The Second Circle

She’s spent the last six months talking to people about the low points in their sex lives. Now, heavily pregnant, Franki’s struggling to find the spark herself. Could listening to audio porn be the solution? She grabs her headphones to find out.

The Second Circle is produced, written, and hosted by Franki Cookney
Audio production: Anouszka Tate

Whether it’s with our friends or, more crucially, with our partners, sex IS something we need to be able to communicate about if we want it to be good. But it’s so hard! Why? Because for all the other messages we get around sex, all the things we’re taught or that we glean from our culture or the media… no one tells us how to talk about it.

The Second Circle is produced, written, hosted by Franki Cookney
Audio production: Anouszka Tate
 
Title track: Roof - Big Spoon (Instrumental Version)
Background music: _91Nova - Moiety / From Now On - Small Circuits / Lasae Lyx - Suffering In Paradise / Blaeker - Stay Up All Night

Somewhere along the way we’ve been taught that desire should just exist without any conscious effort, like hunger or thirst. And if it doesn’t – uh oh – that means something is wrong. But this idea of sex as a “drive” is actually a myth. And like so many myths, it’s standing in the way of us having good, fulfilling sex lives. 

The Second Circle is produced, written, hosted by Franki Cookney
Audio production: Anouszka Tate
 
Title track: Roof - Big Spoon (Instrumental Version)
Background music: From Now On - Small Circuits / Beautiful Minds - Brighter Than Tomorrow / Maybe - The Universe is a Bitch 

Faulty penises, unruly pubes, and unexplained pain: When our bodies don’t look or work the way they’re “supposed” to, it can feel like a real barrier to good sex. So what can we do about it? Do we push on through anyway? Seek treatment? Or adjust our expectations? 

The Second Circle is produced, written, hosted by Franki Cookney
Audio production: Anouszka Tate
 
Title track: Roof - Big Spoon (Instrumental Version)
Background music: _91Nova - Moiety / Tilden Parc - Wanna Know

One in eight women and one in twenty men say they lack enjoyment during sex.
For all the conflicting messages we get around sex, most of us know that on some level we’re supposed to enjoy it. But there are a lot of things that can stand in our way. 

The Second Circle is produced, written, hosted by Franki Cookney
Audio production: Anouszka Tate
 
Title track: Roof - Big Spoon (Instrumental Version)
Background music: Tilden Parc -  Wanna Know /  Moon Craters - A Spinning Earth / Maybe - The Universe is a Bitch