From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Luke Jones.

This week, you might have seen a story on the front page of the Times that might have shocked you or at the very least intrigued you.

While it is widely believed that people in general are at their sexiest and indeed have the most amount of

sex in their 20s, a new report suggests that men actually reach their sexual peak in their early

40s. I'm sure many of you listening, women included, might have something to say about that. Maybe you're

in the throes of it at the moment. If so,

best of luck to you. Well, in his hilarious and widely shared article, one man who very much

falls into that category and that age bracket is Ben Matchel, who reflects on the reasons he

thinks this may or may not be true. And on the other side of the fence, 26-year-old writer Zach Asgard reflects on why younger men might be on the other end

of the spectrum. We asked them both to read their pieces for us.

According to a comprehensive new scientific study, men's sexual

hypotite peaks in their early 40s. As a man in his early 40s, I found this both lovely

and unexpected. One minute, you're posting on your favourite Skeotica message board and wondering

whether this is the year you'll finally take the plunge and get English heritage membership.

The next, you haven't to get your head around the fact that you are, demographically speaking,

a member of this planet's sexual elite.

The best of the best.

A libido commando.

Not bad, not at all bad.

Well chosen briefs, I'd say. Chicks love grey. Nice, firm, buttocks.

I was out some male friends my own age to share the good news. Nobody is hornyer than us, I typed.

And while a few of them quickly left the group,

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