Kinda Dating

Resources: ACLU https://www.aclu.org Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/ NAACP https://www.naacp.org/ National Police Accountability Project https://www.nlg-npap.org/ Donate/Petition: Text "FLOYD" to 55156 Change.org - Justice for George Floyd https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/ NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/ Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/ Watch/Listen: Uncivil Podcast/ Gimlet  https://gimletmedia.com/shows/uncivil 13th documentary by Ava Duvernay Netflix When They See Us/ Ava Duvernay Netflix Selma/ Ava Duvernay Trigger Warning with Killer Mike Netflix Read: “The Fire Next Time”/ James Baldwin “A Spectacular Secret: Lynching in American Life and Literature”/ Jacqueline Goldsby “So You Want To Talk About Race”/ Ijeoma Oluo “Recitatif”/ Toni Morrison "This Bridge Called My Back”/ Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa "A Taste of Power”/ Elaine Brown "Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism”/ Bell Jooks “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot”/ Mikki Kendall "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”/ Michelle Alexander. Anything written by: W.E.B Du Bois Martin Luther King Jr. Cornel West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all want to be wanted, but is all that attention and affection you’re getting from your date real love or are you being love bombed? Comedian Mona Shaikh joins Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden and Adam Pineless to discuss this seemingly trivial but kinda sinister dating trend. What are some signs you’re being love bombed? What makes it so good and then so bad? Why would the person you’re seeing even do that to you?! All these questions and more answered in a super informative, fun episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Mona Shaikh: https://www.instagram.com/monascomedy https://www.twitter.com/monascomedy https://minorityreportz.com/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The single and sexless are horny AF right now. But once COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and lock-downs ease, are we going to change how and with who we have sex? Writer/producer Cliff Dorfman is back Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden and Adam Pineless to discuss the question we’re all probably thinking but don’t want to ask out loud. Can and/or should we ever hook up with a stranger again? How do we do it safely? Since condoms might not be the only protection we need now. Is it okay to ask someone if they’ve tested for COVID? We ask the uncomfortable questions and provide some much-needed food-for-thought in this interesting and necessary episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Cliff Dorfman: https://www.instagram.com/cliffdorfman88 https://www.twitter.com/cliffdorfman Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quarantine is making a lot of people re-think their singleness. Writer/producer Cliff Dorfman joins Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden and Adam Pineless for an honest discussion about their own personal realizations while at home. How do you know it’s time to change your single ways? How do you go about making better and different choices? What kind of partner should you be looking for?! The group shares their experiences in a fun new episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Cliff Dorfman: https://www.instagram.com/cliffdorfman88 https://www.twitter.com/cliffdorfman Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know divorce rates shot up in China after the lockdown? They say "distance makes the heart grow fonder," but right now, a lot of couples are not getting that option! Matchmakers Lauren Rosenberg and Jaydi Samuels Kuba of LJ Matchmaking are back with Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden and Adam Pineless via Zoom to discuss how they are coping as married folk during the COVID crisis. They share the dos and don’ts of living with someone through the coronavirus quarantine (which applies to roommates or a significant other). How do you spend time together and apart in such close quarters? How do you make sure you guys come out of this stronger? What’s the best way to say, “I need space?” And creative, fun ways to pass the time! All this and more in another dope episode of Kinda Dating! National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/ 1-800-799-7233 Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Lauren Rosenberg and Jaydi Samuels Kuba: https://www.instagram.com/lro_senberg https://www.instagram.com/jesscallmejaydi Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The coronavirus has put the world on physical lockdown, but virtual dates are taking off. Matchmakers Lauren Rosenberg and Jaydi Samuels Kuba of LJ Matchmaking join Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden and Adam Pineless for our first Zoom podcast to share tips on how to nail those FaceTime dates. The group shares creative ideas on what to do, and get candid about dos and don’ts. They also talk about how to use the pandemic time to overcome your dating obstacles. All this and more in a fun, interesting episode of Kinda Dating! LJ Matchmaking: https://www.ljmatchmaking.com/ Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Lauren Rosenberg and Jaydi Samuels Kuba: https://www.instagram.com/lro_senberg https://www.instagram.com/jesscallmejaydi Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all love to talk, but most of us need to learn to listen in relationships. Psychotherapist Traci Ruble (founder of Sidewalk Talk) is back with Natasha Chandel from Germany to help teach us this invaluable skill that can make or break couples. Why is listening so important? Why is being un-heard so distressing? What are the different types of listening and how can you listen better, especially if it’s something you don’t want to hear? The ladies have a candid discussion about the relationship between listening and intimacy in this new episode of Kinda Dating! Sidewalk Talk Community Listening: https://www.sidewalk-talk.org/ Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Traci Ruble: http://traciruble.