The world of academia has temporarily torn us apart, but never fear, listeners - VOICE MEMOS TO THE RESCUE!This week we talk about love letters from two famous couples - Heloise and Abelard, and Rivera and Kahlo. Heloise and Abelard are your typical 12th-century romance: lots of involvement with the Catholic Church, a castration, and a child smuggled into Brittany. You know, standard stuff. The academic telling of the story has minimized Heloise until quite recently, but don't worry: Lauren is here to point out how she was actually a proto-Marxist badass bitch. Erin discusses Rivera and Kahlo, who had their own rather violent love story. Maybe it's the passion that makes their letters so rich. All this leaves us with an important question, though: since so few people write love letters, what is taking their place? Could it be sexting? Is this bad for the nation? Will we survive the anarchy of explicit emojis?? Find out in this thrilling episode.