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March 22, 2024 · 38 min

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March 8, 2024 · 43 min

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October 26, 2023 · 34 min

This week on Love Lives, we’re delighted to be joined by Brit award-nominated artist Tom Grennan to discuss his latest album, What Ifs & Maybes, and navigating life in the public eye. The Little Bit of Love singer talks to Independent TV’s…
Writer Emma Forrest: ‘Trump’s election made me want to be celibate’

October 12, 2023 · 44 min

Our guest this week is film director, screenwriter and novelist Emma Forrest. Emma joins us to discuss her second memoir, Busy Being Free, which follows the breakdown of her marriage, her move from the glitz and glamour of LA to a tiny…
‘Bellies’ author Nicola Dinan: ‘Trans characters should have the right to be fallible too’

September 28, 2023 · 46 min

This week, we’re thrilled to speak with author Nicola Dinan about her debut novel, Bellies. It follows the relationship between young graduates Tom and Ming and how their connection fluctuates in the wake of Ming’s transition, and is being…
Author Poorna Bell on the power of withdrawing from one-sided friendships

September 14, 2023 · 47 min

This week, we’re joined by award-winning journalist and author Poorna Bell to discuss the importance of letting go of one-sided friendships. We discuss how it can feel daunting when friends’ lives splinter off in different directions, and…

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About the show

Love comes in many shapes and forms. People, objects, places, animals, music, and even moments are all capable of sparking those magical feelings within us. In this new video podcast from The Independent, we’ll be speaking to guests about the different loves of their lives, the stories behind them and what that love has taught them about themselves and their place in the world. Because all of us are capable of loving something – and deep down, it’s the things we choose to love, and how we love them, that often reveal the most about who we are. Welcome to Love Lives with Olivia Petter. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/millenniallove. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.