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This week Blueboy's Cafe remembers Danielle Moore and Balearic Burger stalwart Claire Dodds, a cameo mix from BB's Adam Wilson, Some sabbath, new single from Afterlife, some Cantoma, Pathaan, Zero 7 , some Moon beams and seeing us out Vangelis Abraham Theme with Sacha Puttnam orchestra For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/blueboys-cafe-balearic-beats/Tune into new broadcasts of Blueboy's Cafe Balearic Beats, Wednesdays from 4 - 6 PM EST / 9 - 11 PM GMT//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Investigating massive election fraud, Police inspector Alia Khan must put her life on the line by taking on the most powerful people in government. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
As India's general elections draw near, and the world's largest democracy decides its future, A murder and a political scandal leads Police Inspector Alia Khan to unravelling the truth about her policeman father's death. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
A dead glamour model in a five-star hotel leads Police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of Bollywood's leading heart-throb. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
Police Inspector Alia Khan investigates a psychiatric hospital where women are admitted but never seem to come out. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
The search for a missing husband leads Police Inspector Alia Khan to the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
A new police detective series that shines a light on the real victims of political corruption. When an abandoned baby is rescued from a gutter, it falls on the only female police officer on hand, Alia Khan to look after it. It leads her on an investigation into the dark heart of Indian politics. Undercover City is written by Ayeesha Menon and executive produced by John Scott Dryden and Nadir Khan. Sound design was by Steve Bond and music by Sacha Puttnam. Cast: Inspector Alia Khan - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram Naresh – Darius Shroff, Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Other parts: Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Undercover City is a Goldhawk Production.
This latest episode features composer, arranger and sometime keys and bass player Sacha Puttnam.Out shortly is Sacha's album Spirit of Cinema with the Classic Film Orchestra. This is a superb collection of Sacha's compositions that pay homage to just a few of David Puttnam's superb films. This was a great conversation - there's a lot to learn about Sacha's approach to music. Thanks to Sacha for allowing me to play extracts from Spirit of Cinema alongside our conversation. Follow me on instagram.com/hilaryrwriterFollow me on facebook.com/HilaryRobertsonFreelanceWriterFollow me on twitter.com/hilaryrwriterSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/HWpodcast)
For the last time this season, and thus the last time for a while, we get together to talk about what's going on in our sex life and our relationships, and reflect on the ways the podcast has impacted us and our lives. We open with an introduction detailing the cruel reality of what it means to run a podcast sometimes: a LOT of technical difficulties. This season finale seemed like a perfect opportunity to give our listeners some behind the scenes of podcasting. Or at least our experience, of what it is like to start a podcast in the last year of university. People always ask us, how much does podcasting cost? Or how hard is podcasting? How much work is podcasting? So we addressed some of the misconceptions of podcasting, as well as outlining how much work actually goes into a podcast. We begin our episode of reflection by breaking down our expectations when coming into starting a podcast, in contrast to how we feel about it now. As well as reminiscing about where we were at the start of the pandemic and the podcast, in terms of our sex lives and our relationships, and comparing it to where we are now. We spend a lot of the episode reflecting upon our views about love and how they have changed. We're looking back with love, as we've realised that self reflection and growth go hand in hand. In order to keep progressing and to form our identities and find out who we want to be, we have to have self reflection and self awareness. We are not offering a 'self reflection, how to', but in looking back to where we started, and looking back fondly and inquisitively will allow us to keep learning. Throughout our time doing the podcast, we haven't only grown ourselves, but the relationships to the people around us have strengthened too. We have learnt so much about how to open up in conversations, how to start up conversations, about sex and relationships, and all the intimate details that arise from those conversations, not only with strangers, but also with our friends and family, in particular our mums. Having so many guests, and opening up week after week about ourselves and our relationships provided us with plenty of examples of open conversations to then give us a guideline on how to start difficult conversations with our families and loved ones. Opening up is hard, and we are still working on it, but working on the podcast had provided a lot of clarity and practise in dealing with difficult conversations. It truly is the end of an era for us, we finish university and are about to enter the real world, we completed a full year of weekly episodes and are concluding the first season of a podcast we love! We are truly so grateful to all our amazing guests for opening up to us and educating us, to our beautiful friends for supporting us, to our parents for believing in us and being forever open minded, and to our listeners, for all their submissions and for making all of this so much more valuable. Go forth into this hot girl summer and have nothing but fun, we'll see you next season! In the meantime, find us on our website or social media: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Do you suffer from anxiety? This week we're joined by our lovely friend, and psychology student, Azura to talk all about how to deal with anxiety in relationships and being non binary. We begin the episode with a segment where we hear some of our listeners' insecurities in their relationships; how they broke their mental health to their significant others in relationships and how partners have helped them manage their mental health in relationships. We also did a segment to see how many people experience mental illness or mental health problems (81%) and whether they'd prefer to date someone who has similar experiences or not. Azura then tells us a bit about the differences between feeling nervous and having an anxiety disorder and why it can be important to distinguish between the two. She then tells us about her own relationships and tips for how she has encouraged her romantic partners to understand her anxiety in relationships, as well as what her current boyfriend has done to help her cope with her anxiety while dating. We then move on to discussing how her gender has been a cause of her anxiety in the past, before realising she identifies as non binary, and how outwardly presenting yourself in a way that matches your inner feelings can really benefit your mental health. We hope you enjoy the episode! You can find Azura on Instagram @stdyio and you can find more of us on Instagram @sextraspodcast, Facebook on Sextras Podcast, our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This episode hears Sacha Puttnam talking to Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman (for Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow, and being one of the only three women to have won the Academy Award for Best Score). Rachel tells Sacha about her breakthrough into film composing along with the joys of writing the music to this wonderful and heart warming film, War of the Buttons, adapted for the screen by Colin Welland.Sacha took two of Rachel's pieces from WotB to produce his beautiful suite on the album Spirt of Cinema.Find more on Sacha at www.mayamusic.co.uk (where you'll also find a link to Rachel's fantastic solo album), or on instagram at @mayamusicltd, @Mable_Productions and @SachaPuttnam. You can find Rachel at www.rachelportman.co.uk, or on Instagram at rachelportmancomposer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ready to get back out there? So are we! It's been a long year filled with lockdown and endless covid-19 restrictions and we are well and truly ready for hot girl summer, especially now that we've graduated. This week we talk all about getting back out there after a breakup, or even just putting yourself out there after lockdown and lack of dating practice. We begin the episode with a poll where we ask if people struggle to put themselves out there- to which 54% of people said yes and 46% of people said no. We then asked for some tips to put yourself out there and to have dating confidence, which is something we all need a boost of. We end the segment by hearing people's hot girl summer plans and telling you our own. The positive thing about the world opening up, even though so many of us lack dating confidence, is that we're all in the same position, and we can all build up our confidence and put ourselves out there together. We discuss what has held us back from putting ourselves out there in the past and discuss what we can do to meet more people to date, or to attract the right kinds of people. Gone are the days of low standards or wasting our time with people who are, quite frankly, not good enough for us. It's hot girl summer baby! Anything is possible, and boy oh boy are we going to spend the summer learning to date and be confident again. It's time to get back out there, for all of us, so let's go for it! We hope you enjoy the episode, if you're both excited and afraid to get back out there we're right there with you. Don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review, and you can find more of us on Instagram @sextraspodcast; Facebook at Sextras Podcast, on our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com), and we'll see you next week!! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In this episode we're talking all about foreplay! In light of Honey recently being single and noticing the amount of men on Tinder who claim that they 'don't do foreplay' in their bios, we thought this was a much needed episode to emphasis the fact that foreplay is very important. Listen in for foreplay tips and ideas for both people with vaginas and penises (ie. actually doing foreplay at all!!) We begin the episode with a poll where we asked men and people with penises whether they 'need' foreplay (86% said yes, to our surprise) and 97% of women or people with vaginas said they needed foreplay (not surprising in the least). We also asked what foreplay means to our followers, from touching and kissing to oral sex, to licking and sucking to penis to penis; as well as hear some stories of weird and sometimes horrific foreplay techniques. You can find these segments on our Instagram stories if you want to get involved! We also talk about what foreplay means, whether it is a part of sex or can be separated from it, and determine that ultimately foreplay is extremely necessary for most people, both those with penises and vaginas. There is a misconception that foreplay isn't important for men, perhaps because they often don't engage in foreplay, but we think that foreplay shouldn't be skipped, and actually that it can take a lot of pressure out of sex. Porn has given us the idea that people are ready to start sex whenever, but actually a lot of pleasure comes from foreplay and good sex can't really happen without it. We hope you enjoy the episode! Don't skip foreplay, we promise it will make your sex life so much better. For more foreplay tips listen to the episode we did with Kinky called 'How to Have Better Sex' where she gives some oral sex tips. If you're enjoying Sextras please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser or share! You can find more of us on Instagram @sextraspodcast, Facebook at Sextras Podcast, on our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. We'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Welcome to our first ever submissions only bonus episode! From confessions about sexual fantasies to real sex stories about our follower's sex experiences to pondering whether your vagina can get tighter when you haven't had sex in a while, we cover it all. We begin the episode by telling everyone about some goals we have set for our own sex lives, and what we want our sex lives to look like in the future. We then move on to reading the wonderful submissions you have sent us! If you sent us a submission check the time stamps to hear what we said about your story or confession. We love hearing your confessions and sex stories! Please continue to send us more and interact with us so we can keep learning and talking about sex together! You can send us stories or questions for future submission only episodes on our Instagram @sextraspodcast, our Facebook (Sextras Podcast) or on our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) (we have an anonymous submission point) or you can email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and don't forget to subscribe so that you can be notified about future episodes, we'll see you next Tuesday! 1:00 to 13:05 Our sex goals 13:52 Date to recycling centre 14:52 Threesome fantasy 15:03 Tying up and dominating a man with a woman 18:24 Sucky kisser 21:28 Hiding from parents and force fed potato salad 22:50 Asked out on a pizza box 28:21 Thoughts on the term 'easy' 32:56 Butt dialling your mum during sex 33:49 Wet wipes 36:22 Apologise accepted only in the form of doritos 38:50 Kicks for asshole licks 39:30 Getting back at your best friend and ex 41:58 A fetish for belly buttons 48:57 Can your vagina get tighter? 52:50 Friends chat shit Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
