Radio Pleasure Society

What does genuine consent culture look like practically in a nightlife setting? How do well-run venues actually implement it? Is there an etiquette or unwritten code that regulars understand but newcomers might not? This and more was discussed during a great chat we had with Ellen Verheij from Kaleidra Studio .  Some book and podcast recommendations:  📕  Wormmaan - Mariken Heitman  I who have nev...

Who’s pleasure counts? Why has our sex become so goal-oriented? When is it allowed to just be…good?! We spoke to Linda Duits about 'plezier', the Dutch word that ecompases something in between pleasure and fun. It's hard to translate, so just listen to the episode 👅.  Here are some book and podcast recommendations from Linda:  📕 Wormmaan - Mariken Heitman  📕 I who have never know...

We dived into the world of cruising with Barnaby Savage . By collecting, documenting and researching stories of cruising Barnaby's project 'Cruise Verhalen' tracks the fluid (re)shaping of public space and through the recording of oral history documents cruising culture in the Netherlands. Some book recommendations Barnaby gave us, that we'd love to share here:  📕 De Roze Rand...

This episode of Radio Pleasure Society is in Dutch 🇳🇱. In deze aflevering van Radio Pleasure Society spreken we met Jesse Bleekemolen en Rein van Leeuwen over een documentaire die ze gemaakt hebben: F*CK DRUGS, een film over oa seks en drugsgebruik binnen de gay scene.  Benieuwd naar de documentaire? Tijdens de Roze Filmdagen gaat de film op 21 maart, 2026 21.00 uur in premiere en is later op 29 m...

We spoke to CEO and Founder, Samuel Douek of Pleasure Platform HOWL on all things LUBE 💦. What do we hope brands like HOWL can change about how we talk about pleasure, intimacy, and sexual health more broadly? And what does the bigger cultural shift look like if we'd approach things with a more sex positive mindset?  Some book recommendations Samuel gave us, that we'd love to share here...

We spoke to Pimenta Cítrica on AI and Sex(uality). What changes or protections in AI policies should change around sex education and the use of AI? How is AI influencing how people explore and understand their sexuality? And what does a healthy and ethical future of AI look like in our sexual lives?  We dove DEEP. Listen back and enjoy our fruitful conversation with Pimenta Cítrica. We learned so...

We spoke to Karin from MMeet on all things around menopause and sexuality. A topic we believe is even more stigmatized than it should be. We learned so many new things about what happens in our body when we enter this stage of our life. How can we stay curious to our body and all the changes that come along with (peri)menopause and continue to explore our sexuality?  This is a recording from our l...

We dived into all things sexy music with Cathy Grogan during this 'Call Girl' music special that was a live show on October 9th 2025.  Expect sultry, saucy and extra spicy tunes by the one and only; including some live callers during the show that called in their favourite spicy track.  This is a recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society on Echobox , it aired on Thursday...

We talked to Anna Torres about all things architecture and sexuality during this episode of Radio Pleasure Society.  What would our cities look like if we’d approach it with a more sex positive lens? What if sex workers could get all the room they want, the sky is the limit and we don’t stigmatize visiting sex workers in the first place? Would our view on the world change? Would it be better? Woul...

We spoke to Madeleine Vreekamp, who's been the buying for Mail & Female for 16(!) years. We spoke about her experiences in the shop since she's been working there, the diversity of shop visitors, mad situations she's been in and what she thinks the future looks like for sex shops and product offerings.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society, it...

We spoke to Jeanette Chedda about Sexuality & Disability. Jeanette is a disability advocate, speaker and model who represents the role model she needed growing up. "You can’t be what you can’t see'', is one of her favourite quotes. And 'representation matters' is what she lives. With her presence in magazines, politics and activism she blows away the hetero cis, male,...

This show is in Dutch!  We spoke to Belle Barbé , founder of the Seksualiteitschool , on education around sexuality.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for upda...

We spoke to Deepa Paul about the launch of her debut memoir ASK ME HOW IT WORKS: LOVE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE , out May 1st from Viking/ Penguin Random House UK. Her book has been translated into Dutch is now available in the Netherlands as JE MAG ME ALLES VRAGEN: LIEFDE IN EEN OPEN HUWELIJK , from Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam.  Check out her Substack newsletter Letters by Deepa , where she explores the...

We spoke to Fardad , a queer activist and (HIV) stigma fighter about living with HIV, how this diagnosis gave him room to explore his sexuality more than expected and destigmatizing being HIV positive.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we&apo...

Special for Valentine's Day we invited bebe bad to talk to us about how we can turn against the expectations society has on celebrating Valentine's Day and transform it into something that we can make entirely our own.   This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want...

We spoke to Jonathan Ho, a (fashion) designer - often in the field of sexuality -to discuss the role of design in sexuality, pleasure, and fetish culture.  If you're interested in an article we wrote on this episode, check it out here .  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as...

There is so much we can learn from future generations about exploring our sexuality. We spoke to Tuaca Kelly about the lessons we can learn from Gen X.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepl...

Nobody other than PassionDEEZ took over our show with a special including all his pleasurable and sensual music.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates...

Summer time is for relaxing and exploring. We invited our dear friend Rowyda to go through some of her favourite sexy music during summertime.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresoc...

Special for our collaboration with Milkshake Festival we dedicated an episode of Radio Pleasure Society to talk to a couple artists involved in our Pleasure Society space during the festival in 2024.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we'...

We had the pleasure to speak to GiA and Ben, both working as escorts, but in totally different ways. We spoke to them about their experience as escorts and what they've learned from doing this work in relation to their own sexuality.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as we...

We spoke to Angel the Dancehall Explorer about how sexuality is part of Dancehall. A world opened up to us we could never have expected!  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety o...

During this episode we explored the intersection of sex and technology with creative director of the Porn Film Festival Vienna and film maker Jasmin Hagendorfer .  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to fo...

Our guest Ramz explored the topic of fetish with us during this episode of Radio Pleasure Society. With their handcrafted leather goods under the name Wild Weirdo Creations , they break taboos around fetish and kink.  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in l...

Due to a late cancellation of our guest, we winged it with one of our favourite people out there, Chalice (not coincidentally the programmer of Echobox 👀).  This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well.  Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @...