Embodied
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 20 hours ago -Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and our bodies that touches down in taboo territory.
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Bonus Episode: The Parent Trap, from Love Letters
April 23, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutes - 61.2 MBSharing something special today, an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss and the human heart, all served with a side of advice by Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein. On this episode: When Nimish left Nepal for college in the United States, he expected some serious challenges, like adjusting to a new culture and studying in a new language. Finding love was not top-of-mind. But as he got older and star...
Undertaken: The Next Generation Of Funeral Directors
April 19, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBA significant portion of the funeral home workforce is entering retirement...but there's a crop of young people who are ready to take the helm. Anita meets two young funeral directors who felt called to this work at a young age. They take her inside their world -- from organizing end of life ceremonies to learning how to embalm for the first time. Plus, they share their hopes for a more death-positive future. Meet the guests: - Jasmine Berrios, licensed funeral director and embalm...
Singled: Inside The Only-Child Family (Revisited)
April 12, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAnita has many close friends who defy all stereotypes about only children. But when it comes to thinking about having her own kids, she still can't shake some of those ingrained ideas. She hears three perspectives on single-kid families (including that of former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins) and learns why the debunked mythology around only children still lingers today. Meet the guests: - Lauren Sandler, journalist and author of "One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Chi...
Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy (Revisited)
April 05, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBTrue or false? Victorian doctors invented the vibrator to cure women's "hysteria" by bringing them to sexual climax. The answer may surprise you...as it did Anita! She gets the truth about vibrator history from journalist Hallie Lieberman and meets Anna Lee, the engineer behind the first-ever “smart” vibrator that can help you better understand your arousal patterns. Meet the guests: - Hallie Lieberman, author of "Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy," shares the history o...
Transitioned: When One Partner Comes Out As Trans
March 28, 2024 16:08 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBA gender transition is a moment of personal flux that can also have a big impact on a romantic relationship. Anita meets two couples who continued to choose each other after one partner came out as trans: a South African couple in their 20s and an American couple who went through a transition after 22 years of marriage. Meet the guests: - Summer Tao and Lucy Aalto, partners and freelance writers in South Africa, describe the unexpected ways in which Summer’s transition brought the...
Bonus Episode: Can Couples Learn to Argue Better? from The Happiness Lab
March 26, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBNo matter how much you love your partner, your relationship will never be totally free from disagreement. And nor should it be, say researchers Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman. We actually just need to learn to argue better. Enjoy this episode from our friends at The Happiness Lab. The Gottmans join Dr Laurie Santos to talk us through how to raise complaints with our partners and how to react when they complain about us. Further reading: Fight Right: How Successful ...
Signed: How ASL Became A Language Of Resistance
March 22, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBAmerican Sign Language is the third-most used language in the U.S. ASL has its own culture and art forms, and for many Deaf folks, ASL is about much more than just communication. Anita talks to Deaf author Sara Nović and Deaf ASL Slam poet Douglas Ridloff about how ASL gave them tools for self-understanding and artistic expression. Then she learns from scholars Carolyn McCaskill and Joseph Hill about Black American Sign Language (BASL), an ASL dialect that emerged because of school ...
Tingled: Your Brain And Heart On ASMR
March 15, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBAnita finds a lot of ASMR videos to be deeply relaxing, but she doesn't get the well-hyped/well-documented 'brain tingles.' Why? She puts the question to a physiologist who's been exploring the science of ASMR for the past decade. Plus, she meets an ASMR artist who's entranced hundreds of thousands of people with her medical role play videos and a woman who turned to the world of Boyfriend ASMR to heal her broken heart. Meet the guests: - Craig Harris Richard, ASMR researcher and ...
Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know
March 08, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBEgg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry with high stakes and complicated dynamics. Anita talks with two egg donors about why they donated and what they wish they'd known earlier. Plus, a medical anthropologist shines a light on the messy world of donor compensation and why some eggs are valued higher than others. Meet the guests: - Julie Ventura, egg donor and nail artist, shares her journey of donating eggs for her best friends to start a family - Claire Burns...
