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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 dee...
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The Biggest Moments In Dating, Sex And Relationships This Year
We’re coming to the end of a massive year covering all things love, sex, dating and relationships here on The Hook Up. From the male loneliness epidem...
How To Tell Your Friend You Don’t Like Their Partner
If your friend is dating someone that sucks, or is downright toxic - what’s the best way to let them know? In this ep, you’ll hear from psychologist L...
Should You Tell Your Friend Their Partner Is Shit?
We’ve all had a friend who’s dated someone you don’t like - but is it ever your place to say something? We find out whether you should tell them (earl...
Why We Should Normalise Sex Toys With Partners
Sex toys are an amazing way to explore pleasure and discover your sexuality - but there’s still a lot of stigma, especially when bringing them into pa...
Should We All Be Using Sex Toys?
Sex toys have become more accessible and normalised than ever before, but are they making your love life better? From vibrators, dildos and fleshlight...
The Convos All Couples Should Have Before Getting Married
Some people say one of the most important decisions you’ll make is the person you choose to marry. So how can you make sure you’re ready to tie the kn...
Do We Even Need To Get Married Anymore?
It’s been a year of engagements and tying the knot for some of the biggest pop stars in the world, like Charli XCX, Lana Del Ray, Dua Lipa and Taylor...
Do We Even Need To Get Married Anymore?
It’s been a year of engagements and tying the knot for some of the biggest pop stars in the world, like Charli XCX, Lana Del Ray, Dua Lipa and Taylor...
Ancient Greek Myths Were Queer, Trans And Horny w/ Zoe Terakes
Actor Zoe Terakes (Talk To Me, Nine Perfect Strangers, Marvel’s Ironheart) is reclaiming Ancient Greek mythology in their debut novel Eros: Queer Myth...
Is Your Relationship In A “Roommate Phase”?
Have you ever been in a relationship where your partner starts to feel less romantic, more platonic, or even like your flatmate? You might have experi...
Is Your Relationship In A “Roommate Phase”?
Have you ever been in a relationship where your partner starts to feel less romantic, more platonic, or even like your flatmate? You might have experi...
Healing From Complex Trauma w/ Stephanie Foo
We chat to award winning radio journalist and author Stephanie Foo about her memoir What My Bones Know, exploring her diagnosis with C-PTSD – unpackin...
Does Height Actually Matter In Dating?
Height is something you (mostly) can’t change, and yet it’s one of the most contentious dating preferences - we’re lying about it on the apps, rejecti...
Does Height Actually Matter In Dating?
Height is something you (mostly) can’t change, and yet it’s one of the most contentious dating preferences - we’re lying about it on the apps, rejecti...
How To Sext And Send Nudes Safer
Do you find sexting, nudes and filming with a partner hot - but don’t know how to initiate, manage consent, deal with body confidence and understand t...
Sexting, Nudes & Filming With A Partner
While you might not have reached chronic levels of being online, it’s fair to say we’re living through a screen more than ever before - so how are you...
Sexting, Nudes & Filming With A Partner
While you might not have reached chronic levels of being online, it’s fair to say we’re living through a screen more than ever before - so how are you...
How To Deal With Overthinking In Dating And Relationships
If you’re over-analysing texts, constantly questioning if your partner loves you, dwelling on their past relationships while also worrying if they’re...
Is Overthinking Ruining Your Love Life?
Whether it’s casual dating or locked in long term relationships, 80% of you told us that you overthink everything. We find out what that looks like fo...
Is Overthinking Ruining Your Love Life?
Whether it’s casual dating or locked in long term relationships, 80% of you told us that you overthink everything. We find out what that looks like fo...
Do I Have A Sex/Porn Addiction?
What’s the difference between having a high sex drive, watching a lot of porn, and having an addiction to sex? That’s something we find out in this ep...
Is Being A Pick Me Or Performative Male Problematic?
Ever been called a ‘pick me’? It’s been a cultural buzzword for years to describe women who seek male validation by putting down other women - but hav...
Is Being A Pick Me Or Performative Male Problematic?
Ever been called a ‘pick me’? It’s been a cultural buzzword for years to describe women who seek male validation by putting down other women - but hav...
Everything You Need To Know About Your Pelvic Floor
Your pelvic floor muscles are connected to way more than you might think - like UTIs, constipation, painful sex, orgasms, even peeing when you laugh.<...
Are Soulmates Real And Are They Ruining Our Dating Lives?
The idea of a soulmate might sound like a fairytale, but plenty of people still believe in finding that perfect match. We dive into your soulmate stor...
Are Soulmates Real And Are They Ruining Our Dating Lives?
The idea of a soulmate might sound like a fairytale, but plenty of people still believe in finding that perfect match. In this episode we dive into yo...
Male Friendships, Loneliness and AFL Culture w/ Brandon Jack
Ex-AFL player and author Brandon Jack tackles the peer pressure guys feel to fit in and some of the problematic ways men perform masculinity in their...
Is The 'Male Loneliness Epidemic' Real?
The conversation around men feeling lonely has become a lightning rod for social, political and cultural weigh-ins by everyone - but how do guys actua...
Is 'The Male Loneliness Epidemic' Real?
The conversation around men feeling lonely has become a lightning rod for social, political and cultural weigh-ins by everyone - but how do guys actua...
How To Deal With Mismatched Libidos
Have you got a different sex drive to your partner? When your libido is out of sync, you can feel guilt, shame and rejection, making you question if y...
How Often Should You Be Having Sex?
Everyone’s got a number in mind but whether you’re hitting that goal is a different story. From hormones and medication to the mental load and mismatc...
What Is PCOS? And Could I Have It?
If you have irregular periods, excess body hair, acne, weight gain and are struggling to get pregnant, you might have polycystic ovarian syndrome. PCO...
Why Is Queer Female Sexuality Not Taken Seriously?
If you're dating as a queer woman, have you ever felt like there’s an assumption that you’ll always “end up back with a man”? It seems like it’s a uni...
Should You Get Back With Your Ex or Move On?
Going through a break up right now and don’t know if you’ve made the right decision?
In this episode, Dee chats to couples therapist Liz Neal ab...
Is Getting Back With Your Ex Worth It?
So you wanna get back with your ex. It’s a pretty universal experience and you told us heaps of reasons why you tried to rekindle the relationship - w...
Is Your Relationship Worse Off If You Meet On A Dating App?
Are you using dating apps, or in a relationship with someone you met online?
Well, new global research found that couples who met through a scr...
Why We’re Not Having Kids Anymore
All over the globe, birth rates are falling and hitting critically low levels like we’ve never seen before. From the state of the economy and politica...
What To Do If You Can't Get (Or Stay) Hard
Ever struggled to get hard during sex? Or maybe you had an erection but then you lost it?
In this ep, we find out why erectile dysfunction happe...
Has Social Media Cooked Our Expectations Of Dating?
Princess treatment or bare minimum, “may this love find me” and the rejection of nonchalance are just a few dating trends going viral atm. We investig...
Mgen Is The STI You Don’t Know About (And It's Really Hard To Treat)
Mycoplasma genitalium or Mgen is an STI most people don't know exists - and yet it's super common and can be very difficult to treat due to antibiotic...