The Illuminati of Online Dating, Chapter Two: One Match To Rule Them All

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In the new age of social media and constant information, it seems there are countless dating apps, often specializing in any number of increasingly specific demographics and romantic preferences. However, as the guys discover in the second chapter of this special two-part episode -- a single company, Match Group, owns around 2/3rds of these seemingly distinct apps. Does this mean the company is a monopoly? Further, what does this mean for users of the services? Tune in to learn more.

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.9	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:11.9	A production of IHeart Radio.
0:25.6	Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:26.3	My name is Matt.
0:27.4	My name is Noel.
0:29.2	They call me Ben.
0:33.5	We're joined as always with our super producer, Andrew Triforce Howard.
0:35.5	Most importantly, you are you.
0:36.5	You are here.
0:56.0	That makes this. The stuff they don't want you to know. Oh, hold the phone. Super like us. Throw us a rose. Whatever you must do. We're so glad you're here. This is part two of a two-part series on the Illuminati of online dating. And guys, with the magic of editing,
1:00.0	we're not quite sure where this episode picks up, are we?
1:03.4	No, but we're going to find out in just a moment.
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1:09.5	Thanks for swiping right on the second episode.
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