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Love and Radio

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Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.

Love and Radio's Thrill Seekers!

Love and Radio's Thrill Seekers!

Love and Radio has launched a new mini-series on CBC! Split Screen: Thrill Seekers follows the story of 12 reality TV show contestants who were promise the thrill of a lifetime. Listen to the entire series here:https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1426-split-screen-kid-nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 2024 • 36:38

Imagine What I Could Do To You

Imagine What I Could Do To You

Originally published in 2018. RIP Adrian Street: 1940-2023. The Exotic Adrian Street grew up in a three generation family of Welsh coal miners, but he wasn’t destined to be in the dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 2, 2023 • 40:37

Marriage is a Religion

Marriage is a Religion

Sarah found the perfect husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 2023 • 35:51

L+R Presents: Future Ecologies

L+R Presents: Future Ecologies

A sympoietic stream of consciousness; on language, art making, and more-than-human interconnection, from our friends at the Future Ecologies podcast. Listen to more future ecologies at https://www.futureecologies.net/ ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 5, 2023 • 52:12

Rotting with Style

Rotting with Style

Sandor Katz has had a deep and longstanding love affair with fermented foods that spans decades. His book The Art of Fermentation is considered by many to be the Bible of DIY fermentation (although if you're just starting out his book Wild Fermentation is a little less overwhelming). His latest book is Fermentation Journeys. PLAYLISTS AND CITATIONS: https://loveandradio.org/2023/06/rotting-with-style/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

Jun 21, 2023 • 36:42

No Bad News

No Bad News

Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he said yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 7, 2023 • 1:02:01

Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

One of the great ironies of today's "Golden Age" of podcasts is that it's hard to find work that stands out and has creative ambitions. Fearful Symmetry--a mix of surreal monologues, conversations, and ephemera from Bob Paris--is definitely an exception. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.https://fearfulsymmetry.org/about/MUSIC!https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-three/prayingspacehttps://soundcloud.com/gumbelgrumblehttps://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-three/the-whisperhttps://fr

May 24, 2023 • 40:19

The Other Hand

The Other Hand

Ed does the unthinkable for a young friend.SUPPORT THE SHOW!https://loveandradio.org/memberPLAYLIST!Marc Barreca - Music Works For Industry - <a href="https://shop.igetrvng.com/products/fts002">Music Works For Industry</a>Richard Horowitz - Bandit Nrah Master of Rajasthan - <a href="https://richardhorowitz.bandcamp.com/album/eros-in-arabia">Eros in Arabia</a>Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith &amp; Suzanne Ciani - Closed Circuit - <a href="https://kaitlynaurel

May 10, 2023 • 23:36

Representation

Representation

Marilyn York is Reno, Nevada's only attorney specializing in Men's Rights. PLAYLIST! Artist - Song - Album Dialect - Invert Yr Path - Under~Between  Flore Laurentienne - Petit Piano - Volume I Dialect - Mesa - Keep Going... Under   Carlos Niño & Friends - Commend, NYC Peace 2 - Live at Commend, NYC  Orieta chrem & selvagia - Punta Uva - Ramho EP Carlos Niño & Friends - Commend, NYC Peace 4 - Live at Commend, NYC  Dialect - Flame Not Stone - Under~Between  Isik Kural - yeniden (feat. spefy) -

Apr 26, 2023 • 35:47

Refraction

Refraction

It took Anwen almost a year to realize that it wasn’t just a bad hookup.Listen to more from Reckonings at https://reckonings.showSupport Love + Radio: https://loveandradio.org/memberPlaylists, transcript and more: https://loveandradio.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 2023 • 32:36

Mr. Jones Goes to Washington

Mr. Jones Goes to Washington

Art Jones wants your vote.SUPPORT THE SHOWhttps://loveandradio.org/memberPLAYLISTEmily Sprague - Dock - Water Memory/Mount VisionMarc Barreca - Vs Chorus - Music Works for IndustryPalmbomen II - Caitlin Ross - Memories of CindyCapitol K - City - Island RowLi Yilei - 0.00 - The Wiretapper 49Capitol K - Breakers - Island RowUrsula K. Le Guin &amp; Todd Barton - A River Song - Music and Poetry of the KeshCapitol K - Celestial - Andean DubChampagne Dub - Drops - DropsWharp &amp

