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Techish The Dark Side Of Studio Ghibli AI, 23andMe Goes Bankrupt, Adolescence, And SeveranceThis week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi dive into those viral Studio Ghibli-style AI images from ChatGPT and what they mean for creative jobs, copyright, and the climate. They also break down what 23andMe’s bankruptcy, what shows like Netflix’s Adolescence reveal toxic masculinity and gender-based violence, and the hype around Apple TV’s Severance.Chapters00:00 The Dark Side of ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli AI Art11:03 23andMe Goes Bankrupt16:40 Adolescence and the Rise in Incel Culture*26:18 Severance and the Future of AI in Streaming*Please note that this section contains...

2025-04-0131 min

Roots to Radiance Ep.11: Confidence Unlocked: Takeaways from Roxie Nafousi's 'Confidence' Event & BookThis weekend, I attended Roxie Nafousi’s event on confidence, and let me tell you—it was packed with powerful insights. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my biggest takeaways, the key lessons from Roxie and her incredible panel of speakers, including actionable steps you can take to start building real, lasting confidence.We’ll dive into:✔️ How Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs plays into confidence✔️ Why confidence isn’t just a mindset—it’s a daily practice✔️ Breaking free from comparison & social media pressures✔️ The domino effect of doing hard things✔️ How to trust yourself & set boundaries with confidenceI...

2025-03-2527 min

CEO YOURSELF with Hermione Olivia CURIOSITY with Emma Louise Boynton, writer, broadcaster and founder of the award-winning event series and podcast, Sex Talks.Emma-Louise Boynton is a writer, broadcaster, and the founder and host of Sex Talks, a live event series and podcast, that exists to engender more open and honest conversations around typically taboo topics including sex, shifting gender relations and the future of intimacy. In this week’s episode, we explore Emma-Louise’s CEO superpower, Curiosity. Together, we discuss self-worth, pleasure, and the intricate link between body confidence and eating disorders. At its core, this conversation unpacks what it truly means to cultivate a positive, healthy sex life—whatever that looks like for you.This episode is for any...

2025-02-1053 min

The Authentic Man Podcast with David Chambers EP208: How to Have Great Sex, What Men Need to Know About Women and Sex and Our Broken Sex Culture Featuring Emma-Louise BoyntonMain Topics: Men, Sex, Culture, Pleasure, Intimacy, Shame, Safety Emma-Louise Boynton is a writer, broadcaster and founder and host of the award-winning, sell-out live event series and podcast, Sex Talks. Launched in 2021 and inspired by Emma-Louise’s personal experience doing sex therapy, Sex Talks exists to engender more open and honest conversations around typically taboo topics including sex, shifting gender relations and the future of intimacy. Emma-Louise previously worked as a producer for the BBC and Sky News here in London, and for Tina Brown’s ‘Women in The World Su...

2024-12-111h 09

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Rethinking Romance with Amy Key, author and poet and Poppy Jay, co-host of Brown Girls Do It TooOn this week’s episode of the podcast we wanted to talk about love, specifically how we move away from our societal obsession with romantic love and instead cultivate a more expansive, inclusive notion of love. One that releases us from the pressure to find “the one” and instead encourages us to find the romance in our platonic relationships. According to Pew Research, one in four people will now remain single for their adult lives; the number of people getting married has fallen significantly (in the US have decreased by 60% since the 1970s and 90% of the world's popula...

2024-11-281h 05

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Accepting rejection and embracing discomfort with Anna Mather, psychotherapist and bestselling authorOn this week’s episode of the podcast, I’m joined by the wonderful Anna Mather. She’s a psychotherapist, bestselling author and someone intent upon taking therapy out of the therapy room and into the real world, offering therapeutic insights via her instagram, online courses and in-person events and also through her podcast The Therapy Edit. She joins me today to discuss her brand new book: The Uncomfortable Truth, which tackles head on the ten unavoidable truths that sit at the heart of so many of our most common fears. From learning to face...

2024-11-2157 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton The future of sex (is education) with Cindy Gallop, Jameela Jamil and Freddie FelthamCindy Gallop is the founder of Make Love Not Porn, a platform for people to post real-world sex videos. It’s not porn, she says, it’s social sex. Now, she’s on a mission to raise $1 million in crowd funding in oder to build a sex education academy that will operate alongside her Make Love Not Porn. Set to launch later this year, the Academy will will cover a broad range of topics, including masturbation, LGBTQ+ sex and relationships, first-time sex, menopausal sex, period sex, disability sex and erectile dysfunction. Users will have access to a v...

