Episodes

For the 141st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Velveeta, a Star Garden stripper and organizer, to explain how their 15-month fight for union recognition ended in victory in May. This was the most popular episode of 2023. The spark that ignited the unionization campaign was lit in March of 2022 when the club’s security guards repeatedly failed to protect dancers from threatening and abusive behavior from patrons. Dancers were illegally fired for bringing concerns ...

For the 140th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Kendra Allen, founder of Break Up Bestie. If you've recently been dumped or are struggling to get over a past relationship, this episode is for you! This is the ultimate breakup recovery guide to help you not just survive but thrive after your breakup. No matter how desperate you feel or how embarrassing things have gotten with your ex, you CAN heal your heartbreak, and we'll tell you how. For more from today's gu...

For the 139th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes divorce attorney Renée Bauer for a conversation about divorce, prenups, common reasons couples break up, and how to avoid them. Renée Bauer is an award-winning divorce attorney, international speaker, accomplished entrepreneur, and personal hype squad for countless women. She's the founder of She Who Wins, a business dedicated to helping women crush conventions and live bold, daring lives. Renée is also the author of...

For the 138th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes My Worst Date co-host Keegan Winfield to discuss her 100-day hiatus from drinking. It's not Sober October or Dry January; we're smack dab in the middle, but the good news is you can press pause on your drinking habit at any time of the year. So this episode is a friendly reminder that if you're feeling out of control with your drinking, you can take a 30-day or 100-day or indefinite hiatus... even in the midst of the...

I'm excited to introduce you to one of my favorite podcasts on the Pleasure Podcasts Network, the Multiamory podcast. Multiamory explores the ins and outs of non-traditional relationships. Whether you're curious about polyamory, open relationships, or just want to approach your monogamous relationships more intentionally, the Multiamory Podcast has got you covered. I'm sharing a short clip from Multiamory episode 394: 50 Ways to Handle Jealousy. It's the beginning of a two-part discussion of ...

For the 137th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Ainsley Burrows (founder) and Laurielle Noel (CEO) of the Sweet Spot Burlesque, an all-black nationally touring company performing burlesque shows in an artistic light while redefining the landscape of burlesque entertainment. Ainsley and Laurielle are the dynamic duo (and life partners) behind the Sweet Spot Burlesque. They're on a mission to spark open dialogues and ignite subjects of sexuality and sensuality that ...

For the 136th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Amy Baldwin and April Lampert, co-hosts of the Shameless Sex podcast and authors of the new Shameless Sex book. They share how they shed early shame about sex and STI stigma surrounding herpes and learned to center their pleasure and ultimately become sex educators, sex-positive podcasters, and now, debut authors! Plus, they share tips for how you can center your own pleasure and choose your sex and relationship adve...

For the 135th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares her favorite porn du jour: LeoLulu. Tune in for her glowing review. For more LeoLulu: Follow LeoLulu on Twitter @LeoLulu_XXX Follow LeoLulu on Instagram @leoluluofficial Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: https://linktr.ee/cocopeepshow Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: Our Sponsor, FLESHLIGHT, ...

For the 134th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Amir Marashi, aka "The Vagina Whisperer" (@nycgyno on Instagram), for a fun and informative episode that spans from orgasms to endometriosis and Freud to Fear of Flying. We also discuss misconceptions about the clitoris and how that even affects doctors, different treatment options for post-menopausal women and others who need a boost (including Cliovana and "the love treatment"), his natural lube recommendation fro...

For the 133rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak revisits a favorite conversation with Alexander Cheves — sex writer, sex worker, sex educator, and author of My Love is a Beast: Confessions — for LGBT History Month. In addition to fisting 101 tips, Alex shares his experiences coming out, living with HIV in a post-PrEP world (vs. in the 80s or even ten years ago), becoming a sex worker, becoming a sex writer, and writing his memoir My Love is a Beast: Confessions. We also di...

For the 132nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Mistress Colette Pervette, a professional Dominatrix of 19 years. As an Educatrix, Colette teaches the art and practice of FemDom and BDSM to women and couples. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from UC Berkeley, where her research focuses on misconceptions and conceptual change. Through her teaching and writing, she dispels misconceptions about kink, sex work, and alternative sexuality. She guides women and femmes to f...

Today I'm sharing a clip from another show on the Pleasure Podcasts network: a hilarious and oh-so-informative podcast, The Horny Housewife. Your host Jordyn Hakes is raw, unfiltered, and a bit salacious, discussing all things sex, the realities of marriage, and answering YOUR burning questions while always protecting anonymity. Find out more and where to follow Jordyn at thehornyhousewifepodcast.com. Today's clip features two listener questions- listen in to hear how much oral you “should” be p...