Mar 29, 2023 • 33:48

Revisiting Eyes Wide Shut

Revisiting Eyes Wide Shut

When I first saw Eyes Wide Shut, I hated it. 20 years later, thanks to poet and sound artist Tracie Morris, I took a second look. Check out Tracie Morris's work here! https://traciemorris.com/ Support the show! https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 15, 2023 • 23:54

Journey Into Manhood

Journey Into Manhood

David didn’t want to be attracted to men, so he created a program to fix it. Guess how that went. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2023 • 40:06

Occupation

Occupation

They said the war was over. It wasn't.Support the show!https://loveandradio.org/memberPlaylist:Artist - Title - AlbumAF Ursin - Reverie en mineur - <a href="https://blackesteverblack.bandcamp.com/album/aura-legato">Aura Legato</a>Mushio Funazawa - Artist - <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/funazawa5">The end of Negation</a>Tashi Wada with Yoshi Wada and Friends - Ground - <a href="https://tashiwada.bandcamp.com/album/frkwys-vol-14-nue">FRKWYS Vo

Feb 15, 2023 • 35:36

The Boys Will Work It Out, Part 2

The Boys Will Work It Out, Part 2

Sarz Maxwell, whose LOTR erotica we explored in Part 1, returns for a very different story about her day job as a psychiatrist, and her controversial treatment of opioid addiction.Playlists/transcripts/more: https://loveandradio.orgSupport the show: loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 2023 • 40:04

La Línea

La Línea

In the shadow of a murder trial, a powerful border patrol agent and a reporter/activist develop an unlikely friendship. Maybe.Playlists/transcripts/more! https://loveandradio.orgSupport the show! https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 2023 • 38:34

A Girl of Ivory

A Girl of Ivory

Davecat and Sidore had a blissful marriage together in the suburbs of Detroit. One day, a Russian woman showed up unexpectedly at their doorstep, declared her love for both of them, and asked to move in. It was a complicated situation, but that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of this unusual threesome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2023 • 39:38

Points of Egress

Points of Egress

Cynthia discovers her boyfriend Max’s journal. Hilarity ensues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 2022 • 47:37

Fruit of Knowledge

Fruit of Knowledge

As a young Christian growing up in Michigan, Jex Blackmore decided to leave the church after making a stunning realization: Satan was actually the good guy.Final song:Inu by Satomimagaehttps://satomimagae.bandcamp.com/track/inu-2Support the show!https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 7, 2022 • 38:40

Calling Hours

Calling Hours

When other funeral parlors say “no”, Graham Putnam & Mahoney in Worcester, Massachusetts says “yes.”Transcripts, playlists and more!https://loveandradio.orgKeep the show going!https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 2022 • 40:17

Death Dust

Death Dust

Artist Robert Burch moves to a new city and finds work after calling a number on a bulletin board.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 9, 2022 • 23:45

The Story of the Box

The Story of the Box

An innocent little box found in the belly of a tree.Support us on Patreon!https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 26, 2022 • 23:24

De Bekentenis, Part 2

De Bekentenis, Part 2

Part 2. Andy confesses to the murder of his sister in a wild gambit to bring the real killer to justice. Support the show on Patreon: https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 12, 2022 • 27:32

De Bekentenis, Part 1

De Bekentenis, Part 1

In the woods between Mierlo and Lierop in the Netherlands, a passerby found the body of Nicole van den Hurk, the victim of a brutal murder. More than 15 years later, her brother Andy would go to extraordinary lengths to find her killer.Support the show on Patreon:https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 2022 • 33:30

The World Tomorrow

The World Tomorrow

Glynn Washington and I go way back—I used to be a producer on his public radio show Snap Judgment—and I’ve heard him talk loads about his time growing up as a black child in a white supremacist cult called the Worldwide Church of God. But that didn’t prepare me for the whole story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 2022 • 31:57

Insufficient Data

Insufficient Data

A simulacrum and his son. Final song: Mess Mend by Horse Lords https://igetrvng.com/products/horse-lords-comradely-objects/ Support us on Patreon! https://loveandradio.org/member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2022 • 28:30

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. V

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. V

The Secrets Hotline has all grown up and has moved to its very own podcast feed! Follow it at https://secretshotline.org Leave your own secret at 1-929 SECRETS or https://secretshotline.orgBecome a Patreon member today! https://loveandradio.org/memberFinal song: Child by B77 https://weareb77.bandcamp.com/track/child Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 2022 • 51:07

Gotcha! Part Two

Gotcha! Part Two

A decade ago, a mysterious caller from Canada lead Australian radio DJ Amber Petty on an epic catfishing expedition. Now, the two speak together for the first time since.Final song:Just Automatic by Idiom Creakhttps://idiomcreak.com/album/sweet-time-girlSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/loveandradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 3, 2022 • 38:43

Gotcha!

Gotcha!

A rowdy breakfast radio show in Australia is turned upside down when a one-off prank call turns into a real life, on-air soap opera.Final song: Mélopée by Ezéchiel Pailhéshttps://ezechielpailhes.bandcamp.com/album/m-lop-eSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/loveandradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 3, 2022 • 57:48

Before the Law

Before the Law

To some, he’s “the world’s number one self-hating Jew” and to others, he’s simply “the most hated lawyer in New York”. But he’s no pushover, and he's made some unlikely friends over the course of his legal career.Final song: Jeffrey Lewis - Now We've Beat That Stupid Virus We Can Get Back to Our Stupid LivesHelp us make more incredible radio. Become a Patreon member today at patreon.com/loveandradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 2022 • 41:39

Seasons 8 and 9 Are Coming!

Seasons 8 and 9 Are Coming!

We're back! Every episode from Seasons 8 and 9 will be available free and worldwide, beginning on July 21 and publishing every other week after that. Plus new Secrets Hotline episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 6, 2022 • 2:04

Secrets Hotline is Here! Also, Vikings Rejoice!

Secrets Hotline is Here! Also, Vikings Rejoice!

The new Secrets Hotline podcast has arrived! Subscribe now at secretshotline.org! Also, Luminary is now available in the Nordic world, hurrah! Also, a special preview of our latest ep! Also, we love everyone! You're next!

Nov 20, 2020 • 0:00

The Secrets Hotline: Coming this Fall

The Secrets Hotline: Coming this Fall

We're launching our very first spinoff! The Secrets Hotline is coming to you this fall. Leave your own at 1-929-SECRETS (929-732-7387) or secretshotline.org.

Apr 13, 2020 • 2:21

The Pandrogyne

The Pandrogyne

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is the founding fa/mo/ther of Industrial music, a performance artist, and a very, very, very devoted husband. Originally broadcast 2013.

Mar 16, 2020 • 29:44

Euro Trip 2020!

Euro Trip 2020!

L+R is coming to London, Bristol, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo in January 2020.

Dec 16, 2019 • 0:57

Cathedrals Have a Body Count

Cathedrals Have a Body Count

There are few lawyer/performance artists in the world but, for Vanessa Place, practicing both is a logical marriage. Each relies on the sculpting of language, whether representing indigent sex offenders, or reciting relentless, uncomfortable work to a mortified audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 2019 • 30:55

Mr. Mop

Mr. Mop

A good boy always cleans up the mess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 2019 • 28:05

The Episode About Animals

The Episode About Animals

The animal world is a special world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 12, 2019 • 30:41

Necessary Measures

Necessary Measures

In 1981, Alex Pacheco went undercover at the laboratory of Dr. Edward Taub, a neuroplasticity researcher conducting experiments on macaque monkeys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 2019 • 35:51

Mean, Mean

Mean, Mean

The age-old question of nature versus nurture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 15, 2019 • 38:48

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. IV

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. IV

Our listeners divulge their deepest and darkest secrets. To leave your own secrets for a future show, call +1 (641) 715-3900, then dial 55403#. This show has moved to Luminary! For more info, go to LuminaryPodcasts.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 1, 2019 • 27:06

Black Feminist Thot

Black Feminist Thot

Mistress Velvet specializes in the subjugation of white men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 2019 • 28:04

Big News

Big News

We're joining Luminary Audio! Visit luminary.link/love to listen to more L+R.

Apr 12, 2019 • 3:10

RIP Melvin Dummar

RIP Melvin Dummar

Melvin Dummar, who was featured on our podcast in 2011, died on Sunday.

