Love Factually
Hosted by Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick · Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel
4.9from 133 ratings
- 75
- Episodes
- 26
- Transcribed
- 133
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Love Factually
We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance. Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.
- Publisher
- Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel
- Category
- science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Sept 2024
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
26 of 75 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bonus Episode: Second Anniversary Show!
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
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Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You inherited this stuff. The individual farmhouse was the unit of economic production, even for poorer families. And so it just wasn't really that viable yet. for you to prioritize something as arguably as risky as romantic love, that was viewed as goofy. Traditionally, you're witnessing a moment where people are starting to take it seriously, but the social structure hasn't changed enough that people can actually live that out, unless they're very lucky, like the protagonists in Jane Austen's novels. Got it. And presumably, this also helps to explain why then these novels become quite popular. […]
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- Laurie Santos
- Justin Lehmiller
- Katy Milkman
- Donovan Sherman
- Vanessa Bohns
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 133 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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- Quality
- 68
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Questions about Love Factually
Who hosts Love Factually?
Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick host the show. Published by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Love Factually take guests?
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