Mating Habits of the Modern Geek

Sean Ryan joins me to chat about movies, my ex-husband's ex-wife contacts me, and we discuss what the big deal is about commitment. Tables are flipped over Clint Eastwood and pop-up ads on phones.

Andrew spends the week doing fun stuff with me like seeing Ghostbusters and rocking out with Flight of the Conchords. We spoil the hell out of all the movies, including the new Star Trek Beyond, rave about Stranger Things, and squee over all the upcoming movie trailers. We discuss how far is too far when you're Googling people you're interested in, and we flip tables over vaper and shoppers.

Welcome Dustin Calhoun of the Cock Tales over Cocktails Podcast! He and I discuss all the different dating apps available for our smartphones these days. We also talk cosplay workouts, DC Pride, baby showers, and naked yoga. Also, if you listen to this show, treat yo' self and download the DragonFruit geek dating app IMMEDIATELY! We flip tables over privilege in politics, and play a new game where...

Sean Ryan and I reluctantly return from an all-too-short break to talk about some interesting findings about how men and women suffer differently from breakups. We discuss my recent success as a damn bass pro, Sean's first Father's Day, "Injustice" in video games, and I get another insulting message from someone on OKC - must be a day that ends in "Y." We play another round of One, True, Three, wh...

Paris and The Business, LLC are back to help me pick out romantic comedies that are both great or terrible examples of how relationships actually work. They've been running in every 5K race in the area, Paris is meeting science celebs and The Business is obsessed with the best Twitter account ever created: Dungeons & Donalds! I've been working like crazy for the past two weeks, which is why this s...

Get comfortable because this is a long one. Andrew Bartlett and Sean Ryan help me navigate all the technical difficulties of our first-ever call-in show! We catch up on the Haps, answer an email from one of our favorite listeners, and discuss matters of deception - cheating! I talk for a very long time with Kenny Rotter of Dumbbells and Dragons about his views on the subject of cheating, and we al...

Em is back on American soil and helps me talk through some dos and don'ts when it comes to dating and exposing your social media presence. The internet is forever, and what you post may have an effect on how you're perceived publicly. We also talk about Em's recent trip to Scotland, books, Game of Thrones, and Doctor Strange. We pick our top three survival buddies from popular media, and flip tabl...

Sean Ryan returns to have a new discussion about the "Friendzone" which I have recently come to believe doesn't actually exist. He and I went in thinking we were going to have a podwar about it, but end up concurring in the end. We spoil the hell out of the season finale of The Walking Dead, squee over the Rogue One trailer, and Sean's on every podcast, and has got a crib up in 'da crib! We play a...

Welcome back to the podcast! Andrew Bartlett stops by to help me decide whether to "Fix it or 86 it" with all of my hypothetical relationship problems. We discuss what we would do in certain scenarios, and whether or not we would try and repair a relationship, or just end it altogether. Andrew "Rick Rolls" me for April Fools Day and takes what he's learned in My Fair Andrew to the streets! I say g...

Paris and The Business, LLC are back to help me talk about how society treats women who are comfortable with their sexuality, how suggesting that women who have sex "as if they're men" is inherently sexist, and how just because a woman has sex freely with multiple people doesn't mean she wants to have sex with you - and that's okay. Paris conquers the climate world by volunteering at museums and g...

Episode 84 is chock full of excitement as Sean Ryan and I have the pleasure of interviewing Lindze and Brad Merritt, of Cosplay and Cartoon Network** fame - respectively!! They join us to help discuss ways to keep good geeky relationships strong so that can last; something everyone except me seems to excel at :) Sean suggests that you look for reasons to high-five each other, finishes Assassin's C...

Em and I keep it short and sweet for this post-Valentine's Day episode where we talk about Deadpool, Destiny, and those damn paranormal romance novels that you've seen your girlfriend, sister, even your mom reading all the time! I've been checking out and guesting on new podcasts, watching indy horror films, and Em's Scotland-bound! We share our preferences for which fictional worlds we would like...

Andrew makes it safely into the Mating Habits Studio to help me discuss problematic friends who may be keeping new people from joining your social circle. We go over some tell-tale signs of "Gatekeeping" and how the lack of new people entering your friend groups might have something to do with the unwelcome environment you've unknowingly created. Andrew puts the "fun" in work function and becomes...

