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In my experience, striking the right tone over text is trickier than it should be. I often read my messages over and over before sending them. I've found it especially hard to have genuine conversations on dating apps. That's why I had so much empathy for Julia, the subject of this episode of Personal Best. Hosts Andrew Norton and Rob Norman specialize in matching unconventional solutions to unconventional problems. Their theatrical approaches to helping Julia definitely fit the bill. But as eyebrow-raising as it gets, this episode is all about authenticity, and gathering the courage to put yourself out there.
So if you're a fan of yelling in canoes, or taking other sorts of strange approaches to highly specific problems, check out Personal Best!
-Elena Hudgins Lyle, Associate Producer, Podcast Playlist
Podcasts featured this week:
- Modern Love - Actor John Cho reads the story "Men Don't Care About Weddings? Groomzilla Is Hurt" by Craig Bridger. A husband-to-be becomes so obsessed with his upcoming nuptials that he turns into someone he doesn't recognize. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Personal Best - Julia struggles with flirting over text messages and it's hampering her love life. Is it possible to communicate your authentic self via text? Click here to listen to the full episode.
- The Sporkful - Chef Tunde Wey uses food to break down political barriers and spark conversation about race, immigration and inequality. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- With Friends Like These - Humanist atheist activist Chris Stedman talks to host Ana Marie Cox about the alarming bridge he sees growing between atheism and the racist alt-right. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- Dear Prudence - Advice columnist Daniel Mallory Ortberg and guest host Baby Ange advise a letter writer who finds herself falling in love with her co-parent. Click here to listen to the full episode.
- When Meghan Met Harry - On their "Royal Weddingcast," royal family superfans Kristen Meinzer and James Barr analyze every possible detail of Meghan Markle's upcoming wedding to Prince Harry. Here, they offer a brief history of divorce in the royal family. Click here to listen to the full episode.
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