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!
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The Dating Professors, Irina and Michelle, explore the complexities of equality and labor division in romantic relationships, offering insights for a balanced partnership.
4 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Guest Chat: Bonded by Evolution with Dr. Paul Eastwick
On this episode, Irina and Michelle welcome UC Davis psychology professor Dr. Paul Eastwick who is the author of the recent book "Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection". Paul debunks the idea that there is such a thing as an "alpha" man or woman and emphasizes the importance of compatibility in romantic relationships. He explains how the manosphere has distorted ideas from evolutionary psychology and why online dating has detracted from the values that actually make relationships work. If you want to learn more about how people who date casually a lot are no worse marriage material or why Paul thinks men benefit from female friendship, listen in!
Paul Eastwick’s faculty profile (https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/paul-eastwick)
Paul’s website (https://pauleastwick.com/)
Paul’s book (https://www.amazon.com/Bonded-Evolution-Science-Love-Connection/dp/0593593987) “Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection”
Paul’s movie podcast (https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/) “Love Factually”
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16 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Guest Chat: Tradwives with Prof. Dara Purvis
In this episode, Irina welcomes Temple University law professor Dara Purvis for a lively conversation about tradwives. Who are tradwives and to whom do they target their social media content? What do we know about their lives, and do they nostalgically portray a past that perhaps never existed? Dara explains why tradwife content isn't just superficial entertainment and represents part of a larger cultural and legal movement to erode women's rights and desire for equality. She also delves into how the attack on trans rights not only victimizes trans individuals but is rather also a move to enforce rigid gender stereotypes for everyone. Warning: this episode may make you laugh at times and rage at others!
Prof. Dara Purvis's faculty profile (https://law.temple.edu/contact/dara-purvis/)
SOTI ep. 89 (https://shows.acast.com/strangers-on-the-internet/episodes/guest-chat-having-it-all-with-dr-corinne-low): Having It All with Dr. Corinne Low
NYT piece (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/tradwife-tiktok.html) on how tradwife content is actually for men who want submissive wives
Mother Jones article (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/trad-wife-wives-nara-smith-estee-williams-dobbs-roe-escapism/) about how tradwives are thriving in the post-Dobbs era
NPR essay (https://www.npr.org/2024/01/28/1227453741/trad-wives-are-trending-what-does-that-say-about-feminism-today) asking what tradwife content says about feminism today
The Cut piece (https://www.thecut.com/article/trad-wife-imagined-conservative-nostalgia.html) about how tradwives represent a fake past
Picture of wooden dust pan (https://www.reddit.com/r/FundieSnarkUncensored/comments/wg89s7/kelly_is_working_on_some_godhonoring_wooden_dust/)
Melinda Wenner Moyer's book (https://www.reddit.com/r/FundieSnarkUncensored/comments/wg89s7/kelly_is_working_on_some_godhonoring_wooden_dust/) on how to raise kids who aren't assholes
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The Dating Professors: Equality in Relationships
Published 18 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We're both professors, like with our students and our students, they get an evaluation question on the end of semester evals that are like, how much work do you think you put in relative to other students? And the average is always more than average. They all think they put in more work than the average student. […]
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