Mansoor Adayfi was only 19 when he arrived at the prison camp at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Growing up in a tiny village in the mountains of Yemen, “I didn’t know much about the world,” he said. “Now my world was Guantánamo.”
For a period during his 14 years there, he and his fellow detainees organized informal classes for one another. There w ... Show More
Apr 22
No, I Won't Be Your Bridesmaid
Ruhama Wolle loves weddings, but after being a bridesmaid three times in a little more than a year, she reached a breaking point. The financial and emotional burden was too much, and in an article for Glamour magazine, she publicly resigned from ever being a bridesmaid again. Now ... Show More
51m 30s
Apr 15
Elizabeth Banks Married Her College Sweetheart. They’re Still in Love.
On her first day of college, Elizabeth Banks met a cute guy at a party. This was long before her roles in “Pitch Perfect” and “30 Rock.” A lot has changed, but 33 years later Banks is still with that same cute guy. In this episode of “Modern Love,” she tells our host, Anna Martin ... Show More
45m 1s
Jan 2020
Lakhdar Boumediene, ex-détenu de Guantanamo: «J'ai encore peur de voyager»
Cela fait exactement 18 ans que la prison de Guantanamo sur la base américaine à Cuba a été ouverte. Encore aujourd’hui, une quarantaine de détenus croupissent sans jugement, certains sont pourtant déclarés « libérables ». 780 hommes y ont été enfermés depuis 2002, la plupart ont ... Show More
3m 40s
Oct 2023
The Cult of Military Wives
At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childhood spent in the Synanon cult planted her fascination with all things "cultish," joins as this week's guest. In this *extremely wholesome* episode, Amanda and her pop analyze a qua ... Show More
1h 2m