. Her latest album, Pins and Needles, is out today. She joins us for a "Listening Party" to talk about the album and listen to some tracks, including a special performance. When an album receives a great score from Pitchfork, it can help the artist gain momentum in a Grammys race… when it receives a terrible score, it can sometimes tank the album. This week, Pitchfork took a look back at nineteen albums they wish they had scored differently, and given them a new score, in a piece titled “Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored.” Reviews editor Jeremy Larson joins us to discuss the list, and take calls from listeners about the albums they find either underrated… or overrated. Joining us during Hispanic Heritage Month, John Alba Cutler, Associate English Professor at Berkeley University with a focus on US Latino/a/x literatures, gives us a rundown of the different Latinx terminologies and identities, their history, as well as taking calls from listeners about how they identify.
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In this hour, stories of support systems and the people we depend on. In elementary school band, during medical events, and in the midst of a dangerous escape. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: R
A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a community pool as a kid, and the split-second decision that has haunted her ever since. (4 minut
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ll be sharing three stories from AAPI storytellers - which take place everywhere from a Korean Spa to a crisis hotline. This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon. Storytellers: Helen Langlee Wyss finds confidence at a jimjilbang. Hari Sanghvi resents the
Host Meg Wolitzer presents four stories in which characters give, and get, a little assistance, from friends, strangers and family. A daughter copes with a cantankerous parent in “How to Take Dad to the Doctor” by Jenny Allen, performed by Jennifer Mudge. A woman moves to a new town and makes a strange new friend in La
Join our storytellers on this week's Moth Radio Hour as they experience the unexpected twists and turns of life. From a Russian bathhouse in New York City to a lonely road in West Virginia, these stories go places you won't see coming. This episode is hosted by regular Moth host Jon Goode. The Moth Radio Hour is produc
Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that happened years before he was born. So he makes a pilgrimage to see if he’s right. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ira talks about what it’s like to go back to 1119
