The Hook Up
ABC Podcasts
The Hook Up is about love, sex and relationships. We answer your questions, learn things together, cry over heartbreak and normalise shit. Every Tuesday Dee and Pip debate your dating dilemmas and hear your cooked stories. Every Thursday it's the sex ed you never had — we call on an expert to go deep and find answers with Dee.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 13min
Heartbreak High's Will McDonald & James Majoos On Intimacy, Dating Apps And Furries
Term 2 has begun for the horny SLTS of Heartbreak High, so we catch up with our favourite couple from the show - Ca$h and Darren - aka Will McDonald and James Majoos.
Apr 9, 2024 • 20min
What Are The Rules For Housemates' Partners Staying Over?
If your roomie’s partner is over every night, eating your food, hogging the shower and never contributing financially or to the general house ~vibes~, you might need to set some boundaries. You tell us your rules to keep the peace, plus we hear your horror stories from when a partner overstays their welcome.
Apr 4, 2024 • 31min
How To Have Better Sex With Dr Tara
Feel like your sex life is kinda meh? Sex and relationship professor Dr Tara is here to help!With 2 million followers, you’ve probably seen her in your TikTok feed, with her snappy sex tips. In this ep, she jumps on with Dee to give advice on how to build your sexual confidence.
Apr 2, 2024 • 24min
Sharing Passcodes And Going Through Your Partner’s Phone
If you don’t know each other’s passcodes does that mean there’s trust issues?We hear your hot takes about privacy and going through your partner’s phone.
Mar 27, 2024 • 56min
How To Heal From A Breakup With Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa
Dee catches up with neuroscientist and host of the Do You Fucking Mind podcast Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa to get all the expert advice on how to heal after a breakup and build your self-love and confidence up again.
Mar 26, 2024 • 26min
Do You Have To Love Yourself Before You Love Somebody Else?
We all know RuPaul’s classic line ‘if you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?’ – but how true is it really? Or is self-love something that can grow through being in a relationship and loving someone else?
Mar 21, 2024 • 23min
Here’s Why You Might Cry Or Laugh After Sex
You told us that you cry, laugh, get the zoomies, sneeze and get blocked ears, or itchy noses when you orgasm. So in this ep we chat to sexologist Lauren French and Dr Theresa Larkin about why it might be happening to you.
Mar 18, 2024 • 26min
When You Cry, Laugh Or Get The Zoomies After Sex
You’ve heard of post nut clarity, but what about post nut reactions?We hear your weird and wonderful reactions post orgasm, from crying and laughing, to blocked ears, hyperactivity, sleepiness and cravings.
Mar 13, 2024 • 15min
Are Dating Apps Designed To Be Addictive?
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US which claims dating apps are created to make people addicted and keep using them. Dee chats to Clinical Psych and researcher from UTS Anastasia Hronis about how dating apps can keep us hooked.
Mar 11, 2024 • 25min
Can You Be Friends With Someone You’re Attracted To?
If someone has a crush on their friend, is the friendship actually platonic? Or does it completely change the dynamic? In this ep, we debate attraction, crushes, feelings in friendships and when it blurs the line.
