The 6 Best Sugar Calling Podcast Episodes
1) 'Everything is Always Keep Changing'
On the first episode of “Sugar Calling,” Cheryl calls author George Saunders, her old friend and mentor from graduate school, to chat through the uncertainties of this moment. Today, we listen in on t...Show More
2) ‘You Don’t Take Dictation. You Find the Truth.’
Note: This episode contains descriptions of suicide and sexual violence. Cheryl phones Amy Tan at her home overlooking Sausalito Bay in California. The two compare notes on family, grief and the lon...Show More
3) 'Roll Up Your Sleeves, Girls’
Today, Cheryl calls up one of the most prolific writers of our generation, the environmentalist and octogenarian Margaret Atwood. Margaret shares how she’s spending her time in isolation, including se...Show More
4) ‘There’s a Quiet All Over the World’
Cheryl calls Billy Collins, a former poet laureate of the United States, at his home in Florida. The two reflect on the collective silence — and slowness — that has befallen the world, and they discus...Show More
5) 'Whatever We Have, We Have to Work With It.'
Cheryl calls Alice Walker, the poet and novelist, at her home in Mendocino, California. They talk about ancestors, solitude and the time it takes to heal. Cheryl asks Alice about remembering her drea...Show More
6) Joyful Participation in a World of Sorrows
Cheryl calls Pico Iyer, the travel writer and novelist, at his apartment in Japan. Pico tells the story of losing his home to a forest fire in the early ’90s, and the unexpected lessons in that loss. ...Show More
7) 'I Release You, Fear'
Cheryl Strayed talks with the poet Joy Harjo about beauty, prophecies and listening to your spiritual council. Joy tells the story of being named the 23rd poet laureate of the United States, and opens...Show More
8) ‘This Terrible Thing Is Happening, but the World Goes On.’
Cheryl calls Judy Blume, the beloved young-adult novelist, at her home in the Florida Keys. The two talk about raising teens, losing religion and decades of writing it all down.
9) Introducing 'Sugar Calling'
In this moment of uncertainty, Cheryl Strayed turns to the writers who inspire her for courage and insight.