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East Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 17: Coping through Game and AnimeDive into this heart-to-heart episode where my friend Ezra from NYU takes us through his new beginning in NYC after a crushing rejection. Imagine this: you’re stepping into a whole new world, kind of like being the main character in your favorite video game or anime, except the setting is the bustling streets of Manhattan. Ezra finds parallels between his experiences in NYC in the game “Persona 5”, a story of self-realization and personal growth, and the anime “A Place Further than the Universe” a story of coping with grief through a journey to the cold and desolate Antarctica. For him, h...2024-03-1119 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 16: Queer & Feminism in the 80sShe lived two lives -- one with a man and three children, the other with a community of lesbian feminists. Not necessarily better, but "I was definitely happier" she said. Elizabeth Heard, a professor of gender theories joined us in the episode and told us her coming out story and what the 2nd wave feminism was like. Let's celebrate it.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-12-0135 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 15: Rather be Single than GaslightedA hot girl's summer turned into a traumatized girl's summer. College romance ruined by a narcissistic serial dater. Why is it always man, they asked.
In this episode, our guests Anastasiia and Daniella shared their stories about being gaslighted, and hope that doesn't sound relatable to you.
Soundtrack: "Mosquito" by Julian Harper
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-11-1731 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 14: Next Time See You in the OceanCovid, international travel ban, surfing, summer fling, queer... What kind of love puzzle did those create?
In this episode, your host Selina shared a story of her own, a story that inspired East Village Love Stories.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-11-0314 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Ep.13: A Short Film About LoveIf you know a relationship would come to an end one day, are you still willing to fall in love? How is it like to be soulmates rather than lovers? This episode might make you reconsider the labels that we use to define romance. Our host Selina sat down with Susan Zhang, director of a short film titled "Love in New York, but not only in New York", and discussed her story-crafting journey in an encounter with two lovers-- Maria and Ken. Love is powerful in and of itself, and as witnesses of which we are empowered as well.2022-09-2424 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Ep.12: Orbit of LoveIn this episode of East Village Love Stories, Aria Young shared the story of her recent breakup: My ex-boyfriend and I were in a long-distance relationship for one and a half years. Despite the distance, our love was passionate and intense. As an international student in New York, I don’t have family in the states to rely on. So his family became mine. I stayed with his family on holidays and weekends, and he visited me in the city often as well. I was so confident in our partnership and in our future together — until I was proved wron...2022-09-2422 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 11: Let the Guys TalkWelcome back! Have you ever wondered what guys' intake of crushes, red and green flags, relationships in highschool vs college, and so much more? In this episode, our host Parker and guests JJ, Felix, and Kayla discuss these topics, as well as give their opinions and personal experiences table-talk style. So sit back, get some popcorn, soda, or whatever. Relax and enjoy!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2422 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 10: Sex ≠ Love"I want to be able to call myself a responsible slut," she said. In this episode, Shreya brought to us a story about her love for sex, and her personal journey to destigmatize her casual relationships. Sex positivity is important, so is practicing safe sex.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2418 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 9: Love But From a DistanceIs Long Distance easy? Of course not! In this episode, our host Parker will dive deep with guests Sienna and Kayla on the good, the bad, and the ugly in long distance relationships. Thinking back on their own long distance relationships, Sienna and Kayla give us a taste on what to not only expect but also advice to others who are in or planning to commit to this type of relationship. Sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy this relaxing discussion!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2420 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 8: How can love be a negative sum game?Why do we choose not to get into a serious relationship even though we long for true sincere connection? In this episode, we applied the Game Theory and Freudian psychoanalysis concepts to love, and we broke down the rational and emotional aspects of a casual relationship. How can the Prisoner's Dilemma be used to explain romantic relationships? What does Freud mean by the "Oceanic feeling"? The answer is in the podcast.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2419 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 7: Online Dating Whomst?Starting with a simple question: "Do you use online dating apps?", this episode explores the online dating culture among college students. Our host Selina and Miranda went to Washington Square Park and street interviewed people about their app experience. The answers were almost unanimous. And that leads us to a discussion of the so-called hookup culture. Professor Michael Kaye, former Senior Global Communications & PR Manager at OkCupid, also joined us and shared how dating apps help the LGBTQ+ community to identify themselves in such an environment.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2419 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 6: Love Is Difficult, What Do I Do Now?Love is in itself a turbulent experience, Emotion comes like a rollercoaster except that it proceeds without a designated route. Alongside creating lasting memories with one another, lovers also need to cope with difficulties that come in between. In this episode, our host Selina interviewed her roommate Éos who contracted COVID during her recent trip to visit her boyfriend's family in Colorado. In the second half of the episode, we turned to three NYU students who chose online dating apps during the pandemic. They pitched in about some unexpected encounters there as well as the downside of virtual communication.2022-09-2417 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 5: I wish you could see yourself with my eyesIn this episode, our host Bella brought us to her summer in 2018 when she met her best friend Jiana. The friendship started during a program at Harvard University. The most innocent and affectionate connection between the two developed in a sheltered yet unfiltered space. What was so special about it? Bella would tell you that everything was special because Jiana helped her open up the part of herself that hadn't yet been discovered.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2413 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 4: How I gave a pizza my heart awayDoes love always have to be romantic? Absolutely no! Food is a universal language, and the love for food bonds people, breaks social barriers, and bridges cultural differences. Eating well and consciously is also a means of self-love. In this episode, Hannah, who's known as @hanthefoodgod on social media, talked about her relationship with food, which began in 2020, and how this relationship with food helps shape her social and cultural identities.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2419 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 3: The photo chronology of usThis is a love story about Polaroid memories. In a fast-paced world, how often do we take pauses and reflect on our past? How do we remember moments of happiness and reconcile with pain? Like Milan Kundera said in the bearable lightness of being: “for there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes”. In this episode, Gloria and Eric rewinded their encounter through their Polaroid photo album, and showed us how to pace...2022-09-2422 minEast Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 2: I Guess It's a Foodie Compromise After AllEssay written by Shuhao Guo, read by Sam Schrag.
Amid the pandemic, Shuhao and Kathy met each other through the Go Local program at NYU Shanghai. Their shared interest in food drove them closer, and eventually they fell in love. After 6 months of a run-in period, they are now living together in NYC, although there had been so much in between -- school, family, travel bans, etc. In this episode, we interviewed Shuhao and Kathy separately, and to our surprise their answers resembled one another : slow-cooking a 4.5 pound pork shoulder, favorite date spots, and transitioning from Shanghai...2022-09-2417 min
East Village Love StoriesEast Village Love Stories | Episode 1: Don't Blame Gravity For Falling In LoveWhat's the difference between falling in love and love? What happens after falling, do we fall out of love? In order to answer those questions, we featured Dr. Maleeha Haroon who teaches a popular course about Love at NYU in this episode. She offered us some insights into The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm as well as the psychological science behind. Our host Selina and Bella also shared some of their personal experiences with love. Thus, what is love to you?
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-village-love-stories/support2022-09-2421 min