That Time I Bought My Husband’s Girlfriend a Burial Plot
When Robin Eileen Bernstein’s almost-ex-husband, Mark, died of a heart attack, she suddenly found herself comforting her husband’s grieving girlfriend. Robin and Mark had been living apart for two yea...
29 Jan 202533min
Neko Case: ‘If I Didn’t Yell the Truth, What Good Was I?
In a new memoir out next week, the singer-songwriter Neko Case shares some painful childhood memories. In the studio with Anna Martin, Case is open and unapologetically angry as she describes being tr...
22 Jan 202540min
Hank Azaria’s Advice for Overcoming Codependency
Hank Azaria is used to putting on other personalities. You probably know him best from his work as a voice actor on “The Simpsons,” where he plays Moe the bartender, Professor Frink, Chief Wiggum and ...
15 Jan 202539min
Finding the Magic, Just in Time
When Clare Cory was a young girl, she dreamed of love. But by the time she turned 50, Clare hadn’t found it. Still, she took a look around and found she was happy and was looking forward to the future...
8 Jan 202540min
The Appeal of the Smaller Breasts: From ‘The Daily’
This week on the “Modern Love” podcast, we’re sharing an episode from another New York Times podcast: “The Daily.”For decades, breast augmentations have been one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries...
25 Dec 202429min
Your Worst Dates Ever: With Joel Kim Booster
It felt as if the dating world hit a breaking point this year. With news headlines like “Is Dating a Total Nightmare for You Right Now?” and “Why the Young and the Single Can’t Commit to Dating Apps” ...
18 Dec 202432min
Dating Apps Suck. A.I. Clones Are Making Them Even Weirder.
Fake profiles. Unresponsive texters. Boring conversations. An endless stream of dudes on boats holding the fish they’ve caught. Talk to single people using dating apps, and they are likely to tell you...
11 Dec 202433min
Three Powerful Lessons About Love (Encore)
When Daniel Jones started the Modern Love column in 2004, he called for submissions and hoped the idea would catch on. Twenty years and over a thousand published essays later, Modern Love is a trove o...
4 Dec 202435min
