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Podcast | Love Unscripted | Two Guys, One Girl, Zero Good Choices
Love triangles: that razor-thin line between heart-pounding drama and the literary equivalent of soggy toast.
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Aug 281 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board
Join Tim and LeeAnna as they contemplate your friend group — not so much a circle as a soap opera with bad lighting. One kiss, one breakup, and suddenly everyone’s starring in their own season finale. Plot twists pile up, alliances shift hourly, and Cupid’s arrows feel more like grenades. Welcome to ‘Cupid’s Murder Evidence Board.’
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Aug 211 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven (part 2)
Tim & LeeAnna continue their dive into emotional turmoil with the second of two of Yeats’s most emotionally raw poems – He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.
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Aug 141 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Not Your Troy, Not Your Heaven (part 1)
Tim & LeeAnna dive into two of W. B. Yeats’s most emotionally raw poems – No Second Troy and He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven – to explore the wreckage of unrequited love, the fine line between worship and resentment, and why offering your dreams might not be enough when she’s already burning down cities. Spoiler: this one’s gonna hurt in all the right ways
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Aug 71 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Certified: Not A Mess
Dating’s chaotic. So what if there were… standards? Like actual, published, reviewable standards. In this episode, Tim launches his idea of a “Dating Passport” – complete with Contracts of Integrity for Men and Women.
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Jul 311 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love on a High Horse (part 2)
In this second part of “Love on a High Horse” the duo dives even deeper into the frustrations of modern romance—where expectations are sky-high, but the emotional rewards barely make it off the ground. Get ready for dramatic readings that'll make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even question your own dating choices
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Jul 241 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love on a High Horse (part 1)
From “do I even want to be around you?” to “can I introduce you to my friends” to “er, can I take off my pants?” – it’s a journey.
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Jul 181 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Be My Baby (part 2)
Includes a dramatic reading from the fictional James and Alice that seems to be kinda weirdly controlling. Or is it? Why does Alice need to dress up as a cheerleader for James’ Superbowl party?
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Jul 31 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Be My Baby (part 1)
Power dynamics, manipulation, and control - oh my! This week (and next), Tim and LeeAnna plow through the ugly, messy reality of how control plays out in relationships. The subtle, often unnoticed ways people - mostly men - bend their partners to their will without even realizing it.
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Jun 262 min read


Podcast | AI Takeover
Ever wondered if AI could replace podcasters? Well, Tim and LeeAnna sure did... and the results are hilariously weird.
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Jun 191 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels (part 2)
Welcome to part 2 of The Tragedy of the Incels, where Tim and LeeAnna continue to dive into the fascinating world of Incels - because why not tackle one of the internet’s favorite rage-fueled, basement-dwelling subcultures?
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Jun 122 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | The Tragedy of the Incels (part 1)
Join Tim and LeeAnna as they dive into the fascinating, cringeworthy world of incels – the involuntary celibates who somehow think blaming women for their lack of romantic success is a viable strategy. In this first part of a two-parter, our podcasters explore the tangled mess of low self-esteem, entitlement, and, yes, a shocking lack of empathy.
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Jun 52 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love’s Corner Case
Tim and LeeAnna – and Alfred, Lord Tennyson – talk about what it means when love’s beauty fades, when immortality isn’t just a dream, but a “living hell”. We’ll also hit on how some relationships can evolve into a painfully unfixable mess. So grab a tissue (you’ll need it) and tune in to the podcast that proves eternal love can really suck.
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May 302 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Fix It or Forget It
Whether you’re a writer looking to add some depth to your fictional couples or just a human who’s had one too many “whataboutism” blow-ups, this episode is for you!
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May 222 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Riding The Four Horsemen
From jabs of criticism to emotional retreat, we’ve got your guide to the worst relationship habits - and how to write them without setting your characters on fire (well, not immediately). Get ready for some brutal truth and a one very angry (fictional) couple.
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May 151 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love in Full Color: The Emotional Landscape
This week on Alchemy, Tim and LeeAnna crack open the hood of modern romance to show us what love looks like when it’s firing on all cylinders… or stalling dramatically on the freeway of emotional dysfunction.
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May 81 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted | Love’s Quiet Desperation… Prufrock’s Struggle with Desire
Welcome to the Alchemy’s podcast, where Tim and LeeAnna take on The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - the ultimate guide to how not to face your feelings (or do much of anything, really). Along the way: dead Popes, risqué Bible passages, a prophecy about the death of podcasting, and one balding, peach-fearing romantic in freefall. Come for the poetry, stay for the existential dread - and maybe bring a drink. You’ll need it.
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May 11 min read


Podcast | Love Unscripted... The Love Archipelago
In this episode of Alchemy, Tim and LeeAnna set sail through the Love Archipelago, exploring the rocky islands of human emotion. If you’re ready to question everything about love, relationships, and whether we’re all just stumbling through life, this episode is for you. Spoiler: no one’s escaping the wreckage.
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Apr 241 min read


Podcast | Welcome to Club Confusion… Contradictions and the Human Condition
Get ready for a wild ride of snark, bad decisions, and surprisingly insightful moments (we promise, they’re in there somewhere).
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Apr 171 min read


Short n' Sweet Podcast | Panic Mode: Activated
In this Alchemy Short n’ Sweet episode, Tim and LeeAnna delve into the joy of a crisis made so much worse by the person who panics!
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Apr 101 min read
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