For the 131st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Diana Greene Foster, who's responsible for some fascinating and groundbreaking research on abortion and contraceptives. Dr. Foster is a professor at the University of California-San Fransisco, the director of research at ANSIRH, and the author of The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—Or Being Denied—An Abortion. In this episode, we dive into the Turnaway Study — why she s...

For the 130th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes artist and writer Roxanne Darling for a special birthday episode. In this episode, Roxanne shares wisdom on love and life from her perspective at 70 years old, including her thoughts on having kids, body positivity, relationships, and self-acceptance. For more from today's guest, Roxanne Darling: Follow Roxanne on Instagram @roxannedarling Follow Roxanne on Twitter @roxannedarling Sign up for Roxanne's newsletter...

For the 129th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Rachel Kramer Bussel, author of How to Write Erotica and editor of over 70 anthologies of erotica, for a lesson in writing erotica. For more from today's guest, Rachel Kramer Bussel: Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachelkramerbussel Follow Rachel on Twitter @raquelita Order Rachel's book How to Write Erotica Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: https://linktr.ee/cocopeepsho...

We’re excited to introduce you to another show on the Pleasure Podcasts network called Erotic Stories. If you’re a fan of erotica and looking for a place to indulge in your wildest fantasies, then you need to listen to Erotic Stories. Each week, Mia will tell you a sensual story in a silky-smooth voice that will surely get you in the mood. Check out more Erotic Stories wherever you get your podcasts. Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: https://linktr.ee/c...

For the 128th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Amy Chan, a woman who not only harnessed the healing opportunity in her breakup but turned it into her life's work. Amy Chan is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp and author of Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart. If you've recently been dumped or are struggling to get over a past relationship, this episode is for you! This is the ultimate breakup recovery guide to help you not just survive but th...

For the 127th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak takes you inside the historic reopening of Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, now officially America's only union strip club — and only the second club to unionization in the country, period, after strippers at San Francisco’s Lusty Lady organized the Exotic Dancers Union in 1997. On Monday, May 15th, lawyers representing the owners of the Star Garden agreed to recognize the union and meet with the Actors’ Equity Association acros...

For the 126th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes you to a summer squirt fest with sex educators extraordinaire Lola Jean — the two-time world record holder for volume squirting — and Samia Burton of Sexual Essentials. First, Lola Jean explains her different sexual revolutions, how she discovered she could squirt, how she became a two-time world-record-setting squirter, and the two types of squirters. Then, Samia Burton shares a thrilling primer on squirting and the...

For the 125th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak celebrates her third anniversary on OnlyFans with a reflection on what she's learned from her time on the platform (regarding body image, boundaries, and more), plus marketing tips and an accounting of how much money she's made. For links related to this episode: Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: https://linktr.ee/cocopeepshow You can also follow and/or subscribe to Courtney's Playb...

For the 124th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes writer and sex worker advocate Antonia Crane. Antonia is the founder of Strippers United (formerly Soldiers of Pole), the author of the sex work memoir Spent, and a current Ph.D. candidate at USC. As you may know from the recent episode with Velveeta of the newly unionized Star Garden strippers in North Hollywood, California, they were hugely inspired by the Lusties of the Lusty Lady in San Francisco. The Lusties wer...

This week, we're taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to share a preview of another great podcast from the Pleasure Podcasts network. It's called American Sex, and on a mission to change our dysfunctional relationship with shame & pleasure, hosts Sunny Megatron & Ken Melvoin-Berg tackle taboo topics with lighthearted humor & down-to-earth relatability. This clip is from episode #170, entitled "Taboo BDSM Play." In it, guest Mollena Williams-Haas discusses making sense of our d...

For the 123rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes writer and sex worker advocate Antonia Crane. Antonia is the founder of Strippers United (formerly Soldiers of Pole), the author of the sex work memoir Spent, and a current Ph.D. candidate at USC. We've covered sex worker labor rights a lot on this podcast, and today, I'm sharing a pivotal interview with Antonia Crane from 2019 that helped start it all. As you may know from the recent episode with Velveeta of the new...

Today I'm sharing a preview of another great podcast from the Pleasure Podcasts network that I think you’ll enjoy. On Sluts and Scholars, therapist and sexologist Nicoletta Heidegger talks with diverse professionals about all things pleasure and sexuality. In this preview, strap in for some strap-on information with sex and pleasure educator Luna Matatas. Nicoletta and Luna talk about pegging, anal play, and why it is so hard to just receive pleasure. Join these slutty scholars as they help to m...