Exactly. With Florence Given

Exactly. With Florence Given

Sony Music Entertainment

Exactly. with Florence Given is your bubble-busting guide to modern-day feminism. Join Floss, the boundary-breaking author of best-selling books Women Don’t Owe You Pretty and Girlcrush to explore topics like sex, envy, queer history and body image in a nuanced and enlightening way, all while having lots of laughs along the way. Exactly is your permission slip to follow your curiosity, feel empowered, be educated and see the joy in life with compelling conversations with cultural commentators, authors, doctors, psychologists and celebrity guests. Together, we can figure this out. Want more Floss? Subscribe to EXTRA FLOSS for ad-free listening an...

Introducing: How to Date

Introducing: How to Date

Looking for love or navigating the modern dating world? We've got just the thing! How to Date is your ultimate guide to the highs, lows, and everything in between of modern romance. Hosted by broadcaster and author Elizabeth Day and relationship expert Mel Schilling, this podcast masterclass dives deep into the complexities of finding connection in today’s world. Whether you're decoding dating apps, breaking old patterns, or building confidence, Elizabeth and Mel are here to help—with humour, h

Feb 3, • 10:04

Humiliation Kinks, Casual Sex, Is BV Connected to Cheating?

Humiliation Kinks, Casual Sex, Is BV Connected to Cheating?

Have you had casual sex and been unable to turn off your feelings? Ever been worried that your partner has cheated and given you BV? Have you been in a situation-ship and felt like you’ve lost all confidence? Lala gives you the real, trustworthy tough love to empower you through the crazy world of relationships and love. If you'd like to ask Lala a question yourself, get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!  A Sony Music Entertainmen

Apr 8, 2024 • 20:03

31. SEASON FINALE: Red Flags, Filler episodes and Flirty Exes

31. SEASON FINALE: Red Flags, Filler episodes and Flirty Exes

It's your final Ask Floss addition to discuss songs to get you out of bed on these cold mornings, life’s filler episode, competitive women, and on again off again relationships! Thank you so much for joining us, we love you! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts

Nov 13, 2023 • 19:48

30. Faking it, Just Friends and Flags

30. Faking it, Just Friends and Flags

Floss is answering your relationship questions and chats fake orgasms, consensual non-monogamy and red and green flags Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts   To bring your brand to life in this

Nov 6, 2023 • 18:34

29. Biscuits, Being a Princess and Bingeing Twilight

29. Biscuits, Being a Princess and Bingeing Twilight

0ur pink haired podcaster is talking poetry, pressure and feminine power. Plus being bi-sexual, self love, Floss' signature scent and sriracha mayo.   Not a stone is left unturned with Floss's unprofessional advice! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts   To

Oct 30, 2023 • 24:54

28. Flirting, Friends and Fun Flossy Times

28. Flirting, Friends and Fun Flossy Times

This week Floss looks at sexist dads, bad bitch bops and breastfeeding dates (we have questions too.) It's time for your gorgeous weekly unprofessional advice moment. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts   To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastad

Oct 23, 2023 • 20:18

27. TRUST YOUR GUT

27. TRUST YOUR GUT

Floss chats social burn out, stepping into your queerness, heartbreak recovery and getting past male validation.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts   To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices.

Oct 16, 2023 • 19:57

26. Holidays on your own, Happy Unicorns, How to style a shag

26. Holidays on your own, Happy Unicorns, How to style a shag

This week Aunt Floss chats hen parties, London recommendations and dressing for yourself and not others.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts     To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Oct 9, 2023 • 19:44

25. The Green Eyed Monster

25. The Green Eyed Monster

Floss answers your jealousy questions and give tips on how to stop saints turning into the sea (fun 00s pop reference for our semicentennial, you're welcome!) It's your weekly unprofessional AMA with Floss Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts     To bring your brand

Oct 2, 2023 • 20:57

24. Creating Art with Confidence

24. Creating Art with Confidence

Floss focuses on questions around creativity and confidently creating art. Plus she's answering your questions around past trauma, fear of rejection and co-dependency.  Not a stone is left unturned with Floss's unprofessional advice! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypod

Sep 25, 2023 • 34:22

23. Fat Shaming, Fear of Uncertainty and Favourite Songs

23. Fat Shaming, Fear of Uncertainty and Favourite Songs

Floss is discussing whether you can be friends with an ex, speaking out to disrespectful men, staying motivated and how to avoid procrastination.  Join Floss as she dishes out her unprofessional advice! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts   To bring your brand to

Sep 18, 2023 • 24:11

22. Validation, vulgarity and Voicing Discomfort

22. Validation, vulgarity and Voicing Discomfort

Our favourite pink haired podcaster is answering questions about art, trauma, trusting your intuition, friendship, fear of rejection, feeling that familiar bi panic and fancying role models. It's all happening with Floss' weekly unprofessional advice! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follo

Sep 11, 2023 • 33:00

21. Dumping, Dating and Dealing With Toxic Family

21. Dumping, Dating and Dealing With Toxic Family

Floss talks ignoring red flags, living in London and understanding angry teenagers, plus selfishness, support, sexual identity, pretty privilege and finding friends you actually like! Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn mor

