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Sex.Life

ZM Podcast Network

Content warning: R18 Language and Sexual Material May Offend.

Somatic sexologist Morgan Penn is passionate about breaking sexual taboos and empowering people to be their best sexual selves. On Sex.Life, she and ZM breakfast host Hayley Sproull swap funny, frank and sometimes tender stories about sex, desire and dating in Aotearoa, and set listeners a weekly "homeplay" task to try themselves.

Season 1:Welcome to sex school. Morgan recounts her time at a secret sex school in rural New Zealand, behind locked gates, with unorthodox exercises, getting nude and making love to the earth.

Season 2: Morgan puts her body on the line across Aotearoa, from underwear parties and sex clubs to a dominatrix dungeon, and ends the season by hiring a male escort.

Season 3: Morgan turns the microphone on herself, tracing her romantic and sexual history from her teens to age 32 on a quest to find love.

Season 4: The quest for love continues. Morgan picks up at 32, with old exes getting in touch, new men to meet and seven more years of searching to cover.

Series are best enjoyed in order from episode one. 

Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist
Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull
ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline

37 - The Thirteenth Quest: The Wrong Kind of Fireworks
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  • 37 - The Thirteenth Quest: The Wrong Kind of Fireworks

    Content Warning: R18, Language and Sexual Material May Offend.

    In this episode, we talk about a toxic relationship and abortion. We acknowledge these might be sensitive topics for some listeners, so if this could stir up negative feelings for you, you may want to skip this episode.

    Still questing for love, Morgan matches with a manly new man who fans the flames of their budding romance (and, more literally, the beach fire he built on their first date) with a leaf blower. It’s all power tools and power and control with this guy as he tries to mold Morgan into the skateboarding fisherwoman of his dreams.

    When Morgan discovers three months in that the aptly nicknamed ‘Leaf Blower’ is still on Tinder, she bakes her way into a commitment and straight into his trap. Emotional fireworks lead to toxic make-up sex, and real (shitty backyard) fireworks lead to a lost eardrum.

    Leaf Blower’s lack of empathy finally pushes Morgan over the edge, and she ends it, only to discover a situation that threatens to tie her to this man for the rest of her life.

    Sex.Life is proudly brought to you by Wild Secrets. Pleasure Delivered. Use code SEX.LIFE for 20% off your next purchase at wildsecrets.co.nz 

    Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist
    Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull
    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tue, 27 Oct 2026
  • 36 - The Twelfth Quest: Handstand Boy and the Voyeuristic Turtle

    Content Warning: R18, Language and Sexual Material May Offend.

    Picking up where season three left off, Morgs is back on the horse, or well, near the horse, when she meets a new lover at the polo. He charms her with nude handstands and a Mills and Boon rewrite, then loses all his points when he propositions her friend and gets caught pashing someone else on a night out.

    Next, a secret fling with a younger workmate takes an unwelcome turn when Morgan, mid-compromising-position, realises they have an audience: one very old, very stinky turtle.

    On the apps now, Morgan matches with a hot chef who, on paper, is total boyfriend material. In practice, he serves a four-course, cucumber-centric dinner to a woman who specifically told him she HATES cucumbers. It goes down like a cup of cold cucumber and avocado soup (incidentally, his starter).

    The icks stack up, and Morgan starts asking why she keeps choosing men who aren't really available. The answer takes us back to a little girl waiting at the window for a dad who didn't know how to show up.

    Sex.Life is proudly brought to you by Wild Secrets. Pleasure Delivered. Use code SEX.LIFE for 20% off your next purchase at wildsecrets.co.nz

    Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist

    Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026
  • 35 - The Eleventh Quest: The Fallout, The OnlyFans and Firing It In

    Content Warning: R18, Language and Sexual Material May Offend.

    In this episode, we talk about the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. We acknowledge this might be a sensitive issue for some listeners, so if this could stir up negative feelings for you, you may want to skip this episode.

    Oh we are SO back! Season 4 of Sex.Life is finally here, and Morgan reveals exactly why it's taken her so long to get back in the studio. Turns out dredging up every man you've ever dated comes with one hell of a vulnerability hangover!

    We take a little trip back through the juiciest stories of last season as Morgan shares updates on Rugby Boy (whose new lover slid into her DMs), the Special Forces soldier (who was in NZ last year on a "work trip", and Morgan has theories) and the Vampire, who has penned a brand new poem.

