Dating Beyond Borders

About Dating Beyond Borders

Welcome to the Dating Beyond Borders Podcast! I’m Marina, the creator behind the Dating Beyond Borders YouTube channel, where I’ve spent the past 10 years exploring how culture shapes love and connection. Now, I’m bringing that same passion to the podcast world! Each week, I sit down with guests from around the globe to dive into the ways culture influences relationships, identity, and the way we connect. From dating norms to cross-cultural misunderstandings, no topic is off-limits. Let’s break down barriers. One culture at a time.

Publisher

Marina Iakovleva

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

1 Aug 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 136 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 113 - Australian in America: Rudeness, Tall Poppy Syndrome & Friendship

   Host [Host Name] interviews Michael, an Australian living in America, exploring cultural differences in politeness, humor, and friendship, offering insights into cross-cultural adaptation.

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   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 112 - From the UK to Italy to Amazonia: Does Privacy Make Us Lonely? (Ft. Dr. Cami)

   Host interviews anthropologist Dr. Cami Morelli about cultural differences in privacy, politeness, and relationships across the UK, Italy, and Amazonia.

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   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 110 - Living in Europe Changed How She Sees Americans (Ft. Roya Fox)

   Host [Host Name] interviews content creator Roya Fox about how living in Europe reveals hidden American social norms and communication styles.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 113 - Australian in America: Rudeness, Tall Poppy Syndrome & Friendship

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, no doubt it does. Whether you're living in the country or rural Australia, as opposed to Sydney or Melbourne or Canberra, yeah, I think it does make a big difference. The same as what it does in the States. I mean, I can't compare my life here in Nashville to life in New York City. And that's been one of the big key takeaways or key learnings that I've had since moving here, because you think of American culture as being what you see on tv or the movies or or what it's like in la but it can be so different in within the state i mean here in tennessee we have east middle and west tennessee and all three regions are just so different uh you know in in the west you know it's memphis and it's kind of the blues area and jazz i mean here in middle tennessee we look at the music again as country whereas out in uh in east tennessee It's all about bluegrass and that type of thing. […]

Who has been a guest on Dating Beyond Borders

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael
• Dr Cami Morelli
• Roya Fox
• Tobi Harms
• David Matsumoto

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

224,935,554

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

172 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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