A Bit of Relief: Introducing 'Sugar Calling'

<p>Today, we’re sharing an excerpt from a new Times audio series called “Sugar Calling,” hosted by the best-selling author Cheryl Strayed. Each week, Cheryl will call a writer she admires in search of insight and courage. She’s turning to some of the most prolific writers of our time — all over the age of 60 — to ask the questions on all our minds: How do we stay calm when everything has been upended? How do we muster courage when fear is all around us?</p><p>To start, Cheryl reaches out to the author George Saunders, her old friend and mentor.</p><p><em>"Sugar Calling" is a new podcast by The New York Times. You can listen to the full version of the first episode </em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/podcasts/sugar-calling-george-saunders-coronavirus.html" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>. </em></p>