Lifted: Wanting (And Getting) A Bigger Butt
March 01, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBThe Brazilian butt lift (or BBL) is the fastest-growing cosmetic surgery in recent memory ... but why? Anita learns about the ins and outs of the procedure from a plastic surgeon and a BBL recipient. Then a scholar puts our obsession with big butts in historical context — tracing the conversation from Sir Mix-a-Lot to Kim Kardashian. Meet the guests: - Dr. Kelly Bolden, a clinical assistant professor at Howard University and Medical Director and plastic surgeon at CulturaMed, deta...
[Simulated Part Three] Immortalized: Building An AI Afterlife
February 23, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWhen a loved one dies, a big part of the grieving process involves letting go of the role they once played in your day-to-day life. But with new developments in AI technology … the dead can live on in new and interesting ways. Anita meets a tech journalist who built bots of her parents to see how AI could preserve their memories for the long term. She also talks with a philosophy professor about the ways that ancient Chinese philosophy can address AI's emerging ethical issues and ho...
[Simulated Part Two] Fantasized: The Arrival Of The Sex Robots
February 16, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBScience fiction and real-life tech experts have promised a future filled with sex robots. But how many of those predictions will actually come true? Anita talks to an artificial intelligence scholar who's traced sex robots from Greek mythology to the prototypes on the market today. Plus, a writer shines a light on the dark world of a futuristic brothel … explored from the perspective of an AI Sex Bot herself. Meet the guests: - Dr. Kate Devlin, a scholar in artificial intelligence...
[Simulated Part One] Auto-mated: When A Bot Becomes Your Boo
February 09, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBWhen human romance isn't working out, can an AI chatbot successfully take its place? Anita hears varied perspectives on that question. She meets a journalist who got dumped by her AI crush and talks with a woman whose AI companion turned her life around. Plus, psychologist Melissa McCool, the clinical product consultant for AI tech company Luka, takes Anita behind the scenes of making AI companions. Meet the guests: - Christina Campodonico, the senior reporter of arts and culture ...
Menstruated: What Our Period Blood Tells Us
February 02, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn the 34 years that guest host Omisade Burney-Scott was a menstruating person, she always felt that blood held more significance than just the biological. She meets an OB/GYN who shares little-known facts about period blood, and talks with two menstrual health advocates about how art and community have connected them to their cycles. Plus, an attorney discusses what she's paying attention to this year in terms of period policy. Meet the Guests: - Dr. Charis Chambers, who is known...
Bonus Episode: How y'all conquered the world
January 30, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes - 36.8 MBYou might have noticed that the word “y’all” is popping up everywhere. For decades, linguists have noted that regional American accents are disappearing. But at the same time, use of this traditionally Southern pronoun is rapidly spreading — and the reasons may surprise you. We hope you learn as much as we did from this special episode from The Broadside, produced by our colleagues at WUNC! Meet the Guests: - Brody McCurdy, Linguist and Researcher at NC State - Antonia Randolph, ...
Obsessed: Breaking the OCD Cycle (Revisited)
January 26, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBAnita is no stranger to anxiety, but her spirals are mostly short lived. In this episode she meets folks who often get caught in loops of extreme worry and compulsions with little relief. A married couple shares how OCD put them in survival mode, and a woman whose OCD symptoms began in kindergarten talks about learning how to open up about her experience in friendships and dating. Meet the guests: Mike and Nicole Comforto, writers and married couple, talk about what led to Mike's ...
Sobbed: Why We Cry (Revisited)
January 19, 2024 14:25 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBAnita usually feels better after a good, long cry. But why is that? She explores that question with a poet who spent years diving deeply into the science and culture of crying. And a forerunner of the "crying selfie" trend shares how he pushes back on toxic masculinity by embracing tears. Meet the guests: - Heather Christle, poet and author of "The Crying Book," takes us into some of the science of crying and looks at tears through a political and gender-informed lens - Viorel Ta...
