Sex in 2026, with Magdalene J. Taylor

January 23

46 mins

Episode Description

Magdalene Taylor, a senior editor at Playboy Magazine who writes about sexuality and culture, talks about whether we are finally sick of dating apps, whether AI will change social interactions, the forces encouraging men and women to hate each other, the decline of the manosphere, and Trump's strange performance of masculinity.

Recorded January 20, 2026

LINKS

Magdalene's newsletter, "Many Such Cases"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/

Aryeh and Magdalene's 2021 conversation

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juggalos-simps-and-cat-guys-with-magdalene-taylor/id981282353?i=1000517814150

NYT on a woman who fell in love with a chatbot

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/technology/ai-boyfriend-chatgpt.html

Magdalene's piece, "Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-men-even-like-women-anymore

Magdalene's piece, "Do Women Even Like Men Anymore?"

https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-women-even-like-men-anymore