2024-11-141h 05

Techish Why Have Gen Z Men Swung To The Right?This week, Techish hosts Michael and Abadesi dig into Gen Z politics, focusing on why some young men are shifting conservative. They chat about how social media and creators fuel toxic views on women and masculinity, the need for healthier masculinity, and the struggles young men face today. Plus, they tackle ageism in startups, questioning stereotypes about younger and older workers.• Gen Z men are more conservative (00:17)• Are online creators grooming boys to hate women?(06:55)• The need for healthy masculinity (12:55)• Should startups hire over 30s? (17:45)Extra Reading & Resources• Sex Talks podcast by Emma-Lo...

2024-11-1225 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Why do (some) men hate women? With Laura Bates (Everyday Sexism Project) and Ben Hurst (Beyond Equality)*Trigger warning* we discuss issues around sexual violence, rape and assault in this episode, so please take care while listening. As always, I’ve put resources in the show notes for anyone who has been affected by the topics discussed. In this live recording of the Sex Talks podcast I wanted to address a question that has been on my mind a lot of late: why do men hate women? It is provocative, I know, and intentionally so. But amidst the seemingly relentless series of news stories about male violence, It is a ques...

2024-11-071h 15

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton The art of Great Chat with Josh Smith, author, presenter and journalistOn this week’s live recording of the podcast, Emma-Louise was joined by journalist, presenter, podcaster and author, Josh Smith to discuss his brand new book: Great Chat. The importance of communication is something we talk about ALL the time at Sex Talks, not least because - as we know - it's the key to great sex and deeper intimacy. So when Josh published a book all about the art of great conversation we knew we had to sit down with him and extract all his tips and insights. As a celebrity interviewer, Josh...

2024-10-3155 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Body image, sex and healing from an E.D. with Megan Jayne CrabbeOn this week's episode of the podcast, Emma-Louise was joined by OG creator, author and body positivity advocate, Megan Jayne Crabbe. Together they discuss the impact of our restrictive body image ideals, growing up with an eating disorder, how body image issues affect our relationship to sex and pleasure, the power of the body positivity movement and what it means to finally come home to your body. As Megan said on the podcast: "You don't have to love your body. You don't have to think your body's wonderful. You don't even have to think, yeah...

2024-10-2452 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton How to rewire your brain in sex and dating with Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and author of RewireOn this week’s episode of the podcast Emma-Louise is joined by Nicole Vignola - a neuroscientist and brain performance coach who specialises in making neuroscience tangible for the masses. She is also an author, having recently published her debut book, Rewire, designed to give you the mental toolkit you need to break negative cycles and achieve peak mental wellbeing. Nicole joined Emma-Louise on the podcast to talk all things sex, dating and relationships through the prism of brain science which really was as fascinating as it sounds. From explaining why we go for...

2024-10-1753 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Witnessing the trial of Ghislane Maxwell with Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of The Lasting Harm, spotlighting the survivors who brought her to justiceOn today’s episode Emma-Louise is joined by a truly incredible woman: Lucia Osborne Crowley. She’s a Journalist, reporter and the author of three books including ‘The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the trial of Ghislane Maxwell’, which they discuss in length during this episode. It was one of the best books we read this year, FYI. Her prior two books, I Choose Elena (2019) and My Body Keeps Your Secrets (2021) both explored the myriad ways in which trauma affects the body. Prior to becoming a journalist, Lucia trained as a lawyer and worked as a paralegal...

2024-10-101h 02

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Power, celebrity and the aftermath of abuse with Olivia Petter, journalist and author of Gold RushIn this episode, Emma-Louise sits down with journalist and author, Olivia Petter, to discuss Petter's debut book of fiction, Gold Rush. The book covers so many vital and indeed urgent themes surrounding sexual abuse, trauma and the toxicity of celebrity culture, all of which they delve into during what is a totally fascinating interview. “We give celebrities a power they don’t deserve," Petter writes, "a Power they haven’t earned. What happens when they exploit it?” You can purchase tickets to the next live event here. And subscribe to the Sex...

2024-09-0550 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Solo pod! How to re-wild your sexual landscape (and close the orgasm gap!) according to Emily NagoskiIn the second solo Sex Talks pod Emma-Louise delves into the topic of last week's newsletter: new research on the orgasm gap, what it reveals about our broken sex culture, and, importantly, how we fix it. Touching on the work of sex educator and author, Emily Nagoski, Emma discusses how we can re-write our sexual script in order to foster a better, individual relationship to sex, and why this is so important in improving our overall sexual landscape. You can subscribe to the Sex Talks newsletter here and keep up-to-date on forthcoming events here.

2024-08-3128 min

2024-08-2937 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Celibacy, boundaries, self-trust and... learning how to flirt with comedian and author Sofie HagenSofie Hagen is a multi award winning, queer, non-binary comedian, author and podcaster. Their debut book was called Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You and they have just published their second book ‘Will I Ever have Sex Again.’ In it, they examine our broader sexual landscape in an attempt to understand why they haven’t had sex in some 3000 days and counting. Sofie joins Emma to discuss everything they’ve learned from over nine years of (involuntary) celibacy, what it’s taught them about their own body, boundaries, and queern...

