The Mating Grounds Podcast
The Mating Grounds Podcast is a collaboration between #1 bestselling author, Tucker Max, and renowned evolutionary psychologist, Professor Geoffrey Miller, to teach men how to be successful with women, dating and relationships.
Through discussions and interviews with the worlds leading experts in human sexuality, psychology, animal behavior, genetics and behavioral studies, they explain in clear and actionable terms precisely what men need to know about sex, dating, relationships, and women, and how to improve yourself in all of those areas.
Plainly put: this is the advice that men wish they had heard when they were 16, that teaches them all the important lessons about sex and dating they are desperate to learn.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2016
Mating Markets - What They Are & How They Determine Your Success With Women
Making sure you pick a good mating market is probably the single most important choice you make in terms of its impact on your dating success. So it's crucial that you get it right. Luckily Tucker an…
Dr. Kristina Durante Interview (Part 2)
In part two of her interview, Dr. Kristina Durante shares more great, actionable insights from her research and her own dating experiences.
Over the remainder of the discussion Tucker and Dr. Durante…
Met A Great Girl But She Has A Boyfriend
If a girl is already in a relationship when you meet her, but she engages you and you want to keep seeing her, then the first thing to do is to be honest with yourself about what you want from her. D…
How Do I Maintain A Long Distance Relationship?
Long distance relationships are incredibly difficult. As a general rule, they don't work. If you want your relationship to succeed, there are a few key things you need to do to maximize your chances …
What To Do If You're Ashamed Of Your Sexuality
A lot of guys are ashamed of some aspect of their sexuality, and this affects their interactions with women. If you are one of them, it's OK, you're not alone. This is common, and there are solutions…
The Women You Should Pick To Date (And Which Ones to Avoid)
For sex, men compete for women, but when it comes to dating, women are actually competing for the best guys. If you've implemented our advice so far and have stepped your game up and become one of th…
Dr. Kristina Durante Interview (Part 1)
This interview with Dr. Kristina Durante is your chance to listen to a beautiful, intelligent woman's honest insights into what you can learn not only from her research, but also from her own persona…
How To Find Great Women Through Online Dating
Hooking up at a bar is a numbers game. You just keep trying until you find a girl you like who likes you. But online dating is NOTHING like that, and if you adopt that mindset, you will fail.
To su…
Girls I Meet Always Want To Smoke Pot
Some girls just want to get high, and are looking for a co-conspirator, but if that's not your thing then it can get awkward between the two of you.
In this Q&A we'll tell you exactly how to handle t…
How Can Big Guys Make People Feel Safe Around Them?
Being very tall presents a couple of challenges. If you're a lot taller than average, you may be good on the basketball court but it can lead to certain challenges when interacting with women.
But if…
The Women You Should Pick For Hook-ups (And Which Ones to Avoid)
If you've been listening to these podcasts and applying our advice, then you'll eventually reach a stage where you actually have a choice in the women you can hook up with (or you may already be ther…
John Romaniello Interview
John Romaniello is an entrepreneur, fitness trainer and best-selling author. In this interview Roman opens up about his transformation from skinny, dorky high school kid to becoming a bodybuilder, a …
How Do You Show You Want Hook Up and Not Date?
A lot of guys just want short-term hook-ups, but they have problems both accepting this for themselves, and communicating it to women.
In answer to a listener question, Tucker, Nils and Dr. Miller te…
How Do I Get a Woman's Phone Number When I'm Talking To Her?
If you're focusing on the getting a girl's number, you're missing the point. In this Q&A, Tucker and Dr. Miller are joined by our previous guest, Dr. Carin Perilloux, to explain you exactly how you'r…
How Short Guys Can Hook-up Better
Being short is a disadvantage in mating, particularly in short-term mating situations (and reaching the top shelf). That's life, and it's not always fair.
But there are things you can do, and there a…
How To Figure Out Which Relationship Is Right For You
All relationship types are valid; from one night stands to a forever marriage, and everything in between, and most guys are going to experience all of them through the course of their lives. The ques…
Dr. Carin Perilloux Interview
This is your chance to hear a smart, attractive women talk about where you're going wrong with women, and how you can fix it.
Dr. Carin Perilloux has a PhD in Evolutionary Psychology and has worked…
How To Be Open With Women About Your Problems
Every guy has issues--that doesn't make you weak, it makes you human. Facing and dealing with your shit is what makes you a man.
There's a right way and a wrong way to do it. If you're too open abou…
How Do I Go From Hookups To Happy Relationships?
If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got. To meet new kinds of women, you have to change your actions. Luckily, you can learn from someone who has walked …
Friends and the Friendzone
Have you ever been put in the friendzone by a girl you really like? Of course you have. Everyone has. And once that happens, there are a few different things you can do. Tucker, Nils and Dr. Miller t…