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
Around one in ten women 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 diagnosis, treatment and pain management.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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From spontaneous hook ups between strangers or friends, to carefully negotiated experiences between partners - there are sooo many ways to have a threesome. We hear how you navigate the power dynamics as couples/singles, what it’s like being a unicorn, exploring your sexuality as a third and negotiating boundaries so everything goes as smooth and sexily as possible MWAH.
Ever had someone hectically overshare in dating? Maybe about their ex, or their mental health, or their trauma? They might be floodlighting.
Dee chats to couples therapist Liz Neal about why people do it, when it can be manipulative, how to handle someone who overshares, and what to do if you’re the floodlighter.
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Ever been on a date where someone trauma dumps their breakups, difficult childhood or mental health struggles all before your entrée arrives? You might’ve been floodlighted. We hear your experiences of oversharing to test the waters, speed up intimacy, or filter out people who can’t ‘handle’ your shit - and whether this kind of radical honesty is actually just manipulative.
She’s one of Australia’s most popular adult stars on Tiktok with millions of followers tapped into her life as an OnlyFans content creator and a full service sex worker – in what she calls “a very dangerous industry that I wouldn't recommend to anyone”. We bring your burning questions to Kayla about her clients, her dating life, her mental health and her top sex tips.
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We’re going back to basics with pregnancy in this ep with Dr Theresa Larkin - covering how everything works from fertilisation and conception, to infertility and genetics, and how your body brings a baby to life.
Because even if you’re NOT trying to get pregnant, it’s super helpful to know what the hell is going on and how to manage your sex life and cycle if you’re having sex with someone with a penis.
It's triple j's award winning and most complained about show – The Hook Up, live from Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
If you’re not feeling great mentally, or you want to work through some things, or you’ve just gone through a big life event - you might be thinking about getting some professional help.
Starting therapy can feel super overwhelming if you’ve never done it before, so in this ep we chat to clinical psychologist Dr Jarrod White about everything you need to know about going to therapy for the first time.
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It's triple j's award winning and most complained about show – The Hook Up, live from Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Let’s unpack romantic love!!!
why do we fall in love? And why only with certain people over others? Is love at first sight real? Can you stay in love your whole life? What’s happening in the brain and body? Is love an addiction? And can you actually die from a broken heart?
Dee chats to the world’s leading romantic love researcher Adam Bode to find out the science of love.
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We couldn’t get him on for our live show, so we got him in the studio - content creator, stand up comedian and podcaster Will Gibb chats to us about dating with radical honesty, cooked sex dreams and what it’s actually like to get a circumcision as an adult. *NB this chat contains descriptive language about surgery so skip that part if you're squeamish
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Nearly 30% of you told us you’ve ended a relationship because of your own family or your partners. So whether it’s parents being manipulative, controlling or having no boundaries, we get some advice from clinical psychologist Dr Lillian Nejad on how to navigate a meddling family.
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Have you ever dated someone who's family was too involved, or a bit too close? (Anna Paul and Atis???) Whether it’s your own or your partners - we hear how families with no boundaries, cultural/religious differences, and mummy’s boys/daddy’s girls have messed with your love life.
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If you’re looking to read about queer joy, pain, heartbreak, love and hot af sex - A Language Of Limbs is for you. The story follows two lives over three decades as they navigate their queer identities, the beginning of Mardi Gras and the AIDs epidemic.
Dee chats to author Dylin Hardcastle about the process of writing their novel, portraying queer sex and the importance of trans joy.
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