Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence

Hosted by Jenée Desmond Harris and Jenée Desmond-Harris and Prudie Kristen Meinzer · Slate Podcasts

3.5from 479 ratings

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64Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
121
Episodes
60
Transcribed
479
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2023
First episode

About Dear Prudence

Slate's premier advice column, featuring Jenée Desmond-Harris, helps you navigate the thorniest questions of relationships, work, and life.Want more Dear Prudence? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive advice. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Dear Prudence show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/prudie-plus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
Slate Podcasts
Category
health & fitness · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
3 Feb 2023
Latest episode
6 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

60 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

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

  2. 30 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Are My Friends Becoming Doomsday Preppers? Help!

  3. 16 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

    My Wife Uses Bacon Grease As Lotion. Help!

Inside a recent episode

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

Published 6 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I was in the kitchen when he came home, and I introduced myself when he was busy changing her son's diaper. The first thing he said to me was, wow, you look like a hot version of my wife. The ongoing joke between me and Lene is been that we look like we could be related. He responded to my stone -faced silence with, if you ever want to do anything, I'll be in name of my city in a couple of months. Before I could respond, Lene came in with a baby, and he greeted them as if he'd never propositioned me. I don't know what to do here. Lene has talked to me about some issues she's had with her husband, mostly about him not doing his share of the chores, and childcare, and being self -absorbed, but she hasn't mentioned him cheating on her. […]

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Who has been a guest on Dear Prudence

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  • Lonnae O’Neal
  • Seema Yasmin
  • Solomon Missouri
  • Anne Helen Petersen
  • Dan Kois

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Apple Podcasts (US)
3.6 / 5
214 ratings
Spotify
3.5 / 5
265 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

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YouTube
0
Engagement
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Who hosts Dear Prudence?

Jenée Desmond Harris and Jenée Desmond-Harris and Prudie Kristen Meinzer host the show. Published by Slate Podcasts.

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Does Dear Prudence take guests?

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