{"podcast":{"title":"Love Factually","slug":"love-factually-7007758","podcast_index_feed_id":7007758,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/545062/rss","website_url":"https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/9/9/7/3997880e1818d39827a2322813b393ee/FinkelPodcastFINALC.png","author":"Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel","episode_count":67,"summary":"We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance. Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T18:18:18.815072+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-factually-7007758"},"episode":{"title":"Deep Dive: Evolutionary Mythbusting","slug":"deep-dive-evolutionary-mythbusting","published_at":"2026-01-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-factually-7007758/deep-dive-evolutionary-mythbusting","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-factually-7007758","url":"https://lovefactually.substack.com/p/bonded-by-evolution-part2","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4bfb63fb-9778-4b24-8755-17a4eff7cc39/B9_BondedPart2_Evolutionary.mp3?dest-id=4699592","summary":"Eli and Paul dial up the controversy as they discuss Paul's upcoming book, Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection . They pick apart two central concepts in evolutionary psychology: gender differences and mate value. Paul and Eli discuss how men and women don't actually differ in what they want in a partner, where gender differences in the sex drive appear larger vs. smaller, and why mate value matters a lot less than you think. Plus: Can evolutionary psychologists - and their critics - find better ways of talking the practical implications of a biological discovery? Pre-order your copy today, submit your receipt here , and receive a \"book plate\" that turns your book into a signed copy! Book plate gift with preorder: US Residents, 18+. Ends February 10, 2025. See terms at prh.com/lovefactually Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons Artwork by Katie Keil","meta_description":"Eli and Paul dial up the controversy as they discuss Paul's upcoming book, Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection . They pick apart t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3006,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/love-factually-7007758/episodes/deep-dive-evolutionary-mythbusting/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-factually-7007758/deep-dive-evolutionary-mythbusting.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}