Faking It with Ariel and Morgan
Faking It with Ariel and Morgan is the podcast that strips down the mystery of Hollywood’s most private moments, and makes you laugh while doing it. Hosted by Intimacy Coordinators Ariel Leigh Cohen and Morgan Smith, each episode dives into the world of film sets, sex scenes, and all the awkward, hilarious, and surprisingly tender stories that come with them.
From behind-the-scenes Hollywood secrets to spicy movie moments, we’re here to answer the questions you didn’t even know you had: How do actors fake it? What really happens under the covers on set? And what the actors are really wearing?
Expect a mix of comedy, storytelling, and real talk about intimacy, relationships, filmmaking, and the art of pretending. If you’re into funny film podcasts, behind-the-scenes stories, acting tips, NSFW comedy, and Hollywood chaos, you’ve just found your new obsession.
Subscribe now and stay real, Fakers.
Episodes
21 episodes
No Lube, No Warning | Spilling the Beans on the Intimacy of “Brokeback Mountain”
This episode is sponsored by: taking your time.Ariel and Morgan are diving into Brokeback Mountain: the film that changed queer representation forever… and also left us with a lot of questions about how these scenes act...
Her Throbbing Labia | Hormones Gone Rogue in "PEN15"
This one is so real it hurts.Ariel and Morgan dive into PEN15 (Season 1, Episode 3: “Ojichan”). From the very first moment of “wait… what is happening to my body?” to the full spiral of can’t-stop-won’t-stop self-discov...
Hardcore Vanilla | The Unhinged Sex Scenes of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Explained
👉 BIG OLD SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!The Buffy reboot/reimagining isn't happening for now. We are devastated. So naturally, we need to talk about Buffy and Spike in season 6. Ariel and Morgan are finally diving...
Orgasm Against The Machine | Sci-Fi, Stripteases, and Sex in “Barbarella”
Get ready for one of the most bizarre and brazen films of a generation.In this episode, Ariel and Morgan travel back to 1968’s sci-fi cult classic Barbarella — a movie where Jane Fonda strips out of a spacesuit in ...
Thrown in the Deep End | Brooke M. Haney Dives Into "Booksmart"
This one’s about awkward first times — featuring skinny jeans, bad geometry, and absolutely zero game.Ariel and Morgan sit down with intimacy coordinator and author Brooke M. Haney to break down the chaotic, vulnerable, and surpri...
From Nightmare to Nirvana | "Insecure" Sex Scenes Have The Range
This week we’re diving into Insecure — and honestly? The range.Morgan introduces Ariel (who has never seen the show 👀) to two wildly different intimacy moments from Season 4: one chaotic, jealousy-fueled nightmare fantasy and on...
Three ICs Walk Into a Podcast | Chala Hunter Talks "Heated Rivalry", Queer Joy & The Craft of Intimacy
This one’s a BIG ONE.Ariel and Morgan sit down with intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter, the creative force behind the intimacy work in Heated Rivalry, for a deep div...
Church, But Make It Gay | Why "She’s Gotta Have It" Feels Like a Religious Experience
Some shows open quietly. Season 2 of "She’s Gotta Have It" opens with a bang — literally.In this episode, Ariel and Morgan break down the iconic simulated sex montage from Season 2, Episode 1 of She’s Gotta Have It, focusing on how light...
Is This Allowed? | Why “The Handmaiden” Rewrites Sapphic Sex on Screen
This episode is a love letter to immaculate choreography, devastating eye contact, and sapphic tension that could power a small city.Ariel and Morgan dive into the two iconic intimacy scenes from Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden: with sc...
All Props, No Process | Why “Fifty Shades of Grey” Gets BDSM Wrong
We’re kicking off the new year by finally stepping into the Red Room and immediately asking some hard questions.In this episode, Ariel and Morgan break down the infamous first Red Room scene from Fifty Shades of Grey, a film that ...
Back Arches & Check-Ins | Why “Heated Rivalry” Gets Queer Sex Right
We heard you. LOUDLY.In this very special holiday Bonus Episode, Ariel and Morgan dive headfirst into Heated Rivalry, the wildly requested gay hockey romance that dropped on November 28 and immediately set the internet on fire.&...
A Christmas Orgy | Voyeurism and Choreography in “Eyes Wide Shut”
It’s our second holiday episode, which means it’s time for a true Christmas classic: Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999), a film that somehow contains one of the most infamous orgy scenes in cinema history.In this episode, A...
The Sapphic Starter Pack | Amanda Holland Unpacks the "Carol" Motel Scene
For our holiday special, we’re entering The Sapphic Canon.This week, Ariel and Morgan are joined by filmmaker and comedy icon Amanda Holland (...
Rough Romance | Breaking Down All the Breaking in “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1”
Marking the end of hoa hoa hoa season, we finally did it. We tackled the honeymoon scene: the headboard-shattering, pillow-exploding, furniture-destroying moment that launched a thousand fanfics and exactly zero realistic inti...
For the Love of Muscle | Celebrating Athletic Bodies (and Intimacy) in "Love Lies Bleeding"
This one’s flexing in all the right ways.Ariel and Morgan break down the sweaty, gritty, gloriously unhinged intimacy of Love Lies Bleeding, a film where bodies don’t just collide, they transform. From gym-floor lust to...
Greased Lightning | Breaking Down Danny DeVito’s Couch Scene from "It’s Always Sunny”
This one’s… slippery.Ariel and Morgan break down one of the most chaotic “intimacy” scenes in sitcom history: the moment Danny DeVito crawls out of a couch, naked, sweaty, and reborn, at a Christmas party in It’s Always Sunn...
Hot Blooded | Why "Sinners" Proves You Don’t Need Nudity to Turn Up the Heat
For our first-ever BONUS EPISODE, we’re sinking our teeth into something perfectly suited for spooky season: Ryan Coogler’s 2025 gothic horror hit, Sinners.This one has it all: vampires, sensuality, Southern...
She Bites Back | Why "Teeth" Is Horror’s Wildest Sex Movie
The bite heard ’round the world.In this episode, Ariel and Morgan take on one of the most infamous (and crazily campy) scenes in horror-comedy history: the gynecologist sequence from Teeth (2007).From questionable medical...
No Lies, Just Bodies | Is This "Lie with Me" Sex Scene Too Real To Be Fake?
Get ready for one of our most asked—and most controversial—questions: Do actors ever actually have sex on camera? In this episode, we're diving deep into the blurred lines between filmmaking and pornography....
Room for Error | Breaking Down The Infamous Sex Scene from "The Room"
Ariel & Morgan, two professional intimacy coordinators, pull back the curtain on how intimacy is really made for film and TV.In our very first episode, we kick things off with wild on-set stories (yes, one involves a horse 🐴 -...