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Maybe Justin didn't know guys like that and maybe he did. The police say he told Naomi he smoked pot. Justin says he was just trying to seem cool to impress her. But what's certain is he did find somebody who would sell to him-- a person his cousin knew, he says. Love makes us do crazy things. But usually not this crazy. This week for Valentine's Day we have stories of people going to extremes to find and pursue their one true love. Today on our program, for Valentine's Day, What I Did For Love. Stories about people who believe in love and do all kinds of things for love. We have arrived at Act Two of our program. The story of the high school boy who fell for the girl who was really an undercover drug agent became fodder for a segment on the syndicated public radio show, “This American Life”, which for You may ask yourself, who in the world has time to listen to all of these podcasts? Well, I do. During my waves of intense artistic production I spend upwards of 16 hours a day in the studio. Much of this work can be tedious and requires a strong amount of focus while creating. Years ago, as a way t This week for Valentine's Day we have stories of people going to extremes as they fall in love, chase love down, and try to make sense of it - including a teenager who falls for an undercover cop, and epic tales of snooping. Last evening, I was listening to Act Three of Episode 93: “Valentine’s Day ‘98” ( The whole episode is about love in the later stages of a relationship, past the love-at-first-glance sparks, and the third act centers on a poet talking about watching his wife, who was also a poet I really really enjoy the Valentines Day episodes, but there wasn't one this year! I thought a V-Day ep was an annual tradition .. is this not true? Did I completely miss this years ep for some reason? Another early feature of This American Life was their holiday episodes: the Valentine’s Day shows, the Poultry Slams, and the Christmas specials, which culminated in the 2006 Holiday Spectacular. This hammy showcase of TAL’s bench of creative contributors features almost all the big names: David Sedaris with a barnyard O. Henry, Heather O I wish they had given an update on Justin's life. Like, did he get a degree? is he able to expunge his conviction record? What happned in his life? Hi. We love you. Be our Life Partner. Support the show to get ad-free listening, bonus content, and our new Greatest Hits Archive. For Valentine's Day, stories about our parents falling in love. And troubles with their love. From Hilton Als, Scott Carrier, Julie Showalter, a magazine column called Men My Mother Dated and others. Well, from WBEZ Chicago and Public Radio International, it's This American Life. I'm Ira Glass. Today in our program, for Valentine's Day, stories of forbidden love. Act One, Meet the Ball and Chain. What happens when you fall in love with somebody who you're supposed to treat like an animal? Act Two, Mucho Corazon. Valentine’s Day 2008 Veronica Chater's mother wants to go to a resort in Mexico with a friend. Her father, a former cop with an extravagant sense of security, prepares as if she's headed for a war zone. Hi. We love you. Be our Life Partner. Support the show to get ad-free listening, bonus content, and our new Greatest Hits Archive. Today for Valentine's Day, as a public service, we make an attempt to understand another side of what love means. We bring you stories of couples that all take place decades after the moment their eyes meet. Act One, Before and After. The beginning of love as viewed from a moment near its ending. This American Life producer Alex Blumberg and NPR's financial reporter Adam Davidson talk to Brad Setser, an economist at the Council on Foreign Relations who used to work at the U.S. 244: MacGyver Aug. 15, 2003 Ira Glass. 30 years later in Florence, Dante goes through the same thing when he sees, at the top of a flight of stairs, Beatrice. He writes about it. Ira Glass. It's This American Life. Act One, A Tiny Thing That Gives Me Hope. OK, so like I said before the break, this is a story about somebody trying to bridge the gap in the way that red America and blue America see the world. 486: Valentine’s Day. Act One. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange.
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