The Aphrodite Project

A rainy night, a space exhibit, and a man with kind eyes. Aphrodite watches from the sidelines as Poet takes the lead, tentatively, rebelliously. This episode asks: What if love doesn't need to burn to be real? What if the most radical thing is being present without performance? Performers: ⁠Natasha Rene Jimenez⁠  as Aphrodite Lorenzo Galli⁠  as Yuri Nemo as The Poet Created by Nemo. Special T...

Old memories, a city washed in artificial light, and a goddess trying to make sense of a familiar emptiness. Aphrodite rewrites her rules. Poet considers breaking them. This episode examines what happens when myth collapses into memory. If the divine isn’t different from the mortal, was it ever divine at all? Performers: Natasha Rene Jimenez  as Aphrodite Ludovico Tommasi as Ares Nemo as The Poet...

A red-eye flight, a closed window, a goddess unraveling mid-monologue. Aphrodite says it’s time to take control of her myth. The Poet tries to follow along—until a stranger asks to see the sunrise. This episode traces the fine line between authorship and avoidance. When the story doesn’t fit anymore, do you change the plot .. or just talk louder? Performers: Natasha Rene Jimenez  as Aphrodite Lore...

A canceled date, a fake talk show, a third tenet of love announced to an imaginary crowd. Aphrodite says it’s better this way; more time for analysis, for theory, for myths. The Poet isn’t so sure. This episode explores what happens when performance becomes protection, and when explaining love is easier than living it. Is boldness always a virtue? Or just another mask we wear when things fall apar...

A bar, a cowboy hat, a defected peephole that reveals too much. Aphrodite insists she's fine; it's just another lesson, another archetype to catalog. The Poet sees something different. This episode explores the blurred line between pursuit and pressure, and examines what happens when the lessons we extract from difficult situations aren't the ones we meant to learn. When is "fine" not really fine?...

In this episode, Ares is back from Mount Olympus. There’s dinner, a bridge, a bedroom. Aphrodite insists this is what love looks like. The Poet takes notes. This chapter revisits the first archetype; now with new context, new promises, and a constellation drawn in permanent marker. This episode explores what it means to be wanted, the weight of bruises mistaken for meaning, and why intimacy might...

In this episode, Aphrodite introduces her third archetype: Nerites, a former lover known for his beauty, distance, and refusal to follow her onto land. In the present day, he’s “Nick,” a charming but emotionally removed man who avoids intimacy under the guise of freedom. Set at the Met Cloisters and a Manhattan hotel, this episode asks what happens when love crosses boundaries, and whether being w...

Pulse. FM's The Aphrodite Project - Episode 3: The Second Archetype Aphrodite introduces her second love archetype: Hephaestus, the divine craftsman and ex-husband, reborn as "Harry" with premium tastes and a suspiciously perfect hairline. During a rainy Manhattan evening of fine dining and hotel suite whiskey, Aphrodite tests her theory that intensity equals love. Content note: This episode conta...

Pulse. FM's The Aphrodite Project - Episode 2: The First Archetype When a radio host's dating life hits rock bottom, her frustrated on-air invocation gets an unexpected answer. Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself, arrives with a proposition: let her use your body for dating, and she'll teach you (and your listeners) the timeless rules of love through myth and modern romance. Performers: Natasha...

Pulse. FM's The Aphrodite Project - Episode 1: The Invocation When a radio host's dating life hits rock bottom, her frustrated on-air invocation gets an unexpected answer. Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself, arrives with a proposition: let her use your body for dating, and she'll teach you (and your listeners) the timeless rules of love through myth and modern romance. Performers: Natasha Rene...