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Vox Media Podcast Network
This is Love
Personal Journals
English
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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125
18 June 2025
The Terra Nova
In 1910, a group of British men set off on an expedition – they wanted to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Over a hundred years later, in the journals and letters that survived, a writer discovered a love story.For more, check out Allegra Rosenberg’s article, “From Antarctica with Love.”Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts.Want to listen...
40 min
04 June 2025
An American Original
In 1963, Jeanne and Alan Abel traveled to Washington, DC to picket in front of the White House. They said they were part of a campaign that wanted to put clothes on animals — including the first lady’s horse.Jenny Abel and her husband, Jeff Hockett, made a documentary about her parents called Abel Raises Cain.Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple...
32 min
30 May 2025
Bambi, a Burrito Bowl, and Barry Manilow
Two years ago, we started making Criminal Plus episodes — behind-the-scenes conversations featuring Phoebe and Criminal co-creator Lauren Spohrer. Today, we’re sharing some of those conversations with you — about everything from Phoebe’s jangly bracelets to the reason a judge ordered a man to watch Bambi.And we’re also sharing a promo code if you’d like to support our work and join our membership...
24 min
21 May 2025
The Bear Repair
For the past 40 years, people have been sending Sally Winey their damaged stuffed animals, and she's been doing what she can to repair them. "That bear's been with them through everything.”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...
34 min
07 May 2025
This Is Uncomfortable
Terence McPherson and Shawnika Giger met at a party in Atlanta, and went on their first date a few weeks later. Things were going well, until they started to talk about money.This episode is in collaboration with our friends at This Is Uncomfortable.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...
44 min
23 April 2025
And... Did You Kiss? Part 2
When The Guardian sends two strangers on a blind date, the last question they have to answer for the newspaper column is “Would you meet again?” We asked people how their dates went – and what happened next.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,...
38 min
09 April 2025
And… Did You Kiss? Part 1
At The Guardian newspaper, there’s a person who has to find two complete strangers to send on a blind date every week. In our next episode, we hear about how things really went from the blind daters themselves. You can listen right now by signing up for Criminal Plus. 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...
43 min
19 March 2025
D'yan
About twenty years ago, D’yan Forest considered getting into stand-up comedy. “People told me, no, don’t go into comedy. Everybody is going to make fun of you. They’re gonna heckle you. You’re an old woman.” D’yan ignored 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...
45 min
05 March 2025
The Security Guard
When his older brother died of cancer, Patrick Bringley quit his New York office job and got a new one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—as a security guard. He stayed for 10 years.Patrick Bringley's book is All the Beauty in the World.Say hello on Twitter, 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 –...
33 min
19 February 2025
On the Way to Dinner
On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the station, he noticed something on the ground. It looked like a baby doll wrapped in a shirt. And then he saw the doll's legs move.Pete Mercurio's children's book is Our Subway Baby. His forthcoming memoir is called There: We Found Our Family In a New York...
43 min