You Come First with Megan Barton-Hanson

For my final guest I'm speaking to activist, author and illustrator Florence Given. Floss talks to me about the amazing work she does to raise awareness of issues surrounding feminism, sexuality, consent, race and gender and the inflection points in her life that led her to do so.

I am honoured to welcome Jacqueline Gold, CEO of Ann Summers to the podcast. She talks to me about how at the age of 21 she revolutionised the Ann Summers brand to sell lingerie and sex toys to women and the challenges that came with that including receiving a bullet in the post!

I am delighted to welcome Timi Sotire to the podcast. A fellow Essex native she was the first in her family to go to Cambridge University and being black and queer she has definitely faced some challenges which we discuss. She also tells me about the experience of writing her new book called Black Joy which is a kaleidoscopic view of what it means to discover and experience joy from a Black British perspective.

I am so excited to be speaking Sophie Baverstock. At just 21 she won series 3 of Glow Up and immediately won the affection of viewers. I chat to her about the twists and turns that led to her starring on the hit TV show and what led her to speak out about her autism to global audiences on the programme.

This week i'm speaking to the incredible comedian and author Katherine Ryan. We chat about her amazing career, her experience of starting out in Hooters, the under representation of women in comedy, motherhood and the greatest love story...!

On today's episode I speak to model and founder Adwoa Aboah. Adwoa chats to me about why she set up the amazing online resource and forum, Gurls Talk, that allows young women and girls to discuss mental health, anxiety, body image, loneliness and sexuality. We also talk about Adwoa's modelling career and what prompted her into invest more time in looking after her mental health through therapy.

Today I speak to one of my all time heroes, Lily Allen. Lily has recently launched her own sex toy called Liberty and she tells me what inspired her to get involved in this. space. We discuss everything to do with self pleasure, masturbation and how to better understand what works for you.

Today i'm joined by the brilliant Scarlett Howard who has made a name for herself on the explicit content sharing site Only Fans. We lift the lid on Only Fans, discuss the stigma around making money from explicit content and chat about some of the strangest experiences we've had whilst talking to fans on the platform.