2024-08-081h 12

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton The first solo pod! Discussing situationships, comparison culture in sex, and why the grass is always greenest where you water itIn this solo episode of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma discusses three main topics: her experience watching a play called 'After Sex' and the dating lessons it reminded her of; her brand new mantra 'the grass is greenest where you water it' and how we can apply it to both work and relationships; and, finally, the negative effects of comparison culture, particularly in relation to sex. The final Sex Talks Live podcast recording of the summer will take place on July 30th at The London Edition. You can purchase tickets here.

2024-07-2530 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Conversation On Love with author Natasha Lunn - "The mystical version of love I had on a pedal stool in my head stopped me from actually finding it...."We're on a podcast break this week so we're reposting one of our fave old episodes featuring author, Natasha Lunn, discussing her bestselling book 'Conversations on Love'. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Our usual Thursday podcasting schedule will resume next week and the final Sex Talks Live podcast recording of the summer will take place on July 30th at The London Edition. You can purchase tickets here.

2024-07-181h 32

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Tackling sex misinformation with Sophia Smith Galer, author and journalistIn this episode, Emma sits down with multi-award-winning journalist, TikTok creator and author of Losing It: Sex Education for the 21st Century, Sophia Smith Galer. Together, they delve into the many sex myths Sophia tackles in her book; what Sophia refers to as the ‘sex misinformation crisis’ we’re currently facing; what initially drew her to explore this topic-area within her reporting; the challenges she and other journalists face in getting editors to take this subject matter seriously, and how we can all have a better relationship to sex overall. It’s an episode jam-packed with fas...

2024-07-0447 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Reclaiming the power of the pussy with Regena Thomashauer, aka 'Mama Gena'.In this episode of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma is joined be Regena Thomashauer, otherwise known as ‘Mama Gena’. She is a teacher, best-selling author, mother and founder and CEO of the New York-based School of Womanly Arts where she teaches women how to get (re)connected to their bodies and to their sensuality. “For as long as women are disconnected from their pussy they are disconnected from their power,” she tells us. Her book ‘Pussy: A Reclamation’, has been recommended to the team so many times we had to have her on the podcast to find out...

2024-06-271h 08

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Sex, boundaries, dating and orgasms with Sharmadean Reid, Stack World founder and author of New Methods For WomenOn this week’s live recording of the podcast Emma’s joined by the founder of The Stack World, Sharmadean Reid, ahead of the publication of her new book, New Methods for Women. True to form, this book is the culmination of everything Sharmadean’s learned from over 10 years of healing and self-development work, laying out her tried and tested approaches to dealing with all of the most important things in life. From setting boundaries to defining what you want in life, to questioning and rewriting the stories you tell yourself about yourself, it is rich with insigh...

2024-06-131h 31

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Andrew Tate, Baby Reindeer and the myths surrounding male sexuality with Ben Hurst and David ChambersOn this week’s episode we’re talking about men. Specifically, masculinity, male sexuality and the myths surrounding it. To that end, Emma was joined by Men’s Dating, Relationship & Intimacy Coach, David Chambers, and the Director of Facilitation at Beyond Equality, an organisation that is rethinking masculinity and engaging men and boys in the gender equality conversation, Ben Hurst. From the impact of Andrew Tate and why his messaging has become so insidious, to the ways in which hit tv show, Baby Reindeer, highlighted how men often feel unable to talk about sexual abuse and har...

2024-06-061h 05

Dental Leaders Podcast Mind Movers #26 — Emma Louise BoyntonFounder and host of the award-winning Sex Talks Emma Louise Boynton joins Payman and Rhona for a frank exploration of sex education and communication. The conversation touches on cultural taboos around sex, gender relations and inequalities, to provide an open and nuanced exploration of the complex intersections between sex, intimacy, shame, relationships and well-being. Enjoy! In This Episode 00:04:00 - Journalism and career 00:14:50 - Sex therapy and education 00:30:35 - Cultural taboos and shame 00:39:00 - Dating 00:41:55 - Grieving and adolescence 00:44:05...

2024-05-311h 16

The Curve RTC117: Sex and money make the world go round, with Emma-Louise Boynton.Why does talking about sex and money make everyone feel SO uncomfortable? They both quite literally make the world go around. And just like talking about your salary can help you get a pay rise, talking about sex can help you experience so much more confidence and pleasure. Today we are chatting with the amazing Emma-Louise Boynton, who is the brilliant mind behind ‘Sex Talks.’ She talks openly about her experience with sex therapy, shares her incredibly insightful perspective on sex work, and speaks to the unbelievable nuances that you might never have thought of when it comes to thes...

