Modern Love Podcast

Host Anna Martin explores the complicated love lives of real people, based on the weekly New York Times column.

Peter Gallagher’s Marriage Advice? Don’t Get Divorced.
Having a decades-long marriage in Hollywood is rare, but actor Peter Gallagher has managed to make it 41 years with his wife, Paula Harwood.
By Anna Martin, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Reva Goldberg, Christina Djossa, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez and Dan Powell
Liza Colón-Zayas, of ‘The Bear,’ on Loving Someone Who’s in the Fight of Their Life
Why it’s so hard to know what to say when the people we’re closest to need us most.
By Anna Martin, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Julia Botero, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker, Chelsea Daniel, Rowan Niemisto and Elisheba Ittoop
¡Hola Papi!, Does My Grandmother Need to Know I’m Gay?
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the advice columnist John Paul Brammer (a.k.a. ¡Hola Papi!) has a reminder: Loving your abuela doesn’t have to mean telling her everything.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez and Dan Powell
Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, but a Little Help Would Be Nice
Why the model and writer wants to blow up gender roles in dating, without chivalry having to die.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Diane Wong, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto and Marion Lozano
Laufey, Gen Z’s Pop Jazz Icon, Sings for the Anxious Generation
The Gen Z ‘it girl’ singer on the painful push and pull of young love.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell and Pat McCusker
Why John Magaro of ‘Past Lives’ Could Never Love a Picky Eater
For the actor, compatibility comes down to food. You need to be able to share.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Diane Wong, Rowan Niemisto and Pat McCusker
Esther Perel on What the Other Woman Knows
The relationship expert reads one of the most controversial Modern Love essays ever published.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Davis Land, Daniel Ramirez, Pat McCusker, Marion Lozano, Carole Sabouraud, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong and Dan Powell
The Second Best Way to Get Divorced, According to Maya Hawke
The “Stranger Things” actor reads an essay about a “nobody-moves-out” breakup and reflects on her own experience growing up with divorced parents.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano
How to Be Real With Your Kids
Actor Penn Badgley reads the essay “Watching Them Watching Me” and reflects on the power of apologizing to your children.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Pat McCusker and Kate LoPresti
Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’
The chef and writer is known for bringing people together over delicious food. She reads an essay about the importance of making connections and the most of your time.
By Anna Martin, Julia Botero, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Christina Djossa, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto and Corey Schreppel