For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated
Bobby Cannavale ("Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," "Mr. Robot") reads Dominick Z
Jennifer Beals ("Taken") reads Laurie Frankel's essay, about facing a challenging parentin
Uma Thurman ("The Parisian Woman") reads Jessica Ciencin Henriquez's essay, about the sile
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon ("The Big Sick") tell the story of how a mother's cooking
Willem Dafoe ("The Florida Project") reads Bruce Eric Kaplan's essay, about waiting for a
We celebrate the 100th episode of Modern Love: The Podcast by listening to your stories, and the mom
Andrea Martin ("Great News") reads Randi Davenport's essay, about a relationship that she
Richard Jenkins ("The Shape of Water") reads John Gfroerer's essay about going to the gym
Lois Smith ("Marjorie Prime," "Lady Bird") reads an essay about passion in the g
Margarita Levieva ("The Deuce") reads Kristine Lloyd's essay, about making a New Year's re
Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird") reads Julia Anne Miller's essay, about sharing an unusual cab r
Kristin Scott Thomas ("Darkest Hour") reads an essay about a woman worried that she and he
Julie Klausner tells the story of dating an "indie rock dreamboat" -- who she sees as a bi
Caitriona Balfe ("Outlander") reads Deenie Hartzog-Mislock's essay, about an imaginary man
In this encore, Ruth Negga ("Preacher," "Loving") reads a story about the deep b
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee ("Kim's Convenience") reads a story about a man improvising a birth pla
Andrew Rannells ("Girls") reads his own essay, about ignoring a string of urgent phone cal
Julia Stiles ("Riviera") tells the story of a woman who has a perfect New York City apartm
Kirsten Vangsness ("Criminal Minds") reads an essay about a relationship where the perfect
Cleopatra Coleman ("The Last Man On Earth," "White Famous") reads an essay about
