East Village Love Stories is a NYC-based, student-run podcast that documents love encounters around the East Village. Aired through New York University radio station WNYU @ 89.1 FM every other Wednesday at 7:40 pm, and synced on Soundcloud.
What is love to you? Share with us through eastvillagelovestories.wnyu@gmail.com!
An open dialogue for you, to be heard, and to feel empowered.
East Village Love Stories | Episode 17: Coping through Game and Anime
Dive into this heart-to-heart episode where my friend Ezra from NYU takes us through his new beginning in NYC after a crushing rejection. Imagine this: you’re stepping into a whole new world, kind of like being the main character in your favorite video game or anime, except the setting is the bustling streets of Manhattan. Ezra finds parallels between his experiences in NYC in the game “Persona 5”, a story of self-realization and personal growth, and the anime “A Place Further than the Universe” a story of coping with grief through a journey to the cold and desolate Antarctica. For him, his story is about navigating the unforgiving climate of NYC and his own negative emotions to find his true self.
His story isn’t just about moving on; it’s about how media can be our silent therapists, guiding us through tough times. It’s about those stories that end up fueling us, pushing us just enough until we’re ready to stand tall again. So, gear up for a ride through Ezra’s journey and how virtual and fictional worlds mirrored his real-life saga of self-discovery and moving forward.
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1 Dec 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 16: Queer & Feminism in the 80s
She lived two lives -- one with a man and three children, the other with a community of lesbian feminists. Not necessarily better, but "I was definitely happier" she said. Elizabeth Heard, a professor of gender theories joined us in the episode and told us her coming out story and what the 2nd wave feminism was like. Let's celebrate it.
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17 Nov 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 15: Rather be Single than Gaslighted
A hot girl's summer turned into a traumatized girl's summer. College romance ruined by a narcissistic serial dater. Why is it always man, they asked.
In this episode, our guests Anastasiia and Daniella shared their stories about being gaslighted, and hope that doesn't sound relatable to you.
Soundtrack: "Mosquito" by Julian Harper (https://open.spotify.com/track/6CmUQUaKPkANCICRPrQkrx)
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3 Nov 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 14: Next Time See You in the Ocean
Covid, international travel ban, surfing, summer fling, queer... What kind of love puzzle did those create?
In this episode, your host Selina shared a story of her own, a story that inspired East Village Love Stories.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Ep.13: A Short Film About Love
If you know a relationship would come to an end one day, are you still willing to fall in love? How is it like to be soulmates rather than lovers? This episode might make you reconsider the labels that we use to define romance. Our host Selina sat down with Susan Zhang, director of a short film titled (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2I5vyS5xk)"Love in New York, but not only in New York", (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ2I5vyS5xk) and discussed her story-crafting journey in an encounter with two lovers-- Maria and Ken. Love is powerful in and of itself, and as witnesses of which we are empowered as well.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Ep.12: Orbit of Love
In this episode of East Village Love Stories, Aria Young shared the story of her recent breakup: My ex-boyfriend and I were in a long-distance relationship for one and a half years. Despite the distance, our love was passionate and intense. As an international student in New York, I don’t have family in the states to rely on. So his family became mine. I stayed with his family on holidays and weekends, and he visited me in the city often as well. I was so confident in our partnership and in our future together — until I was proved wrong. What I thought were “healthy disagreements” turned into outbursts of anger from both of us. My insecurities in the relationship clashed with his lack of determination for the future. Questions about my legal status came into play, childhood traumas and personality flaws weighed on our shoulders… While I held the relationship hostage and demanded the security that I wasn’t able to find anywhere else, he pulled away in fear. Towards the end of our relationship, we still loved each other intensely, but he was too exhausted to try again. For me, losing him was more than a breakup, it felt like losing my home. Being young and alone in this country, I am constantly struggling to feel safe and secure. Without a partner to call home, I am now finally learning to find comfort in myself, to love life through my creativity, and to heal my inner child, the child that has been hurt and abandoned before and still feels that way. Bell Hooks said, “Love saves us only if we want to be saved.” Reflecting on my failed relationship, I was not ready for redemption no matter how redeeming love felt. While the loss of a lover still follows me like a shadow, I feel this new journey beginning — a journey of growth and discoveries, a journey I can only go on by myself.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 11: Let the Guys Talk
Welcome back! Have you ever wondered what guys' intake of crushes, red and green flags, relationships in highschool vs college, and so much more? In this episode, our host Parker and guests JJ, Felix, and Kayla discuss these topics, as well as give their opinions and personal experiences table-talk style. So sit back, get some popcorn, soda, or whatever. Relax and enjoy!