Dec 13, 2018 • 27:56

Such is the Way to the Stars

Such is the Way to the Stars

Richmond, Virginia: Sic Itur Ad Astra.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 2018 • 1:20:00

The Secrets Hotline, Vol III

The Secrets Hotline, Vol III

Our listeners divulge their deepest and darkest secrets. Sound design by Stephen Vitiello. Final song: Chipmunk Party by Maja Ratkje. To leave your own secrets on a future secrets show, call +1 929 SECRETS.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 2018 • 42:22

The Battle of Cumorah

The Battle of Cumorah

Mike Norton has a change of heart. Produced by Noam Osband. Final song: Emblem by Colin Self.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 1, 2018 • 54:44

Stones in a Bag

Stones in a Bag

At the age of nine, Laura Ulloa was kidnapped for a short time by the Colombian leftist guerrilla group ELN. She figured that would be the last time she’d ever be kidnapped. Final song: Charlev by Oliver Coates.

Sep 21, 2018 • 50:47

F Your Feelings

F Your Feelings

Evan has a secret.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 23, 2018 • 38:18

The Exciting World of the Totally Free

The Exciting World of the Totally Free

In 1968, Paulette Cooper was one of the first journalists to investigate a then-little-known religious group.

Jul 25, 2018 • 47:54

The Recruiter

The Recruiter

Rob Navarro: gospel singer, the voice of Spanish-language Ronald McDonald, and one of the most successful gay pornographers in America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 2018 • 54:16

True Parents

True Parents

As a young woman, Diane Benscoter had a burning idealism, and a desire for purpose.

Jun 23, 2018 • 43:19

Coming Back

Coming Back

In 1991, Pam Reynolds underwent surgery to remove a large aneurism from her brain stem. Doctors cooled her body to less than half of normal temperature and temporarily stopped her heart during the procedure. This is what she experienced. Final song: Believe by Amen Dunes, from the album Freedom on Sacred Bones Records.

Jun 8, 2018 • 26:25

Counter Melody

Counter Melody

Bob Padgett, a violin teacher from Plano, Texas, believes he’s found the answer to a 119-year-old mystery. Produced by Daniel Estrin. Final song: Atmospheres Touch by Lucrecia Dalt.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 2018 • 19:11

A New Season is Almost Upon Us

A New Season is Almost Upon Us

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May 4, 2018 • 1:05

Choir Boy

Choir Boy

Tom Justice is passionate about cycling, and was on the shortlist for the US Olympic Team. Also, he’s a bank robber. Originally broadcast in 2014.

Apr 25, 2018 • 33:51

Another Planet

Another Planet

The true story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet. Also featuring the voices of Tim Robbins (yes, THAT Tim Robbins), Lonnie Johnson, Flame Simon, Richard Haxton, and Lil Daddy. … Continue reading Another Planet →

Mar 16, 2018 • 32:01

Eternity Through Skirts and Waistcoats

Eternity Through Skirts and Waistcoats

Norah Vincent is a former “immersive journalist,” but she’s left that all behind now. Originally broadcast 2015.

Feb 23, 2018 • 34:16

L+R Presents: Secrets from Showcase

L+R Presents: Secrets from Showcase

Secrets, as you probably know, have been a lifelong obsession for us at L+R. So when Radiotopia’s Showcase podcast decided to put out a series called “Secrets,” we were all over it like flies on sherbert. It comes to us from Mohamed El Abed and Martin Johnson, with additional production from Åsa Secher, from the … Continue reading L+R Presents: Secrets from Showcase → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 19, 2018 • 34:01

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. II

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. II

Awkward, funny, and tragic. You tell us your deepest darkest secrets. Featuring totally original music from Build Buildings. Leave your own secret at +1 641 715 3900, extension 55403#. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 2017 • 22:02

The Machine

The Machine

When a neighbor wanted to build a concrete plant next to Marvin Heemeyer’s property, he fought back. Final song: Black Shore by Úlfur.

Dec 12, 2017 • 54:24

WWCD?

WWCD?

Since 2008, Mike Merrill has been operating himself as a publicly traded company. Final Song: Keep Me Hanging On by The Supremes, Kim Wild version as performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Nov 22, 2017 • 43:10

44 Years

44 Years

Albert Woodfox lived in solitary confinement in prison longer than any other American, confined to a 6 foot by 9 foot cell for 23 hours each day—for nearly 44 years. Produced in collaboration with Amnesty International UK. Final song: It’s My Brown Skin by Helado Negro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 6, 2017 • 34:58

Murdertown, USA

Murdertown, USA

Content warning! If you’re squeamish around violent stuff, you should skip this one. Will is a collector. Final song: Pour Endormir les Démons by Merle Bardenoir from Chants D’Avant L’Aube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 2017 • 41:16

Photochemical

Photochemical

Meags loves photo booths. Final song: Laisse Autant Le Vent Tout Emporter by Les Breastfeeders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 2017 • 30:34

For Science!

