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Love is more than you think. From the creators of Criminal. New episodes twice a month. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Love is more than you think. From the creators of Criminal. New episodes twice a month. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

 

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#110

The Manuscript

“After more than a hundred years of hard work from some of the greatest cryptological and linguistic minds on the planet, we still don’t quite know what this object is. There’s really nothing like it in the world.” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on [Apple Podcasts] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) . Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:31

20 Nov 2024

#109

What Happens Next

Recently, Phoebe told a personal story about her mother, who died this year. In this episode, she talks to journalist Sebastian Junger, who was rushed to the hospital one day after feeling sick – and then, he saw something strange. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on [Apple Podcasts] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) . Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

40 MINS

40:07

06 Nov 2024

#108

Valentine

For our 100th episode, a story from Phoebe about her mother, Valentine, who died this spring. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on [Apple Podcasts] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) . Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

42 MINS

42:16

16 Oct 2024

#107

Prairie Warbler

When Drew Lanham was growing up in South Carolina, he used to lie down in a field and play dead, just so he could get a glimpse of vultures flying over him. He made binoculars out of toilet paper rolls, and wings out of cardboard. He loved birds. But when he went to college, he says, “I was trying to live up to the expectations of others who said, ‘You’re a Black kid who’s good at math and science.’” So he studied engineering, and was miserable. And then, he heard the call of a Prairie Warbler. Drew Lanham’s book is [The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature] (https://milkweed.org/book/the-home-place) . This episode first aired in 2020. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on [Apple Podcasts] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) . Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you'll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Oct 2024

43 MINS

43:19

02 Oct 2024

#106

At the End of Sight

Writer Andrew Leland talks with Phoebe about slowly losing his eyesight. He was diagnosed with the degenerative eye disease Retinitis pigmentosa when he was in high school. "It was like, 'I'm going out in the woods with my friends at night. And oddly enough, I'm bad at it.'" Andrew Leland’s memoir, [The Country of the Blind, A Memoir at the End of Sight] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635964/the-country-of-the-blind-by-andrew-leland/) , was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/CriminalShow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/) , [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast) . Sign up for our occasional newsletter, [The Accomplice] (http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd) . Follow the show and review us on [Apple Podcasts] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944) . [Sign up for Criminal Plus] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more.  We also make [This is Love] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Sep 2024

44 MINS

44:47

18 Sep 2024

#105

Octavia and Miguel

When Miguel Esteban was 14 years old, he got an idea to make his own science fiction magazine. He wanted Octavia Butler to write a piece for it. So he picked up the phone to ask her. Special thanks to Terry Gross and Fresh Air, which is produced at NPR member station WHYY and distributed by NPR. Quotes reprinted with permission of the Octavia E. Butler Estate. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Sep 2024

37 MINS

37:21

04 Sep 2024

#104

Hula with Teeth

One Saturday night in the 90s, Patrick Makuakāne and about 15 other hula dancers showed up to a club in San Francisco they called Old Dreamland. "It didn’t feel like taking risks. Because no one was there to tell me 'what the hell are you doing?'" Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Aug 2024

34 MINS

34:46

21 Aug 2024

#103

Nurse BokHee

Nurse BokHee is in the background of every season of "Grey’s Anatomy." She’s become one of the show’s most beloved characters – but she's only had a few lines. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Aug 2024

30 MINS

30:21

07 Aug 2024

#102

A Day at the Crematory

Gabrielle Gatto works at one of the most famous cemeteries in the country. Recently, she recorded a day in her life for the podcast [Finally! A Show] (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-finally-a-show-155525329/) , for an episode called “Finally! A Show about a Crematorium Worker at Green-Wood Cemetery.”  Criminal listeners might recognize one of the voices in this episode - Lynda Thompson-Lindsay - who runs the Lawrence H. Woodward Funeral Home. You can hear our conversation with her in our episode [One Troy] (https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-272-one-troy-6-14-2024/) .  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Jul 2024

36 MINS

36:05

24 Jul 2024

#101

Switched-On

The synthesizer was invented in the 1890s. But for people to really start using it, it took half a century, a musician named Wendy Carlos, and an album called Switched-On Bach. Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan of [Switched On Pop] (https://switchedonpop.com/) tell Phoebe why Wendy Carlos is “the most significant figure in 20th century music that the least people know about.” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Jul 2024

