{"podcast":{"title":"Think from KERA","slug":"think-from-kera-875208","podcast_index_feed_id":875208,"rss_url":"http://feeds.kera.org/KERA-Think","website_url":"http://www.kera.org/think","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/140/images/54881abf-408a-4274-9485-3386b9bda683/1121_Think_1400x1400_gradient.jpg","author":"KERA (Maggie.Gourville@prx.org)","episode_count":100,"summary":"Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T08:17:04.044955+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208"},"episode":{"title":"Your perfect person doesn’t have to be perfect","slug":"your-perfect-person-doesn-t-have-to-be-perfect","published_at":"2026-04-20T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208/your-perfect-person-doesn-t-have-to-be-perfect","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_140_8e2e7628-d984-400c-8f7e-8da02554cc6f&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F140%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/_/140/8e2e7628-d984-400c-8f7e-8da02554cc6f/standard.mp3","summary":"In dating, finding “the one” might be easier if you stop assuming “the one” will be a perfect match. Paul Eastwick is professor of psychology at UC Davis, where he serves as the head of the Social-Personality Psychology program and the director of the Attraction and Relationships Research Laboratory. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we need to look past imperfections when choosing a mate, why what we know about evolutionary biology has been exaggerated, and the pros and cons of dating apps. His book is “ Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices","meta_description":"In dating, finding “the one” might be easier if you stop assuming “the one” will be a perfect match. Paul Eastwick is professor of psychology at UC Davis,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2775,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/think-from-kera-875208/episodes/your-perfect-person-doesn-t-have-to-be-perfect/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208/your-perfect-person-doesn-t-have-to-be-perfect.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}