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Ride or Lie
by Ride or Lie
Ride or Lie started as a rideshare storytelling podcast where wild journeys met unexpected twists. Now, we’re switching lanes and taking on a new ride: Modern Dating. But why? Because somewhere along the way, we realized we wanted to tell a different story—our own. So now, we’re navigating the world of modern dating, taking you along on the ride and sharing with you what has, and hasn’t worked for us. From swipes to situationships, red flags to green light moments, we realized that modern dating has been its own kind of journey— crazy, beautiful, unpredictable, and oftentimes, frustrating. It’s all about facing the hard truths and calling out the lies society—and even we—keep telling ourselves.Because in love and life, you’ve got two choices: Ride or Lie.Welcome to the Ride or Lie Podcast
Episodes
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The Great Dating Divide: One of Us Paused Dating. The Other Won't Stop.
Is social media helping us date better... or making it harder to trust ourselves? In this honest conversation, Shan and CoCo explore how today's relationship advice culture, "car therapists," and endless online opinions are shaping the way we think about love, dating, and ourselves. While CoCo…
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Crazy Beautiful: Love, Lust, & Algorithms
Can AI replace human connection, or is it simply changing the way we seek it? In this episode, Shan and Coco explore the growing influence of AI on modern relationships and ask a question that feels more relevant every day: Can technology enhance human connection, or are we slowly replacing it?...
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Fine, Toxic & Spiritually Growing While Dating
This episode dives into candid conversations about love, friendship, jealousy, self-growth, and navigating the modern dating world, which we're known for here on ROL. Featuring insightful discussions with Motion, a versatile creative, life enthusiast, and friend to the show, the episode captures...
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Charmers, Sugar Daddies & Grown Woman Standards
This week, Shan and CoCo are keeping it real about dating then vs. now… and how much (or how little) has actually changed. From joking about sugar daddies to questioning whether spinning the block is ever worth it, the conversation takes a deeper turn into how women evolve in what they want, what...
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Satisfaction vs Fulfillment in Modern Dating
Has Shan finally found the one? In this episode, Shan and CoCo are joined by Marlon, a close friend of the show, who challenges what we think we know about emotional maturity, intentionality, and modern relationships. After meeting on a dating app and ultimately choosing friendship over romance,...
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We Weren’t Taught How to Date: How Black Upbringing Shapes Modern Relationships
Were we ever actually taught how to date, or just how to avoid getting “messed up”? In this layered conversation, Shan and CoCo unpack how black family, culture, generational trauma, and “crisis prevention” shaped what many of us learned about love. Joined by licensed clinical social worker…
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Why Are We Really Doing This? Purpose, Mental Health & Choosing Yourself
In this episode of Ride or Lie, Coco and Shan step away from surface-level conversations and get honest about the question that shapes everything: Why are we really doing this? This is a reflective, vulnerable conversation about purpose, evolution, mental health, and the courage it takes to…
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Swipe Fatigue: Are We Fed Up with the Dating Apps?
On this episode of the Ride or Lie Podcast, we’re tackling a real struggle in today’s dating world—swipe fatigue. With endless choices, ghosting, and the never-ending cycle of matching but never meeting, or meeting and being severely disappointed, are we all just burning out on modern dating...
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Hello 2026: New Year Energy - Reflections, Growth, and What's Next
🎉 Happy New Year, Riders! We’re officially stepping into 2026, and we’re so glad you’re here with us. Thank you for riding alongside us through every season, shift, and surprise. This episode is our way of welcoming you back, setting the tone for the year ahead, and grounding ourselves in...
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Tis the Season: Naughty, Nice, or Just Wired This Way?
Happy Holidays Riders! As the year comes to a close, Shan and CoCo get real about the holidays, the pressure to feel “in the spirit,” and what it actually feels like wrapping up the year. 💔 Dating Match Update What ever happened with the New Guy (NG) Shan was feeling even before she matched with...
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Curiosity, Chemistry, and the Mic Between Us - Part 3
Curiosity, Chemistry, and the Mic Between Us — Part 3 The moment curiosity finally meets reality. In the finale of this three-part experience, Shan and Dion push the conversation to its deepest point yet. They explore the modern divide between men and women and how AI, social media, and shifting...
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Curiosity, Chemistry, and the Mic Between Us - Part 2
Part 2 picks up right where the first conversation left off—deep in the questions that matter. This time, the revelations come fast, and the epiphanies hit harder. Shan opens up about what she’s struggled to wrap her mind around in the poly world so far, from feelings of insecurity to the...
