Let's Talk About Sex! 50 Shades Of Sharyn & Morgan

No topic’s too taboo for these two

- Marilynn Mclachlan

The Edge radio host Sharyn Casey reckons it was “natural selection” that threw her and Morgan Penn together at a conference more than a decade ago.

“We were both small-town girls thinking we were rock stars entering the radio world,” remembers Morgan, who hails from Nelson.

“We were the life of the party and had everyone back in our hotel room having a dance session when the bars closed,” spills Sharyn, who’s from Timaru.

“It got trashed,” Morgan adds with a grin. With antics that included clearing out the minibar and a party-goer repeatedly ramming the ironing board into the wall, the pair admit they “had to pay for it for about three months afterwards”!

Fast-forward 14 years and they’re best mates, talking a mile a minute, laughing often and heartily, and often finishing each other’s sentences. The dynamic duo have also joined forces to launch a podcast that’s guaranteed to shock even the most open-minded of listeners. The Trainee Sexologist – available on Rova or wherever you get your podcasts – is a no-holds-barred discussion about Morgan’s new calling.

After 15 years in radio as an integration manager, the 33-year-old was seeking a career where she could be of more service to people.

“I started learning there were jobs like sex therapists and I thought, ‘I love this,’” she tells. “Then I learned about sexological bodyworkers who are integrating the body and mind together and working with the full-body, including the genitals. That’s 100% what I like – I’m a tactile, hands-on person.”