Best Mable Productions Podcasts (2024)

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Relationship Reveal, Adjusting to Living With a Partner & (Finally) Getting Big Girl Jobs 50:08

3d ago50:08

50:08

Sextras is back! Once again it's been a while but we promise it's for good reason and we get into why in this little catch up episode. We start with the headlines, namely revealing a new relationship, the challenges of living with a partner, moving out of a family home, and the fact that neither of us are unemployed any longer. Honey discusses movi…

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Towards A Positive Masculinity (with Ben Hurst) 53:16

7M ago53:16

53:16

Our masculinity miniseries has been a little negative up until now (we’re aware of it at least!). But this week that all changes because we’re joined by Ben Hurst – activist, educator, and Head of Facilitation and Training at Beyond Equality – to discuss how we can rethink masculinity. As someone who regularly works with young boys in schools, we t…

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Unboxing Lovehoney's Advent Calendar & Learning How to Use Sex Toys 44:16

7M ago44:16

44:16

Christmas could not have come sooner with this episode as Lovehoney has sent us their 24-Day Advent Calendar to try and we’re opening it with their resident sexual wellness advisor, Sarah Tomchesson! We start the episode telling Sarah what we’re experimenting with in our sex lives, before diving into the calendar to find different sex toys, from vi…

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A Look Into Male Friendships 49:35

7M ago49:35

49:35

In the second episode of our Masculinity miniseries, we unpack everything to do with male friendships. While it comes as no surprise to some of us, the fact that men don’t have supportive friendships has been in the news a lot of late, with claims that there’s a male friendship recession and that men are lonelier than ever. After years of wondering…

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What Is Masculinity in 2023? 49:09

8M ago49:09

49:09

Welcome to the first episode of our Masculinity miniseries! Masculinity has been under scrutiny the last few years: on one side, there are claims that masculinity is “toxic”, “fragile” or “in crisis”, and on the other there are those who claim “not all men” are responsible for this poor perception of masculinity. While we fully support bad behaviou…

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Using Spirituality To Overcome Sexual Shame (With Kaamna Bhojwani) 40:28

9M ago40:28

40:28

In even the most accepting of households, children pick up on their parents’ beliefs about sex. If that includes restricting sex or teaching that it is inherently bad, that can lead to sexual shame that persists throughout our lives and shows up not just in our sex lives, but also in our entire emotional wellbeing. This week, we’re joined by spirit…

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Read Porn! (With Aurore Founder Carly Pifer) 40:58

10M ago40:58

40:58

Have you ever had sex so good you wish you could freeze the memory in time? This week we’re joined by Carly Pifer, founder of Aurore, a curated collection of erotica written by and for women and LGBTQIA+ people, that encourages you to do just that by writing a story based on your real sex experiences. Carly tells us how she started Aurore and how e…

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Do Gen Z Want To Be Parents? 58:17

10M ago58:17

58:17

There are so many stereotypes about Gen Z it’s hard to keep track of where they’re really at: they’re a sexless generation, they’re the most sensitive because they have a victim mentality. They want to be parents, they don’t want to have babies because they’re worried about the planet; they’ll be the best parents… oh no, wait, they’ll be the worst.…

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How To Talk To Your Kid About Sex (with Dr Tina Schermer Sellers) 1:02:59

11M ago1:02:59

1:02:59

Raising kids is hard in a bunch of different ways, but one of the main things parents dread is having the inevitable “talk” with their children. How do you have the talk, when should you have it, what is appropriate to say: these are all questions that nobody really gives parents the answers to. But what if that one, all-important moment never need…

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Having Sex After Birth (with Smile Makers Collection) 40:05

11M ago40:05

40:05

After having a literal human come out of you, getting little to no sleep and suddenly being entirely responsible for another human being is not exactly conducive to new parents’ sex life. But when you are at a point where you want to start having sex again, what do you do? Cecile Gasnault, brand director of Smile Makers Collection, joins us this we…

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Deciding To Have Kids & Outgrowing Relationships (with Jessica Hendry Nelson) 58:07

11M ago58:07

58:07

TW: substance abuse, anticipatory grief We’ve all been sold the idea that you’re meant to experiment in your 20s, something that our guest this week missed out on. Author and professor Jessica Hendry Nelson joins us to talk about being in a relationship for the whole of her 20s and eventually ending that relationship because of differing interests.…

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How Sex Changes With Age (with Beducated) 43:53

11M ago43:53

43:53

In episode one of our Family, Parenting and Sex miniseries were joined by Mariah Freya, who founded pleasure-based sex education website Beducated with her husband, to discuss how our sex lives change throughout our lives. We begin the episode hearing about Mariah’s experience with low libido in her 20s and how that influenced her and her partner t…

