The Philosophy of Sex
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Long-play with Alex Fine: The business of sex
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, the sex toy company Dame decided to advertise in the New York City subway, run by the MTA. In September, the MTA's ad agency, Outfront M...
Long-play with Dr Avgi Saketopoulou: Sexuality Beyond Consent
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Dr Avgi Skatepolou, author of “Sexuality Beyond Consent; Risk, Race and Traumatophilia”. Avgi maintains that society has b...
Live at MPavilion - Exploring the Future of Sex Through Design (ft. Judith Glover, Lucy Wark and Jenny Kennedy)
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back in March, we hosted our first live event with Australia's leading architecture commission, MPavilion. This week, we're releasing the recording wi...
Navigating Faith and Sexuality (ft. Rabbi Denise Eger, Imam Mushin Hendricks, Minister Joesephine Ipkin)
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Philosophy of Sex, season two is here! In this episode, we’re exploring the complex relationship between sexuality and religion. You’ll hear f...
Long-play with Jamieson Webster: Freud and Psychoanalysis
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Has anyone ever called you ‘anal’, or maybe suggested you have ‘mummy’ or ‘daddy’ issues? Perhaps you’ve been the one to dish out these ...
Long-play with Bri Lee: Sex and Law
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, hello. Caroline here. After a brief hiatus, we’re back with another episode of The Philosophy of Sex! In this episode, I discuss sex and law wi...
Long-play: Dr. Sarah Hill
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The contraceptive pill has an interesting and, at times, ethically dubious history. Biologists John Rock and Gregory Pincus team up to develop the bir...
Long-play: Dr. Martin Dahlberg
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2021, the International Organisation for Standardisation (or ISO) published its first design and safety requirements for sex toys after a...
Long-play: Bryony Cole
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about sex and technology. The world’s relationship with technology is complex and ever-changing. Dating apps, the pill, and di...
Long-play: Giorgio Tricarico
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Pornhub data, Australia ranks 7th in the world for porn consumption. With data from other sources suggesting the average age of first con...
Long-play: Katherine Angel
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Philosophy of Sex. Today we’re talking about consent. The idea of affirmative consent first attracted attention in the early 1990s. S...
Long-play: Alisha Williams
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the face of it, the sex industry appears to be a sex-positive haven. Growing rapidly, it's become a highly competitive industry and an attractive i...
Long-play: Euphemia Russell
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about the relationship between time and pleasure? Sex and pleasure are temporal experiences, meaning how we relate to time can i...
Long-play: Damon Young
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s likely that at some point, you’ve found your morals have felt incongruent with a sexual scenario you’ve found yourself in. While this can f...
Long-play: Emil Cañita
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gloryholes have long been associated with gay culture. As a great way to maintain anonymity in contexts where gay sex is illegal or socially unaccepta...
Long-play: Janet Hardy
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Philosophy of Sex, long-play. This week, we’re speaking with Janet Hardy from the sixth episode of season 1 ‘Hardcore tenderness. R...
Long-play: Lisa Wade
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Philosophy of Sex, long-play, I’m your host Caroline Moreau-Hammond. You might remember the name Lisa Wade from our first episode of ...
Long-play: Jeanne Proust
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Philosophy of Sex, long-play, I’m your host Caroline Moreau-Hammond. You might remember the name Jeanne Proust from our third episode...
Long-play: Euphemia Russell
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might remember Euphemia Russell from our first episode ‘Are we doing it right? Putting sex into perspective’. This is the full-length uncut ...
Hardcore tenderness: Reinterpreting what we think about kink & BDSM (ft. Emma Steel, Janet Hardy and Caz Killjoy)
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Would you consider yourself kinky or maybe more vanilla? Have you ever wanted to explore the world of BDSM, but felt a bit lost and intimidated?In thi...
Gagged: sex toys and censorship (ft. Lora DiCarlo and Judith Glover)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As an industry that has nearly tripled in size in the last three years, the future for sex toys is seemingly bright. With an influx of brands emerging...
Tantra: Appropriate or Appropriated? (ft. Elisa Caro, Vikram Zutshi & Sthaneshwar Timalsina)
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you hear the word Tantra, what comes to mind? Marathon sex sessions or ancient Eastern spiritual practice?Depending on where you look, you might ...
Why is sex still taboo? (ft. Cheyenne M Davis, Sue Jaye Johnson & Jeanne Proust)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Google “sex and taboo” and you’ll be returned results like “It’s 2021. Why is sex still taboo?” It’s a fair question. It is 2021, so why...
Sexology, pathology and the path to female pleasure (ft. Liz Canner, Kassandra Mourikis, Laura Eustace and Francesca Gonzales)
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Would you take an orgasm pill, if it existed? If you didn’t want to, what other roads to more pleasurable sex are available? In this episode, we exa...
Are we doing it right? Putting sex into perspective (ft. Euphemia Russell, Raja Halwani, Lisa Wade & Victoria Brooks)
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the many forces that shape our sexual behaviour. From college campuses to public sex beaches, we scrutinise how Western philosop...
Welcome to The Philosophy of Sex!
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone's talking about sex. But, where's the information really coming from? I’m Caroline Moreau-Hammond and this is a show called The P...