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.
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EZ Dating & How Men Fall In Love
Mike Goldstein, AKA The EZ Dating Coach, joins Damona to help us understand inside of the male mind and how men fall in love. The cover headlines: How to tell if you're dating a cheater, what The Weeknd's breakup with Bella Hadid tells us about love...
54 min
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Awkward Consent & Peacocking
Erin Tillman, aka The Dating Advice Girl, joins us to talk about the nuances of consent. Damona and Erin also discuss headlines: how your dating mindset may be stopping you from finding love, the best way to get over a breakup, and how to tell if...
54 min
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Bonus: Singles In America
Dating app Match has released it's annual "Singles In America" study! Damona breaks down the most important takeaways and stats from this study on dating behaviors and changes in the dating climate. There are millions of singles online. If you're not...
12 min
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Mixed Signals & Dating With Dignity
Marnie Battista, dating guru for successful women and host of the Dating with Dignity Podcast, joins Damona to talk about mixed signals. This week's headlines: The real secret to successful celebrity marriages, why childhood sweethearts just aren't...
48 min
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Single Ladies & Summer Love
Sarah Sophie Flicker, co-organizer of the 2017 Women's March, joins the final episode of The Summer Love Series to talk about how the changing role of women is shaping romantic relationships. Sarah Sophie and Damona also answer listener questions...
44 min
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Slow Love & Relationship Future
Tina Wilson, CEO of the Wingman App, joins Damona to talk slow love and healthy relationship pacing. Francesca Hogi, a love and life coach for people who happen to be single, returns to dish on this week's headlines and answer listener questions....
55 min
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Soulmates & Mystical Matchmaking
Do soulmates exist? Marla Martenson, the Mystical Matchmaker, joins Damona to debate this question. Damona and Marla cover headlines: why you should be into slow love, are you guilty of these summer faux pas, and everything you need to know about...
46 min
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Fireworks & Creating Chemistry
Gina Gutierrez, CEO of Dipsea, an app providing sexy audio storytelling for women by women, joins Damona to talk about passion and building chemistry to make fireworks this Independence Day! This week's headlines include: Why your partner may not be...
36 min
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How to Flirt & Improv Games
Flirting is a key skill of attraction that can be learned and cultivated. Improv comedians Marquis Olison and Nicky Urban teach the fundamentals of flirting with Damona using improvisation techniques that you can try at home. The improv games in this...
39 min
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Master Class: First Dates
First dates are the foundation of every great relationship. The tone and the rules you set at the beginning will follow you into the relationship or squash the potential for one to develop. In this master class, Damona tells you how to use technology...
30 min
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Single Dads & Those Who Date Them
Dr. Duana Welch, author and coach renowned for using social science to solve relationship issues, addresses the challenges of dating as a single parent. Jonathon Aslay, single dad and America's leading Midlife Dating Coach, returns to co-host and...
47 min
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Race & Dating
USA's #1 Asian Dating Coach, JT Tran, joins Damona to discuss the ways you may be limiting your own dating pool. Headlines include: Is marriage obsolete, have you broken girl or guy code, and who Leo DiCaprio is dating and why should you care? Damona...
49 min
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Dear Damona: Beyonce & The 35 Year Old Virgin
On this Dear Damona minisode, Damona answers questions from the Dates & Mates community including: What to do if a guy has you questioning an important life decision? If you're openly dating a girl and she sees you on another date, is it awkward? If...
19 min
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Memorial Day & Military Spouses
For Memorial Day, military spouses share the day to day struggles of being married to someone in the armed forces. Four women with unique love stories talk about the unique experience of dating a service member, surviving pregnancy solo, and moving...
42 min
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Self Love & Vulnerability
Jonathon Aslay, leading Midlife dating and relationship coach joins Damona to talk about self love and the value of self-understanding in preparation of a new and healthier relationship. Headlines include: Wendy Williams opens up about dating and...
42 min
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Tough Conversations & Relationship Transitions
Married dating coaches Thomas Edwards and Laurie Davis Edwards sit down with Damona in an emotional interview about how their relationship has changed through difficult conversations and major life transitions. Damona, Thomas and Laurie also cover...
49 min
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Marriage Boot Camp & Bad Advice
Dr. V, relationship expert from WeTV's Marriage Boot Camp, joins Damona to give love advice inspired by her bestselling book "Bad Advice: How to survive and thrive in the age of bullshit". Headlines include: Facebook wants to know all your secret...
46 min
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Dear Damona: DTR & Juggling Dates
On this Dear Damona minisode, Damona and millennial dating & love life coach, Evin Rose, answer questions from the Dates & Mates community including: Should you tell your friend if his fiance is being manipulative? If you have a good first date,...
24 min
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Meet Cute & Instagram for Dating
Geoff Cook, CEO & Co-founder of the Meet Group responsible for many cutting edge dating apps joins Damona to talk about new developments in the dating tech landscape. Millennial dating and love life coach, Evin Rose, returns to co-host and give her...
24 min
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The Relationship Fix & Communication Crisis
VH1's Dr. Jenn Mann joins Damona to talk about the Communication Crisis and her 6 step guide to improving connection and intimacy. Headlines include: Amanda Seyfried's scandal, What your boyfriend's texts really mean, and the four major predictors of...
46 min
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Marriage-Minded Men & Fatherly Advice
What can single women and men learn from a married man? In honor of her 12 year wedding anniversary, Damona sits down with a panel of married guys to understand how marriage-minded men find the one and which factors could be keeping people from...
47 min
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Wendy Williams Woes & Romance Marketing Plan
Legendary matchmaker and dating coach, Julie Ferman, explains how to apply marketing strategies effectively to find love. Plus, what the HECK is going on in Wendy Williams' Marriage? Damona and Julie break down the Wendy Williams cheating scandal from...
52 min
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Women's History Month & Refridgerdating
In honor of Women's History Month, Damona sits down with Robert Kandell, interpersonal communication expert who helps women and men relate to each other better in the #MeToo Era. Internationally renowned matchmaker and TV personality Carmelia Ray...
49 min
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Best of Dates & Mates
This week, the Dates & Mates gang gets back together for a trip down memory lane. Ray Christian, Producer J, and Producer Natasha join Damona in studio to talk about their favorite past show moments. They talk Bad Kissers, Good Exes, what your fridge...
49 min
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Body Positivity & BDE
Body image has a huge impact on the way we present ourselves in dating and relationships. Damona is joined by a panel of singles who talk about their experiences dating at any size. Erica Faye Watson, Chicago comedian and body positivity activist,...
51 min