The podcast series dedicated to discussing relationships and love returns with 10 new episodes
The series will be released fortnightly on Fridays, in audio and video format on Independent TV and the Love Lives YouTube channel, as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast.
The first episode of the season features bestselling author Bryony Gordon, whose work includes Mad Girl, an honest and candid autobiography on Gordon’s life with mental illness. In the new episode, Gordon’s discusses her new book, Mad Woman, her struggles with drugs and alcohol, and some of the myths around OCD.
British-Korean-Turkish writer and author, Ela Lee, also joins the show this week to discuss her hotly anticipated novel, Jaded, confronting the aftermath of “blackout sex” and why we need to debunk the ‘nice guy’ myth to tackle rape culture.
Love Lives is hosted by The Independent’s relationships writer, Olivia Petter, who will speak to guests about their experience of love, what this taught them, and their latest projects or upcoming work.
Other upcoming guests on Love Lives include:
- Scottish singer song-writer, Tom Walker
- Award winning journalist and author, Otegha Uwagba
- English writer, podcaster and comedian, Andrew Hunter Murray
Petter said: “I can’t wait to delve into conversation with guests this series and find out about the love of their lives. This second season will give the inside story on latest work from a wide range of people, revealing the loves and relationships that have allowed them to thrive.”
Tom Richell, head of multimedia at The Independent said “We are excited to announce the launch of a new series of Love Lives on Independent TV and podcast platforms. It is great to see our audiences continue to enjoy the new series on the TV platform as we continue to expand our services.”