Modern Love

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Stories of love, loss and redemption.

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Stories of love, loss and redemption.

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Episodes

Comfort, If Not A Cure | With Nazanin Boniadi

3/27/2019

How much can you give of yourself before it’s too much? And what do you do when you reach your limit? Nazanin Boniadi ("Hotel Mumbai") reads Tara Ebrahimi's essay.

Duration:00:23:13

Another Voice Had Come Between Us | With Catherine O'Hara

3/20/2019

Catherine O'Hara ("Schitt's Creek") reads Patricia Morrisroe's essay, about a piece of technology that complicates a marriage.

Duration:00:20:06

Refreshing A Mother's Memory With Love | With Zoe Saldana

3/13/2019

Dementia can alter someone's personality and change how how they interact with the world. But sometimes, it can also lead to moments of profound connection. Jenny McPhee writes about one of those moments in her piece, which is read by Zoe Saldana.

Duration:00:26:50

Playing Role Reversal With My Therapist | With Isabelle Huppert

3/6/2019

Therapists' offices are supposed to be places where you can be both vulnerable and safe. But what happens when your therapist crosses a line? That happened to Julianna Baggott -- and she writes about it an an essay that's read by Isabelle Huppert ("Greta").

Duration:00:20:39

Security In A Bright Yellow Suitcase | With Christina Hendricks

2/27/2019

You know the phase. The one when you're going back and forth between your place and your partner's, and you have to bring all your stuff with you. But when is it time to make a change? Deanna Clevesy's essay is read by Christina Hendricks ("Good Girls").

Duration:00:23:17

Your Dog Has Seen Me Naked | With William Jackson Harper

2/20/2019

Have you ever dated someone living in a studio apartment with a pet? If so, how did you handle the logistics around sex? Ryan Pfeffer writes about how he dealt with that situation in his essay, which was performed by William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place") in front of a live audience at the Huntington Avenue Theatre in Boston.

Duration:00:29:02

Part II: My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me | With André Holland

2/13/2019

Last week, you heard an essay by Amy Krouse Rosenthal -- "You May Want to Marry my Husband." It was published just days before she died of ovarian cancer. Today, André Holland of "High Flying Bird" reads the essay her husband Jason wrote in response last summer -- and we hear from Jason himself about how he's doing today.

Duration:00:22:50

Part I: You May Want to Marry My Husband

2/6/2019

Debra Winger reads the late Amy Krouse Rosenthal's essay about her fairytale love story, which was cut short by cancer. This is an encore presentation.

Duration:00:15:05

Oscars Playlist

1/30/2019

We're celebrating the 91st Academy Awards by revisiting two of our favorite episodes featuring nominated actors. We'll hear pieces read by Rachel Weisz of "The Favourite," and Willem Dafoe, of "At Eternity's Gate."

Duration:00:31:06

Rallying To Keep The Game Alive | With Connie Nielsen

1/23/2019

It's easy to single out the biggest decisions in a life. But this week's essay by Ann Leary is about little choices, that you might not think about very much in the moment, that end up slowly changing everything. It's read by Connie Nielsen ("I Am the Night").

Duration:00:21:20

A Kiss Deferred | With Joanna Kulig

1/16/2019

Nikolina Kulidzan was twelve years old when she fell in love for the first time. Not long after, the Bosnian War changed her life forever. Her essay is read by Joanna Kulig ("Cold War").

Duration:00:24:39

What The Sea Took Away | With Carmen Ejogo

1/9/2019

How do you talk to your children about loss? What secrets do you keep, and for how long? And when do you decide to tell them everything? Emily Listfield faces those questions in her essay, read by Carmen Ejogo ("True Detective.")

Duration:00:23:10

Maternal Wisdom (5 Pounds' Worth) | With Gillian Anderson

1/2/2019

When you think back to sex ed class, it's not hard to come up with a couple of memories that might have scarred you for life. But actor Gillian Anderson reads an essay that shows it can be equally scarring for the parents.

Duration:00:23:27

Modern Love Holiday Playlist

12/26/2018

Happy Holidays from all of us at Modern Love! We will be back with brand new episodes in 2019, but today, we're bringing you a playlist of our favorite holiday episodes from the past two years.

Duration:00:55:34

I Will Be Your Mother Figure | Encore

12/19/2018

When people ask for advice, do they really want to hear what you have to say? Sometimes it's hardest to find a friend who can give just a simple, sympathetic ear. Actor Laura Dern takes us deep into a friendship that experienced a unique evolution. This is an encore presentation.

Duration:00:22:53

The Shirt Stays On | With Finn Wittrock

12/12/2018

Getting undressed in front of your partner can be really hard. And for Jameson Rich, is was even more complicated. He writes about it in his piece, which is read by Finn Wittrock ("Write When You Get Work").

Duration:00:19:24

A Young Man's Game | With Stanley Tucci

12/5/2018

When Rand Richards Cooper was in his 40s, he was faced with a question: How late is too late to first become a dad? He writes about it in his essay, which is read by Stanley Tucci ("A Private War").

Duration:00:22:03

On A Serpentine Road | With Michelle Rodriguez

11/28/2018

How do we choose what to hold onto from loved ones after they've died? Doris Iarovici asks that question in her essay, which is read by Michelle Rodriguez ("Widows").

Duration:00:21:09

A Forgotten Prayer, Answered | With Mira Sorvino

11/21/2018

When Charlotte Bacon went to a temple in Bhutan, the place unlocked feelings in her that she hadn't truly realized were there. Her essay is read by Mira Sorvino ("StartUp").

Duration:00:22:05

Maddy Just Might Work | Encore

11/14/2018

Jennifer Finney Boylan -- an accomplished writer, academic and activist -- reads her own essay about coming out as transgender to her two young sons. This is an encore episode.

Duration:00:22:40