What are you like in an argument? This week we discuss conflict and arguing styles. From heated arguments to the smallest disagreements, arguing is never entirely pleasant, but there is a way to communicate effectively and to be mindful in an argument so that it's respectful and doesn't become hurtful. We begin the episode with a segment where we ask our followers what they're like in an argument and what their argument pet peeves are. We discuss certain things we find annoying in arguments, such as when people walk away from your or insult you during an argument. We then move on to discussing what we are each like in a relationship, and how the way we argue is so related to our attachment styles. Maria is anxious, so wants to resolve conflict as quickly as possible, and Honey is avoidant, so wants to put off arguments for as long as possible. We identify different approaches to arguing, from the way you start an argument or bring an issue up to the way you act during the argument- do you walk away during an argument? or shout? do you argue to argue your point or to win or do you argue to understand the other person's perspective? Finally, how you recover from an argument- whether you take a while to calm down after an argument. We decide that understanding how your partner argues is very important in a relationship. Everyone argues! So it's important to remember that we shouldn't learn how to avoid an argument but how to argue effectively in a relationship so that both people feel validated in their feelings. Go forth, learn your attachment style, and argue effectively! Life is too short to spend it arguing about the same thing and being unhappy because it's never resolved. We hope you enjoy the episode, don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and share with everyone you know! You can find more of us on Instagram @sextraspodcast, Facebook at Sextras Podcast, on our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com), or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. We have an anonymous submission point on our website so send us your sexy stories there! See you next week. Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Do you wish you were having better sex? This week we're joined by Kinky (aka. DaKinkyKid)- sex coach and kink educator- to learn how to be having better sex. We begin the episode with a segment where we asked our followers what some sexual things they're scared to try are, and Kinky gives us all some advice about how to get a little kinky with your sex life, from how men can ask to have butt stuff done to them, to being spanked or experimenting with pain and pleasure. Then, Kinky tells us how she became a sex educator, from being interested in sex from a young age, to having a sex blog, to now having a TikTok with millions of views that teaches people about sex education. Kinky tells us some things we all need to improve on during sex, such as not being scared to ask for what you want and not putting up with men who don't try to make women orgasm, to how to make your g spot enlarge and figuring out how to squirt. We learnt so much with Kinky, she gave us some oral sex tips for men and women and how to prepare for anal sex. Essentially, Kinky is all about having good sex because, as she says, good sex is important as it makes everyone's lives so much better, and makes you so much happier. Go forth, and have great, fun, rough, and kinky sex! You can find Kinky on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok under 'Da Kinky Kid,' on her website http://dakinkykid.com/ (http://dakinkykid.com/) where you can buy her two books '365 Ways to Keep it Kinky' and 'Imma Sucka.' As always, you can find us on Instagram @sextraspodcast, on Facebook at Sextras Podcast, email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com and visit our website at http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com). Don't forget to subscribe to get notified about new episodes, share and review! We'll see you next week. Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This week we're joined by Manny, past matchmaker and relationship coach to talk about finding the right person for you, based on what you want from a relationship and whether you have an alpha, beta, or omega personality. We begin the episode with two segments where we asked our listeners 'What are your dating pet peeves?,' including men paying for dates being normalised and awkward conversations before sex; and 'What's the most unbelievable or ridiculous thing someone has said or done to you on a date?,' including guys admitting they take their condoms with them and thinking feminism is a reason a woman rejects someone. We then move on to hearing about Manny's career, and how he got into matchmaking and then relationship coaching. Manny tells us how he tries to help people find the right person for them, as that is often the biggest thing people struggle with in relationships. Often people go for those who are nothing like them and want completely different things, which dooms their relationship for failure. Manny has a theory called the emotional alpha scale that helps people look for the right person for them based on whether their personality is alpha, beta, or omega. He explains that omega, alpha or beta personalities are not specific to men or women, and that none of them are negative even though beta is used to insult men a lot of the time. We then discuss toxic masculinity and how men feel as though they have to be an alpha male because of the way their parents raised them or the messages they get from society about what 'masculinity' should look like. So many men try to be an alpha male when they're not, which Manny calls the 'constant quest for manhood.' This means so many men don't know what they want or really struggle to come to terms with the fact that they're an omega or a beta. In reality all being a 'man' really is is honouring who you are. But no matter whether you're alpha, beta, or omega the most important thing is to be true to yourself and find the right person for you and what you want out of a relationship. You can find Manny on @iammannysantana on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Clubhouse and Instagram, on www.mannysantana.com and information about his book and his masterclasses on www.secretsoftheguycode.com, or you can email him at coaching@mannysantana.com- he'd love to hear from you! As always you can find us on Instagram @sextraspodcast; Facebook at Sextras Podcast; our website www.sextraspodcast.com or email us sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to subscribe so you can be notified whenever we release an episode (we have our bonus episode coming very soon!) and we'll see you next week! Produced by Mabel Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This week we're debating the hot issue of what makes better sex: quantity or quality? We begin the episode with a few polls where we asked 'Would you rather have ok sex every day or have really good sex once a week?' to which 95% said really good sex once a week; 'What makes someone a better fuck- to have lots of sex with different people or to have lots of sex with one person? to which 74% of people said lots of sex with one person; 'Does your partner's body count matter to you?' to which 87% of people said no; lastly 'Has your best sex been in a one night stands or in a long term thing?' to which 84% of people said in a long term thing. We then move on to discussing what quantity or quality of sex might mean. We're conflicted about the issue of quantity as we know it can cause some unnecessary competition when you're younger, with wanting to raise your body count, which is a big part of lad culture and toxic masculinity. On the other hand, for some people one night stands give them an idea of what more people are into and they can then try those things out if they have regular sex with one person- so quantity becomes quality. Also, we decide that sex is never that bad unless it is really terrible, so quantity without quality isn't a complete possibility. Then, we discuss quality, which we decide includes cumming, or a good effort on both parts to make the other cum, and for both people to have a good time and try a few spicy things out along the way. Good sex is addictive: when sex is good with one person, it's hard to look back at how you ever accepted sex that was less than quality, and you raise your standards. We've decided we're raising our standards and not making any more excuses more not getting the most we can out of sex. At the same time, asking for what you want during sex and enforcing quality can be way harder than it seems, so we have to take it step by step to get to the point of being able to communicate what we want. Ultimately, we decide quantity and quality are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and which you prefer really depends how much sex is enough for you. We know some people don't need to have sex every day and others are okay with not cumming every time (but we obviously shouldn't make excuses for men who make no effort.) Go forth! Have sex in quantity and quality (but maybe don't go for quantity at the total expense of quality). We hope you enjoyed this (more chatty) episode! If you did, make sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and tell us what else you'd like to hear us discussing. You can find us to do so on our: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to subscribe so you get notified when our bonus episode comes your way very soon, and see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In this episode we're joined by BDSM performer and educator Sir Ezra. He's the HeadMaster of the Leather/ BDSM household The House of Algos, and he's here to tell us all about the BDSM lifestyle, his career in BDSM and the BDSM community as a whole and how to introduce BDSM into your life. Listen in for an introduction to BDSM We begin the episode with a segment where we hear about our listeners' kinks, from hentai to tentacle porn to bondage, and Sir Ezra teaches us the difference between a kink and a fetish. We then move onto how he got into BDSM, from being into dominating and sadism from a young age to pushing away his interests in BDSM because he thought it was 'bad,' to finally working in the BDSM community. He tells us what it's like to do BDSM as a profession, and that he got into BDSM education because he was interested in teaching. We then move on to BDSM communication, safety, respect and consent, which is extremely important. So many people think that BDSM is a dangerous community, but actually Sir Ezra teaches us that because the BDSM community are so open and educated about power roles that they are actually much better at communicating boundaries and setting safe words so that consent is clearer and safer. He also teaches us some BDSM terms and types of BDSM roles. We end the episode by hearing about how to introduce BDSM into your life, and how to find BDSM community sites so you can learn safe BDSM practices and rules. You can find Sir Ezra on https://www.houseofalgos.com/ (https://www.houseofalgos.com/) for more BDSM information and to take some BDSM courses with an expert. You can buy his book 'Mindfucking Mindfully: A Guide to Mental Manipulation for BDSM & Sadomasochism' there too, and he's also on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter under House of Algos. Don't forget to subscribe and share with everyone you know, and you can find more of us at all the usual places: Instagram: @sextraspocast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) See you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
