Best Martin Yelling Podcasts (2025)

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How an Off-Script Moment Changed Jay Duplass’s Life 42:32

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Jay Duplass knows the power of improvisation. Many years ago, an unscripted, cliffside interaction changed his life, helping to set in motion the events that would lead to his new movie, “The Baltimorons.” The film features a newly sober comedian and a workaholic dentist who meet on Christmas Eve during an emergency dental procedure. What follows i…

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EP76: The Closest Finish We've Ever Seen! | Tokyo World Championships Report 43:15

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As we catch our breath after a phenomenal weekend of marathon running at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Deena has all the news from the National Stadium. Then, ahead of this weekend's BMW Berlin Marathon, Martin catches up with a Berlin-based running influencer, coach, and community builder who has become a familiar face in the city’s …

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You Think You Know Elizabeth Gilbert. You Don’t. 53:43

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When her wildly popular memoir “Eat Pray Love” came out in 2006, Elizabeth Gilbert suddenly found herself touted as an expert on self fulfillment, spirituality and love. Readers might assume that Gilbert had vanquished her demons as she settled into a life of fame and marriage to the man she fell in love with at the end of the book. But her struggl…

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Why I Always Dreamed of Being a Sister Wife 48:33

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Christine Woolley always knew she wanted to be in a plural marriage. She grew up in a fundamentalist Mormon community, loved having two moms and several grandmothers, and wanted to raise her own children in that environment. As an adult, and after Woolley married a man with two other wives, her family decided to share their lives on the TLC show “S…

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EP75: Sydney Shines On Its Majors Debut 41:52

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The TCS Sydney Marathon took place this past weekend, and we have all the news from a momentous day in marathon running as Sydney arrived as an Abbott World Marathon Major! Joining Martin on this week's show, we have Abbott World Marathon Majors Chief Operating Officer Danny Coyle, who was on the ground, in the shadow of the Opera House, to give us…

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E. Jean Carroll’s Vibrant Sex Life Ended 30 Years Ago. She Wants It Back. 31:52

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When the writer E. Jean Carroll accused President Trump of sexual assault in 2019, she unearthed a memory she had pushed away for decades. She also admitted, for the first time, something she hadn’t fully reckoned with: She hadn’t had sex since. In this episode, Carroll tells Anna Martin what it was like for her to go from “man crazy” to someone wh…

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Nic and Olandria on What the ‘Love Island’ Cameras Missed 43:23

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Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe spent a lot of this past season on “Love Island USA” coupled up with other people, but in a last-minute twist they wound up together. Fans were divided. They read into body language, smirks, eye contact and passing comments to try to piece together whether Nic and Olandria got together out of convenience or t…

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EP74: TCS Sydney Marathon Special Preview 46:06

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Our first episode back after our summer break, and we have a TCS Sydney Marathon Special! On this show, we’ll have a preview of the elite field for the race and hear from Deena as she prepares for her first run in Australia in 20 years. We have a quick check-in with race director Wayne Larden, as Sydney prepares to welcome the Majors, and we’re joi…

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Bridget Everett Says a Best Friend Can Be Your Greatest Love (Encore) 38:09

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Stories of romantic love are everywhere, but the actor, singer and comedian Bridget Everett says that friendships deserve our attention, too. Onscreen and in everyday life. Last Fall, Everett appeared on Modern Love to talk about her HBO Original series “Somebody Somewhere,” which centers on a close friendship. Now she’s nominated for an Emmy Award…

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Where Did All My Male Friendships Go? 1:01:44

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Sam Graham-Felsen never imagined being lonely. Throughout his childhood and as a young man his life revolved around his friends. But when Sam got married and then had kids, going out with his friends almost felt like a luxury. After years of focusing on everything in his life except friendship, Sam began to realize he was missing something essentia…

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The Kind of Pain She Wanted 46:35

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For her entire life, Grace Hussar has been an overthinker. No matter how much she wanted to be in the moment, she always felt as if she was just outside it. But when she took up endurance running, she realized something: Extreme pain turned her thoughts off. She wanted more of that feeling — more pain and less overthinking. As a mother of two with …

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How to Stop Asking 'Are You Mad at Me?' 43:57

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“Am I in trouble?” “Am I secretly bad?” These are questions Meg Josephson, a therapist and author, grew up asking herself. She was constantly trying to anticipate other people’s needs, worried that she was letting other people down. And it wasn’t until she found herself standing in the aisle of a Bed Bath & Beyond, trying to remember her favorite c…

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Kelsi Chappell - Keep Showing Up! | RunChats Ep.141 1:27:23

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Kelsi Chappell is on a TEAR! A 2:43:15 PR at Boston followed by a 2:49:31 at London... ...Just 6 DAYS APART! Then? She wins the hilly Bristol Half by breaking her own course record of 1:24:57! Kelsi is not just a rockstar runner, she's also a Team O'Leary Coach—helping others chase big goals. We dive into: -Her Boston to London double -Her continue…

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Reneé Rapp on Blurring the Line Between Bestie and Lover 36:42

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The pop singer and actress Reneé Rapp has a deep love for her friends. She maintains a nonstop group chat with more than 15 close friends every day. Their lives are so intertwined that the line between platonic and romantic can sometimes get blurry, particularly since many of them have dated each other. Rapp, best known for her role in the Broadway…

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How to Keep Love Alive, With Rob Delaney of ‘Dying for Sex’ 37:04

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When we meet Rob Delaney’s character, “Neighbor Guy,” in FX’s limited series “Dying for Sex,” he’s scarfing down a burrito in an elevator, dripping food on his face and the floor. But Delaney’s performance reveals that under Neighbor Guy’s messy exterior is a man capable of deep vulnerability and empathy. “Dying for Sex” follows a woman named Molly…

