Sex and Psychology Podcast

By Dr. Justin Lehmiller

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The Sex and Psychology Podcast is the sex ed you never got in school—and won’t find anywhere else. Kinsey Institute researcher Dr. Justin Lehmiller takes you on a journey through the psychology of sex and relationships, offering practical tips along the way that can help you take your intimate life to the next level. Learn more on Dr. Lehmiller’s blog at sexandpsychology.com

Episode Date
Episode 286: Using Psychedelics In Sex Therapy
Apr 23, 2024
Episode 285: Ethical Gangbangs – Filming A Group Sex Scene
Apr 19, 2024
Episode 284: Sex On Screen – How Erotic Cinema Is Made
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 283: Don’t Let Your Job Ruin Your Sex Life
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 282: Healing And Moving Beyond Sexual Trauma
Apr 09, 2024
Episode 281: Tips For Navigating Non-Monogamy
Apr 05, 2024
Episode 280: From Couple to Throuple
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 279: Living With Uncontrollable Genital Arousal
Mar 29, 2024
Episode 278: Sexual Dysfunction After Stopping Antidepressants
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 277: What People Want From Relationships Today
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 276: How Much Sex Are People Having?
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 275: Masturbation Fact Versus Fiction
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 274: The Wacky History of Masturbation
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 273: How To Have Good Casual Sex
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 272: How To Pick The Sex Toy That’s Right For You
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 271: How To Fix Common Sex Problems
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 270: Penis Enlargement – What Does (And Doesn’t) Work
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 269: The Keys to a Pleasure-Filled Life
Feb 23, 2024
Episode 268: Sex-Positive Sexuality Research
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 267: The Science of Love (Essential Listen)
Feb 16, 2024
Episode 266: The Secrets To Sexual Satisfaction
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 265: Living Single And Living Your Best Life
Feb 09, 2024
Episode 264: The Rise of Single Living
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 263: Let’s Talk About Sexual Fantasies
Feb 02, 2024
Episode 262: How To Get The Sex Life You Want
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 261: Breaking Negative Cycles In Relationships
Jan 26, 2024
Episode 260: Why Couples Have The Same Fight Over And Over
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 259: How To Change Your Relationship
Jan 19, 2024
Episode 258: Creating a Sexual Connection that Lasts
Jan 16, 2024
Episode 257: How To Make a Sex Plan for the New Year (Essential Listen)
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 256: The Problem With The 5 Love Languages
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 255: Common Myths About Male Sexuality
Jan 05, 2024
Episode 254: What We Get Wrong About Men’s Bodies
Jan 02, 2024
Episode 253: Resolutions For Better Sex In 2024 (Essential Listen)
Dec 29, 2023
Episode 252: OnlyFans and the Rise of Digital Sex Work
Dec 22, 2023
Episode 251: What It’s Like To Be A Sex Worker
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 250: How to Have “The Talk” With Your Kids
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 249: What Today’s Parents Need To Know About Teens And Sex
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 248: Maintaining Sexual Privacy in the Information Age
Dec 08, 2023
Episode 247: Reproductive Surveillance in the Post-Roe World
Dec 05, 2023
Episode 246: The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 245: The Pioneering Female Sex Researcher That Time Forgot
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 244: The Future of Sex Toys
Nov 24, 2023
Episode 243: 5 Ways Sex Toys Can Revolutionize Your Sex Life
Nov 21, 2023
Episode 242: How To Have The Hottest Sex Ever
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 241: How To Have Shameless Sex
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 240: The Truth About Masturbation (Essential Listen)
Nov 10, 2023
Episode 239: Kinky In The Digital Age
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 238: Are Neurodiverse People More Likely To Be Kinky?
