''This is Love'' is a podcast created by

Phoebe Judge Phoebe Valentine Judge is an American journalist, best known as the host and co-creator of the podcasts ''Criminal'' and '' This Is Love.'' Early life and education Judge was born to parents Valentine and Tony Judge, and named after her aunt, P ...

, Lauren Spohrer, and Nadia Wilson, producers of ''

Criminal In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

''. The series investigates stories of love. The team started to work on the production of ''This is Love'' in Fall 2017. The six-episode first season launched in February 2018, on Valentine's Day. Season two started in November 2018, and the third season in May 2019. Julienne Alexander makes original illustrations for each episode of ''This is Love.''

Critical reception

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' described ''This is Love'' as "beautifully paced, with memorable details." ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' wrote, "Like ''Criminal'', ''This Is Love'' is a careful combination of interviews, music and Judge's narration that makes for a seamless and satisfying listening experience. But the new show has a different tone: It's warmer." ''

New York Magazine ''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'', ...

'' said "Fans should expect the team to apply the same expansive, thoughtful, and near-anthropological approach to the lighter subject of love." ''

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'' called it a "warm, story-based podcast to listen to when the news is too much to bear." ''

Entertainment Tonight ''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American Broadcast syndication, first-run syndicated news broadcasting news magazine, newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Para ...

'' called it "an intriguing must-listen."

References

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