{"id":13527,"date":"2021-02-13T01:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T14:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=185919"},"modified":"2021-02-12T22:48:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:48:29","slug":"podcasts-about-love-heartbreak-relationships","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/podcasts-about-love-heartbreak-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Podcasts To Listen To No Matter Your Valentine&#8217;s Day Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just like everything else over the past 11 months, this year, Valentine&#8217;s Day looks a little different. Of course, February 14th evokes something different in everyone anyway: you either love it, hate it, or completely forget about it until you&#8217;re bombarded with adverts for red roses and chocolates. But for singles during the pandemic, V-Day feels like an extra punch in the stomach. For once &#8211; especially in places like the UK, where it&#8217;s still restaurant-less &#8211; there&#8217;s no option to meet up with friends or former flings to pass the day and, instead, you&#8217;re stuck at home, just like every other day &#8211; but with lots of loved up pink rose Instagrams to sift through.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, podcasts exist. And there are a lot of them covering love, loss, heartbreak, sex, and all the hilarious and horrible things that come with them. Below, your guide for what to listen to this Valentine&#8217;s Day, whether you love love or hate it.<\/p>\n<h3><b>For those who love love\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/03Er7mSPq9IEewOgbPD3vO\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modern Love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Modern Love<\/em> started as a column in the <em>New York Times<\/em> 16 years ago where people would submit essays about life, love, and loss in any form. It was then turned into a podcast with celebrities reading out the previously published essays from across the years, before later being adapted into a (really good) TV show. It\u2019s the ultimate podcast for anyone wanting to remember just how special human connection is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-185921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/artworks-000322773456-lopbca-t3000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/lovestories\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Love Stories by Dolly Alderton<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Popular British author, journalist and former <em>The High Low<\/em> podcast co-host, Dolly Alderton, speaks to guests about their most defining relationships, including heartbreaks, first loves, and how they\u2019ve formed who they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>For those looking for love\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/how-to-date\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How To Date<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>How to Date<\/em> is a show about how to master the messy, complex, and downright bizarre world of dating, when you really didn&#8217;t think you&#8217;d be dating again. The hosts speak to psychologists, dating coaches, professors, dating app experts, and sex workers to learn how to get better at dating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/jeans-and-a-nice-top\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jeans and a Nice Top\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hosted by two Australian journalists, Ashleigh Austen and Melissa Mason, <em>Jeans and a Nice Top<\/em> was created to be a space where people could feel comfortable overanalyzing everything from texting and dating app etiquette to exactly what to wear on a first date and how to get over a jerk. Nothing is off limits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/higher-love\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Higher Love<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created by bestselling author Jordanna Levin and released in conjunction with her new book of the same name, <em>Higher Love<\/em> explores how women date in 2020, posing the question; What if you quit falling in love and instead choose to rise in love?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>For the brokenhearted\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-185922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/k6e8c1hz-after_work_drinks_3000_pixels.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/after-work-drinks\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After Work Drinks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I broke up with my boyfriend of five years aged 29, I had no idea of how humiliated I\u2019d be or how much I\u2019d feel like a failure, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">especially<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> given I\u2019ve never been someone to prioritize marriage or having a family. After a few months of keeping my break up a secret from our listeners, I ended up speaking candidly about it, and all the weird feelings and mental health issues that came with it, for an episode of the podcast I co-host, <em>After Work Drinks<\/em>, titled, \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/after-work-drinks\/agrownup-sguidetoheartbreak\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Grown Ups Guide to Heartbreak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 (the segment starts at about the half-hour mark). To date, it\u2019s our most listened to episode of all time and barely a week goes by without a message from someone saying how much it\u2019s helped them. For anyone who\u2019s heartbroken this Valentine\u2019s Day, give it a listen (and then send me a message!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/everyone-has-an-ex\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone Has An Ex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This documentary-style series, narrated by Australian journalist and past <em>The Bachelorette<\/em> star, Georgia Love, tells unconventional stories about relationships past by speaking directly to the people who lived them. Episodes are incredibly interesting and easy to listen to and include everything like how prison, immigration, or funerals impact a couple.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>For those wanting a laugh<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6zdp3X2RMfZ7VbRXRfwNtp\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why Won\u2019t You Date Me? With Nicole Byer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Why Won\u2019t You Date Me?<\/em> Is one of my all-time favo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rite podcasts. Hosted by comedian, Nicole Byer &#8211; who\u2019s been single for decades &#8211; the podcast is Byer&#8217;s way to speak to different friends, celebrities, and comedians about their love life in a bid to figure out hers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-185920 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/images.musicrad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/brown-girls-do-it-too\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brown Girls Do It Too<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted at first by three British women of Bangladeshi, Indian, and Iranian heritage, <em>Brown Girls Do It Too<\/em> is a hilarious, addictive, and informative podcast that explores sex, dating, and relationships when those subjects are usually a taboo topic. In 2020, <em>Brown Girls Do It Too<\/em> was named \u2018podcast of the year\u2019 by Metro and dubbed<em> Sex and the City<\/em> in audio form. Now in its second season, Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani bring on guests to reveal their best sex and dating stories.<\/p>\n<h3><b>For those wanting to learn about love\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/dear-sugars\/id950464429\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear Sugars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An incredible resource for anyone wanting to learn more about love, relationships and everything that comes with it. Hosted by Cheryl Strayed (the author of <em>Wild<\/em>) and Steve Almond, <em>Dear Sugars<\/em> is formatted like a magazine advice column with Strayed and Almond reading out listener&#8217;s letters and answering them in audio form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-185923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/00eec7b0f60c399a15c557e28a00e6548340eb5f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whereshouldwebegin.estherperel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where Should We Begin by Esther Perel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Relationship therapist Esther Perel records her one-on-one therapy sessions with couples and plays them in full for our listening &#8211; and learning &#8211; pleasure. Literal free therapy!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.acast.com\/s\/thehappyvagina\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Happy Vagina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Happy wife, happy life? More like happy vagina, happy life. This podcast, hosted by British journalist, Mika Simmons, explores everything concerning women\u2019s health, sex, shame, and relationships by speaking each week to a different interviewee about an experience that completely changed their outlook on life &#8211; and their vagina.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9593,"featured_media":13533,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Best Podcasts For Love, Dating, Sex And Relationships<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you&#039;re in love, looking for love, or hate love, there&#039;s a podcast out there for you. 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