Normalized: Speaking Up About Erectile Dysfunction
January 12, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBErectile dysfunction affects as many as 30 million people in the U.S. — yet the fears of not being “normal” prevent folks from speaking up about it. Anita meets a man who was silent about his ED for 10 years before getting surgery and opening up to partners…and talks with a sex therapist who challenges the word “dysfunction.” Plus, a 72-year-old describes how he’s redefined intimacy in his 30 years of experiencing ED. Meet the guests: - Ven Virah, a public speaker and global healt...
(Self) Helped: Inside The Industry That Wants To Change Your Life
January 05, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBAnita is committed to self-improvement but skeptical of self-help. She brings her qualms and questions to the experts: Kristen Meinzer, a podcaster who has lived by the rules of more than 50 self-help books, and Beth Blum, a scholar who's traced the genre back to its roots. Plus Sondra Rose Marie, a former self-help fan, shares how the industry has failed her as a woman of color. Meet the guests: - Kristen Meinzer, pop culture commentator and podcast host, shares what she learned ...
Stuttered: Diversifying The Way We Speak (Revisited)
December 29, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 41.7 MBStuttering occurs in every culture with a spoken language. So why do many communities treat it as a source of shame? Two speech-language pathologists and a comedian help Anita question cultural assumptions about stuttering and explore the growing movement to embrace speech diversity. Meet the guests: - Dr. Derek Daniels, licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and associate professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University, sh...
Separated: Growing Up With An Incarcerated Father (Revisited)
December 22, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 37.1 MBAnita reconnects with the woman who changed her thinking on incarceration: her beloved college thesis adviser Ashley Lucas. Ashley reflects on her father's 20-year prison sentence and the untold stories of families navigating incarceration from the outside. Journalist Sylvia A. Harvey also shares how losing her mother to asthma and her father to a life sentence in prison before she was 6 years old led her to investigate the carceral system as a whole. Meet the guests: - Ashley Luc...
Popped: Adult Acne In The 'Perfect Skin' Era
December 15, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBDealing with pimples and blackheads in middle school is practically a right of passage. But when acne is a defining feature of your adulthood... it’s a whole different experience. Anita meets two acne content creators and a photographer who talk about the emotional toll of severe acne, the myth of normal skin, and the responsibility of being today’s skincare influencers. Meet the Guests: - Patsy Chem, an acne-positive skinfluencer, shares the experience of getting severe acne in h...
Cared: The Last Decades Of Our Lives
December 08, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBMore Americans are living into their 90s and 100s than ever before, and it blows Anita's mind that so few people are talking about it! She meets a 94-year-old man who opens up about the changes in his romantic, platonic, and familial relationships, and his two kids join to share their perspectives. Plus, a woman in her 70s introduces Anita to an innovative model for combating social isolation in your senior years. Meet the Guests: - Charles Owens, a 94-year-old man living in North...
Gripped: The Passion For Pole Dancing
December 01, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBAnita walked away from her first pole dancing class slightly bruised … but very intrigued. She talks with a veteran stripper about the history and politics of modern pole dancing and meets a pole sport athlete and studio owner who is trying to build an inclusive space for pole practitioners. Plus, a nonbinary pole dancer shares how their relationship with the pole has evolved alongside their gender identity. Meet the Guests: NatsHoney, a veteran stripper, pole artist, entrepreneur...
Commodified: When 'Wellness' Makes Us Unwell (Revisited)
November 24, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 34.2 MBAnita has fallen down her fair share of wellness rabbit holes [including a certain alliterative family's beauty and shapewear brands...]. Wellness industry insider and journalist Rina Raphael shares how this $4 trillion industry misleads all of us, and 'Dope Black Social Worker' Kim Young gives us the wellness reframes we all need. Meet the guests: - Rina Raphael, author of "The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop and the False Promise of Self-Care,” shares how insidious wellnes...