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TraciRubleMFT/ https://www.instagram.com/tracirublemft/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all felt lonely, but sometimes it leads to destructive behavior in dating. Psychotherapist Traci Ruble (founder of Sidewalk Talk) joins Natasha Chandel from Germany to help us identify and overcome the pangs of loneliness we all feel, so we can become better people and partners. Especially now with social distancing, isolation and quarantine becoming a way of life, as a result of the coronavirus, people are really having to deal with feelings of loneliness. How is it different from being alone? Why are loneliness and dating such a bad combo? How can we change your perspectives and be less lonely? Can we ever truly combat it and be ready to date? The pair get real and deep, and Traci even curses (which you all know we love) in this moving episode of Kinda Dating! National Suicide Prevention Line: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255 Sidewalk Talk Community Listening: https://www.sidewalk-talk.org/ Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Traci Ruble: http://traciruble.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TraciRubleMFT/ https://www.instagram.com/tracirublemft/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19, a coronavirus, changed the entire world in a flash. Former Mayo Clinic professor and renowned expert Dr. Amit Sood and ENT Dr. Brian Lobo join Natasha Chandel for a special episode to discuss how to date responsibly during this pandemic.  The first half of the episode with Dr. Lobo deals with practical questions like should you be dating at all? Should you kiss and be intimate? What creative dates can you come up with? Dr. Brian Lobo Interview - 2:15 Dr. Amit Sood Interview - 41:00 The second half with Dr. Amit Sood tackles the emotional impact of the coronavirus on relationships. How do you manage the stress and feelings that accompany social isolation and distancing? How to make this a positive for your relationship? Dr. Sood provides practical ways to build your immunity and discusses the proven medical benefits of optimism and laughter. It’s a serious but very informative episode of Kinda Dating! And additional resources are below. Be safe and healthy out there. CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/ WHO: https://www.who.int/ Ten questions about COVID-19:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHgTN7lYg6c Ideas to Building Your Immune Resilience:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0vEe1xkdw8 The Resilient Option: https://www.resilientoption.com/ Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Dr. Amit Sood: https://www.twitter.com/amitsoodmd Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So it’s the end of the date and the check has arrived… who should pay?! Comedian Ariana Basseri and development exec Corey Marsh are back with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to break down the most awkward part of a date. While it seems like a no-brainer, there are a lot of factors at play like the latest wave of feminism etc. Does it matter how expensive the check turned out to be? What if the date was horrible? Should the other person at least reach for their wallet? It’s a fun debate sesh in this new episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Ariana Basseri: https://www.instagram.com/arianabasseri https://www.facebook.com/arianabadasseri Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember when we used to meet people in real life? Comedian Ariana Basseri joins Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to chat about the old tradition of dating IRL. Is it dead or is it making a comeback? The ladies discuss the best places for a meet-cute, how to engage, and the pros and cons compared to online dating. It’s a hilarious, but thoughtful conversation in this new episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Ariana Basseri: https://www.instagram.com/arianabasseri https://www.facebook.com/arianabadasseri Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We always talk about the “good ol’ days” of dating, but was it really that great? Comedian Vinny Fasline is back with Natasha Chandel to have a funny ass discussion about which dating traditions hold up in 2020, and which we should chuck out the window. From sweat soaked apples to handwritten notes, talking on the phone to waiting to have sex… the squad has a blast discussing which ones hold up. It’s a battle of the sexes at times and worth a listen! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Vinny Fasline: https://www.instagram.com/vinnyfasline https://www.twitter.com/vinnyfasline https://www.instagram.com/vinnyfasline Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Personal development isn’t just related to your career. Entertainment executive Chad Kennedy is back and joins his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Chandel (yeah, you read that correctly) and Aisha Holden to talk about the importance of working on yourself in order to be a better partner. They share their personal journeys and specifics they are working to improve. Where do you start? Why is it so hard to make changes? They discuss support systems, different types of therapy and where all our shit stems from. It’s another empowering, uplifting, raw episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Chad Kennedy: https://www.instagram.com/chadfkenn Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does the end of a relationship always have to be messy? Entertainment executive Chad Kennedy joins his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Chandel (yeah, you read that correctly) and Aisha Holden to share how he and her broke up and still remained friends. What’s the biggest thing that gets in our way of a clean, smooth break? How should you handle things before, during and after the breakup? Is it necessary to stay friends? Chad and Natasha share never-before-heard stories about their relationship, the key to their friendship and more. The trio do a deep dive, literally, shit gets deep, and funny as they talk about their growth in this area and more. Check out this eye-opening episode of Kinda Dating!  