Teach Us Consent

Our ideas about identity, desire and sex are shaped by culture, power, and the digital spaces we spend our time in.In this episode, we chat about 'blue balls' and whether 'blue vulva' exists, and how these ideas are often weaponised to pressure someone into sex. Touching on the ‘2016 trend’, we explore how social media has shifted from something that felt oddly collective to an algorithmic maze designed for profit over connection. Campbell joins to discuss his recent experience with homophobia in the media, Josh Cavallo’s recent statements about his experience playing professional sport, and whether it should ever fall on the person experiencing discrimination to solve it. Closing out with a look at why audiences have connected so deeply with Heated Rivalry, and the pressure society places on people to label themselves or “come out” on demand.Hosts: Anthony Stefanos (@anthonystefanos) & Tess Fuller (@tesssfuller)Featuring: Campbell Harrison (@campbell_harrison547)This podcast is produced by Annabelle Kablean (@hellsbell.es), Teach Us Consent and I Want It Yesterday Studios, and supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships - visit teachusconsent.com.Studies referenced in this episode:“Blue balls” and sexual coercion: a survey study of genitopelvic pain after sexual arousal without orgasm (Sexual Medicine)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10155057/Dublin City University research on how TikTok and YouTube Shorts rapidly amplify misogynistic contenthttps://www.dcu.ie/humanities-and-social-sciences/news/2024/apr/new-research-shows-how-tiktok-and-youtube-shorts-areProfessor Steven Roberts (Monash University) on queer sport media and audience connection (ABC Religion & Ethics)https://www.abc.net.au/religion/heated-rivalry-why-straight-men-embrace-queer-sport-tv-matters/106225756Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and includes references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Support:QLife: 1800 184 427. QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.Queerspace: 03 9663 6733. Queerspace provides a non-judgemental, queer affirmative counselling service.Lifeline: 13 11 14. Lifeline is a non-profit organisation that provides free, 24-hour telephone crisis support service in Australia. Volunteer crisis supporters provide suicide prevention services, mental health support and emotional assistance, not only via telephone but face-to-face and online.For a full list of support services, visit https://www.teachusconsent.com/get-support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies. In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence. Thank you for listening! Please support us by sharing this with a friend.

Through a series of webinars, Teach Us Consent brought together parents, educators, and industry leaders for an important conversation on consent, sexual harm prevention, and how we can best equip young people to build respectful relationships.

This webinar featured insights from Teach Us Consents' developmental research, provided an overview of our resources, and featured a panel discussion on how various innovative resources can be used to improve consent education in the classroom.

Our guest panel featured Daniel Principe (Educator & Advocate), Dr Joy Townsend (Founder of Learning Consent), and Tess Fuller (Teach Us Consent) and was facilitated by Teach Us Consent's founder and CEO, Chanel Contos.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to s*xual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Visit teachusconsent.com/support for help resources including 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in an emergency.

This podcast was recorded on Aboriginal land. Teach Us Consent honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by s*xual violence, and we are committed to ending that violence.

Through a series of webinars, Teach Us Consent brought together parents, educators, and industry leaders for an important conversation on consent, sexual harm prevention, and how we can best equip young people to build respectful relationships.

This webinar combined research insights with actionable solutions to empower adults to have impactful, informed conversations with young people about consent, empathy, and respect.

Our guest panel featured Dr Zac Seidler (Movember), Ged Moriarty (The Man Cave), and Turia Pitt, and was facilitated by Teach Us Consent's founder and CEO, Chanel Contos.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to s*xual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Visit teachusconsent.com/support for help resources including 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in an emergency.

This podcast was recorded on Aboriginal land. Teach Us Consent honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by s*xual violence, and we are committed to ending that violence.

Chanel Contos & Harrison James sat down with Teach Us Consent to chat through some hypothetical scenarios regarding consent, sex and relationships in the ever changing online landscape.

Want to go deeper? We’ve created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, s*x and relationships — visit teachusconsent.com.

If you'd to make a report to eSafety, head to esafety.com/report.

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to s*xual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Visit teachusconsent.com/support for help resources including 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in an emergency.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through your GP and can provide access to subsidised sessions with a mental health professional.

This podcast was recorded in the UK, and produced and edited on the lands of the Gadigal people. Teach Us Consent honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by s*xual violence, and we are committed to ending that violence.

Sexual and emotional harm isn’t always distant or abstract — it often happens close to home, involving people we know and care about.

In this episode, Host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Georgia Grace, Matty Mills, and Zahra Al Hilaly for a raw and compassionate conversation about what it looks like when harm happens within our circles.

Together, they explore the realities of supporting a friend coming to terms with an experience, navigating the shock of someone you love being accused of harm, and reflecting on your own actions. They unpack how to show up for others, seek support as a victim-survivor, and what true accountability looks like in our communities.

This is a deeply human conversation about care, responsibility, and finding a way forward when the people involved are close to us.

Featuring: Georgia Grace (@gspot), Matty Mills (@itsmattymills), Zahra Al Hilaly (@zahuhra).

Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships – visit teachusconsent.com

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another and hosted by Anthony Stefanos, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content and may include references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism, and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. You can visit teachusconsent.com/support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence.

Thank you for listening. Please support us by sharing this with a friend.

You've probably heard of fight or flight, but what about freeze or fawn?

