Love Factually

Are some relationships beyond repair? What makes a couple miserable? Can the right sex party can heal your marriage? Paul and Eli pop some bubbly and sample the charcuterie in Olivia Wilde's The Invite, her 2026 masterpiece starring Seth Rogan, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, and Wilde herself.
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.
Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons
Artwork by Katie Keil

Is romance seasonal? What does romantic competition look like? How does thinking too much undermine performance? Paul, Eli, and special guest Dan Pink revisit their Gen-X youth with a rewatch of Bull Durham (1988), the minor league baseball classic starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins.
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.
Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons
Artwork by Katie Keil

Why do people choose to "date" AI chatbots? Will chatbots undermine or enhance the social skills required for connecting with other humans? How do the underlying corporate interests influence the likelihood that they will help or harm us? Seeking insights, Paul and Eli invite two experts at the human/AI interface—Paul Bloom and Benjamin Karney—for a wide-ranging, fast-paced, and enlightening discussion.
Hosted and produced by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel
Edited by Stefan Louw
Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons
Artwork by Katie Keil

How does singlehood differ for men and women? When are romantic beliefs healthy rather than unhealthy? Is it typical for young children to play matchmaker for their parents? Paul, Eli, and special guest Dr. Yuthika Girme are in on the joke that is Sleepless in Seattle, the film that—for better or worse—has become Nora Ephron's enduring meta-statement on romantic movies.
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.
Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons
Artwork by Katie Keil

Why do our first sexual experiences tend to be complicated? When is relationship initiation a slow and careful process? Do love and desire change as we age? Paul and Eli herald the arrival of summer with Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name, one of the most powerful coming-of-age films of the twenty-first century.
For show notes, click here.
Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.
Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons