Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the issues that matter to young people today.
Jacob used to make money from drugs and comedy - from telling jokes about his anecdotal experiences of the UK drug scene to exploring that world in more depth through his award winning podcast Jacob Hawley: On Drugs.
Now he's exploring the world of love for sale, meeting the people selling, the people buying, and everyone in between.
Producer by Nick Coupe for BBC Studios
Executive producer for BBC Studios is Victoria Lloyd
Commissioning Producer for BBC Sounds is Hannah Rose
Artwork by Made Up
‘Come for the threesomes, stay for the admin’ - Polyamory
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This week he hears about polyamory - the act of having intimate relationships with more than one partner at a time. He sits down with his friends Stuart and Phoebe who have been experimenting with ethical non-monogamy, journalist Franki Cookney about her writing and life experience, polyamory expert Dr Elisabeth ‘Eli’ Sheff, and Ana Kirova, the CEO of dating app Feeld.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
7 Apr 2021
‘Who am I alone?’ - Not Having Sex
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This week he talks to people who don’t have sex - including Asexuality activist Yasmin Benoit, celibate rapper Faith Child and Catherine Gray, bestselling author of ’The Unexpected Joy Of Being Single’, who embarked on a dating detox for a year. He also talks to Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp about his research on Incels and the growing number of ‘involuntarily celibate’ people.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
31 Mar 2021
‘Don’t think of a naked elephant’ - Sex Addiction
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This week he explores sex addiction - does it exist, what causes it, and how bad can it get? He hears from Paula Hall from The Laurel Centre and counsellor Owen Redahan about the causes of sex addiction and how they work with patients to help them recover from it, Youtuber Courtney Daniella Boateng and musician Triple O about their experiences with addiction and compulsion, and Dr David Ley about ’The Myth of Sex Addiction’ and how else we can frame addiction.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
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