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Devoted but Doomed
Episode 250
In college, Malcolm Conner penned a rambling email intended for his crush. “You have cow eyes,” he wrote. “I know that sounds like a bad thing but ha…
5 years, 5 months ago
When Getting Old Never Happens
Episode 249
They disagreed on a lot of things: She was a “bleeding-heart liberal”; he was a “conservative libertarian.” He “came from good Irish Catholic stock”;…
5 years, 6 months ago
Season Premiere: Driveway Elegies
Episode 248
This episode contains strong language.
On the first episode of the new Modern Love podcast, we hear from two women who examine their lives through th…
5 years, 6 months ago
Welcome to the New Modern Love
Episode 247
Love is going to sound a little different this season. Tune into the first episode on Oct. 14, with new episodes every Wednesday.
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5 years, 6 months ago
Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart | With Zawe Ashton
Episode 246
In this week’s essay, Lilian Oben writes about how essential it is to be seen in relationships — to be able to take up space, without being asked to …
5 years, 9 months ago
Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? | With Ncuti Gatwa
Episode 245
Do you tell your friends you love them? And do you say it like that, using those words? Is it easy for you to say? Is it fraught?
Ricardo Jaramillo t…
5 years, 10 months ago
Race Wasn't An Issue To Him, Which Was An Issue To Me With Lorraine Toussaint | Encore
Episode 244
Lorraine Toussaint ("The Glorias") reads an essay by Kim McLarin. Then, we catch up with Kim to hear how she is doing in this moment.
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5 years, 10 months ago
Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself | With Hasan Minhaj
Episode 243
Hasan Minhaj ("Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj") reads Brian Goedde's essay about a man investigating his own breakup.
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5 years, 10 months ago
The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan | Encore
Episode 242
Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This i…
5 years, 10 months ago
How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert | With Jameela Jamil
Episode 241
"Lolita," Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a man’s sexual obsession with a young girl, is famously controversial. But when Bindu Bansinath started to r…
5 years, 11 months ago