This is Love
by Vox Media Podcast Network
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 46 chart positions in 46 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Personal Journals#7300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Personal Journals#7300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Personal Journals#15300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Personal Journals#31100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · Personal Journals#8330K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
706K to 2.3M🎙 ~2x weekly·145 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.4M to 4.6M🇺🇸22%🇨🇦22%🇦🇺22%+43 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
424K to 1.4M
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From 16 epsHost
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Recent episodes
Watching for Smoke
Sep 2, 2026
37m 07s
Sun-Man
Aug 19, 2026
43m 12s
Hotline!
Aug 5, 2026
36m 16s
Sextus Congenius Verus
Jul 15, 2026
38m 29s
The Asteroid Hunter
Jul 1, 2026
34m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/2/26 | Watching for Smoke | People set fire to the land they call home. “If we can turn it black, it can't burn again in August.” We're going on tour - and it's a different kind of show than any we've done before. Upcoming dates in Durham, NC, and Portland, ME, are on sale now. Find ticket links and updates at thisiscriminal.com/live. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 37m 07s | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | Sun-Man | In 1984, Yla Eason’s three-year-old son told her he couldn’t be a superhero because he wasn’t white like his He-Man action figures. So she looked for a Black action figure for him. When she couldn’t find one anywhere, she decided to make one herself. This episode was originally released in 2023. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 43m 12s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | Hotline! | An episode all about hotlines - and the people who answer the calls. You can read more about the Foy Information Desk in "The Alabama Landline that Keeps Ringing," by Emily McCrary. To learn more about the Center for Coastal Studies, visit https://coastalstudies.org. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 16s | ||||||
| 7/15/26 | backyard discoverymystery+4 | Daniella Santoro | Vox Media Podcast NetworkThis is Love | New Orleans | backyardstone+5 | — | 38m 29s | ||
| 7/1/26 | asteroidscomets+3 | David Rankin | Vox Media Podcast Network | Earth | asteroid hunterDavid Rankin+4 | — | 34m 16s | ||
| 6/17/26 | space explorationcommunication+3 | — | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal+3 | — | Golden RecordAnn Druyan+5 | Criminal Plus | 43m 44s | ||
| 6/3/26 | adoptionVietnam War+3 | Bob Brigham | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal Plus+3 | — | adoptionVietnam War+3 | — | 49m 19s | ||
| 5/20/26 | tennisfarming+4 | Mark Kuhn | BBCVox Media Podcast Network+4 | — | Wimbledontennis court+4 | — | 33m 47s | ||
| 5/6/26 | SOS✨ | survivalmountain climbing+3 | BrandonGina | Backpacker MagazineVox Media Podcast Network | — | mountainlost+3 | — | 57m 26s | |
| 4/15/26 | mysteryneighborhood+1 | Harley Rustad | The French FriesToronto Life+6 | — | french friestakeout+2 | — | 37m 02s | ||
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| 4/1/26 | comedyimpersonation+1 | — | Being BubléFacebook+5 | — | Michael Bubléshort film+1 | — | 37m 06s | ||
| 3/18/26 | romantic comediesemail+1 | Delia Ephron | FacebookApple Podcasts+8 | — | Sleepless in SeattleNora Ephron+2 | — | 45m 03s | ||
| 3/4/26 | missing dogcommunity support+1 | — | FacebookApple Podcasts+5 | Brooklyn | BrooklynFacebook group+1 | — | 33m 47s | ||
| 2/18/26 | memoiranimals+2 | Chloe Dalton | Raising Hare: A MemoirFacebook+6 | — | Raising Hareextraordinary animal+1 | — | 43m 11s | ||
| 2/4/26 | treasure huntingForrest Fenn+2 | — | Beyond the Map’s EdgeFacebook+7 | the Rocky Mountains | treasureclues+2 | — | 34m 13s | ||
| 1/21/26 | icebergexploration+3 | — | B-15Into the Planet+7 | Antarcticathe Southern Ocean | Jill HeinerthB-15 iceberg+2 | — | 36m 55s | ||
| 1/7/26 | obituariessmall town+2 | — | FacebookApple+5 | Alaska | writinglife stories+1 | — | 30m 43s | ||
| 12/17/25 | Appalachian Trailhiking+2 | — | Grandma Gatewood's WalkFacebook+6 | — | Emma Gatewoodthru-hiking+2 | — | 40m 56s | ||
| 12/3/25 | schoolclassmates+2 | — | Criminal PlusD Magazine+6 | — | yearbookscomfort+1 | — | 29m 24s | ||
| 11/19/25 | Cry | In 1971, for his mother’s birthday, Alvin Ailey gave her a ballet. The dance was grueling – sometimes the women who did it bled. “I remember very well seeing my mother on her knees scrubbing these white folks’ rooms and halls. That image is in my ballet ‘Cry.’” Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus (now on Patreon!) – 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 34m 37s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Ava and the Pickpocket | “He stole my watch. He stole my jewelry. I stopped wearing jewelry – just to see what else he would steal.” In 2004, Ava Do met a professional pickpocket at a bachelorette party in Las Vegas. And they fell in love. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 41m 37s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | One More Time | A visitor to the islands of the Pacific Northwest once described seeing “a forest of totem poles.” But by the time Robert Davidson was born, there wasn't a single one left standing in his village. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 31m 25s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | A Sky of Kites | People in India have been flying kites for hundreds of years – using them to predict the weather, carry love letters, and compete in the air. But they share the sky and a name with hundreds of thousands of scavenging birds: black kites. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 35m 20s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | The Throne | In 1964, a landlord in Washington, DC, noticed that his tenant hadn’t paid rent and went to look for him. The tenant wasn’t in the building – but he’d left behind something strange – something that he’d been working on for 14 years. We have a small favor to ask! We’ve put together a survey about our shows – and our membership program, Criminal Plus – and it would mean a lot to us if you could fill it out. You can find it at thisiscriminal.com/survey. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 34m 20s | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | My Penny | In October of 2006, a press conference was held at a hospital in Denver. During the press conference, a man asked if anyone watching could tell him who he was, or how he got there. Because he didn’t know. This episode was originally released in 2021. Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. 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. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 37m 13s | ||||||
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Chart history for This is Love
Peaked at #3 in RO, top 10 in 3 of 50 tracked markets, currently #3 in RO.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RO | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| United States | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Canada | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Australia | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| Denmark | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| CO | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| IS | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| SA | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| KE | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Ireland | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| Mexico | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| RO | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| HU | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| PH | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| TH | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| India | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Italy | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| Sweden | — | #54 | #54 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 46 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 46 markets.