Sean Ryan joins me (in an episode with functioning mics) in figuring out what to do when you and your best friend end up liking the same person. Are there certain rules of etiquette one must follow? Does the Bro-code apply? What about all of your feels? We also catch up on The Haps including video game news, Sean's guest appearance on Whiskey Thursday , my submission to the Anywhere But Here Podca...

*WARNING #1: The sound quality of this recording is ROUGH. Paris's mic is malfunctioning (or off), I'm having a 2-hour long asthma attack, and I didn't check it like I should have. I apologize for the quality, and offer this solution: Imagine that I am sitting really close to you while we're listening to Paris and The Business, LLC over speakerphone...only you don't get to contribute to the conver...

Sean Ryan of Alpha Counter and the Method to Madness Podcast helps me get ready for the hectic holiday season by joining me for this festive installment of Mating Habits. We discuss my recent break-up, Sean's broken PS3, and how you're a broken human being if you don't think Netflix's Jessica Jones is the best thing since Luke Cage's muscles. We discuss some finer points to navigating the holiday...

It's a holiday week, but Em and I didn't let that stop us from putting out this little gem about texting tips and the cutest boys in geekdom right now. We also talk about RenFaires, Black Friday sales, family woes and sweepstakes winnings. Tables get flipped directly at friends and co-hosts we know and love, and co-workers who don't know how the phones work. Hope you all had a better Thanksgiving...

Andrew travels to the Mating Habits Studios to record a refreshingly light and fun episode...and almost dies in the process! Once the adrenaline wears off, we talk about new jobs, good books, good shows on Netflix, and the 10% drop in Traffic that PornHub experienced when Fallout 4 went live. The results of The Great Pizza Debate are revealed, with a surprise message from our friends Ant and Tom f...

Prepare for our triumphant return with an exciting, interview-packed, super-sized episode of Mating Habits! Sean Ryan and I discuss the ins and outs (pun intended) of the adult entertainment industry and how it relates to those of us in the geek community. Some of the things we discuss may be illegal or otherwise not allowed where you live, so take everything we say with a grain of salt - we are n...

We're waterlogged down here in North Carolina, but Paris, The Business, LLC, and I paddled our way through the floods to record another episode of Mating Habits. I had a date night and saw The Martian, Paris and The Business talk about The Awesomes on Hulu, And we're excited about the return of The Muppets. Also, we finally get to squee about The Taken King, since the Destiny Step it Up To the Str...

Sean Ryan saves my bacon and joins me to share weird and awkward dating stories - Sean's story list consists of famous cousins, dangerous almost-cholas, and disappearing Nigerians. My stories include an in-date level-up and being held hostage at a farmer's market - and strange dating customs from around the world. The universe hates Sean's new car - a lot, and he has Last of Us frustrations...stil...

Em stops by to help me celebrate my birthday by comparing the pros and cons about what it's like to be a third wheel with all of our couple-friends. We lament over the loss of Hannibal, I misidentify a Singaporean as Chinese for the entire show, Em is excited over her upcoming trip to Scotland, and I watched Europa Report on Netflix with my boyfriend...I think I'm doing this whole "Netflix and Chi...

Join Andrew and I (and his new whiney-voiced character which is basically what it sounds like in my head 24/7) as we tackle another relationship-ish topic:  Sex Ed. Andrew's Uncle Duties will soon double, and now that Target has blended the genders in their toy departments, he's basically screwed.  His recent job interview has him in a suit and puts him in view of an elderly woman - and she likes...

I infiltrate Alpha Counter Studios and bring Sean and The Business, LLC back for Episode 71 - the one where we cover the controversial topic of Enthusiastic/Affirmative Consent, and why it's important. The Business almost ruins a budding friendship by drunk live tweeting Justice League episodes, and tries to salvage things by inviting his new friend on a beat 'em up side scroller.  This is why we...

We made it to Episode 70!  It's our 3rd anniversary, and 70 episodes later we're still going strong. We ramble on about Batman: Arkham Knight, my haunted second bedroom, and my dead grandma's new Twitter account.  Paris and The Business, LLC talk about their wedding and show unmarried listeners what they have to look forward to when they finally find their true loves. The Business, LLC thinks kids...