The Worst Sex Ed Class Ever

About this episode

This episode explores the alarming rise of pornography consumption among teenagers and its implications on their understanding of sexual education.

The numbers are staggering. In the US, 71% of teenagers say they've watched porn in the last week. In Canada, 88% of boys have seen it by the age of fourteen. And in the UK, one in four kids have been exposed to pornography by the time they turn eleven. Even more alarming: this early consumption has been linked to rising rates of domestic violence among teens. In this episode, Ava meets Harrison and Nat – two young people whose journeys began on gaming platforms, and ended in the throes of compulsive porn use. Their stories might sound extreme, but they're part of a troubling pattern: kids are encountering pornography younger and younger, often when they're not even looking for it. What happens when an entire generation learns about the birds and the bees from extreme, often violent, online pornography?

People in this episode

Host: Ava

Guests: Harrison, Nat

Topics covered

• pornography
• teenagers
• sexual education
• domestic violence
• online behavior

Keywords

• pornography
• teenagers
• sexual education
• domestic violence
• online exposure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, Canada, UK

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