{"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":452,"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 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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T18:17:09.381139+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568"},"episode":{"title":"No, I Won't Be Your Bridesmaid","slug":"no-i-won-t-be-your-bridesmaid","published_at":"2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-love-436568/no-i-won-t-be-your-bridesmaid","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/b5332380-8ce6-4da7-969e-98744c747269/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=db3c768b-254c-4291-946b-8216b0b2a2a1&awEpisodeId=b5332380-8ce6-4da7-969e-98744c747269&feed=0N8Hs1MH","summary":"Ruhama Wolle loves weddings, but after being a bridesmaid three times in a little more than a year, she reached a breaking point. The financial and emotional burden was too much, and in an article for Glamour magazine, she publicly resigned from ever being a bridesmaid again. Now, Wolle has written “I Hope You Elope: A Bridesmaid Survival Guide,” with practical tips on how to navigate the ask with authenticity, honesty and boundaries. In this episode of “Modern Love,” Wolle tells host Anna Martin about the bridesmaid dynamics that made her call it quits. Plus, she gives advice and scripts for those looking to approach the role in a new way.","meta_description":"Ruhama Wolle loves weddings, but after being a bridesmaid three times in a little more than a year, she reached a breaking point. The financial and emotio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3090,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-love-436568/episodes/no-i-won-t-be-your-bridesmaid/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/no-i-won-t-be-your-bridesmaid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}