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Love and Radio

140 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings

Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.

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Episodes

Imagine What I Could Do To You

August 02, 2023 15:20 - 40 minutes

Originally published in 2018. RIP Adrian Street: 1940-2023. The Exotic Adrian Street grew up in a three generation family of Welsh coal miners, but he wasn’t destined to be in the dark.

Marriage is a Religion

July 20, 2023 13:33 - 35 minutes

Sarah found the perfect husband.

L+R Presents: Future Ecologies

July 05, 2023 17:39 - 52 minutes

A sympoietic stream of consciousness; on language, art making, and more-than-human interconnection, from our friends at the Future Ecologies podcast. Listen to more future ecologies at https://www.futureecologies.net/ !

Rotting with Style

June 21, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

Sandor Katz has had a deep and longstanding love affair with fermented foods that spans decades. His book The Art of Fermentation is considered by many to be the Bible of DIY fermentation (although if you're just starting out his book Wild Fermentation is a little less overwhelming). His latest book is Fermentation Journeys. PLAYLISTS AND CITATIONS: https://loveandradio.org/2023/06/rotting-with-style/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://loveandradio.org/member

No Bad News

June 07, 2023 20:31 - 1 hour

Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he said yes.

Fearful Symmetry

May 24, 2023 19:58 - 38 minutes

One of the great ironies of today's "Golden Age" of podcasts is that it's hard to find work that stands out and has creative ambitions. Fearful Symmetry--a mix of surreal monologues, conversations, and ephemera from Bob Paris--is definitely an exception. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. https://fearfulsymmetry.org/about/ MUSIC! https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-three/prayingspace https://soundcloud.com/gumbelgrumble https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-three/the-whisper https://freemusic...

The Other Hand

May 10, 2023 19:30 - 23 minutes

Ed does the unthinkable for a young friend. SUPPORT THE SHOW! https://loveandradio.org/member PLAYLIST! Marc Barreca - Music Works For Industry - Music Works For Industry Richard Horowitz - Bandit Nrah Master of Rajasthan - Eros in Arabia Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - Closed Circuit - Sunergy Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - A New Day - Sunergy Helado Negro - Calienta - Private Energy Helado Negro - Tartamundo - Private Energy Michele Mercure - The Intruder - Eye Chant Hela...

Representation

April 26, 2023 15:30 - 35 minutes

Marilyn York is Reno, Nevada's only attorney specializing in Men's Rights. PLAYLIST! Artist - Song - Album Dialect - Invert Yr Path - Under~Between  Flore Laurentienne - Petit Piano - Volume I Dialect - Mesa - Keep Going... Under   Carlos Niño & Friends - Commend, NYC Peace 2 - Live at Commend, NYC  Orieta chrem & selvagia - Punta Uva - Ramho EP Carlos Niño & Friends - Commend, NYC Peace 4 - Live at Commend, NYC  Dialect - Flame Not Stone - Under~Between  Isik Kural - yeniden (feat. spefy)...

Refraction

April 12, 2023 13:11 - 32 minutes

It took Anwen almost a year to realize that it wasn’t just a bad hookup. Listen to more from Reckonings at https://reckonings.show Support Love + Radio: https://loveandradio.org/member Playlists, transcript and more: https://loveandradio.org

Mr. Jones Goes to Washington

March 29, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes

Art Jones wants your vote. SUPPORT THE SHOW https://loveandradio.org/member PLAYLIST Emily Sprague - Dock - Water Memory/Mount Vision Marc Barreca - Vs Chorus - Music Works for Industry Palmbomen II - Caitlin Ross - Memories of Cindy Capitol K - City - Island Row Li Yilei - 0.00 - The Wiretapper 49 Capitol K - Breakers - Island Row Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton - A River Song - Music and Poetry of the Kesh Capitol K - Celestial - Andean Dub Champagne Dub - Drops - Drops Wharp & Rom - Pres...

Revisiting Eyes Wide Shut

March 15, 2023 21:26 - 23 minutes

When I first saw Eyes Wide Shut, I hated it. 20 years later, thanks to poet and sound artist Tracie Morris, I took a second look. Check out Tracie Morris's work here! https://traciemorris.com/ Support the show! https://loveandradio.org/member

Journey Into Manhood

March 01, 2023 23:52 - 40 minutes

David didn’t want to be attracted to men, so he created a program to fix it. Guess how that went.

