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This is Love

Stories we love about animals really going for it.
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Beaver in the Christmas Aisle, Pig in the Pumpkins, Camel on the Run

Everything you didn’t know about Goodnight Moon, the book that’s put children to bed for generations — and the woman who wrote it. "She could write very well for young children because she remembered exactly what it was like to be one of them."
Leonard Marcus’ book is Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon
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In the Great Green Room

The day Edgardo Griffith met Heidi Ross, he asked her if she’d like to come with him to look for frogs. He was looking for a particular kind – bright yellow, with black spots: the Panamanian golden frog. But by the time Edgardo and Heidi were engaged, the frogs had started to disappear.
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Frog Call

When Cody Bryant suddenly stopped communicating with Haley Woloshen after weeks of hanging out, she assumed she was being ghosted. It was only later that she found out he’d forgotten about her entirely. 
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Nice to Meet You Again

On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the station, he noticed something on the ground. It looked like a baby doll wrapped in a shirt. And then he saw the doll's legs move.
Pete Mercurio's children's book is Our Subway Baby. His forthcoming memoir is called There: We Found Our Family In a New York City Subway Station.
This episode was first released in 2021. 
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On the Way to Dinner

When his older brother died of cancer, Patrick Bringley quit his New York office job and got a new one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—as a security guard. He stayed for 10 years.
Patrick Bringley's book is All the Beauty in the World.
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The Security Guard

About twenty years ago, D’yan Forest considered getting into stand-up comedy. “People told me, no, don’t go into comedy. Everybody is going to make fun of you. They’re gonna heckle you. You’re an old woman.” D’yan ignored them.

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D'yan

At The Guardian newspaper, there’s a person who has to find two complete strangers to send on a blind date every week. 

In our next episode, we hear about how things really went from the blind daters themselves. You can listen right now by signing up for Criminal Plus. 

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And… Did You Kiss? Part 1

When The Guardian sends two strangers on a blind date, the last question they have to answer for the newspaper column is “Would you meet again?” We asked people how their dates went – and what happened next.

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And... Did You Kiss? Part 2

Terence McPherson and Shawnika Giger met at a party in Atlanta, and went on their first date a few weeks later. Things were going well, until they started to talk about money.

This episode is in collaboration with our friends at This Is Uncomfortable.

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This Is Uncomfortable

McGillin’s Olde Ale House is the oldest bar in Philadelphia, and it also claims to be the most romantic place in the city. The Philadelphia Inquirer says: “McGillin’s has matchmaking magic.”
Special thanks to Andrew Stelzer. 
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The Most Romantic Place in Philadelphia

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