Sep 4, 2023 • 30:57

20. Boundaries, Burn Out and Being Juicy

20. Boundaries, Burn Out and Being Juicy

Floss talks bad friends, bitter relatives and big meals plus mother-in-law's and mindfulness. Floss is diving into more of your questions and offering up her unprofessional advice. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 28, 2023 • 28:20

19. Parents, Potatoes and People Pleasing

19. Parents, Potatoes and People Pleasing

Today Floss addresses the male homophobia X hygiene epidemic she also chats travel snacks, Scorpios and staying strong when feeling lonely. Floss is going in on your questions with her unprofessional advice.  A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch

Aug 21, 2023 • 37:43

Sarah Hyland Dishes Health Struggles, Modern Family, & More with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sarah Hyland Dishes Health Struggles, Modern Family, & More with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

On his podcast, Dinner’s on Me, Jesse Tyler Ferguson is joined every Tuesday with big-name friends—like Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, Jim Parsons, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kristen Bell, Sara Bareilles and more—for a delicious meal and candid conversation that can only happen over a glass of wine. In this episode preview with Jesse’s "Modern Family" on-screen niece, Sarah Hyland, they discuss their mutual love for his husband and dive into Sarah’s healthcare struggles during the show’s run. (Sarah Hyland

Aug 16, 2023 • 10:56

18. Crumbs, Cauliflower Cheese and Catching Feelings

18. Crumbs, Cauliflower Cheese and Catching Feelings

Floss is talking holidays, weddings, why she loves tattoo, people pleasing, dinner party guests and mastermind. Your weekly AMA is here! Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more

Aug 14, 2023 • 37:54

17. Crumbs, Cowboy Boots and Cuffing Season

17. Crumbs, Cowboy Boots and Cuffing Season

Pink hair don't care, small talk and the dos and don’t of making a house a home. Do buy gorgeous prints. Don’t shag your flatmate. Floss is diving into more of your questions and offering up her unprofessional advice.   Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts      To b

Aug 7, 2023 • 33:46

16. Prioritising Your Safety, protecting your peace and people pleasing

16. Prioritising Your Safety, protecting your peace and people pleasing

Floss chats beauty pageants, conservative families, baby queers, baby artists, baby crushes AND Shayne Ward anyone?  Ask Floss is the place for dilemma, decisions and random chat!  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.   A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts       To bring your brand to life in this podc

Jul 31, 2023 • 29:02

15. Extra extra mature Cheddar

15. Extra extra mature Cheddar

Floss talks about gender, safety during one night stands, shedding the pressure to be thin, overthinking and cheese! It’s an un-brie-lievable episode (sorry not sorry)! Your gorgeous weekly unprofessional advice moment. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring you

Jul 24, 2023 • 31:51

Introducing: It’s Not You, It’s Them…But It Might Be You with LalalaLetMeExplain

Introducing: It’s Not You, It’s Them…But It Might Be You with LalalaLetMeExplain

Introducing...It’s Not You, It’s Them…But It Might Be You with LalalaLetMeExplain In her brand-new podcast, Lalalaletmeexplain is here to answer all YOUR questions around love, dating, sex, and relationships. Her unfiltered advice is not only candid and insightful, but she delivers you tough love when needed. Having swam the depths of the dating pool herself, Lala’s advice comes from a place of experience and expertise. It's Not You, It's Them...But it Might Be You is the trustworthy, down to ea

Jul 17, 2023 • 2:27

14. Losing Love, Loving Mangoes and Living Alone

14. Losing Love, Loving Mangoes and Living Alone

Floss talks unrequited infatuation, sexy texts, porn recs, her favourite fruit, healing from heartbreak and feeling hormonal feelings!  Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts       To bring your br

Jul 17, 2023 • 27:50

13. Friends to Friendlier and Fun In The Sun

13. Friends to Friendlier and Fun In The Sun

Body hair, book chat and battered onion rings, Floss is digging into more of your questions.   It's your weekly dose of Floss’ unprofessional advice.   Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com

Jul 10, 2023 • 30:22

12. Queer confusion, creative collaborations and crabs in a bucket

12. Queer confusion, creative collaborations and crabs in a bucket

Floss is discussing male friends overstepping boundaries, navigating different types of attraction, worst parties and star struck moments.  Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.  A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts  To bring yo

Jul 3, 2023 • 25:26

11. Haircare, holidays and hermits

11. Haircare, holidays and hermits

Floss chats about best mates and “bikini bods”, describing her perfect night out, desirability politics and reminding us that explaining and excusing are very different beasts. Welcome back to Ask Floss - the AMA between Floss and her faves - you!  A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts  To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn mor

Jun 26, 2023 • 34:43

10. Sex, Self and Seeing it All in a Mirror

10. Sex, Self and Seeing it All in a Mirror

Get the Tea while it’s piping hot! This week Floss is going deep on your favourite subject- sex! Stay tuned for touching, turn ons and truly mind blowing orgasms. Floss is also talking long term relationships, takeaway food and sexist jokes. AND she also answers her own five quick fire questions!   Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.    Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.   A Sony M

