Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.

My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds.

As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality featuring the most knowledgeable

experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC

makes podcasts about all kinds of things like pop stars,

poltergeist, cricket, and conspiracy theories and that's just a few examples.

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected,

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In this edition, Shahid Abari considers the changing landscape of how we find love.

How did you find the love of your life?

Maybe you met through mutual friends.

Perhaps your eyes locked across a crowded bar.

Or was it at the office Christmas party that Cupids Arrow struck.

For centuries most of us met our other halves

through friends, family, religious institutions, or at work.

But now something fundamental has changed

about the way we form relationships.

The latest data suggests that being introduced by friends is no longer the most common way that new couples meet.

So, if you're still looking for that special someone, the sound most likely to get your heart racing might be this,

or this, or one of these.

Not long ago, meeting online was considered unconventional.

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