Tami is a sharpie, and Ed is her cap. After all these years, marriage has left an indelible mark. Listeners of this show know that from the very beginning, we’ve wanted to highlight unconventional stories of love. Oftentimes, not romantic love. What we have for you today is one of the strangest and funniest conversations we’ve heard in a long time. Everything is Alive is hosted and created by Ian Chillag. You can find more episodes at https://www.everythingisalive.com/.  For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  This is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. 

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Episode 38: Tami & Ed, Sharpie

"History was dependent upon people like me remembering." A conversation with Betty Reid Soskin, shortly before her 100th birthday. Betty Reid Soskin’s book is Sign My Name to Freedom. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. This is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

Episode 37: What Gets Told

When Shigeru Yabu was a little boy he made a new friend in an unexpected place. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we looked at each other, eye to eye.” Shigeru Yabu’s book is Hello Maggie! For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  This is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. 

Episode 36: The Magpie of Heart Mountain

In October of 2006, a press conference was held at a hospital in Denver. During the press conference, a man asked if anyone watching could tell him who he was, or how he got there. Because he didn’t know. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. This is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

Episode 35: My Penny

On today's episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by listening closely. Featuring a 5-year-old Sofia Coppola, and Patti Smith before she recorded her first album. Lost & Found Sound is the work of Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, also known as The Kitchen Sisters. No one makes radio like the Kitchen Sisters. As Tom Waits put it, “Lost & Found Sound is beyond description.” You can find more of the Kitchen Sisters' recordings at http://www.kitchensisters.org/. It’s the Radiotopia Spring Fundraiser! Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. Donate today at https://on.prx.org/3wl9pWn.   For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com with the episode name and number. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. This is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery.

Episode 34: Lost and Found

On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the station, he noticed something on the ground. It looked like a baby doll wrapped in a shirt. And then he saw the doll's legs move. Pete Mercurio's book is Our Subway Baby. Check out our online shop. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Daily Harvest Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code thisislove to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! that’s daily harvest dot com code thisislove. eCreamery Visit www.ecreamery.com to see all the great packages available. Indeed Get started right now with a free $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/thisislove. Offer valid through june 30th. Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Sitka Salmon Shares Visit SitkaSalmonShares.com/LOVE for $25 off the first month of a Premium Sitka Seafood Share. 

Episode 33: On the Way to Dinner

One day in the spring of 1986, a woman in Hot Springs, Arkansas named Ruth Coker Burks was visiting a friend in the hospital. She noticed a door down the hall that had a red tarp over it, and the nurses were avoiding the room. So she decided to sneak in. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Daily Harvest Go to dailyharvest.com and enter code thisislove to get twenty-five dollars off your first box! that’s daily harvest dot com code thisislove. FSA Store Head to FSAstore.com and use the code thisislove to get a one-time discount of $20 off your order of $150 or more. Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Sitka Salmon Shares Visit SitkaSalmonShares.com/LOVE for $25 off the first month of a Premium Sitka Seafood Share 

Episode 32: Among the Oak Trees

Our favorite story, for anyone who might be feeling a little lost. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: AMC/Acorn To watch A Suitable Boy, sign up for Acorn TV today and you’ll get a free 30 day trial! Just go to Acorn.tv and use the promo code THISISLOVE. Celestial Seasonings visit celestialseasonings.com for free shipping on your first order with code THISISLOVE Indeed Go to Indeed.com/thisislove for a FREE $75 Dollar Credit. Offer valid through December 31. Terms and conditions apply. Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more StoryWorth Get started right away with no shipping required by going to StoryWorth.com/thisislove. You’ll get $10 off your first purchase! Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 31: Something Large and Wild

