Laufey, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter, has risen to prominence by taking the trials of today’s dating world — casual relationships, no labels and seemingly endless swiping on apps — and turning them into timeless love songs.
Today, Laufey reads Coco Mellors’s essay, “An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill,” which is about a woman trying to work through her ... 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
Feb 18
What Happened When My Dad and I Came Out to Each Other
Julia Stoller loved her dad. But she never wanted to be him. He was a rule follower, he was so serious, and he was so straight. Then, when Julia was in her 20s, she got a phone call that completely changed her idea of who her father was. And as he opened up to her, sharing secret ... Show More
37m 53s
Sep 2021
The cost of being honest with Cola Boyy, Faye Webster, Cherry Glazerr and Juan Wauters
Cola Boyy, Faye Webster, Juan Wauters and Cherry Glazerr's Clementine Creevy discuss why it takes leaving a town or city to appreciate it, not writing any lyrics down, how to make songs catchy, using movies for inspiration, and why songwriters have no privacy anymore.Cola Boyy is ... Show More
25m 9s
Jun 2016
The One Thing that Keeps Your Relationship Going Strong
You may relate to today’s caller, Diana. She doesn’t have much trouble dating, but then she can’t seem to get past the first few months where she officially becomes the “girlfriend.” I reveal the ONE thing that keeps relationships moving forward (hint: it ISN’T love), and two qu ... Show More
7m 47s
Nov 2022
26. "Is Everyone Happy Except Me?" - Dating Mistakes to Avoid, Being Cheated On & How To Find The Right Partner w/ Ilana Dunn
#26 This week’s episode is a fun episode about dating (I know… shocker!) I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with relationship guru and podcast host, Ilana Dunn. Ilana is the Founder, Host, and Executive Producer of the podcast, Seeing Other People. Her show helps indi ... Show More
1h 2m