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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 45 chart positions in 45 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Personal Journals#31M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Personal Journals#41M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Personal Journals#41M to 3M
- 🇬🇧GB · Personal Journals#13300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Personal Journals#24100K to 300K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.1M to 6.3M🎙 ~2x weekly·145 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
4.1M to 13M🇺🇸24%🇨🇦24%🇦🇺24%+42 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.6M to 5.0M
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From 13 epsHost
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The Asteroid Hunter
Jul 1, 2026
34m 16s
The Golden Record
Jun 17, 2026
43m 44s
The Photograph
Jun 3, 2026
49m 19s
Wimbledon in a Cornfield
May 20, 2026
33m 47s
SOS
May 6, 2026
57m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 7/1/26 | The Asteroid Hunter | In the early ’90s, a comet smashed into Jupiter with the force of 300 million atomic bombs. No one had seen anything like it before, and astronomers quickly realized that we should be monitoring asteroids and comets near Earth. Today, that’s David Rankin’s job. 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 16s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | The Golden Record | In 1977, Ann Druyan was asked to help create a message from Earth that would leave our solar system and last for more than a billion years. 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 44s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | The Photograph✨ | adoptionVietnam War+3 | Bob Brigham | Vox Media Podcast NetworkCriminal Plus+3 | — | adoptionVietnam War+3 | — | 49m 19s | |
| 5/20/26 | Wimbledon in a Cornfield✨ | 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 | The French Fries✨ | mysteryneighborhood+1 | Harley Rustad | The French FriesToronto Life+6 | — | french friestakeout+2 | — | 37m 02s | |
| 4/1/26 | Feeling Good✨ | comedyimpersonation+1 | — | Being BubléFacebook+5 | — | Michael Bubléshort film+1 | — | 37m 06s | |
| 3/18/26 | You've Got Mail✨ | romantic comediesemail+1 | Delia Ephron | FacebookApple Podcasts+8 | — | Sleepless in SeattleNora Ephron+2 | — | 45m 03s | |
| 3/4/26 | A Needle in a Haystack✨ | missing dogcommunity support+1 | — | FacebookApple Podcasts+5 | Brooklyn | BrooklynFacebook group+1 | — | 33m 47s | |
| 2/18/26 | Chloe and the Hare✨ | memoiranimals+2 | Chloe Dalton | Raising Hare: A MemoirFacebook+6 | — | Raising Hareextraordinary animal+1 | — | 43m 11s | |
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| 2/4/26 | The Treasure Hunt✨ | treasure huntingForrest Fenn+2 | — | Beyond the Map’s EdgeFacebook+7 | the Rocky Mountains | treasureclues+2 | — | 34m 13s | |
| 1/21/26 | Into the Ice✨ | icebergexploration+3 | — | B-15Into the Planet+7 | Antarcticathe Southern Ocean | Jill HeinerthB-15 iceberg+2 | — | 36m 55s | |
| 1/7/26 | The Obituary Section✨ | obituariessmall town+2 | — | FacebookApple+5 | Alaska | writinglife stories+1 | — | 30m 43s | |
| 12/17/25 | The Long Walk✨ | Appalachian Trailhiking+2 | — | Grandma Gatewood's WalkFacebook+6 | — | Emma Gatewoodthru-hiking+2 | — | 40m 56s | |
| 12/3/25 | How's Your Life?✨ | 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 | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | The World According to Rick Steves | Never check a bag, always bring a journal, and consider duct tape: a conversation with Rick Steves. 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 | 28m 09s | ||||||
| 8/6/25 | Alone Together | In 1966, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey had been married for three years. They’d bought a house in the suburbs in the middle of England, and had jobs at the tax office and a printing press. “They're living a respectable day-to-day suburban existence — which is kind of driving them both crazy. And one rainy evening, Maralyn just says, ‘You know what? Why don't we sell this house and build a boat and go?’” Sophie Elmhirst's book is A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck. 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 | 55m 22s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | The Sea Around Us | When writer Rachel Carson built a house on Maine’s Southport Island, her new neighbor, Dorothy Freeman, sent her a note to welcome her. Rachel wrote back. And when the summer was over, they kept writing to each other. Lida Maxwell’s book is Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love. Martha Freeman's book is Always, Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964 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 | 42m 38s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | Hot Dog! | An episode all about hot dogs and the people who love them. 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 09s | ||||||
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Chart history for This is Love
Peaked at #3 in United States, top 10 in 6 of 50 tracked markets, currently #3 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Canada | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Australia | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| India | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| South Africa | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| IS | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| KE | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| ID | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| SA | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| Ireland | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| PT | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| GR | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| Sweden | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| PL | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| VN | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Germany | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| Italy | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| SG | — | #24 | #24 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.