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Matthew Solomon on His New Book "Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era" Aug 01, 2018

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For the 3rd episode of season 4, your fearless triad – Courtney Kocak, Sofiya Alexandra & Dave Rankin – is thrilled to welcome relationship coach & author Matthew Solomon to discuss his new book Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era.

We chop it up about the "actually" guys, the emotional labor of explaining the #MeToo movement to men who don't get it, the friend zone, how to handle & reframe rejection logically, the safety factor for women, why toxic masculinity hurts boys/men as much as girls/women, the danger in perpetuating gender roles, redefining what it means to be a provider, chivalry, tantra, magick with a "k" & so much more!

For more Matthew Solomon:

Order Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era
Check out coachwithmatthewsolomon.com to learn more about his relationship coaching practice
Follow him on Twitter @mattytheglue
Follow him on Instagram @mattytheglue

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Jessica Michelle Singleton on Breakups, Self-Imposed Celibacy & Her New Solo Show "Codependent Arising" Jul 25, 2018

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For the 2nd episode of season 4, your fearless triad – Courtney Kocak, Sofiya Alexandra & Dave Rankin – is thrilled to welcome standup comedian & host of the Ignorance is #Blessed podcast Jessica Michelle Singleton to talk about her new solo show Codependent Arising, which will be playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 2nd through 26th.

We get into her last horrible breakup, the Eat Pray Love moment that inspired the show (going on 10-day silent meditation retreat), breakups in general, growing up with an alcoholic parent, abandonment issues, codependency, the quality of road dick for female comics & self-imposed celibacy (sort of).

For more Jessica Michelle:

Get tickets to her show if you're going to the Edinburgh Fringe!
Listen to her podcast Ignorance is #Blessed
Follow her on Twitter @JMScomedy
Follow her on Instagram @jmscomedy

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Greg Behrendt & Amiira Ruotola on How to Keep Your Marriage From Sucking Jul 18, 2018

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For the 1st episode of season 4, your fearless triad – Courtney Kocak, along with new co-hosts Sofiya Alexandra & Dave Rankin – is thrilled to welcome relationship self-help gurus & real-life married couple Greg Behrendt & Amiira Ruotola to discuss their new book How to Keep Your Marriage From Sucking.

Greg & Amiira are also the bestselling authors of He’s Just Not That Into You, It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken & It’s Just a F***ing Date. They drop so much tried & true wisdom in this episode – it's a must-listen to set yourself up for wedded bliss!

For more Greg & Amiira:

Order How to Keep Your Marriage From Sucking
Listen to their podcast Maybe It's You
Follow Greg on Twitter @gregorybehrendt
Follow Amiira on Twitter @MsAmiirica

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Our Significant Others, Julia Loken & Wade, on Meet Cutes & What It's Like to Be Fodder for a Relationship Podcast Feb 14, 2018

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*We apologize for the delay in releasing this final episode. There was an issue with Wade's sound that we were hoping to fix, but alas, this is the best we could do. Also maybe we didn't want it to be over. ;) Enjoy!

REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & Steve Hernandez, produced in partnership with JASH. For the 22nd (& final!) episode of season 3, the duo are thrilled to welcome their significant others, comedian & Who's Your Sign? podcast co-host Julia Loken & restaurateur Wade, to discuss meet cute stories, early relationship misfires, the monogamy vs. boyfriend/girlfriend conversation & what it's like when your partner has a sex & dating podcast.

This episode is brought to you by the Fab Skin, Hot Bodies with Dr. Jeannette Graf podcast & FabFitFun (go to fabfitfun.com & use code REALITY to get $10 off your first FabFitFun box).

And if you like good eats, check out Wade's restaurants: Horsethief BBQ at Grand Central Market, Cafe Birdie in Highland Park & – coming soon – Ma'am Sir in Silver Lake.