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 237: How Women Feel About Anal Sex
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 236: The Science of Squirting
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 235: The Surprising Politics of Polyamory
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 234: The Evolution of Polyamory in America
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 233: Your Brain On Sex (Essential Listen)
Oct 17, 2023
Episode 232: What To Do When Your Partner Is Kinkier Than You
Oct 13, 2023
Episode 231: Safe Sex in the Digital Age
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 230: How To Make Consent Sexy
Oct 06, 2023
Episode 229: Men, Masculinity, & Male Sexuality in the 21st Century
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 228: The Rise of Pegging
Sep 29, 2023
Episode 227: The Ins and Outs of Anal Sex
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 226: What It’s Like To Work In A Sex Shop
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 225: An Inside Look at the World of Burlesque
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 224: The Appeal of the MILF
Sep 15, 2023
Episode 223: Older Women Who Date Younger Men
Sep 12, 2023
Episode 222: From KitKat to Berghain, Inside Berlin’s Sex Clubs
Sep 08, 2023
Episode 221: Berlin’s Kinky Sexual History
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 220: The Medicalization of Sex
Sep 01, 2023
Episode 219: It’s Time To Build A Better Condom
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 218: The Psychology of Dick Pics
Aug 25, 2023
Episode 217: A Cultural History of the Dick Pic
Aug 22, 2023
Episode 216: How Opening Up A Relationship Can Change You
Aug 18, 2023
Episode 215: Dealing With Differences In Relationships
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 214: Common Sex Questions, Answered
Aug 11, 2023
Episode 213: The Business of Sex
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 212: What Sex Therapy Is Really Like
Aug 04, 2023
Episode 211: Tips For Improving Sexual Communication
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 210: When You Want More Sex Than Your Partner
Jul 28, 2023
Episode 209: When You Want Less Sex Than Your Partner
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 208: The History of Fetishes, Pegging, and Kinky Scientists
Jul 21, 2023
Episode 207: The History of Kinky Sex
Jul 18, 2023
Episode 206: Making Ethical Non-Monogamy Work
Jul 14, 2023
Episode 205: One Woman’s Polyamorous Journey
Jul 11, 2023
Episode 204: More Fascinating Facts About Sex
Jul 07, 2023
Episode 203: Digital Touch – Can Technology Meet Our Intimate Needs?
Jul 04, 2023
Episode 202: Why Touch Is So Important In Relationships
Jun 30, 2023
Episode 201: What We Fantasize About, And How To Share Your Fantasies
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 200: Inside the World of Sexual Fantasies
Jun 23, 2023
Episode 199: Behind the Scenes on a Porn Set
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 198: The Rise of Ethical and Feminist Porn
Jun 13, 2023
Episodes 197: Why People In Happy Relationships Cheat
Jun 09, 2023
Episode 196: When Women Are (and Aren’t) Into Casual Sex
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 195: Inside a Sex Doll Brothel
Jun 02, 2023
Episode 194: Sex Dolls, Sex Robots, and Chatbots
May 30, 2023
Episode 193: The Rise of Teen Sexting
May 26, 2023
Episode 192: Consent Culture in Television and Film
May 23, 2023
Episode 191: The 4 Types of Affairs Women Have
May 19, 2023
Episode 190: Women Who Stray – The Rise of Female Infidelity
May 16, 2023
Episode 189: What Asexuality Is, And Isn’t
May 09, 2023
Episode 188: Where Does Our Sexual Orientation Come From?
May 02, 2023
Episode 187: “Out of Control” Sex – Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
Apr 25, 2023
Episode 186: Men Who Use the Least Porn Have the Most Porn Problems
Apr 21, 2023
Episode 185: The Problem With Porn “Reboot” And Recovery Programs
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 184: The Truth About “Porn Addiction”
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 183: How Atlanta Became a Southern Hub For Vice
Apr 11, 2023
Episode 182: Could Sodomy Laws Come Back?