Jun 19, 2023 • 38:16

9. C***, Comphet and Cocktails

9. C***, Comphet and Cocktails

Floss is jumping into your questions around shame-busting, using social media for good, interrogating men’s roles in feminism, dating red flags, and sex with an ex.  It's your weekly dose of Floss’ unprofessional advice. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.   A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts

Jun 12, 2023 • 39:41

8. Not Such a Third Wheel

8. Not Such a Third Wheel

Offering solutions to your problems around threesomes, pre-date snacks, bad boyfriends, break ups and baby queer crushes… Not a stone is left unturned with Floss's unprofessional advice!   Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.   A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts       To bring your brand to life in

Jun 5, 2023 • 33:12

Introducing...The Referral with Dr Karan

Introducing...The Referral with Dr Karan

Ever wondered why it’s more difficult for women to orgasm? What AI is teaching us about medicine, or why erectile dysfunction exists? Are there superfoods and what are the health signs you should never ignore ...If so, this is the podcast for you.  The Referral... With Dr Karan is a weekly focus on health-in-the-news (eg. Doctors on strike), awkward topics you might not want to discuss with your mum (S-E-X), and myth busting (eg. ‘Masturbation ruins sex with your partner’); interweaving fascina

May 30, 2023 • 1:26

7. Stop Raising Him He’s Not Your Son!

7. Stop Raising Him He’s Not Your Son!

Floss dives into her thoughts on cosmetic surgery, cutting off a fling, perpetuating stereo types and she shares advice on dealing with a rude housemate, overbearing parents and how to educate men on feminism. Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music En

May 29, 2023 • 41:12

6. Sexual submission, shit kisses and slut shaming

6. Sexual submission, shit kisses and slut shaming

Floss is talking Bell Hooks, Bio Oil, your dilemmas including a philandering friend and a submissive bitch, while also pontificating on why people LOVE to undermine the opinions of smart young women. Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.    Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important.   A Sony Music Entertainment production.    Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymus

May 22, 2023 • 34:10

5. Fun At 21!

5. Fun At 21!

Do you have a bucket list? Floss gives suggestions of things to do before a listener turns 21, along with getting over the guilt of cutting people out, finding your style, approaching misogynist comments, stepping out of your comfort zone, meditation and educating older generations about female empowerment. Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important

May 15, 2023 • 34:26

4. Bi-curious, body confidence and boundaries

4. Bi-curious, body confidence and boundaries

What would you do if you were in love with your bestfriend? Floss shares her advice to this question along with how to make queer friends, dealing with anxiety around self-worth, falling in love at first sight, confidence without coming across as arrogant and Floss' favourite outfit.  Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Mu

May 8, 2023 • 35:03

3. Coming out, craving male attention and casual sex

3. Coming out, craving male attention and casual sex

Floss is talking staying motivated, sexbots, living alone, her favourite films & podcasts, casting spells and where on earth she got her icon tea cups! Your weekly Ask Floss Anything is here with her unprofessional advice.  Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @so

May 1, 2023 • 38:07

2. Dream jobs, daily rituals and dealing with different sex drives

2. Dream jobs, daily rituals and dealing with different sex drives

It’s our second episode of Ask Floss, the place to come for your unprofessional advice. This week Floss is sharing her thoughts on whether it’s ok to find chivalry attractive, dealing with sexist colleagues and finding liberation in heartbreak.   Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcast

Apr 24, 2023 • 32:33

1. Relationships, relaxing into sex and recovering from bad haircuts and burnout

1. Relationships, relaxing into sex and recovering from bad haircuts and burnout

Welcome to Ask Floss! This is the place where you can ask Floss anything. From songs that set her soul on fire, splitting the bill, dealing with competitive women and insecure boyfriends. Floss is going in on your questions with her unprofessional advice. Previously released for Extra Floss subscribers now here for you to enjoy as these conversations are important. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.co

Apr 17, 2023 • 35:35

Floss' Guide To Living Deliciously

Floss' Guide To Living Deliciously

How to live deliciously; In our season finale it's just you, Floss and THIS! Floss talks about ways to create moments of joy and defiance- existing as a woman for yourself, shrugging of patriarchal surveilance and finding romance alone. We at Exactly want to leave you with the reminder that YOU MATTER. Floss also shares some of your examples of living deliciously, so run a bath, pour yourself a glass of red and ENJOY BABES. Happy Thursday! A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainmen

Feb 16, 2023 • 34:24

Jenni | Besties, Thinking Big and Crap Hair Club

Jenni | Besties, Thinking Big and Crap Hair Club

There's nothing more gold than an old friend! Jenny and Floss have known each other for years and in this episode share the highs, lows and lessons from their friendship. They discuss choosing happiness, their favourite friendship memories and the cringe cage. Good friends teach us how to be ourselves; Floss taught Jenny how amazing she is and Jenny taught Floss how to not give a f***! Show us your friends and you'll show us who you are! Happy Thursday Floss Fans!  A Somethin' Else &am

