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The Shift episodes

  • Is a facetime date a real date?
    Katie and Des answer the big question: How many facetime dates before you get dirty?! Katie shares about her first experiences with sexting. Des talks about the stuff he likes to sext and what he likes to receive. Katie shares her latest developments in her cyber relationship with Blurry. Becky the pitbull interrupts to lick Des for a while. Des and Katie then share some listener feedback.

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    57 min
  • Sex with your ex and Facetime
    Des and Katie chat about whether its a good idea or a bad idea to have sex with your ex. Katie talks about facetime dating with guys she meets on hinge. Des asks Katie what is the acceptable way to check if PMT may be a factor in your girlfriend's mood.

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    1 hr
  • Bad one night stand stories from out listeners.
    Des and Katie share horror stories from our listeners' one night stands. From lost keys to wardrobe pees, there was a wide spectrum of funny tales that were shared. But first Des and Katie catch up about life in the epicenter of the Covid Outbreak in the world.

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    1 hr
  • Sex and Relationship Therapist answers our listeners' questions.
    Katie and Des are joined on a zoom meeting with Sophie Jones who is a sex and relationship therapist who has a lot of experience dealing with psycho-sexual issues. She also works on promoting better sexual health particularly around testing. A lot of listeners sent us questions for her on instagram and she had some great answers. Katie also grills her about all of her STD fears. A great ep to help you during lockdown.

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    51 min
  • Love in the time of Corona
    On today's ep we chat about how people are dating in the era of social distancing. Katie chats about a friend sneaking a fling in before lockdown. We chat about whether people should get busy on facetime and is a good idea to send nudes. We finish the ep by sharing an amazing email we got from a listener about a friendship that during a drunken night became sexual and the fall out from that. It is an incredible story of love, lack of communication and confusion. You don't want to miss it.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Talking to your kids about sex with Sarah Sproule
    Really interesting episode today with Sarah Sproule whose main focus is on helping parents to talk about puberty, relationships, sex and consent in the hope that they respect themselves and the people around them, In our our chat today to we cover appropriate ages to talk about different things. We also chat about how to deal with parents who may not agree with your parenting around this issue. We also chat about how to build trust with your child so that they will be open to sharing with you particularly in their teens. We finish with a chat about bringing sex education to schools which Sarah does sometimes. Katie and Des chat before the interview about the crazy Covid 19 situation as well.

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Suicide Girls. Katie chats with Lindsey Jennings
    On today's episode Katie got a chance to chat with comedian Lindsey Jennings who performs with the Suicide Girls. They chatted about the world of burlesque and being comfortable with your body. Lindsey also makes money online sharing photos and sex videos of herself online. They chat about her only fans account and other ways she has made money in that world. Des brought Stephen Mullan back in to help him with the intro as Katie was off gigging in Texas. Des and Stephen have a quick chat about how to try to keep the sex life vibrant with your partner when you have a kid and life can really get in the way. After Katie and Lindsey's chat Des and Steve share a few quick thoughts about how they would feel about performing naked themselves.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Love is Blind Bonus epsiode
    This ep is only for people who have seen Love is Blind. It is full of spoilers so if you are planning on watching the show do not listen to this until after you finish. I only discuss the first half of the series in this ep however I make a few passing comments about things later on so best to wait until you are through all the eps. This is just Des on his own ranting about the most amazing, frustrating, screwed up and ethically questionable show on TV.

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    52 min
  • How did you catch your partner cheating?
    In today's ep we chat about the lengths people go to, to find out if their partner is messing around. We asked our listeners to share their stories of how they caught their partners and the response was huge. From checking phone bills to tracking cars there was an impressive list of things you can do to catch your partner out in a lie. We then discuss whether you can forgive someone if they have had an affair and whether its better not to investigate at all.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Katie goes to a sex party! Also a chat with Sarah Ryan
    This a a jam packed episode full of fun stuff. First of all Des is surprised to find out that Katie did end up going to the sex party after all. Her play by play of the night is so interesting and really funny. Especially when she starts heckling the performers. This ep also has an interview with actor Sarah Ryan who is Irish but living in NYC. Katie and Sarah share stories about how NY liberated them in many ways. They also chat about STDs and whether Dick Size matters. The ep ends with Des and Katie chatting about a listener dilemma about a woman struggling with something about a new love interest's body that she can't get her head around.

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    1 hr 30 min

About The Shift

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The shift is an Irish and American podcast about sex, dating, relationships and just the chats. Comedian Katie Boyle and guests try to navigate the crazy world of sex and dating on both sides of the…