Is your libido on lockdown? with Dr Karen Gurney
Have you been at it like rabbits in Lockdown 3 or have you found sex is the last thing on your mind? Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams di...
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Do Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism?, with Professor Kristen R Ghodsee
Good sex starts with doing the recycling, Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams have always maintained. To develop this thought, they discuss...
Normal People, Extraordinary Times, with Dr Karen Gurney
Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams record a special socially-distanced episode to talk about the lives under lockdown, the BBC Three adapt...
I'm Too Old For This Sh*t, with Dr Philippa Kaye
The Hotbed welcomes its first-ever co-host: Karen Arthur of #WearYourHappy to talk about menopause, mental health and things we’re too old t...
Book special: More Orgasms Please and Motherwhelmed
The Hotbed Collective's book More Orgasms Please: Why Female Pleasure Matters is out in pretty paperback now: Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Wi...
Get Lippy, with Dr Anita Mitra aka Gynae Geek
Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams talk about vulvas: cervical screenings, gynae cancer, thrush and nicknames for ‘vulva’. They set up a f...
All About Desire, with Dr Karen Gurney and Kelly Ford
At a special live show of The Hotbed, recorded live at Soho Radio pre-lockdown, Hotbed favourite Dr Karen is here to explain why everything...
The Rampant Rabbit, with Jacqueline Gold
Jacqueline Gold CBE is the chief executive of Ann Summers and estimated to be the UK’s 16th richest woman. She talks to Cherry Healey and An...
Before You Say You're Leaving, with Cat Sims
Cherry Healey and Anniki Sommerville are back with the first episode of the sixth series! Recorded in COVID-19 free times, this is stress-fr...
The Hotbed Season 6 Trailer - Starts Wednesday April 15th
The Hotbed Collective are back with series six of their hit podcast The Hotbed. Life is weird but stick in your headphones and listen to Lis...
The Hotbed Season Finale LIVE from Camp Bestival
In this the finale episode in the series, ‘The Hotbed’ trio are reunited: with Lisa, Anniki and Cherry taking on Camp Bestival in a special...
The Fit Feminist, with Shona Vertue
Cherry Healey talks to ‘the fit feminist’ Shona Vertue about the many reasons to be fit and strong (none of which are to look a certain way)...
I'm In My Sexual Prime, with Tova Leigh
Hotbedder-at-large Cherry Healey is back in the fold for this episode, which centres on sex and ageing, and what that can mean for a relatio...
How are your hormones?
We have a juicy chat with sex educator, YouTuber and all-round good egg Hannah Witton about hormones, sex education and masturbation, in whi...
Beach Body Ready, with Natalie Lee/Style Me Sunday
How do we resist the pressure to get 'beach body ready' as summer holiday season approaches? Lisa Williams quizzes Natalie Lee, AKA Style Me...
Position of the Fortnight with Lisa Smosarski
In this week's episode The Hotbed talk frankly about what they’ve been up to since season 4 ended (for a start they’ve got a BOOK coming out...
None of My Best Friends Are Trans
*Trigger warning: This episode makes references to self-harm and suicide** To round off the fourth series we interview a MAN for the first t...
How Not to Hate Your Partner After Kids with Jancee Dunn
In this episode Anniki and Lisa discuss what happens to your relationship after you have kids. Why is it that we often get locked into the s...
I Wanna Know What Self-Love Is
Our lives are getting increasingly stressful and the overwhelm is real, so how do we carve out time for self-love and what does it look like...
Only an Actual Movie Star, with Rose McGowan
*Trigger warning: This episode contains mild references to consent* Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams were over the moon to host Charmed...