{"podcast":{"title":"Modern Love","slug":"modern-love-3267462","podcast_index_feed_id":3267462,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4770331/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/modern-love--4770331","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8d6aa672a8d37ac5ea66d1c81a691864.jpg","author":"Seleman","episode_count":202,"summary":"For 16 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Now, we are excited to announce a relaunch of the podcast at The Times, hosted by Daniel Jones, the editor and creator of Modern Love, and Miya Lee, editor of Tiny Love Stories and Modern Love projects. Each week, we’ll bring you their favorite stories from the column’s vast archive, conversations with the authors, and a few surprises. New episodes every Wednesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T18:20:47.327099+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-3267462"},"episode":{"title":"The Real Story Behind Jennette McCurdy’s Novel “Half His Age.”","slug":"the-real-story-behind-jennette-mccurdy-s-novel-half-his-age","published_at":"2026-02-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-3267462/the-real-story-behind-jennette-mccurdy-s-novel-half-his-age","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-3267462","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-story-behind-jennette-mccurdy-s-novel-half-his-age--69782679","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69782679/default.mp3","summary":"Please note: this episode contains explicit descriptions of sex.Jennette McCurdy pretty much grew up in front of an audience. In her role on the Nickelodeon show “iCarly,” she seemed like a bubbly, happy teenager. Behind the scenes, though, she was struggling. In her 2022 memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy described her toxic and often abusive relationship with her mother, her struggles with depression and disordered eating, and the painful work she did to build herself back up. The book was a New York Times bestseller for over 80 weeks. McCurdy has a new book out, and this time, she’s written a novel. “Half His Age” tells the story of an intimate relationship between a 17-year-old girl named Waldo and her 40-year-old teacher, Mr. Korgy. This week on “Modern Love,” McCurdy explains how some of her own experiences inspired the story in “Half His Age,” and how writing the book allowed her to work through her rage, understand her desire and reclaim her power. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Please note: this episode contains explicit descriptions of sex.Jennette McCurdy pretty much grew up in front of an audience. In her role on the Nickelode…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2728,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-love-3267462/episodes/the-real-story-behind-jennette-mccurdy-s-novel-half-his-age/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-3267462/the-real-story-behind-jennette-mccurdy-s-novel-half-his-age.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}