Ever wonder what’s going on in the lives of that family across the street? Listen to “The Living Room” by Love + Radio

Who in Hong Kong has never looked out of the windows of their apartment building at night to observe the myriad illuminated boxes of life stacked around us? It is an experience both intriguing and humbling, which never fails to surprise foreign visitors, who always seem to evoke The Matrix or George Orwell’s Big Brother at the idea of ​​private spaces being exposed, camouflaged only by their number.

It’s something you get used to, but every now and then you see a stranger in a light box a few hundred yards away and you wonder.

Diane Weipert doesn’t just marvel at “The Living Room,” an episode of Love + Radio so famous it’s destined to be part of the school curriculum when podcasts are analyzed in class. She finds herself watching a couple who’ve just moved in, and, almost against her will, she becomes emotionally invested in the silent movie of their lives.

There is nudity, which explains the initial fascination, but as the weeks and months go by, the one-sided relationship transforms into something completely different.

After nine sporadic seasons, Love + Radio ended last June, but its haunting personal stories are the kind that burrow into your mind and surprise you years later by appearing in your dreams, making it seem like something you shouldn’t listen to. Still, for a slice of true happiness with all its bittersweet accompaniments, you should definitely listen to it.