Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman
From navigating dating apps to overcoming the friendzone to seeking a soulmate, this ain’t your momma’s love advice! Hosted by the Official Love Expert of The Drew Barrymore Show and LA Times advice columnist, Damona Hoffman, Dates & Mates is jam-packed with interviews from your favorites celebs, authors, and experts.
Dates & Mates is the 2022 Winner of The Best Podcast of the Year at The Black Podcasting Awards, #1 ranked love and relationship podcast by Cosmopolitan Magazine and a Top 10 Pick by HuffPost in the love category.
1
Valentine’s Wisdom & The Fairy Tale Fallacy
30 min
2
Revenge Reporting & Trusting Your Gut
23 min
3
Late Bloomer & Beginner’s Mind
24 min
4
Dating Anxiety & Breakup Breakthrough
39 min
5
Astrology of 2026 & Love Forecasting
32 min
6
Master Class: 9 Dating Predictions for 2026
46 min
7
The Trust Test & Trauma-dump
24 min
8
DMs from Younger Men & Fairy Tale Reset
27 min
9
Paradox of Choice & The Endless Swipe
28 min
10
Family Secret & Holiday Pressure
17 min
11
Dating Safety & Trust but Verify
22 min
12
Relationship Anarchy & Clarifying Codependence
20 min
13
Touchy Subject & Three Dates In
17 min
14
Financial Foibles & Man With a Plan
20 min
15
T.M.I. & Boundary Building
19 min
16
Feed Drop: CNN's Laura Coates on The Second Opi...
32 min
17
Text Me Maybe & Two-Person Problem
27 min
18
The Best Friend Fantasy & Safest Situation
22 min
19
The Efficiency Trap & The Loneliness Gap
21 min
20
Good on Paper & Sixth Sense of Humor
28 min
21
The 12 Date Rule & Matchmaker Maria
40 min
22
I Miss You Taboo & The Bro Barrier
25 min
23
The Big Confession & Texting Gremlins
22 min
24
Love After Loss & The Vulnerability Gap
20 min
25
The Friendship Drift & Support Squads
23 min