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Twenty Good Summers

Paulina Porizkova and Jeff Greenstein

A podcast about life’s third act.

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November 3 · 1 hr
Episode 29 • Read My Mind
Do you want your partner to read your mind? To know what you’re thinking and feeling at all times? Do you, really? That’s the question we tackle in this episode, after addressing a pair of emails from our elite cocktail party of devoted listeners. Pull up a chair and join the chat!
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October 27 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 28 • What Is Sexy?
At the outset we agree cheapness is not sexy. But that prompts the question, what is yes-sexy? And we’re not just talking about long shapely legs, great cheekbones and a killer rack, all of which Jeff has. What do you find sexy about a person, a lover, a partner? Join us for our take, give us yours!
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October 22 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 27 • Guilty Pleasure
We’re constantly talking about all the fun we’re having in this beautiful third act of life, but are we… allowed to have this much fun? Guiltlessly? When the world is on fire? When friends are in trouble? What amount of guilt is the right amount, zero or zillions? Tune in for the definitive answer!
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October 13 · 1 hr
Episode 26 • I Begged You to Get Some Therapy
From sessions with a child psychologist at nine to couples counseling at forty, we’ve had plenty of experience with “the talking cure,” and in this episode, we talk all about it. Join our elite cocktail party of devoted listeners for fifty minutes at no charge!
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October 6 · 1 hr
Episode 25 • Honey, I’m Home
It’s been three months since our wedding, but we don’t feel truly married — probably because we’ve yet to build a home together. In this episode, recorded during an LA heatwave, we share feelings about home and safety and control. Tune in for shiny foreheads and flying insects and revelations aplent
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October 1 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 24 • Here Comes the Bridal Episode
Okay, gang, you asked for it: a lengthy recap of our wedding. It’s a bonus episode, so don’t expect any of our usual penetrating insights. Just a rundown of our Italian nuptials, from the dress to the wrecking of our hotel room. Hope you enjoy our joy!
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September 29 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 23 • More Songs About Dating and Hair
We return to the mics and return to our mailbag, answering your questions about dating after widowhood, dating using dating apps, dating to figure out who you are and what you want, and embracing grey hair and baldness. It’s a wide-ranging, hair-raising conversation, so join the fun!
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September 15 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 22 • Husband and Wife
We got married, y’all! Which is weird, because it means we have some new nouns in our lives — both unfamiliar ones, like “stepdad,” and repurposed ones such as “husband” and “wife.” What does that feel like? Tune in as we sort it all out!
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June 16 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 21 • How to Get Married
Following on “Why Get Married,” we take on the topic of “how.” Specifically, what the ceremony means to each of us, and what ours in two weeks is going to be like. Along the way we discuss P’s wedding dress, our hack through the thicket of Italian marriage bureaucracy, and Jeff’s skin-care regimen.
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June 9 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 20 • Why Get Married?
“Cher, do you believe in the institution of marriage?” “Yeah, but who wants to live in an institution?” In three weeks we’re getting married, even though when we met we’d sworn off marriage entirely, Find out why in our very special twentieth episode.
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June 2 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 19 • Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?
Prompted by an email from a peevish listener, we talk about the complexities of sharing one’s personal history in a public setting — and hope we’re discussing an issue extensible to those with neither Instagrams nor podcasts. Tune in for all the meae culpae!
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May 26 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 18 • On the Move
Friends, we’re getting kicked out of our apartment four days before our wedding — thanks, Unsympathetic Landlord! — which, along with some relevant emails from our faithful fanbase, spurred us to do an episode about moving. Pack a box and join the fun!
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May 19 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 17 • Dear P and J
Another dive into our bulging mailbag, featuring provocative (= sex) questions (about sex) from a slew of far-flung correspondents (who want to talk sex). And we are only too happy to oblige. Join us and our elite cocktail party of devoted listeners for all the badinage (not a sex word)!
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May 12 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 16 • Comin’ and Goin’, part two: Goin’
Our fearless inquiry into sex and travel uncovers unexpected links between the two! If you’re Good Giving & Game in bed, you’re probably equally so when you’ve missed your flight and have to reroute through Dubuque. Join us — we shot this by a lake in Europe, so even the pictures are pretty!
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May 5 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 15 • Comin’ and Goin’, part one: Comin’
We’ve often referenced Chris Rock's Two Rules for Being in a Relationship: “You should be having sex and traveling. Comin’ and goin’.” Well, in this long-requested episode we talk about the former, about sex after fifty. And where better to discuss Pari-menopause than Paris? Tune in!
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April 28 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 14 • Talking About Money Is Incredibly Uncomfortable
…But we do it anyway, in an episode about the rise and fall of male and female power with age, and differences in means, and prenups, and who picks up the check, and how you have to talk honestly with your partner about this stuff even if it’s icky. Join us and let us know how we did!
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April 21 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 13 • Gilding the Lily Allen
We went to see Lily Allen perform West End Girl in its entirety at Radio City Music Hall, and boy, did it prompt some thoughts about anger and forgiveness! Is bitterness, as the old saying goes, “like drinking poison and expecting the other guy to die”? Tune in for some ruminating, ruminating!
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April 14 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 12 • Doing It for the Kids
One of the challenges of forging a relationship later in life? Kids! In this episode, we talk about parenting and step-parenting and also P’s birthday festival this past weekend. Tune in for all the merriment… and complexity!
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April 7 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 11 • 20GS DGAF
Are you loved for who you are, or do folks selectively pick and choose the parts of you they enjoy the most, regarding the rest as at best a quirk, at middling an inconvenience, and at worst a dealbreaker? Perhaps you should adopt the patented 20GS approach and stop G'ing an F! Join us to discuss.
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March 31 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 10 • Game
Recorded on I-80 between Kearney and Lincoln NE after a trip to see sandhill cranes and prairie chickens along the Platte River. This one’s about being game, doing things you never thought you’d do, because you don’t have unlimited time and you wanna get it all in. Take the ride!

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