About this episode

The episode explores themes of identity and connection through two fictional stories read by notable actors.

In the first of two programs created with the podcast Death, Sex, and Money and host Anna Sale, we explore issues of identity and connection. In “Sacrament of Confession,” by Ernie Wang, a man struggles with a messy past that is affecting the present. The reader is Richard Kind. And in a touching do-over, a man meets his wife for the first time—again. Amy Ryan reads Seth Fried’s “You Again.”

People in this episode

Host: Anna Sale

Guests: Richard Kind, Amy Ryan

Topics covered

• identity
• connection
• past
• relationships
• fiction

Keywords

• identity
• connection
• fiction
• relationships
• confession

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