37 MINS

37:06

10 Jul 2024

#100

To Know the Dark

The night sky is getting brighter almost everywhere in the world. We visit a place that is trying to stay dark. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Jun 2024

34 MINS

34:09

19 Jun 2024

#99

You Can't Promise to Love Forever

Folk singer Peggy Seeger and her partner, Irene Pyper-Scott, live on different continents. Peggy has written dozens of poems and songs for Irene, and one for the man she spent 33 years with before that – Ewan MacColl. “He loved me the way I loved Irene.” Ewan MacColl wrote the famous love song – “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – about Peggy in 1957. Peggy Seeger’s book is [First Time Ever: A Memoir] (https://peggyseeger.bandcamp.com/merch/first-time-ever-a-memoir-paperback-signed-copies) . Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Jun 2024

43 MINS

43:28

05 Jun 2024

#98

The Most Romantic Place in Philadelphia

McGillin’s Olde Ale House is the oldest bar in Philadelphia, and it also claims to be the most romantic place in the city. The Philadelphia Inquirer says: “McGillin’s has matchmaking magic.” Special thanks to Andrew Stelzer.  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

15 May 2024

28 MINS

28:52

15 May 2024

#97

At the Drawing Board

Curtis was one of the first nationally-syndicated comic strips with a mostly-Black cast of characters. Ray Billingsley has been drawing it for newspapers every day for the past 35 years. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

01 May 2024

37 MINS

37:47

01 May 2024

#96

I'm Alright

When comic Maria Bamford made her OkCupid profile with the username Hogbook, she says Scott Marvel Cassidy was one of the only people who contacted her. His username was Lazer Eyes. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Apr 2024

41 MINS

41:57

17 Apr 2024

#95

A Family Secret

Kyo Maclear remembers when she took a DNA test, the kit came with a piece of paper with terms and conditions that read, “You may discover unanticipated facts about yourself or your family when using our services that you may not have the ability to change.” Kyo Maclear’s book is [Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets.] (https://www.kyomaclear.com/books/unearthing/) Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Apr 2024

35 MINS

35:12

03 Apr 2024

#94

Charlotte as Romeo

When Charlotte Cushman arrived in England, she was heartbroken. But she began looking for work as an actor. There was one part she really wanted: Romeo. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Mar 2024

36 MINS

36:42

20 Mar 2024

#93

One in a Million

In 2016, scientist Angus Davison got an email about a rare, left-coiling snail. He began a quest to find it a mate. This episode was first released in 2018. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Mar 2024

29 MINS

29:20

06 Mar 2024

#92

The Nicholas Effect

If you visit Italy, you might come across a street, or a park, or a school, or even a chain of coffee shops named after a 7-year-old American named Nicholas Green. This is the reason why. We're on tour this month! We’re telling brand new stories, live on stage. You can even get meet and greet tickets to come and say hi before the show. Tickets are on sale now at [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/) . We can’t wait to see you there!  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Feb 2024

31 MINS

31:25

21 Feb 2024

#91

Albert and Alberta

One day, as a student at the University of Florida, Kourtney LaPlant was reading the student newspaper. “And there was this little tiny ad in the paper about, hey, we’re looking for new mascots. And I was like, why not?” We're going back on tour this month! We’ll be telling brand new stories, live on stage. You can even get meet and greet tickets to come and say hi before the show. Tickets are on sale now at [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/) . We can’t wait to see you there!  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Feb 2024

36 MINS

36:33

07 Feb 2024

#90

The Care and Keeping of You

When Valorie Lee Schaefer was asked to write a book about puberty for kids, her first thought was, “Why me?” But as she got to work on it, she realized, “Every girl thinks that they're a freak of nature.”  A new, updated edition of The Care and Keeping of You is [out now] (https://www.americangirl.com/products/the-care-and-keeping-of-you-1-book-hxv31) .  We're going back on tour in February! We’ll be telling brand new stories, live on stage. You can even get meet and greet tickets to come and say hi before the show. Tickets are on sale now at [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/) . We can’t wait to see you there!  Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Jan 2024

32 MINS

32:37

24 Jan 2024

#89

Tau = 10.8

When twin rovers named Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars twenty years ago, they were only supposed to last 90 Martian days. But years passed, they were still alive, and engineers kept taking care of them. “I remember telling myself, ‘Please don’t die, Opportunity. Please don’t die.’” We're going back on tour in February! We’ll be telling brand new stories, live on stage. You can even get meet and greet tickets to come and say hi before the show. Tickets are on sale now at  [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/) . We can’t wait to see you there! Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Jan 2024

