Death, Sex & Money - Was Dad Being a Creep? And Other Childhood Memories to Decipher

Slate Daily Feed · Jun 23, 2026 · 52m

Growing up, whenever Anna Konkle's parents fought–which was frequently–she usually sided with her dad. As she got older, she started to see those memories differently. Was her dad actually the bad guy? This week on Death, Sex & Money, Konkle talks about her new memoir, The Sane One, and the challenges of unpacking morally ambiguous memories. She also narrows in on her relationship with her dad, their estrangement, and their reconciliation shortly before his death.

Konkle is an actor and writer who was the co-creator and star of PEN15, the tween comedy series where she starred as a middle…