Podcast Episodes

Let Mel Robbins Share Her 5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship

Episode 402

The best-selling author and motivational podcast host Mel Robbins is known for her blunt advice and viral wisdom, from The 5-Second Rule to countless proverbs on relationships, confidence and everyda…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.

Episode 401

This week on Modern Love, we’re bringing you a conversation we liked so much that we’re envious we didn’t get to have ourselves. In a raw but deeply heartfelt and compassionate conversation with “The…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

To Share or Not to Share? How Location Sharing Is Changing Our Relationships

Episode 400

When we asked Modern Love listeners how location sharing is affecting their relationships, the responses we got were all over the map. Some people love this technology. Some hate it. But either way, …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Believes in Love at First Conversation

Episode 399

The director Celine Song won over audiences and critics alike with her first feature film, “Past Lives,” the semi-autobiographical tale of a married Korean American woman meeting up with her former c…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Open Your Heart and Loosen Up! Therapist Terry Real’s Advice for Fathers

Episode 398

For Father’s Day, the Modern Love team asked for your stories about fatherhood and emotional vulnerability. We heard from listeners who told us that their dads rarely expressed their emotions, from l…

Published on 3 months ago

First Love Mixtape: Side B (Encore)

Episode 397

In last week’s episode, the Modern Love team shared the songs that taught us about love when we were young. But in this week’s episode, we hear from you, our listeners, about the songs that helped sh…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)

Episode 395

This episode of “Modern Love” features Lisa Selin Davis’s essay “What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love.” She writes about how the song “I’ll Be Your Mirror” became the soundtrack to her summer romance w…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.

Episode 394

Elizabeth and Jeff were best friends. They did everything together, from early-morning runs to late-night karaoke sessions. They came up with secret code names for each other and went on undercover m…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Relationship Therapist Terry Real

Episode 393

A session with Terry Real, a marriage and family therapist, can get uncomfortable. He’s known to mirror and amplify the emotions of his clients, sometimes cursing and nearly yelling, often in an atte…

Published on 4 months ago

A Mother’s Fierce, Extravagant Love (Encore)

Episode 392

In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we revisit the story of one mom who went to extraordinary lengths to make sure her daughter always felt her love, even after she was gone. 

Each time Genevieve King…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago