It’s 1995, and Bob Bierenbaum seems like quite the catch—he's a plastic surgeon who flies planes and speaks multiple languages. Plus, he's Jewish, which is a bonus for Carole Fisher, a divorcée looking for love in Las Vegas. But there's something off about Bob. He has a temper and avoids talking about his ex-wife, though it turns out there's a good reason—she's missing and presumed dead. After they break up, Carole ends up connecting with some of Bob's other exes, and together, they dig into find the truth about Gail Katz’s mysterious death.

It's a built-in hazard of online dating: You think you've made a real connection with someone, but you haven’t yet met in real life. Could this be the relationship of your dreams, or are you being catfished? We're not talking about literal fish in the sea but a more insidious creature—a “catfish” is someone who creates a false online identity to pursue romantic relationships. This podcast extension of the hit MTV series brings host Nev Schulman to help people track down their online love interests and uncover whether that person is a real catch … or a catfish.

Hosted by Kerry Godliman, this series from Wondery and Novel follows a love story with a surprising twist. Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive job record and a dismal love life. After three engagements, two divorces, and one affair, she’s beginning to believe that love is only true in fairy tales. That is, until she meets a wealthy beauty entrepreneur named Dean. Everything is leading to a happily-ever-after for Jill and Dean—until Halloween night, when Dean disappears. And Sergeant Jill is left to pick up the pieces.

Debra Newell is a successful interior designer. She meets John Meehan, a handsome man who seems to check all the boxes—attentive, available, just back from a year in Iraq with Doctors Without Borders. But her family doesn’t like John, and they get entangled in an increasingly complex web of love, deception, forgiveness, denial, and ultimately, survival. Dirty John is reported and hosted by Christopher Goffard from the L.A. Times.