Radio Archive by Tag

Marriage

  • Prologue.

    470: Show Me The Way 07.27.2012

    A man discovers that his wife is cheating on him, and turns for advice to someone he's sure ...Divorce • Heartbreak • Marriage

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  • Wife Lessons.

    458: Play the Part 02.17.2012

    Kristen Finch was a speech therapist who sometimes worked with kids with Asperger Syndrome, ...Marriage • Mental Health

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  • Best Laid Plans.

    457: What I Did For Love 02.10.2012

    Kurt Braunohler and his girlfriend had been together for thirteen years, and they were only ...Heartbreak • Marriage

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  • Prologue.

    444: Gossip 08.26.2011

    Senior producer Julie Snyder and her husband Jeff talk to guest host Sarah Koenig about gossip ...Friendship • Funny • Marriage

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  • Denying the Invisible.

    431: See No Evil 04.01.2011

    In the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima, some people suspected that ...Environment • Health Care/Medicine • Marriage

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  • I've Fallen In Love and I Can't Get Up.

    409: Held Hostage 06.04.2010

    Four years ago, Matt Frerking started having attacks where he simply couldn't move his body. ...Health Care/Medicine • Journalism • Marriage

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  • Not Your Parents' Parent Trap.

    291: Reunited (And It Feels So Good) 07.01.2005

    The story of an Iranian couple who were unhappily married for 27 years. He had a temper. She ...Marriage • Parents

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  • Eight Percent Of Nothing.

    285: Know Your Enemy 03.25.2005

    Our program ends with a story of knowing your enemy in a more domestic setting: In a marriage. ...Fiction • Marriage

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  • What Really Happens In Marriage.

    261: The Sanctity of Marriage 03.26.2004

    Ira visits marital researcher John Gottman, who's part of a generation of researchers that have ...Marriage • Science

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  • The Defense Of Marriage Act.

    261: The Sanctity of Marriage 03.26.2004

    Adam Felber explains how legalized gay marriage are ruining his marriage with his wife. (His ...Marriage • Politics • Sexuality

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  • I Want To Be A Statistic.

    261: The Sanctity of Marriage 03.26.2004

    Starlee Kine gets answers about her parents marriage from her dad...after a lifetime of mystery. ...Divorce • Marriage

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  • Prologue.

    247: What Is This Thing? 09.19.2003

    We hear Billie Holliday, Keely Smith and Leo Reisman (with Anita Boyer) asking the musical ...Divorce • Marriage • Music

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  • Pen Pal Husband.

    246: My Pen Pal 09.12.2003

    When Janice Powell's husband went to prison, he wrote her a letter every day for eight years. ...Marriage • Writing

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  • Marriage As Rerun.

    226: Reruns 12.06.2002

    Many couples eventually encounter this problem: One person in the couple trots out the same ...Marriage

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  • The Day Mom And Dad Fell In Love.

    181: The Friendly Man 04.06.2001

    Scott interviews his 11-year-old daughter about his marriage. She sheds light on the previous ...Children • Family • Fathers

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  • Bedroom Politics.

    176: Two Nations, One President 01.26.2001

    When it comes to political fighting, there's no more intimate a space than a marriage, where you ...Marriage • Politics

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  • Kiss.

    152: Crush 02.11.2000

    So what if you held onto a high-school crush? Under what conditions would it never go away? ...Childhood • Death • Family

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  • The Disappearance.

    144: Where Words Fail 11.05.1999

    Genevieve Jurgensen and her husband Laurent lost their two daughters, Elise and Mathilde, at the ...Children • Death • Family

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  • Drawl.

    138: The Real Thing 08.27.1999

    What does it mean to talk like a real Southerner—and why a multimillion industry can't seem to ...Film/Film Making • Marriage • Television

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  • How To Become An American.

    128: Four Corners 04.30.1999

    Writer Achy Obejas reads a piece of short fiction from her book, We Came All the Way from Cuba ...Fiction • Immigration • Jobs/Employment

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  • You Can't Go Home Again.

    126: Do-Gooders 04.09.1999

    Jackie and Kenny Wharton were kids in the tiny town of Canalou, Missouri, off of old Highway 61. ...Childhood • History • Marriage

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  • How To Avoid Everything.

    123: High Cost of Living 02.26.1999

    It's possible to turn off your emotions and go on autopilot for brief periods with the people ...Marriage • Mental Health • Parents

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  • Actions Speak Louder.

    114: Last Words 10.23.1998

    Sarah Vowell tells the story of Page Smith and Eloise Pickard Smith. They were married for over ...Death • Marriage

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  • Money Is Good.