Feb 9, 2023 • 43:27

Oloni | Orgasms, Sexual Currency and Clit Suckers

Oloni | Orgasms, Sexual Currency and Clit Suckers

Sex is Floss’ favourite subject and today she’s lavishing it with the attention it deserves, with the amazing Oloni. There are here to empower you, entertain you and free you from all societal shame and outdated beliefs! Oloni is a British Nigerian sex positive educator and relationship advisor. She runs the award-winning women’s platform for sex and relationship features, Simply Oloni, hosts thesex and relationships podcast, Laid Bare, and her debut book “ The Big O” exposes and debunks taboos,

Feb 2, 2023 • 45:39

Emily Atack | Sexual Harrassment, Victim Blaming and Dick Pics

Emily Atack | Sexual Harrassment, Victim Blaming and Dick Pics

Fresh from her enlightening and enraging documentary Emily Atack: Sexual Harassment & Me, Emily joins Floss to talk sexism, harassment and cyber flashing. Emily is an actress, comedian and national treasure, and has spoken openly about her harrowing experiences with online misogynistic abuse. She is as raw as she is warm and funny. Warning to our Floss Fans, this episode covers abuse, assault as well as mentions of suicide. Emily is an absolute icon and we stand with her and all victims of abuse

Jan 26, 2023 • 45:30

Hot Messbian | Memes, Baby Queers and Scissoring

Hot Messbian | Memes, Baby Queers and Scissoring

Sapphic survival, baby gays and uhauling, today's episode with Cheyenne of Hotmessbian fame is a gay old time! Cheyenne's instagram page Hotmessbian provide sass and solace to sapphics the world over and her podcast Sapphic Survival Guide is doing the same. She and Floss discuss the power of the meme, lesbian stereotypes and the limits of labels. Get ready to feel SEEN. Happy Thursday Floss Fans! A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from

Jan 19, 2023 • 44:56

Integrity, Purpose and Finding Peace | Martha Beck

Integrity, Purpose and Finding Peace | Martha Beck

Oprah's Life Coach Martha Beck, PHD joins Floss today to chat integrity, vulnerbsility and authenticity. Our favourite things! Martha is the author of The Way of Integrity- Finding Our Way Back To Our True Selves, a harvard trained sociologist and an absolite icon. When Martha was 29 she spent a year refusing to tell a single lie and shares the truths that found her as a result. This episode is the perfect accompaniament to all the New Years Resolutions chat you're definitely having, happy thurs

Jan 12, 2023 • 46:42

Submissive Feminists, Casual Sex and Virginity | Brown Girls Do It Too

Submissive Feminists, Casual Sex and Virginity | Brown Girls Do It Too

An incredible podcast host of Brown Girls Do It Too, Poppy Jay has some incredible stories to share. She, and her co-host Rubina, are on a mission to shed some shame, encourage openness and have a laugh while doing it. Today she and Floss take calls and messenges from you lovely lot and chat intimacy, romance and pleasure. Happy 2023 Floss Fans, we’re off to a sexy start! Go listen to Poppy’s podcast Brown Girls Do It Too and you can find details for Poppy and Rubina’s stage show here: https://

Jan 5, 2023 • 42:28

GIRL CRUSH Special | How to get published!

GIRL CRUSH Special | How to get published!

Girl Crush was an instant best seller this year and as Floss' first novel, it would be remiss of us not to treat our amazing Exactly listeners to a deep dive into that hot, dark story. Enter Romilly Morgan and Abigail Bergstrom, Floss' editor and literary agent, who join Floss for a retrospective look at Girl Crush, from conception to completion. Along the way they discuss how Floss met her agent, what it was like to work with an editor, and answer many of your questions. Happy festive

Dec 22, 2022 • 51:38

Masculinity, Maturation and Male Feminists | Jordan Stephens

Masculinity, Maturation and Male Feminists | Jordan Stephens

Straight men are rare on Exactly so it’s so exciting that the first ever straight man on the podcast is none other than Jordan Stephens! The poet, actor, musician and Rizzle Kicks star chats feminism, phallic fascination and doing away with the phrase ‘toxic masculinity.’ He and Floss also discuss the vital role self-reflection plays in setting loving, compassionate boundaries and the role that self-hatred plays in the perpetuation of misogyny. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment prod

Dec 15, 2022 • 43:13

Boundaries, People Pleasing and Family Dysfunction | Nedra Tawwab

Boundaries, People Pleasing and Family Dysfunction | Nedra Tawwab

"You can pick an apple off my tree but you can not have all the apples." Oof! That one- like many of the wise, profound, insightful things that guest Nedra Glover Tawwab said on this episode- hit different. This week Floss and the New York Times best-selling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert, chat boundaries, people pleasing and parents. In the run up to the holiday season we see all of you who are feeling anxious or tight chested and want to hold space for you her

Dec 8, 2022 • 39:30

Queer Dating, Being Non Binary and Burn Out | Matt Bernstein

Queer Dating, Being Non Binary and Burn Out | Matt Bernstein

What is Queerness? Is the word ‘Bisexual’ Transphobic? How is joy linked to activism? This week the wise and witty Matt Bernstein joins Floss to answer your questions, listen to your voice notes and take your calls. They deep dive into identity, ignorance and internet culture and provide some sage advice that, to be honest, is pretty universal. Happy Thursday Floss Fans, this ones worth a listen! A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music

