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Blunt romance talk with an argument built in.
The Great Love Debate treats romance like a live wire: funny, awkward, personal, and rarely settled. Brian Howie steers solo riffs and guest conversations through dating fatigue, ambition, gender expectations, heartbreak, and the uneasy hope that love is still worth the trouble.
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The Great Love Debate is a long-running relationship conversation built around the belief that love is not solved, only argued better. Brian Howie frames dating as something practical, emotional, social, and often absurd all at once. The show moves fast. A story about flowers becomes a point about romance, a complaint about boring first-date questions becomes a critique of distraction, and a conversation about heartbreak turns into a debate over when someone is ready to try again. It does not have the smooth patience of a self-help interview. It has the charge of a room where someone is willing to ask the awkward follow-up. Recent episodes show a format that shifts between solo opinion and guest conversation. Sarah Held talks through romance, thoughtfulness, and same-sex dating dynamics. A guest describes divorce, remarriage, faith, and the decision to make a new commitment after believing marriage was no longer necessary. Crystal Carroll becomes a way into ambition, independence, and frustration with men who seem short on drive. Thomas Edwards is introduced through the show’s long-running concern with how men can improve, leave comfort zones, and take more responsibility in dating. Lisa Marcus brings a romantic, slightly spiritual angle to the old men-women mystery. Julie LaPlaca connects The Bachelor, fairy-tale expectations, and the way producing televised romance can affect a private life. The show is at its strongest when it treats dating habits as symptoms of something larger. It worries about presence, effort, imagination, gender expectations, and the loss of civil disagreement. It can be teasing and irreverent. It can also turn grave when divorce, wounded hearts, or loneliness enter the room. The result is an opinion-forward relationship show for people who want love talked about plainly, with jokes, interruptions, strong takes, and enough unresolved tension to keep the debate alive.
Made for: For listeners who like dating talk that is direct, story-driven, and willing to argue about effort, attraction, heartbreak, and modern attention spans. It suits people who want relationship conversation with heat, humor, and practical friction rather than polished advice.
What sets it apart: Its edge is the live-debate feel: fast questions, repeat guests, solo riffs, and a habit of turning everyday dating complaints into broader social takeaways. It treats romance as both personal and public, messy enough to be funny and serious enough to keep revisiting.
The Great Love Debate is the World's #1 Dating & Relationship Podcast! Based on the nationally-touring series of live shows, it is hosted by America's Number 1 Dating Enthusiast - Great Love Debate creator Brian Howie - who is joined each week in-studio by Celebrity Guests and the world's most dynamic voices on love, dating, sex, and relationships! Listen in as we raise some questions, find some answers, and have a whole lot of fun as we attempt to answer the question "Why is Everyone Still Single?" Check out our live tour schedule at http://GreatLoveDebate.com!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Brian Howie turns conflicting beliefs about dating and commitment into candid conversations about how people understand intimacy.
The Great Love Debate with Brian Howie turns dating convictions into lively arguments. Howie presses guests on vulnerability, physical intimacy, commitment, marriage, and returning to relationships after divorce.
Waiting to kiss meets sex-before-commitment logic; your neat dating rulebook may need more pages.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A Scottsdale return that turns dating habits, gifts, and romance into a blunt, lively conversation.
Brian Howey brings Sarah Held back to The Great Love Debate in Scottsdale, and the conversation opens on spring training, hot people, and the kind of questions that are not politically correct.
A personal remarriage story about divorce, vows, and choosing to say it out loud.
Brian Howey turns this episode into a clear look at dating after divorce, opening with the uneasy question of when someone is ready to come back out of the cave.
A dating and relationship episode about vulnerability, therapy, and what happens when performance stops working.
Brian Howey gives this episode of The Great Love Debate a thoughtful, inward tilt, staying with vulnerability, confidence, and the way men are often taught to keep themselves sealed off.
A brisk, image-rich conversation about therapy, hidden layers, and the capacity change requires.
Therapy comes through here as a practice of sustained attention, not a one-time fix. The host brings Dr. Lynn Tress, a doctor of clinical psychology, onto the couch for a brisk discussion that keeps circling back to what change actually requires.
Thomas Edwards revisits the confidence-based career identity that marriage and fatherhood pushed him to reconsider.
Thomas Edwards returns to The Great Love Debate in a reflective conversation about moving beyond the identity that once defined his work. Brian Howie frames him as a coach who helped men step outside their comfort zones, and the episode looks back at clients who were reserved or…
A brisk relationship debate about whether waiting can protect dating from first-night momentum.
Dating advice is framed as a matter of pacing and boundaries, with the guest laying out why she waits to kiss, delays sex, and links commitment to what changes once sex enters the relationship.
Dating profiles, heard before seen.
Unfiltered adult desire, decoded in real time.
Group-chat honesty for messy modern relationships.
Firm dating coaching with faith and polarity.
Clear rules for confusing dating signals.
Host Brian Howie and guest Crystal Carroll discuss the perceived decline in male ambition and its impact on modern dating.
Brian Howie hosts Thomas Edwards, a former dating coach and wingman, on The Great Love Debate.
The Great Love Debate's "The Case For Kissing Longer" connects a six-second kiss and 20-second hug to physical intimacy.
Brian Howey brings Sarah Held back to Pod Populi's Scottsdale studio while the city is in peak Scottsdazzle.
The host discusses his approach to offering well-informed opinions on dating and relationships, emphasizing that his content is not advice or expertise but based on extensive observation and experience.
Brian Howey opens by saying the show could use more men in the mix.
The host discusses how many women feel men lack ambition and drive in relationships, then introduces guest Crystal Carroll, an ambitious entrepreneur and beauty queen turned politician.
The host reflects on his evolution from a provocative approach to relationships to learning from Thomas Edwards, who understood the breakdown between men and women and coached others while undergoing his own transformation.
The host interviews Lisa Marcus from the Whispered Wisdom podcast to explore the complexities of love, dating, and relationships from a romantic perspective.
Brian Howey interviews Julie LaPlaca, a long-time producer of The Bachelor, about the show's impact on her personal life and her upcoming book 'The Love Producer'.
The host Brian Howie introduces a solo episode of The Great Love Debate, reflecting on how societal politics have eroded the ability to 'agree to disagree' in dating and relationship discussions.
Brian Howey returns to the Pod Populi studios in Boca Raton, Florida.
Host Brian Howie interviews Dr.
Host Brian Howey introduces his friend Carrie to discuss her dating experiences and challenges as a single woman in Boca Raton, Florida.
This episode explores the unique challenges and experiences of dating as a woman in your 50s, featuring insights from Nicole Chanis, host of the 50s AF podcast.