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First dates and lockdown love stories: a look at romance during COVID

Dating couple in face masks with roses behind their backs.
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This hour, we look at how the pandemic shaped dating, long-term relationships, and love over the past two years.

GUESTS:

  • Laura Kipnis: Author of Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis, among other books
  • Hiwote Getaneh: A producer on the This Is Dating podcast
  • Philippa Found: An artist and writer and the creator of Lockdownlovestories

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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<br/>Lily is the senior producer for <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show">"The Colin McEnroe Show."</a> She's also a producer of the narrative podcast "<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/podcast/generation">Generation: The media we love &amp; how it shapes us</a>." She first worked at Connecticut Public as an intern in 2014. She has previously worked for WBUR, KUNC and as a producer for the New England News Collaborative's weekly show <i>Next</i>. Lily can be reached at <a href="mailto:ltyson@ctpublic.org">ltyson@ctpublic.org.</a><br/><br/>
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