Sex in Berlin (EN)

What is it like to explore sensuality with lots of naked people in an oil pool? How can BDSM be a way of coping with trauma? Do we all actually need sexual empowerment? And is there a power of sex?

Host Nike Wessel wants to explore these questions in “Sex in Berlin”, the sex-positive podcast from Studio36, which aims to inspire through personal stories and contributions from experts in the field of intimacy. While the first (German) season focused on Berlin, we want to explore other places in the second season. The English episodes are now available on this podcast channel.

Feminist, authentic and humorous, we tackle topics that can contribute to any kind of empowerment. We believe that empowerment can happen in many different ways. Whether through sex work, nude parties, porn, tantra or self-reflection on retreats. The paths are as different as the people who take them.

You can find the German and previous English episodes on the podcast channel “Sex in Berlin (DE)”.

Sex in Berlin (EN)

Latest episodes

#57 Rethinking porn - Feminism, Pleasure and Power with Erika Lust

#57 Rethinking porn - Feminism, Pleasure and Power with Erika Lust

25m 38s

In this episode of Sex in Berlin, host Nike sits down with Erika Lust - erotic filmmaker, feminist, and one of the true pioneers of independent adult cinema.

Over the past 20 years, Erika has been redefining what porn can look and feel like: inclusive, female-gaze-driven, and made with care for everyone on set and on screen. Together, they talk about what feminist porn actually means (hint: it's not just soft lighting and talking), why all media educates, for better or worse and how watching women experience real pleasure can shift something deep inside you. Erika also opens up about...

#55 How I Became a Slut to Heal Myself with Mika

#55 How I Became a Slut to Heal Myself with Mika

18m 56s

In this episode of Sex in Berlin, Nike sits down with Mika, the author of Slut Theory. A bold, raw, and deeply personal collection of journal entries that weaves together spicy stories, body empowerment, and the heavy weight of sexual shame and trauma.

Together, Nike and Mika explore what it means to reclaim your sexuality after growing up in a society that taught you to be ashamed of it, how writing and publishing these stories became an act of liberation, and why Mika chose the most feared word as her title.

From Eastern European shame culture to sex parties in...

#54 Flogging Before Breakfast with Domina Lady Vyra

#54 Flogging Before Breakfast with Domina Lady Vyra

34m 6s

In this episode of Sex in Berlin, Nike sits down with Lady Vyra, a dominatrix based in Berlin, to explore what it really means to craft intimacy as a profession. Vyra walks us through her mornings, which often start with a flogging session and explains how her background in theater and dance shapes every session she leads at one of Berlin's most well-known domina studios.

What does a 48-hour session look like? How do you mourn a regular client? And what can a gangbang table teach us about co-working?

Together, Nike and Vyra unpack the rituals, the creativity, the shame,...

#51 Poetry, Power & Submission with Pauline Marie-Antoinette

#51 Poetry, Power & Submission with Pauline Marie-Antoinette

30m 16s

In this episode of "Sex in Berlin," Nike meets Pauline Marie-Antoinette — poet, performer, and creator of Cabaret Cravache, Berlin's most intimate and boundary-pushing cabaret experience. Pauline shares how growing up in the south of France, shaped by silence and social conformity, led her to Berlin and ultimately to the stage, where she uses poetry as a tool for liberation. Together, Nike and Pauline explore what it means to find freedom through vulnerability, why submission can be a form of power, and how art can hold space for the full spectrum of human experience. From the political to the erotic....