Mating Matters Podcast

Dr. Wendy delves into interpersonal relationships and intriguing models that examine how we evaluate a potential mate and what unfolds over the trajectory of a relationship, whether it develops as a slow burn or ignites quickly and intensely. Dr. Paul Eastwick, a professor at the University of California, Davis, and his cohost, Dr. Eli Finkel, break these ideas down in their podcast Love Factually...

We are talking to Lauren Southern, a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. She is well known for her films Farmlands , Borderless , and Crossfire . We are speaking with her about Empty Love , a thought-provoking exploration of modern romance in the digital age. In it, Lauren Southern delves into the complexities of finding a genuine connection in a sea of mistrust and societal pr...

Bonus 15- Status and Sexuality-  We answer two listener questions. How do shorter men get chick? Why would a person not be sexually attracted to their partner but really attracted to the bad long term mates? Dr. Wendy Walsh breaks it down with Science.

Bonus 14- Me Too Round 2- Dr. Wendy answers listener questions. What is the science behind daddy issues or was it founded in patriarchy?

Bonus 13- Daddy Issues-  Dr. Wendy answers listener questions. What is the science behind daddy issues or was it founded in patriarchy?

Bonus 12- The Chosen One- Everything we do is because of evolution. Let's talk Nature vs Nurture and Intergenerational Psychology. Let's talk the Chosen One.

Bonus 11. Brooks Laich-  We are talking the fan favorite Trouble with Testosterone! Brooks Laich is an alpha male. Brooks is a retired 14 year professional hockey player and host of the podcast How Men Think. He is breaking down testosterone.

Bonus 10- The New Double Standard - The New Double Standard! Are women supposed to be more moral? Do we judge women more if they are less moral? With more succesful women, have the standards changed? We explain through Science!

Bonus 9- 10 Rules for Better Relationships - Over the course of evolution our relationships have largely depend on our relationship skills. We have to attract and keep a mate. Here is Dr. Wendy’s list of top 10 tips for a healthy relationship.

Bonus- Allo Parent with Sarah Blaffer Hrdy- The Grande Dame of Evolutionary Psychology, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy joins us. She is a Primatologist and Anthropologist and she is talking Allo Parents and why they love children so much who aren’t biologically theirs. It takes a village after all. 

Bonus 7- The Evolution of Epstein- We are looking at the scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein but from an evolutionary standpoint. You haven’t heard it broken down like this.

Bonus 6- Beware the Silver Medal- We are talking about broken hearts and what it feels like to be socially rejected. Beware the Silver Medal.

Bonus- Junk Food Sex- Dr. Wendy is answering listeners questions. We are talking to a male listener who asks why don't we look into male promiscuity? After having a daughter he re-evaluated some past behaviors. We break it down!

Bonus 4- Intergenerational Mating- Nature vs Nurture and Intergenerational psychology. Is biology destiny? It’s no versus. The answer is both. Let’s discuss.

Bonus 3- Interracial Hots- Listener questions answered!! BONUS- Why am I only attracted to people of a different race?

Bonus 2- Listener Line- How do shorter men get chicks? Why am I sexually attracted to awful mates? Dr. Wendy answers through Science

Bonus- Evolution’s Hard Truth- The Science of Mating Stragtegy can be a little hard to swallow. Unfortunately not all of us mate and reproduce. Your genes can still live on through your siblings. Let's talk Evolutions Hard Truths.

Toxic Masculinity - We talk to Dr. Andrew Smiler a Psychologist who specializes in teenage boys and adult men also the author of Is Masculinity Toxic a primer for the 21st century. We are talking Toxic Masculinity and it’s effect on men and how to prevent it.

The Monogamous Man-  Where monogamy grows, peace grows! Happy men who are able to achieve mates is good for society as a whole. We talk to professor and share at Harvard University, Dr. Joseph Henrich. He is an anthropologist who is an intellectual heavy weight! He is one of the leading thinkers on how culture and biology interact. He is talking The Monogamous Man!

De-Evolution of Racism- Were our ancient people racist? We are looking at inherited human traits that may have contributed to modern racism. We talk to Jane Elliot, an educator who's 50 year message about racism is more important today than ever!

Do Sex Lives Retire- It's hard to see your grandparents as sexual beings but sex is possible throughout a lifespan. Dr. Mary Claire Haver specializes in menopausal medicine, and female reproductive health, as well as female sexuality across a life span. We are breaking it all down!

Gay Dating - Why is America becoming so gay all of a sudden and how has this impacted dating, mating, and relating? In this episode Gay Dating, we interview Dr. Leslie Celis a LatinX, bilingual, nonbinary, licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles.

The Female Orgasm- In this episode we break down why women evolved to have orgasm. We interview Philosopher of Biology, Dr. Elizabeth Lloyd. She is a faculty scholar at the Kinsey Institute for research sex, gender, and reproduction at Indiana University. Her book, The Case of the Female Orgasm exposed an antiscientific bias for all the explanations for the Female Orgasm.

Schizophrenia, Science, Psychoanalysis, and Culture- About 20% of Americans suffer from mental illness. 50% of us will be diagnosed at one point in our lifetime. Is this a genetic flaw or a traumatic event? Why did we evolve to have mental illness? It doesn’t seem to help reproduction or does it? We talk to Dr. Kevin Volkan, a professor at California State University Channel Islands, and he is tal...

With more successful women in the workplace, it is harder for women to "date down." Men are now controlling the mating market place and it is teaching women how to react more like men. Is catching feelings bad? We talk to the owner of a website that teaches women to be more slut secure. Misha Bonaventura of Bonobo network helps people make sex positive connections in a non monogamous world. Let's...