Stories from the heart of heartbreak.
Visit <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com?utm_id=lifepartners&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=shownotes">thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners</a> to sign up for our premium subscription.<ul><li>Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks with Lauren Waterman, who&#039;s in the middle of a break-up right now and grappling with totally contradictory feelings. (5 minutes)</li><li>Act One: In the wake of a break-up, writer Starlee Kine finds so much comfort in break-up songs that she decides to try and write one herself—even though she has no musical ability whatsoever. For some help, she goes to a rather surprising expert on the subject: Phil Collins. (29 minutes)</li><li>Act Two: Eight-year-old Betsy Walter goes on a campaign to understand her parents&#039; divorce — a campaign that takes her to school guidance counselors, children&#039;s book authors, and the mayor of New York City. (10 minutes)</li><li>Act Three: Ira talks with divorce mediator Barry Berkman about why it&#039;s bad when the justice system gets involved in a break-up. (8 minutes)</li><li>Act Four: What divorce looks like from the dog&#039;s point of view. (5 minutes)</li></ul>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/339/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a><a href=&#039;https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy&#039;>This American Life privacy policy.</a><a href=&#039;https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices&#039;>Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a>

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