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Strangers on the Internet

Irina Manta & Michelle Lange

Want the academic take on dating in the modern world? Legal scholar Irina Manta and psychologist Michelle Lange bring you the latest on how to swipe your way through dating apps, find love, navigate complex relationships, and avoid narcissists and other predators. Come learn about cutting-edge research and find out how to make online dating work for YOU! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:57

Guest Chat: Finding Romance in Online Communities...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/05/08

Dating apps are not the only place where strangers meet on the Internet! On this episode, Irina and Michelle have the chance to host couple Jane-Ashe and Damon who met in a Facebook group tied to a nerdy fandom podcast (Binge Mode). Damon hadn't had much luck with dating apps, while Jane-Ashe got tired enough of people wasting her time that she became a sugar baby to at least be paid for her efforts. In the Facebook group, Jane-Ashe attracted Damon's attention via her "high thoughts" upon first

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42:28

Guest Chat: The Sex Robot in the Closet with Dr. Kate...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/04/25

Irina and Michelle welcome international sex robots expert Dr. Kate Devlin, who explains the current state of technology and her views on the moral panic surrounding parasocial relationships with robots. Kate believes that most of people's fears about sex robots or AI replacing human relationships are overblown in a world in which even carrying around and finding a place to store a robot (the closet?) are challenges. In the second half of the episode, Kate also shares about her personal life, be it

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1:04:08

Special: Exclusive Interview with VulgaDrawings...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/04/17

On this special episode, Irina and Michelle sit down with popular feminist cartoonist and writer Lily O'Farrell, who has amassed over 300K followers on her VulgaDrawings Instagram account. We talk about the British artist's earlier days in the comedy world, encounters with the incel community, recent book "Kyle Theory," and love-hate relationship with dating apps. Why did Instagram try to shut down her cartoon response to the "not all men" trope? How can we speak with boys who fall prey to

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1:08:31

Guest Chat: "Cripfished" with Anna Pakman, Bree...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/04/10

This episode features director Anna Pakman and actors Bree Klauser and Melissa Jennifer Gonzalez, who are all part of short film "Cripfished" (an entrant in the 2023 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge). This romantic comedy tells the fictional story of Logan, who fakes being blind on a queer date with visually impaired Amy because the latter only wants to go out with disabled people. On the podcast, we discuss not only the film but also dating with a disability in real life; come hear about

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47:09

Guest Chat: A Jeopardy Champion Seeking Answers with...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/03/27

In this episode, Irina and Michelle have the pleasure of talking to Nick (a pseudonym), a Jeopardy champion in his late 30s whose work has taken him from academia to the policy world. Originally from NYC, he has tried his luck at dating all across the country and abroad. Nick talks about the difficulties with finding a significant other who shares his interests and values, as well as with staving off his family's old-fashioned requirements for his future partner. Does Nick think that his identity as

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46:25

Special: Exclusive Interview with Writer Aimee Lutkin

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/03/15

On this special episode, Irina and Michelle talk to writer, director, and performer Aimee Lutkin. Her memoir "The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search for Love Is Broken" has made waves through its poignant account of how society treats the perpetually single. Aimee discusses how the world is structured around couples and how marriage has morphed over time in ways that can leave people feeling more isolated than ever. What are some of the best and worst parts of being single? How have dating apps affected

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55:10

The Dating Professors: What Are Dating App Operators...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/02/28

In this episode, Irina and Michelle explore why dating app providers behave the way they do and why they don't do more to protect their users. Irina talks about her legal research into this area and what has happened when victims have tried to hold providers accountable via the courts (spoiler: not much). The Dating Professors also examine the cultural implications of bad behavior on apps, such as the high frequency at which users lie on them. Michelle and Irina discuss how this relates not only to

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48:02

Guest Chat: A Rationalist Guide to Dating with Prof....

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/02/20

Irina and Michelle sit down with the show's first solo male guest: George Mason University's Prof. Ilya Somin, who decided to put his scholarly chops to use in the romantic arena to increase his odds of success. He turned to both the academic and popular literatures to develop his rationalist approach to dating and shares his wisdom with listeners looking for love. How should one cope with rejection while trying to find a mate? What do many women want when it comes to men planning dates? And what

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46:10

The Dating Professors: Dating and Mental Health

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/02/13

In this episode, Irina and Michelle discuss how to handle mental health issues in dating and relationships. Given that half of the population will receive a mental health diagnosis at some point in their lives, to what extent does there continue to be meaningful stigma around this issue? How early in dating should you disclose a mental health condition? And which mental illnesses are less likely to be treatable? This episode also delves into the role that therapy, and couples counseling

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46:53

Guest Chat: Second Marriage in the Second City with...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/01/30

Join Irina and Michelle as they talk to their first guest couple (and first male guest altogether) on the podcast! Northwestern University neuroscientist Prof. Talia Lerner did not think that a heavily tattooed former military sniper would be in her romantic future, and yet that is how the dating app process shook out in the end. Phillip Nightingale proved to be the interesting, open-minded, poetry-writing partner that would turn into a capable stepdad to her son and involved father to their