2024-05-2957 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton From cam-girl to porn performer and director with Vex Ashley: "porn doesn't have to be feminist or not feminist, but you can critique it through a feminist lens"On this episode of the podcast, Emma sits down with porn performer, director, editor and producer, Vex Ashley, to find out how she went from cam-girl to running her own independent porn platform, and why she considers sex such an interesting and important topic for us to discuss. After rejecting being demoted to ‘muse’ while at art school and then getting naked online as a cam girl, Vex started up the independent porn platform called Four Chambers back in 2013 in order to expand the idea of what sex on film could do, be and say. The...

2024-05-0956 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Are you anxiously attached? Psychotherapist, Jessica Baum tells us how to navigate different attachment stylesSo we’ve all heard of attachment styles right? Attachment theory tells us that the emotional attachments we form with our primary caregivers in infancy can influence our interpersonal relationships later in life. Whether we’re anxious, secure, avoidant or disorganised, our attachment style can have a pretty big impact on how we show up in our romantic relationships. Since attachment styles have of late been getting a lot of airtime on social media and we wanted to understand more about the science behind the theory and delve a little deeper into the resear...

2024-05-0251 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Why women are trained for goodness, while men are trained for power with author and former Goop CCO, Elise LoehnenIn this episode, Emma sits down with writer and author, Elise Loehnen, to discuss her best-selling new book, On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to be Good. Together they unpack the web of myths and cultural expectations that prop up patriarchy and keep women chasing an ideal of perfection that is neither achievable nor really desirable. "Women," Loehnen explains, "'have been trained for goodness. Men, meanwhile, have been trained for power.' Elise is the former chief content officer of Gwyneth Paltrow’s company Goop, where she oversaw its blog, newsletter, book impri...

2024-04-2552 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Finding love after divorce; the highs and lows of motherhood and changing the law on flexible working with Anna Whitehouse aka Mother PukkaFor this live recording of the podcast, which took place at the London Edition hotel, Emma sits down with broadcaster, writer and campaigner, Anna Whitehouse, otherwise known as Mother Pukka. Anna is the Sunday Times best-selling author of Parenting the Sh*t out of Life, Where’s My Happy Ending? and Underbelly and in 2015 she started the platform Mother Pukka to share the trials and tribulations of parenthood and beyond. She also hosts the podcast Dirty Mother Pukka with her best friend Polly. In this episode, Anna speaks candidly about finding love again after her recen...

2024-04-1844 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton The link between housework & orgasms: Tackling everyday sexism with campaigner and author, Laura BatesWhat does the number of hours women spend doing housework have to do with the orgasm gap?! According to bestselling author and the founder of the Everyday sexism campaign, Laura Bates, a lot. In this episode, Emma sits down with Laura to discuss the systemic ways in which gender inequality remains entrenched in our society - from the social pressure on women to deprioritise their pleasure, to the routinisation of casual sexism, to the rise of extremist, misogynistic ideologies. But it is not all doom and gloom, they end the discussion looking at...

2024-04-041h 00

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Sex, Power, Money with comedian, Sara PascoeIn this episode, Emma sits down with award-winning comedian and best-selling author, Sara Pascoe, to discuss the topic of her recent book, 'Sex, Power, Money'. Together they explore how capitalism shows up in the bedroom, how money shapes modern day relationship dynamics... and why some women still want men to buy them dinner; why there remains so much stigma around those who work in the sex industry and why Sara is still is still afraid of men. Did writing the book help her overcome her own sexism towards men? Listen to find out. ...

2024-03-2157 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Meet my sex therapist, Aleks Trkulja*TW: This episode discusses eating disorders and sexual assault.* "If your experience of pleasure happens in your body, but you're in a body that you hate.... how are you supposed to access pleasure? You have to pick whether you're going to punish your body forever or if you're going to forgive it." In this episode of the podcast, Emma is joined by her (former) sex therapist, Aleks Trkulija, to chat through some of the key issues they covered in the therapy room, including: Should you have sex when you don't want to...

2024-03-0756 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton How to manifest the love you want with Roxie NafousiAre you dating with a scarcity mindset? Do you end up chasing people who just aren’t that interested in you? Are you staying in a relationship, whether platonic or romantic, that doesn’t make you happy, just because you don’t believe there is anything, anyone better out there? You can change that. You can cultivate a new mindset - one that will help you find and build the relationships you truly want in your life. 2024 is the year to stop settling and in this episode, Emma-Louise is joined by manife...