Inherited: Healing From Generational Trauma (Revisited)
November 24, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBAnita has been unpacking intergenerational trauma ... thanks, in part, to Hollywood. Seeing herself in movies like "Turning Red" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once" has helped her make sense of her own family's challenges. She talks with three women who've investigated how events in their own family histories have rippled through the generations to influence their bodies, parenting and culture. Meet the guests: - Dr. Ramona Beltrán, multiracial Chicana, mother, scholar and dan...
Complicated: Healing from Complex PTSD
November 17, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWhat happens when trauma occurs not as a single isolated event, but millions of smaller, ongoing incidents? Guest host Anisa Khalifa talks with an artist, psychotherapist and racial trauma expert about understanding complex post-traumatic stress disorder and the path to healing. Meet the Guests: - Fariha Róisín, a multidisciplinary artist and writer, talks about her journey to healing from complex trauma and why her newest book is titled "Survival Takes a Wild Imagination" - Dr. ...
Traveled: The Lives Of Third Culture Kids
November 10, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBAs a child of two immigrants, Anita has a tumultuous relationship with the question: "Where are you from?" So, too, do many third culture kids — people who spend a significant number of their developmental years living in places that are not their parents' homelands. She talks with two third culture kids — one 35 and one 12 — and their moms about growing up between cultures and how they’ve built identity and relationships along the way. Meet the Guests: - Rayla Heide, a senior nar...
Adored: How Fandoms Build Community
November 03, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBGuest host Anisa Khalifa first became a fan in high school. She gets an explanation from a psychologist about how being in fandoms benefits mental health, and a journalist describes what role the internet has played in shaping fan culture. Plus, Anisa invites the co-hosts of her K-drama podcast to reflect on how fandom brought them together — and what it means to be a fan. Meet the guests: - Lynn Zubernis, a psychologist and professor at West Chester University, talks about what p...
Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood
October 27, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBMany autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self. Meet the guests: - Irene Chon, neurodivergent creator and self-empowerment coach, talks about the challenge of getting assessed for autism as an adult and why...
Posed: Intimate Photography Goes Beyond Nudes (Revisited)
October 20, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 37.5 MBAnita hasn't always loved getting her photo taken, but seeing herself through the artistic eye of a close friend and photographer has changed her perspective. She meets two intimate photographers who take her behind the scenes of their shoots and share their philosophies on capturing the erotic in an image. Plus, she talks with a model about her intimate work that explores disability and sexuality. Meet the guests: - LaQuann Dawson, an artist and community organizer, shares his pa...
Seen: Living With The Schizophrenias
October 13, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBMeet the guests: - Esmé Weijun Wang, a writer, speaker and the author of "The Collected Schizophrenias," talks about navigating medical stigma and the ways that writing and performance have contributed to her understanding of schizophrenia - Christopher Grant, an artist and animator based in Canada, talks about how he uses drawing to process his moments of psychosis and what it's been like to share his story on TikTok and Instagram - Ashley Smith, an author and writer who runs th...
Guided: Practicing Intimacy & Sex With A Surrogate
October 06, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAnita first learned about surrogate partner therapy from the 2012 movie "The Sessions," and her curiosity was piqued. It's a widely misunderstood and stigmatized type of therapy work in which touch is a mechanism for healing. Two surrogate partners take her inside the day-to-day of their jobs, and a certified sex therapist shares why she hopes others in her industry will be more welcoming to the practice. Meet the guests: - Brian Gibney, a surrogate partner, educator and advocate,...
