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True Dating Stories

CBC Podcasts

Who doesn’t love a great dating story? Whether it’s true romance or a night gone horribly wrong, this series offers real dating stories — told by the people who lived them. These jaw-dropping stories, accompanied by comedic re-enactments, will make you laugh, cry, and quite possibly swear off dating altogether.

Who doesn’t love a great dating story? Whether it’s true romance or a night gone horribly wrong, this series offers real dating stories — told by the people who lived them. These jaw-dropping stories, accompanied by comedic re-enactments, will make you laugh, cry, and quite possibly swear off dating altogether.

True Dating Stories Introduces: Discount Dave (and the Fix)

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Episodes

True Dating Stories Introduces: Discount Dave (and the Fix) 10 Jun 2026

Everyone has a party story. Host and creator of Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix) Rebecca Auerbach’s involved in a run-in with rock icon David Lee Roth (you know, from Van Halen). At least, that's who he said he was. It’s Vancouver. 2005. Becca, a young actor who loves hard and parties harder gets her first big break at a Shakespeare Festival. She’s young, she’s having fun, party girls are FUNNNNN… Rehydrate, recuperate, recalibrate, repeat. But when her best friend goes on a date with the aging rocker, Becca is on a mission. To get a piece of the action. And maybe it's because she loves rock and roll, or maybe it's because she’s trying to fill a hole, but she holds onto that night. And it ultimately leads to her own reckoning. A harrowing and hilarious blend of memoir and auto-fiction, Discount Dave (and the Fix) is the true-ish story of a fake rockstar, a real trial and what it means to stop running, face yourself and fight to heal. Episode one of this series, "I Runneth with the Devil" is an Official Selection of the 2026 Tribeca Audio Festival. More episodes of Discount Dave (and the Fix) are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/DDxTDS

“Syphilis is WAY worse than warts” 11 Feb 2022

On her first day of acting class, Hannah is charmed by a classmate’s powerful performance. Then things get icky.

“Don’t cry on first dates” 10 Feb 2022

Ariel turns to dating to distract himself from grief, only to have the hurt come back to haunt him on a date.

Slippery when wet 09 Feb 2022

As a construction worker Jesse knew all about workplace safety. But he wasn’t prepared for the hazards of the bedroom.

“Welcome to the tattoo jungle, girl” 08 Feb 2022

When a young Black woman agrees to date her cool, sexy co-worker, she’s shocked by his efforts to connect with her on a cultural level.

“Nothing like that has ever come out of my body before” 07 Feb 2022

Laura plots to hook up with a hot guy by becoming his dog walker, but the plan backfires when she uses an awkward “pet name” in the bedroom.

When a date feels like a crime scene 06 Feb 2022

It sounded like innocent fun: a romantic evening of Yahtzee for two. It was all fine until the helicopters appeared.

Who doesn't love a good dating story? 04 Feb 2022

Introducing: True Dating Stories. Real people tell their wildest and most embarrassing dating stories while hilarious recreations bring them to life.