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Episodes

April 19, 2022

Learning Not to Settle for Crumbs with Emmy Olea

For the 82nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome actor, writer, and advocate Emmy Olea to discuss her new podcast, Crumbs. Emmy shares how her childhood — having teenage parents who struggled with...
April 8, 2022

The Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

For the 81st episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah to discuss her new book: The Sex Lives of African Women. She also co-founded the award-winning...
March 29, 2022

Ukraine Under Attack: Journalist Turns Soldier with Yuriy Matsarsky

For the 80th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra are joined by Ukrainian journalist and radio host turned civilian soldier Yuriy Matsarsky (Юрій Мацарський), currently fighting in a Territorial...
March 22, 2022

Meet Anjani Siddhartha: The Artist Behind Doc Johnson's Sex Toys

For the 79th episode of Private Parts Unknown, sex and art collide as hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra highlight a tremendous unsung hero: the dick artist. Specifically, Anjani Siddhartha, a designer for Doc Johnson and the artist behind many...
March 4, 2022

Love Letter to Ukraine

For the 78th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra are sending a love letter to Sofiya’s homeland: Ukraine — more specifically Odessa, the pearl of the Black Sea.  Sofiya grew up in Odessa, Ukraine,...
Feb. 22, 2022

Mind Trip: The Psychedelic Connection of Subcultures & Countercultures with Jesse Jarnow

For the 77th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra wade deeper into our Mind Trip series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a new wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization has begun to...
Feb. 13, 2022

Vibrators: A Brief History of a Gal's Best Friend

For the 76th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra bring you a Galentine’s Day special about the history of a gal’s best friend: the vibrator.  This episode is a horny romp through the ages, from...
Feb. 10, 2022

Mind Trip: Courtney on Ayahuasca & Learning to Let Go

For the 75th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra wade deeper into our Mind Trip series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a new wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization has begun to...
Feb. 1, 2022

Mind Trip: Ayahuasca with Intention

For the 74th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra wade deeper into our series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a new wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization has begun to swell in...
Jan. 28, 2022

Mind Trip: Dipping Our Toes in the Psychedelic Water

For the 73rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra kick off a new series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization begins to swell in the United...
Jan. 21, 2022

The Abortion Monologues

For the 72nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra bring you a very special episode to honor & defend Roe v. Wade on its 49th anniversary. This episode was inspired by  — 26 actors,...
Jan. 1, 2022

LA Sex Work State of the Union, Part 2

For the 71st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak interviews some of our favorite local sex workers to get the scoop on the current state of sex work in LA & their predictions for 2022. In this episode, we hear from Megan Rippey...
Dec. 24, 2021

LA Sex Work State of the Union, Part 1

For the 70th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak interviews some of our favorite local sex workers to get the scoop on the current state of sex work in LA & their predictions for 2022. In this episode, we hear from Onyx Black, AM...
Dec. 9, 2021

American Sex Tourists in Tokyo Redux

For the 69th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra bring you the perfect 69 — a marriage of new & old travels — featuring Sofiya's recent trip to Portugal & Morocco, as well as the "happy...
Nov. 10, 2021

Genetic Counseling & Breast Cancer with Dena "DNA" Goldberg

For the 68th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome Dena Goldberg, a genetic counselor specializing in breast cancer. This is a continuation of our breast cancer awareness series, with Dena filling...
Nov. 1, 2021

Sofiya Alexandra vs. Breast Cancer: What Beating Stage 1 Breast Cancer Looks Like

For the 67th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra do something a little different... In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Courtney interviews Sofiya about her experience as a breast cancer survivor....
Oct. 23, 2021

Summer of '64: Young, Female & Traveling Alone on a Motor Scooter Through Europe

For the 66th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome 80-something author Joan Foor, whose latest book recalls her experience traveling alone across Europe on a motor scooter in 1964. We dig into why...
Oct. 9, 2021

Transitioning During a Pandemic with Jaclyn Moore

For the 65th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome TV writer and former sex worker Jaclyn Moore to talk about transitioning during the pandemic.  We dive into her decision to transition, the...
Sept. 29, 2021

Eat Pray F*ck with 'Diet for Great Sex' Author Christine DeLozier

For the 64th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome Diet for Great Sex Author Christine DeLozier for a (very necessary) sexual-dietary realignment. You may not think food has much to do with your sex...
Sept. 22, 2021

The Oldest Profession: A Recent History with Kaytlin Bailey

For the 63rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome comedian & sex worker turned sex worker rights activist Kaytlin Bailey. She founded Olds Pros to tell more accurate sex worker stories &...
Sept. 13, 2021

Comedians of OnlyFans: August Postmortem + Tito Bonito

For the 62nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra drop the 10th episode of our "Comedians of OnlyFans" series. First, we get the postmortem about the recent OnlyFans debacle with sex workers on their...
July 28, 2021

Feminist Strippers Sick of the Clown Show with Coco Ono & Megan Rippey

For the 61st episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome former Jumbo's Clown Room dancers Coco Ono & Megan Rippey, who are both brilliant performance artists and activists, as well. This episode...
July 14, 2021

How to Take a Vulva-Owner to Cum Town with Dr. Ashley Townes

For the 60th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome sexual health researcher Ashley Townes for her expert advice on how vulva-owners (& everyone, really!) can experience more pleasure during...
June 23, 2021

It's Okay to Be Childfree with Zoë Noble

For the 59th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome Zoë Noble, Berlin-based photographer and We Are Childfree creator for a discussion about living your best childfree life, bodily autonomy as a...