This Is Dating

This Is Dating

This Is Dating

CATEGORY: Society & Culture
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. We will be back in the fall with a whole new series of recorded first dates. Thanks for being a part of this first season we can’t wait for you to hear who we will set up next.
  1. December 15, 2021
    4 min
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    Introducing: This Is Dating
    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 th…
  2. January 10, 2022
    35 min
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    Chemistry: Virginia Date 1
    Is it chemistry or are you just turned on by his unavailability? Meet Virginia, a 30-something lawyer looking for the love of her life and she's gone on 50+ dates to prove it. This week, we set her up with a mo…
  3. January 10, 2022
    28 min
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    The List: Aziz Date 1
    Aziz knows what he likes in a partner. So much so that he's got a list of requirements. This week, he explores what straying from the list does for his love life.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript…
  4. January 24, 2022
    35 min
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    Love Bombing: Khan Date 1
    Khan is good at falling in love. He's also good at wooing everyone around him. On this week's date, he questions the root of his charm.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.
  5. January 31, 2022
    17 min
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    Update: For James Fans Only
    When James went on a blind date with Aziz, many of you wrote in to tell us how much you loved him. This week, Hiwote has a follow up conversation with the karaoke legend who stole our hearts.Visit thisisdatingp…
  6. February 07, 2022
    19 min
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    Bad First Dates
    How bad was your worst first date? Whatever it was, we can almost guarantee these stories are far worse.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.
  7. February 14, 2022
    31 min
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    Attached: Aziz Date 2
    Aziz and Manny are both keenly aware of their attachment styles. But we're all different around different people, right? This week, Aziz reverses the power dynamic.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcri…
  8. February 21, 2022
    13 min
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    Death of Desirability?
    There are conversations you replay over in your mind weeks or months after you've heard them. The lastest Aziz and Manny date brought up something for Jesse that made her want to go a little deeper.Visit thisis…
  9. February 28, 2022
    28 min
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    Intimidating: Amanda Date 1
    It's hard to priorize dating when your first dates never lead to second ones. This week, Amanda rethinks the time she's willing to invest in her dating life.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for…
  10. March 07, 2022
    23 min
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    Four Strangers Talk About Love
    Before we ever set them up on dates, we sat them down all together. Listen in as Amanda, Aziz, Khan and Virginia talk through their expectations on love, relationships and this podcast.Visit thisisdatingpodcast…
  11. March 14, 2022
    32 min
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    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.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.
  12. March 21, 2022
    20 min
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    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 you…
  13. March 28, 2022
    32 min
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    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.Visit thisisdat…
  14. April 04, 2022
    26 min
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    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 Man…
  15. April 11, 2022
    23 min
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    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.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode.
  16. April 18, 2022
    32 min
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    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…
  17. April 25, 2022
    26 min
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    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.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com…
  18. May 02, 2022
    15 min
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    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.Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcr…
  19. June 13, 2022
    18 min
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    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.Visit thisi…

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