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  Can't get enough 'Heated Rivalry'? This Seattle bookseller can help keep the romance alive

  From hockey hookups to Bigfoot bonds, love is in the air — and on the page.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Waitlists, walk-ins, and bar seating: A procrastinator’s guide to Valentine’s Day dining in Seattle

  Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, which makes it more challenging for procrastinators to get last-minute reservations at their favorite restaurant. Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh has recommendations for how to salvage a romantic evening even if you are a few days late making plans.

  • Vaughan Jones
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  Dear Life Kit: My boyfriend says I need to live on my own before we move in together

  Relationship researchers and clinical psychologists Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman weigh in on four tricky relationship questions.

  • Becky Harlan
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  What makes good romance writing? It's more than just a 'hot plot'

  We as humans love love. We need it, in fact, and we revisit it again and again in romantic stories. But what makes a great love story? To find out, we went straight to the source: a romance author and a bookseller.

  • Hans Anderson
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  A LOTR Valentine's Bonus from TMB!

  TMB hosts / everyone's soul mates Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays understand that Valentine's Day is a made-up holiday. But they love you so much, they made this special Valentine's Day bonus episode just for you anyway!

  • Lindy West
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  A love story delayed: Ukrainian couple seal their vows after years of discrimination

  After years facing discrimination, harassment, violence, and abuse, a gay Ukrainian couple was officially married in Bellevue in April.

  • Natalie Akane Newcomb
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  Word in Review: Do we 'love' too many things?

  Every week, Bill Radke asks listeners to name a word they hear that seems misplaced or overused. This week’s listener, Claire Carter, is thinking about Valentine’s Day.

  • Bill Radke
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  Most basements are boring, but my yeye’s basement is a barbershop

  Yuk and Cho Yuen have run a barbershop out of the basement of their Beacon Hill home for 40 years. Colin Yuen talked to Yuk, his grandma, about her immigration story, her love story, and what he has to learn from her.

  • Colin Yuen
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  Quarantine from the closet: A love story told through missed calls

  A fictional story about two young people navigating their newfound distance during the pandemic, told through their voicemail messages.

  • Simone St. Pierre Nelson
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  June 21 | 'We have to forgive' - the story of one person left behind

  The Biden administration is gradually reuniting families separated at the Mexico border under President Trump. For author Judy Temes, the scene feels familiar. She tells Bill Radke about that, and her new memoir "Girl Left Behind." Plus, how the pandemic has shaped one college student's career plans, and the trials and triumphs of pandemic dating.

  • Bill Radke

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