Bumbling Idiots: The Online Dating Podcast for the Rest of Us Bumbling Idiots
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- Society & Culture
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If the premise of online dating is so simple, why are we all so miserable? What can be done to upgrade the experience? This technology is supposed to connect us, yet it's failing us. Ask someone about their online dating adventures, and you are almost certain to be told a tale of loneliness, perplexing oddities, communication misconnects and doubled-over laughter. Join seasoned online dater, Sam, and neophyte, Evangeline, weekly to commiserate over the ups and downs of this techno-social phenomenon. Buckle up. It's going to be a bumpy ride.
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Bumbling Idiots 15 - Overly Pushy Pickup Lines and Tables Turning
Sam and Evangeline discuss the perennial question that literally no woman has ever asked: "Is it possible for a pickup line to be too forward?" The answer is -- yes. And yet... apparently they still succeed sometimes. Evangeline regrets being a terrible feminist in the heat of the moment and Sam recounts how she uncharacteristically showed up for a date dressed to unimpress.
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Bumbling Idiots 14 - Chemistry
Is chemistry between two people really that rare, or do we just think it's rare? Sam and Evangeline give it a breakdown. Also, circle j's, bulk condom orders and whatever else.
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Bumbling Idiots 13 - Mindfulness in Dating, Boston Sauce and Tipping 40s
Sam and Evangeline reflect on the value of mindfulness in dating, getting hit on out of the blue and the growing popularity of this podcast. Also, Evangeline learns of Burt Reynolds' recent passing. Stick around, it could get weird. No promises and no backsies.
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Bumbling Idiots 12 - Compersive Sapiosexuals, Political Speedos and the Art of TMI
There's a whole world of declarative terms new online daters need to get familiar with in order to understand some profiles. Is it in poor form to share some of this info openly in a dating profile? Are the people who own those profiles aware how many strangers are seeing them? And who, exactly, wants to see Mitch McConnell in a speedo? Sam and Evangeline ponder these and other mysteries of the universe.
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Bumbling Idiots 11 - The Thanksgiving Leftovers Special: Enlightenment, Aquaman, and the Hindenburg of Online Dating Intros
The Thanksgiving Leftovers Special is pulled from two previous recordings that we couldn't find the right spot for... until now. This week looks at how to go down in style -- and by "down" we mean like the Hindenburg. We also get into the skill of sending opening texts to a match that are more likely to lead to engagement. These are skills anyone can learn! Buckle up, and maybe wear a helmet.
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Bumbling Idiots 10 - Shut It Down
What do power grids, topless beaches in France and graceful exits have to do with one another? Basically nothing, except they're all in this episode.
Sam and Evangeline discuss the etiquette of stopping communications with people while still in the earliest stages of only texting via a dating app, or very early dating.