2024-02-271h 00

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Why we love with evolutionary anthropologist, Dr Anna MachinIn this episode, Emma-Louise is joined by evolutionary anthropologist, Dr Anna Machin, to discuss the topic of love - why we love, how we love, what's happening in our brains and in our bodies when we fall in love.... If you've ever felt like you're going a little crazy when in the early stages of romance, Dr Machin explains why. In a similar vein, she also breaks down some of the most enduring cultural myths surrounding love and romance, outlining why we get this topic so very wrong. The idea of 'the one'? Bullsh*t. But there...

2024-02-1951 min

The New Abnormal Emma-Louise Boynton "Generating Inspiring Advice: Sharing Women's Career Stories"Series OneIn this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, I interview the journalist and broadcaster Emma-Louise Boynton, who has a background as a broadcast producer, working with the likes of Sky News, the BBC and Tina Brown Media. She's the co-founder and CEO of Her Hustle, which launched in 2019 and lifts the veil on the world of work, empowering women to carve out a career they want, on their own terms. They believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to build a career that combines passion and purpose. (Emma was also th...

2024-02-0948 min

IS THIS IT?Bedroom to Boardroom: Heal Sexuality, Transform Life with Emma Louise Boynton | Ep 52Episode Overiew: Join us in this enlightening conversation with Emma Louise Boynton, the founder and host of Sex Talks, a platform dedicated to fostering honest, open, and vulnerable discussions about typically taboo topics. In this episode, Emma delves into the intricate relationship between sex, body image, and self-perception. She shares her journey from a career in politics and news to becoming a prominent voice in the discourse on sex, relationships, and the future of intimacy. Emma's insights offer a unique perspective on how sex can be a prism through which we explore a myriad of sociopolitical issues, from gender...

2023-11-221h 14

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Part 2 with Paul Brunson: your dating questions, answeredPaul Brunson is one of the world's most influential matchmakers, according to the Matchmaking Institute. He is also the co-host of Married At First UK and Celebs Go Dating UK, and author of 'It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love. In this episode, Paul answers the Sex Talk's community's sex, love and dating questions live at The London Edition. Whether you're in a relationship, looking for a partner or happily single, Paul will give you a new perspective with which to view love and your...

2023-11-1725 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton How to find love with Paul Brunson, the world's no. 1 matchmakerRecognised as one of the “world’s most influential matchmakers” by the Matchmaking Institute and described as "much more than a matchmaker" by Oprah Winfrey, Paul Brunson is the person to whom you wish you could turn for advice on all things sex, love and dating. Lucky for us, while Paul has of late been busy flexing his relationship expertise as co-host of the latest season of Married at First Sight UK (he has previously co-hosted the UK's Celebs Go Dating and hosted 'Lovetown' on the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2012), he'll be ascending the Sex Talks stage this N...

2023-11-171h 03

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton How to find love with Paul Brunson, the world's no. 1 matchmakerPaul Brunson is one of the world's most influential matchmakers, according to the Matchmaking Institute. He is also the co-host of Married At First UK and Celebs Go Dating UK, and author of 'It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love. In this episode, Paul explains where so many of us are going wrong in our search for love, and what we can do about it. From changing how we date and who we typically go for, to learning how to argue well, communicate effectively and set prop...

2023-11-161h 08

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton On Shame with author, Jon RonsonIn 2015, bestselling author and podcaster, Jon Ronson, published 'You've Been Publicly Shamed', a book exploring how social media changed the way we shame people publicly, while fostering a culture of 'casual cruelty' in which we were all too happy to participate. In this episode, Emma sits down with Jon to discuss how this phenomenon of public shaming has evolved in the 8 years that have passed since the publication of the book, and what Jon makes of our present day public discourse. Invariably, the conversation veers down fascinating rabbit holes as Jon explains how he continues...

2023-10-2755 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Sex Education with Laurie Nunn and Emma's sex therapist, Aleks (part 2)The fourth and final season of Sex Education is out now, and while we’re already mourning the fact that Otis and Eric won’t be returning to our tv screens (at least not together), the show’s finale gave us all the feels. In the most recent live recording of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma was joined by Sex Education’s creator, Laurie Nunn, to discuss the making of our fave tv show (listen to part 1 for this interview). In part 2 of this recording, Emma and Laurie are joined by Emma’s sex therapist, Aleks, to c...

2023-10-1252 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Creating Sex Education with Laurie Nunn (part 1)The fourth and final season of Sex Education is out now, and while we’re already mourning the fact that Otis and Eric won’t be returning to our tv screens (at least not together), the show’s finale gave us all the feels. In the most recent live recording of the Sex Talks podcast, Emma was joined by Sex Education’s creator, Laurie Nunn, to discuss the making of our fave tv show: how the idea for the Sex Education initially came about; what went down in the writers room from season to season; and why it took t...

