Which Classical Piece Best Sets the Mood for Romance?
When you think heavy breathing, galloping hearts and long kisses, what do you hear? Tell us which pieces spell romance to you by voting in our Valentine's Day Countdown. Everyone who submits a...
View ArticleStream Soundcheck's Favorite Romantic Songs
Last year, Soundcheck asked readers and listeners to make a case for a single track as the "Most Romantic Song Ever." The nominations poured in -- from old standbys like Al Green's "Let's Stay...
View ArticleName a Roach This Valentine's Day
This Valentine's Day, you can name a Bronx Zoo Madagascar hissing cockroach after a loved one. The Name-a-Roach program started in 2011 and more than 5-thousand roaches have been named since then.John...
View ArticleReal Love: A Valentine's Special
This whole show started last spring with a love story. I’d been married in my 20s, then divorced at 30. Months later, I started dating Arthur, a biologist studying wolves in Wyoming. The distance made...
View ArticleThe Surprising Uses of Shame. A Dog's-Eyed View of Love, and Food.
First, this week's Please Explain is all about a common, but perhaps unfortunate feeling that can creep in around Valentine's Day: Shame. Then, director Patrick Osborne talks about his Oscar-nominated...
View ArticleLooking for Love? Try This Potion
On the eve of Valentine's Day, The Takeaway brings you a story about a love potion—a magic method that can supposedly allow any two strangers to fall in love with each other.Developed more than 20...
View Article2.14.15 Dating, Relating, and Educating
This week on Innovation Hub, relationships are complex even before technology gets added to the mix. Sociologist Pepper Schwartz and Christian Rudder, co-founder of OK Cupid, discuss how online dating...
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My GIFy Valentine
Valentine’s Day is all about feelings. Sweet feelings, romantic feelings … or the kind of feelings you bury in a pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.Studio 360 wants you to express those...
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GIF 101
Everyone, young and old, should make an original Valentine’s Day GIF for our latest extra credit challenge: My GIFy Valentine. But making a GIF for the first time can be daunting. Kurt Andersen decided...
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Our Favorite Valentine GIFs, From You
For Studio 360's My GIFy Valentine challenge, we're asking you to send us a valentine (in GIF form) for the person, place, or thing of your choosing. It can be joyful or sad, earnest or sardonic,...
View ArticleWQXR Is Your Valentine's Day Soundtrack
We asked you for your most-beloved romantic music, and hundreds of you answered with your favorite pieces.Tune in on Valentine's Day when we'll turn up the heat by playing your top 12 favorites — a...
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Vintage Valentines to Confuse and Amuse
Long long ago, in an America far far away, greeting cards were a strange new trend. The greeting card industry was in its first fresh bloom, and no one had agreed on standard holiday missives. People...
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A Valentine's Day Watchlist for Every Relationship Status
Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday this year, and unless you like going out for an expensive prix fixe dinner on one of the busiest nights of the year, that means it's a perfect night to Netflix and...
View ArticleCalling the Queen of Sappy Love Songs
If you’ve ever turned your dial away from public radio, you have very likely heard Delilah. The self-proclaimed “queen of sappy love songs,” Delilah is a powerhouse DJ who airs a nightly call-in show...
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The Winning Valentine GIF
For the last month we’ve been asking you to make a GIF for Valentine’s Day. Happy, sad, or angry — we accepted the full spectrum. Although our judges did hint at what would make a great entry: when we...
View Article'Is it Too Soon to Text Back?' Your Dating Questions, Answered
Navigating the world of online dating can be tricky, but it's quickly becoming the new norm for relationships. The New York Times’ Social Q’s columnist Philip Galanes returns to answer all of your...
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What a labor economist can teach you about online dating
Economics correspondent Paul Solman and Making Sen$e producer Lee Koromvokis spoke with labor economist Paul Oyer, author of the book “Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from...
View ArticleCourting Latinos, Loving and Hating Valentine's Day, Understanding the Universe
February 12, 2016: 1. Is the Latino Vote Up for Grabs? Candidates on Both Sides Rush to Reach Voters | 2. Spying for Citizenship: An FBI Deal for Muslim Informants | 3. Understanding Our Changing...
View ArticleValentines Day: A Breakdown of the Day People Love To Hate
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Maybe it's the cheesy cards, the overpriced prix fixe menus, or the chalky candy hearts, but Valentine's Day has become one of the most hated days...
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Love or hate being single, have your say with #SingleLifeIn3Words
I love cats. #SingleLifeIn3WordsValentine’s Day can be a trying time for some single people — cue the catalogue of ads featuring teddy bears, lingerie and smug couples cooing over heart-shaped jewelry....
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