This article previously featured in The Tribune's Weekend section on February 12.
Valentine's Day is today,
so this week's podcast review is looking for love...
The Moth
“I was 45 and he was 29...” begins
The Moth's Valentine episode, looking at love – and in this case,
love that was lost, too.
The Moth collects stories told on
stage
in front of an audience – and this episode features two women and
one man talking about love, and the complications that come up
along
the way.
The first story is from a woman who
found a fiery, passionate love with a younger musician, whose
music
moved her in uncontrollable ways, but the two ultimately made the
sensible choice and went their separate ways. But oh, how you can
hear the regret that goes with that choice.
The second story is told by a man who
made a promise to a woman he fell in love with in younger years
but
the two had parted, as young loves so often do. But the promise
came
in later years, when she was diagnosed with cancer, and asked him
to
share with her children what she was like in her younger years – a
promise he struggled to keep because of the pain of the situation.
There's a raw honesty in what he has to say, and in front of an
audience, you can hear them share his pain, and reach out in
support.
The final story is more light-hearted,
told by a nun who couldn't bring herself to tell the man she was
romantically involved with that she was about to enter a
convent...
until the night before she was about to do it.
Heartbreak and heartfelt moments,
shared with brutal honesty – it's the kind of listen that may mean
you want tissues nearby to wipe away the tears.
Modern Love
Modern Love is a new podcast from the
New York Times in association with WBUR in Boston. It takes the
Times' Modern Love columns and brings them to life with readings
by a
selection of actors and actresses.
The first two episodes are available
to
stream through the New York Times site – and launches with A
Craigslist 'Missed Connection' Lure read by Lauren Molina, about
an
unlikely encounter, a connection that impossibly couldn't,
shouldn't
have happened but did. A relationship that flowered from a 'missed
connection' advert on the Craigslist site where the subject of the
missed connection happened to see it and reached out to connect
with
the person who wished they had met them – it sound incredible and
too good to be true, right?
Short and sweet as a podcast, and the
outcome? Well, that would be telling...
It's an excellent, polished listen, as
you might expect from such a production team. If you haven't tried
it, do so, right now.
The Happy Black Woman Podcast
Rosetta Thurman is the host of the
Happy Black Woman podcast – she is a writer, motivational coach,
and a great and insightful voice.
This week's podcast from her features
a
love coach from Hawaii, Shana Campbell, whose advice seeks to
encourage people to find love – in no small part by finding love
for themselves.
The pair talk through steps you can
take to find rewarding relationships, rather than sitting and
hoping
the right person comes along.
The talk is lively, and honest, and if
you're looking for love this Valentine's Day, their encouragement
to
find self-love is great advice to take.
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