Interesting Reads: 7 Ways to Breakup: https://www.neilstrauss.com/neil/how-to-break-up/ Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Chad Kennedy: https://www.instagram.com/chadfkenn/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rules are meant to be broken, right? Comedian, actor Vinny Fasline is back with Natasha Chandel for the final episode of 2019 where the duo devise new dating rules for the new year. Instead of resolutions, why not change your whole approach to dating in 2020?! They talk about the good and bad of what they’ve learned in 2019, what they want to keep and what they want to let go. They also discuss how to start changing your perspective, including introspection, discipline and making better choices! Do you even have to wait for a new calendar year?! This new, funny, enlightening episode of Kinda Dating is a must-listen!  Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Vinny Fasline: https://www.instagram.com/vinnyfasline https://www.twitter.com/vinnyfasline https://www.facebook.com/vinnyfasline Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are so many ways to meet a special someone, but what’s the best way to initiate and get that date? Host and beauty reporter, Kirbie Johnson, is back with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to talk about the ever-important pick up. From IRL to dating apps, what’s the best approach to reaching out? And what should you steer clear of? Does negging work? Should girls initiate? The ladies do a deep dive in a funny, informative episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natasha_chandel Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Kirbie Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/kirbie Johnson https://www.twitter.com/kirbiejohnson https://www.facebook.com/kirbiejohnsontv/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fighting is inevitable in a relationship, but host and beauty reporter, Kirbie Johnson, believes there‘s a right and wrong way of doing it. She joins Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to chat about how you can communicate your feelings, and anger, more efficiently and still get what you want. They discuss what to avoid like John Gottman’s Four Horsemen, and some techniques to control that temper. It’s a fun, informative episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natasha_chandel Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Kirbie Johnson: https://www.facebook.com/kirbiejohnson/ https://www.twitter.com/kirbiejohnson/ https://www.facebook.com/kirbiejohnsontv/ Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.facebook.com/adampineless/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If we just trusted our gut, we might not make half the dating decisions that we do. The Kinda Dating team (Natasha Chandel, Aisha Holden, Adam Pineless and Jenna Ribbing) get into a deep discussion led by Natasha’s recent dating horror story. Natasha gets super vulnerable revealing all the mistakes she made, despite everything she knows, because she didn’t trust her initial gut. Is half the drama we go through avoidable? How do we know when to be open and when to trust ourselves? What patterns should we be looking for? What’s stopping us from listening to that inner voice? The KD squad have a candid chat about a very important lesson in this complex dating world. Listen to this insightful, new episode of Kinda Dating that might inform your future dates! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love just isn’t enough. Certified dating coach, Damona Hoffman (and host of The Dates & Mates podcast) is back with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to talk about the importance of compatibility in long-term relationships. Besides chemistry, what qualities should you be looking for in a real partner? What keeps two people together? The ladies discuss questions you can ask on your date to figure this out and the role of compromise in this entertaining new episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Damona Hoffman: https://www.instagram.com/damonahoffman https://www.twitter.com/damonahoffman https://www.facebook.com/damonahoffman Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but when is it time to end the fishing expedition? Comedian Russell Peters sits with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to talk about playing the field. The trio get candid about the illusion of options, why it’s hard to settle down and Russell even calls Natasha out on their dating past! Is it important to see what’s out there before narrowing down the pool? You’ve never heard them like this before in a very raw, hilarious episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: www.instagram.com/kindadating www.facebook.com/kindadating www.twitter.com/kindadating Follow Natasha Chandel: www.instagram.com/natashachandel www.facebook.com/natashachandelofficial www.twitter.com/natashachandelofficial Follow Aisha Holden: www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Russell Peters: https://www.instagram.com/russellpeters https://www.twitter.com/therealrussellp https://www.facebook.com/russellpeters Follow Adam Pineless: https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices