In his early 20s, Kevin Renn moved to New York City with dreams of making it as a playwright. When money got tight, he decided to fall back on a familiar option: babysitting.
“The question, though, wasn’t whether I would be a good nanny, but if anyone would let me — as a Black man who is over six feet tall,” Kevin said in his Modern Love essay.
Kevin soon ... Show More
Mar 4
Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.
When she was growing up, the writer Lindy West was bombarded with negative messages about being fat. The whole world seemed to think she didn’t deserve love unless she lost weight. In her first book, “Shrill,” West wrote about how hard it was to combat fatphobia within herself, i ... Show More
51m 2s
Feb 25
I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive?
When Helena de Groot was a child, she pictured an exciting future for herself: living in a big city, getting an apartment with lots of plants, having a creative job and going dancing on the weekends. She never saw becoming a mother as part of that future. When people asked, she t ... Show More
53m 4s
Dec 2023
Matt Lucas: Creative discovery, grief, and tape recorders
<p>Are you approaching the festive season without loved ones? Comedian, presenter, and author Matt Lucas has been thinking a lot about what it’s like to be grieving around this time of year.</p><p> </p><p>In this chat with Fearne, Matt talks through some of the personal expe ... Show More
49m 6s
Jan 2021
Kevin Nealon: That’s Where I Know You From
<p>In which Rob and actor/comedian Kevin Nealon talk about impressions, meeting presidents, the people they’ve been starstruck by, drawing caricatures, and Weekend Update. Plus: we find out what Kevin finds interesting about the space between Rob’s nose and his top lip.</p><br/> ... Show More
58m 41s
Jun 2024
Luke Edward hall: the artist and designer pulls back the curtain to reveal his colourful life story
<p>Luke has kindly invited us to his house in the Cotswolds, which he shares with his husband, Duncan Campbell, and a pair of enthusiastic whippets. </p><br><p>I was intrigued to learn that this modern-day dandy comes from a bog-standard commuter town, and like many of the peopl ... Show More
1h 3m
Oct 2022
164 Attractive Women's Effect on Men, Jordan Peterson Protests, and Henry Cavill
<p>In this episode, I spoke with Luke Cook. Luke is an Australian actor, film director, writer, and content creator. He was in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," and he played the role of Lucifer in Netflix's popular series, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina."</p>
<p>Toget ... Show More
55m 6s