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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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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…
4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago
Right Swipes, Big City
Episode 276
Alexandra Capellini has been on the dating apps for about four years. Dating is already a fraught process, but to top it off, Alexandra has to decide…
4 years, 4 months ago
Confessions of a Late Bloomer
Episode 275
Garrett Schlichte was exactly twice the age of his sister. When he was 28 and his sister was 14, she would dish to him on the phone about her teenage…
4 years, 4 months ago