    113: Windfall 10.16.1998

    How one woman learned to stop worrying and start spending. Liz Gilbert and her husband Michael ...Economics • Family • Marriage

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  • Touch.

    110: Mapping 09.04.1998

    Deb Monroe reports on how she has been mapping her own body through her sense of touch. (10 ...Cancer • Health Care/Medicine • Marriage

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  • Prologue.

    106: Father's Day '98 06.19.1998

    We ask 18-year-old Chana Wiliford and her father in Texas if they'd be willing to have a ...Fathers • Holidays • Marriage

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  • Interracial Marriage.

    105: Take A Negro Home 06.12.1998

    Rich Robinson's father is black, his mother is white. They married during the civil rights ...Divorce • Family • Marriage

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  • Merci.

    102: Road Trip! 05.22.1998

    A road trip can be a profound test of any relationship. It can save a marriage or destroy it. We ...Funny • Live Performance • Marriage

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  • Taking Sisterhood One Step Further.

    99: I Enjoy Being A Girl, Sort Of 04.10.1998

    Ira with Elizabeth Joseph, who is in a polygamous marriage with eight wives and one husband. She ...Jobs/Employment • Marriage

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  • Prologue.

    95: Monogamy 03.06.1998

    In the early stages of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, there was a period when one of the questions ...Marriage • Politics • Presidents

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  • Scientific Experiment.

    95: Monogamy 03.06.1998

    Chris and Sylvere, and how they tried to contain a marriage-threatening crush, and how difficult ...Marriage • Romance

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  • Istanbul.

    95: Monogamy 03.06.1998

    Ian Brown of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the normal struggle most people experience ...Marriage • Neighbors/Neighborhoods • Romance

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  • Before And After.

    93: Valentine's Day '98 02.13.1998

    Richard Bausch reads his story Letter to the Lady of the House. (25 minutes)Family • Fiction • Marriage

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  • I Met Him In The Yogurt Store, But Now He's Not My Leader Of The Pack.

    93: Valentine's Day '98 02.13.1998

    Linda Howard and Richard Bloom, in Boca Raton Florida, had been married years when she started ...Funny • Marriage • Romance

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  • Without.

    93: Valentine's Day '98 02.13.1998

    Poet Donald Hall reads about his wife Jane Kenyon, who contracted leukemia, went through ...Cancer • Death • Health Care/Medicine

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  • The Salesman.

    88: Numbers 01.02.1998

    Will Powers — his real name — decided to try to use all the tools of modern brand marketing to ...Business • Jobs/Employment • Marriage

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  • Prologue.

    77: Pray 09.26.1997

    Mary and Manfred Rauer have been married 22 years. He's a devout Christian, goes to church every ...Family • Marriage • Religion

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  • Prologue.

    58: Small Towns 04.04.1997

    The small town dilemma. (3 minutes)Marriage

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  • Voyager.

    43: Faustian Bargains 11.22.1996

    Alix Spiegel tells the story of her friend Jayna, who made a Faustian bargain at 11 years old. ...Childhood • Family • Friendship

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  • Desiring Amnesia.

    42: Get Over It! 11.15.1996

    Fiction writer George Saunders reads his story "Offloading for Mrs Schwartz," from his book ...Death • Fiction • Marriage

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  • Swimming Lesson.

    40: Lessons 11.01.1996

    Scott Carrier's wife and mother-in-law insist that Scott's three-and-a-half year old daughter ...Children • Family • Fathers

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  • Act Three.

    26: Father's Day '96 06.14.1996

    Audio artist Jay Allison and writer Dan Robb present an audio montage on the moment Robb's ...Divorce • Marriage • Parents

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  • Sandra Tsing Loh, Her Father, and His Mail-Order Chinese Wives

    22: Adult Children 05.03.1996

    Sandra's father decides, at age 70, to take a Chinese wife. (27 minutes) Family • Fathers • Marriage

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  • Lies.

    18: Liars 03.28.1996

    The story of a woman whose husband lies to her compulsively. At some point, she starts to ask ...Marriage • Mental Health • Presidents

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  • Act One.

    10: Double Lives 01.17.1996

    When Susan Bergman wrote a book about her family's experience, other gay men tried to explain ...Family • Fathers • Marriage

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  • Act Two.

    10: Double Lives 01.17.1996

    A talk with a father who's deceiving his own children. (15 minutes)Children • Fathers • Marriage

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  • Act Four.

    10: Double Lives 01.17.1996

    Susan Bergman returns to read an excerpt from her book. (8 minutes)Marriage • Sexuality

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