This is Love

Some spiders eat their young, and some eat their parents. Love is never simple. From the makers of the award-winning podcast Criminal, This is Love investigates life’s most persistent mystery. Stories of sacrifice, …

In 1971, David Alexander went for a run in Central Park and started talking to a stranger. For our first episode of This Is Love, a story about what's possible when we bet everything on each other.

Say hello on Twitter, …

An unconventional love story about a teenager, the Pacific Ocean, and an encounter with something wild. 

Grayson, by Lynne Cox

Lynne's latest is Swimming in the Sink.

You can find more about Lynne at her website: …

A woman becomes a best-selling novelist by writing 120 books about her first romance.

This episode contains adult material.

Selected books by Brenda …

This episode was released in March of 2018.

In June of 2020, Van Nolintha stepped down from his roles at Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana, following …

Nino and Drew kept their relationship a secret for more than 40 years. And then, they decided to do something that forced them into the spotlight.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional …

"People wanted to put him up for sainthood because he married me, like he'd made the ultimate sacrifice."

Special thanks to Pop Up Magazine.

Say hello …

We're very excited to announce that Season Two is coming November 14th! Here’s a sneak peek.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An experiment in living together, forever.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow …

A woman finds a mysterious message in a bottle, and becomes consumed with finding out who wrote it and why.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and …

A story about moving at your own pace.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the …

The story of a color marked by effort and desire.

For more, check out Carol Mavor's book, Blue Mythologies.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

In 1983, Susan Rogers moved thousands of miles from home to work with her favorite artist in the world: Prince. "He was unlike any human I'd ever known,” she says. A story about making remarkable things, together.

Say …

More than 40 years ago, a man moved to an abandoned mining town to be alone. He says that there are days in the winter "when it's so quiet that the noisiest thing is the snow hitting your jacket."

Say hello on Twitter, …

We have news.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We visit a place where it's good to be ugly. With Club dei Brutti's permission, we've created an Ugly Club pin for This is Love listeners. Get yours here (https://cottonbureau.com/products/ugly-club-pin) or pick one up …

We visit a city in Northern Italy where everyone decided to stay quiet to save something beautiful.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign …

We visit an ancient place where cats have taken over.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The …

We visit a place where the “black sheep” of the Guggenheim family went to be free.

Francine Prose’s book is Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our …

At 43, Anna Bonavita had given up on finding love. But sometimes it’s worth the wait.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our …

One day Franco Magnani picked up a paintbrush.

You can see some of Franco’s paintings on his website.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. …

All new stories, starting April 1. Stories about animals and the wild, and what happens when we take time to look around us.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We go searching for wolves in Yellowstone, and learn about the dramatic and surprisingly relatable relationship between a powerful young wolf and the …

Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He says the first indication that something was wrong was the sound of a muffled explosion. Then the building …

When Kayleigh Davis saw Kyler Bourgeous' profile on a dating app, she liked that he loved the outdoors as much as she did. But what really stood out is that he said he'd survived a bison attack. So, Kayleigh messaged …

When Drew Lanham was a child, he used to lie down in a field and play dead, just so he could get a glimpse of vultures flying over him. He made …

The B-15 iceberg in Antarctica was the largest iceberg in recorded history. Explorer Jill Heinerth wanted to see what it looked like from the inside. She assembled a team of the most accomplished divers in the world, …

In June of 2016, Dion Leonard attempted one of the toughest races in the world—155 miles through the Gobi Desert. At the start of day two, he looked down and saw a little brown dog chewing on his shoes. Dion and the …

Meet a woman who decided to devote her life to the wild birds of New York City, and a Los Angeles man who formed a once-in-a-lifetime friendship.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional …

We're thrilled to announce that This is Love is coming back with our 5th season on October 14th!

Tell a friend to subscribe today! Thank you for …

Bernard Kinsey met Shirley Pooler in 1963, when they were both students at Florida A&M University, after a protest to integrate the movie …

There’s an old story on Cape Cod about a woman named Maria Hallett who fell in love with a pirate. According to legend, when he died at sea, she …

Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something …

When Carlos Acosta was a kid, he wanted to be the next Michael Jackson. He spent all his time break-dancing in the streets of Havana. Until one day, when his father decided to put Carlos in a ballet class.

Say hello on …

In June of 2020, a 72-year-old man in the UK named Gerald Stratford posted a photograph of himself in his garden on Twitter. He wrote, “Just giving …

Our favorite story, for anyone who might be feeling a little lost.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional …

One day in the spring of 1986, a woman in Hot Springs, Arkansas named Ruth Coker Burks was visiting a friend in the hospital. She noticed a door down the hall that had a red tarp over it, and the nurses were avoiding …

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, …

On today's episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by …

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 …

When Shigeru Yabu was a little boy he made a new friend in an unexpected place. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we looked …

"History was dependent upon people like me remembering." A conversation with Betty Reid Soskin, shortly before her 100th birthday.

Betty Reid Soskin’s book is Sign My Name to Freedom.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and …

Tami is a sharpie, and Ed is her cap. After all these years, marriage has left an indelible mark.

Listeners of this show know that from the very beginning, we’ve wanted to highlight unconventional stories of love. …

"I began to think: ‘Oh, my gosh. Everyone was against me dropping out of college, marrying a complete stranger, and moving to New York. Perhaps they …

“On the last day of the world, I would want to plant a tree.”

A story about people coming together, willing to try something.

Say hello on Twitter, …

In 2015, Kate Bowler was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She was 35. “The chronic nature of what I had really lent itself to people wanting to openly explain why I was suffering. Was it something I ate? Was it something …

Dessa spent the better part of two decades in love with the same person. They’d broken up and gotten back together over and over again. And even once …

Dillon Helbig is 8 years old. He's been writing books since he was 5. One day, he decided he wanted to see his book on the shelf in a library.

Say …

There’s a strange book from 1934 called Cain’s Jawbone that's "not for the faint-hearted.” It’s part puzzle, part murder mystery. And it’s only been …

When artist Wilfrid Wood was looking for new people to draw, he got an idea - and put a call out for models on Grindr. When Theo Adamson saw Wilfrid's profile, he says “it just caught me in the right moment as being up …

Many years ago, Cathy Raven decided to build herself a small house on a large piece of land in rural Montana. She’s said, “I saw myself alone in the …

A few months ago, Frank Dumas won his 4th grade class spelling bee. And then he just kept winning.

Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. …

Nnenna and Phil met on a friend’s front porch in Carrboro, North Carolina in 1978. “It felt like I was meeting someone that I had known, but forgot …