This is Love

Curtis was one of the first nationally-syndicated comic strips with a mostly-Black cast of characters. Ray Billingsley has been drawing it for newspapers every day for the past 35 years. Say hello on Twitter [https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus]. We also make Criminal [https://thisiscriminal.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

When comic Maria Bamford made her OkCupid profile with the username Hogbook, she says Scott Marvel Cassidy was one of the only people who contacted her. His username was Lazer Eyes. Say hello on Twitter [https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus]. We also make Criminal [https://thisiscriminal.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Kyo Maclear remembers when she took a DNA test, the kit came with a piece of paper with terms and conditions that read, “You may discover unanticipated facts about yourself or your family when using our services that you may not have the ability to change.” Kyo Maclear’s book is Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets. [https://www.kyomaclear.com/books/unearthing/] Say hello on Twitter [https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus]. We also make Criminal [https://thisiscriminal.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

When Charlotte Cushman arrived in England, she was heartbroken. But she began looking for work as an actor. There was one part she really wanted: Romeo. Say hello on Twitter [https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus]. We also make Criminal [https://thisiscriminal.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In 2016, scientist Angus Davison got an email about a rare, left-coiling snail. He began a quest to find it a mate. This episode was first released in 2018. Say hello on Twitter [https://twitter.com/thisisloveshow], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thisisloveshow/] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thisisloveshow/]. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 [https://apple.co/2BmMZr5] Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery ad-free. Plus, behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here [https://thisiscriminal.com/plus]. We also make Criminal [https://thisiscriminal.com/] and Phoebe Reads a Mystery [https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/]. Artwork by Julienne Alexander [http://www.yssrs.com/]. Check out our online shop [https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/]. Episode transcripts are posted on our website [https://thisislovepodcast.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]