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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week Interstates goes international with Sydney native Kylie Tran, as we discuss her dating experiences during the time she spent in Berlin. She explains how fuckboys vary by continent, and how the European men she encountered compared to the stereotypes of …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week I interview author Julie Glynn about the voice in your head that tells you you’re a “fugly slut” – your inner mean girl. We discuss how to combat her negativity, whether she’s mentally cockblocking you from pursuing the relationship you …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week I interview the co-hosts of Dope Sh*t My Therapist Says podcast, Lauren Fractor and Ryanne Gatti. This episode addresses the ways we let dating impact our mental health – like pressuring ourselves to maintain a cool girl façade, or saying yes to …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreI interview Alina Tang about coming into your own while you’re on your own, discussing the transition from serial monogamy to the dating apps. We reflect on the challenge of balancing your partner with your own needs and interests, and ponder how …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week, Jonathan Hernandez and I commiserate about the inherent biases built into the online dating process, discussing how external factors like perceptions about race or height preferences can serve to limit your options on the app. Jonathan reveals the one fate …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week’s episode features a young woman named Emily, who finds herself pursuing a career faraway from home, and highlights her journey and experiences dating men in the capital of a foreign country. Only this time, it’s not Emily in Paris, it’s …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week I interview the founder of matchmaking company Three Day Rule, Talia Goldstein. We discuss how the dating game has evolved since the company’s inception in 2013, and she reveals why her business has flourished in the face of both an …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreThis week I interview long-term high school friend Amanda Gittleman. We reflect on how growing up in “America’s Finest City” shaped our predisposition to hating Los Angeles, and how our opinions have changed after twelve years, days worth of traffic, and a handful of memorable …

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Blubrry | RSS | MoreToday’s episode explores a different philosophy around online dating, as I interview cofounders Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek about the vision behind their dating app, Fourplay. We discuss how one spontaneous, unsuccessful double date experience evolved into a much more successful business venture …

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