In this episode, Host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Georgia Grace, Matty Mills, and Zahra Al Hilaly for a powerful conversation about trauma responses. They unpack the lesser-known ways people react in moments of fear or danger — like freezing up, dissociating, or people-pleasing — and why these automatic survival responses are not the same as giving consent.

Together, they explore how trauma can show up in the body, how to support someone who’s experienced it, and what it means to build a more trauma-informed, consent-literate culture.

This is an essential listen for anyone who wants to better understand how trauma shapes behaviour, and how we can all respond with more care, empathy and awareness.

Featuring: Georgia Grace (@gspot), Matty Mills (@itsmattymills), Zahra Al Hilaly (@zahuhra)

Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships – visit teachusconsent.com

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another and hosted by Anthony Stefanos, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content and may include references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. You can visit teachusconsent.com/support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence.

Thank you for listening! Please support us by sharing this with a friend.

Not every moment is clear-cut. Sometimes, someone crosses a line and you don’t know whether (or how) to step in.

In this episode, host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Tom Forrest, Lucy McEvoy and Dan Principe for a real-world conversation about these tricky moments when something feels off - and you're not sure what to do.

Whether it’s a mate making unwanted advances at the pub, someone being inappropriate at work, or a stranger pushing boundaries, stepping in as a bystander isn’t always easy. We unpack how to speak up without losing your friends or starting a fight, and how even small actions can make a big difference.

Plus, we explore how to support someone after the fact, when stepping in at the time wasn’t possible.

This is a practical and honest conversation about instinct, courage and the ripple effects of saying something.

Featuring: Tom Forres (@outbacktom), Lucy McEvoy (@lucymev0y) and Dan Principe (@lastoftheromans).

Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships - visit teachusconsent.com

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another and hosted by Anthony Stefanos, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. You can visit teachusconconsent.com/support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence.

Thank you for listening! Please support us by sharing this with a friend.

Dee Salmin & Darcy Moore sat down with Teach Us Consent to talk about the ideas and stereotypes surrounding masculinity, femininity, what we're taught about how we should act, and how it should be questioned.

Want to go deeper? We’ve created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, s*x and relationships — visit teachusconsent.com.

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another, hosted by Anthony Stefanos, and supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to s*xual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Visit teachusconsent.com/support for help resources including 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in an emergency.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through your GP and can provide access to subsidised sessions with a mental health professional.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. Teach Us Consent honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by s*xual violence, and we are committed to ending that violence.

Not all power looks like control — sometimes it’s quiet, subtle, or hard to name — and while it isn’t always obvious, it can still shape what we feel we can say, want, or choose.In this episode, host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Georgia Grace, Campbell Harrison and Will Smith for a thoughtful conversation about how power plays out in age gaps, status, money, and positions of trust — and how those dynamics can shape friendships, families, and romantic or sexual relationships.Together, they unpack how coercion, grooming and control can thrive in everyday situations, and why recognising power imbalances is key to building safer, more respectful connections.This is a grounded and honest conversation about pressure, vulnerability, and what it really means to choose freely.Featuring: Georgia Grace (@gspot), Campbell Harrison (@campbell_harrison547), and Will Smith (@w_smith92)Want to go deeper? We’ve created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, s*x and relationships — visit teachusconsent.com.This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another, hosted by Anthony Stefanos, and supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to s*xual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence. Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. Visit teachusconsent.com/support for help resources including 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in an emergency.In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through your GP and can provide access to subsidised sessions with a mental health professional.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. Teach Us Consent honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people are disproportionately affected by s*xual violence, and we are committed to ending that violence.

From life admin to love lives, our screens are never far away — but have you ever stopped to think about how much they’re shaping us?

In this episode, Host Anthony Stefanos is joined by Gina Martin, Dan Principe, Blake Pavey, and James Rowbottom for an honest conversation about how algorithms, digital content, and online culture influence the way we think about relationships, identity, and s*x.

Together, they unpack how mainstream porn, online echo chambers, and subtle algorithmic nudges don’t just reflect our interests — they shape them. They explore the link between digital literacy and consent, the way misinformation spreads online, and how screen time impacts emotional connection, communication, and expectations in the real world.

This is a revealing conversation about growing up online, questioning what we’ve absorbed — and learning how to take back control.Featuring: Gina Martin (@ginamartin), Daniel Principe (@lastoftheromans), Blake Pavey (@blakepavey), James Rowbottom (@james.rowbottom).

Want to go deeper? We've created hundreds of resources to help you get confident with consent, sex and relationships - visit teachusconsent.com.

This episode was produced by Teach Us Consent and Not Another and hosted by Anthony Stefanos, supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Content note: This material contains sensitive content, and may include references to sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, transphobia, racism and other forms of violence.

Please listen with care and compassion for yourself, and feel free to switch off at any point. You can visit teachusconconsent.com/support for resources such as 1800RESPECT and 13YARN, or call 000 in emergencies.

In Australia, Mental Health Care Plans are available through GPs and can provide access to subsidised sessions with mental health professionals. Reach out to your GP to discuss your options.

This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal people. The Teach Us Consent team respects and honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and their enduring connection to this land. We acknowledge that First Nations people disproportionately experience sexual violence, and we are committed to ending sexual violence.

Thank you for listening! Please support us by sharing this with a friend.