The Hook Up

If you don’t know each other’s passcodes does that mean there’s trust issues? We hear your hot takes about privacy and going through your partner’s phone.

Dee catches up with neuroscientist and host of the Do You Fucking Mind podcast Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa to get all the expert advice on how to heal after a breakup and build your self-love and confidence up again.

We all know RuPaul’s classic line ‘if you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?’ – but how true is it really? Or is self-love something that can grow through being in a relationship and loving someone else?

You told us that you cry, laugh, get the zoomies, sneeze and get blocked ears, or itchy noses when you orgasm.  So in this ep we chat to sexologist Lauren French and Dr Theresa Larkin about why it might be happening to you.

You’ve heard of post nut clarity, but what about post nut reactions? We hear your weird and wonderful reactions post orgasm, from crying and laughing, to blocked ears, hyperactivity, sleepiness and cravings.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US which claims dating apps are created to make people addicted and keep using them. Dee chats to Clinical Psych and researcher from UTS Anastasia Hronis about how dating apps can keep us hooked.

If someone has a crush on their friend, is the friendship actually platonic? Or does it completely change the dynamic?  In this ep, we debate attraction, crushes, feelings in friendships and when it blurs the line.

We catch up with the world’s biggest porn stars Angela White and she answers your questions about the adult industry, how to give good head, feminism in porn and whether bigger is better.

In our last ep we met some findoms, and a paypig, but what actually makes someone get off on giving money and gifts for no sexual favours in return?  Dee chats to psychologist Dr Sarah Ashton about why someone might be into financial domination. 

A paypig is someone who gets off on giving you gifts, cash, paying your bills - but they don’t want any physical sexual favours in return. Sounds too good to be true right? We find out how findomming works and what’s in it for the pigs.

We live, laugh, love comedian, presenter, and writer Louis Hanson. As your 2024 Mardi Gras host - he’s got your pride survival guide for your gay christmas.

You told us about how you've self sabotaged your way out of healthy, secure relationships with green flags - but how can you stop this pattern from ruining a good thing? Psychologist and author Chris Cheers joins Dee to chat about why we get addicted to red flags and how you can rewire your brain.

If you've been in a toxic relationship or you only date red flags, do you find it hard when someone healthy, secure and safe comes along? You tell us your experience of what it's like dating from problematic to perfect, from feeling boredom, picking fights to self sabotage. 

She’s the founder and CEO of Cheek Media, author of Bite Back, and podcast host of Big Small Talk - Hannah Ferguson put the ultimate group date to the test, and says it was the best date she’s ever been on. So here’s how she pulled it off and why she thinks group dates are going to make dating apps fun again.

If you’re living with your parents (maybe you’re studying, or for cultural reasons, or just coz cost of living is fkd) you might be struggling to have any kind of sex life.  We hear your horror stories of getting caught, getting creative and getting off.

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.