Dec 1, 2022 • 43:40

Trauma, Healing and Breaking Patterns | Dr. Nicole LePera

Trauma, Healing and Breaking Patterns | Dr. Nicole LePera

Self-healing is a contentious subject; as nuance gets stripped from trauma discourse online, we endlessly debate how responsible we are for our own actions. Enter Dr Nicole Le Pera, the holistic psychologist, who wants to empower us on our healing journeys. She and Floss chat trauma, change and the difference between explaining and excusing. Pause, process and be proud of yourselves. Happy Thursday Floss fans! A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts f

Nov 24, 2022 • 43:54

Radical Self Love, Enoughness and Opression | Sonya Renee Taylor

Radical Self Love, Enoughness and Opression | Sonya Renee Taylor

Sonya Renee Taylor is the author of 'The Body Is Not An Apology'- and really the profoundly striking title says it all. She is a truly revolutionary educator, poet and speaker and today she and Floss begin to unpack the systems of oppression that we all internalise. They discuss how low self-esteem fuels hierarchy, what is meant by radical self love and how joy can ne used as a tool of resistance. Remember Floss Fans, comparison is the thief of joy. Prepare to be shaken to your core. Ha

Nov 17, 2022 • 45:07

Introducing…The Science of Horniness from Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski

Introducing…The Science of Horniness from Come As You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski

Today, I’m sharing a preview of a new podcast I’m enjoying and think you will, too. On Come As You Are, educator and bestselling author Dr. Emily Nagoski answers questions about sex with the latest science. You’ll get a modern guide to sexual wellbeing, backed by groundbreaking research about desire, anatomy, orgasm and much more. In conversation with her producer, Emily debunks cultural myths and flips the script on everything you thought you knew about sex and sexuality.In this previe

Nov 16, 2022 • 11:59

Romance, Heartbreak and Spirituality | SighSwoon

Romance, Heartbreak and Spirituality | SighSwoon

Happy Thursday Floss! We are back with another episode. This week Floss and Gabri Abrāo, AKA Sigh Swoon on social media, talked spirituality, romance and gratitude. Gabi is an LA based writer, artist and digital creator, making it her life's mission to embrace the ephemerality of the human existence. Everything is temporary and her recent published work Notes On SHapeshifting is a poetic guide to accepting flux and embracing the existential. Prepare to get philosophical loves! A Someth

Nov 10, 2022 • 43:30

Purpose, Patriachy and P.S Lesbian | Mary Portas

Purpose, Patriachy and P.S Lesbian | Mary Portas

Happy Thursday Floss Fans! This week Floss chats to Mary Portas- entrepreneur, broadcaster and fashion icon. Mary has had a long and impressive career, from doing deas with Dulce and Gabbana to looking into the death of tbhe Great British High Street. They explore queerness in the public eye, patriarchy in the workplace and how people pleasing can fuel crushing societal norms and expectations. Prepare for some excellent life advice! Strap in and be kind to yourselves. A Somethin' Else & Sony

Nov 3, 2022 • 44:04

Call In: Body Image | Megan Jayne Crabbe

Call In: Body Image | Megan Jayne Crabbe

Happy Thursday Floss Fans and thank you for all your excellent questions. It's our fifth episode and that can only mean one thing; A CALL IN. Floss is joined by the amazing Megan Jayne Crabbe to answer your diet culture dilemmas! Megan is a best selling author, presenter creator and bundle of joy, but boy has she worked to get there. She shares her invaluable insights on dysmorohia, discomfort and dressing for YOU, and chats to a caller about puberty 2.0 and ageing angst. You'll be Twerking afte

Oct 27, 2022 • 35:11

Dating, DM's and Alone Time | Beam Me Up Softboi

Dating, DM's and Alone Time | Beam Me Up Softboi

Happy Thursday Floss Fans! A fun, flirty one for you this week. Floss chats to Iona David, the woman behind the iconic meme account Beam Me Up Softboi. Iona talks about how and why she started the hilarious and horrifying process of interactions and dms written by (mostly) men to women online and on dating apps. They deep dive on dating, digital romance and why the girlies are STRUGGLING with the indie boys of the world. You’ll also be treated to a comprehensive analysis of what a soft

Oct 20, 2022 • 47:16

Exciting Update - Extra Floss is now available everywhere!

Exciting Update - Extra Floss is now available everywhere!