47 MINS

47:38

10 Jan 2024

#88

How to Live Forever

An experiment in living together, forever. This episode was originally released in 2018. We're going back on tour in February! We’ll be telling brand new stories, live on stage. You can even get meet and greet tickets to come and say hi before the show. Tickets are on sale now at  [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/) . We can’t wait to see you there! Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Dec 2023

27 MINS

27:26

20 Dec 2023

#87

Let’s Give It a Whirl

In 2015, Brad Ryan called up his 85-year-old grandmother to see if she wanted to join him on a road trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “She just said, ‘What time are you picking me up?’” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Dec 2023

34 MINS

34:35

06 Dec 2023

#86

The Pointe Shoes

Growing up, Ashton Edwards spent hours watching videos of famous ballerinas. Ashton loved the ballet “Swan Lake” – especially the role of the Swan Queen. But they noticed that only female dancers danced that role, and got to dance on pointe.  One day, years later, they decided to put on a pair of pointe shoes anyway. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Nov 2023

33 MINS

33:15

15 Nov 2023

#85

The Barbizon Hotel

In its early days, the magazine Mademoiselle positioned itself as “the magazine for smart young women.” It published work by Truman Capote, Albert Camus, and Flannery O’Connor. Each summer, the magazine selected 20 women from colleges around the country to come to New York and work as guest editors. For housing, they were put up in a women-only hotel at East 63rd and Lexington Avenue: The Barbizon Hotel. Historian Paulina Bren says: “The Barbizon was a sanctuary." Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

01 Nov 2023

40 MINS

40:54

01 Nov 2023

#84

The Contestant

After Jean Westcott's first "Jeopardy!" audition, she waited 18 months to find out if she'd be on the show. She didn't get called, so she auditioned again. And again. She kept auditioning for over 20 years. Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Oct 2023

34 MINS

34:26

18 Oct 2023

#83

Jiminy Crickets

Here's a little preview of what we’re making over on Criminal Plus! We’re having a lot of fun making these bonus episodes. In each one, Criminal co-creator Lauren Spohrer and I take your questions and talk about what’s happening behind the scenes – and anything else that comes up. Recently we’ve talked about the only time I’ve ever stopped an interview, unusual gift ideas, Lauren’s love of sheet cakes, how to fall asleep, and some unwelcome guests in my studio. When you sign up for Criminal Plus, you’ll also get ad-free listening on all of the shows we make, access to an exclusive merch store, and more. If you sign up as a Premium member, you’ll also get to attend virtual live events. Learn more and sign up at  [thisiscriminal.com/plus] (http://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Oct 2023

11 MINS

11:41

11 Oct 2023

#82

Here I Am

Jules Hirsh had his first bar mitzvah when he was 13 years old, in 1946. Seventy years later, he celebrated a second one, at 83 - and then his wife, Julianne, decided to have a second bat mitzvah too. “It's a marker of, well, here I am. I've lived this long and so I'm here before you, saying that.” Say hello on [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow) , [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/) . Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] (https://apple.co/2BmMZr5) Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. [Learn more and sign up here] (https://thisiscriminal.com/plus) . We also make [Criminal] (https://thisiscriminal.com/) and [Phoebe Reads a Mystery] (https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/) . Artwork by [Julienne Alexander] (http://www.yssrs.com/) . Check out [our online shop] (https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/) . Episode transcripts are posted on [our website] (https://thisislovepodcast.com/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Oct 2023

34 MINS

34:57

04 Oct 2023

#81

Phoebe vs. Oyster

We’re coming up on 10 years of our other show, Criminal. In the past decade, we've loved taking the show all over the country - including the time I ate a bad oyster in San Francisco and almost didn't make it on stage. It means a lot to us, to be together with you in person - so we're excited to be doing it again soon. This February, we'll be coming to Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Paul, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C, and Raleigh. We're also coming to London and Dublin - we'll announce those tour dates soon. Tickets for our 10th anniversary live show go on sale tomorrow at 10 am local time, including meet and greet tickets where you can come backstage and say hi. If you sign up for Criminal Plus, you can access presale tickets now. Visit  [thisiscriminal.com/live] (https://thisiscriminal.com/live/)  to learn more and get your tickets - we can't wait to see you there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Sep 2023

02 MINS

02:14

28 Sep 2023