2023-10-1253 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Creating Sex Education with Laurie NunnThe Knude Society, aka the female-led sexual pleasure company on a mission to help you enjoy your body, in whatever way feels right for you. You know I’m a big advocate for self-pleasure because I really believe there is nothing more empowering than getting to know your own body - what feels good for you, what you like, and of course what you don’t. The Knude Society has designed two vibrators, as well as a water-based lube, that can help you do exactly that. I recently tried their Lennon vibrator, which bends i...

2023-10-111h 47

Doing It! with Hannah Witton Sex TherapyWelcome to Doing It Podcast: Deep Dives, where we get unapologetically nerdy about sex! Over this season, we’ll be exploring some of the biggest taboos that impact our relationship with sex, our bodies, and the people in our lives.Our first episode is all about sex therapy! What actually is it? Why do people choose to go to sex therapy and what happens when you sit down on a sex therapist's couch? Let's deep dive into how sex therapy can transform people's confidence, why we're all so bad at talking about sex, and if sex therapy is in...

2023-10-1144 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Sex Rated with Ruby RareRuby Rare is a sex educator, writer, author and now tv presenter having recently made her TV debut as Rylan Clark’s “sexy sidekick” on E4’s brand new show, Sex Rated. Here she joins Emma-Louise to discuss the sex advice she’s been offering up on screen, how porn formed the foundation-stone of her sex education and why she’s moving away from a focus on orgasms to a focus on sensuality during sex instead. If you want to join the Sex Talks crew, sign up to Emma-Louise’s substack ‘Swipe Right’ here. And if you'd like to jo...

2023-09-2853 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Am I Normal? All of Your Sex Questions Answered with Kate Moyle, Dr Karen Gurney and Dr Amani ZarrougAm I normal? That is the question sex therapist, Kate Moyle, says she gets asked most frequently in the therapy room. That and, ‘am I broken?’. In her debut book, “The Science Of Sex” Kate sets out to answer all of our most pressing sex and relationship questions and to reassure us that yes we are normal and no we are not broken. By reframing commonly held assumptions about sex and confronting the many myths and taboos that still surround it, Kate is determined to move us away from a shame-based approach to sex, to one focused instead...

2023-09-131h 28

After Work Drinks Release The Tapes: Sex Therapy With Emma-Louise BoyntonIn this interview episode we chat to gorgeous, gorgeous girlie, Sex Talks founder Emma-Louise Boynton about her journey towards getting sex therapy, how much your relationship towards sex has to do with yourself (not someone else), figuring out what you like in the bedroom, having situational anorgasmia, annnd the ultimate softboy turned fuckboy encounter in the entire world to date, period.Follow Emma here and learn more about Sex Talks here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2023-08-171h 05

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Sex Talks Live ft. comedians Dane Baptiste, Jordan Gray and Katie GreenThis episode was sponsored by dating app, Feeld. Download Feeld using the exclusive download code: feeld.co/sextalks. The economy may be f*cked, the cost-of-living-crisis all too real, the current state of politics cause for despair... but that doesn't mean we can't laugh through our tears and find humour in the madness of it all. And what better way to do just that than with a frank discussion on sex, love, and the trials and tribulations of modern dating with a panel of speakers who are literally paid to make us laugh....? For th...

2023-08-101h 11

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Can a smart vibrator improve your sex life? With Anna Lee, co-founder of LionessIn this episode we're putting a quick pause on agony aunting your questions and instead turning to sex tech founder, Anna Lee, for a deep dive into how she's deepening our understanding of female orgasms with the world's first smart vibrator, the Lioness, which allows users to track their orgasms using biofeedback data. 'Why would I want to track my orgasms?' you may be wondering. Well, for far too long sex science has focused almost exclusively on the male anatomy, while overlooking the intricacies and specificities of female sexual function and pleasure. This dearth...

2023-08-0253 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Get to know your orgasms better with Anna Lee

2023-08-0154 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton "Stay away from words of affirmation" with OloniIn this episode, Emma sits down with the Internet's reigning sex and relationships agony aunt, Oloni. She's a writer, a podcaster, the originator of the 'Girls lets have some fun' Twitter thread and, most recently, the author of 'The Big O'. Here they chat through how to overcome sexual shame; learning to embrace your sexuality in whatever way works for you; the importance of sexual pleasure and a whole tonne more. As ever, Oloni and Emma tackle several of your brilliant agony aunt questions. If you want to send your own...

2023-07-2052 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton “Don’t settle for half-love” with Caggie DunlopIn this episode, Emma sits down with Caggie Dunlop, host of the Saturn Returns podcast and author of Saturn Returns: Your Cosmic Coming Of Age, to chat bad dates, good dates, and shaking off all the societal pressures surrounding finding the ‘perfect’ person, the ‘perfect’ job, the ‘perfect’ life… Together they tackle your agony aunt questions regarding: How to avoid losing yourself in loveHow you know when it’s time to leave a relationship versus staying to try and make things workHow to find your purpose in work and avoid feeling ‘left behind’ If you want to send your own...