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Why Talk About Sex? (Our 100th episode!) 38:52

11M ago38:52

38:52

In the 100th (!) episode of the podcast, we reflect on why we always talk about sex, consent and relationships. We started the podcast three years ago and what we thought as 20 year olds about how we should talk about sex was very different to now, so we unpack how that's changed. It's obviously been extremely helpful for us to have close friends w…

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Ending Celibacy & Making a Sex Bucket List (ft the Curious Girl) 50:41

11M ago50:41

50:41

More and more people are pursuing celibacy eras, but what happens when you want to start having sex again? As Honey is clearly incapable of answering that question herself, we're joined by Layla London, anonymous host of the sex podcast the Curious Girl Diaries, who made a sex bucket list and ended her self-imposed celibacy after 3.5 years. We reco…

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The Ultimatum: Queer Love Debrief 53:13

12M ago53:13

53:13

TW: domestic abuse and toxic relationships Spoilers ahead!! We thought we’d celebrate pride month (very last minute, as always) with a discussion of the Ultimatum, Queer Love. In this episode we delve into the drama of the show and unpack why we think each of the couples were doomed to failure. Listen in as we discuss gay marriage, including why pe…

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Am I A Lesbian? & Compulsory Heterosexuality 1:03:37

1y ago1:03:37

1:03:37

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! We’re so happy to be back talking all things compulsory heterosexuality and realising you’re a lesbian and we’re joined by the most (!) guests we’ve ever had to hear about their experiences. We start the episode discussing Adrienne Rich’s theory of compulsory heterosexuality, the lesbian masterdoc and how it can help …

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Love Is Blind Season 4 Debrief 52:59

1y ago52:59

52:59

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Bisexual Attraction, Male Validation and Valuing Our Pleasure 43:12

1+ y ago43:12

43:12

In this episode we wrap up the season by looking at our own experiences of pleasure and desire, discussing whether feeling desired and experiencing pleasure are compatible. We look back at what we learnt about pleasure and desire during our miniseries, from where our attraction, fantasies and turn ons come from to learning how to experience and com…

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Let's Talk (to our partner) About Sex with Keeley Rankin 49:21

1+ y ago49:21

49:21

In the next episode of our pleasure and desire miniseries, we’re joined by sex and relationship coach Keeley Rankin to learn how to talk to your partner about what you enjoy during sex. We begin the episode by asking what people commonly struggle with during sex and where people’s fear of communicating about what they enjoy in the bedroom comes fro…

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Female Anatomy & the Orgasm Gap with Dr Marashi MD 52:54

1+ y ago52:54

52:54

In the second episode of our pleasure and desire miniseries we’re joined by Dr Amir Marashi, MD, FACS, FACOG, Founder of Cerē, the first anatomically aligned vibrator, to talk all about female anatomy and female pleasure. If you’ve not already joined our Patreon, you will want to for this episode so you can watch the full video with Dr Marashi, who…

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Good Sex: Does What We Desire Give Us Pleasure? (With Catherine Roach) 50:02

1+ y ago50:02

50:02

Welcome to our pleasure and desire miniseries! In this episode we’re joined by the wonderful Catherine Roach, professor of gender and cultural studies at the University of Alabama and author of the book Good Sex: Transforming America Through the New Gender and Sexual Revolution to talk all about what society teaches us about pleasure and how beauty…

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Celibacy Eras, Long Distance Relationships & Moving in With Your Boyfriend 32:38

1+ y ago32:38

32:38

Welcome to 2023! The start of this year marks a lot of changes for us, as Maria is moving to Paris tomorrow so this is our last episode recorded in our beautiful studio :( to watch the episode in full go join our Patreon (you get a ton of other benefits too!) In this episode we decided to have a look back at the things we learnt about sex and relat…

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Making and Keeping Friends with Shasta Nelson 1:08:25

1+ y ago1:08:25

1:08:25

Welcome back to the final episode of our friendship miniseries! In this episode we’re joined by female friendship expert and author of Frientimacy, Shasta Nelson to talk all about making and maintaining friends. If you’d rather watch the podcast you can find the whole video episode on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/sextraspodcast?utm_medium=clipb…

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What Do You Expect From A Friend? 51:34

1+ y ago51:34

51:34

Welcome back to our friendship miniseries! This week we started off talking about how to bring up conflict with a friend, and ended up talking about what we look for in friendship. We began the episode asking whether you find it more difficult to bring up problems with a friend or with a romantic partner, and discussing our own experiences bringing…

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When Friendships Become More Than Friendship 1:00:11

