Jen Poyant

New York

Executive Producer, Audio at The New York Times

Executive Producer @nytimes audio. Formerly: @10percent, Cofounder @Stablegp, @zigzagpod, @notetoself, @wnyc, @2DopeQueens @thetakeaway (She/her)

Featured in: Favicon

nytimes.com Favicon

npr.org

theworld.org Favicon

tpr.org

tenpercent.com Favicon

krwg.org + 3 more

Articles

Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to the Relationship Therapist Terry Real

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +5 more

The Modern Love PodcastAnd what can be done to help them. Credit... David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times A session with Terry Real can be uncomfortable. The marriage and family therapist is known to mirror and amplify the feelings of his clients - sometimes cursing and nearly yelling - in an attempt to get men in touch with emotions they're not used to expressing. Real says men are often pushed to shut off their expression of vulnerability when they are young.
A Mother's Fierce, Extravagant Love (Encore)

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +5 more

In honor of Mother's Day this week, we revisit the story of one mom who went to extraordinary lengths to make sure her daughter always felt her love, even after she was gone. Each time Genevieve Kingston reached a milestone - a birthday, her first period, high school graduation - she'd reach into the box her mom had packed for her and pull out the note and gift that went with that occasion.
Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +7 more

It's been almost a year since Miranda July released her hit novel, "All Fours." The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roadside motel 30 minutes from her home. She winds up staying there for three weeks, exploring and questioning what she actually wants and needs out of midlife, things she can't really focus on when she's busy being a wife, a mom and a working artist.
You're Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +8 more

KC Davis is a therapist and author known for her practical, empathetic advice on dealing with clutter, even when you are feeling like too much of a mess yourself to take care of the mess in your home. Her TikTok videos on the subject have been viewed millions of times. But lately, Davis has been talking and writing about our relationships not just to the objects in our lives, but to the people, too.
Gen X? More Like Gen Sex.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +6 more

transcriptGen X? More Like Gen Sex. At 46, Mireille Silcoff divorced her partner of 21 years, and went on to have more sex and better sex than she'd ever had before. She soon realized she wasn't the only woman her age in the midst of a sexual renaissance. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors.
Let Yourself Rage With Ada LimÃ³n

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +9 more

As U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón has had a far-reaching impact. She has visited readers and writers across the country, installed poems at majestic sites in national parks, and she even wrote a poem that's engraved inside a NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter. Today on the show, though, our host Anna Martin talks with Limón about something more personal and intimate: What happens when writers fall hopelessly in love.
My Brother Has Schizophrenia. This Is How I Love Him.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +5 more

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email [email protected] with any questions. archived recording 1Love now and always. archived recording 2Did you fall in love last night? archived recording 3Just tell her I love her. archived recording 4Love is stronger than anything. archived recording 5For the love.
How Orville Peck Got Addicted to Love and Came Out the Other Side

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +8 more

Image Credit... Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset: Matt Licari/Invision, via Associated Press If you know one thing about the country musician Orville Peck, it's probably that he wears a mask. Peck has long kept himself shrouded in mystery, shielding his face from the public and revealing few details about his past.
How I Decentered Men and Learned to Center Myself

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +11 more

How I Decentered Men and Learned to Center MyselfNatasha Rothwell, a star of "The White Lotus," on what it took to figure out what she wanted in a relationship. speaker 1speaker 2Did you fall in love last night? speaker 3Just tell her I love her. speaker 4Love is stronger than anything you can see. speaker 5speaker 6speaker 7And I love you more than anything. speaker 8speaker 9speaker 10anna martinFrom "The New York Times," I'm Anna Martin.
Lucy Dacus Might Not Text You Back

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Anna Martin |Reva Goldberg |Emily Lang |Christina Djossa |Amy Pearl |Sara Brooke Curtis | +9 more

Image Credit... Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset: Jerod Harris/Getty Images On her fourth solo album, "Forever Is a Feeling" (out March 28), Lucy Dacus contemplates the fears and delights that go along with falling hard for someone. The song "Best Guess" celebrates the leap of faith involved in committing to a partner with the knowledge that both of you will change over time.