The Algorithm & Me featuring Fosca D’Acierno

This week, I’m taking a break from guest interviews for a more personal episode.

After putting out a call for stories about love and dating in Italy—and hearing plenty from women but surprisingly little from men—I decided to hit pause on that project and instead share something unexpected: my own recent plunge into the world of online dating.

In this episode, I read an excerpt from the first essay in a new series exploring modern dating, identity, empty nesting, and the questions that emerge when life changes in ways we never anticipated.

I also share some personal news about the future of 15 with Fosca and preview the final three episodes of the season before the podcast goes on hiatus.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re looking for love, looking for answers, or simply trying to understand yourself a little better, I hope this episode resonates.

Coming up this season:

• Manjula Dias-Hargarter on language, identity, and building a life in Europe

• Alatia Bradley Bach on Kundalini yoga and finding home in Florence

• Karena Benke on creativity, poetry, and the stories that shape us

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Podcast Producer: Andrew Niklas Curtis 

Recorded via Zoom, post-production Lorenzo Maiani, Faminore Sound Agency

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