1+ y ago1:00:11

1:00:11

JOIN OUR PATREON community to continue getting involved in these conversations and to get access to full raw video footage of each episode and exclusive bonus content: Welcome to our first episode of our first ever miniseries!! This miniseries is all about friendship and we’re kicking it off with an episode about what happens when you’re more than …

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Catching Up Before The New Season 32:19

1+ y ago32:19

32:19

Welcome back to Sextras! Your favourite sex and relationship podcast is back for season 3, baby, and to make up for a very long season break we’ve got a catch up episode where we tell you about our summers (and now...autumns) and outline everything that’s happening this season. We’re changing up the format slightly because (as you’ll know if you’re…

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Is Love Blind & Would You Ever Give An Ultimatum In A Relationship 57:42

2y ago57:42

57:42

We thought we’d surprise you with a little bonus episode we recorded a while ago in which we review Love Is Blind and The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On, shows on Netflix, and talk about what they tell us about dating culture on a wider scale. We give our opinions on the concepts of the shows and the ways people act when put in those positions, and th…

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2 Years of Sextras & Your Confessions 1:02:38

2y ago1:02:38

1:02:38

This episode is our last of the season, so we talk about what we have learnt about relationships this season, our favourite and least favourite moments and answer all of the submissions from our listeners that we have stacked up over the past few months. We begin by giving a run down of the season- which moments stood out to us, what we’ve learnt, …

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Talking With My Mum (Pt.2) 1:00:16

2y ago1:00:16

1:00:16

We’re finally back with part 2 of season 1’s episode ‘Talking To My Mum,’ where we spoke to Honey’s mum. This week, we’re joined by Maria’s mum, Maria, to hear all about being a mum of four and moving from Mexico to London. We begin the episode by hearing about Maria’s upbringing in Mexico and what sex education in Mexico is like. She tells us abou…

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Are Gen Z Having Less Sex? With Dr Aditi Paul 1:08:25

2y ago1:08:25

1:08:25

In this week’s episode we talk to the wonderful Dr Aditi Paul about her research on Gen Z hookup and dating culture. Her book The Current Collegiate Hookup Culture is out now, so please request that your local library or institution purchase it! We begin the episode by hearing about Aditi’s interest in dating and hookup trends, which inspired her t…

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Should Love Be Difficult? Love Languages & Expectations 55:15

2y ago55:15

55:15

When it comes to love, there are some people that believe love should be difficult, and some that it should be easy. In this week’s episode we attempt to answer if love should be easy or hard, discussing how to communicate your expectations and how to show love to your partner depending on their love language. We begin the episode with a segment wh…

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How Friendships Change 55:05

2y ago55:05

55:05

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it is a fact of life that most friendships change over time. This week we want to talk about just that, and our experience with how friendships change in your 20s. We begin the episode with a segment where we ask you guys if you feel like your friendships have changed, and if so how. T…

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Sexting, Nudes & FaceTime Sex 55:46

2y ago55:46

55:46

Trigger warning: mention of SA at the end of the episode. This week we’re talking about all things sex + phone related: from sexting, taking and sending nudes and having facetime or phone sex. We begin the episode with a segment where we ask you what the best sext or nude you’ve sent or received is, and your tips for taking nudes and sexting. Then,…

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How To Give Relationship Advice To A Friend 54:00

2y ago54:00

54:00

This week we’re discussing whether other people’s relationships are your business. Though it can be helpful to get relationship advice, sometimes people offer unsolicited relationship advice when you feel as though it’s none of their business, so we break down when it’s acceptable to give relationship advice, who it’s acceptable to do it with and t…

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Life After Uni: Maintaining Relationships, Moving Out & Travelling 41:31

2y ago41:31

41:31

Life after graduating uni is very confusing— for the first time in your life, you might not know what you’re going to be doing with your life for the foreseeable future. It can be easy to feel lost after university- the uncertainty of where you’re going to be living, your friendships, and your relationships can really get you down, and so this week…

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Is Cheating Forgivable? 49:54

2y ago49:54

49:54

This week we’re talking about something that isn’t particularly pleasant for anyone to talk about, but something that definitely needs to be acknowledged when discussing sex and relationships: cheating. We begin the episode with a segment where we hear from you guys about whether you’ve ever been cheated on, or ever cheated on anybody, and if so wh…

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Social Media, Relationships & Mental Health 44:10

2y ago44:10

44:10

Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code SEXTRAS20 at Manscaped.com. It’s time to throw out your old hygiene habits and upgrade your life! This week we’re talking all about social media— the good and the bad, and particularly how it affects our relationships with ourselves and our most important relationship- ourselves! We begin the episode with…

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Finding The Best Type of Contraception for Me 49:17

