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 thedateescapepodcast@gmail.com in order to have your story or question analyzed anonymously on a future episode.

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Content Warning: Sexual Assault

In 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).

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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 thedateescapepodcast@gmail.com.

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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!

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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 thedateescapepodcast@gmail.com

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In this Valentine’s Day episode, host Cassandra Ryder interviews her sister Maddie about her real-life bad date stories and helps make sense of the chaos through communication research. Along the way, Cassandra finds out what Maddie’s go-to first date activity is, how she provided a photoshoot for one of her bad dates to help him revamp his dating profile (!?), and why the bar is so terribly low for dating.

If you or someone you know has a bad date story (or stories!) and would like to have it anonymously featured and analyzed on a future episode, please email it to thedateescapepodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, host Cassandra Ryder analyzes the very first listener stories, and uses communication concepts and theories to help explain why all of these dates went terribly wrong.

Email your bad date stories to thedateescapepodcast@gmail.com for a chance to have your story featured on the podcast and analyzed using communication research.

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