From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night?

In this episode we talk to Jess Cattelly, the co-founder of Sydney swingers club Our Secret Spot. The 32-year-old got into swinging – also known as The Lifestyle - when she was just 20, and her Parramatta Road venue has since become an example of the way in which the swinging community is changing. Middle-class suburban key parties are no longer, nor is the practice as grimy or seedy as popular culture might have you imagine. Instead, The Lifestyle is big on respect and consent, joy and community, and, as Cattelly notes, usually led by the female gaze. It's also welcoming a new generation of Zoomers who are experiencing app fatigue, and see swinging as a more transparent and intentional option for hooking up. Hosting this conversation is senior writer Konrad Marshall, who interviewed Cattelly along with dozens of venue owners, party organisers, kink performers and "consent angels" for this week's Good Weekend cover story: Swing Set.

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From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night? is an episode from Good Weekend Talks by Good Weekend.

This episode is 31:02 long.

This episode was published on Dec 26, 2025.

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