From dildos to vibrators to fleshlights to butt plugs: this week we're talking all about sex toys. We're joined by Mel, the founder of Melba Toys, to talk about how to talk about sex toys with your partner, whether you guys are into sex toys and if you use them with partners, and she tells us a bit about the sex toy industry. We begin the episode with some polls, where we asked our followers if they have ever bought a sex toy (72% of people said yes); if they've ever used a sex toy with a partner (69% said yes) and if they'd be open to using one with a partner (97% said yes). We asked how often people use sex toys, and the most common answer was occasionally) and then we asked people to tell us if they didn't why not, as well as some stories or anecdotes about using sex toys. Mel then goes on to tell us about her company, Melba Toys, and why she was inspired to start it. She explains that the sex toy industry is completely unregulated, and this means sex toys are often not sustainably or ethically made. Also, it's impossible to find the right sex toy! Buying sex toys online can be so tricky, as there's loads of choice but most of them might not be quite right (especially if you're looking to buy your first sex toy and don't know where to start). This also means that affordable sex toys come at the expense of quality, and if you're looking for a big dildo you might only be able to find a big and thin one rather than the thickness you're looking for. Melba Toys solves all of this and will make sex toys out of sustainable and ethical materials to order so you can ask for whatever gives you pleasure! We end the episode by talking about how to talk about introducing a sex toy with a partner, as some people might find it uncomfortable, and using sex toys in general. We hope you enjoy the episode, and you might start to consider how you can have more sustainable sex. You can find Mel and Melba Toys on Instagram @melbatoys or their website http://www.melbatoys.com (www.melbatoys.com) and do their sex toy quiz on https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3622W5M (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3622W5M). As always, you can find us on Instagram @sextraspodcast and Facebook under 'Sextras Podcast' or on our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed, and share and subscribe, and we'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We hear time and time again, that in every relationship, you either get married or break up. That is to say, most of our relationships will ultimately end, and through another break up we must go. Inspired by Honey's real life events!! (i.e. she recently went through a break up), this week we sit down and discuss the whole breakup process. In our segment we asked you to tell us about your worst breakups, or any general stories you have of times that you have been broke up with or have broken up with someone. Someone was genuinely followed by their ex to university, whilst someone else simply boils it down to 'right person, wrong time'. Ultimately, all break ups hurt, or suck in some kind of way. We start talking about the build up to the break up; the beginning of the end. When the reasons to break up start showing up, and we discuss whether in previous breakups we saw any warning signs. In some cases, we can feel really blindsided, perhaps we are broken up with and given no reasons, perhaps we just don't think that those reasons are good enough. As the person being broken up with, it is easy to feel blindsided as we can turn a blind eye sometimes to what are actually signs that the relationship isn't going well, or that our partner or even we are unhappy. We discuss both perspectives of the 'build up', for the person that is doing the breaking up, it is a very different, and sometimes equally painfully experience (which is often looked over). We then move on to the actual breakup. Is there a good way to break up with someone? There's probably no perfect way to break up with someone, we can't give you a step by step guide or a 'breakup template', because every situation and person is different. However, having a conversation, or series of conversations, in which both people feel heard and understood seems like the ideal. Although, realistically breakups are messy, or over text, or facetime calls, it's impossible to have 'the perfect breakup'. And finally, the aftermath, the heartbreak, the putting the pieces back together. We talk about how wanting to remain friends can be quite problematic, but completely understandable. But here's the thing: it's quite hard to move on from someone that you still talk to, or see all the time, and so Maria swears that she will definitely block her ex after her next breakup. It can feel so hard, when someone that has become so engrained in your life, or your main point of contact, or in some ways your best friend is not there anymore, but we stress that it is more important to let them go, because you broke up for a reason. Honey tells us a little bit about her experience with a break up in a long distance relationship and how that has varied from her other relationships, and lets us know how she is dealing with it. Your relationship ending doesn't mean you failed, or anyone failed, in any way. Not to sound too mushy, but every relationship has its purpose, and we learn from all our experiences, good and bad. We're here for you if you're going through it, we are too! You can find us here: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to subscribe, review, and send us your stories, and we'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This week we are joined by the lovely Yolanda, the host of Speak On podcast, to talk about toxic relationships. (TW: emotional abuse, coercive behaviour and gaslighting.) We begin the episode by hearing the most toxic things that have been done to our listeners, including name calling and lying continuously. We discuss how often these behaviours go unnoticed, and might seem like not a big deal at the time, but build up over time to erode trust in your relationship. Yolanda then tells us her toxic relationship story. She tells us what a toxic relationship feels like, and red flags of a toxic relationship. She explains that it's hard to recognise you're in a toxic relationship and to leave it as you're often hoping it will get better, but it's hard to know if a toxic relationship can ever get better. We discuss how to get out of a toxic relationship when you live together and how to help someone in a toxic relationship based on what she thinks people could have done to have helped her if they had known more about what was happening. We also cover healing after a toxic relationship and what a toxic relationship can do to you in the long term, such as making it difficult for you to trust others and to be in relationships further down the line. It can be hard to see the signs of a toxic relationship, but ultimately, we learn, putting a label to the actions is helpful in identifying that you're in a toxic relationship. There is so much victim blaming when it comes to those who are stuck in toxic relationships, too, but it's important to change how we discuss and learn about them so that we can know how to help someone in a toxic relationship and help them move on once they're able to break away. We love you all so much! Remember you can always reach out to us to discuss something, even though we're not professionals, and if you're in a relationship where you notice a toxic dynamic, or even if you're in a relationship where you're unhappy, leave it. You deserve happiness and you deserve to be loved for who you are. You can find more of Yolanda on her podcast Speak On- we recorded an episode with her over on her podcast about sex education, so go have a listen to that and all the other episodes! Find them on Instagram on @speakon_ or wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to subscribe, review, and send us your stories, and we'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We thought we would expose ourselves this week by sharing some of our less glamorous sex stories, all the embarrassing, the awkward and the weird things that have happened to us during sex. We thought it might be funny to reminisce on the weird, cringe things we have done during sex, (because everyone does embarrassing things when they first start having sex). We laugh about things now, that may have felt traumatic in the moment, like the time Maria forgot about her tampon one time during sex, or the time Honey threw up in front of everyone, including the guy she wanted to shag that night. We talk a lot about drunk sex, mostly because most of Maria's ridiculous sex experiences have happened whilst under the influence. It makes sense, since alcohol is known to make people more horny, or sometimes just makes people make worse decisions, like when Maria shagged a nameless stranger in a public bathroom, or sucked on a guy's toes to get laid. Alcohol makes us dumb, like when Honey's date called her by the wrong name. But as we note, in our younger years, especially whilst at university, sometimes sex and alcohol go hand in hand. Overall, even though some of our experiences seem embarrassing, or cringe-worthy, it's nice to be able to look back and know that it is only embarrassing and cringe because we have grown, and probably wouldn't do those things again today, but we sure as hell had a lot of fun doing them. Sex will only keep getting better and we can't wait for social distancing restrictions to loosen so we will have even more embarrassing sex stories to tell. We love you all, thank you for your support. Your feedback is always appreciated, so please don't hesitate to leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, or you can get in touch with us on... Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) By Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to subscribe and we'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
Ever wonder what other people's relationship is like with their mum? Now you can find out! This week we're joined by Honey's mum to discuss all things about their relationship and about raising a child on your own. We begin by asking what she thinks of us having a sex and relationship podcast. We then to move on to her sex education and what it was like talking about sex when she was growing up, as well as how this informed how she wanted to talk about sex and relationships with Honey. We then move on to life as a single mum, and what it was like raising Honey alone. We cover things like why being a single mum is hard, being a single mum and dating full time. Then we move on to dating as a single mum, and then finding love as a single mum and what that's like now Honey's grown up and they all live together. We discuss their family relationships during the pandemic, and how it's hard to not be codependent when you're living at home. It was so much fun talking with my mum, and it opened up some topics of conversation we probably never would've spoken about otherwise. I've always thought we have a special mother daughter bond, and friendship, hopefully that's obvious in this podcast. We encourage you to explore your family relationships, particularly your relationship with your mum. It's hard to know how to talk to your mum about sex and relationships or mental health sometimes, but once you do it will create more openness between you that can only be a good thing. We love you all, thank you for your support. Your feedback is always appreciated, so please don't hesitate to leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, or you can get in touch with us on... Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) By email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to subscribe, and we'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