Occupation

February 15, 2023 22:39 - 35 minutes

They said the war was over. It wasn't. Support the show! https://loveandradio.org/member Playlist: Artist - Title - Album AF Ursin - Reverie en mineur - Aura Legato Mushio Funazawa - Artist - The end of Negation Tashi Wada with Yoshi Wada and Friends - Ground - FRKWYS Vol. 14 Biosphere - 't Schop - The Hilvarenbeek Recordings Leandro Fresco - Cuando El Sol Grita La Mañana - Pop Ambient 2013 Eduard Artemiev - Untitled (Track 4) - Andrey Tarkovsky Vol. 4 Hyperspace Jelly - (Interlude) - Digi...

The Boys Will Work It Out, Part 2

February 01, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes

Sarz Maxwell, whose LOTR erotica we explored in Part 1, returns for a very different story about her day job as a psychiatrist, and her controversial treatment of opioid addiction. Playlists/transcripts/more: https://loveandradio.org Support the show: loveandradio.org/member

La Línea

January 18, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes

In the shadow of a murder trial, a powerful border patrol agent and a reporter/activist develop an unlikely friendship. Maybe. Playlists/transcripts/more! https://loveandradio.org Support the show! https://loveandradio.org/member

A Girl of Ivory

January 12, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes

Davecat and Sidore had a blissful marriage together in the suburbs of Detroit. One day, a Russian woman showed up unexpectedly at their doorstep, declared her love for both of them, and asked to move in. It was a complicated situation, but that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of this unusual threesome.

Points of Egress

December 21, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes

Cynthia discovers her boyfriend Max’s journal. Hilarity ensues. 

Fruit of Knowledge

December 07, 2022 19:29 - 38 minutes

As a young Christian growing up in Michigan, Jex Blackmore decided to leave the church after making a stunning realization: Satan was actually the good guy. Final song: Inu by Satomimagae https://satomimagae.bandcamp.com/track/inu-2 Support the show! https://loveandradio.org/member

Calling Hours

November 23, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes

When other funeral parlors say “no”, Graham Putnam & Mahoney in Worcester, Massachusetts says “yes.” Transcripts, playlists and more! https://loveandradio.org Keep the show going! https://loveandradio.org/member

Death Dust

November 09, 2022 21:30 - 23 minutes

Artist Robert Burch moves to a new city and finds work after calling a number on a bulletin board. 

The Story of the Box

October 26, 2022 18:29 - 23 minutes

An innocent little box found in the belly of a tree. Support us on Patreon! https://loveandradio.org/member

De Bekentenis, Part 2

October 12, 2022 16:46 - 27 minutes

Part 2. Andy confesses to the murder of his sister in a wild gambit to bring the real killer to justice. Support the show on Patreon: https://loveandradio.org/member

De Bekentenis, Part 1

September 29, 2022 08:40 - 33 minutes

In the woods between Mierlo and Lierop in the Netherlands, a passerby found the body of Nicole van den Hurk, the victim of a brutal murder. More than 15 years later, her brother Andy would go to extraordinary lengths to find her killer. Support the show on Patreon: https://loveandradio.org/member

The World Tomorrow

September 14, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes

Glynn Washington and I go way back—I used to be a producer on his public radio show Snap Judgment—and I’ve heard him talk loads about his time growing up as a black child in a white supremacist cult called the Worldwide Church of God. But that didn’t prepare me for the whole story.

Insufficient Data

August 31, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes

A simulacrum and his son. Final song: Mess Mend by Horse Lords https://igetrvng.com/products/horse-lords-comradely-objects/ Support us on Patreon! https://loveandradio.org/member

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. V

August 17, 2022 21:00 - 51 minutes

The Secrets Hotline has all grown up and has moved to its very own podcast feed! Follow it at https://secretshotline.org Leave your own secret at 1-929 SECRETS or https://secretshotline.org Become a Patreon member today! https://loveandradio.org/member Final song: Child by B77 https://weareb77.bandcamp.com/track/child

Gotcha! Part Two

August 03, 2022 13:44 - 38 minutes

A decade ago, a mysterious caller from Canada lead Australian radio DJ Amber Petty on an epic catfishing expedition. Now, the two speak together for the first time since. Final song: Just Automatic by Idiom Creak https://idiomcreak.com/album/sweet-time-girl Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/loveandradio

Gotcha!

