Free Sex

By: Adam Zmith | Aunt Nell
  • Summary

  • What’s stopping us from having the sex we want?


    In Free Sex, Adam Zmith speaks to a different guest every episode to ask what a world of free sex would look like. In hearing from kinksters, sexual health doctors, writers, sex workers, therapists — and anyone with a fresh perspective on sex — Adam is building an image for a future where we are not held back in sex.


    Free Sex is produced by the provocative and groundbreaking team at Aunt Nell, producers of The Log Books (British Podcast Awards Gold winner for Best New Podcast) and Black And Gay, Back In The Day. It is an inclusive podcast produced by a queer team, with respect to all genders, sexualities and LGBTQI+ identities. From mild to wild, everyone is welcome.


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Episodes
  • 033 - Open desires - Liam Wignall
    Oct 28 2024

    What if... we could see everyone’s intimate sexual desires?


    My guest in this episode is Liam Wignall, a researcher, lecturer and writer specialising in the role of the internet in our sex lives, especially for kinky people. Liam’s got a fun idea: imagine if we all wore some X-ray specs that revealed everyone else’s sexual tastes. Liam thinks we could get to a world of free sex if only our desires were more visible.


    Liam and I tested out the idea of the XXX-ray sex specs in our conversation. We explored the power of the internet, the trouble with the internet, and the enduring stigma that we all live with. Liam was a fascinating and insightful guest, with a big imagination and loads of great examples. You can also buy his book, Kink In The Digital Age, which I really recommend.


    A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com.


    Hosted, produced and edited by Adam Zmith

    Music: Translife by Othon

    Artwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka Öberg

    Executive Producer: Tash Walker


    An Aunt Nell Production



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    40 mins
  • 032 - Free choice - Kitty Drake
    Oct 20 2024

    Why do we desire what we desire?


    *This episode discusses sexual assault and an alleged case of rape*


    My guest in this episode is Kitty Drake, a journalist who interviews a lot of people about the sex they have. Kitty helped me to see that we could approach a free-sex world if we’re able to give ourselves over to sex while at the same time hold space for reflecting on why we fancy it. How are our desires shaped by the politics and societies that we live in?


    Kitty writes a regular column in The Guardian and recently published a fun and fascinating global sweep of peoples’ sex lives. Her work is influenced by feminist politics and deep thinkers, such as Susan Sontag and Amia Srinivasan. Let’s get thinking!


    A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com.


    Hosted, produced and edited by Adam Zmith

    Music: Translife by Othon

    Artwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka Öberg

    Executive Producer: Tash Walker


    An Aunt Nell Production



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    42 mins
  • 031 - Denied sex - Claire Bates
    Oct 13 2024

    How are people with learning disabilities held back from sex?


    My guest in this episode is Claire Bates who runs a network for people with learning disabilities, supporting them in sex and relationships. Through her work with Supported Loving Claire has tracked all the ways that people with disabilities are held back from the sex they want to have — whether it’s discriminatory laws or unhelpful staff in residential care homes.


    I learnt a lot from this conversation with Claire, about how the world of free sex would not be reached without including those with disabilities. Claire has specific policies, practices and laws that need to change, and important ways to think about sex for all types of people.

    A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com.


    Hosted, produced and edited by Adam Zmith

    Music: Translife by Othon

    Artwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka Öberg

    Executive Producer: Tash Walker

    An Aunt Nell Production


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    36 mins

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