{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/554ffeb8-b1da-45e6-8d77-7aed3294cec2/dc84e7e7-9ac3-4802-b4fe-a945c05b60c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Diversity in love stories, with Bolu Babalola","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba01ab1a8cbea9623cf0a8/61ba01d3770100001581dd2b.png?height=200","description":"<p>Support Millennial Love with a donation today: <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/millenniallove\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://supporter.acast.com/millenniallove</a></p><p><br></p><p>This week, Olivia is joined by author and writer Bolu Babalola, whose new book, Love in Colour, offers up a selection of ancient love myths that she has rewritten to make them contemporary and diverse.</p><p><br></p><p>A far cry from the white-washed Disney films and fairytales so many of us grew up watching and reading, Babalola's stories offer a more universal depiction of romance.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about how she was inspired to write the stories after seeing a lack of black characters in romcoms, how fairytales impact the way we behave in relationships, and why Babalola thinks the online dating scene is 'atrocious' for black women in London.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the show on Instagram at <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/millennial_love/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@millennial_love</a></p>","author_name":"The Independent"}