{"podcast":{"title":"Ladies, We Need To Talk","slug":"ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","podcast_index_feed_id":636876,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/8804158/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6b7d745b12b2eabe6e531398019bf065.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":250,"summary":"Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire. Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates. You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health. With sensitivity, personal stories from real women, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor. Get in touch with episode ideas, feedback, or just say hi! Ladies@abc.net.au","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T06:22:20.531056+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876"},"episode":{"title":"The women who've never had sex","slug":"the-women-who-ve-never-had-sex","published_at":"2026-06-15T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-women-who-ve-never-had-sex","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/never-had-sex-virgins/106790160","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lh/Z/ck.mp3","summary":"We live in a sexed-up world. From chiselled fictional teenagers in steamy high school dramas to Sabrina Carpenter’s innuendos, it feels like everyone’s doing it. But what happens when adulthood arrives and you're still a virgin? Plenty of women haven’t had sex. Some are waiting for the right person, some are waiting for marriage, and some haven't had the opportunity. Virginity has gone from being something women were expected to protect to something they feel they have to explain. So how do we ditch everyone else's expectations and figure out what we actually want? Yumi Stynes speaks with women navigating adulthood without sex. Featured in this episode: Amanda McCracken, writer on love and limerence This episode will answer questions like: How does it feel to be an adult virgin? What’s dating like as a virgin? Why do some people wait to have sex? What to listen to next: Building a village means showing up even when it feels hard, says Esther Perel How swapping a husband for a wife made this economist better off The power of one: the single ladies owning it Why are we exercising less than men? What to read next: Why these women took marriage sabbaticals — and how it went Building a village means showing up even when it feels hard, says Esther Perel This episode contains references to sex, sexuality, dating, relationships, virgins, religion, shame, psychology. This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024. (R).","meta_description":"We live in a sexed-up world. From chiselled fictional teenagers in steamy high school dramas to Sabrina Carpenter’s innuendos, it feels like everyone’s do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/episodes/the-women-who-ve-never-had-sex/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-women-who-ve-never-had-sex.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}