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Leah Keith’s relationship with Dude was not an obvious one. Luckily, neither she nor Dude liked the obvious. On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the actress Marsha Stephanie Blake reads Ms. Keith’s surprising essay, “Despite the Losses, So Much Gained.”

Ms. Keith is a film producer in Los Angeles. Ms. Blake is nominated for an Emmy for her role as Linda McCray in “When They See Us. ” Stay tuned after the reading to hear more from her, Ms. Keith and the Modern Love editor Daniel Jones.