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 10: Sex ≠ Love
"I want to be able to call myself a responsible slut," she said. In this episode, Shreya brought to us a story about her love for sex, and her personal journey to destigmatize her casual relationships. Sex positivity is important, so is practicing safe sex.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 9: Love But From a Distance
Is Long Distance easy? Of course not! In this episode, our host Parker will dive deep with guests Sienna and Kayla on the good, the bad, and the ugly in long distance relationships. Thinking back on their own long distance relationships, Sienna and Kayla give us a taste on what to not only expect but also advice to others who are in or planning to commit to this type of relationship. Sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy this relaxing discussion!
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 8: How can love be a negative sum game?
Why do we choose not to get into a serious relationship even though we long for true sincere connection? In this episode, we applied the Game Theory and Freudian psychoanalysis concepts to love, and we broke down the rational and emotional aspects of a casual relationship. How can the Prisoner's Dilemma be used to explain romantic relationships? What does Freud mean by the "Oceanic feeling"? The answer is in the podcast.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 7: Online Dating Whomst?
Starting with a simple question: "Do you use online dating apps?", this episode explores the online dating culture among college students. Our host Selina and Miranda went to Washington Square Park and street interviewed people about their app experience. The answers were almost unanimous. And that leads us to a discussion of the so-called hookup culture. Professor Michael Kaye, former Senior Global Communications & PR Manager at OkCupid, also joined us and shared how dating apps help the LGBTQ+ community to identify themselves in such an environment.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 6: Love Is Difficult, What Do I Do Now?
Love is in itself a turbulent experience, Emotion comes like a rollercoaster except that it proceeds without a designated route. Alongside creating lasting memories with one another, lovers also need to cope with difficulties that come in between. In this episode, our host Selina interviewed her roommate Éos who contracted COVID during her recent trip to visit her boyfriend's family in Colorado. In the second half of the episode, we turned to three NYU students who chose online dating apps during the pandemic. They pitched in about some unexpected encounters there as well as the downside of virtual communication.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 5: I wish you could see yourself with my eyes
In this episode, our host Bella brought us to her summer in 2018 when she met her best friend Jiana. The friendship started during a program at Harvard University. The most innocent and affectionate connection between the two developed in a sheltered yet unfiltered space. What was so special about it? Bella would tell you that everything was special because Jiana helped her open up the part of herself that hadn't yet been discovered.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 4: How I gave a pizza my heart away
Does love always have to be romantic? Absolutely no! Food is a universal language, and the love for food bonds people, breaks social barriers, and bridges cultural differences. Eating well and consciously is also a means of self-love. In this episode, Hannah, who's known as @hanthefoodgod on social media, talked about her relationship with food, which began in 2020, and how this relationship with food helps shape her social and cultural identities.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 3: The photo chronology of us
This is a love story about Polaroid memories. In a fast-paced world, how often do we take pauses and reflect on our past? How do we remember moments of happiness and reconcile with pain? Like Milan Kundera said in the bearable lightness of being: “for there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes”. In this episode, Gloria and Eric rewinded their encounter through their Polaroid photo album, and showed us how to pace oneself in love.
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 2: I Guess It's a Foodie Compromise After All
Essay written by Shuhao Guo, read by Sam Schrag.
Amid the pandemic, Shuhao and Kathy met each other through the Go Local program at NYU Shanghai. Their shared interest in food drove them closer, and eventually they fell in love. After 6 months of a run-in period, they are now living together in NYC, although there had been so much in between -- school, family, travel bans, etc. In this episode, we interviewed Shuhao and Kathy separately, and to our surprise their answers resembled one another : slow-cooking a 4.5 pound pork shoulder, favorite date spots, and transitioning from Shanghai to NYC. Is this a love story or is it the greatest cook show live?
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24 Sept 2022
East Village Love Stories | Episode 1: Don't Blame Gravity For Falling In Love
What's the difference between falling in love and love? What happens after falling, do we fall out of love? In order to answer those questions, we featured Dr. Maleeha Haroon who teaches a popular course about Love at NYU in this episode. She offered us some insights into The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm as well as the psychological science behind. Our host Selina and Bella also shared some of their personal experiences with love. Thus, what is love to you?
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