Are you about to start answering exam style questions for Sociology? Do you have an essay to write and you're not sure how to start it, structure it and what to include? In this episode, Matthew talks to Kate Flatley who is both a teacher and an examiner of Sociology about how you should set out your answers and put your essays together.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Lucy Neville from the University of Leicester on her book "Girls who like boys who like boys'. Lucy explains her methodologies and findings from interviewing women who enjoy watching male on male pornography. Please note that this episodes has some explicit themes.

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Are you studying Sociology for the first time? Do you want to know a little bit more about what Sociology is, what you will study and what you can do with a Sociology qualification? In this episode, Matthew talks to fellow teacher Ben Hewitson about some of the common questions students have when studying the subject for the first time.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Poonam Madar about her research on the lived experiences of black British males particularly in the London area. Poonam explains the findings from her interviews with the men on the topics of education, employment and the media.

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In this short episode, Matthew provides an update on what is happening with the podcast and also explains the upcoming guests for the next few weeks.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Anna Tarrant from The University of Lincoln on her work around parenting and fatherhood. Anna explains in detail about her qualitative methodologies and some of the experiences of fathers/grandfathers and their relationship with parenting.

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In this short bonus episode, Matthew talks to Professor Steve Bruce from the University of Aberdeen about secularisation. This interview was recorded back in 2007 and has just been found on an old hard drive collecting dust!

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ryan Scoats from Coventry University about his research on threesomes. Ryan explains all about his methodology, sample and findings from his book 'Understanding threesomes: Sex, gender and consensual non-monogamy'.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Angela McRobbie from Goldsmiths University about her early research from the Mid 70s to the late 80s including studies on magazines for girls, female subcultures, women and music/fashion and the issue of moral panics. This podcast forms the first half of a two part interview.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sheila Quaid from The University of Sunderland about her research on the family and child free women. Sheila has conducted interviews with a variety of women who do not have children with a diversity and variety of reasons as to why that is the case from those who have never wanted to children to those that wish they could.

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