2023-07-121h 07

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Your pleasure is your responsibility with Florence Bark and Reed AmberIn this first episode of the new iteration of the Sex Talks podcast, host Emma-Louise sits down with the duo behind the sex-positive platform, Come Curious, and podcast F*cks Given, Reed Amber and Florence Given. Here to answer your agony aunt questions about all things sex, love, life and relationships, Florence, Reed and Emma discuss everything from improving your masturbation to overcoming body image issues during sex, to exploring kink, to the ultimate power of getting to know your own body. If you want to send your own agony aunt question to the podcast...

2023-07-051h 06

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton The power of (self) pleasure with Florence Bark and Reed AmberIn this first episode of the new iteration of the Sex Talks podcast, host Emma-Louise sits down with the duo behind the sex-positive platform, Come Curious, and podcast F*cks Given, Reed Amber and Florence Given. Here to answer your agony aunt questions about all things sex, love, life and relationships, Florence, Reed and Emma discuss everything from improving your masturbation to overcoming body image issues during sex, to exploring kink, to the ultimate power of getting to know your own body. If you want to send your own agony aunt question to the podcast...

2023-07-051h 04

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton Your pleasure is your responsibility with Florence Bark & Reed AmberIn this episode of the Sex Talks podcast, host, Emma-Louise Boynton, sits down with the duo behind the sex-positive content platform, Come Curious, and hosts of the award-winning podcast F**ks Given, Florence Bark and Reed Amber. Today's agony questions address how to masturbate (and why it's so important); overcoming body shame in order to be more present in the bedroom and top tips for exploring kink. Want to submit your own agony questions for a future podcast episode? Head to Sextalks.co.uk now.

2023-06-291h 13

The Promising Creative Ep #5: Emma Louise-Boynton - Broadcaster & 'Sex Talks' HostMeet Emma Boynton, a dynamic presenter, writer, and the creative force behind the award-winning live event series, Sex Talks. With a background as a producer for the BBC and Sky News, as well as being the sex columnist for ES Magazine and relationships columnist for Semaine, Emma brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Inspired by her transformative journey as a sex therapist, Emma aims to democratize access to information and remove the shame surrounding sex, fostering open and honest conversations. Her mission? To bridge the orgasm gap a...

2023-06-2054 min

360 Yourself! With Jamie Neale Ep 206: How Well Do You Know Yourself Sexually? - (Emma-Louise Boynton - SexTalks/Columnist for ES Magazine)Emma-Louise Boynton is a writer, presenter and the creator and host of the sell-out live event series, Sex Talks, focused on engendering more open dialogue around typically taboo topics, including sex and female pleasure. She is a columnist for ES Magazine and Semaine. In what now feels like a past life, Emma-Louise previously worked as a producer for the BBC and Sky News here in London, and for Tina Brown’s ‘Women in The World Summit’ in New York. She is the co-founder of female-focused creative production agency, Her Hustle.

2023-01-2254 min

SexTech Talk Let's Talk CBD and Sexual Wellness with Dr. Dmitry Loktionov, Co-Founder of QuannaIn this episode, Michelle talks with Dr. Dmitry Loktionov, Co-Founder of Quanna. They talk about the benefits of CBD for women's sexual health and the products Quanna offers for sexual wellness. This is a great conversation, enjoy! Get 20% off HoneyBook! Dr. Dmitry Loktionov on LinkedIn Dr. Dmitry Loktionov on Instagram Quanna Website Quanna on LinkedIn Quanna on Twitter Quanna on Facebook Quanna on Pinterest Quanna on Instagram ...

2022-11-1049 min

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* Rethinking Modern Love with Natasha Lunn*This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Talks event.* Natasha Lunn is the features editor at Red Magazine and the creator of the widely acclaimed email newsletter, Conversations on Love, which she recently turned into one of my favourite books of the same name. In it she explores three fundamental questions: how do we find love? How do we sustain it? And how do we survive when we lose it? In this Sex Talks summer special, I sit down with Natasha to discuss everything she’s learned in her years lon...

2022-08-311h 32

After Work Drinks Let's Talk About Sex (Therapy)POA for today: An impassioned case for the "girls holiday" (feat Caroline O'Donoghue); Nicole Kidman's Balenciaga debut; and Kate Moss' 'creative directorship' of Diet Coke. Plus, a fabulous interview with sex columnist/Sex Talks founder Emma Louise Boynton about the wonders of sex therapy. Follow Emma and book tickets to the next Sex Talks here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2022-07-0756 min

The Sexual Wellness Sessions Considering Psychosexual Therapy From The Client Chair With Emma-Louise BoyntonWhenever I discuss what I do as a job there is much curiosity about what happens behind the door of the therapy room. This is why I really wanted to host a conversation with someone who knows what that's like from the other perspective, as the client. This is because as much as I can talk about therapy from the position of the therapist, it will never give a full view of what the experience of psychosexual therapy is really like. So my guest for this episode is author of the column Conversations With My Sex Therapist Emm...

