The way we date has changed drastically in the last decade, from hookup culture to the advent of dating apps. However, traditional (and gendered) dating etiquette is still alive and well—many women still want men to pay for dates. In the first episode of Thread the Needle, your host Donna Cleveland explores the history of heterosexual dating in America in order to answer the question: can you be a feminist and still want a guy to pick up the tab?

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Episode Guests:

Dr. Beth Bailey, Historian, Professor at University of Kansas & author of From Front Porch to Backseat, which chronicles the history of dating in 20th century America.

Laura Moses, Author of Things You Should Already Know About Dating, You F*cking Idiot and Contributor for Elite Daily

Thanks to Molly Bloom of American Public Radio for mentoring this project!

Hosted and produced by: Donna Cleveland

Original music by: Meara Oberdieck, Taylor Ross

Episode artwork by: Chosie Titus

Recording and audio mastering by: Cody Olivas, Nicholas Naioti

Audio clips from: Free Internet Archive, Coronet Instructional Films, and David Hoffman’s YouTube Channel