Three months into the pandemic, Haili Blassingame was crafting an email to her boyfriend of five years, Malcolm, with the subject line “My Terms.” She wanted to break up. Haili had met Malcolm in college. At first she was “giddy about the cute guy with the deep voice who looked like Obama,” she wrote in her Modern Love essay. But as they started dating, she ... Show More
Jun 17
How Getting Stoned With My Dad Helped Us Heal
Growing up, Julian Brave NoiseCat’s father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, wasn’t around much. Other than the occasional ride to hockey practice from his dad, Julian mostly remembers the legends about him. Ed is an artist, famous for his wood carvings and larger-than-life stories. Julian re ... Show More
44m 23s
Jun 10
Laverne Cox Is Ready to Tell the Truth. Even if It’s Messy.
Laverne Cox never fit in as a child in Mobile, Ala. But she really didn’t want to. From an early age, she knew she was going to be a star, and she was right. Decades later, Cox would break through as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” and become the first openl ... Show More
56m 29s
Jun 3
I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.
Joseph Osmundson spent years joking about having a baby with his best friend. But one day, she told Joe she was serious about it. Joe was elated. Growing up, he had always wanted to be a father, but he didn’t realize how deep that yearning was until the moment their joke became a ... Show More
45m 48s
Oct 2023
We Found Love, Part 1: I Met My Husband in Prison
The first chapter of “We Found Love,” a three-part miniseries exploring how romantic love and partnership run up against – and sometimes transcend – the criminal justice system. Through the stories of three couples, at all different stages in their relationships, Boston Globe rep ... Show More
39m 37s
Nov 2022
23: Hookup Culture, Cheating, Ex Boyfriends, The Ick, and the Time I Lost my Virginity
<p>WOOHOOO to an episode that made it on time! This week Sadie took her episode topics str8 from all of you. BOYS, BOYS, BOYS was exactly what you guys wanted to hear about. Although she still can't manage to keep a relationship herself Sadie has some top tier advice from her mal ... Show More
32m 1s
Jun 2022
Everything I Know About Love S1 E3: I Love You
Olga Koch and Sophie Duker are rewinding to 2012 with Maggie, Birdy, Amara and Nell, and you’re invited. This week they’re remembering the most mortifying things they were called out for in their early twenties, and the people they said I love you to despite not meaning it. Plus, ... Show More
38m 9s
Apr 2023
Reese Witherspoon & The Hollywood Love Curse
On the show today… Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time over the weekend, and her comments about teachers deserve to go viral. And Pete Davidson became infamous for dating beautiful, famous women, but in a new podcast int ... Show More
19m 49s
Dec 2018
The Stoop #4 – You May Not Get It, But I Love You
The Stoop talks to interracial couples having difficult conversations around race, love and identity at a time when racial tensions are high. And when there’s kids in the mix, these conversations can be even harder. We also hear from Professor Shantel Buggs—author of the study “D ... Show More
22m 25s