Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.  This week he talks to people who don’t have sex - including Asexuality activist Yasmin Benoit, celibate rapper Faith Child and Catherine Gray, bestselling author of ’The Unexpected Joy Of Being Single’, who embarked on a dating detox for a year.  He also talks to Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp about his research on Incels and the growing number of ‘involuntarily celibate’ people.   Producer - Nick Coupe 
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade 
Sound Design - Chris Maclean 
Music - Buddy Peace 
Artwork - Made Up 
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

‘Who am I alone?’ - Not Having Sex

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the issues that matter to young people today. Jacob used to make money from drugs and comedy - from telling jokes about his anecdotal experiences of the UK drug scene to exploring that world in more depth through his award winning podcast Jacob Hawley: On Drugs.  
 
Now he's exploring the world of love for sale, meeting the people selling, the people buying, and everyone in between. Producer by Nick Coupe for BBC Studios
Executive producer for BBC Studios is Victoria Lloyd
Commissioning Producer for BBC Sounds is Hannah Rose
Artwork by Made Up

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Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it. 
 
This week he hears about polyamory - the act of having intimate relationships with more than one partner at a time. He sits down with his friends Stuart and Phoebe who have been experimenting with ethical non-monogamy, journalist Franki Cookney about her writing and life experience, polyamory expert Dr Elisabeth ‘Eli’ Sheff, and Ana Kirova, the CEO of dating app Feeld.  
 
Producer - Nick Coupe 
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade 
Sound Design - Chris Maclean 
Music - Buddy Peace 
Artwork - Made Up 
On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

‘Come for the threesomes, stay for the admin’ - Polyamory

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.   
This week he explores sex addiction - does it exist, what causes it, and how bad can it get?  He hears from Paula Hall from The Laurel Centre and counsellor Owen Redahan about the causes of sex addiction and how they work with patients to help them recover from it, Youtuber Courtney Daniella Boateng and musician Triple O about their experiences with addiction and compulsion, and Dr David Ley about ’The Myth of Sex Addiction’ and how else we can frame addiction.  
Producer - Nick Coupe 
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade 
Sound Design - Chris Maclean 
Music - Buddy Peace 
Artwork - Made Up

‘Don’t think of a naked elephant’ - Sex Addiction

This week, Jacob looks at the world of nudes and leaks - from dick pics to Revenge Porn to up-skirting.   He finds out how common it is, how devastating Revenge Porn can be, and what the laws are around non-consensual image sharing.   Guests include Academic Lawyer Abhilash Nair, Sophie Mortimer from the Revenge Porn Helpline, Folami Prehaye who set up VOIC (Victims of Image Crime) after successfully prosecuting her ex-partner, Ronnie Meechan-Rogers from the University of Birmingham who is researching Revenge Porn in the LGBTQ community, and Gina Martin, who led the campaign to change the law around up-skirting.  Producer - Nick Coupe 
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade 
Sound Design - Chris Maclean 
Music - Buddy Peace 
Artwork - Made Up

’Bored of being scared’ - Nudes, Leaks and Image-based Sexual Abuse

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.  This week, Jacob considers marriage, talking to wedding planner Sarah Haywood, comedian Sindhu Vee, journalist Ashley Edwards-Walker and young divorcee Mark O’Brien. He also hears from the Reverend Chris Hudson about welcoming same-sex couples to his church in Belfast, and an admin from ’That’s It I’m Wedding Shaming’ about weird and wonderful (mainly weird) weddings.   
 
Producer - Nick Coupe 
Executive Producer - Pete Strauss
Researcher - Miranda Slade 
Sound Design - Chris Maclean 
Music - Buddy Peace 
Artwork - Made Up

‘Who am I alone?’ - Not Having Sex

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