The Hook Up
The Hook Up is about love, sex and relationships. We answer your questions, learn things together, cry over heartbreak, normalise shit. With Dee Salmin and Pip Rasmussen, who will probably bitch about dating apps. New episode every Tuesday.
Episodes
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 737 732
LIFELINE: 13 11 14
Struggling to know what to say on a first date? Whether you’re socially anxious and need some ice breakers, or you want to suss if this person is compatible and on the same page.
We’ve put together the ultimate list of your favourite first date questions.
If you feel extreme sadness, anxiety, irritability, breast tenderness and bloating before you get your period, you might have Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
PMDD is a severe form of PMS and it can completely impact your work and relationships. In this episode Dr Theresa Larkin explains PMDD and what to do if you think you might have it.
Taking a break from dating, sex and relationships? TikTok's calling it 'boy/girl sober' and it's become a huge trend to delete the apps, reset and go celibate.
We find out why you're going sober and some of the benefits.
If you or your partner can only cum using sex toys and you're worried about it, well you shouldn't be.
Sexologist Lauren French is here to tell you why, and what to do about it.
Did you ever experiment when you were first learning to get off? Maybe you used an electric toothbrush, humped a pillow or stuck your dick into an orange.
There's a lot of shame around masturbation, so in this ep we're here to normalise your creative nut techniques.
The impact of cheating can last for years, stopping you from trusting people even if they give you no reason to doubt them.
Do you think if someone's cheated, they'll cheat again? Or can people change?
We hash it out with your hot takes.
It’s hard to know when a relationship has run it’s course - so when there’s nothing really wrong or really right, how can you trust your gut on what to do?
How many years should you be in a relationship before knowing it’s going to be long term or for life? We get your hot takes on whether it's time wasted if you date without knowing what your future holds - or if time isn’t a good measurement at all.
We catch up with comedian Blake Pavey to chat about how his girlfriend soft launched him, the awkward experience of getting his sperm checked and his advice to anyone thinking of dating a comedian (just don’t).
When you start seeing someone, do you suss who they’re following on their socials? We debate if lists full of insta baddies is a red flag, or if that's your insecurity talking.
Are you and your partner joined at hip, to the point where you can’t stand to be apart? Maybe you’re in the thick in the honeymoon stage or maybe you’re in a co-dependent relationship.
There's always a friend who wants to bring their partner to everything, but what are the rules around when it's ok and when it's crossing the line?
‘Aftercare’ has become a bit of a buzzword the past few years, but sexologist Lauren French is here to tell you why practising post-sex aftercare is just as important as foreplay.
Is break up sex healing or harmful? Will you get closure or just make it harder to move on?
We hear your hot takes and find out why it was the hottest sex of your life.
If you tear, break or snap your penile frenulum (aka the banjo string) it can be a big painful bloody mess, so here’s everything you need to know with triple j’s Dave Woodhead and sex coach Cam Fraser.
(And yes we will be chatting about blood and pain and breaking your penis in this ep so if you get queasy you’ve been warned).
Term 2 has begun for the horny SLTS of Heartbreak High, so we catch up with our favourite couple from the show - Ca$h and Darren - aka Will McDonald and James Majoos.
If your roomie’s partner is over every night, eating your food, hogging the shower and never contributing financially or to the general house ~vibes~, you might need to set some boundaries. You tell us your rules to keep the peace, plus we hear your horror stories from when a partner overstays their welcome.
Feel like your sex life is kinda meh? Sex and relationship professor Dr Tara is here to help!
With 2 million followers, you’ve probably seen her in your TikTok feed, with her snappy sex tips.
In this ep, she jumps on with Dee to give advice on how to build your sexual confidence.
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