Podcasts on Love and Dating 💘 & Happy 8th to EarBuds

Podcast recommendations for Valentine's Day

Podcast artwork for Girls Gotta Eat, We Can Do Hard Things, The Deep by Zoe Marshall, The Receipts Podcast, and Love-ly

Curator:

👉🏽 Mehak Shoeb (she/her)

Why this theme?

👉🏽 Dating is about more than just attraction — it's about making intentional choices. Whether it's being open to love, recognizing red flags, or knowing when to walk away, these podcast episodes explore what it really means to choose well. Because in dating, who you choose is everything.

Our newsletter turned 8 on February 13th! 

Every single week since 2017, I’ve sat down on Sunday night (sometimes Monday morning) to put this newsletter together. And I’m still not sick of it. I have a lot to say. A lot of thanks to give. A lot of podcasts to still discover. Let’s touch base in two years when we hit the 10-year mark. I plan to absolutely ball out with an IRL party (it’s never too early to look for sponsors so hit me up, brands). Anyway, back to it. Thanks for reading and, as always, listening with me.

-Arielle Nissenblatt, founder of EarBuds

Podcast Picks

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Mel Robbins breaks down “The Let Them Theory” — a mindset shift that can change how you approach relationships, dating, and self-worth. This episode is about recognizing people’s actions for what they are, staying in your power, and learning when to let go.

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Love & The Courage to Be Picky

Is being picky actually a bad thing? This episode explores why high standards are necessary, how to tell the difference between healthy discernment and unrealistic expectations, and why choosing well is the ultimate form of self-care.

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How to Know If They’re Worth Your Time

How do you know if someone is actually worth your energy? This episode breaks down early signs of compatibility, effort, and emotional availability — so you stop wasting time on the wrong people.

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Walking Away With Your Dignity Intact

This episode is a hilarious yet brutally honest take on situationships, commitment-phobes, and knowing when to stop making excuses for someone who isn’t showing up for you. Because sometimes, the best decision you can make is to walk away — gracefully and with your dignity intact.

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In this episode, a conversation with Yasmine and Hoda from Muslim Matchmaker about love, cultural matchmaking, and the fine line between being open and lowering your standards. They explore chemistry, compatibility, and whether “the one” is real or just a matter of timing.

EarBuds is 8 🎉 Enter the Anniversary Raffle

We are celebrating 8 years of podcast recommendations, and we want to thank you for being part of it! 🥳

We're giving away EarBuds merch, and entering is easy:
🎧 Be subscribed to our newsletter by February 23 (or have subscribed within 10 days of our anniversary—February 13).
📩 Reply to this email with your favorite EarBuds curation or podcast you’ve discovered from the past 8 years!

That’s it! 5 winners — selected at random — will be announced on February 25 on LinkedIn and by email. Here’s to many more years of podcast love! 💜

Community

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🎙️In the Season 2 Finale of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine and guest producer Jeanna Isham explore sonic branding's evolution, impact, and future.

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Podcast news from Podnews

  • Transistor has added podcast comments using the popular Bluesky social platform. Comments sync between your Bluesky account and your Transistor podcast website, too.

  • Netflix wants to get into video podcasts, according to Business Insider. It reportedly tried to hire Alex Cooper last year.

  • YouTube’s CEO, Neal Mohan, published his annual letter to the YouTube community, and it contains interesting promises for podcasters: “We’ve long invested in the podcast experience and creators have found that video makes this format even more compelling…”

Spotlight

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Mixtape to My Future, from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley, is the podcast where us teens get to document our experiences in this unique time of our lives, between childhood and adulthood.

Each episode reflects our voices, our perspectives, and our stories. Join us as we tackle topics from music to mental health, and as we ask big questions about who we are now and who we want to be in the future.

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