What would life be like without friendship? This week we discuss the beauty of female friendships, as well as reflecting on our own friendship throughout the years; why friendship is important, and how female friendships are different to men and women being friends. We start the episode by hearing what our listeners favourite parts of their female friendships are. As it's Women's History Month we wanted to pay homage to our female friendships particularly, and we also hear moments that our listeners have felt closest to their friends. We then move on to reflecting why we're so drawn to being friends with other girls when we're younger, as it's often easier to relate to other girls, and you don't have to worry about people thinking you have a crush on them (even though we're bi, so the joke's on them, really). When you're at school, friendship can be really difficult as there's so much pressure to be popular and to fit in, and teenage girls are so judgemental and scary. We reflect on how our own friendship has changed, from the amount of friendship groups we've been through, to the ups and downs in how close we've been, as well as the dynamic with friendship and dating and how that often changes how close you are. We have lots of ideas about how friendship should be, and that's why it can hurt so much when you're not as close anymore, especially when going to university or going through big life changes. We've always said we're soulmates, but actually a lot of patience and caring has gone into our friendship, and what's made us close, more than anything, is that we've always been there for each other and come back to one another throughout our 8 years of friendship. To end the episode, we tackle the ways male and female friendships can be different to our female friendships, concluding that there's value in both. Friends are so important. They influence our decisions, motivate us, and are always there for us when we need it most. Friends become family, but the best part is you get to choose your friends. If you haven't found your people, don't worry, we've been there and we know how hard it is to go through a friend breakup, but if you know what kinds of people you want to surround yourself with, you will find each other! It's not about how many friends you have anyway, it's about valuing the ones you do have. We hope you enjoy the episode! Don't forget to send us your confessions for our submissions-only episode: you can do this anonymously via our website http://www.sextraspodcast.com/confessions (www.sextraspodcast.com/confessions) or send us an email sextraspodcast@gmail.com with a voice note or your written story! Follow us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast And leave us a review or a rating, and subscribe! We'll see you next week
In honour of International Women's Day 2021 we thought we'd dedicate an entire episode to women who inspire us. We begin the episode by hearing who our listeners' female role models were growing up, and who their female role models are now. We then discuss how our role models have changed throughout the years, what role models' qualities are and why role models are important. There are so many inspiring women, and maybe we should not only choose role models who have overcome adversity, but also broaden our ideas of who are good role models and what role model characteristics are. Yes, being a leader and being brave make a good role model, but for some their role model might be someone who is open about sex our challenges our ideas of what makes a respectable woman, too. Role models influence our lives in so many ways, particularly when growing up, and that's why having good role models for girls is so important. If we see more female politicians we might actually start to believe we can be a politician and aspire to be, and if we see women being open about their sexuality like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, we might start to think that being open about our sexuality is healthy and normal. There are so many inspirational women today that we are spoiled for options, all we have to do is find them. We hope you hear about some inspirational women you've never heard of, or maybe never thought of as role models, and you learn that role models can be so many things: a parent, a spy, an activist, a model, or a rapper. Keep celebrating women, and keep sharing women's stories! Happy Women's History Month 2021! If you'd like to find more of us, you can do so on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to send us your stories and questions for our upcoming episode. Our anonymous submissions page is: https://www.sextraspodcast.com/confessions (https://www.sextraspodcast.com/confessions) or you can DM us on social media or email us with your stories or voice notes! We can't wait, see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
A patriarchy is a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it. The bad news is, we live in a patriarchy. And what are the effects of the patriarchy? In this weeks segment we asked how the patriarchy affects your daily lives, from from being able to wear certain clothes, to being told to ‘smile more', to being too scared to travel alone. We discuss how much we relate to a lot of daily occupancy of inequality, and how sad it is that we do. There are many problems with the patriarchy, and infinite ways it shows up in our daily lives. Some things are more deeply engrained: like the emphasis on female beauty standards and expectations that negatively impact women's self perception and self worth. Other issues are more about what women are taught- to be polite, to be mothers, to be submissive- and the ways in which we adopt these roles ourselves. Touching briefly on family dynamics, we talk about the examples we were set growing up, and the kinds of future we could have when we were older, as well as how perhaps we have internalised sexism, limiting ourselves and our capabilities. We talk about how the patriarchy even affects our sex lives, although perhaps sometimes it won't seem like a feminist issue or like something that is a result of the patriarchy, like finding it difficult to say no to sex. However, we establish that it impacts everything, especially the way men and women interact. We break down some of the pressures that we felt sexually with men that perhaps we haven't felt with women, and how with men we fall into a position of submission. Ultimately, even though the patriarchy fucks us in many ways every day, we understand that in order to break all of these systems down we need to ourselves be aware of our misogyny and call men out on theirs. Let's start now, this Women's History Month. And let's go and SMASH the patriarchy!! We hope you're enjoying the podcast, and if you are please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. It means to much to us! Don't forget to subscribe, and you can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) Or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com Otherwise, we'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
So many people don't have a sex life at the moment. Around the world, lockdowns have left people unable to fulfil their sexual desires, and for many women this has meant they struggle to feel sexual at all. This week we discuss what it's like when you're in a sexual dry spell, hearing from our listeners about what the longest they've gone without sex is and how they broke the dry spell. We discuss how long is too long for us to go without sex, and what is considered a dry spell, deciding that it's different for each person depending on how often they have sex normally. We then give some advice about how to manage your dry spell in quarantine, as well as how to end a dry spell if you're not in lockdown. Having a dry spell in a relationship before quarantine was bad enough, but with the added fact that so many people are in long distance relationships, or going through a dry spell after a break up, it's that much harder to stay sexually active or connected to your body, basic human needs and physical needs. Self pleasure is so important, so we encourage you all to try to stay connected to your eroticism in some way, even if you're in lockdown! Dry spells for women are particularly hard because it's so damn hard for us to feel aroused when we're not having sex with anyone, but you can do it! Get a stash of sex toys or flirt with that guy you like over text! We hope you're enjoying the podcast, and if you are please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. It means to much to us! Don't forget to subscribe, and you can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com We'll see you next week! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This week, Morgan Doman, a life and clarity coach joins us to talk about saying no, how people pleasing affects our lives and relationships and how to set healthy boundaries. Sometimes it is hard to know how to set a boundary, or even to know there is a boundary to set at all. Morgan talks us through some ways to go around setting boundaries, as we discuss some of the boundaries that you guys have set in the segment, or boundaries you want to set. We talk about physical boundaries, like being touched, or hugged without warning, and the importance of consent, as well as knowing how to set boundaries with friends when you start feeling like their therapist. We discuss attachments styles and how recognising your attachment style might help you understand what boundaries you might need to set. Morgan tells us about her experience as a recovering people pleaser who helps people pleasers break out of those habits for a living. We talk about how we're not really taught that we can say no, and so that why we struggle setting boundaries sometimes. Especially as women it can sometimes be hard to know how to say no, or feel pressured to say yes, so Morgan advises us to try to start practising saying no to small things, so you are able to when it matters. We all admit it's hard to set boundaries, often the boundaries we need to set are for ourselves, or within ourselves, and that's the hardest part. Sometimes, when someone sets a boundary it can feel like rejection you or an attack, when in reality they are trying to make the situation healthier and better for everyone. Be brave! Go set those boundaries! You can find Morgan on instagram https://www.notion.so/morgan-doman-610d5eb3a3474b8bb3c3771da602febb (@morgan.doman) and read her blog on her website http://www.morgandoman.com/ (www.morgandoman.com) ! You can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com/ (www.sextraspodcast.com) We hope you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to subscribe, review and share! We'll see you next Tuesday. Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Episode Five of this podcast to accompany the Spirit of Cinema album brings us Sacha Puttnam looking at Ennio Morricone's The Mission and his (Sacha's) version of two of the standout themes weaved together, Gabriel's Oboe and The Fall, making Gabriel's Theme.There are insights from the Maestro Morricone himself, who we sadly lost in July 2020, as well as from David Puttnam and of course there's the music. Please enjoy and subscribe, as well as listening back if you haven't heard the previous episodes.You can find out more about the album at www.spiritofcinema.co.uk or about Sacha and his work at www.mayamusic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we're joined by Bing Fraser, who attempts to provide us with some insight into the male psyche. We begin the episode with some questions our listeners have for men, such as 'when does sex end?' and what sex feels like for a man. Bing explains the male anatomy to us and explains the best thing a girl can do is to have fun and be fun. We then move on to hearing how Bing came to be a sexual being. He tells us the story of how he got over his fear of rejection, and we speak about how society often teaches men that they must be masculine, which doesn't really give them many clues, but not really how to flirt or how to have good conversations, which can have a major impact on their confidence and self-esteem. Bing tells us his tips for how to get laid, as well as some more stories from his upcoming book 'Unprotected Treks.' Thank you so much to Bing for teaching us some more about what it's like to be the male of the species, we got some invaluable insight. If you want to buy Bing's book you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R3KBNMF (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R3KBNMF), and you can check out his website http://www.bingfraser.com (www.bingfraser.com) or instagram @kingbingfraser for more. You can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In this week's episode we discuss a very curious phenomenon: the ick. Where does the ick come from? No one knows (although we theorise it might be a manifestation of your intuition telling you to get away from that person). Here on this podcast we're terrified of the ick and the power it holds over us. You can get the ick in a long-term relationship, or even when you're dating, and there's no knowing if if the ick will, or can, go away. We begin the episode by speculating how to describe the ick, and how it's different to simple turn offs and annoyances in dating. We then go on to a segment where we hear what gives you the ick, from people actually liking you back, to someone trying tooand tell our own ick stories. We try to dig deeper to understand what the ick really is and why we get it, but conclude that, ultimately, it is intangible, and laugh and how ridiculous the reasons for the ick ending a relationship can be. The ick is real!! Don't underestimate it's power- you could get the ick for anyone and everyone, and there's no reversing it once you acknowledge it. It will soon be downhill from that moment on. We hope you enjoyed the episode, and we appreciate all your support so much! If you want to see more of us, you can find us on Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: www. http://sextraspodcast.com (sextraspodcast.com) Don't forget to rate, review (on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser), share and subscribe, and we'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In Episode 28, we hear an extract of Paul McCreesh and Richard Wigmore's excellent recent MTA webinar on Haydn's Symphonies nos.101 and 104, as part of AQA and Eduqas A Level syllabi;Film composer Sacha Puttnam give advice to students and teachers about the process of Film Composition;And Dr Alexis Kallio discusses questions raised in her new book, ‘Difference and Division in Music Education', with the conversation taking in identity, inclusivity, and… death metal! #CanDoMusic Presented and produced by Patrick Johns
This week we have a lovely guest, Mary, joining us to talk all things mental health and being single in lockdown. We begin the episode by hearing from what our listeners think the best part of single life is. We then dive into Mary's experience with being single, and having never been in an established relationship at 21. Some people think being single is lonely, but we discuss how sometimes being single is better as you can do some self-reflection, focus on your mental health and discovering what you want from a relationship. Mary explains that, while she's slightly bitter that covid began as she was ready to begin dating, she's grateful that she's single during lockdown, as maintaining a long distance relationship would be extremely difficult. She also tells us about how being single during covid has been difficult, and how she thinks her mental health would be affected by being in a relationship. We conclude that of course it's difficult to be single sometimes, especially during covid-19, when you can't get the intimacy (both physical and emotional) you need for your well-being, but that ultimately it's being single is best if you don't feel as if you're able to be in a relationship because of your mental health. Thank you so much to Mary for joining us, we hope you enjoy the episode! You can find Mary on Instagram @mazza.h99 and TikTok @mazza.h, and you can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review, share and subscribe! We'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In this week's episode we ask if you can be friends with your ex. We begin by hearing from some of our listeners' opinion on if exes can be friends, if they're friends with any of their exes, if they'd be okay with their significant other being friends with an ex, or if their significant other minds if they're friends with their ex. We then move on to explaining how we came to be friends with our exes, and what to do if your ex wants to stay friends and you don't. There are often so many reasons not to stay friends- they're your ex for a reason, after all (!)- but sometimes losing someone from your life forever is unnecessary and not worth it. Of course there are wrong reasons to stay friends with someone you dated, like you still secretly have feelings for them and you're hoping they'll change their minds and regret dumping you, but we truly believe, after some time and reflection, exes can be friends. You probably can't be friends straight after a breakup, though. We wouldn't recommend that (from personal experience). And you definitely, definitely, can't be friends with someone you love. We also discuss how we feel about our boyfriends being friends with an ex, and if it's ok for them to be friends with their ex-lovers, even if they don't have feelings for them. If you're going through a break up, we really feel for you. We know how difficult it can be, but maybe you'll get a friend out of it eventually! Just don't stay friends with them and lie to yourself about not having feelings for them, and you'll be fine! We hope you enjoyed the episode, we love making this podcast for you! If there's anything you'd like to see, any advice you'd like, please do reach out and make any recommendations you might have. You can find us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Our website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share, and we'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Happy new year!!! If you're listening to this- congratulations on making it to 2021 baby- I can't believe we did it. Let's hope the new year brings the end of the pandemic and a lot lot more joy and freedom than 2020. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and celebrated new years safely, and you're all wrapped up at home working on your new year's resolutions. Even though starting the new year doesn't mean you have to set goals for yourself we think it's always important to be do some self reflection. It's easy to look back and be critical of what you achieved during the year, but maybe setting small goals for yourself like how you want to improve your relationships or something you want to explore in your sex life, like a new kink, will be more realistic than deciding you're going to cut out sugar forever! We encourage you set intentions if you will, or rather just resolutions you can keep. In this week's episode we discuss what we want from 2020 in our careers, relationships and sex lives, from learning to integrate exercise into our routine to wanting to have a threesome, and also hear our listeners' resolutions. We wish you all a happy 2021 and we can't wait to spend it with you and see you next Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share. We dedicate a lot of time to creating this podcast so if you listen regularly it would help us out a lot! You can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We have finally made it to the final week of 2020. There is no beautiful, poetic, amazing way to bring up everything that has happened during 2020, and we by no means try to do that. We know that this year has brought challenges, pain, struggle in a way we have never in our lifetimes seen before, and in all of that, there is a lot of room for growth. Being quarantined and staying home for most of the year provided us, and people all over the world, with nothing but time to really think. Lockdown has forced people into really thinking about their priorities and what they want, and if anything we hope all this time to yourself has given people time to think, and maybe even learn. For this week's segment we ask our listeners what they learned this year, with answers ranging from valuing themselves to missing your job. We relate a lot with some of the answers, and talk about how in our own ways we've learnt to say fuck it and be happy. We tell you some of our best lessons learnt, from believing more in our own abilities, to learning how to really dress up for ourselves and not for others. All in all, we pat ourselves (and you guys too!) on the back for really just doing our best even though this year has been hard. We wanted to share some of our 2020 favourites and what really got us through the year, from TV shows, to Podcasts, to books, which will all be available to find in our website. We hope you can find something positive to say about the year, even if only small! Please don't forget you can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, and you can subscribe and rate us, too, wherever you get your podcasts! You can find more content on our social media, below, and get in contact with us if you have any recommendations or feedback: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Sextras Podcast Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In this week's episode, we take you through our experience as bisexual girls. We talk about the first times we ever heard of the term 'bisexual' and how we first started identifying with it, or questioning our sexuality. The bisexual identity can be difficult to come to terms with because often you are left in a limbo, of not being 'straight enough', nor 'gay enough'. This can bring forward a lot of confusion, we share how we often have felt like impostors, how maybe we are just saying we like girls for attention, and similar internalised biphobic tendencies. Since we have both been in relationships with men, we speak about how that can be difficult when identifying with our bisexuality, how the 'gay world' and the 'straight world' seem to fail to coexist sometimes, and how someone who is part of both, it can sometimes feel like the world doesn't have a place for bisexuals. We talk about how dating men and women can feel so different, and how lucky bisexuals are that we get to experience both and whether we fear 'missing out' on dating girls or dating guys once we settle down with one person. Ultimately, we complain about all the hard stuff that comes along with being bisexual, yet we both agree we would not want it any other way. Love the way you are! No matter who you love. We love you. Please don't forget you can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, and you can subscribe and rate us, too, wherever you get your podcasts! You can find more content on our social media, below, and get in contact with us if you have any recommendations or feedback: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Sextras Podcast Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We're joined this week by the lovely Pup Anarchy (aka Amir) who talks to us about kinks and how to pay attention to what you really want, whether that's during sex or just in your day-to-day life. We begin with a segment where we hear what the kinkiest thing our listeners have ever done is, ranging from peeing on someone to smelling people's underwear. Amir then tells us about his job as a shaman, and how he found out what kinks he's into (spoiler...he's into puppy play). He tells us how his work and his sex life are similar in that he has to pay close attention to what he really wants, making sure he knows what sort of energy he expects to receive from his interactions with others. We also dive into the BDSM community and what kind of space it provides people with kinks, as well as aftercare, with Amir teaching us about how submissives and dominants are really not that different when it comes down to it. We hope you enjoy this episode! You can find Amir on instagram @anarchy_flow7777, And you can find more of us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Website: http://sextraspodcast.com (sextraspodcast.com) We now have stickers! We'll be giving one away every week to our favourite submission for the segment. Keep an eye out on instagram to see when we post the prompts for the segments, and you can also submit your stories anonymously through our website. Don't forget to review, rate, subscribe and share our podcast if you enjoy! See you next Tuesday. Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Why do we have such high expectations of our romantic partners and not of our friends? Do we just have a deeper connection with our significant others than with our friends or are our expectations setting us up for failure? In this episode we discuss whether expectations are good or bad, where they come from, and what they tell us about our relationship. We begin with our segment where we hear what our listeners expect from their significant others but not from their friends. We try to unpack how expectations have hurt or disappointed us, as well as wondering what to do when expectations in relationships lead to resentment. Sometimes we place more meaning on our relationships than our friendships because we love and care about someone, but communicating your (frankly sometimes impossible to meet) expectations can help both parties clarify the reality of the situation. What are your expectations? We suggest trying to understand where they come from and compromising with your partner to find a level of happiness and understanding. If you enjoy this episode please leave us a review, rate us, subscribe, and share with everyone you know! You can find more of us here: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com www.sextraspodcast.com See you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
In this episode we have a lovely guest, Matilda, telling us all about her fairy-tale-like experience with falling for her friend and moving to another country to be with him after spending only ten days as an 'item'. We begin the episode with a segment where we ask our listeners about their craziest one night stands, also sharing ours. Matilda then moves on to how she and her boyfriend met; how she realised she had feelings for him and what it was like when they first kissed. We discuss the changes in going from friends to lovers, and what it was like saying 'I love you.' We're shocked with how certain she was- enough to then move half way across the world to be with him. She tells us what moving during coronavirus was like, the difficulties she faced, and having to tell her family she was going to be moving to France. Ultimately, she says, being in quarantine together really solidified their relationship and their feelings for one another. We end the episode with a brief discussion about the differences between sleeping with someone you have feelings for versus a one night stand, and how intimacy and closeness can make sex that much more special. We're so happy for Matilda and we wish her so much luck in love- and to all the rest of our listeners negotiating love during COVID-19, we hope this story brought you some joy and optimism! (We know not everyone can be with their loved ones right now, check out our episodes 'Sex, Love, and COVID-19'; 'Sanity, Love, and COVID-19' and 'Does Distance Make the Heart Grow Fonder?' for more.) We hope you enjoyed the episode, as always don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share, and we'll see you next Tuesday! For more content or to contact us you can find us here: Instagram @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Or check out our website- http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
The coronavirus pandemic has restructured the world as we knew it, with restrictions on who we can interact with safely, and how we can interact safely, many people have been pushed into a very strange kind of isolation. In the UK we're in the middle of our second lockdown, and more curfews and restrictions are being introduced worldwide every day. Not to mention all the people that have lost their lives or loved ones, and all the people that have lost their jobs. Life is always unpredictable, but we have never experienced unpredictability like this. There is so much uncertainty that has come with the pandemic: about when we will return to ‘normal'; about when you'll get to see someone again; whether you are infecting or harming people you love; or whether someone or something is worth all the time apart. We understand, and so this week we wanted to sit down and update our previous COVID-19 episode (Sex, Love and COVID-19), as well as outline, through your submissions, a diverse range of experiences and coping mechanisms. We asked, ‘What have you been doing to look after yourself during the pandemic?': from making the bed to listening to wise Buddhist monks, we shared some of your self care tips. We also asked how many people's mental health has been affected, with the majority admitting that it had been affected negatively. Lastly, we get an update on what everyone's dating lives have looked like during the pandemic, from long distance relationships, to break ups, to sexting, nudes, and difficult marriages. Sex and relationships have been hard during the pandemic, particularly in lockdown, and we wanted to get an update on what they look like now versus before. We ultimately discuss how people have changed during the pandemic and how we have seen ourselves change. We celebrate our listeners' achievements and remind everyone that even though lockdown can make life feel very monotonous it's important to take a look at what has been going on and what we have actually achieved, and congratulate ourselves and our listeners for having the strength and patience to take this experience in and remind everyone that it's okay not to be okay. Let us know what you've been doing to stay sane during the pandemic! You can find us on: Website: http://www.sextraspodcast.com (www.sextraspodcast.com) Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share, and we'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mabel Productions Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
It's normal to feel nervous about introducing your girlfriend or boyfriend to your family. Sometimes they don't get on, or your parents don't approve of the person you're dating, and sometimes you scare your partner by suggesting they should be introduced 'too soon'. But it doesn't necessarily have to be a big deal, even if your family (and your partner) are extremely important to you. We begin the episode with our segment where we ask you guys 'What's something you would hate for your significant other's family to know about you?,' agreeing it's probably not the best idea to discuss anything related to your sex life or how many drugs you do around your s/o's family. We discuss what we wouldn't want our significant others' families to know about us, like our religious views, being bisexual, and the fact that we have a podcast where we talk about sex and relationships (we would die if they listened). We then move on to talking about the results to the polls we asked our instagram followers, with people saying it is a big deal to introduce your significant other to your family; it's important for them to like you and it's important for your family to like them. Our followers voted that it's also not important for someone you're dating to be close with their family, and we discuss what those situations would look like, such as your partner not telling you a family secret or not helping you to feel involved with their family when visiting. Overall, we conclude all of these questions depend on the type of person you want to date. We both want to feel involved in our partners' lives and past lives, so it's important for us to feel close with their families, but we also discuss what we would do if that wasn't the case (try and convince them to change their minds.) Let us know your thoughts and tell us your stories about your s/o's family. You can find us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share, and we'll see you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
This week we are joined by our good friend Miranda, who we talk to about the harm trying to fit into labels can have on your sexual and emotional freedom. We begin the episode by hearing about some of your sexual fantasies, from joining the mile high club to having your wrists and ankles tied to the bed. Miranda then tells us about her own experiences of sex and being labelled as sexual growing up, explaining how often young women can try to fulfil labels that are imposed on them. We try to unpack how sex can be used to escape emotional vulnerability, even though it's often more rewarding, and how that takes away from individual sexual power. We also agree that our sexuality should not define us as women, but how it can be empowering if you're using it in the right way. We then move on to our own role in perpetuating gendered sexual roles, and how this impacts not only women but men, too. We explore the idea of blurring the boundaries of 'male' and 'female' in sex and how that can open up a whole new way of experiencing sex and relationships. Sometimes labels are helpful in categorising people, but being able to look past labels and not be fixated on them is important. As always thank you so much for listening! You can rate us, subscribe, leave us a review (Apple Podcasts and Podchaser) and please tell everyone you know about us! You can follow us and engage with us more on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com See you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
What are your first memories of hearing about sex? This week, we reminisce and examine the very first memories we have about sex, our attitudes around it and the things we were taught. We dive into the way our parents talked about sex, if they did at all, and the way we were initially taught what it was. Sex education is unfortunately lacking in many ways, and as we describe our experiences we definitely find some gaps in our knowledge, for example we wonder how we learnt what gay sex was and when we were first conscious of gay people existing. We try to dissect our emotions and attitudes towards sex when our peers were first talking about it or when we started seeing it or experiencing it ourselves, to try to understand and break down the way we think and feel about sex now. We talk about what we wish we could tell our younger selves and what we wish we'd learnt that we didn't. During the segment we asked you what myths about sex you believed when you were kids, and we laugh about the misconceptions we all have when we're young, like thinking that sex is just a naked hug. At the end of the episode we advise someone who posted on our university confessions page of what to do if you catch feelings for your friends with benefits. Please send us your suggestions and stories! We love to hear from you. Get in contact with us on our Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Please don't forget to rate us and review us and tell all your friends about us! It helps us out so much. See you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
