In the last episode of season 2, Aisling and Andrea discuss the ten things you need to talk about before you get engaged or married (or indeed make any sort of legal long term commitment to another person).We'll see you again in a few weeks!Fol

#82: Does your 'number' matter? (*Trigger warning in description*)

Oct 14th, 2022 38m 57s

**TRIGGER WARNING: Domestic violence**This week, we answer a listener query. Her boyfriend has slept with over 100 women and her 'number' is only 3 – is this cause for concern, and why does she feel "icky" about it? We also mark domestic violen

#81: How to break up with someone (properly)

Oct 7th, 2022 47m 53s

This week Aisling and Andrea discuss a new dating term that Aisling maintains she's been talking about for years (of course) which is the concept of 'cushioning'. Overlapping partners, basically, to cushion the emotional blow that moving betwee

#80: Is your attachment style ruining your relationship?

Sep 30th, 2022 42m 3s

This week's episode is packed full of insights thanks to our guest, relationship coach Lisa McFarland. We talk about attachment styles, conflict styles and love languages among many other topics, and hopefully you'll venture online and take a t

#79: Andrew Fitzsimons on dating, sex and finding someone he can truly trust

Sep 23rd, 2022 49m 15s

This week on Private Education, we have a really candid and honest chat with Andrew Fitzsimons – Khloe Kardashian's close confidant and hair stylist – about growing up in Ireland as a gay man, trust issues in relationships and healing yourself

#78: "Our marriage is on the line here" - when sex drives don't match

Sep 13th, 2022 31m 2s

This week, from LA and Cork, Andrea and Aisling answer a listener query that involves layers of information and involves mismatched sex drives, blood tests and a very real marriage on the line. We also chat about public proposals, and more to t

#77: Is your dry spell something to worry about?

Sep 6th, 2022 43m 29s

Andrea joins today's episode all the way from Los Angeles – she was poolside for the recording guys. Not able. We talk about dry spells, whether not having sex or not having sex often is a death knell for a relationship, and we discuss an inter

#76: Vaginismus: What's the cause, and what's the cure?

Aug 30th, 2022 49m 17s

This week, we're chatting to Dr Maria McEvoy about Vaginismus, a condition that makes penetrative sex (or vaginal penetration of any kind) impossible. Vaginismus is not something we've heard being spoken about a lot, but we've had many great qu

#75: Are you in a relationship with a narcissist?

Aug 23rd, 2022 45m

This week, our guest Hazel Larkin joins us to discuss relationships with narcissists. We talk about how people who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder – which is something that's challenging to diagnose – can leave those they're romantically

#74: Love Island, the Gaeltacht & why your holiday romance can't come home

Aug 16th, 2022 54m 30s

This week the wonderful Kate Demolder joins us this week to talk about Love Island and the Gaeltacht, and why they're basically the same thing, and why your holiday romance *probably* won't work when you're back in reality. Also, we discuss how

#73: Someone else's false nail was in our bed. Is he sleeping with someone?

Aug 9th, 2022 45m 15s

We had another episode planned for this week, but couldn't ignore a LIVE listener query, happening as we recorded. We're going to follow up, don't worry!Follow us on Instagram @privateeducationpodcast, @aislingmkeenan and @andreajanedoyle Hoste

#72: I had my arm twisted into being in an open relationship

Aug 2nd, 2022 1h 8m

This episode, we welcome everyone back after a six week season break, we have a VERY long preamble (skip to, like, 25 mins in if you hate preambles) and we answer a listener email about going long-distance, and what they've decided to *NOT* cou

#71: What it's ACTUALLY like to go to a sex party

Jun 14th, 2022 35m 32s

This week, in the final episode of the new season of Private Education, we interview Evan, who has attended organised sex parties in clubs in Germany, the Netherlands and more. From witnessing a casual beside-the-bar rim job to seeing someone (

#70: Things you can never say in a fight (especially if you want to win)

Jun 7th, 2022 39m 4s

This week Andrea and I discuss arguments, and specifically: what you can and can't say in a fight. We're not the boss of you, so live your life, but if you'd like better, more harmonious arguments that you stand a chance of winning, we've got s

#69: Refusing the snip and facing your boyfriend's ex (who he's still mates with)

May 31st, 2022 1h 3m

This week we answer two listener queries – the first is a partner who point blank refuses to get a vasectomy in spite of them being finished having children and her not wanting to pump hormones into her body for any more years, and the second i

#68: Eimear Varian Barry on vulnerability, moving on & meeting someone new

May 24th, 2022 45m 16s

The lovely Eimear Varian Barry (@eimearvarianbarry) joins me this week to talk about life, love, breakups, loss, vulnerability and being ready to move on. Andrea and I also discuss how to build a healthy post-sex routine to keep all your bits i

#67: First date sex, fisting, period sex and more: Y or N?

May 17th, 2022 34m 21s

We go man v woman this week and get some very different perspectives on some sex and relationship topics, as well as discussing what gives us The Ick, where we stand on anal and whether lingerie is necessary, overkill or great for all involved.

#66: Not on 'The Apps': So how the hell else are you supposed to meet someone?

May 10th, 2022 41m 11s

If you're not on 'the apps' and social life is stop-start (Pandemic, thanks for that), how in god's name are you supposed to meet the love of your life? Thanks to Isabel Bartak Healy @izzy_showbizzy for chatting to us about her Izzy Match Bizzy

#65: Why 'having sex' doesn't have to mean having intercourse

May 3rd, 2022 41m 50s

Chicago sex top shop owner and sexual wellness speaker Searah Deysach joins us this episode to discuss, among other things, how to communicate your sexual needs with your other half, what sexual wellness entails and means, and is scheduling sex

#64: We need to talk about closure (and why you deserve it)

Apr 26th, 2022 45m 54s

We're back this week to get into a deep dive on a previous relationship of Dre's that was FULL of amber and red flags, but they went unnoticed and then *dramatic pause* things were revealed that meant the whole thing was basically built on a fo

BONUS! Selling Sunset's Jason Oppenheim on being best friends with his ex

Apr 22nd, 2022 26m 22s

I'm so buzzed about this – it's not strictly relationships, but it's fun nonetheless. This week, I interview Jason Oppenheim about celebrity clients, about working in such a dramatic environment, being best mates with his ex and more... Enjoy!

#63: Listener DM – "My affair is ruining my life"

Apr 19th, 2022 47m 4s

This one genuinely stumped us – a listener DMd Aisling recently saying that her affair is ruining her life. Our guest, Jenny Claffey (@pvssykat) of Red Room Podcast and formerly It Galz, chats the whole thing through with us and we try to give

#62: The sexiest book of all time (and the best sex position for your starsign)

Apr 12th, 2022 56m 37s

Welcome back! Daisy Buchanan is our guest this episode, and we chat to her about Insatiable, her sauce-filled book that had us gripped from page one. We also discover some startling news about anal and condoms, and we talk about the best sex po

#61: My boyfriend went through my Whatsapp

Apr 5th, 2022 34m 43s

We've a listener query this time – Her boyfriend used her phone to call someone, but when she got it back her Whatsapp was open and so was her camera roll. It raises the question: Do you trust your partner enough to give them your passwords? Or

#60: Red flags: Is your partner having an affair?

Mar 29th, 2022 1h 7m

Welcome back! Private Education has returned at last. This episode, featuring journalist Kate Demolder (@katedemolder), discusses cheating – what constitutes an affair, why people cheat at certain times in their lives and what the red flags are