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The Hotbed

Hotbed Collective

Do the words "let"s talk about sex" make you cringe? Join the Hotbed Collective for funny, frank, non-cringey sex chat, with help from sex experts, comedians and confidence coaches. We"re making the world a better place, one orgasm at a time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:28

Is your libido on lockdown? with Dr Karen Gurney

The Hotbed ·

2021/02/23

Have you been at it like rabbits in Lockdown 3 or have you found sex is the last thing on your mind? Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams discuss the trials of lockdown love, why Anniki wants a chin-lift, sexy new TV – from Lover's Rock to Bridgerton – and the now-legendary BBC dildo appearance. There's also a guest spot from Dr Karen Gurney, who offers her top tips for reviving a long-lost libido. Recorded via Zoom (please forgive some minor sound issues) Edited and produced by Alex Graham Hosted

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42:00

Do Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?, with...

The Hotbed ·

2020/06/03

Good sex starts with doing the recycling, Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams have always maintained. To develop this thought, they discuss what socialist ideals – more free childcare, laundry and food services - would lead them to having better sex, prompted by Lisa reading Professor Kristen R Ghodsee’s book Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism. Lisa then speaks to Prof Ghodsee about what we can learn from socialism, what the pitfalls of past systems have been, why women in East Germany had

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39:36

Normal People, Extraordinary Times, with Dr Karen Gurney

The Hotbed ·

2020/05/27

Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams record a special socially-distanced episode to talk about the lives under lockdown, the BBC Three adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People, and how they're feeling about their lockdown looks. There's also a guest spot by Dr Karen Gurney, giving advice on living such at close quarters with your partner, why this time has been make or break for some couples, and what to do when you're feeling the tension rising.Recorded from home, produced by Alex Graham.This

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45:58

I'm Too Old For This Sh*t, with Dr Philippa Kaye

The Hotbed ·

2020/05/20

The Hotbed welcomes its first-ever co-host: Karen Arthur of #WearYourHappy to talk about menopause, mental health and things we’re too old to care about any more. Lisa also interviews Dr Philippa Kaye about what the perimenopause is, what treatment there is for menopause symptoms, and how female pleasure is important for women of all ages. Recorded at Acast, produced by Alex Graham. This series of The Hotbed has been kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Visit

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29:01

Book special: More Orgasms Please and Motherwhelmed

The Hotbed ·

2020/05/13

The Hotbed Collective's book More Orgasms Please: Why Female Pleasure Matters is out in pretty paperback now: Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams talk about how they wrote it and why they wrote it, give their tips on getting a book published and their thoughts on why female pleasure matters. Anniki's novel Motherwhelmed is also out and she talks about sexism in the corporate world, balancing parenting with the demands of a job, and why she decided to fictionalise her experience to help other

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42:16

Get Lippy, with Dr Anita Mitra aka Gynae Geek

The Hotbed ·

2020/05/06

Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams talk about vulvas: cervical screenings, gynae cancer, thrush and nicknames for ‘vulva’. They set up a folk duo and do an impromptu song about incontinence, while Lisa interviews the ever-calm and ever-clever Dr Anita Mitra, AKA Gynae Geek about The Eve Appeal's Get Lippy campaign, and gynae conditions, the taboos around women's health, and the worrying rise in labiaplasty (cosmetic surgery to the vulva) . This series of the Hotbed is kindly sponsored by Mooncup,

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38:22

All About Desire, with Dr Karen Gurney and Kelly Ford

The Hotbed ·

2020/04/29

At a special live show of The Hotbed, recorded live at Soho Radio pre-lockdown, Hotbed favourite Dr Karen is here to explain why everything you believed about desire is WRONG! We talk about the 237 reasons we have sex, what (and who!) makes us feel sexy, how contraception can mess with your mood, why you should get listening to some audio porn, and how to make trying-to-conceive sex hotter than hell. We also have the multi-talented Kelly Ford, AKA Book of Mum, to talk about girl-crushes and to

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35:35

The Rampant Rabbit, with Jacqueline Gold

The Hotbed ·

2020/04/22

Jacqueline Gold CBE is the chief executive of Ann Summers and estimated to be the UK’s 16thrichest woman. She talks to Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville about the sex toy made famous by Sex in the City, how she turned the chain around to make it more welcoming for women, and her experience of sex and body image after cancer.This episode is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original silicone reusable menstrual cup. Go tomooncup.co.ukand use the code HOTBED to get 10% off until the end of June 2020

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26:51

Before You Say You're Leaving, with Cat Sims

The Hotbed ·

2020/04/15

Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville are back with the first episode of the sixth series! Recorded in COVID-19 free times, this is stress-free listening that may be particularly appropriate now we’re living in lockdown. If you’re in a long-term relationship and struggle sometimes, you will love listening to their interview with Cat Sims, the blogger behind 'Not So Smug Now', who reveals all about marriage counselling and the strategies she has learnt to keep her relationship on track even when life

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0:55

The Hotbed Season 6 Trailer - Starts Wednesday April...

