The Love Series Podcast: "Just Like The Movies"

In this episode of the Love Series Podcast, host Valerio Esposito talks to a cinephile, a dating coach and a Doctor to investigate the way in which romantic movies and TV series distort our idea of love and shape our approach to dating.

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