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Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night. (Encore)
Jun 24, 2026
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How Getting Stoned With My Dad Helped Us Heal
Jun 17, 2026
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Laverne Cox Is Ready to Tell the Truth. Even if It’s Messy.
Jun 10, 2026
56m 29s
I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.
Jun 3, 2026
46m 34s
Is Codependency Good?
May 27, 2026
42m 10s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/24/26 | ![]() Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night. (Encore) | Elizabeth and Jeff were best friends. They did everything together, from early-morning runs to late-night karaoke sessions. They came up with secret code names for each other and went on undercover missions in their neighborhood. They fought, and made up, and fought some more. Beneath their playful dynamic, an attraction was growing between them, but Elizabeth never wanted to risk the friendship by exploring it. Then Jeff got sick, and things changed. In this episode, the story of a once-in-a-lifetime friendship, from the very beginning to the very end. This episode is adapted from Elizabeth Laura Nelson’s 2024 essay Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | ![]() How Getting Stoned With My Dad Helped Us Heal | Growing up, Julian Brave NoiseCat’s father, Ed Archie NoiseCat, wasn’t around much. Other than the occasional ride to hockey practice from his dad, Julian mostly remembers the legends about him. Ed is an artist, famous for his wood carvings and larger-than-life stories. Julian remembers seeing him on the cover of Native Peoples magazine and hearing about his escapades driving across the country. What Julian could never understand, however, was why his dad couldn’t just be his dad, and be there consistently. For years, Julian didn’t have much contact with his father, but when he was 28, he decided to change that. He was working on the documentary “Sugarcane,” later nominated for an Academy Award, and writing his book, “We Survived the Night,” published last year. Both projects deeply involved his father and their family’s history. So Julian moved into his dad’s house. During the day, he would research and write, and at night, he would hang out with his father, playing “bong-hit Scrabble” and forging a relationship they previously never had. On this episode of “Modern Love,” Julian explains what those nights with his father meant to him, and how uncovering a dark chapter of his family’s history helped him and his father better understand each other. He also reflects on his own journey to fatherhood. We Want to Hear From You Email us at modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com. Here’s how to submit a Modern Love essay. Here’s how to submit a Tiny Love Story. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Laverne Cox Is Ready to Tell the Truth. Even if It’s Messy.✨ | transgender identitymemoir+3 | Laverne Cox | NetflixOrange Is the New Black+1 | Mobile, Ala. | Laverne Coxtransgender+4 | — | 56m 29s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() I Tried to Have a Kid With My Best Friend. It Got Complicated.✨ | parentingfriendship+3 | Joseph Osmundson | The New York TimesSpawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenting | — | co-parentingbest friend+3 | — | 46m 34s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Is Codependency Good?✨ | codependencyrelationships+4 | Mark DuplassKatie Aselton | The New York TimesMagic Hour | — | codependencyrelationship dynamics+4 | — | 42m 10s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() I Tried Everything to Escape My Heartbreak. Only This Worked.✨ | heartbreakdivorce+3 | Lauren Bans | The New York Times | — | heartbreakdivorce+5 | — | 43m 48s | |
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Love Lessons From Ramy Youssef’s Dog✨ | unconditional lovepets+3 | Ramy Youssef | RamyRamy Youssef: In Love+1 | — | Ramy Youssefdog+5 | — | 37m 44s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Isabel Allende and Her Mother Told Each Other (Almost) Everything✨ | letter writingmother-daughter relationships+3 | Isabel Allende | The New York TimesThe House of the Spirits | — | Isabel Allendeletter writing+5 | — | 45m 38s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() My Mom Had a Secret Daughter. I Finally Found Her.✨ | family secretssibling relationships+3 | Tracy Clark-Flory | My Mother’s Daughter: Finding Myself in My Family’s Fractured Past | — | half-sisteradoption+3 | — | 49m 31s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() No, I Won't Be Your Bridesmaid✨ | weddingsbridesmaids+3 | Ruhama Wolle | GlamourI Hope You Elope: A Bridesmaid Survival Guide | — | bridesmaidwedding+3 | — | 51m 30s | |
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| 4/15/26 | ![]() Elizabeth Banks Married Her College Sweetheart. They’re Still in Love.✨ | lovemarriage+4 | Elizabeth Banks | New York TimesPitch Perfect+2 | — | Elizabeth Bankscollege sweetheart+4 | — | 45m 01s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() My Husband’s Breakdown Was My Breakthrough✨ | mental healthrelationships+3 | Stefanie | The New York TimesModern Love | — | depressionmental health+3 | — | 54m 24s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() Zendaya and Robert Pattinson on Marriage and Secrets✨ | marriagesecrets+3 | ZendayaRobert Pattinson | The New York TimesThe Drama | — | marriagesecrets+6 | — | 33m 00s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() He’s Gay. She’s Straight. They’re Newlyweds. (Encore)✨ | loverelationships+3 | Jacob HoffSamantha Greenstone | — | — | soul connectionnewlyweds+3 | — | 38m 20s | |
| 3/18/26 | ![]() A Widow's Guide to Sex✨ | griefsexuality+4 | Joan Price | The New York TimesSex After Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved | — | griefsex education+5 | — | 53m 32s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for 'Hamnet.' Then She Became a Real One. (Encore)✨ | motherhoodgrief+4 | Jessie Buckley | The New York TimesHamnet | — | Jessie BuckleyHamnet+4 | — | 36m 05s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong.✨ | polyamoryself-esteem+3 | Lindy West | The New York TimesShrill+1 | — | Lindy Westpolyamory+5 | — | 51m 02s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() I Didn’t Want to Have Kids. My Husband Did. Could Our Marriage Survive?✨ | parenthoodmarriage+3 | — | — | — | motherhoodmarriage+3 | — | 53m 04s | |
