Leslie Jamison joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss her new memoir about the intense joy she felt watching her child grow coupled with the duality of sorrow as she faced divorce.
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The evolution of marriage
Devorah Baum, an associate professor at the University of Southampton, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why marriage is left out of philosophical discussion.
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How to make sure your only child still feels like a kid
Jancee Dunn discusses the ways her own child has siphoned off focus from her husband, and how culturally we have become accustomed to this interference.
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The Roadblocks To Love For Black Women
Dianne M. Stewart is an associate professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University, where she created the course “Black Love.” She joins guest us to talk about the intersection of romantic love and Black Civil Rights.
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He Died, Their Love Survived
Tembi Locke talks to us about love and loss: from finding her soulmate in Florence to his death from cancer, to the decision to travel back to her husband’s Sicilian hometown to find herself — and her family — again.
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Looking For Love In The Indian Diaspora
Parul Bhandari is associate professor at the Jindal Global Business School in Delhi, India, and she joins us to talk about how the show, “Indian Matchmaking,” is teaching the world about Indian cultural practices
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Cheaters: Why Women And Men Stray
Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg joins us to talk about the three types of cheating, why they’re so prevalent and how we can overcome them.
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How To Stay Married In Middle Age
Daphne de Marneffe joins us to talk about how spouses can flourish both as individuals and as a couple.
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Making Enough To Marry?
Virginia Commonwealth sociologist Victor Tan Chen joins us to talk about how many Americans are, once again, considering their unions in economic terms.
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Marriage Through The Mail
This hour, we’ll talk about mail-order marriages with University of South Carolina associate law professor Marcia A. Zug, author of “Buying a Bride: An Engaging History of Mail-Order Matches.”
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Only The Lonely
We’ll talk about feeling isolated from the rest of the world – and what we can do to increase our interactions with other people – with psychologist Dr. Guy Winch.
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A Wedding Reporter On Finding ‘The One’
Ellen McCarthy experienced a bad breakup the very same day she started as the Washington Post’s full-time weddings reporter. Since that day, she’s seen over 200 weddings. This hour, we’ll talk with her about what she’s learned about dating, commitment and making it last.
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