Episode 66: Why The Holidays Make Us Horny

If you’re feeling extra horny right now, it’s not just you! The winter holidays are one of the times of year when sexual interest and behavior reliably increase. We see this in everything from a spike in condom sales to an increase in sexual injuries to a peak in STD rates early in the new year. So why is that? That’s what we’re going to explore in today’s episode.

I revisited my conversation with Dr. Patrick Markey from Episode 49, who analyzed Google search trends for sex and relationships over time and found that there’s a certain seasonality to when people are looking for sex-related content online. We discussed some of the biological, psychological, and social factors that underlie this trend. However, in this show, I take a deeper dive into holiday horniness. Some of the other topics I cover include:

• Why does travel make us horny?
• Why is there so much Santa Claus porn? What’s the sexual appeal of Santa?
• Sexual interest rises around the holidays, but this time of year can also be really stressful. So how can you prevent stress from spoiling the mood?

I wish you all a very happy (and sexy) holiday season!

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