Podcasts by BANG!
Using real stories told by real people, Melody Thomas leads a frank (but often entertaining) exploration of sex, sexuality and relationships.
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 6: Accentuate the Positive from 2019-04-15T11:00
Sex positivity is the idea that all sex, provided it's healthy and explicitly consensual, is good. But what happens when a complicated theoretical idea like sex positivity gets packaged up for the ...
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 5: Kinky Boots from 2019-04-08T12:00
What you think of as kinky and what I think of as kinky might be two different things, but it generally means behaviours and fantasies outside of the sexual 'norm'. In this episode, Melody talks wi...
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BANG! Bonus Ep: Sex and Relationship Q&A on Nights from 2019-04-03T10:00
It's a BANG! takeover! RNZ Nights host Bryan Crump is joined in the studio by Melody Thomas and father-daughter sex advice duo Nic and Lena Beets, to answer questions from the audience and talk abo...
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BANG! Live in Wellington from 2019-04-01T12:00
Recorded at Bats Theatre in Wellington as part of the NZ Fringe Festival, this is BANG! Live. Featuring Tawa mum and sex toy expert Abby Lund, Morgana Watson on menstruation in Te Ao Maori prior to...
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 4: Pretty Poly from 2019-03-25T12:00
Ethical non monogamy is nothing new - but an increasing number of people are giving it a go. Research from the US reports that 4-5% of people identify as polyamorous, and 20% have tried a version o...
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BANG! Bonus Ep: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality from 2019-03-20T10:00
In Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality, co-authors Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha take what they call the "standard narrative" of human sexual evolution and re-examine it t...
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 3: Let's Stay Together from 2019-03-18T13:00
We all know how it goes - two people meet, they fall in love, they decide to get married and live happily ever after. We've heard different versions of this story so many times, many of us never st...
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 2: Talk About It from 2019-03-11T11:00
Research shows that putting a name to a feeling helps manage it. In this episode, three BANG! listeners talk about things they've struggled with and the steps they've taken to deal with them, plus ...
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 1: All Bi Myself from 2019-03-04T12:00
Didn't you know? It's 20-bi-teen! What better time to get schooled on the ins and outs of bisexuality. In this ep, a couple from season 2 return to talk about the difference between being bi and pa...
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Bang Live in Christchurch from 2019-02-18T13:36
Live from the Bread and Circus Festival in Christchurch, Melody Thomas puts your sex and relationship questions to father-daughter sex advice duo Nic and Lena beets, plus Gemma Syme talks about com...
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Coming soon! BANG! Season 3 from 2019-01-11T10:00
Hurrah! BANG! returns for Season 3 on Monday March 4th.
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Bonus BANG! MeToo, masculinity and domestic violence from 2018-07-19T11:16
A previous episode of BANG! left a few loose ends so Melody Thomas pulls together a panel for a discussion of tricky topics.
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 8: The LIVE Show from 2018-07-16T14:28
In this very special episode of BANG! recorded in front of a live audience at The Basement Theatre, Melody Thomas and guests dispense advice, tell personal stories, recite erotic poems and have a f...
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 7: Speaking Out from 2018-07-09T13:11
We hear three stories from people who have worked through shame or embarrassment towards "really wonderful sunshine" on the other side.
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 5: FAQs from 2018-06-25T12:00
How do lesbians have sex? What's it like to be asexual? Or polyamorous? And how can a disability affect your sex life? Melody Thomas seeks answers from the people who know best.
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 4: Man O' Man from 2018-06-18T12:01
'Toxic masculinity' is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days but a lot of guys seem not to like it... Maybe it's the 'toxic' part? In this episode of BANG! Melody Thomas takes a trip to...
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 3: All The Kids Are Going Bi from 2018-06-11T11:00
In this episode, Melody speaks with a couple of people in heterosexual relationships whose attractions are nevertheless far from straightforward.
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 2: Any Date With Me's a Blind Date from 2018-06-04T13:00
In this episode, three people in their 30s and 40s talk about dating.
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 6: Takātapui from 2018-06-02T13:50
Scholars and activists Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Elizabeth Kerekere speak with Melody Thomas about what sex, sexuality and gender looked like in Te Ao Maori prior to colonisation, plus Rosanna Raymo...
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Bonus Episode: BANG! x On The Rag from 2018-06-01T11:30
Melody Thomas is joined by Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A'Court from The Spinoff's On The Rag podcast for a boisterous chat about their "sexual awakenings".
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 1: Like A Virgin from 2018-05-28T10:00
Using real stories told by real people, Melody Thomas leads a frank (but often entertaining) exploration of sex, sexuality and relationships. In the first episode of season 2, people talk about the...
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BANG! Episode 7: Lust for Life from 2017-09-11T13:00
In BANG! episode 7, Melody speaks to couples in their 60s and 70s about the different ways they choose to stay connected, Lesley Maskery discusses policy and practice regarding sexuality in rest ho...
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BANG! Episode 6: Fifty Shades of Grey from 2017-09-04T13:00
In episode 6, Melody faces up to another awkward phone call, we learn about how intimacy is affected by life-threatening illness, visit an "adult entertainment store" and sex therapist Edit Horvath...
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BANG! Episode 5: Maybe, Baby from 2017-08-28T09:30
In episode 5, we hear from parents about how kids affected their relationships, clinical psychologist and sex therapist Nic Beets highlights some of the most common issues experienced by new parent...
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BANG! Episode 4: Love&Marriage from 2017-08-21T10:30
In episode 4, we hear from couples about the ways sex and intimacy has changed over their years together, and Sex Therapy NZ's Helen Mounsey shares tips for couples wishing to stay connected.
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BANG! Episode 3: Netflix and Chill from 2017-08-14T10:30
In episode 3 a group of 20-somethings tell us what dating and hooking up looks like for them, plus Eleanor Butterworth on 'ethical sex', Hera Lindsay Bird reads a new poem, and Laura Borrowdale rev...
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BANG! Episode 2: Sex and Sensibility from 2017-08-07T10:30
In episode two, we explore how teens deal with sex ed, relationships and the influence of pornography. Plus famous Kiwis travel back in time to deliver sex advice to their teen selves.
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BANG! Episode 1: The Birds and The Bees from 2017-07-31T11:00
Melody Thomas leads a frank and often-entertaining exploration into sex, sexuality and relationships - starting at the very beginning with 'The Birds and The Bees'. Featuring everyday kiwis reflect...
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Bang! Coming soon! from 2017-07-10T15:00
Featuring real stories from real people about sex, sexuality and relationships, Melody Thomas leads a frank and often-entertaining exploration over 7-parts, into topics too often shrouded in shame ...
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