

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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Dec 7, 2023 • 35min
A Chat With Dr Zac Seidler On Masculinity
Dee chat's to clinical psychologist and men's mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler about the spotlight on masculinity at the moment, why so many young guys are obsessed with Andrew Tate and the importance of male friendships for men's mental health.

Dec 5, 2023 • 33min
We Need To Talk About Masculinity
A lot of guys have told us they’re feeling super confused atm about how to act and what it means to be ‘a man’.

Nov 28, 2023 • 30min
How To Open Up Your Relationship
Keen to get with other people but have no idea how to ask your partner? Going from monogamous to ethical non-monogamous sounds hot and exciting, but there’s a lot of work that goes into keeping your relationship healthy and happy. So here’s how to do it.

Nov 21, 2023 • 23min
Why Do We F*ck People We Hate
We’re so obsessed with the enemies to lovers trope in movies, books and tv - but can it happen irl? Turns out yes, and the most common way to catch feelings for your arch nemesis is through hatefucking, so we chat the experts on how sexual chemistry can mess with your head and your heart

Nov 14, 2023 • 26min
I Love Feet... Do I Have A Foot Fetish?
ICYMI, you don’t have to have a foot fetish to be into feet.

Nov 7, 2023 • 29min
What It’s Like To Date With ADHD
Loads of people are getting later in life diagnoses of ADHD which has helped a lot you figure out the way you work – but what about the way you date? We’re investigating how symptoms like hyperfixation vs distraction/loss of interest, impulsive behaviour and overstimulation/hypersensitivity can affect your relationships and sex life.

Oct 31, 2023 • 18min
Autosexuality: When You’re Sexually Attracted To Yourself
Imagine if you could have sex with yourself. That’s the dream for people who’re autosexual. We delve deep into the sexuality we had no idea even existed.

Oct 24, 2023 • 18min
TF Is A Coregasm And How Do I Have One?
Exercise might give you endorphins but it also might give you an orgasm. It’s actually more common than you think. We get your coregasm stories and find out what exercises to do/avoid.

Oct 17, 2023 • 34min
When Your Body Image Is Ruining Your Sex Life
Most of you told us you’ve felt insecure about your body during sex, so how do you stop that negative self-talk and learn to accept yourself just the way you are?In this episode, we tackle body image during sex with body image advocate Bella Davis and find out how to feel confident to fuck with the lights on.

Oct 12, 2023 • 30min
A Chat With Madison Griffiths on Abortion
In this bonus episode, writer, artist and producer Madison Griffiths chat to Dee about her new book Tissue.Tissue is Madi's raw and vulnerable reflection on a pregnancy she terminated during lockdown in 2021 and the complexities that come with getting an abortion for so many people in our current political climate.