Just Between Us with Jennifer Zamparelli

Ian Lynam was 13 when he started growing breasts. Doireann O’Connor jokes she’s still waiting for hers. Now that chicken fillets are out and natural everything is in, Jennifer asks who decides what a normal chest looks like. They get into male breast reduction surgery, stuffing bras for the disco, and how looksmaxxing and filters keep raising the bar.

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Mark T Cox learned to flirt set dancing in Clare, and now he’s here to teach the rest of us. He tells Jennifer why being direct beats a joke, what your backdrop says about your saucy pics, and how to stay safe online. Plus, Doireann is matched with an 80-something farmer at Lisdoonvarna.

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Is liking a thirst trap cheating? What about keeping Hinge, texting your ex or getting a little too close to ChatGPT? Jennifer Zamparelli is joined by Damo Clark and Doireann O'Connor to tackle the gas, messy world of modern-day micro-cheating.

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Still waiting on a sorry that's never coming? Or apologising for everything except what matters? Leslie Shoemaker joins Jennifer to explain why the Irish over-apologise, why "I'm sorry you feel that way" is gaslighting, and what a real apology sounds like. Plus: Doireann O'Connor tries to quit her 50-a-day sorry habit, the friend who keeps cancelling, and whether you should ever go to bed angry. 

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How do you keep the peace without building up resentment? And when is it time to say enough is enough? Jennifer is joined by Doireann O’Connor, Sinéad Culbert and Brian Gallagher to tackle your biggest in-law dilemmas, from mothers-in-law bringing unwanted food and commenting on what you eat, to fathers-in-law turning down the heating, starting DIY jobs and rearranging the dishwasher.

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Jennifer is joined by Rosie Wilby to talk about what happens when relationships end, from being dumped by email to finding ways of moving forward with compassion. The award-winning comedian and author of The Breakup Monologues explores what breakups can teach us about ourselves, why humour can help us through heartbreak, and whether staying friends with an ex is really possible.

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Jennifer is joined by friend of the show Doireann O’Connor, comedian Julie Jay, and intimacy coach and sex educator Grace Alice Ó Sé to chat about dating, long-term relationships and listener dilemmas at the show’s first-ever live recording at Kildare Village.

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What are Irish people really bringing to sex therapy? Jennifer is joined by Orlagh Reid, a psychotherapist specialising in clinical sexology to decode the bizarre riddles and everyday code words we bring to therapy, why some people wait decades before they book an appointment, and what's really going on behind closed doors.

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From soft launches and couple posts to red flags and the bare minimum, social media has created a whole new relationship rulebook. Jennifer is joined by journalist Édaein O’Connell and comedian Ger Mullins to talk comparison, expectations, privacy versus secrecy — and what actually matters in a relationship when nobody else is watching.

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Smut didn’t begin with BookTok. From Judy Blume and Jackie Collins to audiobooks and sexy dragons, women have long read it for fantasy and escape. But can it help you work out what turns you on, or leave real-life sex feeling flat? Jennifer is joined by bestselling author and former sex columnist Vicki Notaro to talk desire, porn and whether sharing a steamy chapter can help couples say what they want.

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