{"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":"I Left My Fiancé, My Church and My Shame","slug":"i-left-my-fianc-my-church-and-my-shame","published_at":"2026-09-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568/i-left-my-fianc-my-church-and-my-shame","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/6602e469-5880-4d2a-ad4f-bea07e843a92/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=db3c768b-254c-4291-946b-8216b0b2a2a1&awEpisodeId=6602e469-5880-4d2a-ad4f-bea07e843a92&feed=0N8Hs1MH","summary":"At the age of 25, the comedian Taylor Tomlinson was sure she had life and love figured out. She’d left behind a religious faith that felt too restrictive. She was engaged to a man she loved. She was also writing her first Netflix special. Tomlinson felt like her career and personal life were on track and that nothing could stop her. Then, suddenly, she surprised even herself by calling off the engagement. Now 32, Tomlinson wishes she’d handled the breakup differently, but she doesn’t regret ending the relationship. That decision, she says, ultimately led her to seek help for her mental health. Eventually, she came out as bisexual, and started exploring an attraction to women that she thought she would never get to act on. This week on the “Modern Love” podcast, Tomlinson talks about how she stepped away from who she thought she should be — and who she was supposed to be with — and learned to be patient with the process of coming to know her own mind and heart. Even if it meant a long-term partnership had to wait. Taylor Tomlinson’s memoir, “Actually, Nevermind,” is out now. How to submit a Modern Love essay: https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-submit-a-modern-love-essay.html How to submit a Tiny Love Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/style/modern-love-tiny-love-stories.html","meta_description":"At the age of 25, the comedian Taylor Tomlinson was sure she had life and love figured out. She’d left behind a religious faith that felt too restrictive.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-love-436568/episodes/i-left-my-fianc-my-church-and-my-shame/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/i-left-my-fianc-my-church-and-my-shame.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}