The Good Sex Project
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Sexual intimacy and romantic relationships are a huge part of most people's lives, and yet when it comes to practical guidance on how to navigate either, we're given very little to go on. Enter... The Good Sex Project. A podcast about good sex, good relationships - and how to have them. This enlightening podcast series is hosted by Melody Thomas, the brilliant creator and host of award-winning sexuality podcast BANG! Using intimate interviews with New Zealanders from all ages and backgrounds, Melody helps to guide listeners to a deeper understanding of their own sexual and romantic lives, as well as the wider societal contexts impacting their choices. The Good Sex Project is made with the support of New Zealand on Air. If you want to get in touch with Melody or the team, please send us a message on Instagram - @goodsexproject - or email goodsexproject@gmail.com. We love to hear from you! Especially if you have a story of your own to share. Further reading: https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/02/thats-patriarchy-how-female-sexual-liberation-led-to-male-sexual-entitlement WARNING: This podcast contains frank conversations about sex and relationships, and includes some swearing. Some episodes also deal with themes around toxic relationships. WHERE TO GET HELP: Victim Support – 0800 842 846 (24-hour service). Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor. Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234, email: talk@youthline.co.nz or online chat. Rape Crisis – 0800 88 33 00 (will direct you to a nearby centre).
Location:
New Zealand
Description:
Sexual intimacy and romantic relationships are a huge part of most people's lives, and yet when it comes to practical guidance on how to navigate either, we're given very little to go on. Enter... The Good Sex Project. A podcast about good sex, good relationships - and how to have them. This enlightening podcast series is hosted by Melody Thomas, the brilliant creator and host of award-winning sexuality podcast BANG! Using intimate interviews with New Zealanders from all ages and backgrounds, Melody helps to guide listeners to a deeper understanding of their own sexual and romantic lives, as well as the wider societal contexts impacting their choices. The Good Sex Project is made with the support of New Zealand on Air. If you want to get in touch with Melody or the team, please send us a message on Instagram - @goodsexproject - or email goodsexproject@gmail.com. We love to hear from you! Especially if you have a story of your own to share. Further reading: https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/02/thats-patriarchy-how-female-sexual-liberation-led-to-male-sexual-entitlement WARNING: This podcast contains frank conversations about sex and relationships, and includes some swearing. Some episodes also deal with themes around toxic relationships. WHERE TO GET HELP: Victim Support – 0800 842 846 (24-hour service). Need to talk? Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor. Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234, email: talk@youthline.co.nz or online chat. Rape Crisis – 0800 88 33 00 (will direct you to a nearby centre).
Language:
English
Episodes
Want to be part of The Good Sex Project season 2?
1/14/2024
The Good Sex Project season 2 is coming and we are on the lookout for people with a story to share. Experiencing pain, shame or embarrassment around sex? Recovering from infidelity in your relationship? Finding it hard to communicate what you want? Or have you managed to work through these kinds of issues, gaining valuable insight along the way? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Click here to get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:01:03
8: Happy Endings
7/6/2023
Sometimes, relationships are better off ending. We figure out when it’s time to call it quits, how to break up amicably, and how endings make way for new beginnings. We also consider how aging plays into a person’s sexuality and how it’s never too late to find pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:05:29
7: My Wife Will Like You
6/28/2023
Pop culture and religion have told us that our soulmate - ‘the one’ - is out there. That our life partner should be our best friend, co-parent, confidant, intellectual sparring partner, sexual muse and all the things in between. But what if it works better when there’s more than two in a relationship? We speak to people who are engaging in ethical non-monogamy, swinging, and long-distance, label-less love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:47:12
BONUS: Live Q&A - Sex, Love & Relationship Masterclass
6/27/2023
In this bonus episode, Melody Thomas held a live 'Masterclass' with clinical psychologist and family therapist Nic Beets and together they took questions from our listeners. This episode is packed with expert advice on relationships, why some of them work and why some of them struggle, as well as practical tips and tools. Have you got something you've been wanting to know? Email thegoodsexproject@stuff.co.nz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:51:46
BONUS: Emily Nagoski
6/26/2023
Extra listening for the extra interested! In this bonus episode, Melody speaks with renowned American sex educator and researcher Emily Nagoski, who's mission in life is to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:52:02
BONUS: Somatic Sexologist Sonia Waters
6/25/2023
Extra listening for the extra interested! In this bonus episode, Melody speaks with Wanaka-based somatic sexologist Sonia Waters about topics ranging from desire and libido in long term relationships, to recovering from trauma, to managing jealousy and watching pornography. Sonia is certified with the Somatic Sex Educators Association of Australasia and is doing her Masters degree in psychology with Massey University - her thesis is about embodied self pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:42:20
6: Lovegasms Ever After
6/21/2023
Long term love can be hard. We speak to couples who’ve got insight into how they make it through the tougher periods of their relationships, including having young children. We also get some guidance from experts including Dan Savage and somatic sexologist Sonia Waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:59:36
5: Love Bomb
6/14/2023
We delve into the biochemistry of those first tingly feelings for someone, and how all those raging chemicals can cloud our better judgment and lead to some toxic relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:44:37
4: What Are You Into?
6/7/2023
What does good, healthy & happy casual sex look and feel like in the age of dating apps? We speak to people who’ve negotiated their way into some pretty sexy situations using their open and honest communication skills. We also look at how mainstream porn has infiltrated our sex practices, and at what we can learn from the world of kink and BDSM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:54:12
3: Are You Empowered?
6/3/2023
What's the point in sex positivity if the sex we're having is bad? We speak with South Auckland musician Pati AF, who grew up a "holy girl" in the church before kicking off her "hoe phase" - by claiming her own body and sexuality back with explicit Instagram posts and random dating app hook-ups. She was empowered. So why wasn’t she having a great time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:00
BONUS: Who The F**k Is Alice?
5/29/2023
In this bonus episode, we meet the two Alices who share their later-in-life coming out stories. There's Alice Soper, one of New Zealand’s foremost voices on women’s rugby. She’d always told herself she was super straight - that is, until her OE to London changed everything she thought she knew. And comedian and writer Alice Snedden, funny, irreverent and in denial about her love life - until she wasn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:46:32
2: The Glass Closet
5/27/2023
In this episode, we explore how feelings about our own bodies can get in the way of our love lives. We follow three people on their journeys to self-love, self-acceptance and self-worth. Also feat. expert advice from psycho-sexologist Chantelle Otten Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:48:58
1: Doin' It For The Yarns
5/27/2023
New Zealanders have a lot of sex, but a lot of it is average. We meet three people who’ve had a lot of pretty average sex and not-so-healthy relationships. Also feat. Australian feminist writer and broadcaster Clementine Ford, and Emily Nagoski, the award-winning author of Come as You Are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:48:41
Trailer: The Good Sex Project
5/24/2023
Welcome to The Good Sex Project. Hosted by Melody Thomas, this is a podcast about good sex, good relationships, and how to have them. Out Now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:01:20