The Hotbed ·

2020/04/11

The Hotbed Collective are back with series six of their hit podcast The Hotbed. Life is weird but stick in your headphones and listen to Lisa Williams, Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville discuss topics such as sex shops, perimenopause and marriage counselling with a variety of brilliant guests. This series is kindly sponsored by Mooncup, the original reusable menstrual cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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40:30

The Hotbed Season Finale LIVE from Camp Bestival

The Hotbed ·

2019/08/07

In this the finale episode in the series, ‘The Hotbed’ trio are reunited: with Lisa, Anniki andCherry taking on Camp Bestival in a special LIVE podcast also starring Carrie Anne AKA@mre.soeur and Kate from @lesbemums. They discuss why relationships are so hard afterkids, how communication can be reduced to who defrosted what for dinner and theimportance of talking about the ‘emotional load’ and finding ways to divvy up tasks. Theshow needed to be more child-friendly than usual (Camp Bestival is a

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33:42

The Fit Feminist, with Shona Vertue

The Hotbed ·

2019/07/31

Cherry Healey talks to ‘the fit feminist’ Shona Vertue about the many reasons to be fit and strong (none of whichare to look a certain way), they talk about Cherry has been doing her pelvic floor squeezes all wrong until now,and Shona answers some listeners’ questions about diastasis recti and getting into fitness at an older age. In thestudio, Lisa Williams talk about the Nike mannequin, body positivity and Lisa reviews Wuka period pants.Recorded at Acast. Produced by Alex Graham and Lisa Williams

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39:09

I'm In My Sexual Prime, with Tova Leigh

The Hotbed ·

2019/07/24

Hotbedder-at-large Cherry Healey is back in the fold for this episode, which centres on sex and ageing, and what that can mean for a relationship, the stairpile and your orgasm rate. She interviews comedian Tova Leigh about the midlife crisis which led to her rediscovering her sexuality, confidence and personality, and about how, when your partner has a lower sex drive than you, you have to take matters into your own hands. Meanwhile, Lisa Williams reviews Wuka menstrual pants, designed to be worn

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35:52

How are your hormones?

The Hotbed ·

2019/07/17

We have a juicy chat with sex educator, YouTuber and all-round good egg Hannah Witton about hormones, sex education and masturbation, in which we reveal orgasm tips, what we’d wished our parents has taught us about sex, and why talking about sex is important work. Hannah’s book The Hormone Diaries is out now, as is our book More Orgasms Please: Why Female Pleasure Matters. Produced by Alex Graham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:47

Beach Body Ready, with Natalie Lee/Style Me Sunday

The Hotbed ·

2019/07/10

How do we resist the pressure to get 'beach body ready' as summer holiday season approaches? Lisa Williams quizzes Natalie Lee, AKA Style Me Sunday, about how to be a warrior woman on the beach and by the pool, how being a midwife helped her become body positive, and how body positivity compares to body neutrality. They also discuss their favourite sex toys and how some self love helps sleep and mood, and how self-image can affect sexy time. Anniki Sommerville and Lisa also talk about "fanny

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36:36

Position of the Fortnight with Lisa Smosarski

The Hotbed ·

2019/07/03

In this week's episode The Hotbed talk frankly about what they’ve been up to since season 4ended (for a start they’ve got a BOOK coming out called ‘More Orgasms Please,’). They alsodiscuss Love Island, and what their favourite sexual position is (as an ode to Moremagazine’s 'Position of The Fortnight') . Anniki interviews the lovely Lisa Smosarski, Stylistmagazine editor and they talk about sex, relationships and how on earth you edit amagazine, have 3 kids, a husband and have your fingernails still

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43:35

None of My Best Friends Are Trans

The Hotbed ·

2019/04/24

*Trigger warning: This episode makes references to self-harm and suicide** To round off the fourth series we interview a MAN for the first time on the podcast! Buck Angel is an LA-based activist who is known in the trans community as ’Tranpa’ because he enjoys teaching and preaching about self-acceptance and love. He tells Lisa Williams about his journey to transition, what it’s like to live as a man versus as someone with a female body, what cis-women can learn about self-acceptance about their

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36:04

How Not to Hate Your Partner After Kids with Jancee Dunn

The Hotbed ·

2019/04/17

In this episode Anniki and Lisa discuss what happens to your relationship after you have kids. Why is it that we often get locked into the same arguments and are there any strategies to break free? Why do some new mothers resent their partner when they try to help and then hate them when they don’t? They also discuss the joys of Lidl and why it's often Anniki's friends want to talk about. There’s also an interview with US author- Jancee Dunn, who wrote the brilliant book, 'How Not to Hate Your

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57:26

I Wanna Know What Self-Love Is

The Hotbed ·

2019/04/03

Our lives are getting increasingly stressful and the overwhelm is real, so how do we carve out time for self-love and what does it look like? For this special live episode, recorded at White City House, we explore self-love in all its forms. Co-hosts Lisa Williams and Anniki Sommerville haven’t had much time for self-love recently, hear about their paltry efforts. Dr Karen Gurney answers the question, ‘If you don’t love yourself, can you love anyone else?’, Nadia Deem advocates masturbation as

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41:45

Only an Actual Movie Star, with Rose McGowan

The Hotbed ·

2019/03/27

*Trigger warning: This episode contains mild references to consent* Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams were over the moon to host Charmed and Grindhouse star Rose McGowan in the Hotbed. She talks about the male gaze, the #MeToo the movement, growing up in a cult and her book Brave, her frank evisceration of what she calls ‘the cult of Hollywood’. Also, big news, people, the Hotbed Collective have a book out this July! It’s being published by Penguin Square Peg and it’s called More Orgasms Please:

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