Episodes
![SUMMER BONUS: Torch the Place](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
SUMMER BONUS: Torch the Place
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
How do I get my books back from a former friend and ex-lover—is the appropriate channel through his new girlfriend? Am I being rude or difficult if I tell people on a conference call that I can't hear them? If I REALLY want to pay for dinner, should I start a Venmo war with my dining partner? Or should I just run after our server and pull her ponytail until she runs my card? Plus: Alyssa teaches us how to divine someone's dream sandwich.
![SUMMER BONUS: Should We Get a Second Cannoli?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
SUMMER BONUS: Should We Get a Second Cannoli?
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
How do I let the rest of my party know I don't intend to share my dessert? Can I abandon my wife in line and use TSA PreCheck when we travel as a couple? Who should initiate flirting in a bartender-patron situation? And can I be sure I'm actually crushing—what if all I really want is a free glass of wine?
![SUMMER BONUS: The Mistrust That Ruins You](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
SUMMER BONUS: The Mistrust That Ruins You
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Do I have to come clean to the person I want to marry that on our first date, I let her believe I was someone she’d already slept with: my twin brother? Someone embarrassed me in 1974, will I ever get past this? How do I hold onto my low-FOMO after lockdown? Plus, we settle “but you told me to hurry!” speeding ticket disputes for everyone involved, once and for all.
![SUMMER BONUS: The Season for Entrepreneur-slash-Poets](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
SUMMER BONUS: The Season for Entrepreneur-slash-Poets
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Is it "unphysical abuse" and a "disservice to his feelings" to name my cat Richard? How do I tell my mother-in-law that my five-year-old doesn't need haute couture? Should I attend the wedding of two people I don't recognize and am not even sure I know? Plus: Is Alyssa telling the truth, can I reset my sweat?
![A Very LIVE Season One Finale](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
A Very LIVE Season One Finale
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Celebrating fifty episodes and one entire year of Dear So and So, we hosted a live anniversary show on Zoom and you came through and this is IT! Featuring special guests Kristen Carlisle, Bizzy Hemphill, and Mona Blumstein.
(16:50) It's a zebra-print bikini top. (47:16) The question polled was: Do Steph and/or Alyssa give you a lot of unsolicited advice, or do they channel it toward the show?
![150 Chilling Out, Lighting Stuff on Fire](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
150 Chilling Out, Lighting Stuff on Fire
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
I took a new job, I found out it's a cult, what's my next move? What's more unprofessional: covering your cubicle in positive affirmations, or rolling your eyes at them so hard you can see the back of your head? Plus, what on earth is an Apology Dinner and is one happening right now at your local PF Chang's?
![149 Everyone's a Shark](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday May 25, 2021
149 Everyone's a Shark
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
How do you tell someone to stop lighting things on fire in the office bathroom? Is it possible to make new friends on a cruise ship if you're unemployed? Sometimes my coworker completely transforms her appearance on her lunch break and I'm worried it's unprofessional, but is it, in fact, awesome?
![148 Less Is More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday May 18, 2021
148 Less Is More
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
My nanny makes wacky cakes that my children love, but I think they're amateurish. Can I put a stop to this? Did I tank office morale when I flung a sandwich at my frosty boss? Plus, is there a point at which minimalism becomes maximalism again?
![147 A Stein in Shining Armor](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
147 A Stein in Shining Armor
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
How do I convince my family I'm not rejecting my Jewish heritage—should I stop hosting Easter egg hunts? How do I make my unwilling single friend adopt my child if I die? Most importantly, how do you deal with girlbosses who crash your parties, trick your friends into buying their "healthy chocolate," and ignore your requests to cut it the #$%@ out?
![146 Don't Be Petty at Vons](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8579371/DearsoandsoAND2_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
146 Don't Be Petty at Vons
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
I’m writing to ask for your permission to be petty. How do I force guests to use my napkins and not their socks? Are bras over? How is your late-pandemic anxiety expressing itself?