About this season
The Big Sex Talk challenges Canadians' ideas about gender and sexuality, explains new vernacular, and debunks all the myths surrounding sex.
Episodes (6)
1. Mono-Poly
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
If monogamy isn’t for everyone, why do we act as if it is? This episode re-examines monogamy, unpacks the jealousy question, and dives into polyamory and other forms of consensual non-monogamy.
2. Not Having It
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
Sex is everywhere, but is it essential for a 'happy' life? This episode asks what it means to be asexual in a hypersexualized world, if we should rethink pleasure, and whether cake is better than sex.
3. Click, Swipe, Love
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
Is technology ruining our sex lives, or are we getting off with a little tech support? From dating apps to sex robots to VR porn, this episode examines the intersection of sex, tech and humanity.
4. Beyond The Binary
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
Gender and sexuality are so interwoven, it’s hard to know where one ends and the other begins. This episode explores our ideas of gender, sexuality, and the possibilities beyond the gender binary.
5. The Best Is Yet To Come
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
Do we have a ‘sexpiration’ date, or do Boomers have lots of boom boom left? Research says sex improves with age and that if we rethink pleasure, no matter how old we are, the best is yet to come.
6. The Meaning Of Q
Aired 18 March 2022 • 22 min
Queer' is being used more often these days, but not everyone knows what it is. This episode unpacks what being queer truly means, and how ‘Q’ fits into the ever-growing acronym that is LGBTQIP2SAA+.