Millennial Love
The Independent’s Millennial Love podcast was launched by Olivia and Rachel Hosie in 2017 as a way of interrogating modern dating. Guests included Dolly Alderton, Matt Haig, Yomi Adegoke, Elizabeth Day, Maya Jama, and Jamie Laing.
In 2019, Olivia began hosting the podcast on her own, releasing a limited run of 10 episodes, with guests including Gina Martin, Lisa Taddeo, Jordan Stephens, and Munroe Bergdorf.
In 2020, the podcast became a regular fortnightly show, featuring the likes of Will Young, Raven Smith, Florence Given, Bolu Babalola, Sara Pascoe, Juno Dawson, Megan Barton-Hanson, Nell Frizzell, and Emily Ratajkowski.
Millennial Love has had more than one million downloads to date and was shortlisted in the British Podcast Award several times.
Love Lives
In May 2023, Olivia relaunched the Millennial Love podcast under a new name and format. Love Lives with Olivia Petter was an interview-based series featuring conversations with celebrity guests about the loves of their lives and the stories behind them.
Guests included Hayley Atwell, Bryony Gordon, Caroline O’Donoghue, Poorna Bell, Tom Grennan, and Zara Larsson.