Radio Pleasure Society – Details, episodes & analysis

We dived into the world of cruising with Barnaby Savage. By collecting, documenting and researching stories of cruising Barnaby's project 'Cruise Verhalen' tracks the fluid (re)shaping of public space and through the recording of oral history documents cruising culture in the Netherlands.

Some book recommendations Barnaby gave us, that we'd love to share here: 

📕 De Roze Rand van Donker Amsterdam - Gert Hekma

📕 Amsterdam de Roze Geschiedenis - Monique Doppert

📕 De Stad - Marcel van Engelen

📕 Fire Island: Queer History - Jack Parlett

📕 The Carnivorous Lamb - Augustín Gómez Arcos

This is a recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society on Echobox, it aired on Saturday January 31st, 2026. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

This episode of Radio Pleasure Society is in Dutch 🇳🇱.

In deze aflevering van Radio Pleasure Society spreken we met Jesse Bleekemolen en Rein van Leeuwen over een documentaire die ze gemaakt hebben: F*CK DRUGS, een film over oa seks en drugsgebruik binnen de gay scene. 

Benieuwd naar de documentaire? Tijdens de Roze Filmdagen gaat de film op 21 maart, 2026 21.00 uur in premiere en is later op 29 maart, 2026 om 13.30 te zien. En op 16 april, 2026 om 21.20 is de documentaire op NPO3 te zien.

*heb je hulp nodig met jouw drugsgebruik, dan kun je altijd uitreiken naar Mainline of Chemsex.nl 

Dit is een opname van onze live radioshow Radio Pleasure Society op Echobox, uitgezonden op zaterdag 28 februari, 2026. We uploaden al onze shows als podcast, zodat we ook ons publiek hier kunnen betrekken.

We spoke to Deepa Paul about the launch of her debut memoir ASK ME HOW IT WORKS: LOVE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE, out May 1st from Viking/ Penguin Random House UK. Her book has been translated into Dutch is now available in the Netherlands as JE MAG ME ALLES VRAGEN: LIEFDE IN EEN OPEN HUWELIJK, from Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam. 

Check out her Substack newsletter Letters by Deepa, where she explores the balance between being a mother, wife, girlfriend, daughter, adventurer and herself—all at the same time. Find her on Instagram as @storiesbydeepa.

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

We spoke to Fardad, a queer activist and (HIV) stigma fighter about living with HIV, how this diagnosis gave him room to explore his sexuality more than expected and destigmatizing being HIV positive. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

Special for Valentine's Day we invited bebe bad to talk to us about how we can turn against the expectations society has on celebrating Valentine's Day and transform it into something that we can make entirely our own.  

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

We spoke to Jonathan Ho, a (fashion) designer - often in the field of sexuality -to discuss the role of design in sexuality, pleasure, and fetish culture. 

If you're interested in an article we wrote on this episode, check it out here. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

There is so much we can learn from future generations about exploring our sexuality. We spoke to Tuaca Kelly about the lessons we can learn from Gen X. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

Nobody other than PassionDEEZ took over our show with a special including all his pleasurable and sensual music. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

Summer time is for relaxing and exploring. We invited our dear friend Rowyda to go through some of her favourite sexy music during summertime. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society. 

Special for our collaboration with Milkshake Festival we dedicated an episode of Radio Pleasure Society to talk to a couple artists involved in our Pleasure Society space during the festival in 2024. 

This is an old recording from our live radio show Radio Pleasure Society. We are uploading all our shows as a podcast, so we can include our audience here as well. 

Want to tune in live when we're on air each month? Make sure to follow @thepleasuresociety on Instagram for updates and go to www.echobox.radio for our monthly show.

Check out our website for all things Pleasure Society.