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Tucker Max and Dr. Geoffrey Miller

The Mating Grounds Podcast

In the first episode of the Mating Grounds Podcast, Tucker interviews best-selling author and world-famous zoologist Matt Ridley, author The Red Queen, The Origins of Virtue and The Rational Optimist. Matt's books have sold over a million copies and been translated into 30 languages.

 

 

In this episode Tucker and Matt discuss pheasant mating and "peacocking", the characteristics that women value in men, what guys need to focus on, and how guys can cultivate certain traits to become more attractive to women.

Matt Ridley Interview

Robert Greene is the #1 best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law (co-written with 50 Cent) and Mastery.

 

 

In this episode Robert and Tucker discuss the subconscious signals that your attitude sends to women, the most common complaints that women have about men, the difference between deception and manipulation, and what you can learn about seduction from Bill Clinton.

Robert Greene Interview

Dr. Catherine Salmon is a Professor of Psychology at University of Redlands. In this episode Tucker and Dr. Salmon discuss the differences between male and female pornography, how romance novels represent and portray female sexual preferences, how men and women express their sexuality, the line between treating a girl like a princess and being a doormat, and how guys can develop social currency and status.

 

Dr. Salmon's research focuses on evolutionary psychology, particularly how it relates to female sexuality, pornography, and birth order of children.

Dr. Catherine Salmon Interview

Dr. Carin Bondar is a biologist with a PhD from the University of British Columbia. She's also the presenter of Brave New World With Stephen Hawking on Discovery World, Outrageous Acts of Science on Science Channel and Daily Planet on Discovery Canada.

 

In this episode Dr. Bondar and Tucker discuss the relationship between animal mating behavior and human mating behavior, why being honest and up-front works with women and the difference between confidence and arrogance.

Dr. Carin Bondar Interview

In the introductory podcast with both Tucker Max and Dr. Geoffrey Miller, they talk about their goals with the Mating Grounds Podcast, and the upcoming book, Mate. Tucker and Dr. Miller also discuss what they plan to teach guys, and how the Mating Grounds is different than the advice that guys get from other sources.

The Mating Grounds Introductory Podcast

In their first full-length episode, Tucker and Dr. Miller discuss the traits that women find attractive in men, the preferences that vary between women (and why), and the reasons that both men and women often don't give good advice to other men.

What Do Women Want In Men?

Tucker and Dr. Miller talk about the evolutionary psychology behind what women find attractive, i.e., why women pick the traits they pick. Dr. Miller explains what sexual selection is and how it impacts female mating choices, the dating issues of a 17-year old hunter gatherer, and intra-gender competition.

Why Do Women Want These Things In Men?

Tucker and Dr. Miller examine what dating is really like for women, by discussing a thought-provoking hypothetical for guys, Tucker's experience in a gay bar, the varying consequences to sex for men and women, how men and women react differently in certain mating scenarios, and what it's like to be an attractive woman who gets hit on constantly.

What Is Dating Like For Women (and why does it matter to you)?

In this episode Tucker and Dr. Miller go through the different ways that women evaluate men: size, body shape, clothing, jewelry, smell and initial contact, and help guys understand what they are doing wrong, and how to fix it.

How Do Women Evaluate Men?

In this episode Tucker interviews John Durant, author of The Paleo Manifesto. John openly and honestly talks about his failings with women, and goes through the steps he took to become more confident and charismatic (with the help of paleo principles). John and Tucker also talk about the big problems that hold a lot of guys back, and how to fix them, as well as how to meet women in a big city like New York.

John Durant Interview

We’ve done past episodes on mating markets in the past. This caller is from Charlotte, and in this Q&A episode Tucker, Nils and Dr. Miller dive into why Charlotte is a tough mating market for men. They explain how census data can be misleading (ex. Chicago), what Operational Sex Ratio is and why it matters, and how to test the market to see if the problem is you or your mating market. 

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How Do I Tell If The Problem Is Me Or My Mating Market?

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