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.
Episodes
There’s a lot of pressure on people with penises to be packing heat - but is having a big dick all that it’s cracked up to be? We hear your hot takes about size, girth, big egos and how “boyfriend dick” is where it’s at.
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
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Ever wondered why anti-depressants can impact your libido? Why your penis curves to the left (or right)? What causes thrush? Or how contraception affects your fertility?
It’s science week, so in this ep we answer all your sex, love, and body related science questions with Dr Eva Jackson.
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
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From queefing, squirting and best positions for orgasm, to eating pussy for the first time, prepping for anal and getting out of your head during sex - world famous pornstar Angela White answers all your questions and we get her top tips on how to up your intimacy in the bedroom.
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
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Everyone’s talking about the rise of AI, but what about AI and sexism?
Author and journalist Laura Bates has spent years investigating how technologies like chatbots, deep fakes, sex robots, and the Metaverse are perpetuating a culture of misogyny and violence against women.
In this ep, Dee chats to Laura about what the research shows, what toxic dynamics she found in her investigation, and how we can stop this tech...
Whether it’s for friendship, therapy or sexual and romantic relationships, AI companions are becoming way more normalised. So what does this mean for the way we relate and date people irl? We investigate the rise of AI relationships and hear how you’re using it in your own love lives.
CW: discussion of mental health and suicide
SHOW NOTES:
Mental health and AI companions
When it comes to professor student relationships, a lot of people argue ‘if everyone’s an adult’ and ‘if everyone’s consenting’ there’s nothing wrong with the dynamic. But Author Madison Griffiths disagrees.
In this chat with Dee Salmin, Madison unpacks her new book Sweet Nothing which explores four women’s experiences dating and sleeping with their professors - and how gender and power imbalances make the relatio...
Dating your best friend’s ex, boss/employee relationships, celebrities and fans, dating with a huge age gap - there are so many relationships that are considered forbidden and taboo. We hear from you on what it’s like to date someone you feel like you have to hide.
CW: discussion of domestic violence.If this episode brings anything up for you, help is available: 1800 RESPECT
If you struggle with finishing too quickly during sex (aka premature ejaculation) sexologist Cam Fraser is here to help. In this ep, we find out why it’s the most common sexual issue to affect men, what causes it, and how to deal.
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
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Does the order in which you’re born impact your compatibility with a partner? According to ‘research’, opposites attract eg. first borns work are best paired with last borns, and if you’re both the eldest/youngest - it’s chaos. But is Birth Order Theory legit? We investigate the latest Tiktok trend with your stories and some research of our own.
SHOW NOTES:
Birth Order Theory
If you’re keen to explore consensual non-monogamy or open up your relationship - this ep is for you! Psychologist and Author Dr Chris Cheers chats to Dee about his own poly identity, how he navigates having a husband and a partner, and shares his advice on how to do non-monogamy ‘ethically.’
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Seeing the term ‘ENM’ in dating app bios? Noticing your friends are opening up their relationships? Ethical Non-Monogamy is on the rise in young people, so in this ep we find out from you how it’s going - the good, the bad and the horny.
SHOW NOTES:
ENM explained:
A lot more people are adding terms like ‘dom’ or ‘sub’ or ‘switch’ to their dating app bios - so what does it mean? Dee chats to sexologist Lauren French about how to add power play into your love life and how to spot a ‘fake dom’.
SHOW NOTES:
1800 Respect - 1800 737 732
LifeLine - 13 11 14
More info on powerplay and sex: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-sunday-hook-up/power-dynamics-in-sex-top-bottom-domin...
What does it mean to actually be dominant or submissive in sex? Because you told us heaps of people are abusing their preference to be “dominant”, and you’re ending up physically, sexually and emotionally hurt. We explore dom/sub dynamics, hearing your stories from how it can be the best sex of your life when done right, but traumatic when done wrong.
SHOW NOTES:
1800 Respect - 1800 737 732
LifeLine - 13 11 14
Around one in ten women and people with uteruses in the world have endometriosis. And even though it can be one of the most debilitating and painful conditions - there’s still no cure.
But now a huge study has found a really interesting link between endo and childhood. We’ll unpack it in this episode with Associate Professor Dr Theresa Larkin. Plus she’ll explain what the symptoms of endo are, the process to diagn...
Everyone’s talking about incels - but what about women who’re struggling to date and have sex? Enter ‘femcels’ – a term that’s got people divided online, with some even saying they don’t exist. We investigate the history of incels, how a new movement of women identify with the term, and what that looks like in your dating lives.
SHOW NOTES:
The Woman Who Founded “Incel Movement”: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-ca...
Author and podcaster Jemma Sbeg is behind one of the world’s most popular podcasts - The Psychology Of Your 20s. Always backed with receipts - Jemma chats to Dee about what the research shows when it comes to love, dating and relationships in one of the most turbulent decades of your life.
SHOW NOTES:
The Psychology Of Your 20s podcast
We're off on holidays!! Don't stress, we'll be back with fresh new content soon - but in the meantime go check out the feed for any episodes you haven't heard yet. MISS YOU ALREADY!! xxx
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Ku...
You might not realise but financial abuse is a form of domestic and family violence. It can happen in your relationship without you even realising.
So in this episode, Dee chats to the CEO of Full Stop Australia Karen Bevan about what economic abuse can actually look like, how to spot the signs early, how to get help. Plus, how podcasters encouraging their partners to stay at home to be 'happier' can be dangerous....
Is it a recession indicator that no one can afford to date right now? We find out how the cost of living crisis is impacting your love life, how important financial compatibility is for a relationship and whether or not you should merge or keep your money separate.
SHOW NOTES:
BMO Real Financial Progress Index (2025) - The price of love: How a rising cost of living is affecting dating and relationships
Keen to have a threesome for the first time but duno how to go about it?
Dee chats to sexologist Laura Lee about all the different ways you can have a threeway.
DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au
The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our res...
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