The idea that money equals success surrounds us. Instagram models with huge mansions, endless closets and trips to the clearest blue waters all year round. That's become the epitome of success; of envy. But does money really make us happy? For our segment this week we asked our followers a series of questions revolving around how important money is in comparison to love. We sit down with our guest Theo Whitmore, who, in his 20s, thinks that we should prioritise money, even if that means sacrificing the promise of love. We discuss whether success really comes completely down to making lots of money. He shares his view that actually, in order to optimise one's chances on finding the best possible partner one must first focus on themselves and building their wealth. We ask each other how big of a role money plays in choosing a partner- does having money make people more attractive? Would we date someone that has a lot less/more money than us? Theo confesses some of his worries that someone may be after him for his money, or that he may feel emasculated if his partner has more money than him. Ultimately, even though our views differ a lot to Theo's, we enlighten each other on why someone might choose to prioritise love whilst others may choose money. And as Theo said, sometimes we don't have to choose between the two, as there is such a thing as loving money. You can connect with us through: Instagram- @sextraspodcast Facebook- Sextras Podcast Email- sextraspodcast@gmail.com Please don't forget to leave us a rating or review if you enjoyed, and share and subscribe. See you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Everyone suffers in love sometimes, but what would love look like if either party were unaware of what makes them insufferable to be around? We think it's important to be aware of what makes you difficult, even if only occasionally, and who knows? Maybe you won't be quite so offended next time someone you love points out something you need to improve in yourself. It can never hurt to notice the small things about yourself that might bug a partner, and it's so easy to overlook these things if you're used to being alone. But you're not alone! We're all difficult to love in our own way. This week we start the episode by reading what our listeners think makes them difficult to love, diving into whether being picky makes you difficult and discovering that a lot of people think being insecure makes them difficult in love. Then we break down what we think makes us difficult in love, using our attachment styles as a way of understanding why we are a certain way, and laughing at the fact that we are complete opposites in love. We learn that Honey thinks she's too independent and can't rely on others, which Maria confirms she can find annoying in Honey and in people she loves, and try to understand the dynamic between anxious and avoidant attachment styles by attempting to understand ourselves as partners a little better. If we learnt anything at all, it's that having compassion for those who live and express their love differently to you is always helpful. You might think you know why someone doesn't know how to comfort you when you cry- they clearly don't care- but really this plays a bigger part in them attempting to understand you and worrying they might disappoint you. We hope we open your minds and inspire you to contemplate your difficulties in love, or to have a conversation with your partner about their attachment styles and love languages. This video was inspired by a video by The School of Life. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UewdiBh_52U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UewdiBh_52U) Don't forget you can write us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, and please share us, rate us and subscribe! Feel free to connect with us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com See you next Tuesday! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
In light of the upcoming US presidential election, we welcome our first American guest, Alex Turner, a dear friend of Honey's and a passionate activist. To open the episode we play another game of Stereotypes, where we discuss your views on Americans, Republicans, and Democrats. Alex later breaks down how the voting system works in America and deconstructs why it's so important for everyone to get out and vote for Biden in the 2020 Presidential election. Alex informs us of the harsh truths about the impact of Trump's administration and the potential damage it could further have on women and minorities should he be re-elected. Alex highlights that people, and particularly women, of colour are adversely affected by climate change and prejudices in the healthcare and justice systems Then, we dive deeper into the history of discrimination that women, particularly women of colour, face in terms of the healthcare that is accessible to them and the rights that women have (or too often don't have) over their own bodies. Ultimately, we inform people of the reality of their vote and its impacts on individuals' lives. We want to remind people that there is hope for change, but there is work to be done to get there. And just because this is happening in the US and not where you live, beware, because it very quickly could be happening to you, where you live. If a man like Trump can be President, anything can happen. Don't forget to vote! #Biden2020 Special mentions in this episode: New Books in Gender Studies, ep.98: 'Michele Goodwin: "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood"'. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/new-books-in-gender-studies/id425400236?i=1000493068990 You can find Alex on Instagram @al.williams.turner You can find us on Instagram @sextraspodcast or Facebook at 'Sextras Podcast'. Feel free to message us or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com. Please don't forget you can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, and you can subscribe and rate us, too, wherever you get your podcasts! Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Long distance relationships can be hard. Nobody - or very few people - thinks to themselves wow! I would love to live far away from my partner and only be able to see them once in a while or maybe not even once in a while and our whole relationship will basically be on the phone. Yet, many people still find themselves embarking in long distance relationships because they've gone to university; they can't move because of work; they can't get a visa; or more recently because of whole-country lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic . As one of our listeners put it, it's very easy to say you wouldn't be in a long distance relationship until the person you love has to live away from you. And it's true- we do many stupid things for love, and long distance may be one of them. But how hard are long distance relationships really? We tell our personal stories and what we find difficult, such as being sexually frustrated, feeling jealous of not being involved in our partner's lives, irrationally worrying that they're cheating, or feeling depressed when they leave after visiting. But we offer advice on how to get through these, and also talk about the benefits, and how sometimes it can really help the relationship grow. People in long distance relationships really have to work on their communication skills, meaning they maybe even have better conversations (because, let's face it, that all they do even when they're sexting or having phone sex) and develop their trust in ways people in normal relationships will never be able to experience. Sometimes they're healthier than normal relationships, as codependence isn't allowed to breed where it otherwise would. Long distance relationships truly do test your love for your partner, but they're worth it. So, does distance make the heart grow fonder? We don't know, but we do think it helps! Please don't forget you can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser, and you can subscribe and rate us, too, wherever you get your podcasts! For more content or to contact us, follow us on Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Our host, Sacha Puttnam, talks us through life in LA in the late seventies in a world of film and music. Midnight Express, the first production for Casablanca Films - produced by David Puttnam, written by Oliver Stone and directed by the late, great Alan Parker the film's electronic score by Giorgio Moroder won the Oscar, the first of its kind to do so. Sacha discusses both pieces - the originals and his own versions, and we hear some insights from Alan Parker on the films ground breaking music.Listen, enjoy and share! You can find Sacha's beautifully arranged version for piano and orchestra to buy, download and stream on the usual platforms. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/loves-theme-single/1527174764https://open.spotify.com/album/1oK63CV8kF7vi08Wq6PcoE?si=_2-vCBZySjWWqcHwTFJY9ghttps://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B08FLD5WVY?trackAsin=B08FM3J8Z7&ref=dm_sh_7b2a-6095-dmcp-a346-05f99&musicTerritory=GB&marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7Phttps://deezer.page.link/3wAHv1r3wks3aid6AYou can also watch the Love's Theme video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-43mhRnb9E Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the progression of your life, you may one day be confronted with The Elusive Female Orgasm. The likelihood is: you either have a vulva yourself, or will one day want to sleep with someone else who does. And yes, these two things sound kind of scary but we're here to tell you that they're really not. We open with a segment discussing some polls, in which we asked if people were having orgasms and whether that changed if they were with a partner. We break down why there might be an orgasm gender gap and how we can reduce it. We share some tips on how to find out what gives you pleasure and break down specifically what you can do, as well as how to communicate those things with a sexual partner. We have a brief input from our friend Sam, in which she tells us about her journey to orgasm along with some very wise advice. Our friend Violeta also joins us and answers some questions about her own path to masturbation and how that helped her in her sex life. We're not experts in any way but we have vaginas, and we also didn't know that they're actually called vulvas until way too late, but we know that now, and we learnt how amazing they are and how much there is to do! Special mentions in this episode: The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow on Netflix As always, please don't forget to share, subscribe and rate and review! You can follow us for updates, more content, and to contact us here: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We have the wonderful Tori joining us this week, and we dive deep into bi girl stereotypes during our segment. We break down the harmful effects of being seen as slutty, greedy, fake, ‘just hopping on a trend' and how the ‘bi girl' identity is so often invalidated. Tori shares her experience as a queer person joining and leaving the church, and the difficulties in coming out and finding one's identity. To end the episode, Tori tells us about the reality of having a following on social media and the negativity she witnesses everyday, as well as giving us advice on how to rise above the people that are choosing to spread harmful massages. We end up having a full discussion on social media and its potential but also its power for destruction. You can follow our lovely guest on: Tiktok: @toriskingdom Instagram: @toriskingdom And you can follow, dm, and support us on: Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Sextras Podcast Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Getting naked in front of someone can be pretty scary. So much so we end up spending the entire time thinking about whether we groomed our pubes to perfection rather than actually enjoying the sex itself. This week, we have a chat about the little pressures and insecurities that build up when in sexual situations, like whether your body looks good, or whether your vagina is ‘normal'. We talk about our personal struggles with finding confidence during sex and being able to feel sexy. In the segment, we mention when you guys feel your most sexy and acknowledge that feeling sexy doesn't necessarily involve being sexual. Perhaps, what leads to better sex is recognising your own sexiness and letting that play out when you're being vulnerable with someone else. Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Sextras Podcast Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Unfortunately, as women of the bisexual persuasion we are outsiders to and therefore unknowing of the inner workings of gay men. However, our beautiful guest William Taylor joined us this week to gaysplain his own experiences as a gay man. We break down stereotypes about gay men during the segment, is it true that gay men are all slutty? We then dive deep into the potential impact of these stereotypes, particularly exploring the school experience and the difficulties of coming out and being a minority, or feeling like you are in some way ‘missing out'. Will then gives us an insight into the realities of the hookup culture in the gay men community and clarifies some misconceptions about gay sex. Be proud of who you are! We're proud of you. Please subscribe and write us a review, you can do so on Apple Podcasts and Podchaser. Let us know what you enjoy and why you'd recommend us to someone else! Instagram: @sextraspodcast Facebook: Sextras Podcast (or join our Facebook group 'Sextras Listeners Community') Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
