1. Is The Dating World Out To Get You? - MTP347 Scot McKay 45:51

Co-Host Susan Winter (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/winter) My returning guest Susan Winter is one of the deepest thinkers in the world of dating and relationship advice, and she’s almost always right on the money when she talks about how men and women relate to each other. Despite the somewhat dark topic, this episode turned out to be a lot more fun than expected. Listen in as Susan talks about how different social trends and pressures have conspired to make meeting a woman who is right for you more difficult than ever before in human history. So how did we get to this point where it’s so weird and complicated out there? Wait until you hear Susan’s original (and IMO spot-on) take about that. How has the Internet changed the way we date in ways that go above and beyond merely related to online dating and apps? And how did the pickup artist movement have a ripple effect well into our current reality…in ways that are both positive and not so much? How did the era of selfhood and conspicuous consumption in the ’80s and ’90s throw a wrench in dating and relating well into the future? Whatever happened to self-awareness in this culture? Super-scammers? Beautiful bots? And what in the world is ‘at-trick-tion’? Check out all the latest free downloads along with the Masterclasses For Men at https://mountaintoppodcast.com

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Scot McKay Dating Strategist

Scot McKay has shared bad jokes with North Korean military officers, sipped coffee at Pablo Escobar’s home (served by his maid), survived a shark attack while surfing, held his breath as the pride of lions walked by his tent, and blitzed through California canyons with his knee on the double-yellow line at 140 mph. Yet somehow, he has also been referred to as the “sane one” on Twitter by Scott Adams, of all people.

But despite once being mobbed by the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, being able to back a 30′ travel trailer into its slot on the first try, and that time he beat the World Champion at his own sport (no details provided), he’s still the most objective and down-to-earth dating expert out there.

He’s also the most fluff-free fountainhead of original content in his field, if only because that’s what seventeen years of immersive geekery on the subject does for someone.

Scot’s wife Emily is his “proof of concept”, given that she’s just as sweet as she is smokin’ hot and still gets carded at her age. But you’ll never hear her brag about any of that, only Scot.

His show The Mountain Top has also been named a Top 10 Dating Podcast by DatingAdvice.com, and a long time ago Grader.com weirdly ranked Scot the #1 most influential Facebook user in the world.