| 2/18/26 | ![]() What Happened When My Dad and I Came Out to Each Other✨ | coming outfather-daughter relationship+3 | Julia Stoller | — | — | coming outfather+4 | — | 37m 53s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() The Secret to True Romance | What we learned when you sent in stories of your most romantic moments. Plus, the king and queen of valentines. | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | ![]() The Real Story Behind Jennette McCurdy’s Novel “Half His Age.” | Please note: this episode contains explicit descriptions of sex. Jennette McCurdy pretty much grew up in front of an audience. In her role on the Nickelodeon show “iCarly,” she seemed like a bubbly, happy teenager. Behind the scenes, though, she was struggling. In her 2022 memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy described her toxic and often abusive relationship with her mother, her struggles with depression and disordered eating, and the painful work she did to build herself back up. The book was a New York Times bestseller for over 80 weeks. McCurdy has a new book out, and this time, she’s written a novel. “Half His Age” tells the story of an intimate relationship between a 17-year-old girl named Waldo and her 40-year-old teacher, Mr. Korgy. This week on “Modern Love,” McCurdy explains how some of her own experiences inspired the story in “Half His Age,” and how writing the book allowed her to work through her rage, understand her desire and reclaim her power. | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | ![]() I Was the Fun Dad. It Almost Destroyed My Marriage. | When Jordan Carlos looks back on the role he was playing in his family a few years ago, he does not like what he sees. He was bringing home a good salary as a comedian, but doing only the bare minimum as a husband and a dad. When Jordan did show up at home, he was more likely to take the kids out for an all-day candy binge than to take them to the dentist or to tuck them in by bedtime. But Jordan got a painful wake-up call when the pandemic hit and his work came to a halt. Home all the time, Jordan looked around and noticed that nobody seemed to need, or expect, any help from him. And his marriage was in serious trouble. This week on “Modern Love,” Jordan explains how he let things get so bad in the first place, and how day by day, chore by chore, he started to take responsibility for all the little things that actually mean a lot. Jordan’s book, “Choreplay: The Marriage-Saving Magic of Getting Your Head Out of Your Ass,” comes out Feb. 10. Listener Callout: “Modern Love” wants to hear from you. What’s the most romantic thing that has ever happened to you? What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever witnessed? If something made you feel that rush of romance, send us a voice memo by Feb. 4, and we may use it on the show. Check out our submission page to learn more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/podcasts/tell-us-whats-the-most-romantic-thing-youve-ever-seen.html | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | ![]() I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. He Had Other Ideas. | Sam Graham-Felsen was not a tough child. He feared violence and didn’t feel that he could stand up for himself when he was bullied. His fear ate away at his confidence; he was afraid to go on dates, afraid to try hard in school. As an adult, he thought he had moved past those fears. But then he started to notice some of those same tendencies in his young son. Sam wanted to change that, so he took his son on a cross-country road trip to Badlands National Park, in search of what Theodore Roosevelt called “the strenuous life.” Along the way, he found himself wrestling with what it means to be a good man, and to raise a good man. This week on “Modern Love,” Sam explains what happened, and how his son changed his own ideas about what it means to be tough. You can read Sam’s original story in The New York Times Magazine. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | ![]() Was I Married To A Stranger? | Belle Burden was living the kind of life most can only dream of. Born into a wealthy New York family, she married a dashing attorney who had swept her off her feet. The couple had a beautiful apartment in Manhattan, a summer house on Martha’s Vineyard, three children, and what Belle thought was a happy marriage. Then, after 20 years, with no warning, her husband told her he wanted a divorce. Belle remembers him saying, “You can have custody of the kids, you can have the house and the apartment. I don't want any part of this life anymore.” In a moment, he became a stranger to her. As Belle tried to understand the disintegration of her marriage, she made a decision that surprised people close to her: she shared her story with the world. In 2023, she published a Modern Love essay about her experience. Her new book, “Strangers: a Memoir of Marriage,” reveals more of her story. On today’s episode, Belle Burden talks about the abrupt and difficult end to her marriage, and how that led her to the start of a new life. | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | ![]() Want to have better sex this year? Here’s how. | Do you think you could be having better sex? Are you confident you know what really turns you on? What makes your body feel good? How do you communicate about it? Nicole McNichols wants everyone to be asking these questions. Dr. McNichols is a psychology professor at the University of Washington, where she teaches a class on human sexuality to over 4,000 students a year. She has immersed herself in decades of research on what makes a good, fulfilling sex life — and she has the data to back it up. Her new book, “You Could Be Having Better Sex,” is full of practical tips, backed by science, on how to have truly fulfilling sex. On this week’s episode of “Modern Love,” Dr. McNichols explains the most common misunderstandings people have about sex and shares practical advice for how to level up your sex life. What’s the most romantic thing that has ever happened to you? What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever seen? If something made you feel that rush of romance, send us a voice memo, and we may use it on the show. Check out our submission page to learn more. How to submit a Modern Love Essay to the New York Times How to submit a Tiny Love Story | — | ||||||
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27 placements across 27 markets.
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27 placements across 27 markets.

























