On this week’s podcast, Ann Dowd reads “My Husband Is Now My Wife,” about what changes when a spouse undergoes a gender transition, and what doesn’t.

The author, Diane Daniels, lives in Durham, N.C. Stay tuned after the reading to hear how she’s been since her essay was published in 2011.

Ms. Dowd stars in the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name.