On this week’s podcast, the actress Taylor Schilling reads Jillian Lauren’s 2010 essay “Finding Marriage Without Losing a Self.” In it, the author explains how planning an off-white wedding began to feel like a rejection of her sordid past.

Ms. Lauren is a writer and former escort. Her memoir, “Some Girls: My Life in a Harem,” was a New York Times best seller. She is on Twitter.

Ms. Schilling is the star of “Orange Is the New Black,” the fifth season of which comes out Friday. In the meantime, you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.