Apr 07, 2023
Episode 181: Attachment Styles and Consensual Non-Monogamy
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 180: 5 Misconceptions About Consensual Non-Monogamy
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 179: Let’s Talk About Gay Hookup Apps
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 178: From Sexual Shame to Sexual Freedom
Mar 24, 2023
Episode 177: How To Prevent Sex Crimes
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 176: Inside the Minds of Sex Offenders
Mar 17, 2023
Episode 175: When Single Life Sucks
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 174: When Being Single Is Awesome
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 173: Tips for Treating Pelvic Floor Problems
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 172: What Everyone Needs To Know About The Pelvic Floor
Mar 03, 2023
Episode 171: How to Initiate Sex
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 170: Love Signals – Relationship Red and Green Flags
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 169: Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 168: How To Bring Your Sexual Fantasies To Life
Feb 17, 2023
Episode 167: In a Dating Rut? It Might Be Your Attachment Style
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 166: How to Reset Your Sex Life
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 165: All About Sexual Fantasies
Feb 07, 2023
Episode 164: How To Deal With Jealousy
Feb 03, 2023
Episode 163: A Sexplanation – How To Enjoy Shame-Free Sex
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 162: Creative Monogamy
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 161: Performative Sex and the Psychology of ‘Facials’
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 160: Tomorrow, Sex Will Be Good Again
Jan 20, 2023
Episode 159: ‘Slut Pages’ and Revenge Porn
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 158: Dating with Depression – Relationships and Mental Health
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 157: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 156: Resolutions for Healthy Relationships
Dec 27, 2022
Episode 155: New Year’s Resolutions for the Best Sex of Your Life
Dec 20, 2022
Episode 154: Virtual Reality Might Be The Future Of Sex Therapy
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 153: How Movie and TV Sex Scenes are Filmed
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 152: The Rise of Intimacy Coordinators
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 151: Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 150: The Complicated Link Between Depression and Sex
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 149: All About Orgasms
Nov 29, 2022
Episode 148: Let’s Normalize Sex Toys For Men
Nov 25, 2022
Episode 147: Masturbation and the Science of Self-Pleasure
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 146: Gen Z is Walking Away From the Pill. Will They Turn Back?
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 145: Solving Sexual Problems Without Sex Therapy
Nov 15, 2022
Episode 144: Your Brain On Birth Control
Nov 11, 2022
Episode 143: Boy Toys – Women Who Buy Male Sex Dolls
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 142: Sex, Love, and Life Advice From the Experts
Nov 04, 2022
Episode 141: Why Cartoon and Animated Porn are so Popular
Nov 01, 2022
Episode 140: Women Who Pay For Sex, And The Men Who Sell It
Oct 28, 2022
Episode 139: The Leather Couch – Kink, BDSM, and Sex Therapy
Oct 25, 2022
Episode 138: Navigating Attachment With Multiple Partners
Oct 21, 2022
Episode 137: Demystifying Kink and BDSM
Oct 18, 2022
Episode 136: What Happens When A Couple Opens Their Relationship
Oct 14, 2022
Episode 135: Nipplegasms And Other Nongenital Orgasms
Oct 11, 2022
Episode 134: How To Set Sexual Boundaries
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 133: Inside The Minds Of Incels
Oct 04, 2022
Episode 132: Ethical Flirting and Seduction
Sep 30, 2022
Episode 131: The Past, Present, and Future of the Kinsey Institute
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 130: Change Your Mind, Change Your Sex Life
Sep 23, 2022
Episode 129: When Sexual Thoughts Become Sex Crimes
Sep 20, 2022
Episode 128: How To Stop Having Bad Sex
Sep 16, 2022
Episode 127: Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Sep 13, 2022
Episode 126: Why Women Lose Desire For Sex Faster Than Men
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 125: The Path to Sexual Empowerment
Sep 06, 2022
Episode 124: How To Have Great Outercourse
Sep 02, 2022
Episode 123: Sex Ed For Healthcare Professionals
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 122: Born This Way? It’s More Complicated Than That
Aug 26, 2022
Episode 121: Why Dating Sucks, And How To Make It Better
Aug 23, 2022
Episode 120: Penis Performance Problems
Aug 19, 2022
Episode 119: All About Kink
Aug 16, 2022
Episode 118: Our Biggest Sex Secrets Revealed
Aug 12, 2022
Episode 117: The Secret Life of Secrets
Aug 09, 2022
Episode 116: Abortion Fact Versus Fiction
Aug 05, 2022
Episode 115: My Trip To The Penis Museum & Why Travel Makes Us Horny
Aug 02, 2022
Episode 114: How To Change Your Sexual Mindset
Jul 29, 2022
Episode 113: Hot and Unbothered – How To Have the Sex You Really Want
Jul 26, 2022
Episode 112: Uncovering Your Core Erotic Themes
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 111: What You Don’t Know About Arranged Marriage
Jul 19, 2022
Episode 110: Jealousy and Compersion
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 109: Hurts So Good – Why We Seek Pain On Purpose
Jul 12, 2022
Episode 108: Navigating Consensual Non-Monogamy
Jul 08, 2022
Episode 107: Understanding Your Attachment Style
Jul 05, 2022
Episode 106: Top, Bottom, Side – What’s Your Position?