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Let Mel Robbins Share Her 5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship 50:21

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The best-selling author and motivational podcast host Mel Robbins is known for her blunt advice and viral wisdom, from The 5-Second Rule to countless proverbs on relationships, confidence and everyday stuck-ness. Her most recent book, “The Let Them Theory,” has given her readers a fresh perspective for navigating disappointment, rejection and uncer…

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E73: Deena Kastor vs Martin Yelling: Marathon Talk’s Inaugural End of the Season Quiz 46:41

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Who’s the host with the most, the quiz whiz, the mastermind with the mic? There’s only one way to find out… This week’s very special Marathon Talk pits Martin and Deena against each other, with a trivial roundup of the running season’s greatest times! We also cover all the latest from Sydney’s elite field announcements, the packed ballot for the Lo…

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‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life. 50:52

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This week on Modern Love, we’re bringing you a conversation we liked so much that we’re envious we didn’t get to have ourselves. In a raw but deeply heartfelt and compassionate conversation with “The Interview" host David Marchese, author and poet Ocean Vuong talks about the real reason he became a writer. Unlock full access to New York Times podca…

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To Share or Not to Share? How Location Sharing Is Changing Our Relationships 32:54

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When we asked Modern Love listeners how location sharing is affecting their relationships, the responses we got were all over the map. Some people love this technology. Some hate it. But either way, it has changed something fundamental about how we demonstrate our love and how we set boundaries around relationships. Today, we’re sharing a few of ou…

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E72: The Life of Steve Prefontaine with Biographer, Brendan O’Meara 1:02:07

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Nobody squeezed more life out of 24 years than Steve Prefontaine, one of running’s greatest icons. Fresh from penning a biography of Prefontaine, Brendan O’Meara joins us to share the impact of his legacy, and what we all stand to learn from Steve’s unparalleled mindset. Tune into Marathon Talk this week as we also get the inside track on Boston’s …

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‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Believes in Love at First Conversation 32:22

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The director Celine Song won over audiences and critics alike with her first feature film, “Past Lives,” the semi-autobiographical tale of a married Korean American woman meeting up with her former childhood sweetheart. Now Song is back with another story about love called “Materialists.” This time the main character is a matchmaker, a job that Son…

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Open Your Heart and Loosen Up! Therapist Terry Real’s Advice for Fathers 58:27

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For Father’s Day, the Modern Love team asked for your stories about fatherhood and emotional vulnerability. We heard from listeners who told us that their dads rarely expressed their emotions, from listeners whose fathers wore their hearts on their sleeves and from fathers themselves who were trying to navigate parenting with emotional honesty and …

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E71: What Drives the Quintessential Endurance Athlete: Marathon Talk Meets Dean Karnazes 55:35

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There’s nobody on earth quite like Dean Karnazes, a man with more human-powered mileage than perhaps anyone else… He’s proof of the extreme lengths to which you can push the human body, so if you’re looking at your next running challenge, his interview on Marathon Talk this week is pure gold. Join us as we also share Deena’s tips for taking on an u…

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First Love Mixtape: Side B (Encore) 22:01

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In last week’s episode, the Modern Love team shared the songs that taught us about love when we were young. But in this week’s episode, we hear from you, our listeners, about the songs that helped shape your ideas about love. We heard from present-day teens streaming their anthems on repeat, and we heard from listeners who have been with their part…

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First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore) 21:06

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This episode of “Modern Love” features Lisa Selin Davis’s essay “What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love.” She writes about how the song “I’ll Be Your Mirror” became the soundtrack to her summer romance with a floppy-haired “rocker kid” who inadvertently helped her find healing. Then, we hear from some members of the “Modern Love” team about the songs t…

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E70: 1 Man. 2 Continents. 17,000km… Behind Jamie Ramsay’s Adventure Across The Americas 1:00:44

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It’s 17,000 kilometres from Vancouver to Buenos Aires - anyone fancy running it…? Jamie Ramsay covered the two continents in 367 gruelling days, and joins us on Marathon Talk this week to detail his masterclass in resilience, pushing boundaries, and what he learned about himself! Tune in this week as we also pore through the finalised stats from TH…

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Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night. 39:43

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Elizabeth and Jeff were best friends. They did everything together, from early-morning runs to late-night karaoke sessions. They came up with secret code names for each other and went on undercover missions in their neighborhood. They fought, and made up, and fought some more. Beneath their playful dynamic, an attraction was growing between them, b…

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Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Relationship Therapist Terry Real 37:15

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A session with Terry Real, a marriage and family therapist, can get uncomfortable. He’s known to mirror and amplify the emotions of his clients, sometimes cursing and nearly yelling, often in an attempt to get men in touch with the emotions they’re not used to honoring. Real says men are often pushed to shut off their expression of vulnerability wh…

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E69: “London Restored My Faith in Humanity" - Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds on His Debut Marathon 48:51

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Swapping guitars for trainers last week, Rou Reynolds was one of a record-breaking 56,640 finishers in London - the biggest ever! From his maiden marathon, to an exhilarating elite field, to an exciting announcement from the Cape Town Marathon, we’ve all this and more on this week’s unmissable Marathon Talk! In this episode of Marathon Talk: 4:15 -…

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A Mother’s Fierce, Extravagant Love (Encore) 22:18

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In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we revisit the story of one mom who went to extraordinary lengths to make sure her daughter always felt her love, even after she was gone. Each time Genevieve Kingston reached a milestone — a birthday, her first period, high school graduation, she’d reach into the box her mom had packed for her and pull out the n…