This episode is with and about one of the major inspirations to this podcast: Shipra from India. I met Shipra and her husband, Himanshu, in the beginning of 2020 and was delighted to see what a harmonious couple they were. When they later on told me that they had an arranged marriage, I was shocked as my own stereotypes backlashed on me. Love has so many faces that finding it does not always mean following the same path. In this talk, we will entangle the concept of forced and arranged...

Today we will paddle over the Atlantic Ocean and disembark on the Brazilian shore, directly in Rio de Janeiro, where we talk to Anderson. The voyage does not end there but takes us further, connecting people from Israel, South Africa and the United States, leading all the way to London, UK. Anderson’s story shows how love can take unexpected turns. Some decades ago, he lived with his wife and his two sons in Rio de Janeiro. Now, he just moved to London with his husband and their daughter....

In this third episode we travel back in time and peek into a niche of the bouncing eighties standing its ground in one of the most rigid environments at that time: The South African Apartheid regime. We talk to Kim and Sipho, the leading members of the band i&i, who have fought for decades to break down racial and cultural boundaries. Sipho, a black Rastafari, shares his memories of being in love with Emma, a white woman, when love between people with different skin colors was still a...

This episode will lead us to the Southern tip of Africa, and we will look at love in the context of race and culture.  The history of South Africa is marked by great racial injustice. For decades it was forbidden by law to engage in interracial relationships. Now, a quarter of a century after Apartheid ended, many interracial couples still struggle as not everyone accepts love between races. However, sometimes the gap between races is as thin as hair. After listening to the podcast, you will...

Most of us might have heard of the Sudan in a geopolitical context.  This episode wants to leave the geopolitical questions aside and zoom into the picture to look at how love and relationship can be lived in the Sudan.  How do young people date in Sudan?  What role plays religion or family when it comes to love and relationship? Mo is our guest today. He has grown up in Sudan and now lives and studies in India.  Thank you for setting some spotlights and giving us food for thought, Mo!