LOVERS by Shan

Romantic Love Is the Most Narrow Form of Love ft. Kendrick Sampson

Kendrick Sampson (founder of the racial justice nonprofit BLD PWR, actor best known as Nathan in Insecure and Quincy Jones in Michael Jackson's biopic) sits down with Sha

I'm (Still) Concerned About Our Love, Pt. 3

Every couple of years, after a stretch that tested us, Jared and I climb onto the roof in the same outfit and talk honestly about what it did to our relationship. We did

He's Gay. She's a Lesbian. They're In a Co-Parenting Arrangement With Their Son

Brandi and Lawrence aren't a couple. He's a gay man, she's a lesbian, and they were best friends first, until they decided, in their twenties, to build a family together

Criticism Has No Place in a Relationship ft. The Gottmans

Drs. John and Julie Schwartz Gottman have followed 3,000 couples, some of them for twenty years, second by second, and in this conversation Shan brings them something tha

The Lengths One Catfish Went to Avoid Getting Caught

Kamie Crawford (former co-host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, now host of Relationsht*) sits down with Shan to unpack what actually keeps a catfishing scheme alive long a

Listen Again: Singer Mario Opens Up About Emotional Healing After Maternal Trauma

In this deeply personal episode presented by Bumble, singer Mario opens up about the profound impact of unresolved trauma stemming from his relationship with his mother.

Listen Again: Don’t Have Sex With Someone If You Both Can’t Do THIS ft. Lena Waithe

We've been on a short break the past two weeks, so we're revisiting one of our favorites: Lena Waithe on why she won't have sex with someone unless she can already pictur

Listen Again: I Lost My Sex Drive Because He Never Did THIS ft. Cree Summer

We're on a short break the next two weeks, so we're revisiting one of our favorites: Cree Summer on losing (and finding again) her sex drive after 50, and why emotional s

If There Was a Female Version of “Viagra”, Would You Take It?

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Naomi Sharon: Learning About OCD Taught Me Why I Can't Let Go

Naomi Sharon is an R&B singer-songwriter, the first woman signed to Drake's OVO Sound label, and the voice behind Obsidian — an album she wrote, she says, while stuck in

Does Unrequited Love Mean the Love Wasn't Real? ft. Tanerélle

Tanerélle is a singer-songwriter whose voice sits somewhere between neo-soul and quiet revelation, with singles like feels like love and Nothing Without You building a de

I Embarrassed Him and We Had to Talk About It

There are three forms of intimacy every relationship runs on — and most couples only know two of them. Emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, and the one nobody has named

Stop Turning Me Into Inspiration Porn — Ericka Hart on Nasty Work

Ericka Hart (she/they) is a sex educator, author, and breast cancer survivor who has spent their career arguing that pleasure isn't a luxury — it's a right that's been sy

Loving Someone Based on How They Present Is the Whole Problem

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The Most Intimate Thing a Man Can Do for His Family ft. Jared Brady & Jonathan Singletary

Jared Brady and Jonathan Singletary sit down to talk about fatherhood, inheritance, and the difference between intention and what's already in the body. Jonathan Singlet

How to Be in a Relationship Without One Foot Out the Door - Inayah on Going from Leaver to Lover

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He Cheated. Then He Had a Son. Here's What He Did Differently

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I'm Sorry.

A few weeks ago I put out the Melissa Ford episode, and the comments told me something I already knew before I hit publish: I crossed a line I claim to stand against. Thi

Part II: Finding Happily Ever After Without a Romantic Partner ft. Melyssa Ford

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Everyone Wants This Kind of Love… Until It Costs Them Something

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