Boysober

About Boysober

Have you ever wondered what life might be like if you stopped worrying about being wanted and focused on understanding what you actually want? That was the question Hope Woodard asked herself after a string of situationships inspired her to take a break from sex and dating. She went "boysober," a personal concept that sparked a global movement among women looking to prioritize themselves over men. Now, Hope is looking to expand the ways we explore our relationship to relationships. Taking a bold, unfiltered look into modern love, romance, and self-discovery, Boysober will dive into messy stories about dating, sex, love, friendship, and breaking generational patterns—all with humor, vulnerability, and a fresh perspective.

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 May 2025

Latest episode

13 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing: Solita

   Award-winning writer Julie Piñero interviews guests about the complex realities and personal growth found in solo travel experiences.

2. 

   29 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Leaving It All Behind (A Goodbye to Boysober)

   Hope has been stuck in a very familiar pattern — go boysober, boylapse, repeat. In Boysober's final episode, she’s desperate to break the cycle. So desperate that she travels to a monastery to seek guidance from women who might be considered the original boysober evangelists: nuns. This may not be a perfect ending. But it might be a real beginning. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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   22 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Gen Z Women Think about Sex Right Now (with writer Peggy Orenstein)

   Peggy Orenstein (https://www.peggyorenstein.com/) is an author and journalist who has interviewed countless young women about their sex lives, including Hope. In the midst of writing the follow-up to her popular book Girls & Sex (https://amzn.to/3Qnldqx), Peggy stops by the podcast to share her newest findings. As it turns out, you can’t have a conversation about young women and their intimate lives today without talking about celibacy. Do you have a boysober story to share? We'd love to hear from you! Email us a voice note at boysoberpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:boysoberpodcast@gmail.com), or leave a voicemail at (518) 83-SOBER. Please say your name before leaving your message, and don’t forget to include your phone number in case we want to follow up. By leaving a voicemail, you are giving Boysober permission and license to use some or all of your message in our show. But if you want to be anonymous, please state that in your call. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Boysober

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Casey Tanner
• Melissa Febos
• Charlene Kaye
• Listeners
• Tefi Pessoa

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

419,885,708

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

53 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

94 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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