Playing With Matches
Women talk about their online dating experiences... The good, the funny and the downright shocking.
Episodes
22 episodes
Episode twenty - Georgia-Lee & Craig (couples special with Jen)
In the final episode of our first season, I am joined by Jen... our interviewee from last week... and my better half.We talk about how we met through the making of Playing With Matches.We also hear from Georgia-Lee & Craig, our firs...
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Episode 20
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50:52
Episode nineteen - Jen
A very special episode today... Certainly for me - and I hope for you too.Today is all about Jen (my own partner who I met through creating Playing With Matches).We talk about her online dating experiences pre-me - and I nod and smi...
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Episode 19
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33:48
Episode eighteen - Gemma & Lou-Lou (Lobster tales)
A change of script this week as our lockdown interviews are coming to a close... Gemma and Lou-Lou have written, directed and performed a play called 'Lobster.' It's all about online dating from a female perspective – so i...
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Episode 18
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42:30
Episode seventeen - Danielle
This week we have a brand new episode recorded just last week. Danielle is a musician and yoga instructor from Wales. She has lots of stories and a great sense of humour. Enjoy.
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Episode 17
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28:49
episode sixteen - Kate T
Kate likes to call men 'cowboy' but she won't tolerate your 'rapey' messages or your fetishization of Chinese women. Quite right too.Get in touch with the show:playingwithmatchesp...
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Episode 16
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Episode fifteen - Amira
Amira (not her real name) is six feet tall, but doesn't care how tall her dates are.She comes from a religious family where talk of sex is taboo, but has moved to the UK and found her own sexual freedom.She dates men and women and coupl...
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Episode 15
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21:03
Episode fourteen - Manisha
Manisha loves Brooklyn Nine-Nine.Me neither, but we find out together.She's strictly liberal and has a No-Tory policy based on past experiences.She says she's sarcastic and expects you to take it on the chin.There's talk about...
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Episode 14
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34:06
Episode thirteen - Tara
Tara has had so much drama dating online, that her friends call her Bridget.She thinks she is catnip to catfish.Dating online during lockdown made her long for the days when people met for the first time IRL. She's been stung by Bum...
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Episode 13
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32:45
Episode twelve - Ally
Ally is bisexual, polyamorous, mixed race, has ADHD and doesn't like Tories.She is also incredibly smart.She knows who she is, what she wants and is tired of explaining it all to you.Divisive and entertaining... it's a good one....
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Episode 12
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51:55
Episode eleven - Patricia
Patricia is from Romania and moved to the UK for her studies.She's lived in Manchester and London but doesn't date British men because they make too many jokes about Dracula when they find out where she's from.She once went on a date wi...
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Episode 11
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28:29
Episode ten - Lorna
Lorna was brought up in the middle of nowhere... The Kent countryside to be more precise. She moved to Brighton to study and for the 'gay scene.' She says that, as a person with a disability, online dating has opened up a whole new worl...
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Episode 10
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Episode nine - Bee
Bee is smart and funny... And yet every man assumes she wants to see pictures of their penis in 8 different states.She is looking for a gentleman, but most men are just looking to 'bonk.'This is a great episode and Bee is brilliant....
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Episode 9
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21:52
Episode eight - Ingrid
Ingrid is incredible... eloquent and erudite (I've since found out she is a voice-over artist).She tells us some great stories. Like all our incredible women, though, Ingrid has had her fair share of numpty dates. She talks ab...
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37:29
Episode seven - Jane
Jane has spent much of her working life as a floor trader…. As in stocks and shares, not carpets and tiles. She talks about the difficulty of dating someone who earns less money than you. She doesn’t suffer fools gladly, or thos...
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29:29
Episode six - Vanina
So today we meet Vanina - a French woman who lives in the UK and has had more than her fair share of communication breakdowns. Funny and charming, as all our guests have been, Vanina has some great stories and some important points to make....
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Episode five - Amanda
Today it's the turn of Amanda.She has had quite the life... Married twice, to men who left her wanting more.Amanda has embraced the world of online dating - with mixed results. Some hilarious stories and some real horrors too....
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20:15
Episode four - Sarah
This week we hear from Sarah.She has some wonderful stories to tell and does so with great humour. We hear about men with some unusual fetishes and one with a Hitler obsession. She has an adventurous and curious attitude towards dat...
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Episode 4
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28:15
Episode three - Kate Smurthwaite
A slight change to the script this week... We have comedian & activist Kate Smurthwaite as our guest.Many thanks to Joanna Suchomska for connecting with Kate and securing this interview.The conversation took place over Zoom during t...
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Episode 3
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31:22
Episode two - Kat
Welcome to episode two of Playing With Matches... The podcast where women talk about their online dating experiences.This week we meet Kat.She has been online dating for over 20 years and has had her ups and downs. She discu...
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Episode 2
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Episode one - Maggie
Welcome to episode one of Playing With Matches... The podcast where women talk about their online dating experiences.Here we meet Maggie, one of our most positive stories.During the lockdown she had a group of men that she was commun...
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Episode 1
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