
The Hook Up
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.
Latest episodes

Apr 25, 2023 • 39min
BONUS: Your New Rules with Chris Cheers
If you’re being honest with yourself - how’s your life going?Do you feel like you’re just coasting through, or stuck in a bit of rut? Or feeling uninspired? Chris Cheers is a psychologist who’s been helping people change the way they think about love, their bodies, their emotions, and self-care. In this bonus ep, he’ll give you some great advice on how to do just that, so you can be your best self.

Apr 18, 2023 • 28min
What Is Pocketing? And Is It Happening To Me?
If you’re dating someone and they’re not introducing you to their friends, family or posting about you on socials - they might be ‘pocketing’ you. In this episode, we investigate why people are pocketers (lol Pip) and how to know if there’s something shady going on (aka cheating).

Apr 11, 2023 • 29min
Everything You Need To Know About Soft Cock Play
Did you know you can actually cum from a flaccid penis?!There’s SO much emphasis on hard and erect cocks (hello porn) that not a lot of people play with and embrace a dick when it’s soft. It’s something a lot of you told us you feel awkward about.So here’s how to feel more comfortable around them, some practical tips for solo and partnered sex, and how to orgasm without an erection.

Apr 4, 2023 • 39min
How Often Should You Be Messaging In The Talking Stage?
There’s so many unspoken rules and expectations when it comes to messaging someone for the first time.You can find yourself over-analysing texts and getting anxious if someone doesn’t reply to you for ages, honestly it’s a total headf*ck. And a lot of you told us - a shit texter is a deal breaker for you.

Mar 28, 2023 • 36min
How To Deal With Insecurity And Jealousy In Relationships
It’s completely normal to feel jealous but sometimes it can make you act out in ways that can be damaging to your relationship. Maybe you go through your partner's phone, or won’t let them be friends with their friends.We find out how to deal with insecurities and how to best support as a partner.

Mar 21, 2023 • 32min
BONUS: Rainbow History Class With Hannah McElhinney
Ever heard of the Ancient roman trans icon Elagabalus who set tigers on her dinner party guests? Or what about the San Diego lesbians banding together to save gay men during the HIV AIDS crisis? There’s so many queer and trans stories that've been erased all the back from ancient China to now, but author and content creator Hannah McElhinney is here to teach the history you never learnt in school.

Mar 14, 2023 • 23min
How To Actually Nail Foreplay
The great Esther Perel once said “foreplay begins after your last orgasm”. So if it’s something you do for a couple of minutes before sex - target audience reached. You need to hear this.

Mar 8, 2023 • 19min
QUEER LOVE BITES: An Asexual Love Story
To celebrate WorldPride this month, we’re hearing your queer bite-sized love stories - and now it's time for the big finale.

Mar 7, 2023 • 32min
What's Performance Anxiety? And Why Can It Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
If you’ve struggled to get hard or ‘get it up’ it might be because you’re stressed or anxious about being good in bed.And so many of you told us you have so much shame around erectile dysfunction. In this ep, we find out what performance anxiety is, how to cope, and how to best help as a partner.

Mar 1, 2023 • 8min
QUEER LOVE BITES: The Art Collector and The Artist
To celebrate WorldPride this month, we’re hearing your queer bite-sized love stories. And nothing screams modern gay love like a grindr hook up that turned into the love of your life moving into your place the very next day. That’s what happened to art collector Wade who fell in love at first sight with artist Teejay.