    We also meet a new-to-us past flame, a real Irishman this time, and actually get to hear from him, accent and all. He has plenty to say about the Kiwi girl who ghosted him and asks Morgs a rather overdue question.

    Then things turn serious when Morgan gets a message out of the blue about one of her exes and a video that raises big questions about consent.

    Just when you think you know where this season is heading, Morgan drops a bombshell that sends the original plan straight out the window…

    Sex.Life is proudly brought to you by Wild Secrets. Pleasure Delivered. Use code SEX.LIFE for 20% off your next purchase at wildsecrets.co.nz   

    Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist
    Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull
    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026
  • 34 - The Tenth Quest: Leave Me Wild

    Content Warning: R18, Language and Sexual Material May Offend. In this episode, I share my experience of sexual assault. I know this is a tender and deeply personal topic, and it might bring up emotions for you. Please be kind to yourself. If you're not feeling up to listening right now, I completely understand. Come back when and if it feels right for you. You are not alone.

    Stuck at a remote bach with no reception and a man she doesn’t really know, Morgan shares the confronting details of the night that followed. 

    Back home and into the safe, mink-wrapped arms of bestie Rachel, Morgan learns the real meaning of consent and becomes determined to ensure no other woman ever has to experience what she has. 

    After a year of healing, Morgan finds herself dancing in the dark with a converse clad poet. The Gobby Queen energy is back! But is Morgan aware that vampires now walk in sunlight?

    And just like that it’s the end of Morgan’s quest for love. Or is it...

     

    If anything in today’s episode resonates with you, or if you’re dealing with something difficult, please remember you’re not alone. There are support services available to help - don’t hesitate to reach out.

    Safe to Talk - Sexual Harm Helpline: Free, confidential 24/7 support via phone, text, email, and webchat. Phone: 0800 044 334, Text 4334, safetotalk.nz 

    ACC Sensitive Claims Service:Offers free therapy and support for survivors of sexual abuse or assault, including up to 14 hours of therapy and social support - acc.co.nz

    Indigo House: Nationwide Provides free counselling and therapy for survivors of sexual harm. Phone: 0800 BE SAFE, indigohouse.co.nz 

     

    Wild Secrets is the proud sponsor of the Sex.Life podcast. With 30 years’ experience behind the scenes and between the sheets helping Kiwi’s live their best Sex.Life Wild Secrets have the biggest range and best prices. 

    Use promo code sex.life for a 20% discount on your next purchase at wildsecrets.co.nz.

     

    Hungry for more?
    Watch Pillow Talk, where Morgan pulls back the covers on the stories behind the podcast—think deeper dives, photos, surprise guests (including a few of the boys), and a weekly debrief with her glorious Mumma Kez.

     

    Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist

    Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull 

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tue, 05 Aug 2025
  • 33 - The Ninth Quest: Bad Behaviour From Beefy Boy

    Content Warning: R18, Language and Sexual Material May Offend.   

    After briefly falling back into G.I Joe’s arms (and mouth) Morgan cums to her senses and heads back to London. She’s having a lamp-smashing, vag-flashing good time when Rugby Boy unexpectedly slides back into her DMs.

    Back home in Nelson and ready to settle down, Morgan falls for a beefy gym bro who talks to cats, snorts pre-workout like its class As, and ruins a girls' trip with a slopping sausage. 

    The carpet is irreparably stained and so is their relationship, so Morgan decides to move to Auckland. Her hopeful heart leads her to a remote bach with a guy that she doesn’t really know. There are cockroaches, no reception and a bad gut feeling.

     

    Wild Secrets is the proud sponsor of the Sex.Life podcast. With 30 years’ experience behind the scenes and between the sheets helping Kiwi’s live their best Sex.Life Wild Secrets have the biggest range and best prices. 

    Use promo code sex.life for a 20% discount on your next purchase at wildsecrets.co.nz.

     

    Hungry for more?
    Watch Pillow Talk, where Morgan pulls back the covers on the stories behind the podcast—think deeper dives, photos, surprise guests (including a few of the boys), and a weekly debrief with her glorious Mumma Kez.

     

    Morgan Insta: @morganthesexologist

    Hayley Insta: @hayleysproull 

    ZM Podcast Network: @ZMOnline 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tue, 29 Jul 2025
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