The Hook Up

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

April 24, 2024 27 mins

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.  

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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?

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‘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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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April 4, 2024 30 mins

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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If you don’t know each other’s passcodes does that mean there’s trust issues?

We hear your hot takes about privacy and going through your partner’s phone.

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Dee catches up with neuroscientist and host of the Do You Fucking Mind podcast Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa to get all the expert advice on how to heal after a breakup and build your self-love and confidence up again.

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We all know RuPaul’s classic line ‘if you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?’ – but how true is it really? Or is self-love something that can grow through being in a relationship and loving someone else?

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You told us that you cry, laugh, get the zoomies, sneeze and get blocked ears, or itchy noses when you orgasm. 

So in this ep we chat to sexologist Lauren French and Dr Theresa Larkin about why it might be happening to you.

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You’ve heard of post nut clarity, but what about post nut reactions?

We hear your weird and wonderful reactions post orgasm, from crying and laughing, to blocked ears, hyperactivity, sleepiness and cravings.

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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US which claims dating apps are created to make people addicted and keep using them. Dee chats to Clinical Psych and researcher from UTS Anastasia Hronis about how dating apps can keep us hooked.

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If someone has a crush on their friend, is the friendship actually platonic? Or does it completely change the dynamic? 

In this ep, we debate attraction, crushes, feelings in friendships and when it blurs the line.

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We catch up with the world’s biggest porn stars Angela White and she answers your questions about the adult industry, how to give good head, feminism in porn and whether bigger is better.

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In our last ep we met some findoms, and a paypig, but what actually makes someone get off on giving money and gifts for no sexual favours in return? 

Dee chats to psychologist Dr Sarah Ashton about why someone might be into financial domination. 

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March 5, 2024 25 mins

A paypig is someone who gets off on giving you gifts, cash, paying your bills - but they don’t want any physical sexual favours in return. Sounds too good to be true right? We find out how findomming works and what’s in it for the pigs.

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We live, laugh, love comedian, presenter, and writer Louis Hanson.

As your 2024 Mardi Gras host - he’s got your pride survival guide for your gay christmas.

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You told us about how you've self sabotaged your way out of healthy, secure relationships with green flags - but how can you stop this pattern from ruining a good thing?

Psychologist and author Chris Cheers joins Dee to chat about why we get addicted to red flags and how you can rewire your brain.

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