Masterbators - For The Love of Sex
Welcome to Masterbators, where we openly and honestly discuss sex, love, masturbation, self-care, body-image, mental health, feminism and whatever else crosses our minds.
Episodes
34 episodes
Goodbye, for now
Hello listeners of the podcast! This is a quick goodbye, for now. I've loved making the podcast, but at the moment I'm not in a space where I can keep making it. But I hope I'll be back next year. Thanks for everything!If you ha...
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14 - Feminism, Gender Identity and the Perfect Packer (with Sarah Griffin) (Re-Release)
While I'm on break, I decided to upload some of my favourite episodes so far. I loved this chat with actor, comedian and writer Sarah Griffin. We talked about her upbringing by a proud, second-wave feminist in Louisville, Kentucky, her ...
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31 - Making Porn, Finding Yourself and Climbing Mountains (with Nina Sever)
This week was special to me, as I had the pleasure to welcome back the wonderful Nina Sever. So much has happened since we last met. From finishing and publishing their directorial debut for Erika Lust's XConfessions ("Coffee with Pleasure"), t...
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30 - Sex (Kind of...) and Comedy (with Kate Barron)
Join me this week for a chat with Canadian stand-up comedian and writer Kate Barron. We talked about Kate's comedy, what inspires her and the biggest challenges female comedians face. Oh, and sex...kind of.If you want to see what Ka...
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29 - Masturbation and Equality (with Harriet Catchpole)
Join me this week for a chat with actress Harriet Catchpole as we discuss the importance of removing stigma around masturbation and opening up the opportunity for shameless self-exploration.Harriet's social media:Instagram: @harriet...
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28 - Dismantling The Bitch With Drag (and Crystal Bollix)
This week I got to sit down with actress and drag artist Alexandra Christle, aka Crystal Bollix. We had a chat about her beginnings in drag performance, the inspiration behind her show "The Bitch Ball" and how she found strength in claiming bac...
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27 - Demystifying Kink (with Violet V)
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Violet V. Violet has been active in the kink community for years and was happy to answer all my questions, smart and otherwise. (Get ready for a lot of "asking for a friend"). How she...
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26 - Growing Pains (with Beth Powell)
Join me this week for a chat with singer/ song writer Beth Powell about the challenges of growing up in a small town and the experiences that lead us to become ourselves. As always, if you have any questions, wonderings or sugg...
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25 - Bodily Autonomy (with Jacinta)
*Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault*This week I talked to cabaret artist Jacinta about her personal experience with abortion and the importance of free, legal and safe treatment. An important conversation I'm grateful for about a topic tha...
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24 - Endometriosis (with Carina Griffiths)
This week I'm joined by actor, writer and photographer Carina Griffiths. She took the time on educating me on endometriosis and was kind enough to share her story and the shocking lack of autonomy over her body she has felt in the medical syste...
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23 - Dating Apps and Tons of Tangents (with Orla Quilligan)
Join me this week for a chat with the wonderful Orla Quilligan as we discuss the need for monogamy, dating apps and go off on all sorts of fun tangents from psychotherapy to the NHS.Because we touched on mental health and counseling, he...
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22 - Porn, Gender Identity, Kink and Bad Education (with Jenet Le Lacheur)
This week, join me for a great conversation with actor Jenet Le Lacheur. We discussed porn, its impact on young people and why its censorship should ring alarm bells. Jenet shared her personal journey to finding their gender identity, what role...
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Summer Break Announcement
Hey lovely listeners of the pod! Just a quick one to let you know in taking a short break for the next two weeks. Afterwards I'll be back with my usual shenanigans! Enjoy the sun!
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21 - Sexual Awakenings and Diving Into the World of Tantra (with Reg)
Join me this week for an exciting chat with Reg, sex therapist in training and absolutely lovely human. She openly shared her first experiences with sex, from discovering the joys of masturbation, to her first time as well as her more recent ex...
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20 - Tits, Teeth and Twat (with Mesha Maria Wright and Bethany Parker)
This week we celebrate a little anniversiary, it's the 20th episode of Masterbators! With me for the occassion were Mesha Maria Wright and Bethany Parker who came to chat about their show "Tits, Teeth and Twats" that premiered at Brighton Fring...
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19 - Masturbation, Finding Your Sex And Owning Your Kink (with Aine Oniel aka Curly Chaos)
Another week, another amazing guest! This week I had a chat with burlesque performer into the dark side, Aine Oniel aka Curly Chaos, for an exciting chat about everything from figuring our masturbation, to first orgasms, finding your sex and co...
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18 - Domestive Violence and the Aftermath (with Alessandra)
This week I had the privilege to sit down with MUA, councellor in training and dear friend, Alessandra Pavan. She bravely shared her experience with domestic violence, how she broke free and what it's like to deal with the aftermath.Ale...
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17 - Overcoming Tragedy and Finding Strength in Art (with Jay Whitehead)
This week I had the pleasure to chat with artist, interaction designer and self proclaimed pseudopoet Jay Whitehead. She shared her story with me, how she dealt with battling leukemia as a child, finding strength in art and how it helped her th...
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16 - Sex toys, Polyamory and Black Identity (with Tricia Wey)
This week I got to sit down with actress and all-round lovely human Tricia Wey. We discussed our favourite sex toys, Tricia's journey and experience with polyamory and her identity as a Black woman. It was so much fun, can't wait for you guys t...
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15 - Body Image and Self-Love (with Chrissy Kapartis)
*Trigger Warning:This week's episode deals with eating disorders and associated behavious*This week things are getting a little more serious as Chrissy Kapartis joins me to talk body image, self-love and her journey of overcoming an eat...
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14 - Feminism, Gender Identity and the Perfect Packer (with Sarah Griffin)
Join me this week for a chat with actor, comedian and writer Sarah Griffin, as we talk about her upbringing with a mother who made no secret of the struggles that lay ahead of her because she was a woman, her experience as "Patrick" as part of ...
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13 - The Power of Pole Dancing and Gender Stereotypes (with Louisa Cowell)
This week I'm chatting with Louisa Cowell about her journey of discovery with pole dancing, gender stereotypes and the books that debunk them.Louisa is a teacher of pole dancing at https://www.r...
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12 - Self-love, the Importance of Failing and Polyamory (with Mariana Feijo)
Join me for a chat with bio-chemist turned comedian, Mariana Feijo. We talked about her unique journey, self-love, the importance of failing, polyamory and, of course, masturbation.Find Mariana on Twitter: @_mariana_feijo_ and In...
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11 - Intimacy (with Elena Novello)
This week I sat down for a chat with actress Elena Novello. We had a wonderful conversation about intimacy, what it is, how we can cultivate it and where it begins. Here are the articles referenced in the episode:
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10 - Monstrous Bodies - Menstruation, Feminism and Growing Up in the 70s (with Sandy Thomson)
Join me this week, for a chat with Sandy Thomson. Sandy is a director, writer and producer and runs a story machine company called "Poorboy". We disussed her most recent work, "Monstrous Bodies", a play that explores the years Mary She...
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