The Hook Up

We yappa yappered about timing, but now it’s time to hear from an actual expert. Dee chats to couples therapist Megan Kozak about how much timing actually matters in relationships, and how to deal if you’re going through a break up because of it.

Have you ever met someone who ticks all the boxes, you have great chemistry, you could honestly see a future with them… but the timing isn’t right?  Like maybe they’re about to move overseas for work/study, maybe they’re not over their ex - or sometimes it’s just a case of “I need time to work on myself”.  So how much does timing really matter? - and is it something you can overcome if you actuall...

If you wanna start using your backdoor in the bedroom but don't know where to start, we got chu. Sex coach Georgia Grace and founder of sexual wellness brand NORMAL Lucy Wark chat to us about all the basics of butt play. 

83% of you reckon we live in a low effort dating culture. Where people never put in effort and everyone just bails or ghosts each other.  So are Australians just lazy or have dating apps made everyone burnt out? Also is it actually a bad thing? Should you expect so much effort at the start of getting to know someone? Dee and Pip hear your hot takes and chat it out.

It’s finally happened, The Imperfects are on The Hook Up <3  If you don’t know - The Imperfects are a hugely popular podcast where some of the most well-known guests jump on to share their insecurities and all the ways they feel imperfect.  Comedian Ryan Shelton and Josh Van Cuylenburg chat to Dee and Pip about the power of vulnerability and what they’ve learnt from hearing so many people’s inc...

She’s one of our favourite brains in the whole wide world - historian, writer and TikTokker Esme Louise James is back with some more kinky history for you.

We chat to author and cartoonist Lily O’Farrell – you might know her as Vulga Drawings on Instagram, and she’s just released a podcast about how internet culture is shaping dating, sex, pleasure and the patriarchy.

Dylan Buckley is an ex AFL player now turned podcaster - who you’d probs know from Dyl & Friends - a podcast where (mainly AFL players) are open, vulnerable and share their stories.  Dee chat’s to him about masculinity, social pressure, his AFL career, vulnerability, being an emotional guy, embracing your insecurities, and the importance of male role models.

Did you know if you’re on the disability support pension it might stop you from taking your relationship to the next level? Award winning writer, stand up comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart joins Pip to chat about what’s going on.

Every Sunday on our insta @triplejthehookup we get your raunchiest secrets, honestly they leave us gooped, gagged and gazumped.  In this special ep - you’ll hear some of the most cooked Sunday Secrets from 2023, from a missing butt plug, a sneaky rideshare hook up, and getting caught mid dildo.

It’s been a hell of a year. From Jonah Hill's therapy speak, the orchestra orgasm, and Sam Levinson's controversial show The Idol and Anna Paul's break up that rocked world – we take wrap 2023's biggest moments in love, dating, sex and relationships.

A lot of guys still associate vulnerability with weakness. But you told us that it’s messing with your mental health and your relationships - as you suffer in silence. 

Dee chat's to clinical psychologist and men's mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler about the spotlight on masculinity at the moment, why so many young guys are obsessed with Andrew Tate and the importance of male friendships for men's mental health. 

A lot of guys have told us they’re feeling super confused atm about how to act and what it means to be ‘a man’. 

Keen to get with other people but have no idea how to ask your partner?  Going from monogamous to ethical non-monogamous sounds hot and exciting, but there’s a lot of work that goes into keeping your relationship healthy and happy.  So here’s how to do it. 

We’re so obsessed with the enemies to lovers trope in movies, books and tv - but can it happen irl?  Turns out yes, and the most common way to catch feelings for your arch nemesis is through hatefucking, so we chat the experts on how sexual chemistry can mess with your head and your heart

ICYMI, you don’t have to have a foot fetish to be into feet. 

Loads of people are getting later in life diagnoses of ADHD which has helped a lot you figure out the way you work – but what about the way you date?  We’re investigating how symptoms like hyperfixation vs distraction/loss of interest, impulsive behaviour and overstimulation/hypersensitivity can affect your relationships and sex life.

Imagine if you could have sex with yourself. That’s the dream for people who’re autosexual.  We delve deep into the sexuality we had no idea even existed. 

Exercise might give you endorphins but it also might give you an orgasm.  It’s actually more common than you think. We get your coregasm stories and find out what exercises to do/avoid.

Most of you told us you’ve felt insecure about your body during sex, so how do you stop that negative self-talk and learn to accept yourself just the way you are? In this episode, we tackle body image during sex with body image advocate Bella Davis and find out how to feel confident to fuck with the lights on.

In this bonus episode, writer, artist and producer Madison Griffiths chat to Dee about her new book Tissue. Tissue is Madi's raw and vulnerable reflection on a pregnancy she terminated during lockdown in 2021 and the complexities that come with getting an abortion for so many people in our current political climate. 

Getting a urinary tract infection can be one of the most painful experiences, and if you're getting them all the time, they can cause a lot of anxiety around sex. So in this ep, we chat to a urologist, sexologist and pelvic floor specialist about how to cope with chronic and recurrent UTIs and find out if a UTI isn't causing your pain, then what the hell is?

Everyone’s obsessed with attachment theory atm!  But even if you don’t subscribe - it’s a pretty common relationship dynamic where someone can be more avoidant and need space and someone can be more anxious and clingy. So here’s Stephanie Rigg from the On Attached pod, and Psychologist Chris Cheers on how to make it work.

She’s the activist who helped make consent education mandatory in the Australian curriculum and now Chanel Contos has written her first book Consent Laid Bare.  In this episode, Chanel chats to us about some of the ways rape culture is reinforced in Australia and what needs to change.