Death, Sex & Money: Martha Wainwright on Post-Divorce Confidence and ‘Folk Tits’

Martha Wainwright was born into a world of music and folk fame,
with songwriter parents Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle
and brother Rufus. In this episode, Martha opens up about love and
jealousy, the profound impact of losing her mother to cancer, and
how she discovered new sexiness following her divorce. Martha
Wainwright’s memoir is called Stories I Might Regret Telling You.
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Apple Music or Spotify. Podcast production by Andrew Dunn Death,
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