Love in Dating Shows

Love in Dating Shows

By Melissa MinkowSociety & CultureRelationships
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Love in Dating Shows episodes

  • How tempting is Temptation Island? With Mere and Barflaan

    Which is worse- emotional or physical cheating? How does your upbringing and culture influence your approach to love? What are the similarities and differences in fan culture surrounding sports vs dating shows? These are just a few questions I tackle with special guests and Temptation Island stans, Barflaan Tedoe and Meredith Minkow

    38 min
  • A linguistics lesson in love with Dr. Jason Riggle
    How can we search for something we can’t define? Does the language we speak limit our ability to find love by providing finite ways of defining it? Are different cultures looking for different types of love? Which country's dating show is getting it right? Dr. Jason Riggle is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, the director of the Chicago Language Modeling Lab, and the Resident Dean of The Max Palevsky Residential Commons. In this episode, Jason takes me on a tour of the language surrounding love and how that informs the way we express our feels. Let's just say my world was rocked during this interview.
    46 min

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What is love? Honestly, who knows, but we're clearly trying to figure it out through dating shows like “Love Island,” “Are You the One?” The Bachelor” and “Love is Blind” to name a few. This podcast…