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Curiosity, Chemistry, and the Mic Between Us - Part 1
Shan and "Dion" matched on a dating app built for open minds. After a few days of messaging, Shan floated the idea of recording an episode together...less than twenty-four hours later, they were on the mics. What unfolds is an unfiltered, flirtatious, and deeply curious conversation that blurs…
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When Dating, Let Friendship Be the Basis
In this episode, Shan and CoCo kick things off with personal life updates. Shan is officially settled into her new home, and the girls catch listeners up on whether they've really stuck to staying off the dating apps—and what’s been happening in their love lives since. Have their been any new...
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Falling, Forgiving & Feeling It All: ChatGPT's Best Human Experiences
Ever wondered what truly makes life unforgettable? In this episode, Coco and Shan dive into a viral Reddit question that got the ChatGPT treatment: What are the best human experiences? From falling in love to traveling the world, ChatGPT listed 25 of the most meaningful moments a human can have.…
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The Dopamine Effect: Is NRE the New Addiction?
In this candid and reflective episode, Shan and CoCo congratulate themselves on keeping up with the podcast despite the hurdles of staying consistent with it—and the dedication it takes to keep showing up even when life gets crazy. They share life updates, including Shan’s BIG and exciting news…
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Alone Together (Part Two) — Are We Too Good at Being Alone?
In Part Two of our Alone Together: Solitude vs Loneliness series, Shan and CoCo sit down with our friend to the show, King Kieta to take the conversation deeper. We unpack the complex emotions behind solitude and loneliness, and ask: have we gotten too comfortable being alone? King Kieta opens up...
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Alone Together: Navigating Solitude vs Loneliness
In this episode, Shan and CoCo unpack the nuances of being alone, exploring the differences between solitude and loneliness. Joining them is special friend of the show, King Kieta, who shares her insights on how she embraces solitude and the joy it brings her. The trio discuss their independent...
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Who Are We and Who Are We Really Dating?
In this episode of the Ride or Lie podcast, hosts Shan and Coco delve into the complexities of truly knowing one’s partner. They introduce the new ‘Ride or Lie’ segment, where they explore real-life scenarios that challenge perceptions of trust and understanding in relationships. Highlights from...
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The Friend Zone Debate: Blessing or Curse?
Is being in the friend zone really a bad thing, or is it an underrated space for genuine connection and growth? On this episode of the Ride or Lie Podcast, we’re diving into the friend zone—what it really means, how it happens, and whether it can actually be a good thing in today’s dating...
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How You Swiping: The Dos & Dont's of Online Dating
In this episode of the Ride or Lie Podcast, Shan and Coco dive headfirst into the wild world of modern dating apps with a candid, laugh-out-loud conversation about "swipe life." Whether you’re a seasoned swiper or just dipping your toe into the digital dating pool, this episode has all the advice...
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Self-Sabotaging Love: Why We Get in Our Own Way
Welcome to Ride or Lie! In this raw and revealing episode of Ride or Lie, we dive deep into something many of us struggle with but rarely discuss openly, self-sabotage in dating and relationships. Hosts Shan and Coco get vulnerable about their own patterns of getting in their own way when it…
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A New Beginning: Navigating Modern Dating
A New Beginning: Navigating Modern Dating Welcome to Ride or Lie! Bring in the new year with your hosts Shan, a travel entrepreneur and newly single mom, and Coco, A creative with Ghanaian roots, as we share unique takes on trust, dating apps, boundaries, and balancing love and life with our...
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DETOUR AHEAD: How are the ROL Gworls!?! Where They At?
Big things coming...Big updates....This episode gives you a glimpse into what we've been doing and what we've been working on. But we can't give it all away. So keep riding with us! -Shan & CoCo
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ride or Lie started as a rideshare storytelling podcast where wild journeys met unexpected twists. Now, we’re switching lanes and taking on a new ride: Modern Dating. But why? Because somewhere along the way, we realized we wanted to tell a different story—our own. So now, we’re navigating the world of modern dating, taking you along on the ride and sharing with you what has, and hasn’t worked for us. From swipes to situationships, red flags to green light moments, we realized that modern dating has been its own kind of journey— crazy, beautiful, unpredictable, and oftentimes, frustrating. It’s all about facing the hard truths and calling out the lies society—and even we—keep telling ourselves.Because in love and life, you’ve got two choices: Ride or Lie.Welcome to the Ride or Lie Podcast
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Ride or Lie started as a rideshare storytelling podcast where wild journeys met unexpected twists. Now, we’re switching lanes and taking on a new ride: Modern Dating. But why? Because somewhere along the way, we realized we wanted to tell a different story—our own. So now, we’re navigating the...
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