{"podcast":{"title":"Modern Love","slug":"modern-love-436568","podcast_index_feed_id":436568,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/0N8Hs1MH","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/modern-love-podcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/db3c768b-254c-4291-946b-8216b0b2a2a1/fc848224-9871-4b5a-96fd-8f8f7c33d7cf/3000x3000/b335632ea69f3a0c9b6235dbc62ccad8a30c7462992ae74f00c3e1127c66d245ae168cdfa53cfc8d5d11293ce0a22e2a953ebe0017f32567b707e15ff71edd93.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The New York Times","episode_count":461,"summary":"For more than 20 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. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. 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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T08:22:15.768601+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568"},"episode":{"title":"Am I Too Anxious for Love?","slug":"am-i-too-anxious-for-love","published_at":"2026-08-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568/am-i-too-anxious-for-love","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/modern-love-podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/db3c768b-254c-4291-946b-8216b0b2a2a1/episodes/bf871974-a5d1-4bf3-af8d-a51748512d37/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=db3c768b-254c-4291-946b-8216b0b2a2a1&awEpisodeId=bf871974-a5d1-4bf3-af8d-a51748512d37&feed=0N8Hs1MH","summary":"Jenny Singer thought she had a lung fungus. That would explain the shortness of breath that she was experiencing. The doctor’s other explanation was anxiety, which seemed completely out of the question to her. But as time went on, Jenny found herself increasingly focused on her “breathing problem,” as she called it, in a way that made it nearly impossible to connect with anyone. Eventually, Singer realized she didn’t have a lung fungus. She admitted to herself that she felt anxious and concluded that she wasn’t cut out for the kind of romantic connection she desired. Then, she met someone she absolutely did not want a romantic connection with, and hanging out with him felt great. Suddenly, she no longer felt anxious. It was exactly what she needed. This week on the “Modern Love” podcast, Singer explains how anxiety interfered in her love life, and what it took to find the kind of relationship she always wanted.","meta_description":"Jenny Singer thought she had a lung fungus. That would explain the shortness of breath that she was experiencing. The doctor’s other explanation was anxie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2972,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-love-436568/episodes/am-i-too-anxious-for-love/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568/am-i-too-anxious-for-love.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}