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'.

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.

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.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Grace Robinson from The university of Leeds and the Director of Black Box Research and Consultancy Ltd. Grace talks about her research into child criminal exploitation within the world of class A drugs and how youths are used to deliver and supply the drugs across county lines.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Steven Roberts from Monash University in Melbourne about youths and masculinity. Steven explains his interest in youth cultures and how the parameters of youth age brackets continue to shift as well as describing the experiences of working class male youths and how those experiences are changing. Steven also discusses his new textbook 'Youth Sociology' written with Alan France, Julia Coffey and Cathy Waite.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Mark Doidge from The University of Brighton about football fans, fan culture and ultras. Mark discusses a range of issues surrounding the game such as politics, racism, sexism, community work and inclusivity as well as his own ethnographic research on fan culture in Europe.

In this BONUS episode, Matthew talks to Alex Buckley about the campaign to get Sociology on the syllabus at all schools. Alex explains how Sociology could and should be incorporated into the national curriculum for years 7-9. You can also read more about this here - http://www.sociologyonthesyllabus.org/

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aliya Hamid Rao who is an assistant Professor of Sociology at Singapore management university. Aliya talks about her new book 'Crunch time; how married couples confront unemployment' and how the treatment of unemployment differs compared to whether it is the male or female has that faces the predicament.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ian Cushing from Brunel University about the issue of language. Ian is a lecturer in education and focuses on the ideas of language policy, language in schools, young people's language and whether language policing is simply another form of discrimination.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sian Lewis, an associate lecturer of Criminology and Sociology at The University of Roehampton. Sian explains about her ethnographic research into the issue of sexual harassment on the London underground and the experiences that many females face on their journeys and daily commutes.