On this week’s podcast, the actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson reads the essay “I Need to Woman Up and Do This on My Own,” first published in 2006.

In it, Asha Bandele tells the story of a pregnancy punctuated by prison visits and the difficult choice she makes for her daughter.

Ms. Addai-Robinson stars in “Shooter” on USA Network. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.