New York Magazine's Sex Lives
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago - ★★★★ - 114 ratingsA weekly podcast about sex, lust, dating, technology, coupling, porn, fetish and freakiness. But mostly sex. With New York Magazine’s sex columnist Maureen O’Connor.
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FMK: Carrie Bradshaw, Candace Bushnell, Philip Roth
July 15, 2015 04:01 - 30 minutesThis week: How embarrassing is it to still love Sex and the City? Maureen interviews Candace Bushnell about her new book, which is sort of about her wanting to murder Sarah Jessica Parker (also about the weird way she identifies with Nathan Zuckerman). We also talk about a new study that sort of explains how ugly people manage to bag hot ones. With Allison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com.This episode is sponsored by Showtime's "Masters of ...
Test-Driving the Vibrator of the Future
July 08, 2015 04:01 - 27 minutesThis week: The world’s first hand’s-free couple’s vibrator is here, and maybe not surprisingly it is also a monster crowd funding hit. We talk to Alexandra Fine, one of the two women behind the device, so to speak, and debate whether it looks more like one of Despicable Me’s minions, a wishbone, or a beetle. We also talk about what it’s like to hand over your own dating life to an amateur dating coach—in this case, you fall in love with the coach. With Alison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and D...
The Politics of Where You Come
July 01, 2015 04:01 - 20 minutesThis week: Is there a "chivalrous" way to manage semen? Does it say something different when you ask a guy to come on your back versus on your tits? And why, for the love of God, do we have to decide these things so quickly? Also: 2015, the Year of the Strap-On. With Allison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. This episode is sponsored by Showtime's "Masters of Sex." The critically acclaimed series "Masters of Sex" returns Sunday. New episode...
New York Magazine’s Sex Lives: All Hail Female Viagra
June 24, 2015 04:01 - 23 minutesThis week: What does it mean to make a boner pill for women? We'll solve the problem of the low libido, right after we figure out whether it’s actually a problem or not (with help from Melissa Dahl of the Science of Us). Also: People who post on Facebook about marrying their best friend are probably in doomed relationships, science says (and also maybe into weird role play). With Allison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more a...
Is Tinder Giving You Herpes?
June 17, 2015 04:01 - 21 minutesThis week: Is there anything better than sex while high? We debate, and also talk about a new, specially-cultivated strain of aphrodisiac marijuana, called, um, Sexxpot. Also: could dating apps possibly be spreading STDs? And a tour of new, boutique dating apps serving micro-audiences and amusing us. With Allison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We Put Dr. Ruth on the Couch
June 10, 2015 04:01 - 19 minutesThis week: We talk to legendary, ageless, pint-sized sex guru (and onetime Holocaust survivor turned adorable German grandma) Dr. Ruth Westheimer—and marvel at how quickly someone famous for being sexually progressive can come to seem sexually retrograde. And we'll also be talking about whether it's possible, whatever a new study says, that millenials are actual boning less than their parents—and how that could possibly be. With Allison P. Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. Mor...
Introducing the Threesome Matchmaker
June 03, 2015 20:58 - 20 minutesThis week: We spend the whole episode interview the threesome matchmakers behind Threeway Dating Club—specialists in setting up no-strings three-way sex without any of the social obstacles or awkwardness, but who turn out to be themselves maybe just a bit creepier than they first let on. With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Best Picture Edition
May 27, 2015 04:01 - 22 minutesThis week: We debate just how unfair it is to describe Chocolate City as a black reboot of Magic Mike when it is, in fact, the best film of all time. Also: Are we having a balls moment? A look at junk-grabbing on Veep, nut-tapping in One Direction, and tea bagging Barack Obama’s body man. We also talk about SellYourPanties.com, and why exactly you would buy a woman’s worn underwear only to put it away in a drawer and never even sniff it. With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-...
Ep. 07: Does Guernica Turn You On?
May 20, 2015 04:01 - 33 minutesThis week: We trade stories about sex in museums and other public places and talk to New York’s art critic Jerry Saltz about why art is hot and which museums have lockable bathrooms. Also, can having more sex maybe possibly in any way make you less happy? A new study says so, but, we conclude, that is insane. And just how random should a person be for optimal rando sex? With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more about your...
Ep. 06: Hitting the Dick Gym
May 13, 2015 04:01 - 26 minutesThis week: Quantified kegels—where Silicon Valley self-improvement meets training for sex at your desk. A new study shows women actually masturbate to music; we offer some playlists. And we preview the opening of Tallywhackers, a Dallas-based Hooters for women with a full-pound hot dog on the menus. With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells.More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 05: Eggplant Emoji Edition
May 06, 2015 04:01 - 31 minutesThis week: Why are you in couples therapy before you've even boned? Has the internet ever given us something as perfect as the eggplant emoji? And: have you heard of air sex? It's air guitar, but for sex. With Allison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at thecut.com and nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 04: How Loud Is Too Loud?
April 29, 2015 04:01 - 30 minutesThis week: Just how loud is too loud for fucking (and who actually complains about their neighbors’ noise levels)? Should we applaud the rise of a new generation of sex-bot sex dolls, or judge the people who love them? And how hot is it cool to make your avatar (speaking of which, what is MyIdol anyway)? With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells.More at nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 03: Dick2Bomb Edition
April 22, 2015 04:01 - 18 minutesThis week: The world’s first successful penis transplant raises all kinds of questions. What kind of dick are we talking about transplanting? What it’s like to walk around with someone else’s dong? And how do you respond when you pull down your boyfriend’s pants to find someone else’s D? Also, the kind of progressive sexual politics of the indie sex-horror movie It Follows, in which you basically get rid of a demon STD by sleeping around. With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace...
Ep. 01: Into the Sex Box
April 15, 2015 04:01 - 16 minutesThis week: Do happy couples masturbate? (Wait, when?) And what kind of a crazy freak show is We's sex-therapy hour Sex Box? With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ep. 02: The Art of the Thirst Trap
April 15, 2015 04:01 - 21 minutesThis week: Building a perfect man piece by piece—introducing the Voltron Theory of Dating. Plus, casual encounters via Instagram (and how Amber Rose found her calling). With Alison Davis, Maureen O'Connor, and David Wallace-Wells. More at nymag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Coming soon...Sex Lives
April 14, 2015 18:46 - 46 secondsA weekly podcast about sex, lust, dating, technology, coupling, porn, fetish and freakiness. But mostly sex. With New York Magazine’s sex columnist Maureen O’Connor, The Cut’s Allison Davis, and host David Wallace-Wells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices