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Trapped in a Romance Scam
Episode 262
Last spring, Michael McAllister’s inbox started filling up with messages from heartbroken women. “I thought you were the man,” one wrote. “Embarrassi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Meet Cute at Zero Years Old
Episode 261
Kadine Christie’s birth story is one that has been told to her time and again. She was born in the mountain town of Spalding, Jamaica, in the presenc…
4 years, 7 months ago
She Left Me There
Episode 260
Kacey Vu Shap had no desire to return to the Vietnamese orphanage of his youth. As a child, whenever he told people he was adopted, he would say that…
4 years, 7 months ago
Why Do People Get Married?
Episode 259
Welcome to our season premiere. Seven years into a serious relationship, Jake Maynard got a text from his mother: “Gramma Gert: 3, Jake: 0.” This was…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Return of the Modern Love Podcast
Episode 258
The Modern Love podcast will be back for a new season on May 12, with new episodes on Wednesdays. We hope you’ll join us!You can find more info about…
4 years, 8 months ago
What the Silence Said
Episode 257
When Laura and her husband divorced after two decades of marriage, their “little Colorado mountain town” could barely tell. It was quiet compared to …
5 years ago
‘Desire Is Never the Mistake’
Episode 256
This holiday season, it’s OK to want more. Paula grew up in foster care, and year after year she would find herself “clobbered by desire” when the ho…
5 years ago
With the Help of Strangers
Episode 255
This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence.In 2013, Courtney Queeney published an essay about surviving domestic violence and the legal …
5 years, 1 month ago
A Lifetime of Good Loving
Episode 254
When Bette met her husband, he was leaning against a wall at a party. He had, as she put it, “smoldering looks and banked fires.” He was from Brookly…
5 years, 1 month ago
Confronting Race on the First Date
Episode 253
Andrew and Sarah met on a dating app. Their first date was just supposed to be coffee, but it lasted nine glorious hours. They talked nonstop across …
5 years, 1 month ago