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Happy Mother’s Day!

This story is dedicated to my mother and is about my mother Susan Tan.

For the past nine years, I’ve recorded most of our telephone conversations. In 2019, when my mother found herself in her 70s, newly divorced after more than 40 years of marriage and looking for the next love of her life, I started to record more of our conversations. 

What started as daughter-to-mother exchanges of advice, has turned into an eight-part Audible Original series called “Now or Never: How to Find Love When Love Feels Impossible.”  

Together, we made this series with the intention to inspire and encourage anyone who has given up on love.

Throughout the series, I am my mother’s dating coach. I help her navigate making a dating profile, scammers, ghosters, going on a first date, getting heartbroken — all the ups and downs of love and dating. 

This is episode one.

To listen to the entire series go to audible.com/nowornever. 

Thank you so much for listening!

A Story About My Mother

Erick continues telling Megan his wild rom-com love story. He’s excited about a trip to Mt. Rushmore, but he’s upset when one of Luna’s exes crashes the party. This is part two of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears. The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story. 

To listen to the full rom-com go to laist.com/wild or subscribe to WILD from LAist Studios wherever you get your podcasts. 

The episode is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

WILD: Erick Tells Megan His Love Story (Part II)

Erick Galindo tells Megan Tan the wildest thing he did for love. It all goes back to meeting Luna, a woman from Southeast Los Angeles. She could be the one. This is part one of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears. The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story. 

To listen to the full rom-com go to laist.com/wild or subscribe to WILD from LAist Studios wherever you get your podcasts. 

The episode is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

WILD: Erick Tells Megan His Love Story (Part I)

We made a rom-com! Megan Tan tells Erick Galindo a rom-com inspired by the time she fell in love during a wild time in her life when time itself felt distorted and sped up to an exponential degree. It’s a fiction meets non-fiction romantic comedy… sort of. Megan Tan explains. 

The episode is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

To listen to more audio rom-coms go to laist.com/wild or subscribe to WILD from LAist Studios wherever you get your podcasts.

WILD: Megan Tells Erick Her Love Story

Megan is back behind the mic with a brand new podcast Snooze by LAist Studios. She’s still tackling life and dreaming big. So big, that she’s made a podcast dedicated to helping others achieve their goals and dreams. How millennial.

#19 Message in a Bottle

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