Great news! My friends on Spotify (and lots of other podcasting platforms) can now get access to Extra Floss! Subscribe to get our exclusive ‘Ask Floss’ episodes every week and unlock all of our wonderful Ask Floss episodes from season 1 (that’s over 30 extra episodes just waiting for you to listen to!). Plus, subscribers to Extra Floss get all episodes, past, present and future, completely ad-free. Visit ExtaFloss.com to get access on Spotify or your preferred podcast app or visit Exactly on Ap

Oct 14, 2022 • 1:17

Bisexuality, Queer History & Faith | Blair Imani

Bisexuality, Queer History & Faith | Blair Imani

Happy Thursday Floss fans! This week Floss is joined by the amazing Blair Imani, author of “Read this to get Smarter” and “HerStory - Stories of women and non-binary people rewriting history.” She’s a historian, educator, mental health advocate, speaker and entrepreneur. She’s Black, Bisexual and Muslim and talks a lot about her experience with these identities and how they impact one another. She and Floss chat respectability politics, use Blair’s vast historical knowledge to look at the histor

Oct 13, 2022 • 47:35

Drag, Gender Confusion and Diet Culture | Victoria Scone

Drag, Gender Confusion and Diet Culture | Victoria Scone

Happy Thursday Floss fans! This episode brings you a conversation with the clever, camp cabaret queen, Victoria Scone! Victoria was the first cis female contestant on Ru Paul’s Drag Race and shares her insights on queerness, body image and her love of performing- because who doesn’t love being a tart on stage. Do you have a question for Floss, or our guests? We want to hear from YOU. Drop us a message or voice note on WhatsApp +447890302665. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment produc

Oct 6, 2022 • 45:40

Envy, Evil Eye & Exploring Emotions | Contrapoints

Envy, Evil Eye & Exploring Emotions | Contrapoints

Welcome back Floss fans! We're kicking off season 2, episode 1 with the amazing Natalie Wynn aka Contrapoints. She's an internet icon, an ex philosopher and queen of making videos about big topics as comprehensive as they are camp. She and Floss chat about envy, looking inward rather than outward and Spongebob's nemsus Squidward. Do you have a question for Floss, or our guests? We want to hear from YOU. Drop us a message or voice note on WhatsApp +447890302665. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music

Sep 29, 2022 • 44:12

Exactly is back for SEASON TWO!

Exactly is back for SEASON TWO!

Exactly. with Florence Given is your bubble-busting guide to modern-day feminism. Join Floss, the boundary-breaking author of best-selling books Women Don’t Owe You Pretty and Girlcrush to explore topics like sex, envy, queer history and body image in a nuanced and enlightening way, all while having lots of laughs along the way. Exactly is your permission slip to follow your curiosity, feel empowered, be educated and see the joy in life with compelling conversations with cultural commen

Sep 22, 2022 • 1:56

Exactly LIVE with Munroe Bergdorf

Exactly LIVE with Munroe Bergdorf

Floss is LIVE! Happy Monday Floss fans! If you’re UK based we hope you had a lush long weekend. If you’re not, don’t worry, we have a treat for you that will make Monday feel like saturday. Model, activist, and now author, Munroe Bergdorf, joined Floss live at the podcast show for a Floss’ Five followed by a scintillating exploration of life, love and their illustrious careers. Munroe is a cornerstone of the UK queer community, is a wildly successful model and is a trailblazing voice for social

Jun 6, 2022 • 49:07

RELATIONSHIPS: Emotional availability, Attachment and Authenticity with Todd Baratz

RELATIONSHIPS: Emotional availability, Attachment and Authenticity with Todd Baratz

The time has come! It’s our final episode of Season1! But fear not Floss fans, we’ll back with Season 2 really soon. To help you work through your anxious attachment to this podcast, we’ve got the amazing Todd Baratz on the show this week. He and Floss will be answering your questions, listening to your voice notes and taking calls from a couple of you! Our relationships , friendships, romantic partnerships, family relationships are what fill our lives with meaning and teach us the most about

May 30, 2022 • 47:04

RELATIONSHIPS: Possessiveness and Polyamory with Polyphilia

RELATIONSHIPS: Possessiveness and Polyamory with Polyphilia

Hello! Welcome back to your mindful Monday listening! This week Floss sits down with Leanne, aka Polyphilia, to chat about all things non-monogamy. It’s the final part of this mini-series and of season 1, though don’t worry we still have next week’s call in episode and season 2 is coming soon… So today we’re looking at non- monogamous relationships, with the founder of the Poly Philia blog Leanne. We get so many questions from you on this subject and we at team Exactly are just as curious as

May 23, 2022 • 47:57

RELATIONSHIPS: Knowing a Narcissist with Dr Ramani

RELATIONSHIPS: Knowing a Narcissist with Dr Ramani

Hey Floss Fans, Happy Monday! This week it’s our second episode on relationships and Floss is joined by the incredible psychologist and narcissism expert Dr Ramani. She was one of the first people Floss wanted to speak to on this podcast, there is so much to take away from her expertise and advice. Relationships can be our greatest healer but also the place where we can be most damaged. Trust is hard, intimacy is scary and if you have a history of being burned you might have a heightene

May 16, 2022 • 44:33

RELATIONSHIPS: Besties, Boundaries and Break Ups with Elizabeth Day

RELATIONSHIPS: Besties, Boundaries and Break Ups with Elizabeth Day

This week we begin our final mini season on relationships. To kick off we’re  joined by podcasting royalty, Elizabeth Day. She’s the host of the podcast “How To Fail”, has written seven books and her new podcast 'Best Friend Therapy' sees Elizabeth and her best mate, therapist Emma Reed Turrell pick apart how we can all set better boundaries' in our friendships, while examining what exactly we owe to each other. Aren’t people fascinating? Floss and Elizabeth chat about friendships, and explore h

