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
Jul 11, 2024 • 21min
Are We Breaking Up With Dating Apps?
We chat to author and academic Lisa Portolan about why everyone is ditching dating apps, sussing out whether there really is a secret ranking system scoring your profile, and if a new world-first code of conduct for dating apps could change them for the better.
Jul 9, 2024 • 31min
The Ultimate Guide To Dating Apps
We chat to seasoned app pro Outback Tom and hear all your tips, tricks, hacks and advice on how to decode dating apps.
Jul 4, 2024 • 23min
What It Means To Be A Top/Bottom/Verse/Side
Sometimes queer guys will label themselves a 'top', 'bottom', 'verse' or 'side' to describe the kinda sex they have, but what do they mean? In this ep we find out plus sex therapist Todd Baratz (@yourdiagnonsense) shares how he thinks these labels can be limiting.
Jul 2, 2024 • 36min
Making Friends As An Adult w/ Two Broke Chicks
Keen to make some new friends, but struggling to know how to do it? In this special ep, we’re joined by soulmate besties and podcaster’s Sal and Al from Two Broke Chicks, who’ve written a whole book about Finding Your People. We get their advice on how to find your new crew and they answer some of your friendship dilemmas. Catch Sal and Al on IG: @twobrokechicks
Jun 27, 2024 • 29min
ICYMI: How To Talk Dirty (Without Giving Yourself The Ick)
In case you missed it in your feeds last year, In this episode, we get your hot tips on how to dirty talk and get some advice on how to chat to your partner about what you like.
Jun 20, 2024 • 28min
How To Deal With Bisexual Erasure
We chat to psychologist Chris Cheers on how to navigate bi-erasure, whether it’s internalised or if you’re copping it from all angles
Jun 18, 2024 • 21min
Has Your Bisexuality Been Invalidated?
Why in 2024 are bisexuals still having to prove their existence as a legit sexuality? It’s called bi-erasure, and it’s a super common experience - in this ep we hear your stories.
Jun 13, 2024 • 36min
How Porn Affects Us And Our Sex Lives
Research shows on average people watch porn three years before they have their first sexual experience. So if porn is basically our sex education, how is it impacting the way we have sex?In this ep, Dee chats to educator Daniel Principe and sex researcher Giselle Woodley about the effect of porn, and if there’s a link to gendered violence.
Jun 11, 2024 • 38min
What Is A 'Tradwife'?
We deep dive into the world of tradwives with author, content creator and kinky historian Esme Louise James to find out whether this trend is a dangerous fantasy that no one can live up to.
Jun 6, 2024 • 30min
How To Date In The Current Gender Violence Crisis
You told us you're feeling confused, angry, scared and worried about the current gender violence crisis, so how do you even date right now?We chat to clinical psychologist and men's mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler about the important conversations we need to be having and how to have them.Support numbers:1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732LIFELINE: 13 11 14
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