The Hook Up

A bad breakup can leave you feeling like absolute garbage, and when the loneliness kicks in and you're drinking red wine from the bottle, many of us just want to run straight back to what’s familiar, our ex. But surely there’s a reason you broke up? Shouldn't you just try and move on with your life? You’ll hear from psychologist Melanie Khashadorian on when it might be a good idea, and when gettin...

Our friends and peer group have a much bigger influence on us than we might think… But have you ever thought about how much of an influence our friends have on our love lives? On the podcast, we’re looking at peer pressure to be more sexual than our friends, taking your own time to make decisions that are right for you, and whether friends with benefits works. Sex therapist Cat O’Dowd joins us soo...

Friendships seem to be one of the most underrated relationships out there. We’re often told that your family and your partner are your priority when it comes to time and effort, but sometimes we tend to forget about our friends. Friends can bring the best out of us, sometimes the worst of us, and research even says they can even make us live longer. On the podcast we’re looking at how we make frie...

**TRIGGER WARNING **ADULT CONTENT** This podcast discusses sexual assault and may be triggering to victim survivors. If you need help or someone to talk to, you can call 1800 RESPECT or visit respect.gov.au . The #metoo campaign has brought up a lot of questions recently, like: What would make someone want to cross an emotional or physical boundary with someone else? And why can it take victim sur...

A recent survey found one in five women between the ages of 18 and 27 have had an unintended pregnancy and more than half of the women wanted to know more about what their contraception options are. So let’s prevent some accidents and find out just what contraception is out there. Joining the podcast is Dr Deborah Bateson, Medical Director, Family Planning NSW and Sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein.

Have you ever posted a hot pic of yourself just to get the likes or spite an ex? It’s called thirst trapping, and while men and women are snapping away, does this actually work to get the attention of the person you want? And what does it say about they way we communicate now? Soon you’ll hear from some listeners who’ve seen the positives and negatives of the thirst trap. We ask clinical psycholog...

Do you wonder about why you act in certain ways in a relationship? Maybe you find it hard to get emotionally close, or rely too much on someone and drive them away? Well, it could be partly your parents fault, on the podcast we’re looking at the affect your relationship with your parents can have on your romantic life. Writer Benjamin Law and his Mum Jenny talk about the sex and relationships advi...

After a big breakup, the idea of living life alone scares the shit out of a lot of us, so naturally we head straight for the rebound. Whether that's a one night stand or even jumping straight into a new relationship. But isn't rebound just pain avoidance? Or can it actually help you move on? On the podcast you’ll hear some pretty wild stories about rebounds, when they go wrong, and what happens wh...

It’s Movember season, when people start growing out their mos to raise awareness for men’s health, so we thought we’d look at the 2nd highest cancer affecting young men in Australia, testicular cancer. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer after skin cancer in men aged 18–39 yet a lot of us seem to know very little about it. You’ll hear stories from survivors that are moving and funny, of what...

Imagine living in a town where you know EVERYONE, and everyone knows you, and to meet anyone new and go on a date you need to drive hundreds of kms. On the podcast we’re finding out what’s it like dating out in the bush. Joining us on the podcast is counsellor and sexologist Amanda Lambros.

According to surveys, around 70 percent of men trim their pubic hair, while the majority of women (nearly 60 per cent) go completely bare. So is the bush doomed to extinction, or do you think it should be having a comeback? Sexologist Amanda Lambros sheds some light on the purpose of the bush and why people do what they do to it, and Dr Brad McKay tells us whether we're more likely to get STIs if...

If you've been watching the Bachelorette chances are you've had a conversation about being too emotionally intense early on in the relationship. It can come off as needy and clingy and is probably the best way to freak someone out, but if you really like someone, how can you help showing it? And don’t people want to be showered in affection?

According to a new study, young men get more emotional satisfaction out of “bromances”—close, heterosexual friendships with other males—than they do out of romantic relationships with women. On the pod we’re looking at the 'bromance'. What is it, what they mean to you and what the concept of bromances says about how we see male friendship. Coming up you’ll hear from relationships counsellor Clinto...

Have you gone down on someone with a vulva before? How do you know if you're doing it right? If you're receiving, how can you communicate what you want? On the podcast, we're doing a deep dive on the muff dive with sex therapist Giverny Lewis.

Dating can be hard enough as it is, but when you’re spending hours on end swiping and chatting to people you might not ever meet, how does it affect our mental health? You’ll hear from Dr Mitchell Hobbs on how these apps play us and how they’re making money off our FOMO on meeting our dream partner. And clinical psychologist Malinda Guest talks us through how dating apps can be detrimental to our...

Hugh Hefner recently died at the age of 91, leaving behind a huge legacy with Playboy. But what kind of a legacy did he leave? Was Hef responsible for the sexual revolution or in embracing sexuality, did he actually take women’s sexuality backwards?.

When you’re in your twenties, making decisions about having kids might not be one of your top priorities, but for some people it’s something that they’ve already made their mind up on. So what’s it like dating when you or someone you’re seeing definitely doesn’t want kids.

No one likes talking about scabies or crabs, but it turns out they’re probably more common than you think. On the podcast we’ll chat to Dr Brad McKay on how we get scabies and crabs, what they are and how we can get rid of them. We also put a call into former triple j breakfast host Tom Ballard who had a scabies experience of his own.

On an individual basis we can't really control who turns us on, but when it comes to studies that have been done on our preferences in general when on dating apps, it reveals some racial biases that many of us have, but are probably afraid to admit. You’ll hear from Dr Denton Callender , a research fellow at the Kirby Institute on how apps contribute to racial preferences, and Dr Ian Stephen might...

Have you ever woken up from a really vivid sex dream about someone and thought “have I just cheated on my partner??”. On the podcast we’re looking at sex dreams and what they mean. You’ll hear from a couple of people who broke up with their partners because of a sex dream, and from dream interpreter Jane Teresa Anderson about what these dreams mean – she also has a warning about acting on your dre...

Premature ejaculation can ruin your sex life and your relationships. A few months ago we chatted to Jonno about his problem with premature ejaculation. It’s been a few months now so we decided to check in with him again and see how he’s going. Hosted by James Findlay

While our country decides on whether we should all have the ability to marry the person we love, I decided to take a step back and ask what marriage actually means to you. Hosted by James Findlay

It’s been a few months since you went on a few dates what that tinder hook-up that didn’t go anywhere, but is it worth double checking to see if it’s worth it?

If you come from a culture where talking about sex a serious no-no, then it could have a bit of an impact on your sexual health. On this podcast you’ll hear about how young people from culturally diverse backgrounds can have trouble talking about sex. You’ll also hear from a researcher working with Burmese refugees who’ll tell us that words such as vulva and clitoris don’t even exist in their nati...

*adult content* Straight women are cumming nowhere near as much as straight men, gay men and lesbians. On this podcast we’re looking at closing the orgasm gap between men and women. You’ll hear from a woman who’s never orgasmed from penetrative sex and another who’s had no problem telling men what she wants in bed. Guiding us through it, is sex therapist Tanya Koens. Hosted by James Findlay.