The Modern Dating Economy: Recent Episodes
James Bloodworth
Podcast delving into the unexplored aspects of dating in the 21st century. Hosted by journalist James Bloodworth. Every other Tuesday.
Beauty bias – also known as lookism - means that attractive people on average earn more, are promoted more quickly and are more likely to be called back after submitting a CV. And that's before we even get to dating.
From NoFap to warnings about 'sexualization' and 'objectification', are we living through a new moral panic about pornography? Author Jerry Barnett thinks so.
Incels - short for involuntary celibates - are an online community of men characterized by misogyny and rage, some of which occasionally spills over into the offline world. But why have incel communities sprung up in recent years? And is mainstream dating advice making the problem worse?
Have dating apps fundamentally altered intimacy? James Bloodworth speaks to Mia Levitin, who went on 111 first dates and wrote a book about it.
Intro by Underdog Music.