Love Letters

Hey everybody, it's Meredith. I'm here with a big announcement. We are starting a club. We are calling it Friends with Benefits. We're doing this for two reasons.

One is for connection. Two is for bonus episodes and perks.

If you join our FWB club, you’ll get an ad-free experience and an extra episode a month.

If you sign up for a year, you get that ad-free experience and extra episode at an 18 percent discount. You’ll also get Love Letters swag in the form of a pretty journal for your thoughts and feelings.

You can sign up to join by clicking that link wherever you get podcasts, or visit globe.com/loveletters/friendswithbenefits

There is no pressure to join! Truly, we’re so grateful you show up for Love Letters. This podcast will continue to be free, available wherever you listen.

But if you want extras, we’re here for that too. We’re so grateful for your support.

Thanks for being here and spending time with us. We love telling you stories about love in all forms. It means so much that you’re here.
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We at Love Letters want to know about a new podcast called Silver Linings podcast. It is hosted by The Old Gays, who became a TikTok sensation and are all about serving wisdom, laughs, and a little lovingly earned side-eye after decades of love, loss, and fabulous survival. Hope you give it a listen and that you enjoy it as much as I do.

She directed and co-stars in “The Invite,” a film about two couples who have a fairly monumental, impromptu dinner.

It’s a comedy that turns into a drama … and then back to a comedy. It also stars Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton.

Meredith saw “The Invite” and thought, "Oh, this should be part of a Love Letters Film Festival, if we ever had one."

Today Meredith is joined by Olivia for a discussion about many things, including: why we like to see couples be awkward, Gen Z and technology, polyamory in Massachusetts, the meaning of marriage in 2026, how to stay optimistic about love, and, most importantly, their experiences with psychotherapist and podcast Esther Perel. Meredith and Olivia both have personal connections to Perel, who served as an adviser on the film.

Enjoy a lively conversation about love and the stories we tell about it.Also, an event reminder! You can also sign up to attend Meredith’s free June 30th phone booth event – a 6 p.m. celebration of the Tell-A-Booth (featured on the pod) – by visiting bpl.org.

Remember, Love Letters is also an advice column. Feel free to tell us your anonymous questions about your relationship life my emailing loveletters@globe.com.
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Jujubee, the boisterous drag queen and fan favorite on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” is the alter-ego of Airline Inthyrath, a relatively introverted homebody from Massachusetts.

In this episode, Airline tells us a story about a recent relationship – and the lessons that came with it. In short: sometimes it’s difficult to be present. Other times it’s hard to know when to stop that relationship train.

Learn all about Airline – and then see Jujubee in “Stop! That! Train!,” a new movie directed by Adam Shankman, who made the musicals “Hairspray” and “Rock of Ages.” The movie also stars RuPaul as the President of the United States.
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We at Love Letters want to know about a new podcast called Health vs Hype. It's a show from the American Medical Association and helps you make smarter, more informed decisions about your health, without the fear-mongering or confusion. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!