For Science!

Karaoke is Alex’s main gig, but that’s not how he makes his money. Final song: Road Soda Reggae by Indian Agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 28, 2017 • 33:59

Reunion

Reunion

When Barbara was reunited with the son she gave up for adoption, it opened up a whole world of weird feelings. Final song: Your Life in the End by Prince Rama.

Aug 25, 2017 • 43:35

Suitcase of Love and Shame

Suitcase of Love and Shame

Adult content. Again. A man and woman in the 1960s trade reel-to-reel audio “letters” over the course of years. Final song: Hobbies Galore by R. Stevie Moore.

Jul 24, 2017 • 49:28

The Boys Will Work It Out

The Boys Will Work It Out

Adult content. Listener discretion is advised. Since a child, Sarz had a deep connection to the Lord of the Rings books. After the movie version came out in 2003, that connection went several layers deeper. Outro song: By Your Side (Sade cover), performed by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 6, 2017 • 44:42

Relevant Questions

Relevant Questions

A preview of our next season, coming at you NEXT MONTH! Doug Williams has been waging a war for decades against the polygraph machine (aka the lie detector). Produced by Jacob McCleland and Ana Adlerstein.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2017 • 43:36

The Secrets Hotline

The Secrets Hotline

Recordings from the Secrets Hotline, with original music and production by George Langford. Find more of George’s work at georgelangford.com. You can leave your own secret at +1 (641) 715-3900, extension 55403#. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 6, 2017 • 24:41

La Retirada, Part Three

La Retirada, Part Three

With Carlos' enemies enraged, the Gomez family is forced into hiding with the Witness Security Program, or WITSEC. But making a clean break from the past is a lot harder than they expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2017 • 30:33

La Retirada, Part Two

La Retirada, Part Two

The story continues as Rocío Gómez divorces her husband Rodrigo, a master drug trafficker in Colombia. Rocío and her children move to Miami where she begins a relationship with a new man, Carlos, whose dangerous past with the mafia catches up with Rocío’s family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2017 • 39:52

La Retirada, Part One

La Retirada, Part One

In Colombia, Rocío Gómez marries into an empire of wealth and power. She is told the family operates a low-profile import/export business, and finds comfort in her role as wife and mother. However, she soon learns the family business is not what it seems as Rosio becomes entangled with drugs, money, and mafioso. Produced in … Continue reading La Retirada, Part One → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2017 • 30:13

Understood as to Understand

Understood as to Understand

Carey believed she was assigned the wrong gender, but transitioning wasn’t how she expected.

Feb 27, 2017 • 37:11

How to Argue

How to Argue

We revisit Daryl Davis and ask him, "how should we argue?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2017 • 40:31

Snakes!!!!!!!!

Snakes!!!!!!!!

Tim loves Tool, Steel Reserve, and snakes. Not necessarily in that order.

Jan 28, 2017 • 31:18

Blink Once for Yes

Blink Once for Yes

When Mike comes home, his family is faced with a new reality and an impossible choice. Produced by John Fecile.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 2016 • 1:00:09

Doing The No No

Doing The No No

Adam Zaretsky is a bioartist who explores the manipulation of DNA, the fringes of genetic modification, and butts up against the ethical boundaries of science and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 2, 2016 • 1:14:17

Wood Fighting with Steel

Wood Fighting with Steel

Deep in the woods of Norway, a man from a strange, foreign land chops wood and reminisces over the love of his life from a bygone time. Produced by Sindre Leganger for NRK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 2016 • 29:51

Upper Left

Upper Left

Julie needed a fresh start, so she moved back home to the Bay Area, and made a new group of friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 28, 2016 • 34:55

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

A co-production with the podcast Reckonings. In the 1980s, Glenn Loury was one of the most prominent black conservative intellectuals in the United States, and was selected to be a top official within the Reagan administration. Unexpectedly, however, he withdrew his consideration before being appointed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 2016 • 1:05:50

An Old Lion or a Lover’s Lute, Special Extended Cut

An Old Lion or a Lover’s Lute, Special Extended Cut

Jerome and Ana work a couple blocks from one another in Oakland, California. When Jerome called out to her in the street, she pulled out her microphone and asked if he could repeat what he said to her. This is the conversation that followed. And, the conversation that followed that conversation.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 2016 • 47:41

