World’s Greatest Love Stories Podcast

Kevin Leadingham
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World’s Greatest Love Stories is a podcast that celebrates the most compelling, inspiring, memorable real-life love stories from yesterday and today. Each episode embarks on the historical and romantic journey of one couple, unveiling the events and unique circumstances that bring them together and that create an unforgettable story. By combining intimate details with the most defining moments of each relationship, the series examines what it takes to cultivate meaningful love while giving us all a better understanding of why we have come to know the mantra, “Love does conquer all.” Subscribe to listen to all the latest episodes.

Episodes

  1. 07/27/2021

    S1 Episode 12: Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon – The Daughters of Bilitis

    Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have the distinction of being the first gay couple to be married in the state of California. But their journey to the altar is far from an easy one. That's because, after that fateful day in 1949 when girl meets girl, the two will spend much of their 55-year love affair fighting for basic human rights beginning with the formation of the first lesbian rights group in the United States. Their love story is full of passion, commitment, and companionship to be sure. But it is also shroud with decades of gender discrimination; societal, cultural, and familial prejudice, and the pain that comes from living in constant fear of arrest or institutionalization, all for being the one thing everyone should have had the right to be… ourselves!   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    44 min

  2. 06/08/2021

    S1 Episode 10: General Tom Thumb & Lavinia Warren | The World's Biggest "Little" Love Story

    On February 10, 1863, a wedding occurs in Manhattan’s Grace Church that takes New York City and the rest of the world by storm. The “fairy wedding” as it will be known, has a guest list that consists of the crème de le crème of high society and is so popular with the masses that it knocks coverage of the American Civil War (which is at its height) off the cover of the New York Times for three straight days. The groom, Charles Stratton, and his bride, Lavinia Warren are not politicians, or famous sports figures, or famous industrialists of the day, they are what was commonly known at the time as “Freaks.” Freaks who perform under the tutelage of one Phineas Taylor (aka P.T.) Barnum of Barnum & Baily Circus fame. Charles, who goes by the stage name General Tom Thumb, and Lavinia stand just 3’4” and 2’8” respectively thus are considered dwarfs or little people.  Despite their diminutive size, they are arguably the most famous couple in the world in the mid-late 19th century. Together they perform in over 20,000 shows, be seen by over 50 million people on five continents, and live out a decades-long love story that has to be heard to be believed.   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    44 min

  3. 05/18/2021

    S1 Episode 9: Eija-Ritta Berliner-Mauer & The Berlin Wall | The “Object” of My Affection

    Great love stories come in all shapes and sizes and the one Swedish model-maker Eija-Ritta Eklöf has for her man is no exception. The love affair begins in 1961 when she is just seven years old and watching a television program about an electrifying new construction project in Berlin, Germany. Unfolding on screen right before her eyes is the birth of what she will later describe as “the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” He’s tall, slim, and has one of the most important jobs in Germany. But all is not what it seems in this love story because Eija-Ritta’s future husband is not a man, he’s not even human… he’s a wall.    ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    22 min

  4. 04/27/2021

    S1 Episode 8: Pierre & Marie Curie | Love & Fallout

    Pierre and Marie Curie are the most successful and renowned husband and wife team in the history of science. Together they make discoveries in radioactivity (even coining the term ‘radioactivity’) that will lead to everything from the modern X-ray to radiation therapy for cancer treatment. But their path to true love and scientific innovation is far from an easy one as it's fraught with government oppression, sexism, radiation poisoning, and the intense sorrow that comes from experiencing the tragic loss of a spouse. Still, the relationship that develops between these two extremely bright minds is filled with so much love and respect that one might say, scientifically speaking, it’s their greatest discovery of all!   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    29 min

  5. 03/31/2021

    S1 Episode 7: John & Abigail Adams | A Revolutionary Marriage

    John and Abigail Adams are arguably, America’s first power couple. John is one of the United States’ founding fathers and its 2nd President. And although she grows up in a time and place when a woman’s role is a domestic one and they're meant to be seen not heard, Abigail is a true outlier. She is highly intelligent, multilingual, politically savvy, has an insatiable curiosity about the world, and pushes for women’s rights well before it is in fashion. Their love and devotion to one another is undeniable as it revealed repeatedly in the over 1100 love letters the two wrote one another that still survive today. Together, John and Abigail not only help shape the future of America but do it without any scandals, the birth of six children, only three of which will fully see adulthood, and while spending almost a third of their 54-year partnership apart.   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    32 min

