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A Mother's Secret
Episode 285
Ayad Akhtar’s parents met in Pakistan in the early ’60s, when they were both medical students and “ridiculously attractive” — or so their friends say…
3 years, 10 months ago
‘Do It, I Dare You.’
Episode 284
In his early 20s, Kevin Renn moved to New York City with dreams of making it as a playwright. When money got tight, he decided to fall back on a fami…
3 years, 10 months ago
Left to Be Found
Episode 283
Yvonne Liu knew from a young age that she was adopted, but she didn’t know the details. All she knew was that she had been left by her birth mother i…
3 years, 11 months ago
Only With Distance
Episode 282
Nora Johnson had been making weekly visits to older man after he suffered a mild stroke. But he wasn’t just any older man. “We had the worst marriage…
3 years, 11 months ago
A Younger Man
Episode 281
Heather von Rohr had moved to Los Angeles with aspirations: to make it as a screenwriter and to fall in love, marry and have a child. In need of a da…
3 years, 11 months ago
Marriage Classes at Guantánamo
Episode 280
Mansoor Adayfi was only 19 when he arrived at the prison camp at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Growing up in a tiny village in the mountains…
3 years, 11 months ago
Season Premiere: One Man's Trash
Episode 279
When Mike Rucker and his partner, John, moved in together, they purchased a sofa they affectionately named Miss Bee. “I didn’t just feel grown up buy…
4 years ago
A New Season for the Summer
We have exciting news: We’ll be back on Wednesday, June 1, for a new season of stories. In the meantime, we invite you to listen to a mini episode fe…
4 years ago
First Love Mixtape, Side B
Episode 278
What’s the song that taught you about love as a teen? When we asked this question at the start of the season, your anthems came pouring in. We heard …
4 years, 1 month ago
A Couple Walks Into City Hall
Episode 277
It’s 2022, the year of matrimania. Roughly 2.5 million weddings are expected (a bump not seen since 1984), and other trends are wildly taking off — c…
4 years, 1 month ago