The Love Department
Join host Nik Lockhart, former matchmaker and writer, for conversations with couples about their love story. She pulls back the covers on intimate relationships and asks audiences to reconsider everything we know about love.
Episodes
Today on the show we have fashion icon Stacy London, formerly 'What Not to Wear' and currently the State of Menopause, and her girlfriend the hilarious comedian Cat Yezbak on the show to talk about their love story. We wanted to end Season 1 with a lot of laughs and a load of wisdom.
In this episode we discuss publicly announcing a relationship, being dog parents, LGBTQ between the genera...
On this episode we open up the inbox on our HeartLine to share with you. Hear from The Love Department listeners who discuss “Can I recycle my husband?” “Should we get tattoos together?” and “Re-connecting with a childhood crush” “Van Gough’s Starry Night” and “How to write wedding vows.”
To leave a message on our HeartLine click here. HeartLine inbox. We’d love to hear how it’s going in your love d...
In a way, Frankie and Felicia have grown up together. They met in high school when she, in her words “Didn’t like him all that much.” But when they both came to faith after graduating, it was Facebook post that made Frankie slide into her DMs. He was pursuing a life in ministry – one that required him to be as committed to his role in the church as to his role as a partner.
In this episode we talk about datin...
Joining us today on the podcast is Courtney Clifford. She is a NYU Trained and Trauma Informed Coach and Equine Assisted Psychotherapist based in New York City. She’s helping us crack open relationships by discussing the benefits of therapy. In this conversation with host Nik Lockhart, Courtney shares how to go about practicing safe communication and starting healthy relational habits long before we enter par...
There once was a girl named Allie who lived in Long Island. She struggled to find a place and a person with whom she ‘fit’. On the same island was a boy, named Chuck, who too felt like he didn’t fit in. He had resigned himself to being alone. On Halloween night Allie went to a castle and ordered cocktail… and it was terrible. Chuck, who worked at the castle bar swept in to her rescue and offered to make her a...
Bring out the coquito! for this one. Today we’re chatting with Solanchi & Jose. Their love story began when she was a young college student who attempted to get into a nightclub. Jose, who was working the club, thought her ID was fake. Now they’re grandparents with a lifetime of love for each other and loving others.
In this episode we talk about keeping your sexlife spicy, finding love after divorce, crea...
Cheryl and Patrick met as kids at a summer camp in their native upstate New York. But it wasn’t until they, by chance, attended the same college that their meeting turned into something more. In 2019 Cheryl was diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatments coincided with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Not even a year later, Patrick experienced his own health scare that nearly cost him his life. Their love story is a p...
In this opening solo episode with our host, Nik Lockhart, we start off with her working definition of love itself. You’ll hear about Nik’s journey to creating "The Love Department" and her take aways from Season 1 of this groundbreaking new podcast..
In this episode we talk about the movie “Past Lives” by Celine Song, why Nik created this show, and what she believes Love has to offer the w...
On a cold night out with friends, two singles people met at the end of a Manhattan bar. They weren't looking for love that night; but as it turned out love was looking for them. This is the story of Maggie & Russell. On the date of this interview they were 10 days away from meeting their first child. The Love Department asked them to share, "What love has taught you?"
In this e...
Maria Teresa and Gerard met as students in the South of France. She is from Peru and he is from the UK. And for the first few years of their relationship, they communicated in their second language, French, the language of Love. Theirs is a story about how love is wide enough to cross an eocan, forge its own path despite the naysayers, and embrace the adventure of building a life together.
In this ...
New show coming Valentine's Day 2024 about the complexities of relationships and the nature of love. www.love-department.com
Host - Nik Lockhart
Executive Producer - Nik Lockhart
Producer - Keren Minto
Theme Song - "Love" by Adam Baldych
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