Best Lisa Finkelstein And Kurt Kraiger Podcasts (2025)

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You Got Questions? We Got Answers! 51:54

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And that’s a wrap! After nine episodes of deep dives and wonderful guests, Kurt and Lisa hang out together (in the same studio!) to dish about the season and answer listener questions. In their most unscripted episode yet, the indepartners each took a few notes on listener questions, but had no idea what the other was going to say. Find out where t…

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From George Glass to Jimmy Crafts: Michelle and Jim’s Story 45:29

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We are thrilled to bring you another interview with some Indepartners with a twist! Michelle and Jim were high school sweethearts who always dreamed of big careers in broadcasting and journalism and promised to support each other in reaching their dreams, even if it meant having to be apart. That’s just what they did. After attending college togeth…

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LAT but not least: An interview with Vicki Larson 44:07

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We are so honored and excited to bring you an interview with award-winning journalist and author of the book LATtitude: How you can make a live apart together relationship work. In our lively conversation, Vicki shares many of her well-researched insights from her book on LAT (Living Apart Together) relationships, including her findings on: - Who t…

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Memphis? But you won’t even go to Brooklyn! Mindy and Austin’s story 41:56

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In Episode 7 we bring you another great Indepartners interview! Austin is a self-described southern gentleman who was an entrepreneur living in Memphis, and Mindy is an executive living in Manhattan. Austin and Mindy met online and really connected – and then Mindy realized where Austin lived. Her friends predicted it would never last because she “…

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New Orleans, Boston, and Blueberry Hill: Karon and Steve’s Story 33:20

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We are so excited to bring you our first interview on the Indepartner’s podcast! Karon and Kurt had a chance meeting at a beer event a few years ago and bonded over both being in long distance committed relationships, and we’ve all been friends since. Listen in to hear how Karon and Steve met and fell in love. They have had two different phases of …

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Valentines Schmalentines: Your Relationship, Your Rituals 39:26

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One fun and meaningful way that couples, Indepartners or otherwise, can be more intentional is to develop their own rituals. Couples can choose whether or not they want to celebrate traditional holidays, can do holidays on their own terms, and can create new rituals - regularly occurring events that celebrate life and are bespoke to the couple's in…

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Tom Petty Was Wrong: The Waiting Is Pretty Great 38:34

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Anticipation is one of the most underrated emotions. There is a natural cycle to indepartnerships involving not only anticipation of the next time together, but savoring of the limited time together and reminiscing about the joy of being together. In Episode 4, Lisa and Kurt give their take on these three stages of the cycle. They nerd out over sci…

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Indepartners Communicate: Lisa and Kurt Hate the Phone 40:00

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It’s no big news that communication is important to great relationships, but when you are indepartners, communication is the relationship most of the time! This makes it especially important to be intentional and communicate about communication (so meta); intentional not just what you communicate about, but also how you do it and how often. In Epis…

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Cheers to Intentionality 37:44

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In Episode 2, we discuss intentionality, a word that came up so much in Episode 1 that Lisa invented a drinking game. A key benefit of choosing to live apart is the opportunity to design the relationship you want; as nerdy psychologists we explore what intentionality means and then how many opportunities there are to deliberately craft a relationsh…

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Myths: Busted! 31:49

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Date: February 14, 2025 Show Title: Indepartners Episode Title and Number: 1. Myths: Busted! In their season launch, Lisa and Kurt talk about the origin of this podcast – and of their relationship. Having received reactions to their choice to live apart indefinitely that range from pity to disapproval to confusion to admiration, they recognized the…

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Indepartners Trailer 2:19

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Think long distance relationships never work? Think again! In Indepartners, two behavioral scientists talk about the advantages and opportunities that come with a permanent, loving relationship – that happens to take place in two different cities. Dr. Lisa Finkelstein and Dr. Kurt Kraiger have successfully navigated their careers while being, in th…