This week's episode is a special one. Voices of Esalen host Sam Stern is joined by Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, both brilliant writers and co-hosts of the podcast Dear Sugar Radio, an existentialist and compassionate take on the age-old form of the advice column.

Cheryl Strayed is well known for her memoir, the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild, which was made into a feature film released in 2014. She is also the author of Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch, and Brave Enough.

Steve Almond is the author of CandyFreak, My Life in Heavy Metal, God Bless America, and many other terrific books.

In their far-ranging conversation with Sam, Cheryl and Steve share their wisdom and convey their understanding of writing as an exploration of human nature and human experience.

Music for this episode is from Weinland - the track is Hardly Worth Saving used under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.