In June of 2020, a 72-year-old man in the UK named Gerald Stratford posted a photograph of himself in his garden on Twitter. He wrote, “Just giving my onions their daily inspection, a crucial time now for veg.” The tweet, like many of Gerald Stratford’s tweets, went viral. Gerald told us he never expected so many people to like his tweets about his garden, but that he just tries to be nice and polite and so far, people like it. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to transcripts@thisiscriminal.com. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: AMC/Acorn To watch A Suitable Boy, sign up for Acorn TV today and you’ll get a free 30 day trial! Just go to Acorn.tv and use the promo code THISISLOVE. Indeed Go to Indeed.com/thisislove for a FREE $75 Dollar Credit. Offer valid through December 31. Terms and conditions apply. Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more Quip Go to quip.com/thisislove to get your first refill free. StoryWorth Get started right away with no shipping required by going to StoryWorth.com/thisislove. You’ll get $10 off your first purchase! Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 30: Cheers

When Carlos Acosta was a kid, he wanted to be the next Michael Jackson. He spent all his time break-dancing in the streets of Havana. Until one day, when his father decided to put Carlos in a ballet class. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to hello@thisiscriminal.com. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Indeed Get a free $75 credit to boost the visibility of your job post at Indeed.com/THISISLOVE  Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more Quip Go to quip.com/thisislove to get your first refill free. Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 29: The Dancer

Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something strange at the beach. Residents woke up that morning to find an odd set of footprints in the sand, and a rumor began circulating that Clearwater Beach had a sea monster. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For a transcript of this episode, send an email to hello@thisiscriminal.com. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Indeed Get a free $75 credit to boost the visibility of your job post at Indeed.com/THISISLOVE  Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more Quip Go to quip.com/thisislove to get your first refill free. Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 28: The Clearwater Monster

There’s an old story on Cape Cod about a woman named Maria Hallett who fell in love with a pirate. According to legend, when he died at sea, she became so heartbroken that she started walking along the cliffs in storms and cursing other ships. The story goes that she believed that if she had lost the person she loved to the sea, everyone else should too. She became known as “The Sea Witch of Billingsgate,” and her story has haunted Cape Cod for the last 300 years. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Better Help Get 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/thisislove Indeed Get a free $75 credit to boost the visibility of your job post at Indeed.com/THISISLOVE  Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more Quip Go to quip.com/thisislove to get your first refill free. Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 27: He Left in a Storm, He’ll Return in a Storm

Bernard Kinsey met Shirley Pooler in 1963, when they were both students at Florida A&M University, after a protest to integrate the movie theaters in Tallahassee. Years later, when their son Khalil was born, Bernard and Shirley made a plan — they wanted him to understand where he came from, and where his ancestors came from. So they decided to become detectives, uncovering the history of the Black experience in America. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Better Help Get 10 percent off your first month with discount code criminal at BetterHelp.com/thisislove Indeed Get a free $75 credit to boost the visibility of your job post at Indeed.com/THISISLOVE  Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Purple Go to Purple.com/thisislove10, and use promo code thisislove10. For a limited time you’ll get 10% off any order of $200 or more Quip Go to quip.com/thisislove to get your first refill free. Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 26: The Kinseys

We're thrilled to announce that This is Love is coming back with our 5th season on October 14th! Tell a friend to subscribe today! Thank you for listening to our first four seasons, and we truly can't wait for you to hear what's ahead. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander.

The Most Persistent Mystery

Meet a woman who decided to devote her life to the wild birds of New York City, and a Los Angeles man who formed a once-in-a-lifetime friendship. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Mancrates Go to mancrates.com/THISISLOVE and get 20% when you spend $149 or more Mejuri Head to mejuri.com/THISISLOVE and use code THISISLOVE at checkout for 10% off your first order Progressive Get your quote online at Progressive.com and see how much you could be saving Toyota Visit BuyAToyota.com to locate a dealer, search our inventory, and find all our current offers! 

Episode 25: City Birds

From the makers of the award-winning podcast Criminal, This is Love investigates life’s most persistent mystery. Stories of sacrifice, obsession, and the ways in which we bet everything on each other.

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