In this series, Strangers host Lea Thau takes a look at her own life and why she’s struggling to find a partner, including interviewing men she’s dated in the past.
If you’ve ever asked yourself “What’s wrong with me?” after a breakup or a long stretch without a date, these episodes are for you.
Love Hurts 2
Love Hurts 3
Love Hurts 4
Love Hurts – The Follow Up
Love Hurts – One Year Later
“A hip young artist couple find themselves in an arranged marriage.”
After following the Strangers podcast for a while, I was surprised to come across a couple I recognized. Though I don’t know them well, the moonie community is small, so we went to the same summer camps.
They live on the border between the world of the Unification Church and the normal world. They’re in a happy relationship with someone who understands the weirdness that goes along with growing up as a moonie, but without actually being in the church anymore.
Honestly, I’m a little jealous of them. To listen to the whole podcast, click below.
This episode of Strangers tells the story of Becca, who was a virgin in her thirties.
While my parents are a lot more accepting than hers seem to be, I could relate to a lot of her life, from the strict religious upbringing, the feeling of living a double life and the obsession with virginity.
It’s a good story. Strangers, as well as the other podcasts from Radiotopia are well worth a listen.
A word of caution: some of the anecdotes may be overly descriptive for some people.
One of my favorite podcasts is The Allusionist. With the tagline of ‘Small Adventures in Language’, it features humorously told linguistic stories.
The latest episode takes a look at lonely hearts ads (personal ads for us Americans) dating back as far as 1695. It’s surprising how little has changed.
The creators of this episode have issued the following warning:
WARNING: Some of the content is a little saucy, but not, like, swimming in sauce.
Listen or download here.
Note: WLTM (the name of the episode) is just newspaper shorthand for ‘Would Like to Meet’. I was hoping for a slightly more exciting meaning.
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