On The Shore Dimly Seen

On The Shore Dimly Seen

One day in the no-touch torture of detainee 063. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 2016 • 47:06

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

Love + Radio presents: "The Neighborhood" by Scott Carrier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 2016 • 24:54

Another Planet

Another Planet

Producer David Weinberg brings us the true story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet. Also featuring the voices of Tim Robbins (yes, THAT Tim Robbins), Lonnie Johnson, Flame Simon, and … Continue reading Another Planet →

May 27, 2016 • 31:48

The Man In The Road

The Man In The Road

Melvin Dummar says he came across a bloodied man lying by the road. The story of that discovery would profoundly alter the course of his life forever.

Apr 20, 2016 • 26:50

Deep Stealth Mode

Deep Stealth Mode

From our friends at the Here Be Monsters podcast: Marlo Mack gave birth to a son. At least, she thought she did. But her son crawled towards dresses, wanted to be a princess, and asked to grow long blonde hair. At age 3, Marlo's son asked to go back into mommy's tummy, so he could come back out as a baby girl. Marlo thought it was a phase--it wasn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 2016 • 20:47

Points Unknown

Points Unknown

David is followed by a strange hooded figure

Nov 17, 2015 • 34:53

Discarnate Rebel Angel

Discarnate Rebel Angel

In the remote, high deserts of New Mexico, Timothy Wyllie reflects on a life of testing the limits of reality and spirituality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 22, 2015 • 28:12

A Red Dot

A Red Dot

Frank has been an advocate for the perhaps the most universally abhorred group in America: sex offenders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 2015 • 55:33

Bride of the Sea

Bride of the Sea

Sam Najjair works in insurance now, but four years ago he had a very different occupation.

Aug 26, 2015 • 56:33

Greetings from Coney Island

Greetings from Coney Island

Rachel Prince receives a mysterious letter from 1938. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2015 • 27:57

The Adventures of Zoe Nightingale

The Adventures of Zoe Nightingale

For the last few years, Zoe Nightingale has been recording random, often hilarious, and sometimes harrowing conversations with people from all walks of life, exploring the balancing act of sin and virtue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 2015 • 25:19

Paremoremo

Paremoremo

Paul Wood was sentenced to life in prison for murder at age 18, and began his adult life negotiating the social dynamics of some of New Zealand's toughest prisons, including the maximum security wing of Paremoremo Prison (now Auckland Prison). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 2015 • 35:06

Eternity Through Skirts and Waistcoats

Eternity Through Skirts and Waistcoats

Norah Vincent is a former “immersive journalist,” but she’s left that all behind now. (Vincent’s latest book is Adeline: A Novel of Virgina Woolf.)

May 13, 2015 • 34:32

Thank You, Princess

Thank You, Princess

Ceara Lynch has a ten year career as a self-described humiliatrix, catering to a wide variety of sexual fetishes over the internet, and gaining exposure to a unique part of the human psyche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2015 • 46:31

The Living Room

The Living Room

Diane's new neighbors across the way never shut their curtains, and that was the beginning of an intimate, but very one-sided relationship.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 6, 2015 • 22:53

An Old Lion, or a Lover’s Lute

An Old Lion, or a Lover’s Lute

Jerome and Ana work a couple blocks from one another in Oakland, California. When Jerome called out to her in the street, she pulled out her microphone and asked if he could repeat what he said to her. This is the conversation that followed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 2014 • 29:01

The Magical World of Eva Julia Christiie

The Magical World of Eva Julia Christiie

Next to an imposing, largely abandoned circus building in Chisinau–the house-techno-soaked capital of the former Soviet Republic of Moldova–a Norwegian illusionist tries to figure out her next steps after escaping the chaos of Ukraine.

Nov 25, 2014 • 26:29

Of Birds and Boundaries

Of Birds and Boundaries

An eruv is a ritual enclosure that allows religious Jews to negate rules against carrying certain objects (like housekeys or strollers) during the Sabbath. This conversation is not about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 25, 2014 • 29:05

Choir Boy

Choir Boy

Tom Justice is passionate about cycling, and was on the shortlist for the US Olympic Team. Also, he’s a bank robber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 2014 • 33:37

Sesquipedalian

Sesquipedalian

Charles Farrell was born to a sophisticated middle class family in Boston, but at age 12, he left home and came of age on the street, joining “low-life culture”, the underbelly of boxing, and avant garde piano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2014 • 49:08

I, Sitting Beside Me

I, Sitting Beside Me

In 1987, during the last years of the Cold War, a West German teenager with only about 50 hours of flying experience rented a Cessna and departed on a two week trip. His goal was to fly over the Iron Curtain and land in Moscow.

