How to Break Up

Nov 29 2024 30 ep. 82 mins 4

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Friends and filmmakers Kate and Lauren come together monthly to discuss a famous historical romance and how that couple relates to modern dating struggles.

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Must Be Love in the Brain

Nov 29 2024 55 mins

In the final episode of season 3, Kate and Lauren boldly go where they've never gone before: the Brain. Listen along as they discuss what parts of the brain light up when you fall in love and why heartbreak really can drive you crazy.

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - The Great Fitzgeralds

Oct 25 2024 74 mins

As the end of the season draws near, Lauren and Kate discuss and dissect the roaring relationship at the heart of the Roaring 20s, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Follow all their iconic ups and downs and decide for yourself if this was true love or a poison apple.

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller - The Hourglass and the Egghead

Sep 27 2024 83 mins

In our first ever sequel episode, Kate and Lauren continue to bask in the glow of Marilyn Monroe's beauty, charm, and talent. This time they discuss and dissect her second marriage to famous playwright Arthur Miller. Has Marilyn finally found someone to take her seriously or has another man decided she was a goddess instead of a human being?

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio - The Ballplayer and the Bombshell

Aug 30 2024 68 mins

This month, Kate and Lauren turn their attention back to couples and cover the most famous marriage of the most famous woman in movies. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio's nine months of wedded bliss weren't long but they were interesting. Listen along as one of America's golden couples strike out.

Teen Magazines - The Dream from Seventeen Magazine

Jul 26 2024 80 mins

In a special episode of the podcast, Lauren and Kate devour and discuss teen magazines from times gone by. Mainly focused on Seventeen Magazines from as far back as 1957, they take some quizzes and dish out some dating advice of their own.

Layla and Majnun - Crazy in Love

Jun 28 2024 45 mins

This month Lauren and Kate discuss the first fictional couple of the season as they cover the legend of Layla and Majnun. They discuss the struggle and sanity that happens when true love is tested and forcibly separated.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King - A Commitment to the Dream

May 31 2024 66 mins

We can't believe we are already on episode 4 for this season! This month, Kate and Lauren discuss the love and work of civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Listen along as they discuss the highs and lows their amazing lives together and Coretta's heroic second act upholding and expanding her husband's legacy.

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson - The Grandest Gesture

Apr 26 2024 75 mins

This month Lauren and Kate discuss a love affair so great it caused a constitutional crisis. Listen as we discuss King Edward VIII of England and his twice divorced wife Wallis Simpson. Everything from their first meeting and relationship dynamics to why they are awful people.

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas - A Gertrude is a Gertrude is a Gertrude

Mar 29 2024 80 mins

This month Lauren and Kate discuss and discover the inspiring and comforting romance between famed write Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas. They also discuss the pros and cons of the name Gertrude but mostly it's the couple.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - Fighting as Foreplay

Feb 23 2024 101 mins

Welcome to Season 3! Lauren and Kate are so excited to start the new season off with a bang!This month, they are discussing the love, life, and tribulations of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The biggest Hollywood couple of the 20th century that oozed passion, glamour, and diamonds out of their pores. Decide for yourself if this was true love or lust run amok.