May 9, 2022 • 48:46

BODY IMAGE: Shame, Shaving and Fear of Dating with Natalie Lee

BODY IMAGE: Shame, Shaving and Fear of Dating with Natalie Lee

Happy Sweet 16 Exactly fans! Call the limo, buy the big dress and pick up your date because it’s our 16th episode and 4th call in! Floss is joined this week by Natalie Lee aka @Stylemesunday and author of the soon to be published book Feeling Myself: How I shed my shame to find sexual freedom and you can too. Natalie has talked publicly about her post- partum body, had an orgasm on TV and wants you to live proud, present and shame free. Floss and Natalie answer your questions, listen to your

May 2, 2022 • 45:40

BODY IMAGE: Living Unapologetically with Stephanie Yeboah

BODY IMAGE: Living Unapologetically with Stephanie Yeboah

This week on Exactly we’re joined by the ray of sunshine that is Stephanie Yeboah. She’s smart, funny and fabulous and chats with Floss about how fat-phobia and white supremacy are basically evil twins. In her book Fattily Ever After: a Black Fat Girl's guide to living life Unapologetically, Stephanie shares stories of how misogynoir, the experience of both misogyny and racism, interact with fat-phobia. She discusses the role of black women throughout history, while touching on fetishiz

Apr 25, 2022 • 47:41

BODY IMAGE: Fat Liberation with Sofie Hagen

BODY IMAGE: Fat Liberation with Sofie Hagen

A new week, a new Floss pod! It’s episode two of our body image mini series and Floss is joined by the hilarious Sofie Hagen to talk about Fat Liberation. Fat Liberation, as a movement, is concerned less with an individual’s relationship with their body and more with the systemic ways in which fat people are discriminated against. Sofie acknowledges that many people have a difficult relationship with the word fat, and interrogates why this is. Is the word fat an adjective or a pejorativ

Apr 17, 2022 • 47:49

BODY IMAGE: Sex, Summer and Self-Objectification

BODY IMAGE: Sex, Summer and Self-Objectification

Happy Monday Floss Fans! Welcome to the start of a brand new mini series. Today and for the next three weeks, Floss will be chatting to an awesome cadre of guests about Body Image. This week it’s the wonderful Dr. Lindsay Kite and Dr. Lexie Kite, identical twins, co-authors of the book More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament  and directors of the nonprofit company Beauty Redefined. Their instagram is on fire with body image analysis and they use their doctorates, their plat

Apr 10, 2022 • 47:50

SOCIAL MEDIA: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability

SOCIAL MEDIA: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability

After three excellent episodes and three excellent guests, we’ve come to the end of our social media mini series. As is our tradition here at Exactly, we’re bringing you a call in episode, with the wise and wonderful Seerut Chawla. Seerut is a Psychotherapist who lives in London. She’s practised in the NHS, and now runs her own private clinic. She has a special interest in personal responsibility, resilience and our relationship with the internet. Seerut and Floss unpack parasocial relationsh

Apr 3, 2022 • 44:43

SOCIAL MEDIA: Lonely Online with Larissa May

SOCIAL MEDIA: Lonely Online with Larissa May

For the third part of the mini-series exploring 'Social Media' we’re joined by the incredible, Larissa “Larz’ May to discuss digital wellness; how to navigate the wild west of social media and stay sane in the process. Larz has an infectious energy and deep insight into this complex subject. She started her project ‘Half The Story’ after experiencing the dark side of social media first hand. Alone and suffering from depression and anxiety with only her Instagram followers for company she real

Mar 27, 2022 • 47:10

SOCIAL MEDIA: Being Curious Not Critical with Ayishat Akanbi

SOCIAL MEDIA: Being Curious Not Critical with Ayishat Akanbi

Happy Monday! Welcome back to another episode of Exactly. It’s episode 2 of our social media mini season and we’re joined by culture writer and stylist Ayishat Akanbi, one of the first people Floss earmarked for interviewing on her podcast. In 2018 Ayishat published a video called “The Problem with Wokeness”. In which she analyses social justice and activism online. With the world becoming a place that rejects nuance for fear of it being interpreted as political incorrectness, Ayishat encourages

Mar 21, 2022 • 46:55

SOCIAL MEDIA: Racism, Rockets and Reading with Layla Saad

SOCIAL MEDIA: Racism, Rockets and Reading with Layla Saad

We’re kicking off our Social Media mini series with none other than Layla Saad, the number one bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy, and a globally respected writer, speaker and host of the Good Ancestor Podcast, which we at Team Exactly highly recommend. Layla used social media, instagram challenges and internet trends to shirk assumptions about clout and instead issue an incredible call to action. Me and White Supremacy challenged her followers of all backgrounds to share thei

Mar 14, 2022 • 46:09

FEMINISM: Patriarchy, Periods and Ass Shaking with Amika George

FEMINISM: Patriarchy, Periods and Ass Shaking with Amika George

In our fourth and final episode of our feminism mini-series Floss is joined by founder of the free period movement, the award winning Amika George, for a call in, where we get to hear from YOU. Amika is an activist, author and icon who is literally dripping in awards. She founded the Free Periods movement in her bedroom when she was just 17 which resulted in her persuading the UK government to provide free menstrual products in all English schools and colleges from January 2020. Last year she pu

