Is it OK to be turned on by things that we find unacceptable in real life? Plus what happens when you apply a BDSM reading to Shakespeare? A listener asks whether toe-sucking is now ‘a thing’, Rob gives some truly terrible advice on how to manage your partner’s libido and we order off Dr de Wit’s Sex Menu. If you enjoyed the show today, why not buy me a coffee?

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Could a ‘sex menu’ improve your relationship? We find out.

Or, for a sex menu you can access on your phone, try the Kindu app

Apparently both men and women say they’d prefer their lover to have had no more than THREE previous sexual partners

The Digital Economy Bill will censor “non-conventional” sexual acts in the UK … and for more details on the specific acts to be banned, check out lawyer Myles Jackman’s website.

Pornland is Gail Dines’ treaty on how porn has changed the way we view sex

Is it OK to call your male partner “daddy” during sex? This article says it is

Mariella Frostrup tackles the question of mismatched libidos significantly better than Rob

The Second Circle is the podcast that takes sex seriously. Created and hosted by freelance journalist Franki Cookney (with help from her husband Rob) it seeks to make sex a subject we engage with as fully, openly and enthusiastically as we do with politics, art, fitness, food and fashion. To get in touch tweet @secondcirclepod or email secondcirclepodcast@gmail.com. 

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