Millennial Love podcast – latest updates: Every episode so far

Millennial Love is The Independent lifestyle desk’s dating and relationships podcast.

Hosted by Olivia Petter, the podcast features in-depth discussions surrounding sexuality, identity and gender.

Topics discussed in the second season include how to have feminist sex and dating in a post-#MeToo era.

Stay updated with all things Millennial Love here or over on Instagram @Millennial_Love and @IndependentLifestyle.

Key Points

• The Independent lifestyle desk's podcast relaunches with a new look and celebrity lineup
• Hosted by Olivia Petter, Millennial Love explores everything from how to have feminist sex to dating in a post-#MeToo era
• Love Island winner Dani Dyer says public breakup with Jack Fincham was 'really difficult' in first episode of season three

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2019-10-11T08:55:56.220Z

Millennial Love returns

The Independent lifestyle desk's dating and relationships podcast has a sparkling new logo for season two

 

Millennial Love is back for a second season today. 

 

The Independent lifestyle desk's dating and relationships podcast will drop every Friday for the next 10 weeks.

 

Each episode will revolve around a central theme, ranging from having feminist sex to navigating the dating scene in a post #MeToo era.

 

Other topics to be explored in the season include overcoming grief in relationships, coming out as LGBT+ and getting over a break up.

 

Stay up to date with all things Millennial Love right here, or over on Instagram.

• olivia.petter
• 11 October 2019 09:56

2019-10-11T09:00:59.613Z

First episode of season two features Munroe Bergdorf

(Luke Nugent)

 

Writer and activist Munroe Bergdorf has been unveiled as the first guest for season two of Millennial Love.

 

 

In the episode, Bergdorf opens up about her experiences of coming out as transgender aged 23 and explains why the concept of gender reveal parties is so problematic.

 

Listen to the episode here.

• olivia.petter
• 11 October 2019 10:00

2019-10-18T08:56:44.823Z

Episode two of Millennial Love is live!

 

(Kevin Baker/Channel 4)

 

And episode two has landed. Olivia speaks to reality TV stars Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews about family life in the public eye. 

 

The couple talk about why they choose to share so much with their fans on social media and TV and Spencer explains why he doesn’t ‘get’ social media influencers despite the fact that is what Vogue does.

 

Spencer also opens up about his Made in Chelsea days and explains why he thinks the programme has lost its touch in 2019. 

 

You can listen to the episode here

• sabrina.barr
• 18 October 2019 09:56

2019-10-18T09:30:00.000Z

Spencer Matthews says Jamie Laing is ’too old’ for Made in Chelsea

(Kevin Baker/Channel 4)

 

Spencer Matthews has criticised Made in Chelsea as “childish”.

 

Speaking to Olivia on Millennial Love alongside his wife, model and TV presenter Vogue Williams, the 31-year-old explained that he thinks the show has “lost its flair” and that his close friend, Jamie Laing, should follow in his footsteps and depart the programme.

 

“Jamie Laing is too old for that show,” Matthews said.

 

Read more here. You can listen to the episode here.

• sabrina.barr
• 18 October 2019 09:58

2019-10-25T10:49:15.523Z

Myleene Klass “refused” to go on a blind date with her now boyfriend, Simon Motson, until she knew he hadn’t “broken up” his family

Myleene Klass has revealed she “refused” to go on a blind date with her now boyfriend, Simon Motson, until she knew he hadn’t “broken up” his family.

 

Speaking on episode three of Millennial Love, the broadcaster and former Hear’Say member explained that past experiences meant she was initially hesitant to meet Motson, with whom she now has a son.

“I refused to meet Sim,” Klass said. “We were set up on a blind date and I refused to meet him until I had been reassured by him in the end, that he hadn’t broken up the family because I just couldn’t go through that with somebody that I thought had the potential to do that.

Listen to the episode now here.

• olivia.petter
• 25 October 2019 11:49

2019-11-01T07:04:20.000Z

Listen to episode four of Millennial Love now, featuring Lisa Taddeo and Sally Baker

Lisa Taddeo

 

Episode four has arrived! This week, Olivia is joined by author and journalist Lisa Taddeo and senior therapist Sally Baker to discuss sexual grooming and manipulation.

 

The conversation focuses on Lisa's bestselling book, Three Women, which examined the sex and relationship lives of three very different American women, one of whom, Maggie, was exploited by her high school teacher. What was it about that relationship that became abusive and how common are stories such as Maggie's?

 

On a lighter note, we also discuss how Sex and the City impacted our own dating lives and the decisions we made in love.

 

You can listen to the full episode here.

