Sex Ed and Chill – Details, episodes & analysis

We made it to the end! Join us as we recap Season 4 Episode 8 of Sex Education, and reflect on the series as a whole.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, suicide, dysphoria, assault, and other adult themes.

We get a good old-fashioned sit-in, a standard "trapped in an elevator", and finally, finally, Otis and Maeve get together. Join us as we chat about Season 4 Episode 7 of Sex Education, and explore the topic of sex activism.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, abuse, assault, abortion, and other adult themes.

Resources for this episode:

* "History of [sexual assault] activism and legal change" (Australian Government, 2010)

* "History of abortion" (Boston Women's Health Book Collective, 1998)

* "History of abortion law timeline: 1850 to today" (Planned Parenthood, 2024)

* "Australian Abortion Legislation" (Children By Choice, 2024)

* "The 1970s and the fight for abortion rights in Australia" (Solidarity.net, 2022)

* "How Sex Worker Activism Influenced the Decriminalisation of Sex Work in NSW, Australia" (Aroney & Crofts, 2019)

* "The right to bare arms: the history of Australian sex worker activism" (Aroney, 2017)

* "Mandatory consent education is a huge win for Australia – but consent is just one small part of navigating relationships" (Woodley et al., 2022)

* "The reality of Safe Schools" (Alcorn, 2016)

What would you do to get over a breakup? No Nut Lent seems like an extreme choice! Join us we chat about "40 Days and 40 Nights" and explore the topic of self-denial.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, sexual assault, religion, incels, and other adult themes.

Resources for this episode:

- Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs (Pop Culture Detective)

- "Masturbation Q&A" (Sexplanations)

- "No Nut November: Needed? Or Just Nuts?" (Garas, 2023)

- "Sexual activity, health and well-being – the beneficial roles of coitus and masturbation" (Levin, 2007)

- "The Great Masturbation Panic and the Discourses of Moral Regulation in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Britain" (Hunt, 1998)

Who doesn't want to round up a few mates and start a strip show?? Join us as we revisit the surprisingly-wholesome 90s classic "The Full Monty" and talk about body image.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, sex work, homophobia, and other adult themes.

Resources for this episode:

• "Body Image Perceptions: Do Gender Differences Exist?" (Brennan, et al, 2010)

• "Body Image and Self-Esteem Across Age and Gender: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study" (Mellor, et al, 2010)

Have you ever felt digital love? Spike Jonze's scifi drama "Her" is feeling more prescient than ever in 2023, join us as we chat about it and discuss our topic of 'digital love'.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, artifical intelligence, abuse of power, trauma, and other adult themes.

Resources for this episode:

- "The Rise and Fall of Replika" by Sarah Z

- "How I Married a Video Game Character" by VICE Asia

- "Ideal technologies, ideal women: AI and gender imaginaries in Redditors’ discussions on the Replika bot girlfriend" (Depounti et al, 2022)

- "Attachment Theory as a Framework to Understand Relationships with Social Chatbots: A Case Study of Replika" (Xie, et al, 2022)

- "My AI Friend: How Users of a Social Chatbot Understand Their Human–AI Friendship" (Brandtzaeg et al, 2022)

- "Why Do We Turn to Virtual Companions? A Text Mining Analysis of Replika Reviews" (Siemon et al, 2022)

- "Exploring relationship development with social chatbots: A mixed-method study of replika" (Pentina et al, 2023)

This week we're revelling in too many root'n'toot'n'boot'n dance numbers, but there's nothing dirty goin' on! Join us as we recap the classic Dolly musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and discuss our topic of 'Sex work & the cops'.

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, sex work, abuse, trafficking, assault, the police, and other adult themes.

Resources for this episode:

• "Uncovering the Truth Behind This Sex Church" (Vice)
• "Criminalised Interactions with Law Enforcement and Impacts on Health and Safety in the Context of Different Legislative Frameworks Governing Sex Work Globally" (Krüsi, et al, 2021)
• "Police Harassment and Violence against Transgender & Gender Diverse Sex Workers in the United States." (Stenersen, et al, 2022)
• "To Report or Not to Report? A Systematic Review of Sex Workers' Willingness to Report Violence and Victimization to Police." (Struyf, 2022)
• "'Inaction and mistreatment': Why some sex workers don't trust police" (Eden Gillespie, SBS, 2021)
• "Sex Workers" You Can't Ask That (ABC 2016)

Time for another finale, and what a season its been! Join us as we recap the Season 3 finale of Sex Education.

We'll be taking a break after this episode while we decide on what to cover next. Stay tuned!

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, and other adult themes. 

Sex School is back with a vengeance! Join as we recap Season 3 Episode 7 of Sex Education and discuss the topic of Abstinence-only sex education (Spoiler alert: we're not a fan). 

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, public embarrasment, trauma, injury, unlawful imprisonment, and other adult themes. 

Resources for this episode:

- "Why teach abstinency-only education?" (Sexplanations) 

- The Impact of Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs in the United States on Adolescent Sexual Outcomes (Heels, 2019) 

- Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S (Stranger-Hall et al, 2011) 

- Abstinence-Only and the Struggle to Define Sex Education (Slominski, 2021) 

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Hope is channelling her inner Trunchbull, and Cal, Adam, and Lily have an awful time. On the other side, (Ex-)Principle Groff is reconnecting with what brings him joy. Join as we recap Season 3 Episode 6 of Sex Education and discuss the topic of Erotica. 

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, public embarrassment, erotica, pornography, trauma, BDSM, cheating and other adult themes. 

It's the France episode! We had poop, medieval peasant fantasies, friend fights, and a kiss! Join us as we chat about Season 3 Episode 5 of Sex Education, and discuss the topic of Sexting. 

Content warning for this episode: this episode contains discussions of sex, sexuality, sex education, public embarrasment, bodily functions, and other adult themes. 

Resources for this episode:

- How to have phone sex (Sexplanations) 

- Sex Emojis (Sexplanations) 

- Sexting (Bo Burnham) 

- Sometimes a fantasy (Billy Joel) 

- The most heated, passionate and intense letters of love, lust and anger ever written (Stylist) 

- Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Sexting Behavior Among Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Madigan et al, 2018) 

- Linking Sexting Expectancies with Motivations to Sext (Currin, 2022)  

- Sexuality at the Time of Coronavirus in Italy: A (Technological) Retreat in Itself? (Cipolla, 2020) 

- Physically distant, virtually close: Adolescents’ sexting behaviors during a strict lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic (Maes et al, 2022) 

- Sexting motives and sexting behavior among emerging adults in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown (Yee Shan Goh et  al, 2022)