Secrets

Why we tell them, and what happens after we do. Prologue: Guest host Susan Burton watches videos of female legislators, like Gretchen Whitmer, sharing very private stories. (7 minutes) My Own Very Serious Comedy About Women and Food: Susan Burton sees a 1990 movie called Eating and wants to make a radio version. She talks to women about why it’s so hard to talk about eating disorders. Susan is the author of the memoir Empty. (27 minutes) Mommy’s Busy Right Now: Lana has a problem lots of mothers have right now during the pandemic—but a more extreme version of it. Lana makes porn—at home. It’s hard to do her job with schools closed. Producer Lina Misitzis tells the story. (11 minutes) Bad Cell Service: We’re told that sharing our secrets will liberate us. But sometimes keeping the secret is what sets us free. Pavan Bivigou writes about having sickle-cell anemia. (10 minutes)