The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

The Dates & Mates Podcast

5 Binge Worthy Dates & Mates Episodes

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Take Back Your Brain & The Texting Trap

Join Damona and Kara Loewentheil as they explore how old stories shape our love lives. Plus, surprising dating tips and a fresh look at what singles prioritize!
damona hoffman interviews sara jane ho host of netflix mind your manners

Mind Your Manners & Bumble Bummer

Sarah Jane Ho, etiquette expert & Netflix's "Mind Your Manners" host, joins to share invaluable insights on modern dating etiquette.
Dr Scott Lyons on the Dates & Mates podcast with dating and relationship expert damona hoffman talking about the addiction to drama and how to overcome it

Addicted to Drama & I Can Fix Him

Unpack drama addiction with Dr. Scott Lyons on Dates & Mates! Discover insights from 'Addicted to Drama' for breaking free from chaos.
Damona Hoffman relationship and dating expert dates & Mates podcast

His Move & Love After 50 – Dear Damona

Damona addresses your dating app burnout and swipe fatigue in this all Dear Damona episode of Dates & Mates.

Psychic Matchmaker & Digital Body Language

Psychic Matchmaker Deborah Graham shares her experiences and teaches singles to dial into their own psychic intuition.

Codependent Patterns & Are We Dating The Same Guy

Mark Groves & his wife, Kylie McBeath, discuss their new book, "Liberated Love: Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire."

Speed Dating Do’s and Don’ts & Heartbreak Coach

Keishorne Scott, author and relationship & heartbreak coach, shares his strategies for healing after a breakup and setting boundaries.

Furniture Anniversary & Next Gen Dating

Addie Hoffman, Damona's daughter, shares what she’s learned about dating and relationships from her parents 17 years of marriage

Dating With Intention & Taking A Break

Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu, the hosts of Dateable, discuss the true meaning of dating intentionally and how some daters may need a reframe.

This ain’t your mama’s love advice.

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Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman is “Modern Love, Made Simple”. The weekly dating podcast for women features a variety of experts on love and relationships as well as celebrity guests who share their juicy details about their love lives and advise listeners about romance.

Get to Know Damona

Damona Hoffman Podcast

Damona Hoffman

Damona Hoffman is a certified dating coach, radio host, and TV personality. Damona starred in the TV series #BlackLove and A Question of Love on FYI TV (A & E Networks), she hosts the Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman Radio Show & Podcast, she is the Love Expert for BET.com, and she writes for The Washington Post’s long-running column, Date Lab. Damona was a finalist for iDate’s Best Dating Coach of 2014 and 2016, has been named one of the top dating experts in LA by DatingAdvice.com, and Damona has made hundreds of media appearances on NBC, Fox, Animal Planet, SiriusXM, Woman’s Day Magazine, Essence Magazine, People Magazine and more. Her first book F the Fairy Tale was published in January 2024 and became an instant Amazon #1 bestseller.

Profile Starter Kit

Dating apps are one of the primary steps in the dating process today. This kit and accompanying video will give you the tools you need to flesh out your dating app profile, with writing prompts and plug-and-play profile templates where all you need to do is fill-in the blanks. You will also receive a short video where I will tell you exactly how to select the BEST dating profile pictures!

Dates & Mates Podcast Sponsor

This app solves many major challenges that Damona’s clients face in dating today:

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We are proud to collaborate with an app that empowers modern daters to feel safe and secure. If you want more information, check out Damona’s video on when to give out your number to people you meet on dating apps. Click here!

“Dating Done Right”

“So here I am writing a review at 6 in the morning after binge listening it helped me so much with my new relationship I am expressing myself and communicating better I love the guest who comes and give their valuable info in this channel it’s just perfect”

“Like a wiser best friend”

“Damona’s advice feels like talking to a wiser best friend who sees beyond the mushy feelings to the real stuff you’re too blinded by oxytocin to see. Like how he’s not calling/texting you back after the first date and that you deserve someone who’s just as excited about you, because you’re worth it! Love her show and her IG ask a matchmaker Wednesday.”

“Great tools and tips to learn from plus she’s funny”

“Has the current tea on all things related to dating and relationships. Great tips for those who are single and not. Interesting POV’s from Astrologers, other dating coaches and website algorithm subject matter experts. She gives inspiration on dating on special times like this (current epidemic times) and her other articles to read on are great. Thank you Damona for keeping this podcast going with current and relevant issues.”

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