BREAKING NEWS: Mifepristone Accessibility Goes to the Supreme Court with Boom! Lawyered Hosts, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo
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Release Date: 12/20/2023
What Are the On-The-Ground Impacts of the Cuts to Foreign Assistance? (from rePROs Fight Back)
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Within hours of the new administration’s return-to-office, disorder took over. A foreign aid freeze, a stop-work order, and the dismantling of key foreign aid institutions commenced almost immediately. Gayatri Patel, Senior Fellow with rePROs Fight Back, sits down to talk with us about glimmers of hope for protecting this foreign assistance funding and relevant agencies, as well as how we can prepare for the realistic, long-term impacts of these attacks. CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: SEX ED WITH DB SEASON 12 SPONSORS , ,...
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Sex Ed with DB Season 12 is Cumming: ALL ABOUT PLEASURE!
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Ready to have better sex? Start here. This season on Sex Ed with DB, we’re diving into what your high school health class definitely didn’t teach you: how to get more pleasure. Whether you’re trying to orgasm with a partner, explore your kinks, or just feel more confident in your body—this is the season for you. Hit play to hear what we’re covering: solo pleasure, partnered sex, sex toys, porn, fantasies, queer joy, and so much more. Got questions about sex you’ve been too nervous to ask? We’ve got real answers from top experts in the field. Subscribe now so you never miss an...
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Death Cramps: Is This Normal? (from CRAMPED)
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One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus. CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: SEX ED WITH DB SEASON 12 SPONSORS , , & . Get discounts on all of DB’s favorite things ! GET IN TOUCH Email: for hot goss, expert advice, and *the* most salacious stories. FOR...
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What 25 Rom-Coms Taught Me About Sex, Love, and Relationships: Rom-Com Vom Recap
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That’s a wrap on Rom-Com Vom! We made it through a whole season of dissecting the cringiest lessons the rom-coms that raised us tried to teach. In this final episode, DB reflects on what she’s learned through making the show—and what these movies still reveal about love, culture, and ourselves. CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: ROM-COM VOM SEASON 11 SPONSORS: , , & Get discounts on all of DB’s favorite things ! GET IN TOUCH Email: for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health...
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No Strings Attached with Kate Helen Downey: Rom-Com Vom
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It’s the final Rom-Com Vom—and we’re going out with a true vom. DB is joined by the brilliant Kate from to dissect No Strings Attached, a film so bafflingly bad it makes you double-check that yes, it really did come out in 2011. They unpack the film’s deeply weird messages about women, work, and love, from its rare-but-still-weird period scene to its tired idea that ambitious women just need to be “fixed” by emotionally unavailable men. CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: ROM-COM VOM SEASON 11 SPONSORS: , , & Get...
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DB's TV Review: Dying For Sex
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In this week’s bonus ep: DB reviews Dying for Sex, a show about what happens when a terminal diagnosis blows your whole life open, and catalyzes a chaotic late-stage sexual awakening. She breaks down what the show gets right about trauma and autonomy, and how it captures the weird and tender reality of female friendship. Mentioned in this episode: Sign up now: CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: ROM-COM VOM SEASON 11 SPONSORS: , , , & . Get discounts on all of DB’s favorite things ! GET IN TOUCH...
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13 Going on 30 with Paul Caiola: Rom-Com Vom
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This week, we are thrilled (wink wink) to review 13 Going on 30! DB and Paul talk about the ethics of age-gap romance when time travel is involved, and why 2000s films were so obsessed with pitting women against each other. Plus: dollhouses, dream jobs, and whether Matty is actually too good for Jenna. GUEST DETAILS Since 2019, Paul has been one-half of the creative team behind , a podcast devoted to movies, nostalgia, friendship, and inappropriate jokes. Paul spends a great deal of time singing along to musicals and reading X-Men comics. There are multiple videos of him performing...
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How do I get out of the friend zone?
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Inspired by this week's Rom Com Vom episode on the disastrous Just Friends, DB answers a listener's question about getting out of the friend zone... Mentioned in this episode: CONNECT WITH US Instagram: TikTok: Twitter: Threads: YouTube: ROM-COM VOM SEASON 11 SPONSORS: , , , & . Get discounts on all of DB’s favorite things ! GET IN TOUCH Email: for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions! FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: ABOUT THE SHOW is your go-to podcast for...
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Just Friends with Lauren Passell and Holly Brown: Rom-Com Vom
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Buckle up, it's Just Friends week on Rom Com Vom! DB is joined by Holly Brown and Lauren Passell of Tink Media to break down reformed fuckboys, friend zone mythology, and why this movie still kind of slaps, even when it sincerely shouldn’t. GUEST DETAILS is the founder of Tink Media, a podcast growth and strategy company, and the editor of Podcast the Newsletter. She teaches podcast marketing and PR classes and is a judge for The Webbys, The Signal Awards, The Ambies, The International Podcast Awards, and more. is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian who loves to joke about death,...
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Taming the Busy Brain with Dr. Romie (from Be Well, Sis)
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Today we’re sharing an episode from one of our wellness podcast faves: . Hosted by Dr. Cassandre Dunbar, the show is dedicated to providing resources for Black millennial women to be their best selves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You’ll hear an excerpt from the episode Taming the Busy Brain with Dr. Romie: Strategies for Stress, Success, and Self-Care. In this episode Dr. Cassandre chats with renowned neurologist and wellness expert, Dr. Romie, to dig into how chronic stress impacts the brain and the surprising link between thyroid health and mental wellness. -- Want...
info_outlineHave you heard that the Supreme Court will be ruling on Mifepristone accessibility soon but you aren't really sure what the case is all about? This episode is here to help. Jess and Imani from the Boom! Lawyered podcast bring their legal expertise to the show to help us navigate the latest Supreme Court case on abortion pills and what it could mean for the future of reproductive healthcare in America. We break down what the upcoming case truly represents—a battle over reproductive autonomy, heavily influenced by politics rather than science. Tune in as we unravel the layers of this critical legal battle and its potential impact on the future of reproductive rights.
Find more from Jess and Imani:
Imani is Editor-at-Large for Rewire News Group, where she covers law and courts and co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered. Imani also began and continues to write the Angry Black Lady Chronicles.
Jess is the SVP and Executive Editor at Rewire News Group and co-host of the Boom! Lawyered podcast. She's also co-author of The End of Roe v Wade: Inside the Right's Plan to End Legal Abortion
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About Sex Ed with DB:
Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experts. We discuss topics such as birth control, pleasure, LGBTQ+ health and rights, abortion, consent, BDSM, sex and disability, HIV, sex in the media, and more.
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Sex Ed with DB, Season 9 Team:
Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)
Producer and Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen
Producer and Communications Coordinator: Sadie Lidji
Marketing Coordinator: Kate Fiala