Jul 01, 2022
Episode 105: Less Sex, More Kink – The Sex Lives of Today’s College Students
Jun 28, 2022
Episode 104: Women’s Sexuality And Desire
Jun 24, 2022
Episode 103: The Laws of Attraction
Jun 21, 2022
Episode 102: The Truth About Fake Orgasms
Jun 17, 2022
Episode 101: Want Better Sex? Get Better Sleep
Jun 14, 2022
Episode 100: Fascinating Facts About Sex
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 99: Who Should Pay On The First Date?
Jun 07, 2022
Episode 98: Navigating Sexuality and Religion
Jun 03, 2022
Episode 97: Keeping Passion Alive in Long-Term Relationships
May 31, 2022
Episode 96: The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation
May 27, 2022
Episode 95: The Psychology Behind Forced Sex Fantasies
May 24, 2022
Episode 94: Uncommon Sexual Fantasies – Tentacles, Monsters, And Cows, Oh My!
May 20, 2022
Episode 93: Tips For Having The Best Sex Ever
May 17, 2022
Episode 92: How To Get In The Right Headspace For Sex
May 13, 2022
Episode 91: Sex and Love When You Have Anxiety, OCD, or Depression
May 10, 2022
Episode 90: The Rise of Male Full-Frontal Nudity and Prosthetic Penises
May 06, 2022
Episode 89: Tips From a Sex Therapist
May 03, 2022
Episode 88: Navigating Sex During Pregnancy and Parenthood
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 87: Sex and Intimacy After Grief and Loss
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 86: Tips For Better Sex At Any Age
Apr 22, 2022
Episode 85: Should We Move In Together Before Marriage?
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 84: Straight People Who Have Gay Sex
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 83: How To Overcome Insecurity and Feel Sexually Confident
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 82: The Future of Birth Control
Apr 08, 2022
Episode 81: Vaginal Health, Explained
Apr 05, 2022
Episode 80: Sex and Culture
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 79: Inside an Amsterdam Brothel
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 78: Let’s Talk About Sexting
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 77: Starved For Intimacy
Mar 11, 2022
Episode 76: Creating Ideal Relationship Agreements
Mar 04, 2022
Episode 75: Making Friends With Benefits Work
Feb 25, 2022
Episode 74: How To Make Sex Ed Work For Everyone
Feb 19, 2022
Episode 73 – The Way You Make Me Feel: The Science of Love
Feb 11, 2022
Episode 72 – Kink On The Brain: The Truth About BDSM
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 71: Sex in Space and Sex with Robots
Jan 28, 2022
Episode 70: The Rise of Cuckolding
Jan 21, 2022
Episode 69: Designer Genitals – The Truth About Genital Enhancement Surgery
Jan 14, 2022
Episode 68: What Do Singles Today Really Want?
Jan 07, 2022
Episode 67: Resolutions For Better Sex In The New Year
Dec 29, 2021
Episode 66: Why The Holidays Make Us Horny
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 65: Understanding Asexuality
Dec 17, 2021
Episode 64: How Technology Can Save Your Sex Life
Dec 10, 2021
Episode 63: A New Way of Thinking About Sexual Orientation
Dec 03, 2021
Episode 62: The Myth of the “Hormonal Woman”
Nov 26, 2021
Episode 61: “No Nut November” and the Science of Masturbation
Nov 19, 2021
Episode 60: The Science of Orgasms
Nov 12, 2021
Episode 59: Can You “Cheat-Proof” Your Relationship?
