Haley, her real life boyfriend, & the cost of love team get very personal, with a real time cost-benefit analysis of making this podcast. Haley & Robert discuss the arguments they had writing the jingle together & their opposing views on weddings. Haley chats with producer/editor Maddie & assistant producer Eliza about their stand out moments. Plus…

Born out of economic need in lockdown by three housemates, Queer House Party is an award-winning DJ collective, community platform & queer party that’s accessible, radical, DIY & punk AF. QHP co-founders, DJs Nik and Seren (AKA passer and Wacha) let us in on the value of accessible online queer spaces & the ins and outs of how they built a communit…

Sex Educator and award-winning Drag King, Evie Fehilly lets us in on the value of being connected to our own pleasure -- whoever we are and however we identify. How can negative relationships with sex become joyful? Why is asking questions about sex so scary, even as a grown up? What is the value of starting conversations on parts of our life shrou…

In this bonus episode you'll hear a live recording of Haley's book launch for 'The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale' featuring the most exquisite host, Haley's friend Hannah Maxwell. Action-packed and a lot of fun, Haley reads from the book, Hannah peppers her with questions about it, the floor is opened up for questions from the crowd and finally we hear so…

Reality TV Producer Alice Varma (First Dates, First Dates Teens, Flirty Dancing) rips the bandaid off on why we love -- or love to hate -- reality TV. What are the complexities of 'producing' vulnerability for entertainment? How are some of our favourite reality programmes made? What is the dance between truth and drama? Who has the power, and at w…

Why do couples come to therapy? Why do we lose sexual interest in those we love? What techniques can grow intimacy within our relationships? How do we know when it’s time to move on? Registered Psychotherapist, Mary Ellen Mahoney (Haley's IRL therapist) is a treasure trove of knowledge. Returns to the podcast to share what ingredients make for happ…

Mary Ellen Mahoney, Haley’s real-life psychotherapist, shows us that “it's the relationship that heals” in this candid, warm & fascinating conversation about therapy when you’re single. Asking the tough, vulnerable questions, we explore: How can therapy help us break the patterns holding us back? What's the key to creating secure a base for ourselv…

Sexual empowerment. Sensual exploration. Safety and consent. The value of discovering and indulging our desires — in and out of lockdown. Behind some of the most ambitious, creative and wild parties pre-pandemic, founder of Pinky Promise Jared Philippo has a lot to teach us about how we draw and communicate boundaries in our work, our relationships…

The best time to freeze your eggs is before you turn 35. Haley is 35. And so is her guest, Talia Chai, fertility expert. Neither have children and both would like to, but not just yet . . . Get the low down on all things egg freezing. How can we naturally improve our egg quality? Why should someone freeze their eggs? Are we really doomed after 35? …

Ita O'Brien, leading international Intimacy Coordinator, is responsible for the sex scenes in hit TV series Normal People, I May Destroy You, It's a Sin and Sex Education. The #metoo movement ushered in the role of the Intimacy Coordinators on film and TV sets because the emotional cost filming of sex scenes was harmful to actors. But what exactly …

Nichi Hodgson, dating expert & journalist, dishes on the history of dating from the Bridgerton era to today. How accurate is Bridgerton? Why did Victorians send Vinegar Valentines? What compelled soldiers to contract VD? How has the LAW shaped the way we hook up? Plus Nichi doles out insider intel from her match-making days to help you game the dat…

How can almost invisible words signal that we're about to be dumped? After analysing over 1.2M posts by 6803 people in the BreakUps subreddit, PhD student Sarah Seraj shares how our language is changed by a failed romance. Not just after but up to three months before the break up actually occurs. Sarah & Haley dig into her astounding findings. Plus…

Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, professional comedians, co-hosts of the Couples Therapy Podcast and real life couple, have a lot to share on being together and working together while maintaining a relationship that — 11 years in — is 80% joyful. Ever fantasised about working with a significant other, only to have those dreams dashed within mome…

Algorithms and dating. Robots and love. What can an AI expert with 30 years' experience teach us about the cost of love? Dr. Robert Elliott Smith joins Haley to explore how our love lives are being affected by technologies that simplify & categorise. He also dishes about his own romantic history and they answer listener questions about love and mon…

On The Cost of Love, actor, author and self-proclaimed love idiot, Haley McGee talks to a wide range of experts to figure out if the cost of love is worth it. Each episode features a conversation with someone in the know – from an AI specialist to a porn editor, a divorce lawyer to a romance author, an egg-freezing aficionado to a couple’s therapis…