This Is Dating

By Magnificent NoiseSociety & Culture Relationships

This Is Dating episodes

February 07, 2023 Thinking About Season 2: Call the Matchmaker
Tell us about the dates you have been going on and let us set you up on your next one. And as we start to think about the next season of first dates, we turn to professional matchmaker Kara Laricks for some tips.
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29 min
June 13, 2022 Season 1 Epilogue: An Update on Ani
Even though our season has come to an end, we’re still thinking about where all of our daters ended up after their dates. This week, Hiwote called Ani to find out whatever happened with her and Khan.
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21 min
May 02, 2022 Season Finale: Failure to Launch
It's awkward to end a relationship that hasn't really began. This week, Hiwote takes a turn in the daters seat and rethinks how much she owes someone she's just met.
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17 min
April 25, 2022 Flirt: Khan Date 2
It's very easy for a date to feel like a performance. So how do you flirt without pretending to be someone you're not? This week, Khan delivers a master class in flirting virtually.
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29 min
April 18, 2022 Are Open Relationships Right for Me?
Maybe you only date one person at a time. Maybe you don’t. Whether you’re raising a family with your polycule or considering opening up your monogamous twosome, “Polysecure” author Jessica Fern talks about how to build healthy, secure relationships.
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34 min
April 11, 2022 What I Hear Is Fear: Virginia's Session with Esther Perel
Loyal to the pattern. Every time I love a guy, I love them more. And when I get attached, it's harder to say goodbye.
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26 min
April 04, 2022 Love Letters: Manny
This week we welcome our friends at Love Letters from PRX and The Boston Globe. Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and host of the podcast Love Letters. We set her up for a check-in a year later with Manny (Aziz's second date) for a chat about breaking the rules when it comes to love. For more episodes of Love Letters go to: loveletters.show
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28 min
March 28, 2022 Deep: Amanda Date 2
Vulnerability is the closest we can get to intimacy with our clothes on. And the only way to go there is to push through the sports talk. This week, Amanda and her date try to go a little deeper.
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34 min
March 21, 2022 Attachment Styles: Do They Matter?
There is no dearth of relationship quizzes out there that will help you determine how you attach. But does how you were loved as a child shape how you love as an adult? Is this all bullshit? And if not, can your attachment style be changed? Eleanor takes these questions out for a spin with a few people who have thought a lot about how we attach.
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23 min
March 14, 2022 Hot Available Guy: Virginia Date 2
Available shouldn't mean unsexy, right? Sadly, it does for many of us. This week, Virginia questions what really turns her on.
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35 min

About This Is Dating

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Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this. From the producers of Where Should We Begin, This is Dating, a series of recorded first dates. If you would like to get new episodes a week or so in advance in addition to ad-free listening subscribe to This Is Dating on Apple Podcasts. Visit the This Is Dating show page on Apple Podcasts for more info.