Modern Love
The New York Times
For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
Categories: Society & Culture
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Penn Badgley has made a career out of playing deeply troubled characters. From his role as Joe Goldberg on the Netflix series “You” to Dan Humphrey on “Gossip Girl,” Badgley has shown many times over how obsession and delusion can destroy love. In his personal life, though, Badgley says he’s not doing too much brooding. He’s a father and a stepfather, and he opens up about the importance of being vulnerable with his kids. Badgley reads “Watching Them Watching Me” by Dean E. Murphy, an essay about a father who can no longer hide his emotions from his sons after they all experience a devastating loss.
Previous episodes
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527 - How to Be Real With Your Kids Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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526 - Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’ Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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525 - Brittany Howard Sings Through the Pangs of New Love Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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524 - Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things Wed, 6 Mar 2024
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523 - Three Powerful Lessons About Love Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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522 - Modern Love at the Movies: Our Favorite Oscar-Worthy Love Stories Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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521 - A Politics Reporter Walks Into a Singles Mixer Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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520 - Author Read: Un-Marry Me! Fri, 16 Feb 2024
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519 - Un-Marry Me! Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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518 - I Married My Subway Crush Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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517 - Author Read: I Married My Subway Crush Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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516 - Author Read: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did Fri, 1 Dec 2023
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515 - Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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514 - Author Read: Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love Fri, 24 Nov 2023
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513 - Two Boys on Bikes, Falling in Love Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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512 - Author Read: He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him Fri, 17 Nov 2023
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511 - He Cared About Me, So I Broke Up With Him Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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510 - Did I Fail as a Parent? Wed, 8 Nov 2023
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509 - Author Read: My Sweaty Revenge Fri, 3 Nov 2023
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508 - My Sweaty Revenge Wed, 1 Nov 2023
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507 - I Wrote This Essay, but Then Changed My Mind Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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506 - Author Read: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman? Fri, 20 Oct 2023
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505 - What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman? Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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504 - Author Read: Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall Fri, 13 Oct 2023
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503 - Don’t Hide in the Bathroom Stall Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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502 - Author Read: Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife? Fri, 6 Oct 2023
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501 - Have You Ever Kept a Secret From Your Wife? Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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500 - I Needed David Schwimmer’s Help Wed, 2 Aug 2023
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499 - Essay Read: I Had To Stop Asking Why Wed, 2 Aug 2023
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498 - Essay Read: How I Lost the Fiancé But Won the Honeymoon Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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497 - How I Lost the Fiancé But Won the Honeymoon Wed, 26 Jul 2023
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496 - My Invisible Husband Wed, 19 Jul 2023
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495 - The Day My Family Changed Forever Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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494 - The Gift of Holiday Men Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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493 - Sex on the Run? No, We Parked. Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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492 - What I Got Wrong About My Parents’ Marriage Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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491 - For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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490 - The Marriage Proposal That Wasn’t Wed, 7 Jun 2023
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489 - We Dated for Three Years. He Forgot It All. Wed, 31 May 2023
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488 - He Ghosted. I'm Grateful. Wed, 12 Apr 2023
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487 - Dating Advice From Jay Shetty Wed, 5 Apr 2023
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486 - The Healing Power of Love (Island) Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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485 - How a $100 Bet Saved Our Relationship Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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484 - Stop Looking for the Perfect Partner Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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483 - I Imagine Him Here Wed, 8 Mar 2023
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482 - Dominate Me, but Not Like That Wed, 1 Mar 2023
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481 - Questions I Can’t Ask My Father Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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480 - The Tricky Geometry of a Throuple Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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479 - I Promised God It Was the Last Time Wed, 8 Feb 2023
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478 - Your Weirdest Dates Wed, 14 Dec 2022