In this episode, Emma-Louise is joined by evolutionary anthropologist, Dr Anna Machin, to discuss the topic of love - why we love, how we love, what's happening in our brains and in our bodies when we fall in love.... If you've ever felt like you're going a little crazy when in the early stages of romance, Dr Machin explains why. In a similar vein, she also breaks down some of the most enduring cultural myths surrounding love and romance, outlining why we get this topic so very wrong. The idea of 'the one'? Bullsh*t. But there is a biological explanation for the notion of soulmates. If you're curious to learn more about the ideas discussed in this episode make sure to read Dr Machin's book, Why We Love, which we found fascinating. Finally, if you want to join a live recording of the Sex Talks podcast you can find details here.

Paul Brunson is one of the world's most influential matchmakers, according to the Matchmaking Institute. He is also the co-host of Married At First UK and Celebs Go Dating UK, and author of 'It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love. In this episode, Paul answers the Sex Talk's community's sex, love and dating questions live at The London Edition. Whether you're in a relationship, looking for a partner or happily single, Paul will give you a new perspective with which to view love and your relationship to it. This episode was sponsored by The Knude Society, aka the female-led sexual pleasure company on a mission to help you enjoy your body, in whatever way feels right for you.  The Knude society has designed two vibrators, as well as a water-based lube, that can help you do exactly that.  Get 15% off when you shop with the Knude society using the code SEXTALKS15.  If you want to join the Sex Talks crew, sign up to Emma-Louise’s substack ‘Swipe Right’ here. And if you'd like to join an upcoming live podcast recording grab your ticket here.

Recognised as one of the “world’s most influential matchmakers” by the Matchmaking Institute and described as "much more than a matchmaker" by Oprah Winfrey, Paul Brunson is the person to whom you wish you could turn for advice on all things sex, love and dating. Lucky for us, while Paul has of late been busy flexing his relationship expertise as co-host of the latest season of Married at First Sight UK (he has previously co-hosted the UK's Celebs Go Dating and hosted 'Lovetown' on the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2012), he'll be ascending the Sex Talks stage this November to share his insights on dating in the digital age while offering us his best advice on how to find love through the application of relationship science. Yep, there's a science to it, let's find out how exactly it works. Paul is the author of It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love and the founder of the matchmaking company, OneDegreeFromMe. Stuck in your search for love and want to ask Paul for his advice? Submit your sex, love or dating question via the order form when you purchase your ticket.

In 2015, bestselling author and podcaster, Jon Ronson, published 'You've Been Publicly Shamed', a book exploring how social media changed the way we shame people publicly, while fostering a culture of 'casual cruelty' in which we were all too happy to participate. In this episode, Emma sits down with Jon to discuss how this phenomenon of public shaming has evolved in the 8 years that have passed since the publication of the book, and what Jon makes of our present day public discourse. Invariably, the conversation veers down fascinating rabbit holes as Jon explains how he continues to repeatedly churn out bestsellers, what inspires him to embark on a new investigation and the art of writing non-fiction like fiction. It is truly one of our favourite podcast episodes to date. This episode was sponsored by The Knude Society, aka the female-led sexual pleasure company on a mission to help you enjoy your body, in whatever way feels right for you.  The Knude society has designed two vibrators, as well as a water-based lube, that can help you do exactly that.  Get 15% off when you shop with the Knude society using the code SEXTALKS15.  If you want to join the Sex Talks crew, sign up to Emma-Louise’s substack ‘Swipe Right’ here. And if you'd like to join an upcoming live podcast recording grab your ticket here.

The fourth and final season of Sex Education is out now, and while we’re already mourning the fact that Otis and Eric won’t be returning to our tv screens (at least not together), the show’s finale gave us all the feels.  In the most recent live recording of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma was joined by Sex Education’s creator, Laurie Nunn, to discuss the making of our fave tv show (listen to part 1 for this interview). In part 2 of this recording, Emma and Laurie are joined by Emma’s sex therapist, Aleks, to chat through some key themes explored in the show (the finger-up-the-butt-scene, for starters) and for an extra juicy audience q&a. This episode was sponsored by The Knude Society, aka the female-led sexual pleasure company on a mission to help you enjoy your body, in whatever way feels right for you.  The Knude society has designed two vibrators, as well as a water-based lube, that can help you do exactly that.  Get 15% off when you shop with the Knude society using the code SEXTALKS15. 

