Episodes

212
June 11, 2025

Saying Yes When You Mean No: Jacqueline LeKachman on Sexual Compliance, Losing Her Virginity & Gen Z Dating Culture

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211
June 4, 2025

The Bullshit Mythology of Motherhood with Nancy Reddy

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Guest: Nancy Reddy
210
May 28, 2025

Life Without Orgasm: Cris Mazza on Anorgasmia, Gender Dysphoria & Letting Go

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Guest: Cris Mazza
209
May 21, 2025

Girls Gone Wild, Culture Gone Wrong & the Flash That Lasts Forever with Leslie Lebowitz

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208
May 14, 2025

How to Write Erotica with Rachel Kramer Bussel

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207
May 7, 2025

"How Sex Changed the Internet & the Internet Changed Sex" with Samantha Cole

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206
April 30, 2025

From Physical Therapist to Top MILF Porn Star: Cherie DeVille, aka "The Internet's Stepmom," Reflects on 13 Years in the Porn Industry

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205
April 23, 2025

Feeld Dating App Tips for Men

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204
April 16, 2025

Where Art Meets Desire & Destruction: Inside the Seattle Erotic Art Festival with Sophia Sky

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Guest: Sophia Sky
203
April 9, 2025

Navigating Non-Monogamy: Poly Wisdom from a Seasoned Slut

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202
April 2, 2025

Fingering, Fisting, Cunnilingus & Casual Sex: A Hands-On Guide to Pleasure with Allison Moon

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201
March 26, 2025

From Child-Free to Wanting a Kid: Laura Yuen Interviews Me About Rethinking Motherhood

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200
March 19, 2025

Big LOLs (Love, Orgasms & Laughs): Celebrating 200 Episodes with a Standup Extravaganza!

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199
March 12, 2025

From Monogamous to Monogamish: Amy Baldwin on Navigating Non-Monogamy & Shameless Sex

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Guest: Amy Baldwin
198
March 5, 2025

The Lusty Lady as a Case Study for Sex Worker Social Movements with Historian & Former Lusty Jayne Swift

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197
Feb. 26, 2025

Monique El-Faizy Explains France’s Gisèle Pelicot Case: A Shocking Rape Conspiracy & the Ringleader Was Her Husband

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196
Feb. 19, 2025

Mae Planert’s Mom Era: A Candid Look at Pregnancy, Childbirth & Early Motherhood From Three Weeks Postpartum!

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195
Feb. 12, 2025

Lessons in Fatherhood: Michael Jamin on Masculinity, Mistakes & the Power of Parental Love

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Guest: Michael Jamin
194
Feb. 5, 2025

Inside the Surprising Reality of Legal Brothels with Madam Dena Duff of Sheri's Ranch in Nevada

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193
Jan. 29, 2025

Fourth Trimester Survival Guide: A Healthy, Sane Approach to Healing "Your Postpartum Body" with Courtney Naliboff & Ruth E. Macy

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192
Jan. 22, 2025

A Tour Through Wisconsin Sex Clubs, a Nude Farm & Hotel Swinger Takeover with Writer & Kinkster Amanda McNeil (Who Met Her Bestie at a Gangbang!)

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Guest: Amanda McNeil
191
Jan. 15, 2025

From Sex Cult Survivor to Holistic Porn Purveyor: Inka Winter’s Journey to Redefining Pornography with ForPlay Films

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Guest: Inka Winter
190
Jan. 8, 2025

Trying to Have a Baby? Put the Fun Back in Ovulation Sex with Dr. Alison Ash

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189
Jan. 1, 2025

Dry January Curious? How a Break from Alcohol Can Transform Your Love Life & Life-Life with Tawny Lara & Keegan Winfield

For the 189th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares two inspiring voices to kick off your Dry January journey—Tawny Lara, sober sexpert and author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze, and Keegan Winfield, co-host of the My Worst Date podcast. First, we discuss Tawny's sobriety journey and why she decided to document it, sex with alcohol vs. sex without alcohol, the role liquid courage plays in our romantic lives, ideas for non-a...