The One Who Got Away

A preview for The One Who Got Away, a new podcast about forgotten friendships, lost loves, and missed opportunities. The show is hosted by Oliver Blank and features original messages from callers all around the world.

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This episode of The One Who Got Away is about the stories we tell. The stories we spin up as a relationship spins out of our hands. The stories we …

This episode of The One Who Got Away is about saying goodbye. Instead of just saying it, perhaps goodbye should always be heartfelt. Maybe every …

This episode of The One Who Got Away is about reaching out. There are times when the one who got away is not gone but just away. A plane journey away, a bus ride away, a phone call away, a microscopic infinity away. All …

This episode of The One Who Got Away is about changing the future. Dwelling on the past and sifting through our regrets can sustain the ache of loss. Perhaps moving on starts with letting go. Letting go of our mistakes …

After a two year hiatus Oliver Blank is returning with new meditations on grief, loss, and longing. Each episode features calls from real people around the world, answering one question that connects all of us: what …

The opening episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 finds Oliver reflecting on finding hope, and perhaps love, in the midst of a year filled with heartbreak and chaos.

We’re all exhausted with 2020: the rise of fascism, a global pandemic, and cops rioting too. Listening to messages from across the world, Oliver uncovers a little inspiration from this week’s callers.

After a break-up or death or loss, we're often expected to grieve and move on. Is that what's best though? Surrounded by objects from past lovers, Oliver wonders if perhaps it's better to not let go of love. Perhaps …

What tips over inside of us when we figure out that we've lost someone special? Oliver explores that moment of reflection when our minds start to race and our hearts begin to ache.

When faced with fear, it's natural to want to turn away. After a deeply painful experience, Oliver decides to confront his fear.

As humans, we're particularly skilled at worrying about the future. Oliver wonders if it's possible to harness that ability to predict new, better …

How do we show up for catharsis? Oliver is left breathless by an incredible and cathartic call from a daughter to her father.

What if the one who got away isn't someone else but it's actually you? Oliver makes a mistake, loses his temper, and loses himself in the process.

We move through life accruing grief and collecting loss, it's inevitable. Rather than avoiding loss, Oliver wonders if it's possible to get intimate …

The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind. Grieving the death of a friend, Oliver reflects on what he will leave behind after he passes away.

Sometimes a big decision catches up with us and it's time to move on. Oliver works through the process of a making an important life choice and saying goodbye.

After you've shared so much of your love and yourself with someone, can you ever be just good friends? Oliver reflects on a great love and wonders if perhaps they are his one who got away.

When we lose somebody close to us, who are we really grieving the loss of? Oliver realises that perhaps when we lose someone, we also lose a little bit of ourselves.

Before the show returns for Season 3, Oliver is back a Season 2 special featuring unheard messages of love, loss, and heartbreak.