On this week’s podcast, the actress Cynthia Nixon reads “Dear Dad: We’ve Been Gay for a Really Long Time,” about siblings who come out to their conservative Mennonite father near the end of his life.

The writer, Mary Alice Hostetter, lives in Charlottesville, Va. Stay tuned after the reading for a catch-up conversation between her and the Modern Love editor Daniel Jones.

Ms. Nixon starred in “Sex and the City” as Miranda Hobbes. Her most recent role is in the film “The Only Living Boy in New York.” You can follow her on Instagram.