2y ago49:17

49:17

Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code SEXTRAS20 at Manscaped.com. It’s time to throw out your old hygiene habits and upgrade your life! This week we’re talking all things contraception! We begin the episode with a segment where we hear whether you guys are contraception, and if so if you use hormonal contraception or non hormonal/ barrier met…

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Sex Worker Rights Are Human Rights with Chanelle Gallant 58:12

2y ago58:12

58:12

Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code SEXTRAS20 at Manscaped.com. It’s time to throw out your old hygiene habits and upgrade your life! #ad #manscapedpod In this week’s episode we are joined by lovely guest Chanelle Gallant, who has been a sex worker rights activist for 20 years. We begin the episode by hearing how Chanelle got into sex work …

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Is My Attraction Normal? 50:03

2y ago50:03

50:03

In this episode we talk about attraction and the way we experience it. There are different types of attraction, and different people experience attraction differently, so discuss why that might be and how we’ve reacted to our attraction. To start, we asked how our listeners in a poll, ‘How are you attracted to people? Do you ten to like people stra…

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Why Learn Your Attachment Style? 1:03:44

2y ago1:03:44

1:03:44

In this episode we talk all about attachment styles from how to know your attachment style, to how attachment styles effect relationships, to some tips to change your attachment style. Obviously we are not experts, but we do know a fair bit about attachment styles from our own experience (plus we’ve done a lotttt of research). We begin the episode …

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Body Hair Is Normal 54:07

2+ y ago54:07

54:07

From before puberty, before we grow our first armpit hair, leg hair, pubic hair, women are raised to understand that this should all be removed. This week we sit down to question why, to point to the ways in which we’ve been taught to have shame about our bodies and its hair, and really examine the ways in which these messages of control have impac…

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Taking It Day By Day For 11 Years Together (with Dee) 1:00:13

2+ y ago1:00:13

1:00:13

This week we’re talking to Dee about long term relationships. We went to school with Dee, and she’s been with her boyfriend for 11 years (since she was 15) so we ask her about the ins and outs of being in a long term relationship when young. We begin by hearing how she and her boyfriend met, or how they began dating, and later how Dee realised that…

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Fingers, Hands, Mouths and Tongues 58:12

2+ y ago58:12

58:12

In this episode we get deep into developing a philosophy for fingering and handjobs. We attempt to unpack whether handjobs are something any penis-owning person enjoys, or thinks someone else can do better than them, and try to understand their place in sex as a whole. We begin with some polls where we ask people with penises about their handjob pr…

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Break Up Lessons Learnt 59:56

2+ y ago59:56

59:56

This week we’re talking all about the lessons learnt from breakups. When you’re going through a break up it can seem like it will never end, and you’ll most likely be in a place of thinking this is the most pain you’ve ever been in, but we promise once you get through that stage (and it will end!) you’ll be able to see all the things you learnt in …

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Non- Monogamy, Toxic Relationships & Jealousy with Rachel Krantz 1:05:51

2+ y ago1:05:51

1:05:51

This week we’re joined by journalist, and author of the memoir ‘Open,’ Rachel Krantz to talk all about open relationships, toxic relationships, bisexuality and jealousy. We begin the episode by hearing what inspired Rachel’s book— she was dating a non monogamous man, who gave her the freedom to explore an open relationship and who her relationship …

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Porn, Sexual Fantasies and Wanking 1:05:34

2+ y ago1:05:34

1:05:34

What do you think about when you masturbate? This week we’re talking all about watching porn and masturbating, or alternatively, imagining our sexual fantasies when we masturbate, as well as the ethics of watching porn. We begin the episode by asking our followers what they think about or watch when they masturbate, and if they remember the first t…

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Mindful Masturbation + Sexual Meditation (with Sayra Player) 36:29

2+ y ago36:29

36:29

This week we’re talking to our wonderful guest Sayra Player (Founder of Guided By Glow; actor; and writer) all about sexual meditation. For women, it can be difficult to find erotic content that turns you on, especially if you have a busy mind. Sayra founded Guided By Glow in an attempt to encourage women and couples to have mindful sex practices. …

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To Date or Not To Date in Your 20s 46:11

2+ y ago46:11

46:11

This week we ask ourselves ‘should you date in your 20s?’ For some, getting deeper into our 20s means getting further into our long term relationships, and for others being single. We discuss whether there’s really a right way to live your twenties: single or dating. We begin the episode with a segment where we ask our followers whether they care m…

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Dressing For The Male Gaze 50:48

2+ y ago50:48

50:48

Can you escape the male gaze, even if you try? This week we discuss the dynamics of dressing for the male gaze, or attempting not to, and how it’s difficult to not dress for the male gaze, particularly when you’re dating men but also if you want to look or feel attractive at all. We touch on why the male gaze is harmful, beauty standards and how th…

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