Why Will No One Date These Guys?
Two siblings take on the painful world of relationships among the youths, exploring why people are dating/having sex/settling down less. We also talk about relationship and sex issues, current events, and media which portrays either helpful or hurtful messages. None of it goes well.
Episodes
152 episodes
Episode 179: The Guy Siblings go on Hiatus
It's been a long run but the podcasting police finally caught up to us for our many crimes and are forcing us on hiatus. This may not be the end of the podcast formally, but we are putting this on the backburner for the near future as Joel move...
Episode 178: Book Club - Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America pt3
Joel and Naomi wrap up Intimate Matters by talking about same-sex relationships in the 19th and 20th century (including the Wild West!), Margaret Sanger and the contraceptive revolution, and the impact the Kinsey report had on both law an...
Episode 177: Book Club - Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America pt2
Joel and Naomi get back together to continue discussing Intimate Matters. In this section we talk more about community regulation of vice, how "queer" behavior was punished but also strangely tolerated by early settlers, the "duty" of sex in re...
Episode 176: Book Club - Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America pt1
Joel and Naomi get together to discuss a unassuming book no one has ever heard of. Yes, we continue to make smart choices that expand our audience and move us closer to careers of full-time podcasting. Go us!We discuss Intimate Matters,...
Episode 175: Catchup and Guys 5
It's been 10 months since we last dropped intimate deals of our lives and lessons we've learned about the world so we felt entitled to share some stuff. Well, actually we had another episode planned but Naomi shared a completely whackadoodle tr...
Episode 174: Intro to Kink pt2
Naomi and Joel get together to discuss more kink specifics including some of the kink created by different cultural periods, the kinkiest presidents, and how kink is talked about in media. DTG despises genocide and continue to support p...
Episode 173: Intro to Kink pt1
Naomi and Joel get together to discuss the basics of kink, everything ranging from BDSM to findom to the principles surrounding consent. We also come up with some good movie ideas. The AI companies are crashing and burning and hopefully Hollywo...
Episode 172: Book Club - The Straight State pt3
In part 3 we wrap-up our discussion of the Straight State by discussing how military regulations of homosexual behavior in the early 20th century helped shaped queer culture for decades to come. Find a copy of the book
Episode 171: Book Club - The Straight State pt2
In part 2 of the Straight State we discuss the links between queerness and tramp lifestyles in the 1930's, how federal work programs like the FTP and the CCC helped shape public perception of queerness, and how backlash to and support of differ...
Episode 170: Book Club - The Straight State
Joel and Naomi get together to discuss more queer history with this book, a guide to how US government policy in the 19th and 20th century helped shape and reinforce ideas about queerness across America. In this part we discuss Joel's half-reme...
Episode 168: No, Arizona is Probably Not the 49th Worst State for Dating (and other Spokeo lies)
You may have seen some news making the rounds about a new study that claims to have objectively ranked all the US States according to how friendly they are for singles. We were skeptical of this claim and dug into the data – believe it or not, ...
Episode 167 - How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex pt3
Joel and Naomi wrap up our discussion of this book by talking about the rise of dating apps, Joel's hot takes on Bridgerton, how queer culture was encouraged (and discouraged) by different groups, and the weird history/development of earl...
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Episode 166 - How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex pt2
In part 2 we continue to discuss Samantha Cole's amazing internet history. We dig into the emergence of images and some of the initial ethical issues involved in image sharing, how early virtual smut was shared prior to images, the sectioning-o...
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Episode 165 - How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex pt1
Joel and Naomi get together to discuss an amazing collection of essays exploring early internet history and how that shaped, reinforced, and sometimes changed the sexuality and love lives of the earliest users. We dig into the early "SEX" Opera...
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Episode 164: Book Club - More pt2
Jojo and NaO finish up the second part of More, digging into the juicy tidbits of the author's polyamorous relationships. Joel provides a bunch of feedback about how uncomfortable this makes him and how this whole thing seems like a weird combi...
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Episode 163: The Guy Family 3rd Anniversary Episode Spectacular!
Joel and Naomi touch base for a third year in a row to pull our hair out, gloat about podcast successes around the world, talk about future plans, and catch up with Giselle, Rj, and Tazmin. If your favorite scene in Wizard of OZ was the one whe...
Episode 162: Book Club - More pt1
Joel and Naomi get together to discuss the general culture around polyamory and More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter. DTG despises genocide and continue to support people fighting all forms of it. We're s...
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Episode 161: What's New in the World of Dating Apps
Joel and Naomi catchup on how we're using our "twenty twenty door" mantra then get into a discussion about the wacky new stuff in the world of dating. We discuss TruBluu, a dating app for progressives, Volar, a dating app where AIs go on ...
Episode 159: Some Stuff About Body Image
Naomi and Joel talk about the rising tide of body image issues and some stuff that may or may not make people feel better about themselves.Here's a gallery of what people of different body si...
Episode 158: Actually Good (mostly) Romantic Media pt3
In this one we discuss the medical drama series The Resident, the trauma-bonding science fiction film Upst...
Episode 157: Book Club - Art of Seduction pt2
Wrapping up a book critique in only 2 sections? Wow, we're making great progress on our New Year's Resolutions. In pt 2 of Art of Seduction we get into the actual text and find some uncomfortable stuff, ranging from Robert Greene misrep...
Episode 156: Book Club - Art of Seduction pt1
We're back on the media critique grindstone, kicking off the second quarter of the year with our takes on Robert Greene's Art of Seduction. It's bad, but it's also...weird...mixing together a pseudo-academic take on seduction through t...
Episode 155: Genocide and Women's Rights Remain Interlinked
Uh, not a great way to intro this one. We talk about genocide in Palestine, the atrocities being committed there, how major news media companies are complicit in war crimes based upon their skewed coverage, how Israeli actions will direct...
Episode 154: Book Club: This Is Your Brain on Birth Control Part 3
Sarah E. Hill created a groundbreaking book that takes us on a journey through the complex relationship between women's health and hormonal contraception. In the first part of this podcast series, we explore the relationship between female hor...
Episode 153: Book Club: This Is Your Brain on Birth Control Part 2
Sarah E. Hill created a groundbreaking book that takes us on a journey through the complex relationship between women's health and hormonal contraception. In the second part of this podcast series, we continue to explore the relationship betwee...