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The Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

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Release Date: 04/08/2022

PMDD So Problematic I Wrote A Book About It with Chloe Caldwell

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For the 85th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome author Chloe Caldwell for a deep dive into her latest book, The Red Zone, about her experience with PMDD and how that impacted her relationships. The Red Zone: A Love Story is a searching, galvanizing memoir about blood and love: how learning more about her period, PMS, PMDD, and the effects of hormones on moods transformed her relationships — to a new partner, to family, to non-blood kin, and to her own body — from the beloved essayist and author of Women. We discuss how PMDD is different from...

Original Boner Gel Presents... Dick Myths

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For the 84th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome Original Boner Gel founder Manuel Deran to bust some Dick Myths! Sofiya is the host, and Courtney and Manuel go head to head to see who’s more of a penis expert in this fun and informative game. Primary sources for this episode: by Tim Newman for MedicalNewsToday by Suzannah Weiss for Teen Vogue by Brittany Wong for HuffPost by Hannah Smothers for Cosmo Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: Original Boner Gel is the most...

Dick Riding 101 & Intro to Squirting with Samia Burton

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For the 83rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome sex educator extraordinaire Samia Burton to take us to school with Dicking Riding 101 and Intro to Squirting. Samia gives tips for getting out of a sex rut, how to talk to your partner about what’s NOT working in the bedroom, why weight is a non-issue when it comes to dick riding (big girls can grind too!), the importance of scheduling sex and self-love, and a thrilling primer on squirting. For more from today's guest: Follow Samia on Instagram Follow Samia on Twitter Check out Samia’s...

Learning Not to Settle for Crumbs with Emmy Olea

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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 addiction and being raised by an awesome grandma who was her paragon of strength and love — affected her dating life, what it’s like to navigate the element of disclosure when dating as a trans woman, her journey to learning her worth in relationships, and more. This is such a universal and relatable conversation... don't settle for crumbs,...

The Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

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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 blog Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. Nana interviewed over 30 women from the continent of Africa and the diaspora for the book, and they came from a wide variety of identities and lifestyles. In this episode, we hear stories from polygamist, trans, sex worker perspectives — in addition to a woman who went through FGM (female...

Ukraine Under Attack: Journalist Turns Soldier with Yuriy Matsarsky

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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 Defense Unit in Kyiv. He touches on why he left his life in Moscow, what the daily life of a newly minted civilian soldier’s like, propaganda’s effect on his former journalist colleagues, and the difference between actually helping Ukraine and just performing (hint: turns out Facebook statuses are not that helpful, wow who knew). Plus, excerpts...

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

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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 of their popular sex toys. We discuss her journey to becoming a sex toy artist, where she gets her inspiration, her favorite designs, how her work and life changed during COVID, her thoughts on retirement after 26 years (!!!) with Doc Johnson, and more. For more from today's guest: Buy Anjani’s poetry book Check out Anjani’s website Enjoy...

Love Letter to Ukraine

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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, before immigrating to the U.S. in 1994, when she was in middle school. Now, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sofiya revisits the place she first called home, sharing her favorite memories and cultural touchstones, why it's Ukraine instead of "the Ukraine" (which undermines the country's sovereignty), how this war has made us realize our...

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

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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 swell in the United States. For the 4th episode of Mind Trip, Courtney interviews Jesse Jarnow, author of Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America, about the gravitational pull of different underground subcultures and countercultures to seek out psychedelics, how these disparate groups connect and overlap through their curiosity, the impact of...

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

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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 Cleopatra to Sex and the City — and beyond. Primary sources for this episode: by Jen Bell for Hello Clue by Hallie Lieberman for The New York Times by Martha Henriques for BBC Future We need your HELP! We’re up for some Podca$h funding for the show, and, in addition to paying our team, we want to take a trip to Antarctica for a bucket list...

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Nana interviewed over 30 women from the continent of Africa and the diaspora for the book, and they came from a wide variety of identities and lifestyles. In this episode, we hear stories from polygamist, trans, sex worker perspectives — in addition to a woman who went through FGM (female genital mutation) and still has pleasurable sexual experiences. Nana also explains why she identifies as a pan-Africanist. This episode is guaranteed to expand your mind and teach you something new!

For more from today's guest:

Buy Nana’s book The Sex Lives of African Women on Bookshop
Check out Nana’s website darkoathewriter.com
Follow Nana on Twitter @nas009
Follow Nana on Instagram @dfordarkoa

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