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How do we talk to our kids about porn?  Having conversations with kids about sex and porn isn’t easy. And as they get older it can get harder because they get more awkward. As parenting expert Maggie Dent says,  “I don't think anyone ever gets completely comfortable talking about sex with their kids. And if they are great, could you tell us how you do it?” Still, in almost every conversa...

What can we do in terms of regulation, censorship and self management to take control of what’s arriving on our screens? It’s too late to go back in time. Even if we wanted to, we couldn’t completely get rid of the online adult content landscape. But is there a middle ground? A number of countries around the world have experimented with age gating content. Has that worked? And what about on a pers...

What can we learn about age verification, regulation, tech based abuse and deep fake technology from Korea? South Korea emerged from a brutal civil war to become one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. They have brought KPop, KDrama, the 5G phone and nano printing pens to the world. They are also heavily regulated. We’ve heard a fair bit about the dangers of porn over the...

Is there such a thing as porn addiction? When is porn too much, what does it look like, and how can it be overcome? Porn is everywhere - on your phone, your computer, your gaming console. So does that mean we’re more likely to have a problem with porn than we did in the past? And if so how can we get away from something that exists wherever we are? Some researchers question whether porn addiction...

Is porn changing the way we have sex, and how we relate to each other? In our last episode we learnt that our fantasies can be inspired and deepened by porn. That porn doesn’t make us into someone else, but it can strengthen parts of us. What about when it comes to our actions? Is what we see in porn feeding into our actual sex lives? Is it changing what we do with each other? Is it leading to hig...

Sexual fantasy is a human instinct, and part of fantasy is often to step beyond the realm of societal norms and push taboos.  Is porn changing what we fantasize about? Or is what we fantasize about what drives porn? When should we be worried about our fantasies? Do women fantasize differently to men? And how does porn impact that difference? We live in a pretty prescriptive society - there ar...

One of the most often heard concerns about internet pornography is that the very nature of the creation of this content is leading to abuse. That people who are acting in films are being forced, and are not being treated properly. But is that true? Who’s making porn, who’s making money from porn, and how can consumers do better? In this episode our host Liz Keen meets with creators, like Cherie De...

What impact is porn having on our society? And what should we do about it? It’s easy to blame porn for a lot - sexual assault rates, the burgeoning Gen Z gender divide, plastic surgery. But what’s the truth about internet porn? The average age Australian kids see porn is 13. Lots of them come across it by accident, and they generally don’t like to be surprised by it online. More than half of Austr...

How is internet pornography impacting our society? Kids are first seeing porn, on average, by the time they’re 13. With the growth of AI and the pervasiveness of social media, it's nearly impossible to miss. Is it changing our sex lives or is the algorithm just responding to our desires? What's this billion dollar industry really like for the creators making content? Is violence increasing? Are yo...