Plucked: The Calm And Chaos Of A Hair-Pulling Disorder (Revisited)
September 29, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 41.3 MBAnita agrees to a suggestion posed by a listener: Explore why the hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania is so taboo. She talks with an artist who started pulling their hair more than two decades ago but only recently told her parents…after publishing part of their story in a national news outlet. A psychologist on the front lines of studying trich treatment talks about the importance of acceptance; and a hairstylist with trich takes us into why her salon is a safe haven for other f...
Inked: Rewriting Your Body’s Story With Art
September 22, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAnita has no tattoos but plenty of admiration for the art form that gives us new ways to experience our bodies. She talks with a heavily-tattooed scholar who's interrogated how society treats tattooed women; a queer, Jewish tattoo artist reclaiming body art; and an artist who's pushing back on the misconceptions of tattooing melanated skin. Meet the guests: - Beverly Thompson, professor in the sociology department at Siena College in New York, talk about how gender impacts the per...
Dominated: Getting Kinky With BDSM
September 15, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBAnita discovers just how wrong “Fifty Shades of Grey” was about BDSM. A dominatrix and community leader introduce her to kink spaces rooted in community and healing. Plus, a scholar talks about the long history behind our understanding of masochism. Meet the guests: - Smoky, the co-founder of Obsidian, shares how she became interested in the world of BDSM, what draws her to the role of submissive and what inspired the creation of Obsidian - Dia Dynasty, a professional dominatri...
Dominated: Getting Kinky with BDSM
September 15, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBAnita discovers just how wrong “Fifty Shades of Grey” was about BDSM. A dominatrix and community leader introduce her to kink spaces rooted in community and healing. Plus, a scholar talks about the long history behind our understanding of masochism. Meet the guests: - Smoky, the co-founder of Obsidian, shares how she became interested in the world of BDSM, what draws her to the role of submissive and what inspired the creation of Obsidian - Dia Dynasty, a professional dominat...
Mourned: Life After Losing A Parent
September 08, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAnita has heard one resounding truth from her friends who lost a parent in early adulthood: That death was the biggest thing that has ever happened to them. She meets two people who've built specific communities around their grief on the internet and a writer who experienced losing his dad twice. Meet the guests: - Liz Zorn, photographer and model, talks about the sudden loss of her father and how it's changed her views on the afterlife - Naomi Edmondson, grief educator and s...
Reconstructed: Building New Definitions of Masculinity
September 01, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBFifteen years ago Anita took Women's Studies 101 on a whim … and to this day, she still doesn't have an answer to the question: what is masculinity? In further pursuit of some clarity, she talks with a trans man and a non-binary person about what's possible when we take a more gender-fluid approach to manhood. The two share where their own beliefs about gender come from and how they're building a more expansive definition of masculinity in their own lives. Meet the guests: - Ocean...
Reconstructed: Building New Definitions Of Masculinity
September 01, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBFifteen years ago Anita took Women's Studies 101 on a whim … and to this day, she still doesn't have an answer to the question: what is masculinity? In further pursuit of some clarity, she talks with a trans man and a non-binary person about what's possible when we take a more gender-fluid approach to manhood. The two share where their own beliefs about gender come from and how they're building a more expansive definition of masculinity in their own lives. Meet the guests: - Ocean...
Unfriended: When Your BFF Breaks Your Heart (Revisited)
August 25, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBAnita got friend dumped for the first time in 6th grade, and she's still not over it. She talks to folks about the distinct pain of a platonic breakup and gets some tools for building strong friendships, setting boundaries and figuring out when it's time to let go. Meet the guests: - Michelle Elman is an author and life coach best known for her activism campaign Scarred Not Scared. She tells Anita about "the mass exodus" — a period of time in which she went through multiple friend...
Co-Worked: The Good, Bad & Ambivalent Of The Office Bestie (Revisited)
August 18, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 39.6 MBAnita wouldn't have made it through her 20s without her work friends. But now that she's a manager and working in a hybrid office, she's noticed that work friendships don't come as easily as they used to. A psychologist answers her burning workplace relationship questions and dives into the surprising amount of data about work besties. Plus, a Gen Z writer urges her to re-think the importance of work as a primary social hub. Meet the guests: - Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a psychologist ...