  6. 03/17/2021

    S1 Episode 6: Sir Elton John & David Furnish | Saturday Night’s Alright… for Lovin'

    Pop icon Sir Elton John became rich, famous, and wildly successful by the age of just 23, but finding true love did not come so easily. After years of alcohol and drug abuse which fueled toxic and destructive relationships with both men and women, Elton knew something had to change.  So after getting sober at 43, he decides to bring some new people into his life by throwing a Saturday night dinner party. Enter Canadian-born advertising executive David Furnish. Their chance encounter would produce two children, over two thousand love letters, and help pave the way for gay marriage around the world. ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    27 min

  7. 03/01/2021

    S1 Episode 5: Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson | My Big Fat Greek Love Story

    One of Hollywood’s true power couples, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are known the world over for the characters they play on-screen and the red-carpet treatment they receive in life. Lesser known is how the two came together and what makes their nearly three-decade-long relationship work. Like a Hollywood screenplay, Tom and Rita’s love affair comes complete with near-death experiences, fame, fortune, family, and lots of love.     ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    30 min

  8. 02/24/2021

    S1 Episode 4: Jackie & Rachel Robinson | Love, Hate & Baseball

    Jackie Robinson is the first black player to make it into Major League Baseball in the modern era. He is also one of the most important and admired people in baseball history… if not in American history. But what many don’t know about Jackie Robinson is that his rise to the big leagues was no solo effort. Although his wife Rachel doesn’t swing at any pitches or field any ground balls, she is right there by his side on Jackie's rise to become an American hero. Experiencing many of the same racial slurs, social indignities, and even death threats that come Jackie’s way.  Together, Jackie and Rachel Robinson team up to not only change baseball forever but also change the world!   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    29 min

  9. 02/06/2021

    S1 Episode 3: King Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson | W.E. Are One

    Falling in love with and marrying a prince has been written about and fantasized about by women for centuries. So when American socialite Wallis Simpson meets the Prince of Wales in 1931, a fairy tale story begins to take shape… sort of. That’s because when the prince is unexpectedly thrust onto the throne and becomes King of England, things begin to get complicated. The romance between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (aka W.E) will not only test the resolve of their relationship like few others in history but has the potential to upend the British monarchy, its government and cause the collapse of the entire British Empire.     ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    34 min

  10. 02/04/2021

    S1 Episode 2: Kurt & Gerda Klein | The Holocaust: A Love Story

    In the final days of World War II, army intelligence officer Lt. Kurt Klein is given orders to go check out an abandoned Czechoslovakian bicycle factory. There, he comes across a young Polish woman named Gerda Weissman.  Her unimaginable physical decay and frailty reveal the consequences of her years spent in arguably the worst place the war has to offer… a German concentration camp. Little do these two unsuspecting souls know that this chance encounter in the middle of war-torn Europe will end up creating an over 50-year marriage, two children, eight grandchildren, an Academy Award, a human rights foundation, and one of the most unlikely, and moving love stories of all time.   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    26 min

  11. 02/03/2021

    S1 Episode 1: Richard & Mildred Loving | A "Loving" Relationship

    Fast asleep in the bedroom of their rural Virginia home, Richard and Mildred Loving are like any young newlywed couple in love who have a plan to spend the rest of their lives together. Unfortunately, local law enforcement has other ideas for the Lovings... an arrest and a trip to jail. The reasoning for their arrest is simple it’s 1958, they're in the Jim Crow South, Richard is white and Mildred is black. Feeling that their arrest is not only immoral but also illegal the Lovings decide to fight. A fight that begins when Mildred sits down to write a simple letter and ends with the couple’s appeal for social justice in front of the Supreme Court of the United States of America.   ►Follow us on Facebook here This episode is brought to you by amiethedatingcoach.com Grab Amie's free Ebook, 5 Dating Traps to Avoid ►https://www.amiethedatingcoach.com/getlovenow  Title Song "Brave" by Sad Puppy Follow Sad Puppy on Twitter Follow Sad Puppy on Instagram

    27 min
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World’s Greatest Love Stories is a podcast that celebrates the most compelling, inspiring, memorable real-life love stories from yesterday and today. Each episode embarks on the historical and romantic journey of one couple, unveiling the events and unique circumstances that bring them together and that create an unforgettable story. By combining intimate details with the most defining moments of each relationship, the series examines what it takes to cultivate meaningful love while giving us all a better understanding of why we have come to know the mantra, “Love does conquer all.” Subscribe to listen to all the latest episodes.

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