• olivia.petter
• 31 October 2019 16:04

2019-11-01T10:04:20.000Z

Three Women author Lisa Taddeo: 'A lot of my lessons in love came from Sex and the City'

Lisa Taddeo has said she learned a lot about love and relationships from Sex and the City.

Speaking on Millennial Love, the bestselling author explained that even though re-watching the hit HBO series today can make it seem outdated, “there’s so much in there that’s so real and true”.

“Like, ‘he’s just not that into you’. It feels so anti-feminist to say these days,” Taddeo said. 

“Things like that are antiquated but at the same time, there’s a biological reason why that’s true, why older generations have told us that and passed it down.” 

Read more from the interview here and listen to the full podcast episode here.

• olivia.petter
• 31 October 2019 16:07

2019-11-08T07:00:57.000Z

Jordan Stephens discusses how #MeToo has changed the way we date

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This week, Jordan Stephens joins Olivia to discuss how the #MeToo movement changed the dating landscape.

 

The actor and musician opens up about how wider conversations about sexual harassment and manipulation made him reconsider some of his own experiences with women.

 

We also talk about coercive behaviour, emotional neglect and how the term "toxic masculinity" has been monopolized by the media and acquired new meaning.

 

You can listen to the full interview on “Millennial Love” here.

• olivia.petter
• 7 November 2019 16:17

2019-11-15T07:00:37.000Z

Episode six is here: How to have feminist sex, with Gina Martin and Flo Perry

Gina Martin (Getty Images)

This week, Olivia is joined by activist Gina Martin and writer Flo Perry to discuss feminist sex.

 

Flo Perry (Rex Features)

 

What is feminist sex? And how does it differ from, well, regular sex? Flo has just written an entire book about the subject, prompting Gina and Olivia to pick her brains.

 

We also talk about the importance of communication in the bedroom, why straight men don’t talk about sex in the same way as other people, and how our parents help to shape our love lives in unexpected ways.

 

You can listen to the full episode here.

• olivia.petter
• 8 November 2019 15:11

2019-11-22T07:00:37.000Z

Episode 7 has landed: Examining gender fluidity and masculinity with Courtney Act

Courtney Act (Getty Images)

This week, Olivia is joined by Shane Jenek, aka drag queen and artist Courtney Act.

 

We discuss how gender fluidity is perceived in 2019 and why there are still so many barriers to overcome with it comes to breaking down some of the stereotypes society attaches to masculinity and femininity.

 

Shane also opens up about why he thinks the UK has the most forward-thinking approach to masculinity, femininity and sexuality.

 

Listen to the full episode here.

• olivia.petter
• 8 November 2019 15:14

2020-02-14T08:35:28.980Z

Season three is here!

The new season of Millennial Love has arrived, with new episodes dropping every two weeks from now on.

Listen to the first episode featuring Love Island's Dani Dyer here.

• olivia.petter
• 14 February 2020 08:36

2020-02-14T08:38:25.900Z

Love Island’s Dani Dyer says public breakup with Jack Fincham was ‘really difficult’​

Dani Dyer has opened up about what it felt like to go through a public breakup with her ex-boyfriend, Jack Fincham, with whom she won Love Island in 2018.

"Everyone’s going to have an opinion, everyone’s going to assume stuff and everyone’s going to read things," the 24-year-old said.

"I just feel like I had to keep my mouth shut a little bit because the more you say the more it gets twisted. But it is difficult because I’m such a person that speaks about how I’m feeling; I’m very honest.”

Listen to her conversation with Olivia Petter on Millennial Love now.

• olivia.petter
• 14 February 2020 08:38

2020-02-28T07:00:07.000Z

Oliver Proudlock reveals how he and girlfriend, model Emma Louise Connolly, started dating after she sent him a message about the single earring he famously wore on Made in Chelsea

Episode two is here! Listen to Made in Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock and model Emma Louise Connolly reveal how the met on a train after speaking online for three years.

The couple also share their thoughts on using Instagram in relationships: what should you do with all the photos of you and your ex? Should you ask permission before posting about your relationship? And how do you decide who gets to post the photos you have of you together?

Listen here.

• olivia.petter
• 27 February 2020 11:59

2020-03-13T08:00:36.000Z

Ella Eyre says she has put up with a lot of 'bulls***' in past relationships

This week on the podcast, singer Ella Eyre joins Olivia to discuss dating, friendship and everything in between.

The duo recall how they became friends aged 13, bonded after realising they both came from broken homes and even dated some of the same people. 

Ella also opens up about never having been on a first date and why women often tolerate far more than they should in relationships, revealing she once had an ex-boyfriend who was 'texting other people constantly in a way that wasn't fair or inappropriate'

Listen to the full episode here

• olivia.petter
• 9 March 2020 15:16