A bonus episode, with special guest Meredith Chivers.

To round out Season 1, I think out loud about what it means to curate ideas--a podcast, a book, or a "canon"--and how I think the philosophy of love functions as a conversation.

For our penultimate episode of the season, Labels Of Love hosts Dr. Ray Hsu, a virtual reality geek from UBC's Emerging Media Lab, to talk about love and technology. How has online dating affected rates of interracial marriage? What's feminism got to do with virtual reality? Can you fall in love with an avatar in VR? Listen in and see what you think!

S1 E9: Technology

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This week I'm very excited to host writer and academic Moira Weigel, author of Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating. She talks us through the history of dating, explaining its economic and gendered aspects, and why so many commentators permanently seem to think the kids are doing it wrong.

S1 E8: Dating

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Myisha Cherry, Fellow in Philosophy at Harvard University and host of the wonderful UnMute Podcast (which you should definitely be listening to), joins us this week to talk about love's place in politics, love's relationship to anger, and whether love is truly "all we need."

The soundtrack featured in this episode is Lee Rosevere's gorgeous new work Canada Line: A Musical Suite In Real Time.

S1 E7: Politics

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We're back!

Listen in to this week's episode for a fascinating chat with star economist Marina Adshade, author of Dollars and Sex, about how love is changing over time in tandem with economic changes, which classes of society we tend to focus on when we think about love and relationships, and last but VERY DEFINITELY not least, what sex robots are going to do to marriage.

S1 E6: Money

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A very special episode today: we're half way through season 1 (already!) so I'm featuring poet-philosopher Ray Briggs on love poetry, and its traditions and possibilities.

Ray is also a collaborator with the Metaphysics Of Love Project, an interdisciplinary investigation into the philosophy and poetry of love.

NB: next week the podcast takes a small mid-season hiatus (for Canadian Thanksgiving). Watch out for episode 6 on October 17th!

S1 E5: Love Poetry

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It's Jaclyn Friedman week on the podcast! She is the co-author of "Yes Means Yes" (with Jessica Valenti) and host of the Unscrewed podcast. Her newest book, also called Unscrewed, will be hitting stores in November.

I was lucky enough to snag Jaclyn for a fascinating discussion around consent, sex, gender, stories, humanity, and much more.

S1 E4: Consent

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I've been a fan of Offbeat Bride for years. Showcasing the magic and beauty of non-"standard" weddings and commitment ceremonies, it pushes back on the kinds of limited, normative scripting that I explore in my work on the social construction of love. 

So I am totally thrilled to host the lady behind the Offbeat Empire, Ariel Meadow Stallings, as my second guest on the podcast! Listen in for a behind-the-scenes perspective on weddings and the wedding industry.

S1 E3: Weddings

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This week, our very special first guest is Mandy Len Catron, author of the viral hit New York Times essay "To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This." Mandy's new book How To Fall In Love With Anyone is out now.

If you are enjoying the show so far, go give it a nice review on iTunes. It helps others find it, and increases the likelihood that I'll make a second season!

S1 E2: Love Stories

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