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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! explores sex, sexuality and relationships over a lifetime, from parents attempting "the talk" with their children, through the fraught teen years, modern dating, long-term relationships, contraception and conception, right up to intimacy in retirement homes.
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 6: Accentuate the Positive
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 5: Kinky Boots
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 with… Read more Audio
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BANG! Bonus Ep: Sex and Relationship Q&A on Nights
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 about… Read more Audio
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BANG! Live in Wellington
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 4: Pretty Poly
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 of… Read more Audio
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BANG! Bonus Ep: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 3: Let's Stay Together
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 stop… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 2: Talk About It
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 3 Episode 1: All Bi Myself
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… Read more Audio
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Bang Live in Christchurch
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 coming… Read more Audio
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Coming soon! BANG! Season 3
11 Jan 2019Hurrah! BANG! returns for Season 3 on Monday March 4th. Read more Audio
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Bonus BANG! MeToo, masculinity and domestic violence
19 Jul 2018A previous episode of BANG! left a few loose ends so Melody Thomas pulls together a panel for a discussion of tricky topics. Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 8: The LIVE Show
16 Jul 2018In 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 few… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 7: Speaking Out
9 Jul 2018We hear three stories from people who have worked through shame or embarrassment towards "really wonderful sunshine" on the other side. Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 6: Takatāpui
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 Raymond… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 5: FAQs
25 Jun 2018How 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. Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 4: Man O' Man
18 Jun 2018'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 a… Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 3: All The Kids Are Going Bi
11 Jun 2018In this episode, Melody speaks with a couple of people in heterosexual relationships whose attractions are nevertheless far from straightforward. Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 2: Any Date With Me's a Blind Date
4 Jun 2018In this episode, three people in their 30s and 40s talk about dating. Read more Audio
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Bonus Episode: BANG! x On The Rag
1 Jun 2018Melody 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". Read more Audio
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BANG! Season 2 Episode 1: Like A Virgin
28 May 2018Using 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 their… Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 7: Lust for Life
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 6: Fifty Shades of Grey
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 5: Maybe, Baby
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 parents… Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 4: Love & Marriage
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. Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 3: Netflix and Chill
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… Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 2: Sex and Sensibility
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. Read more Audio
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BANG! Episode 1: The Birds and The Bees
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 reflecting… Read more Audio
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Bang! Coming soon!
10 Jul 2017Featuring 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 and… Read more Audio
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