The 20 best sex, erotica, and relationship podcasts

Choose a Girl

After learning that she has stage 4 breast cancer, an unhappily married woman leaves her husband to embark on a sex odyssey. That’s probably why sex and relationship advice has been a staple of radio for decades, with a select few making the transition from broadcast into podcasting. Podcasts have opened up new possibilities for auditory sex-positivity by offering more diversity in hosts and topics covered.

Erotic Audio

Each track is rated from one to five fire signs to suit your mood or preference. The Turn On calls itself “a podcast for Black people who want to get off,” but that doesn’t begin to sum up the variety of content covered on this explicit talk show. Every week, hosts Erica and Kenrya read some sexy Black erotica alongside sharing tips, tricks, and TMI on their own sex lives.

• In love scenes narrated by Sean Crisden, who knows exactly when to quicken and slow the pacing for top-notch tension, their simmering chemistry comes to a boil.
• Alayna, a woman with obsessive tendencies, is attempting to work through her issues and begin again when she meets the rich and handsome Hudson Pierce—who she worries will trigger her unhealthy behavior by being …
• The two quickly become best friends before transitioning to much more after a night of vulnerability and confessions.
• Some listeners just want to hear about other peoples’ experiences.
• Erotica podcasts tap into all the benefits of auditory porn, which can be much more welcoming to marginalized identities and bodies.

‘Girls on Porn’

Some listeners just want to hear about other peoples’ experiences. Other erotic audio programs are so over-the-top sexy they may altogether replace the need to have sex or watch porn, which is some pretty high praise in our book. Alayna Wither is at the heart of bestselling author Laurelin Paige’s Fixed on You.

The Sexually Liberated Woman

• Hosted by four Black queer 20-somethings in NYC, Inner Hoe Uprising covers everything from “new relationship energy” and love addiction to STI stigma and the movement for sex workers’ rights.
• Alternating narrators make this selection stand out—Cooper North and Brooke Bloomingdale both exhibit a deep understanding of their characters’ inner emotions and of what makes a steamy love scene so captivating.
• And with 29 audio tracks and growing, there’s still a lot more of Quinn to explore.

The only thing that stands in the way of their fairy tale is distrust—Natalie worries about revealing her traumatic past, while Flynn is unsure about sharing his BDSM proclivities. If you want to get the goods straight from a sexpert, look no further than this podcast hosted by sex educator and polyamory advocate Tristan Taormino. Featuring interviews with poets, doctors, and sex doulas alongside erotic cultural analyses and intensely personal #MeToo accounts, Sex Out Loud explores every angle of what it means to be a sexual being in the world.

Veteran erotica narrator Sebastian York voices male lead Derrick, a radio personality with the moniker The Love Whisperer… And in York’s smooth, deep voice, there’s nothing quite as sexy. Tracy Marks joins him to voice Kat, a computer programmer blown away by Derrick, and her breathy, affected performance sells the relationship. From the first call Kat makes to Derrick to the last line of this well tied-up story arc from Lauren Landish, Dirty Talk is irresistibly filthy.

This title spotlights Quinn Kincaid, primetime television star, and Lacey Matthews, daytime soap actress, as they engage in a fake relationship to help Quinn safely come out as gay to the public. The two actresses are often at odds in entertaining back-and-forths that exhibit their obvious chemistry and make their sensuous moments shine. This is an erotic romance that has real, heartrending substance, a great cast of side characters, and earbud-melting hotness—listening feels like forbidden spying on private conversations between a pair of passionate lovers. Up in the mountains of Colorado, Nina Sheridan is taking a vacation from her life in England to reflect on her engagement to a man she feels doesn’t really know her, let alone love her. There, she meets Holden Maxwell (Max for short), the owner of the home she’s retreated to. Oh, and he also just happens to be a ruggedly-handsome lone wolf.

This narrative drama pod describes itself as a “weird-West audio adventure,” and we cannot think of a better way to put it. When Samir stumbles into a hidden world populated by paranormal creatures, he joins a caravan of bounty hunters and vigilantes in pursuit of a way out. It’s steamy, it’s sexy, it’s queer, and it’s delightfully odd. Listen to one, or mix-and-match a few favorites (and maybe bring a toy along for the ride).

The app also has a wellness section featuring guided erotic exercises and how-tos, like primers on sexting and edging during masturbation. Luckily, audio sex stories and porn are more abundantly available than ever before. I now have my pick of a wide variety of new audio apps and sites for anyone who wants to get off using their ears (and whatever else they’re bringing into it). Whether you’re looking for guided masturbation tutorials or original erotic audio stories and sound clips, there’s bound to be something out there that will turn you on. Check out these outlets offering sexy stories to get started—or discover a new favorite source for aural pleasure. Listen, not all of us are ready to have unfettered, unabashed discussions of sexuality.

The engaging, surprising, and romantic plot almost feels like a bonus. Not only is this listen full of varied love scenes—from the heated and intense to the sweet and sensual—but it also features an exhilarating plot with endless twists and turns. This unique sexual thriller makes the listening experience absolutely riveting, with narrator Nicole Small acting as an excellent guide, thanks to her wide emotional range and thoughtful tone choices. At the heart of the story is Zoe Reynard, a seemingly flourishing businesswoman who is quietly holding onto a secret that threatens to ruin her life.