New York Times Podcasts
@NYTPodcasts·503K subscribers·3.1K videos
Speed Dating and Politics: What Could Go Wrong?
Posted
February 15, 2024
Views
1,367
Likes
30
Comments
6
Engagement
February 15, 2024
1,367
30
6
2.63%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
44:26Now PlayingIf you had just a few minutes to win someone’s affection, how political would you get? Would you dive right in, or avoid politics altogether? The Run-Up went speed dating in suburban Philadelphia to find out.
Usually when we’re out in the field, we’re at rallies or campaign events – places where people are vocal about their political beliefs. But for many participants at the dating event, talking politics was a complete turn off.
This got us thinking: How do political divisions — the things that seem so present on the campaign trail and in polling — actually play out in people’s personal lives? We turned to two of our colleagues -- Anna Martin, host of the Modern Love Podcast, and Jessica Grose, a writer for the Times Opinion section -- for perspective and additional reporting from the intersection of love and politics.
Want more from our guests? You can subscribe to the Modern Love podcast here, () and sign up for Jessica’s newsletter here. ()
Do you have a question about the 2024 election? We want to hear from you. Fill out this form () or email us a voice memo at therunup@nytimes.com ()
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
