Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman
Hosted by Damona Hoffman · Dates and Mates Media
4.7from 411 ratings
- 623
- Episodes
- 111
- Transcribed
- 411
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 181K
- YouTube views
About 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.
- Publisher
- Dates and Mates Media
- Category
- education · education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Feb 2013
- Latest episode
- 3 Mar 2026
Latest episodes
111 of 623 episodes have a transcript.
3 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Master Class: Fairy Tale Therapy
Published 3 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You mistake anxiety for chemistry. You mistake calm for boring. You mistake emotional safety for lack of passion. And you chase intensity because it feels familiar. And you don't even realize you're doing it sometimes. And that is why this exercise that I'm about to lead you through matters. Because once a myth becomes conscious, poof, the magic spell is broken. It loses its control over you. So as we move into this next part, I don't want you judging your patterns. I want you observing them curiously, compassionately. So let's begin simply with a few questions. I want you to ask yourself, where in dating and relationships do I keep having the same outcome? […]
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- Jenna
- John Kim
- Carol Allen
- Orna Walters
- Matthew Walters
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- YouTube views
- 180,523
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 306 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 105 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 98
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