FULL EPISODE: Love Hurts... More After 50 - April 1, 2026
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What impact do new relationships have on older adults?
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How does failure affect Hollywood film teams?
It's the last last show. April Fools. It's just another last show. That's the name of the show. There will be more shows. This is not the final show. Wow, I'm bad at April Fools. You're going to learn a lot of things on tonight's program. Here is a topic we'll hit in just 10 minutes time. Hollywood loves the idea that failure is a great teacher.
What are the origins of conspiracy theories?
that one flop in an actor or director's career will create a great film in the future but a study tracking thousands of film careers suggests something a little stranger because crews constantly change failure in that environment doesn't teach anybody anything it compounds you're gonna learn why one hollywood flop predicts future hollywood flops so don't hold your breath about that sequel all right so much to cover tonight let's just dive in Brand new relationships. They're thrilling, awkward, maybe a little chaotic. Two lives colliding while everything else seems to disappear into the background. But new research shows for older folks, the romantic turbulence of a new romance can trigger surprisingly intense physical and emotional stress.
So if you are dating in your golden years, you're going to want to beware. You're going to want to listen up. I am here with human development and family sciences professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Lisa Neff. Lisa, welcome to the show.
Thank you for having me.
Look, people say age brings wisdom, and I think that applies to relationships like fewer arguments, more emotional control. What made you suspect this could possibly fall apart when older folks start dating and enter new relationships?
Absolutely. Well, as you mentioned, generally aging comes with some pretty important benefits that we develop what's been called socio-emotional expertise. We are better at navigating those interpersonal tensions that are inevitable in our relationships. We're better at regulating our emotions. Older adults more so than younger adults, more likely to be generous in their interpretations of their partner's bad behaviors. They're going to give their partner the benefit of the doubt more so than younger adults.
How can we cope with a bad day?
And also part of socio-emotional expertise is that as we get older, we're really motivated to maintain harmonious relationships. We realign our priorities as we get older. We start to have a recognition that relationships are really the heart of it all. And so that is something we really prioritize. The problem is... those processes of avoiding or minimizing those everyday tensions can be difficult in those early stages of a relationship. There's something known as the relational turbulence model, which suggests that as we're establishing a committed relationship, basically two people are merging their lives together, right? They're becoming more interdependent. They're having to coordinate their daily routines and compromise on their daily activities.
And that's an opportunity where tensions are more likely to crop up. And so it is a time in a relationship where it can be especially hard to avoid or minimize tensions, unlike in longer standing relationships when you've been with that person for decades, you really get good at picking your battles, you know what to expect. In those new relationships, you're still getting to know each other and it can be harder to avoid those landmines and avoid those tensions on a day-to-day basis.
I mean, I guess it follows that dating is exhausting at any age. Because when I have been single and I just enter a relationship, I don't know, all the new stuff you got to do, all the stress of it, all the worry, it really sweeps you up. It really is exhausting. I'd like to think that wouldn't happen for older folks, but I guess it does.
Yeah, so it does happen for, it happens for everybody.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What impact do new relationships have on older adults?
0:03–0:28
3
How does failure affect Hollywood film teams?
0:28–0:48
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What are the origins of conspiracy theories?
0:48–2:32
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How can we cope with a bad day?
2:32–4:36
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What challenges do vegans face in an omnivorous society?
4:36–5:33
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Why do seals risk their lives for food?
5:33–7:00
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What psychological factors influence seals' behavior?
7:00–1:20:39
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