Nov 05, 2021
Episode 58: The Sex Lives of College Students
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 57: The Science of Sexual Fluidity and Gender Fluidity
Oct 22, 2021
Episode 56: Where Do Sexual Fetishes Come From?
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 55: Sex, Pleasure, Consent, and the Intimate Lives of Teens Today
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 54: How To Have Better Sex And Deal With Sexual Difficulties
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 53: Everything You Think You Know About Sex Is Probably Wrong
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 52: Sex Fantasies Around The World
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 51: American Hookup – Inside College Hookup Culture
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 50: How Many Reasons Are There To Have Sex? At Least 237
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 49: Divorce Sucks – How To Move On After Breakup
Aug 27, 2021
Episode 48: Sex On The Brain
Aug 20, 2021
Episode 47: The Truth About Testosterone
Aug 13, 2021
Episode 46: The Sex Education You Deserve
Aug 06, 2021
Episode 45: Why Marriage Is So Hard, And How To Make It Better
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 44: The Science of Kink, BDSM, and Fetishes
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 43: The Truth About Polyamory
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 42: The Decisions That Make or Break a Relationship
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 41: The Secrets of Relationship Success
Jul 01, 2021
Episode 40: Sexual Deception, Jealousy, and the Dark Side of Relationships
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 39: The Surprising Secrets of STDs
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 38: Sex Dreams And What They Mean
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 37: Inside an Affair – Sex, Lies, and Cheating
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 36: The Magic of Masturbation
May 27, 2021
Episode 35: The Guide To Opening Up A Relationship
May 20, 2021
Episode 34: How To Talk To Your Doctor About Sex
May 13, 2021
Episode 33: How To Keep Passion Alive
May 06, 2021
Episode 32: Sex and Relationship Therapy With LGBTQ Patients
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 31: Common Sex Problems, And How To Fix Them
Apr 22, 2021
Episode 30: The Future of Sex and Relationships
Apr 15, 2021
Episode 29: So Tell Me About The Last Time You Had Sex
Apr 09, 2021
Episode 28: How To Have Great Sex For Your Entire Life
Apr 01, 2021
Episode 27: The Guide to Casual Sex and Healthy Hookups
Mar 25, 2021
Episode 26: Inside a Strip Club With a Cultural Anthropologist
Mar 18, 2021
Episode 25: An Inside Look at a Sex Research Conference
Mar 11, 2021
Episode 24: A Sex Writer’s Journey Into the Heart of Desire
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 23: Chemical Romance – How Drugs Can Help Us Fall In Love And Move On After Breakup
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 22: What We Get Wrong About Bisexuality
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 21: The History of Sex Toys
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 20: How To Level-Up Your Sex Life
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 19: The Science of Kissing, and How to Be a Better Kisser
Jan 28, 2021
Episode 18: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anal Sex, But Were Afraid To Ask
Jan 21, 2021
Episode 17: Polyamory Fact Versus Fiction
Jan 13, 2021
Episode 16: What We Get Wrong About Men’s Sexual Desire
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 15: The Truth About Porn
Dec 09, 2020
Episode 14: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Threesomes
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 13: The Orgasm Gap, and How to Close It
Nov 06, 2020
Episode 12: Sex and Disability
Oct 27, 2020
Episode 11: Sex, Power, and Social Justice
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 10: The Psychology of Cuckolding
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 9: The Truth About Marriage
Aug 28, 2020
Episode 8: Sex Therapy in Kinky and Polyamorous Relationships
Aug 07, 2020
Episode 7: Sexual Desire, and How to Increase It
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 6: Tell Me What You Want–The Science of Sexual Fantasies
Jul 09, 2020
Episode 5: SexTech, Sexting, and Dick Pics in the Time of COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 4: Maintaining a Healthy Intimate Life During Lockdown and Social Distancing
Apr 13, 2020
Episode 3: Why Good Sex Matters and the Neuroscience of Pleasure
Apr 05, 2020
Episode 2: How ADHD Affects People’s Sex Lives and Relationships
Apr 03, 2020
Episode 1: Sex, Love, and Relationship Advice from Drs. John and Julie Gottman
Mar 31, 2020