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The Date Escape

Cassandra Ryder
The Date Escape
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  • Free Leftovers
    In this episode, host Cassandra Ryder interviews Dr. Jess Dominguez (she/her) about her bad date stories! These stories serve as a great reminder that not all bad dates lead to the end of a relationship, and can instead strengthen relationships and bring people closer together. Listen to find out how troublesome it can be when a random stranger inserts themselves into your first date conversation, why mystery beer vending machines in dive bars can be a great date activity, and what you can expect when your date needs an EpiPen halfway through dinner. As bonus content, you will also hear Cassandra blatantly forget her own dissertation co-advisor’s research (sorry Dr. Sharabi!). Along the way, Cassandra and Jess discuss communication concepts such as homophily, social penetration theory, and the communicative interdependence perspective.Please email all bad date stories and any dating advice questions that relate to communication to [email protected] in order to have your story or question analyzed anonymously on a future episode.Please remember to rate and review this podcast wherever you listen. Your feedback is much appreciated!Sponsor: www.agedandinfused.comPodcast Website: www.thedateescape.com
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  • Warm Beer
    Content Warning: Sexual AssaultIn this episode, host Cassandra Ryder explores the dark side of dating by analyzing two bad date stories that involve sexual assault. To contextualize this difficult conversation, research on nonverbal communication, bystander intervention, and dating scripts and expectations is overviewed. Please take care of yourself while listening to this episode. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault and would like support and assistance, please reach out to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network). If you have a bad date story or dating advice question that you want featured and analyzed on a future episode, please email it to [email protected] consider leaving a rating and review for this podcast wherever you listen, as it helps this podcast reach a larger audience. Thank you in advance for your feedback!Sponsor: Aged & InfusedPodcast website: The Date Escape Podcast
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  • Chocolate Slip & Slide
    In this Pride Month episode, host Cassandra Ryder interviews friend and Ph.D. student colleague Carsyn Endres (she/her) about some of her bad date stories. Listen to find out why it’s never ok to yell at a barista, how going down a chocolate slip and slide can lead to a bowling date, and how the Book of Mormon and salvation found its way into many of Carsyn’s date experiences. Along the way, Cassandra and Carsyn discuss communication concepts such as intercultural communication, uncertainty reduction theory, and conflict management.If you have a bad date story and would like to have it anonymously featured and analyzed on a future episode, please email it to [email protected] consider leaving a rating and review for this podcast wherever you listen, as it helps this podcast reach a larger audience. Thank you in advance for your feedback!Sponsor: Aged & InfusedPodcast website: The Date Escape Podcast
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  • Still Lip Situation
    In this episode, host Cassandra Ryder interviews her spouse, Mx. Dr. Lee Ryder! Listen to hear Cassandra and Lee recount the glory of their own first date story and two of Lee's bad date stories, while Cassandra shares a little bit about secret tests, modality switching, and more! If you have a bad date story and would like to have it anonymously featured and analyzed on a future episode, please email it to [email protected]: Aged & InfusedPodcast website: The Date Escape Podcast
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  • Fantastically Sunburnt
    In this episode, host Cassandra Ryder reads two bad date stories from listeners and makes sense of the chaos and confusion through a discussion of research on communication competency, ghosting, and facework. If you have a bad date story and would like to have it anonymously featured and analyzed on a future episode, please email it to [email protected]: Aged & InfusedPodcast wesbite: The Date Escape Podcast
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About The Date Escape

A podcast that analyzes real life bad date stories that range from hilarious, horrifying, heartbreaking, and everything else in between using academic literature and the latest research.
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