Co-Worked: The Good, Bad & Ambivalent of the Office Bestie (Revisited)
August 18, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBAnita wouldn't have made it through her 20s without her work friends. But now that she's a manager and working in a hybrid office, she's noticed that work friendships don't come as easily as they used to. A psychologist answers her burning workplace relationship questions and dives into the surprising amount of data about work besties. Plus, a Gen Z writer urges her to re-think the importance of work as a primary social hub. Meet the guests: - Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a psychologist ...
Uncoupled: Thank U, Next (Revisited)
August 11, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 41.1 MBAnita has no qualms about being an armchair therapist for friends going through a breakup. But sometimes she wonders how her advice aligns with what relationship experts say. Advice columnists Meredith Goldstein and Stacia Brown give guidance on breaking up "well," going no-contact, navigating social media and finding the right breakup anthem for the moment. Meet the guests: - Meredith Goldstein, writer and podcast host behind The Boston Globe column and podcast "Love Letters," sh...
Hooked Up: The Myth Of Sex With No Strings Attached (Revisited)
August 04, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 38.3 MBAnita is confused about hook up culture. Is it a thing, and if so, who makes the rules? She talks to a recent college grad about her research on the sex lives of her peers, plus a therapist who shares her take on why it doesn't feel as liberating as we think it should. Then she dives into Celibacy TikTok — a space where Gen Zers are committing to being sex-free. Meet the guests: - Sophie Aaron, a writer, researcher and 2021 graduate of Oberlin College shares insights from her se...
Mixed (Parent Edition): The Rao Family Talks Racial Identity
July 28, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAnita invites her parents back to Embodied for a special bonus episode. She hears their take on our recent episode "Mixed," about growing up biracial. Then she turns the tables and puts herself in the guest seat as her parents ask her a few questions. Meet the guests: - Sheila Rao, Anita's mom, shares some of the context surrounding her marriage to Satish and how that influenced the way they raised their children — and asks Anita how she's thinking about these issues as she's buil...
Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails
July 21, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBAnita's nail habit has evolved in the past decade from $10 drop-in manicures to 90 minute appointments with a nail artist. That artist joins her for a conversation about how Black women have shaped nail culture. Plus a fashion historian details nail history from Egyptian mummies to ‘90s Chanel colors, and a Vietnamese-American woman tells the story of growing up inside her parents' nail salons. Meet the guests: - Crystal Sanders, nail artist and entrepreneur, shares her business a...
Mixed: Owning Your Multiracial Story
July 14, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBWhen Anita moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today ...15 years later. She meets two college seniors and they talk through navigating everything from "Where do I belong?" to "How do I date?" Plus she hears wisdom from a life coach who helps mixed adults tell new stories about identity. Meet the guests: - Adiah Siler, a senior at the Univers...
Partnered: Mixing Business With Pleasure (Revisited)
July 07, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 49.2 MBAnita does not work with her boo, but after sharing home office space for two pandemic years, she's started to wonder how couples who *do* work together make it work. She talks with two sets of couples in very different professional industries about their strategies for tackling finances, alone time and intimacy. Meet the guests: - Sarah & Austin McCombie, the married duo behind the North Carolina-based band Chatham Rabbits talk about how they learned to give each other construc...
Sexted: Authoring Your Own Erotica
June 30, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBAnita is a bashful sexter, and she's ready to get over her insecurities. A pleasure enthusiast advises her on the art of a good sext; a sexting expert traces the short and spicy history of sexting in this country; and a high schooler breaks down the relationship between sexting and consent. Meet the guests: - Penda N’diaye, founder and CEO of Pro Hoe and pleasure enthusiast, shares tips to help Anita get more comfortable with sexting and outlines the importance of consent - Amy H...