Mar 7, 2022 • 47:11

FEMINISM: Choices, Cults and Guilt with Deborah Frances White

FEMINISM: Choices, Cults and Guilt with Deborah Frances White

For this Episode of Exactly, we welcome feminist podcasting royalty- HRH Deborah Frances White. Deborah is a comedian, podcaster, author and the host of the wildly successful The Guilty Feminist podcast. She is responsible for waving many of us- Floss included- off on our feminist journeys and addresses the shame, anxiety and- well- guilt that dominates womanhood with subtlety and silliness. We. Love. Her. Floss and Deborah discuss how diets are like Deborah’s time as a Jehovah’s Witne

Feb 28, 2022 • 44:50

FEMINISM: Trans Liberation, Culture Wars and Class with Shon Faye

FEMINISM: Trans Liberation, Culture Wars and Class with Shon Faye

It’s Episode 2 of our Feminism mini-series and Floss is joined by the glamorous and hilarious genius that is Shon Faye. Shon is a writer, editor, journalist, and presenter known for her commentary on LGBTQ plus, women's and mental health issues. She hosts the podcast, Call Me Mother and is the author of the book, the Transgender Issue: An argument for justice. Floss and Shon deep dive into some thorny issues this week, exploring the culture war being waged against trans people in the media, what

Feb 21, 2022 • 50:49

FEMINISM: Jameela Jamil - Misogyny, Media and Mistakes

FEMINISM: Jameela Jamil - Misogyny, Media and Mistakes

This week Floss kicks off her second mini-series on FEMINISM with the icon that is Jameela Jamil. Jameela is an actress and activist- you’ll know her from playing Tahani Al-Jamil in Netflix’s The Good Place, her incredible platform and podcast I Weigh, and SLAMMING Piers Morgan on Twitter (not really. She’s not a UFC fighter).  Jameela and Floss discuss women being double agents for the patriarchy, being a woman in the public eye and how the media fuels misogyny. They also explore the trap do

Feb 14, 2022 • 50:31

 SEX: Cumming, Casual Sex and The Campsite Rule with Alix Fox

SEX: Cumming, Casual Sex and The Campsite Rule with Alix Fox

This week, for our final SEX episode, Floss sits down with Alix Fox to answer your questions about everything from reaching the big O to saying a big no! Alix is a sex writer, educator, journalist, podcaster and queen of puns as well as the Script Consultant on Netflix's Sex Education, the Host of acclaimed Audible series KINK!, the co-host of  BBC Radio 1's Unexpected Fluids AND the winner of Best Sexual Health Ambassador 2020. Alix is incredibly prepared and has some excellent advice on naviga

Feb 7, 2022 • 49:25

SEX: Dr. Thema - Healing After Sexual Trauma

SEX: Dr. Thema - Healing After Sexual Trauma

Today we're going to be talking about healing from sexual trauma, with the incredibly wise Dr. Thema Bryant. We know that the rates of women and non binary people who've experienced sexual violence are terrifyingly high and post MeToo movement, we have an increased awareness of the problem, but today we’re focusing on finding joy, finding safety in community, and finding yourself after trauma. Although we will be talking about the subject generally, we won't be going into details of sp

Jan 31, 2022 • 1:01:17

SEX: Megan Barton-Hanson - Bi-sexuality and Slut Shaming

SEX: Megan Barton-Hanson - Bi-sexuality and Slut Shaming

In the second episode of our sex mini-series Floss chats to Megan Barton-Hanson, model and former resident of the Love Island villa. Since her saucy season, Megan has proudly lived her life as her authentic self. She has spoken out against slut-shaming with dignity, faced critics of her cosmetic surgery with her head held high and wore Floss’ “Stop Valuing Women Based On Their Sexual History” t-shirt on day time TV. Megan is a bisexual icon and today she and Floss discuss the misogyny

Jan 24, 2022 • 51:00

SEX: Miss Erica Storm - Pleasure, Power and Pussy

SEX: Miss Erica Storm - Pleasure, Power and Pussy

In this, the first episode, Floss meets Dominatrix, empowerment coach and sex therapist in training Miss Erica Storm for a scintillating exploration of sexual confidence. Miss Erica Storm has dedicated her life not only to liberating herself sexually but to helping other women step into their sexual power. She is a one woman army, liberating us all from the shame and unworthiness that gets in our way, preventing us from experiencing confidence and fulfilment in the bedroom, and beyond.  Miss

Jan 17, 2022 • 46:14

Introducing...Exactly. With Florence Given

Introducing...Exactly. With Florence Given

Welcome to Exactly. With Florence Given. Floss is an artist, feminist, and bestselling author of the book ‘Women Don’t Owe You Pretty’. In this podcast she will be diving deep into 5 topics; sex, social media, feminism, relationships and body image and exploring them all from different angles. We’re breaking up the podcast into mini-series and each topic will be explored across 4 episodes. Throughout the podcast Floss speaks to fascinating guests from authors, cultural commentators, doctors,

Dec 6, 2021 • 2:33

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