The Shift

On today's ep we have Erica Spera as a guest. She is a comic on the NY scene with Katie and has her own podcast that focusses on women making the first move. We chatted her about that and about dating during covid as well as about herpes at the end of the conversation.

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On todays ep Katie finally gives Des an update on blurry. Des and Kattie chat about how getting to know someone during lockdown is like love is blind. There was some technical difficulties so apologies for that.

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Really interesting discussion on today's episode about porn and what is good and bad about it. Dr. West has spent a lot of time looking into the facts and fictions about the effects of porn. We also chat about consent and the need for sex education.

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This week's ep is an awesome chat with comedian Jack Comstock who in the last few years has been contacted by numerous people who look a lot like him. Turns out his Dad donated sperm back in the 80s and now because of family tree websites they are finding each other online. His story is really interesting and hilarious.

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We chat to comedian Franqi French about how to make the comedy scene more incliusive and diverse. This chat was inspired by an experience Franqi had in the DC comedy scene. Its a great chat at this pivotal moment for race relations around the world.

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In this episode Des and Katie discuss the big story of the week in the Unitied States, the Death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests and violence.

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On today's ep Katie and Des chat alot about being friends with your ex which was inspired by some scenes from Normal people. First we chat about Katie's continued online courtship with Blurry. They also chat about last week's episode. They chat about going away with a new partner too early and feeling stuck. They then chat a lot about whether you can really be friends with your ex and if you are what is appropriate in terms of being with your new partner in front of them. If you have seen normal people you will know why we are chatting about this.

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In this interesting ep Brook Urick tells Katie all about the sugar baby world. She shares her experiences and how she feels about sugar baby sites. She also chats about what she believes is the difference between sex work and a sugar baby relationship and explains the term Salt Daddy.

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In this episode Des and Katie chat a lot about normal people. We kept any spoilers limited to eps that have already been on RTE so don't worry. Des expresses his frustration at times at the terrible communication skills of the two main characters. Katie chat about being completely lost in the drama of their relationship. We chat about the liveline controvery over sex on the television also and what we thought of the sex scenes ourselves. As many people feel when they watch the show both Des and Katie think back on their younger days and those first loves.

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Katie and Des are joined by comedian Mike Winfield whose wife is quite a bit older than him. We chat about how they met, how did their friends and family feel and what it is like to be a similar age to his step son. We have some fun about some of the unique challenges of dating someone that is younger or older. Very interesting subject.

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