2022-06-101h 05

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* What can we all learn from polyamory?*This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Talks event.* The 5th installment of Sex Talks focused on challenging the cultural script around sex and relationships (you’ve got to find ‘the one’; you need an ‘other half’ to be fulfilled; sex is all about that P in V… you get the picture) and exploring the myriad factors that shape sexuality, including shitty sex ed and reductive gender norms. We delved into how we can then challenge these ideas, with a particular focus on polyamory and what we might all be able to learn from t...

2022-04-191h 40

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* What Women around the world think about when they're having sex*This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Talks event.* This International Women's Day Sex Talks explored what women around the world really think about when they're having sex, what this tells us about the enduring taboos that still surround sex and female pleasure, and why respect for female pleasure equates to respect for gender equality. Joining Sex Talks host and creator, Emma-Louise Boynton were three brilliant panelists, including: Lucy-Anne Holmes, the author and activist who recently published "Women on top of the world" - a collection of searingly...

2022-03-131h 51

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* How to fix a 'broken' v@gina with Fran Bushe and Ruby RareS3x Talks is the new series exploring issues around s3x, desire and the female pleasure taboo and for the first session of the year, I thought I'd bring a little bit of comedy to our sex chats. Following the publication of her new book, My Broken Vagina, author and comedian Fran Bushe joins me on the Sex Talks stage to discuss all she learned at Sex Camp - the two-week “conscious sexuality festival” that offers workshops designed to reconnect attendees with their sexual “juices". *This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Ta...

2022-02-061h 17

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* How to bridge the 0rgasm gap with Dr Karen Gurney*This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Talks event.* Clinical Psychologist, Psychosexologist and Couples Therapist, Dr. Karen Gurney, aka The S3x Doctor, joins host Emma-Louise Boynton to discuss the myriad myths and misconceptions that surround the way we think about desire, why she never uses the word f0replay and how we can begin to bridge the 0rgasm gap.

2021-12-031h 30

Sex Talks With Emma-Louise Boynton *LIVE* Sex and the Female Pleasure Taboo*This episode is a live recording of a previous Sex Talks event.* “Respect for female pleasure is respect for women. It is respect for gender equality, and for the fact that women's feelings and emotions are as important as anybody else’s.” So why is female pleasure still taboo? This month, host Emma-Louise Boynton is joined by Lucy Litwack, CEO of Coco De Mer, the luxury lingerie and erotica company whose mission is to champion female pleasure in all its forms, and Billie Quinlan, co-founder of Ferly, the app designed to help you explor...

2021-11-021h 33

The Wingwoman 2.14 Football culture, heteropessimism, and dating lessons from Love IslandThis week, we're talking about the state of dating now, from the increasingly charged heterosexual dating culture to lessons on etiquette and body shaming spotted - where else? - on Love Island. Plus, we're looking at the aftermath of England's loss in the Euros, considering swapping the 'freelance' label for 'self-employed', sharing our pop culture recommendations for the week and hearing about Frankie's attempt at a chic holiday by the sea - even with a baby in tow. To hear more from us, sign up at TheWingwoman.co.uk to receive our free weekly newsletter ev...

2021-07-1737 min

The Art Of Living Now The Art Of Living Now with pop star Sigrid: Season finaleSince her ascent to pop stardom in 2017, Sigrid has achieved every accolade a young artist from the small town of Ålesund, Norway, could ever have imagined. Having broken into the public consciousness with unofficial feminist anthem ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’, and winning the prestigious BBC Sound Poll in 2018, Sigrid went onto release her critically acclaimed debut album 'Sucker Punch', which came top 5 in the UK charts. The 24-year-old now returns with the immaculate new single, ‘Mirror’, which was written for the festivals that would become Sigrid's definitive stage, as we are reminded of THAT performance at Glastonbury...

2021-06-0750 min

Outspoken Beauty #The Outspoken Ep 5: Taking Control of Our CareersIn this episode of #TheOutspoken I reveal that almost 70% of the 603 of you that I polled on my Instagram feel trapped in a career that you don't enjoy any more and want to get out of a rut. This seems linked in particular to Covid and having a chance to reflect on what really matters to you.I take the poll as a starting point to get some great tips from two women who really know their stuff when it comes to owning and enjoying your career.My first chat is with Emma Louise Boynton who...

2020-09-0725 min