Jun 12, 2014 • 37:31

Hostile Planet

Hostile Planet

We think of certain events as profoundly life-altering. Getting married or emigrating to a new country, say. But you can always get divorced, and you can almost always move back. Taylor is weighing a life decision from which there would be no turning back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 2014 • 23:54

Another Planet

Another Planet

The true story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime in Los Angeles’ Skid Row in the 1980s, and the creator of a place called Another Planet. Also featuring the voices of Tim Robbins (yes, THAT Tim Robbins), Lonnie Johnson, Flame Simon, and Richard Haxton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 8, 2014 • 31:48

The Silver Dollar

The Silver Dollar

Music is Daryl Davis’ profession, but extreme racism is his obsession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2014 • 38:31

The Superchat

The Superchat

A couple months ago, a friend handed Julia a scrap of paper with a phone number on it. One night, bored and maybe a little tipsy, she called it up. This is who she met.

Jan 21, 2014 • 32:33

The Pandrogyne

The Pandrogyne

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge is the founding fa/mo/ther of Industrial music, a performance artist, and a very, very, very devoted husband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 2013 • 28:05

Jack and Ellen

Jack and Ellen

Hey kids, this interview isn’t for you. You should skip this one. Ellen was struggling for money, working as a Subway “sandwich artist” (yes, that’s a real thing). So she decided to find a new job, and settled on one that allowed her to make over $30,000 for just a couple hours of work each … Continue reading Jack and Ellen →  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2013 • 30:03

Greenberg’s War

Greenberg’s War

Lewis Greenberg is an artist unlike any other, a winner of the coveted Geezer of the Year award, and a man on a mission–much to the chagrin of his Ballwin, Missouri neighbors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 2012 • 22:36

Seventy Weeks

Seventy Weeks

Andre Taylor identified strongly with Daniel from the Bible, who interpreted the visions and dreams of kings. And like Daniel, he spent 3 years in a Babylonian captivity of sorts. But Daniel never had quite the unorthodox career path of Andre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 19, 2012 • 34:56

Fix

Fix

A crusader for truth, or, as Karl Rove called him: “a nut with internet access”? Jason Leopold wanted to be a part of something, and that quest brought him through a labyrinthine world of decadent glam metal, dangerous mafioso, love, and investigative journalism challenging the heights of government and corporate power.

May 23, 2012 • 52:56

Bedouin Love (Revisited)

Bedouin Love (Revisited)

Bedouin Love (Revisited) by Love + Radio

Nov 4, 2011 • 9:12

The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road

On a late night along an empty Utah highway, Melvin Dummar says he came across a bloodied man lying by the road. It’s cliched to say this, but it’s really true: the story of that discovery would profoundly alter the course of his life forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2011 • 26:23

The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt

The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt

Jay Thunderbolt’s business card is a little mysterious. It reads, “Thunderbolt – Party Naked” and gives a phone number. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 2011 • 28:16

The List

The List

Adam Warner has a very ambitious list of accomplishments he’s trying to achieve. It’s not his list though.

Dec 21, 2010 • 32:37

Dirty Balloons

Dirty Balloons

Amy was dead broke when she found a Craigslist ad looking for a balloon porn fetish model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 9, 2010 • 30:04

Split Brain

Split Brain

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a brain scientist who remembers every moment of her life-altering stroke.

Oct 14, 2008 • 26:07

Strip, Pt 2

Strip, Pt 2

Sara Juli–who was previously featured on our “Take It, It’s For You” episode–recounts her epic bachelorette party.

Jun 5, 2008 • 17:02

We’ve Got Your Back, Ashley Dupré

We’ve Got Your Back, Ashley Dupré

A meditation on the brave new world of 21st century news.

Apr 16, 2008 • 19:35

Aftermath

Aftermath

The Aftermath, Inc., headed by Tim Reifsteck, headquarters is nestled in a strip of ordinary office buildings in the Chicago suburbs, but there’s nothing bland about the service the company provides.

