Sex, Here & Now

About Sex, Here & Now

Sex, Here & Now is a podcast rooted in sex positivity, inclusivity, and honest conversations about the realities of sex and modern relationships. The goal is simple: to inform, to educate, and to clear up the misconceptions that continue to dominate our culture about intimacy and relationships. We live in a world that is still wildly sex negative, shaped by shame, purity culture, misinformation, and outdated scripts about what intimacy “should” look like. This podcast exists to challenge that. I want to create a space where we can talk openly about desire, communication, consent, kink, monogamy, non-monogamy, pleasure, dysfunction, body image, and everything in between without judgment. By highlighting diverse voices, challenging myths, and nurturing open dialogue, my hope is to show that sex does not have to be scary and we can, in fact, have a more sex positive culture.

Publisher

sexhereandnow

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jun 2019

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

49 of 71 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Expert Chat: Julie Labanz on Menopause and Sex

   Host [Host Name] interviews sex educator Julie Labanz about navigating perimenopause, menopause, and shifting intimacy to foster honest conversations about desire and pleasure.

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   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Is it "Normal" To Never Initiate Sex?

   Matt Lachman, licensed clinical therapist and AASECT Certified sex therapist, explains why rarely initiating sex doesn't signal low desire or relationship issues, offering insights into responsive desire and communication.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Matt's Musings: Is Using AI Boyfriend or Girlfriend Cheating?

   Host Matt explores whether intimacy with AI partners constitutes cheating, examining secrecy, emotional investment, and relationship boundaries in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Expert Chat: Julie Labanz on Menopause and Sex

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so when you think of menopause, what sort of jumps out to you first? Maybe not first, but like what shows up for you? It's floating to the top. I mean, menopause is definitely becoming a bigger topic over the last, I would say like two years now. It's really starting to pick up some steam. Thank goodness, because there's actually more research being done, more accurate information coming out. We're learning so much more. And it's so, so important. And something that's really standing out to me is somebody who's In my 30s is actually how much menopause can even start to creep into our 30s. So perimenopause can start as early as 35. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

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