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On this week’s podcast, the actress Margarita Levieva shares a radical approach to conquering one’s fear of intimacy.

The story, “In the New Year, More Cuddling,” was written by Kristine Lloyd after she attended a cuddle party full of strangers. (Yes, such things exist.) Ms. Lloyd is a librarian and a memoirist. Stay tuned after the reading to hear more from her.

Ms. Levieva stars in “The Deuce” on HBO. Follow her on Instagram.