August 03, 2022 13:20 - 57 minutes

A rowdy breakfast radio show in Australia is turned upside down when a one-off prank call turns into a real life, on-air soap opera. Final song: Mélopée by Ezéchiel Pailhés https://ezechielpailhes.bandcamp.com/album/m-lop-e Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/loveandradio

Before the Law

July 20, 2022 13:02 - 41 minutes

To some, he’s “the world’s number one self-hating Jew” and to others, he’s simply “the most hated lawyer in New York”. But he’s no pushover, and he's made some unlikely friends over the course of his legal career. Final song: Jeffrey Lewis - Now We've Beat That Stupid Virus We Can Get Back to Our Stupid Lives Help us make more incredible radio. Become a Patreon member today at patreon.com/loveandradio

Seasons 8 and 9 Are Coming!

July 06, 2022 13:41 - 2 minutes

We're back! Every episode from Seasons 8 and 9 will be available free and worldwide, beginning on July 21 and publishing every other week after that. Plus new Secrets Hotline episodes!

Secrets Hotline is Here! Also, Vikings Rejoice!

November 20, 2020 17:40 - 3 minutes

The new Secrets Hotline podcast has arrived! Subscribe now at secretshotline.org! Also, Luminary is now available in the Nordic world, hurrah! Also, a special preview of our latest ep! Also, we love everyone! You're next!

Tell Me How You're Doing

April 15, 2020 14:14

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The Secrets Hotline: Coming this Fall

April 13, 2020 17:10 - 2 minutes

We're launching our very first spinoff! The Secrets Hotline is coming to you this fall. Leave your own at 1-929-SECRETS (929-732-7387) or secretshotline.org.

Euro Trip 2020!

December 16, 2019 15:48 - 57 seconds

L+R is coming to London, Bristol, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo in January 2020.

Cathedrals Have a Body Count

November 07, 2019 08:05 - 30 minutes

There are few lawyer/performance artists in the world but, for Vanessa Place, practicing both is a logical marriage. Each relies on the sculpting of language, whether representing indigent sex offenders, or reciting relentless, uncomfortable work to a mortified audience.

Mr. Mop

October 24, 2019 07:05 - 28 minutes

A good boy always cleans up the mess.

The Episode About Animals

October 12, 2019 07:05 - 30 minutes

The animal world is a special world.

Necessary Measures

September 26, 2019 07:05 - 35 minutes

In 1981, Alex Pacheco went undercover at the laboratory of Dr. Edward Taub, a neuroplasticity researcher conducting experiments on macaque monkeys.

Mean, Mean

August 15, 2019 07:05 - 38 minutes

The age-old question of nature versus nurture.

The Secrets Hotline, Vol. IV

June 01, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes

Our listeners divulge their deepest and darkest secrets. To leave your own secrets for a future show, call +1 (641) 715-3900, then dial 55403#. This show has moved to Luminary! For more info, go to LuminaryPodcasts.com. 

Black Feminist Thot

April 23, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes

Mistress Velvet specializes in the subjugation of white men.

Black Feminist Thot

April 23, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes

Mistress Velvet specializes in the subjugation of white men.

Big News

April 12, 2019 19:10 - 2.91 MB

We're joining Luminary Audio! Visit luminary.link/love to listen to more L+R. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

RIP Melvin Dummar

December 13, 2018 21:32 - 24.9 MB

Melvin Dummar, who was featured on our podcast in 2011, died on Sunday.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Such is the Way to the Stars

November 21, 2018 13:22 - 1 hour

Richmond, Virginia: Sic Itur Ad Astra. 

The Secrets Hotline, Vol III

October 13, 2018 19:53 - 42 minutes

Our listeners divulge their deepest and darkest secrets. Sound design by Stephen Vitiello. Final song: Chipmunk Party by Maja Ratkje. To leave your own secrets on a future secrets show, call +1 929 SECRETS. 

The Battle of Cumorah

October 01, 2018 18:34 - 54 minutes

Mike Norton has a change of heart. Produced by Noam Osband. Final song: Emblem by Colin Self. 

Stones in a Bag

September 21, 2018 19:05 - 45.8 MB

At the age of nine, Laura Ulloa was kidnapped for a short time by the Colombian leftist guerrilla group ELN. She figured that would be the last time she’d ever be kidnapped. Final song: Charlev by Oliver Coates.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

F Your Feelings

August 23, 2018 15:55 - 38 minutes

Evan has a secret. 

The Exciting World of the Totally Free

July 25, 2018 05:05 - 43.2 MB

In 1968, Paulette Cooper was one of the first journalists to investigate a then-little-known religious group.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.