For the first time ever on Sextras, we recorded in the same room and had a chat about friendships and how they intertwine with your romantic relationships. We open with a segment in which we asked for your honest thoughts and opinions on your best friend's significant other. With responses of concern, to dislike to jealousy, we explore the different obstacles you might face when dealing with your best friend and their significant other. When then dive deeper into our own experiences and consequent advice. Such as, establishing boundaries in what you share with your friends and assessing when you might want to comment on your friend's relationship. As well as looking at the bigger picture and commenting on the fact that what your friends choose to share isn't always the whole story. Join us in our chat about whether we care if our boyfriends like our friends and if our friends like our boyfriends. Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
We found ourselves in love with foreign men. That was mistake number one. We decided to embark on a relationship with said foreign men. Mistake number two. So how do we maintain our sanity when faced with innate differences that we overlooked when we were falling in love? In this episode we dive into the difficulties we encountered in our experience with dating American and French men. More specifically, we discuss Honey's struggle in dealing with conflicting cultural norms, as well as Maria's experience dealing with a language barrier. We also provide the positive outcomes of engaging in relationships with people from different cultures, like the invaluable lessons you can teach one another. At the opening of the episode we introduce a new section of the podcast, in which we discuss something we saw on the internet that week. This week we discussed: Pet peeves about your partner and how to bring that up; confessing a fear of having sex after you've been out of the game for a while, and a very angry post from a friend that is sick of being the third wheel. We are starting a competition in which the best submission for the questions we ask on Instagram for our segment will win a sticker that we will send to you! We love to hear your stories- Find us personally @majhaytils and @_honeywyatt on instagram, or: @sextraspodcast Email us on sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Why is it so easy to accept love from others yet so hard to find it in yourself? This week we talk about our struggles in learning to love our body, from societal pressures to fluctuating weight. We open up about wearing clothes that are too small in order to fit into a certain standard and how we have found a way to move away from that standard and use clothes to learn to love our bodies and express ourselves. We emphasise that physical appearance doesn't determine your worth, as we are all multi-faceted beings. We discuss how to reach self acceptance despite facing criticism on personality traits, and advise you on how to find parts of yourself you do like amongst the negative. We encourage everyone to look into themselves and chase their passions and interests in order to find a sense of happiness. Ultimately, we share the key to feeling confident: fake it till you make it. Be kind to yourself, you're beautiful. Special mentions in this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/style/modern-love-hookup-ghosting-use-your-words.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/style/modern-love-hookup-ghosting-use-your-words.html) Maria's unique illustration for this episode can be found on our instagram @sextraspodcast. Feel free to DM us, or email us at sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
What makes someone a slut? Here on Sextras we encourage slutty behaviour, and, that is to say, we encourage everyone to be sexually free and open. In this week's segment we expose the sluttiest things you guys have done to remove some of the shame around the term ‘slut'. We then dive deep into a heated conversation where we try to dismantle slut shaming and explain why it's harmful to be sex negative and have that opinion imposed on you. We touch on the hypocrisy of men constantly sexualising women, but then shaming them when they claim agency over their own sexuality, and discuss how the inherent sexism and racism of the music industry has been exposed recently with the censoring of the term ‘pussy' from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new music video ‘WAP' (Wet Ass Pussy). Special mentions in this episode: ‘WAP' by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMs) ‘Women, Race & Class' by Angela Y. Davis Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
The concepts of ‘friends with benefits' and ‘fuck buddies' exist solely to make it easier, more accessible and more convenient for humans to have sex. Romantic relationships can often be emotionally taxing, whilst one night stands can be messy and frankly, you often have bad sex. Ergo: the fuck buddy. In this episode we talk about sleeping with your friends and how that is different from having a fuck buddy and why it's important to retain this distinction. We expose our past mistakes and bring up others to avoid, to hopefully prepare you to venture into an arrangement free from feelings and filled with good sex. In this week's segment, we discuss how our listeners knew that they couldn't date someone seriously, ranging from immaturity to bad table manners. Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Sadly, sex education in school is for the most part insufficient. It often brushes over important topics, such as female pleasure and queer sexuality, thus releasing us into the world with a very limited idea of what sex is and how to have it. We expose all the things you wish you knew about sex in our segment, from queefing to female orgasms. This week, we are joined by our first guests, Carlota Hayaux du Tilly and Ava Puttnam. They are two fifteen year olds entering the world of sex and relationships, and open up about where sex education is lacking and why it's important to fill those gaps. We also discuss the difficulties of being a fifteen year old and navigating rumours and slut shaming in school, and we ask whether people are actually comfortable talking about sex. We end by answering some questions brought by our guests with the advice we wish someone had given us when we were fifteen. Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original Music by Sacha Puttnam
For incoming freshers, current university students, or anyone that wants a little insight into what first year at a U.K. university looks like. We expose what people's general opinions are of sleeping with your flatmate and give tips on how to avoid it getting messy. We explore whether people are truly looking for sex or love at university and how to make clear what you're after. For most, this is the first time living away from home and having a sense of ‘freedom', so we talk about how to not get too carried away and be safe yet still experiment and have fun: from tips for STDs, UTIs, to how to reject someone, to drinking etiquette. Be a slut! Do whatever you want! Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
What does the world of dating, sex and relationships look like in the midst of a pandemic? How are relationships affected when the world is called into quarantine and you may be forced into cohabitation or into a long distance relationship? We attempt to paint the picture of relationships in a COVID-19 climate in our segment asking How has quarantine affected your sex/love life moving forward? And discover we all want more sex, essentially. We also discover the ways quarantine has made us reassess what we want. We laugh about petty arguments in quarantine in our second segment, and contemplate whether there is such a thing as spending too much time with someone else. As we approach the end of the quarantine in most places, it is important to look back on what we have learnt and attempt to come out of this better than when it started. Be kind, stay safe. Instagram: @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
The period of falling in love can often be so intense that you might find yourself going to ridiculous extremes to make your love known. From writing a poetry anthology, to flying from country to country for a little more time with someone. In our game, How Far Is Too Far we read the wild things you've done for love and assess whether it is indeed too far. We attempt to get to the root of these grand gestures and dive deep into our experience of falling in love, and the difference between falling and being in love, and what that may look like. We ask ourselves questions like: how did I know I was in love? How soon is it too soon to say it? What if they don't love me back? Can you really love someone you don't know? We attempt to provide answers and advice to avoid getting trapped by bad decisions and behaviours when you might be caught up in the frenzy of falling in love. Instagram- @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
There's always a first time for everything, so let's talk about it. First times can be sloppy, not everyone has the candlelit-stare-into-each-other's-eyes anecdote to last through the ages. For some, it may happen in an abandoned tennis court in the middle of the day, and that's okay! We question the concept of virginity and what 'losing it' means to us as two bisexual girls, share the lessons learnt in first relationships, and discuss the rush of first love. We dip our toe into other firsts: orgasm, one night stands, masturbating, kissing and share some of our personal stories so you can get to know us better through our tales of sex and all the extras. Instagram- @sextraspodcast Email: sextraspodcast@gmail.com Produced by Mable Productions Original music by Sacha Puttnam
Sacha Puttnam journeys through the archive to the origin of The Bee Gees' First of May featuring in the film Melody. He talks the the producer (his dad, David Puttnam) about the scoop of getting The Bee Gees music in his first film as an unknown producer, as well as an old interview with the script writer Alan Parker. Sacha talks us through his beautiful piano and orchestral version of this timeless classic.Listen to Sacha's version of First of May here;https://music.apple.com/gb/album/first-of-may-single/1509773202Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JWrOWaUqSZg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this first episode of Spirit of Cinema, we feature First of May by The Bee Gees, in an orchestral version by Sacha Puttnam. Sacha talks to his dad, film producer David Puttnam, about the making of Melody in which First of May features. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1. Abraham's Theme by Sacha Puttnam |2. Corner Song by Tempelhof & Gigi Mason |3. Transcendental by Afterlife & Lenny Ibizarre |4. View2 by Sasha |5. Take Me I'm Yours (Simon Peter Mix) by 40 Thieves |6. Dreaming Of Love by Chris Coco |7. Dollybird by Simon Mills |8. Golden Tides by Joe Morris |9. Won't Wait For Yesterday (Idjut Boys Last Orders Dub) by Bing Ji Ling |10. Engineered Garments by Coyote |11. Ingrid Is A Hybrid (Bwana's We're All In This Together remix) by DUSKY |12. Nana by Acid Pauli |
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