NYTimes bestselling author Deborah Tannen will join us to talk about her recent books, “You’re wearing THAT?!” and “You were always mom’s favorite!” Plus, what’s clicking, what’s been happening at Sundance this year, and who’s in at the Oscars.

Sex, gender, and a response to our sperm donor segment from last week. A listener talks about her own experience.Plus, we’ll have Joel Baum from Gender Spectrum in studio to discuss kids who don’t fit neatly into male or female boxes.

Comedian Todd Glass is here, so get ready for some happy talk. Plus a special friend shows up to review Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. And of course we’ve got our weekly news round up.

Free sperm, free advice, and mother-in-law drama and a visit from Marcus Osborne of Straight Male Friend.

What's new with you? Lauren tries a sailing trip and a sweaty yoga class. Steph offers up trapeze. Plus learning to share—it’s not just for kids! We talk to Neal Gorenflo of shareable.net, a professional sharer recently featured in Sunset Magazine, to find out just how far you can go with this concept. We’ve also got some amazing stories about career change from Jennifer Gresham of No Regrets Career Academy.  Plus, is Gary Busey really selling cars?

D rama queens or kings at family events—love em or hate em? A listener shares her story.  And, advice for someone who had a run in and wants to know if she should have run out. We wrap up the show with some seriously bad date stories and what to do if you’re on one. 

Are the resolutions you made last week, already SO last year? We’ve got tips on how to make them stick–and how much cash they could cost you.Plus, we’ll take a quick look back at 2011 and share predictions for 2012 you won’t want to miss.

The Oscars are coming, we’ll name our favorites for the win (yes, we know the  nominations aren’t in yet–but why would that stop us?) We’ve also got the latest in sext ed–is technology replacing those awkward teenage conversations? Plus—we found a list of men’s body issues that will make any woman feel like a few wrinkles ain’t nothin’. Stay tuned to find out what we learned, guys.