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58:15

The Dating Professors: AI Dating Advice

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/01/16

Artificial intelligence (AI) chat bots have been all the rage in recent months. From concerns about academic plagiarism to questions about whether they may replace workers in many industries, the news has been abuzz with articles about platforms such as ChatGPT. Some chat bots specialize in particular areas, such as providing dating coaching! Irina and Michelle put several bots to the test to see if their dating advice is up to snuff. What does AI think about the quality of the male versus female

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44:09

Special: Exclusive Interview with Bestselling Author...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/01/09

Part 2 of this exclusive interview with bestselling author and award-winning journalist Nancy Jo Sales takes us deeper into the heart of what all the famous critic thinks is wrong with dating apps. Irina and Michelle discuss with her why she believes these apps are deeply embedded in frat boy culture and rape culture, as well as what role social media whisper networks play in protecting female app users. Why and how do dating app operators make it so difficult to conduct independent research about

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44:57

Special: Exclusive Interview with Bestselling Author...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2023/01/02

On this special first episode of season 2, Irina and Michelle welcome bestselling author, award-winning journalist, filmmaker and producer Nancy Jo Sales. A long-time critic of online dating and social media, Nancy Jo talks in part 1 of this interview about why dating app operators consider her such a thorn in their side, how dating apps are intentionally addictive, and why we see so much victim-blaming when apps lead to nefarious encounters. What does evolutionary biology have to do with dating

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55:30

Guest Chat: How to Survive Divorce and Break-ups with...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/12/19

On this final episode of season 1, Irina and Michelle talk to divorce coach and journalist Amy Polacko. She tells her story of overcoming two divorces and being a happy, successful single mom and entrepreneur. Hear Amy's top advice on how to get over every sort of break-up and leave narcissistic abuse behind. How long should you wait to date again after a divorce or break-up? If you're a parent, what is the right time to introduce a significant other to your child? Is there still a stigma against

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42:53

Special: Exclusive Interview with Tinder Swindler...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/12/12

In part 2 of this exclusive interview, Irina and Michelle continue their conversation with Tinder Swindler celebrity victim Cecilie Fjellhøy. Find out what fraudster Simon Leviev is up to these days (spoiler: it involves additional alleged crimes). In this episode, your hosts also delve into the details of where international law enforcement went wrong so far, but why Cecilie thinks that Simon's days as a free man may be numbered. Could he end up in an Israeli jail before we know it or will he

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49:56

Special: Exclusive Interview with Tinder Swindler...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/12/05

In this exclusive interview, Irina and Michelle sit down with Tinder Swindler celebrity victim Cecilie Fjellhøy. See what the London-based Norwegian IT consultant has to say about swindler Simon Leviev and the continued battles to bring him to justice, her and his current dating status, life after starring in Netflix's most-watched documentary of all time, her experiences with British law enforcement, her anti-catfishing activism, and much, much more. Want to know what Simon's victims thought "was

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54:15

The Dating Professors: Ten Years of Tinder - Where...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/12/02

As hard as it may be to believe, the mainstream swiping era recently turned a decade old. Irina and Michelle discuss how dating has changed during that time, as has their own perspective on it. The Dating Professors review some of the recent popular writings on the topic of ten years of Tinder, including on the issue of burnout. The Dating Professors cover how apps have gamified dating and how some women have raised their standards in positive ways while others come in with unfair expectations and

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43:38

Guest Chat: A False Sense of Safety with Lisa

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/11/28

In this episode, in which Irina and Michelle host Midwestern graduate student Lisa (a pseudonym), the focus of the conversation is on physical safety. Lisa shares her experiences with being stalked, owning a gun, conducting background checks before every date, and having to take out restraining orders. Find out how people who lie about their age on dating apps sometimes do so for much more nefarious reasons than you might expect, and listen to Lisa dish about why dating fellow academics might not be

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54:36

Guest Chat: The Secret Lives of Law Professors with...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/11/14

Irina and Michelle welcome a special guest from Louisiana on this episode: disability law scholar Katherine Macfarlane. Kat has navigated dating, marriage, divorce, and then dating again with an invisible condition. How have significant others reacted when she has needed accommodations for her lifelong rheumatoid arthritis? And what's it been like dating (and when need be, breaking up) as an immunosuppressed person during the COVID-19 pandemic? Come for a lesson in empathy from this brilliant and

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49:24

Guest Chat: Dating as a Criminal Law Professor with...

Strangers on the Internet ·

2022/11/03

In this guest episode, Irina and Michelle have the chance to sit down with Californian criminal law professor Erin Sheley who found love (and indeed, a fiance) on Bumble after dating app adventures across North America. While last time we had Catgate, this week's episode brings us Fishgate: this vegetarian scholar and her avid fisherman date from the apps did NOT see eye to eye when it comes to how many fish are okay to kill in a year. Erin also tells the tale of how a man tried to throw her on the

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