Jacob Hawley: On Love

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Jacob Hawley: On Love episodes

April 14, 2021 ‘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
31 min
April 07, 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
35 min
March 31, 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
36 min
March 24, 2021 ’Bored of being scared’ - Nudes, Leaks and Image-based Sexual Abuse
This week, Jacob looks at the world of nudes and leaks - from dick pics to Revenge Porn to up-skirting.
He finds out how common it is, how devastating Revenge Porn can be, and what the laws are around non-consensual image sharing.
Guests include Academic Lawyer Abhilash Nair, Sophie Mortimer from the Revenge Porn Helpline, Folami Prehaye who set up VOIC (Victims of Image Crime) after successfully prosecuting her ex-partner, Ronnie Meechan-Rogers from the University of Birmingham who is researching Revenge Porn in the LGBTQ community, and Gina Martin, who led the campaign to change the law around up-skirting.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
37 min
March 17, 2021 'The Happiest Day Of Your Life’ - Marriage.
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This week, Jacob considers marriage, talking to wedding planner Sarah Haywood, comedian Sindhu Vee, journalist Ashley Edwards-Walker and young divorcee Mark O’Brien. He also hears from the Reverend Chris Hudson about welcoming same-sex couples to his church in Belfast, and an admin from ’That’s It I’m Wedding Shaming’ about weird and wonderful (mainly weird) weddings.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
37 min
March 10, 2021 'Old Drugs’ - Contraception
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.

This week, Jacob looks at contraception in the UK - he hears from sexual health doctors, researchers and scientists as well as the founder of The Low Down (‘Trip Advisor for the pill’) about what options are available, what side effects they come with and what research is being done into new methods.
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
32 min
March 03, 2021 ‘It’s Just Sex’ - Sex Work and the Law
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
Jacob talks to people involved in Sex Work - from the English Collective of Prostitutes to advocates for the Nordic Model. He hears about the law in the UK around sex work at the moment, as well as the proposed changes.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Adnan Ahmed
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
36 min
February 24, 2021 ‘Another day in the office’ - Visiting a porn shoot
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This episode sees Jacob visit a porn set to observe how pornography is produced and talk to the directors, producers and performers involved.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Adnan Ahmed
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
32 min
February 17, 2021 ‘Putting the P in the V’ - Sex Education
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
This week, he goes back to school to find out how and what young people are learning about sex. He talks to sex educators from The School of Sexuality Education and Beyond Equality, award winning podcasters Poppy and Rubina from Brown Girls Do It Too, and 'Normal People’'s intimacy coordinator Ita O Brien about how we portray sex on TV.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Adnan Ahmed
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
36 min
February 10, 2021 ‘Do you want to break lockdown together?’ - Love In Lockdown
Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.
How are people navigating dating and love while in lockdown? Jacob speaks to people who are swiping from a distance, meeting people online and IRL, as well as the companies that are catering for it - from Tinder to Pornhub to sex dolls.
Producer - Nick Coupe
Executive Producer - Adnan Ahmed
Researcher - Miranda Slade
Sound Design - Chris Maclean
Music - Buddy Peace
Artwork - Made Up
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
34 min

About Jacob Hawley: On Love

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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.