Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart | With Zawe AshtonIn 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 change...PlayModern Love27:59Jun 24, 2020
Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? | With Ncuti GatwaDo 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...PlayModern Love17:27Jun 17, 2020
Race Wasn't An Issue To Him, Which Was An Issue To Me With Lorraine Toussaint | EncoreLorraine Toussaint ("The Glorias") reads an essay by Kim McLarin. Then, we catch up with Kim to hear how she is doing in this moment.PlayModern Love24:04Jun 10, 2020
Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself | With Hasan MinhajHasan Minhaj ("Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj") reads Brian Goedde's essay about a man investigating his own breakup.PlayModern Love19:40Jun 3, 2020
The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan | EncoreSaoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This is an encore presentation.PlayModern Love18:32May 27, 2020
How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert | With Jameela Jamil"Lolita," Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a man’s sexual obsession with a young girl, is famously controversial. But when Bindu Bansinath started to read it, it unexpectedly became a kind of...PlayModern Love19:34May 20, 2020
Alone In A PandemicLiving alone can be liberating, maddening, joyful ... lonely. It also might feel very different today than it did several months ago. This episode features stories from people who live...PlayModern Love21:04May 13, 2020
To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This | EncoreIf you're running out of things to do at home — or if you just need a break from stress and worry — we have a suggestion. Listen to this...PlayModern Love20:55May 6, 2020
Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want. | With Daisy Edgar-JonesDaisy Edgar-Jones (Hulu's "Normal People") reads Kyleigh Leddy's essay, about the online presence people leave behind.PlayModern Love19:11Apr 29, 2020
Sometimes It's Not You, Or The Math | With Laura PreponWhat if all the conventional wisdom about why you are single is wrong? Laura Prepon ("You And I, As Mothers") reads Sara Eckel's essay.PlayModern Love19:22Apr 22, 2020
Your Stories of Love During The Pandemic: Part IIWe hear more of your stories about how the COVID-19 outbreak has changed your relationships.PlayModern Love15:16Apr 15, 2020
Modern Love Presents: Sugar CallingModern Love presents an excerpt of the first episode of “Sugar Calling." Hear Cheryl Strayed in conversation with the author George Saunders, her old friend and mentor from graduate school.PlayModern Love09:44Apr 10, 2020
Somewhere Inside, a Path to Empathy | With Daniel RadcliffeWhen you’re in a new relationship, you’re always trying to present your best self. But anyone who’s been in a relationship for awhile knows that you can’t keep the act...PlayModern Love19:10Apr 8, 2020
Your Stories of Love During The PandemicListeners share stories of how their relationships have changed during the coronavirus outbreak.PlayModern Love19:33Apr 1, 2020
How Bibliophiles Flirt | With Uzo AdubaThere's something wonderful about sharing your favorite books with the person you're falling in love with. And Karla Derus was a longtime book lover, dating a man who was also...PlayModern Love19:35Mar 25, 2020
When Your Greatest Romance Is A Friendship | EncoreAli Fazal ("Victoria and Abul") tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a man and his elderly neighbor. This is an encore presentation.PlayModern Love18:35Mar 18, 2020
Modern Love Presents: Endless Thread's 'Shipwrecked'Could you use a little extra comfort and love from afar right now? We thought so. We're sharing an episode of another WBUR podcast, "Endless Thread." This is a story...PlayModern Love38:11Mar 14, 2020
Recognizing What They Had, 20 Years Too Late | With Gugu Mbatha-RawGugu Mbatha-Raw ("The Morning Show," "Misbehaviour") reads an essay about a friendship between two people who meet in a pub in Notting Hill.PlayModern Love23:10Mar 11, 2020
The Kindness, And Xanax, Of Strangers | With Lesley ManvilleLesley Manville ("Ordinary Love") reads an essay by Sally Hoskins about finding an unexpected support group in a hospital waiting room.PlayModern Love21:46Mar 4, 2020
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