The fourth and final season of Sex Education is out now, and while we’re already mourning the fact that Otis and Eric won’t be returning to our tv screens (at least not together), the show’s finale gave us all the feels.  In the most recent live recording of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma was joined by Sex Education’s creator, Laurie Nunn, to discuss the making of our fave tv show: how the idea for the Sex Education initially came about; what went down in the writers room from season to season; and why it took them until season four to finally get a finger-up-the-bum-scene into the show. In part 2 of the recording, Emma and Laurie are joined by Emma’s sex therapist, Aleks, to chat through some of the major themes explored in the show, and to do an extra juicy audience q&a. This episode was sponsored by The Knude Society, aka the female-led sexual pleasure company on a mission to help you enjoy your body, in whatever way feels right for you.  The Knude society has designed two vibrators, as well as a water-based lube, that can help you do exactly that.  Get 15% off when you shop with the Knude society using the code SEXTALKS15. 

Ruby Rare is a sex educator, writer, author and now tv presenter having recently made her TV debut as Rylan Clark’s “sexy sidekick” on E4’s brand new show, Sex Rated.  Here she joins Emma-Louise to discuss the sex advice she’s been offering up on screen, how porn formed the foundation-stone of her sex education and why she’s moving away from a focus on orgasms to a focus on sensuality during sex instead. If you want to join the Sex Talks crew, sign up to Emma-Louise’s substack ‘Swipe Right’ here. And if you'd like to join an upcoming live podcast recording grab your ticket here.

Am I normal? That is the question sex therapist, Kate Moyle, says she gets asked most frequently in the therapy room. That and, ‘am I broken?’. In her debut book, “The Science Of Sex” Kate sets out to answer all of our most pressing sex and relationship questions and to reassure us that yes we are normal and no we are not broken. By reframing commonly held assumptions about sex and confronting the many myths and taboos that still surround it, Kate is determined to move us away from a shame-based approach to sex, to one focused instead on pleasure. I, for one, am here for it. To celebrate the launch of this much-needed piece of sex re-education, Kate joined me on the Sex Talks stage, alongside sex therapists Dr Karen Gurney and Dr Amani Zarroug, for a discussion all about, well, sex. If you want to send your own agony aunt question to the podcast, head on over the sextalks.co.uk and if you'd like to join an upcoming live podcast recording grab your ticket here. A big thank you to Sex Talk series partners, The London Edition hotel and Don Julio.  Sign up to the Sex Talks newsletter here https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6241f65d78ed98531daef0fd

This episode was sponsored by dating app, Feeld. Download Feeld using the exclusive download code: feeld.co/sextalks. The economy may be f*cked, the cost-of-living-crisis all too real, the current state of politics cause for despair... but that doesn't mean we can't laugh through our tears and find humour in the madness of it all. And what better way to do just that than with a frank discussion on sex, love, and the trials and tribulations of modern dating with a panel of speakers who are literally paid to make us laugh....? For the final Sex Talks Live of the summer, we enlisted the help of a panel of comedians, right before they head off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to answer all of your most pressing sex, love and general life woes. Joining Emma on this live recording of the Sex Talks podcast we have comedian Dane Baptiste; actor, screenwriter and comedian, Jordan Gray and comedian and podcast host, Katie Green. If you want to send your own agony aunt question to the podcast, head on over the sextalks.co.uk and if you'd like to join an upcoming live podcast recording grab your ticket here. This episode was sponsored by dating app, Feeld. If you want to spice up your summer, all while supporting this podcast, then please do download Feeld using the exclusive download code: feeld.co/sextalks.

In this episode we're putting a quick pause on agony aunting your questions and instead turning to sex tech founder, Anna Lee, for a deep dive into how she's deepening our understanding of female orgasms with the world's first smart vibrator, the Lioness, which allows users to track their orgasms using biofeedback data. 'Why would I want to track my orgasms?' you may be wondering. Well, for far too long sex science has focused almost exclusively on the male anatomy, while overlooking the intricacies and specificities of female sexual function and pleasure. This dearth of research into the female experience of sex has led to numerous misunderstandings and oversights when it comes to our understanding of sex. Anna and the Lioness team are seeking to address that by helping women and people-with-vulvas better get to know their own bodies, while also contributing to broader research studies around female pleasure and sexual function. As it turns out, there's a lot we can learn about our overall health and well-being through our orgasms. We'll be returning to your questions next week, so if you want to send your own agony aunt question to the podcast, head on over the sextalks.co.uk. This episode was sponsored by dating app, Feeld. If you want to spice up your summer, all while supporting this podcast, then please do download Feeld using the exclusive download code: feeld.co/sextalks.