Modern Love
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Modern Love

by Noralee

Modern Love features top actors performing true stories of love, loss, and redemption. It has included performances by Kate Winslet, Uma Thurman, Angela Bassett, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sterling K. Brown, and more. A collaboration between WBUR and The New York Times.

102 episodes
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1
He’s Gay. She’s Straight. They’re Newlyweds. (Encore)
39:51 Mar 25, 2026
2
A Widow's Guide to Sex
55:04 Mar 18, 2026
3
Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for 'Hamnet.' Then She Became a Real One. (Encore)
37:36 Mar 11, 2026
4
Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.
54:06 Mar 4, 2026
5
I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive?
55:36 Feb 25, 2026
6
What Happened When My Dad and I Came Out to Each Other
39:19 Feb 18, 2026
7
The Secret to True Romance
40:50 Feb 11, 2026
8
The Real Story Behind Jennette McCurdy’s Novel “Half His Age.”
45:28 Feb 4, 2026
9
I Was the Fun Dad. It Almost Destroyed My Marriage.
44:36 Jan 28, 2026
10
I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. He Had Other Ideas.
56:15 Jan 21, 2026
11
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56:35 Jan 14, 2026
12
Want to have better sex this year? Here’s how.
42:38 Jan 7, 2026
13
Andrew Garfield Wants to Crack Open Your Heart (Encore)
50:14 Dec 24, 2025
14
I Cashed Out My 401(k) to Build a Women’s Only Retirement Community
29:29 Dec 17, 2025
15
Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for ‘Hamnet.’ Then She Became One for Real.
37:43 Dec 10, 2025
16
Finding the Magic, Just in Time (Encore)
42:35 Dec 3, 2025
17
A Therapist’s Emotional Tool Kit for a Better Holiday Season
45:16 Nov 26, 2025
18
There's a Better Way for Couples to Talk About Money
44:49 Nov 19, 2025
19
On Our Third Date, I Asked for a Joint Bank Account
47:57 Nov 12, 2025
20
The Love Poem Andrea Gibson Wrote for Their Widow...and for You
56:44 Nov 5, 2025
21
W.N.B.A. Star Natasha Cloud Doesn’t Play When It Comes to Love
38:30 Oct 29, 2025
22
The Woman Who Can Make Affairs Disappear
33:58 Oct 22, 2025
23
Malala Thought She’d Never Fall in Love
57:23 Oct 15, 2025
24
Tessa Thompson on Finding What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
39:51 Oct 8, 2025
25
For Her 70th Birthday, She Hired an Escort
38:42 Oct 1, 2025
26
How an Off-Script Moment Changed Jay Duplass’s Life
45:33 Sep 24, 2025
27
You Think You Know Elizabeth Gilbert. You Don’t.
55:31 Sep 17, 2025
28
Why I Always Dreamed of Being a Sister Wife
51:14 Sep 10, 2025
29
E. Jean Carroll’s Vibrant Sex Life Ended 30 Years Ago. She Wants It Back.
33:23 Sep 3, 2025
30
Nic and Olandria on What the ‘Love Island’ Cameras Missed
43:54 Aug 27, 2025
31
Bridget Everett Says A Best Friend Can Be Your Greatest Love (Encore)
38:10 Aug 20, 2025
32
Where Did All My Male Friendships Go?
1:03:15 Aug 13, 2025
33
The Kind of Pain She Wanted
46:36 Aug 6, 2025
34
How to Stop Asking 'Are You Mad at Me?'
43:58 Jul 30, 2025
35
Reneé Rapp on Blurring the Line Between Bestie and Lover
36:43 Jul 23, 2025
36
How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’
38:26 Jul 16, 2025
37
Let Mel Robbins Share Her 5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship
50:22 Jul 9, 2025
38
‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
52:23 Jul 2, 2025
39
To Share or Not to Share? How Location Sharing Is Changing Our Relationships
34:21 Jun 25, 2025
40
‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Believes in Love at First Conversation
33:57 Jun 18, 2025
41
Open Your Heart and Loosen Up! Therapist Terry Real’s Advice for Fathers
59:57 Jun 11, 2025
42
First Love Mixtape: Side B (Encore)
23:30 Jun 4, 2025
43
First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)
22:38 May 28, 2025
44
Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.
41:11 May 21, 2025
45
Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Relationship Therapist Terry Real
38:40 May 14, 2025
46
A Mother’s Fierce, Extravagant Love (Encore)
22:19 May 7, 2025
47
Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing
36:18 Apr 30, 2025
48
You’re Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong
41:01 Apr 23, 2025
49
Gen X? More Like Gen Sex.
38:58 Apr 16, 2025
50
Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón
36:05 Apr 9, 2025
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