For the first time ever…you can see the laughter, the side-eyes, the cringe, and the chemistry. Yep, Barbie Does Dating is now on video! If you’re new here—welcome! This podcast is all about the wild, wonderful, sometimes terrifying world of dating within Utah culture. Hosted by dater Barbie Berg, dating coach Kristin Sokol and (single and dating) comedian Steve Soelberg providing laugh out loud interruptions....

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Fans of the show know that Barbie is Dating! She is finding a lot of success using Hinge as her app of choice. In this app we hear Barbie’s dating stories, but one in particular will have you excited and intrigued. Join Barbie, Steve, Kristin and Nick for this episode of Barbie Does Dating. We also have special guest, Steve Sokol (husband of Kristin), and...

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What is your love confidence? What even is love confidence and how do you get it? Turns out, the answer is in this episode of Barbie Does Dating! Join Barbie, Steve, Kristin, and Nick, for great dating tips and the latest from Barbie’s newly activated dating life.

We finally made it! After six years of podcasting, we hit our 100th podcast episode. We are so grateful for all the fans and the hours they have spent with us. Have you learned something? Have you implemented anything that has helped? What are your favorite moments over the past 99 episodes? Please share them with us on Instagram. We have shared so many laughs...

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Barbie is ACTUALLY Dating! Have you heard of the dating app Hinge? Well, Barbie just got on Hinge and is trying it out–and loving it! With the mission statement to be the dating app that you should delete, Hinge is clearly a good option for finding people to date, but also offers some unique features that have helped Barbie in her dating efforts.

Dating Coach Logan Ury, has a newsletter that you should sign up for. Also, this episode we talk about a recent article entitled Weak Ties: Your Untapped Dating Gold Mine. This article talks about how you can start to consider the different ways that people find other people when they date, including people you aren’t that close to. Learn how a “weak tie” might be...

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As is our usual tradition, we just have episodes where we experience Barbie’s randomness. Nick gives a report on his trip to Italy, and shares his favorite chocolate with a side of chocolate covered chocolate — hot sipping ganache! We of course talk about Love on the Spectrum, including the new EDM that samples Connors famous phrases. Nick’s Sipping Chocolate – Similar to Hot Sipping...

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Sometimes the way we approach one part of our life can give us good principles to follow in others. That can be the case with dating and financial investing. Kristin Sokol talks about how some of the principles of good investing can be brought in play with your dating. We also get more of Steve Soelberg spends time on the massage chair. You won’t want...

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) is used in so many wonder ways–as well as some not so wonderful ways. Revisiting a previous episode in 2023 about the use of Chat GPT in Dating, we explore some of the new ways that AI can be used to help you navigate text messaging, do a glow up on your dating profile, or even give you ideas of ways to...

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On a recent TV appearance, Kristin Sokol was asked to give some advice about the phenomenon people are referring to as “Yap Trapping.” Don’t know what yap trapping is? We didn’t either, until our resident dating coach taught us about it. Kristin gives us some tips on how to address yap trapping on a date.