How is online porn affecting sex and relationships? In this episode, musician and campaigner Jordan Stephens calls for a new approach to sex education and a modern redefinition of masculinity.
From Paris Hilton to Bonnie Blue and AI generated porn he discusses how sexual content is evolving and the impact it is having on young people’s lives.
Jordan also explains how his childhood and the whirlwind fame he found with Rizzle Kicks led to heartbreak and addiction.
And how that led him to become an advocate for boys and men.
(00:02:30) Why Jordan became an advocate for boys and men?
(00:08:30) Jordan’s childhood
(00:12:17) Reflections on fame
(00:13:36) How he learned about healthy relationships
(00:15:30) Is there a crisis of masculinity?
(00:20:25) The reality of pornography
(00:28:50) How he would design the sex education curriculum?
(00:31:26) AI and pornography
(00:38:25) Thoughts on Bonnie Blue
(00:42:30) Legalisation of sex work and drugs
(00:45:25) What his partner, the popstar Jade Thirwall, has taught him about relationships
(00:47:30) Politics and young people
(00:54:50) Amol’s reflections
GET IN TOUCH * WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 * Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan are released every Thursday and you can also watch them on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002f1d0/radical-with-amol-rajan Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the BBC and editor at The Independent.
Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast. It was made by Lewis Vickers with Anna Budd. Digital production was by Gabriel Purcell-Davis. Technical production was by Ricardo McCarthy. The editor is Sam Bonham. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.
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