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May 2020
26m 20s

Playing Cupid in Quarantine

The New York Times
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Finding love has always had its challenges. Finding it in quarantine might seem virtually impossible. This week, we host a Together Apart Digital Speed Dating Experiment with the owner of an IRL speed dating company to see if virtual dating could be meaningful, fun, and even a little disarming. Listen in on the results!


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