The Modern Love Podcast: Gillian Jacobs Reads ‘To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This’

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In this episode of Modern Love: The Podcast, the actress Gillian Jacobs (“Don’t Think Twice,” “Community”) reads the essay “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” about an experiment between strangers that leads to a deep connection. To try it yourself, download the 36 Questions app.

You can also hear the episode on iTunes and Google Play Music.

The essay was written by Mandy Len Catron, who teaches English and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Her first book, a collection of essays on the dangers — and pleasures — of love stories will be published in 2017. Ms. Catron is on Twitter.

Ms. Jacobs is on Twitter. Her latest project is “Don’t Think Twice,” a movie that follows members of an improv comedy crew as they chase their dreams. She played Britta Perry in the comedy series “Community” and stars as Mickey in the Netflix original series “Love.”

A conversation between the Modern Love editor Dan Jones and Ms. Catron follows Ms. Jacobs’s reading.