Mar 27, 2008 • 16:36

Take It, It’s for You

Take It, It’s for You

When Sara Juli decided her relationship with money was fucked up, she figured the only way to deal with it was to give it to you.

Feb 14, 2008 • 17:08

Animal Parts

Animal Parts

Nate Hill and Takeshi Yamada are two rogue taxidermists, artists whose raw material is gathered from dead animals. Also featuring a story by Dan Deacon.

Nov 29, 2007 • 14:14

Strip, Pt 1

Strip, Pt 1

Sean Cole is a public radio reporter who did a story for Marketplace about a group in Memphis assisting women who left the sex industry. This is what got cut from that story.

Nov 15, 2007 • 11:21

Violent

Violent

Stories of violence. Excerpts from Penelope Spheeris’ seminal 1981 punk documentary “The Decline of Western Civilization.” Mixed martial artist “Travis” explains when it’s time to call mom. Adam takes a punch to the face, and Nick Salvatore describes fighting as a creative practice.

Nov 7, 2007 • 23:19

Lady Sovereign vs. Jelly Donut

Lady Sovereign vs. Jelly Donut

Zach Slow had a dream to go on a date with UK rapper Lady Sovereign, something that became the catalyst for the unlikely events leading to the greatest rap beef in the history of pastrycore.

Oct 3, 2007 • 13:41

Bloody Fingers

Bloody Fingers

A horrible accident and a complicated friendship.

Jul 12, 2007 • 23:05

How I Found Out My Relationship Had No Future, Pt 2

How I Found Out My Relationship Had No Future, Pt 2

Adrianne downs most of a bottle of Riesling and calls her college boyfriend Adam Conover.

Jun 21, 2007 • 7:56

How I Found Out My Relationship Had No Future, Pt 1

How I Found Out My Relationship Had No Future, Pt 1

Adrianne sips on some whiskey and calls her ex-boyfriend from high school to get some shit figured out. Let’s call him “Jason.” Also featuring Brendan Sullivan.

May 7, 2007 • 12:24

In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

Nick interviews his friend Matt while they’re peeing.

Jan 1, 2007 • 8:58

Insane vs. Unsane

Insane vs. Unsane

Meditations on insanity and unsanity. Featuring Clay Pigeon of The Dusty Show.

Oct 30, 2006 • 49:31

Tell Me the Future

Tell Me the Future

Discussions of prediction and soothsaying.

Aug 24, 2006 • 32:50

Secrets

Secrets

Stories about Secrets. Babar, adoption, Post-Secret, and so many more secrets waiting to be discovered.

Aug 4, 2006 • 19:28

Elimination

Elimination

A cribbage bet ends with someone pissing their pants. A conversation about drinking your own urine. The worst 21st birthday ever. And so much more.

Apr 21, 2006 • 29:00

Show Me Yours

Show Me Yours

First experiences with sex. Adrianne tells the harrowing experience of “the first time I saw one.” Lance Anderson of The Verge of the Fringe can’t seem to get his first kiss. Paul keeps pushing his hand down further. Harlyn Aizley creates penises. Many of them.

Mar 2, 2006 • 47:42

Flip Yr Sh!t

Flip Yr Sh!t

Stories about anger. Adam Allington (edited by producer Kerry Seed) hates Tim Hortons. Julian James gets in deep shit with the vice principal. Adrianne learns how to swear in middle school. Shig the Unmentionable tells us to PUT THAT DOWN. Ben Popik of Olde English gets a coworker of his fired. Lev and his girlfriend … Continue reading Flip Yr Sh!t →

Dec 11, 2005 • 27:40

Love in Bits

Love in Bits

Stories from the World of Online Dating. Christian Rudder of OKCupid.com describes how he knows everything about what kind of lover you are. Aaron Henkin of WYPR’s The Signal reads a sample of the OKCupid Love Personality Types. Eric Herot flies down to Missouri to meet a Bajoran he met on a Star Trek simming … Continue reading Love in Bits →

Nov 20, 2005 • 51:22

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Exploring the Frankenstein Family Crypt in 1952. Paranormal observations by an eight-year-old. The haunting of an unkind kitty, a discussion of the ghost story structure, and a very scary pantry door. This episode features contributions from Michael Kraskin of Catalogue of Ships. Also a spooky story from Hans Anderson.

Oct 30, 2005 • 30:33

With a Bullet

With a Bullet

Stories about guns and the people who come in contact with them.

Oct 18, 2005 • 34:19

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