Sex

The secret to a successful relationship doesn't come down to who you're with, or your partner's personality traits, but the dynamic you build with them. Professor Samantha Joel joins the show to… Audio

New research out of Germany suggests those who sleep next to one another have increased REM sleep and less disrupted sleep than couples who slept individually. Sleep expert Dr Wendy Troxel joins the… Audio

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have found that having two copies of the same sex chromosome is associated with having a longer lifespan. Co-author of the research Zoe Xirocostas… Audio

 Alain de Botton says that while it is natural  to worry, the truth is that Homo sapiens are a resilient species that have been through extraordinary cycles of suffering and joy. He says one of the… Audio

Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at… Audio

Professor Stephanie Coontz recently wrote an opinion piece saying "many different-sex couples would have happier and more satisfying marriages if they took a few lessons from their same-sex… Audio

Dartmouth College Professor David Blanchflower has studied data across 132 countries to measure the relationship between wellbeing and age and come up with a U-shaped happiness curve, which reaches… Audio

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism is a book with a seductive title but contains a serious argument. Audio

Peta Mathias' new book Eat Your Heart Out is an exploration of love stories from around the world, intertwined with recipes that suit romantic encounters. Although, she maintains that anything cooked… Audio

Vancouver actress Sarah Edmondson spent 12 years in the NXIVM cult. She eventually blew the whistle and has a new book, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, The Cult That Bound My Life. Audio

If proposed laws are approved in Indonesia the popular tourist spot may become a risky place to holiday - especially if you're unmarried.  Audio

Dr Lauren Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne has written a new book, Sex & Sexuality In Modern Screen Remakes which raises questions about how women are seen on screen now.  Audio

Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn about the closure of whaleoil.net.nz, but says this won't be the last we see of toxic blogs. Audio

Mandy Len Catron has written a thought-provoking piece in The Atlantic asking whether marriage actually creates a social handicap. She joins the show to discuss.  Audio

High School students have been canvassed to help the writers of a new theatre show which addresses consent and healthy relationships. Working with 16 to 18-year-olds from three high schools, Eleanor… Audio

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… Audio

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… Audio

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… Audio

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… Audio