Bumbling Idiots: The Online Dating Podcast for the Rest of Us

Jan 20 2023 15 ep. 34 mins 1
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If the premise of online dating is so simple, why are we all so miserable? What can be done to upgrade the experience? This technology is supposed to connect us, yet it's failing us. Ask someone about their online dating adventures, and you are almost certain to be told a tale of loneliness, perplexing oddities, communication misconnects and doubled-over laughter. Join seasoned online dater, Sam, and neophyte, Evangeline, weekly to commiserate over the ups and downs of this techno-social phenomenon. Buckle up. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

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Bumbling Idiots 15 - Overly Pushy Pickup Lines and Tables Turning

Jan 20 2023 26 mins  
Sam and Evangeline discuss the perennial question that literally no woman has ever asked: "Is it possible for a pickup line to be too forward?" The answer is -- yes. And yet... apparently they still succeed sometimes. Evangeline regrets being a terrible feminist in the heat of the moment and Sam recounts how she uncharacteristically showed up for a date dressed to unimpress. 

Bumbling Idiots 14 - Chemistry

Jan 08 2023 48 mins  
Is chemistry between two people really that rare, or do we just think it's rare? Sam and Evangeline give it a breakdown. Also, circle j's, bulk condom orders and whatever else. 

Bumbling Idiots 13 - Mindfulness in Dating, Boston Sauce and Tipping 40s

Dec 18 2022 33 mins  
Sam and Evangeline reflect on the value of mindfulness in dating, getting hit on out of the blue and the growing popularity of this podcast. Also, Evangeline learns of Burt Reynolds' recent passing. Stick around, it could get weird. No promises and no backsies. 

Bumbling Idiots 12 - Compersive Sapiosexuals, Political Speedos and the Art of TMI

Dec 05 2022 40 mins  
There's a whole world of declarative terms new online daters need to get familiar with in order to understand some profiles. Is it in poor form to share some of this info openly in a dating profile? Are the people who own those profiles aware how many strangers are seeing them? And who, exactly, wants to see Mitch McConnell in a speedo? Sam and Evangeline ponder these and other mys

Bumbling Idiots 11 - The Thanksgiving Leftovers Special: Enlightenment, Aquaman, and the Hindenburg of Online Dating Intros

Nov 29 2022 30 mins  
The Thanksgiving Leftovers Special is pulled from two previous recordings that we couldn't find the right spot for... until now. This week looks at how to go down in style -- and by "down" we mean like the Hindenburg. We also get into the skill of sending opening texts to a match that are more likely to lead to engagement. These are skills anyone can learn! Buckle up, and maybe wea

Bumbling Idiots 10 - Shut It Down

Nov 15 2022 35 mins  
What do power grids, topless beaches in France and graceful exits have to do with one another? Basically nothing, except they're all in this episode.  Sam and Evangeline discuss the etiquette of stopping communications with people while still in the earliest stages of only texting via a dating app, or very early dating. 

Bumbling Idiots 9 - To Incognito Or Not To Incognito, A Rose By Any Other Name, Bring a Buddy, Friendship First

Nov 06 2022 40 mins  
Sam and Evangeline discuss some key things Evangeline has learned in this process, specifically about critical aspects to setting up a successful profile. They also touch on some of the unexpected benefits of throwing yourself to the wolves of online dating, and how people might define "success" in online dating. 

Bumbling Idiots 8 - Cheesy Midlife Dating Scenes and Someone You Know from Real Life "Likes" You

Oct 23 2022 37 mins  
Who knew that even in your forties you’d be asking your friends, “Does he ‘like me’ like me, or just ‘like me?’” Ambiguity abounds, as does a keenly awkward sense of social overexposure.

Bumbling Idiots 7 - Crying on a First Date, Amazing Clicky Sounds, Weirdly Repulsive Things, etc

Oct 16 2022 50 mins  
(trigger warning... there's a trigger warning ahead) Sam and Evangeline start out discussing (trigger warning - grossness) repulsive eating sounds and an aversion to holes (if you don't like this, skip to about 5 minutes in). Then they get down to the knuckle-cracking business of discussing hitting the bottom of the Bumble barrel. Sam recalls the saddest date she ever had... where

Bumbling Idiots 6 - Putting Your Best Foot Forward. Also, Skivvies.

Oct 10 2022 26 mins  
"Start the day with the end in mind..." This week, Sam and Evangeline discuss the finer points of finery, as well as that one sweater Sam thinks Evangeline should torch.