--- description: Find out why "Death, Sex & Money" is on TIME's list of the 100 best podcasts of all time. title: 'Death, Sex & Money' Is on The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a090cf9e8ca5ad/6998c87347fe51c01155beaf/Best-Podcasts-2025-Death-Sex-and-Money-024.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 23, 2025 # Death, Sex & Money Frank talk about taboo topics by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME.  **_Society_** With her acclaimed podcast _Death, Sex & Money,_ creator and host [Anna Sale](https://annasale.com/ "undefined") digs into “the things we think about a lot, and need to talk about more.” Those things, as implied by the title of her long-running interview pod—which launched at WNYC Studios in 2014 and moved to Slate last year following budget cuts—have to do with three of the more taboo conversation topics known to polite society. However, Sale has never had any problems chatting with her listeners, who often call in to give their two cents, whether about cheating, one-night stands, or student loans. Chalk it up to her public-radio pedigree. Sale’s voice is encouraging, her delivery blunt yet contemplative, and her questions so tender that it’s hard not to want to open up to her. It helps that Sale is willing to reveal her own anxieties. Even celebrities have been known to share their darkest inner thoughts and biggest secrets with the empathetic host: [Alan Cumming](https://time.com/6553586/the-traitors-season-2-review/ "undefined") shared the [joys of taking ecstasy](https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2021/12/why-alan-cumming-doesnt-do-drama "undefined"). [Jeff Daniels talked about relapsing](https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2016/05/how-jeff-daniels-got-sober-again "undefined") on alcohol after 14 years of sobriety. [Isabel Allende](https://time.com/5766199/isabel-allende-new-book-interview/ "undefined") revealed [what dating is really like after 70](https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2025/05/isabel-allende-interview-grief-exile-dating-after-70 "undefined"), while, in 2015, the then 72-year-old actor [Holland Taylor opened up about her sexuality](https://slate.com/podcasts/death-sex-money/2015/11/holland-taylor-steps-off-her-island "undefined") for the first time. When Sale first launched _Death, Sex & Money_ nearly 500 episodes ago, thoughtful chat shows like hers felt like a way to form a connection with those whose lives differed greatly from our own. Now, it’s a hopeful and possibly helpful reminder that if we’re willing to have the difficult conversations, we might come to realize we have more in common than we thought. 'Death, Sex & Money': 100 Best Podcasts ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303066/death-sex-and-money/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303066/death-sex-and-money/"},"headline":"Death, Sex & Money","datePublished":"2025-07-23T11:19:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:52:33.861Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303066/death-sex-and-money/","keywords":["podcasts","list","Podcast","Special Project"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a090cf9e8ca5ad/6998c87347fe51c01155beaf/Best-Podcasts-2025-Death-Sex-and-Money-024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"creator":"Shannon Carlin","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23a090cf9e8ca5ad/6998c87347fe51c01155beaf/Best-Podcasts-2025-Death-Sex-and-Money-024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/podcasts/","name":"podcasts"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303066/death-sex-and-money/","name":"Death, Sex & Money"}}]}] ```