Conversations About Sex

The podcast is taking a break! We'll be back later this year with episodes on LGBT+ inclusivity in sex education, consent, sex and the medical world, kink and the future of sex education in the UK, featuring Dr Paul Murray, Marti from Sound of Birch, Stella Sonnenbaum, Kim Loliya and the full interview with Ruby Stevenson from the charity Brook. For more sex ed resources and loads more, check out www.conversationsaboutsex.com.

How do cultural beliefs about gender influence our behaviour and expectations in the bedroom? I explore masculinity and femininity in the bedroom and the expectations that young men and women feel to perform in a certain way in bed. Featuring a lovely long chat with three young men I knew from school, as well as a young woman in her mid-twenties and sex educators Caroline D'Arcy and Ruby Stevenson. Music by In Love With A Ghost. NOTE: In the episode I mention a study about the orgasm gap, and I got my figures slightly wrong - it's actually worse than I thought! Here is the article with the statistics: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/23/golden-trio-of-moves-boosts-chances-of-female-orgasm-say-researchers And for more sex ed resources, check out the 'Resources' page on the website and the new 'Episodes' page, which gives you specific links relating to each episode. www.conversationsaboutsex.com Support the pod: Patreon (monthly): www.patreon.com/conversationsaboutsex GoFundMe (one-off): www.gofundme.com/f/pycsyr

What is sex to you? Is it just a penis in a vagina? What about all the other kinds of sex? Is virginity a nonsense concept? Trigger warning: this episode contains a description of assault which some listeners may find upsetting. Music by In Love With A Ghost. For sex ed resources and support links: www.conversationsaboutsex.com Support the pod: Patreon (monthly): https://www.patreon.com/conversationsaboutsex GoFundMe (one-off): https://www.gofundme.com/f/pycsyr

PORN! What's the big deal? In this episode, we talk to people who use porn and love it, people who use it and hate it, people who make porn and people who treat other people for porn addiction. Leave your preconceptions at the door and open the controversial can of worms - you may be surprised by what you hear! Featuring Stella Sonnenbaum, Ruby Stevenson, Caroline D'Arcy, the wonderful porn performer Lina Bembe and the incredible poet James Massiah. Music by In Love With A Ghost. Check out: Lina Bembe (@linabembe) James Massiah (www.jamesmassiah.com) Stella Sonnenbaum (www.stellawithlove.com) Ruby Stevenson (@_rubyrare) Caroline D'Arcy (www.inti-mate.co) To read the full interview with Jay Smooth, see part one here - https://www.sexpluszine.com/home/2017/12/20/beautiful-people-in-intimate-situations?rq=jay%20smooth and part two here - www.conversationsaboutsex.com/post/an-interview-with-jay-smooth For more sex education resources, check out www.conversationsaboutsex.com/resources

How does arousal actually work? Do women masturbate as much as men? What exactly is libido? How come we didn't learn any of this in school? Featuring Caroline D'Arcy and Ruby Stevenson from Brook. Music by In Love With A Ghost. Check out: Caroline D'arcy (www.inti-mate.co) Ruby Stevenson (@_rubyrare) Brook (www.brook.org.uk) In Love With A Ghost (@LVGHSTmusic) For a curated list of sex ed resources, check out www.conversationsaboutsex.com/resources

This mini-episode gives you the low-down on how arousal works, in general, at a physical level. Listen to the next episode, 'Arousal, Libido and Masturbation' to find out more. Music by In Love With A Ghost. Check out more of Caroline's work at www.inti-mate.co Check out Ruby @_rubyrare (Twitter) and @rubyrare (Instagram) Ruby and Marti will be appearing again later in the series! NOTE: I am not a sexual health expert. This episode is intended to give you a basic grounding in way arousal works that is lacking from UK sex ed curriculums, so that we're all on the same page for Episode 3, 'Arousal, Libido and Masturbation'. What I'm sharing with you is a very brief summary of what I've learned from my research over the last two years. For more information, check out RFSU's pamphlets 'Dicktionary', 'Pussypedia', 'Vaginal corona' (hymen), and others: www.rfsu.se/om-rfsu/om-oss/in-e…-rfsu/publications/ For a curated list of sex ed resource, check out www.conversationsaboutsex.com/resources

Everyone learns what fallopian tubes are, so why don't we learn what the clitoris is? In this episode, I take a look at what's missing in UK sex education when it comes to anatomy. Featuring sex coach Caroline D'Arcy and educator Ruby Stevenson of the sexual health charity Brook. Music by In Love With A Ghost. For more information about the guest speakers and a curated list of sexual health resources, check out www.conversationsaboutsex.com. Check out Caroline D'Arcy's practice at www.inti-mate.co Check out Brook at www.brook.org.uk Check out more of Ruby's work at @_rubyrare on Twitter and @rubyrare on Instagram

Before you listen to Episode 2 'Your Body', this mini-episode goes over the basics of sexual anatomy, featuring the clitoris, foreskin and the humble perineum. NOTE - I am not a sexual health expert. This episode is intended to give you a basic grounding in the sexual anatomy that is lacking from UK sex ed curriculums, so that we're all on the same page for Episode 2, 'Your Body'. What I'm sharing with you is a very brief summary of what I've learned from my research over the last two years. For more information, check out RFSU's pamphlets 'Dicktionary', 'Pussypedia', 'Vaginal corona' (hymen), and others: https://www.rfsu.se/om-rfsu/om-oss/in-english/about-rfsu/publications/ Music by In Love With A Ghost.

In episode one, I ask - why talk about sex at all? What's the big deal? Sure, sex education at school was basically just putting a condom on a banana, but it didn't make an impact on our actual lives...did it? Featuring music by In Love With A Ghost. For more information on why sex ed is important, plus links to relevant resources, podcasts, videos and support links, check out: the accompanying blog post - www.conversationsaboutsex.com/post/episode-one-blog my curated list of sex ed resources - www.conversationsaboutsex.com/resources