Death Cramps: Is This Normal? (from CRAMPED)
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Release Date: 06/04/2025
What 1,500 Women Taught Us About Sensuality with Emily Bendell (Bluebella)
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This week's episode is about an underrated -- and often misreprensented -- asset for pleasure: lingerie! Lingerie can make you feel powerful, beautiful, and sensual, even if you're not with a cishet male partner, or any partner at all! In this episode, DB speaks with Emily Bendell, founder of Bluebella, one of the greatest lingerie brands DB's found yet! GUEST DETAILS was born from a simple idea to create luxurious and sensual lingerie for self-assured women. Founded on the belief that strength and sensuality belong in the everyday, Bluebella understands that beautiful lingerie sets a powerful...
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Prostate orgasms vs penile orgasms: what’s the difference?
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Last week, we talked to Luna Matatas about seducing the butt -- but today, we'll go even deeper (wink wink) on the prostate! What is a prostate orgasm? How do you have one and/or give your partner(s) one? How is it different from a penile orgasm? Let's explore this fun part of the body and find even more pleasure! RECOMMENDED LISTENING TAKE OUR SMUT QUIZFind your page-turning turn-on with our new SMUT QUIZ! In just 5 questions, you'll get right to the good stuff with curated pages, poems, and audios. No slow burn. No fluff. Just pleasure. Take the quiz here: ABOUT SEASON 13 Season 13 of...
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Seducing the Booty: Tips for Pleasurable Anal Play with Luna Matatas
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This week's episode is all about BUTT STUFF! From penetration to rimming to spanking, there can be so much pleasure found in the butt -- yes, even if you're a straight man, and yes, even if you're a cis woman! DB interviews Luna Matatas, THE expert on all things booty, about how to get the most pleasure out of your (or a consenting partner's) butt! GUEST DETAILS is a Sex and Pleasure Educator with over 20 years of experience teaching sex and empowerment workshops. Luna has taught sexual wellness workshops internationally and locally with diverse communities. She celebrates body confidence,...
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Why do some early experiences turn into lifelong fetishes?
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Ever look back on a childhood memory and realize it maybe awakened something in you that you're just now finding... very, very interesting? One of our incredible (and very brave, we LOVE you for this) listeners sent in a question about being in this predicament. Do childhood experiences impact our sexual interests, kinks, and/or fetishes? Why? What's going on psychologically? And does anyone have some ground beef? Asking for... reasons. Have a burning question for DB? Send us an email at ! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Want more updates from DB, sex ed in the news, and more? And if you want to...
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Hardwired for Connection: Intimacy, Pleasure, and Survival with Dr. Justin Garcia
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Are we in an intimacy and loneliness crisis? And if so, what's so bad about that? A lot more than you might think. Dr. Justin Garcia's new book details why intimacy is VITAL for survival in the human species. We are social animals, and that's not something the digital age can get around. Join DB for this BRILLIANT conversation with Dr. Justin Garcia all about what intimacy is, how it works, and why we need it. GUEST DETAILSDr. Justin Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationships. Since 2019, he has served as the Executive Director of...
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What happens in the brain during an orgasm?
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So what ACTUALLY happens in our brains during orgasm to make it feel so good? In this episode, DB breaks down the brain chemistry and neuroscience behind orgasms. Learn about what endorphins actually are (and aren't), the other chemicals in your brain creating other sensations, and how everything comes together ;) A CHANCE TO GIVE US OPINIONS AND WIN $50Want a chance to tell us what you think about the show -- and win $50? Please take our audience survey! This survey should take just five minutes, and it helps us make the best show for YOU! Take our survey here: TAKE OUR SMUT QUIZFind your...
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Baby Gay, Big Pleasure: Coming Out Later in Life with Eva Bloom
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Coming out later in life? Welcome to you! Coming out is such a personal process, whether you're coming out to yourself or your loved ones. In this episode, DB talks with queer coach Eva Bloom all about what coming out later in life can look like. GUEST DETAILS (they/them) is a queer & trans late bloomer coach, community facilitator, and inclusive sex-ed speaker. With training in social psychology and their own lived experience, they help adults come into their queerness with confidence, and university & college students have healthy relationships. Eva is the founder of the...
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The Sex Educator Business Lab: Apply By 2/1/26!
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Ready to Actually Make Money as a Sex Educator? Introducing the Sex Educator Business Lab. Business education for sex educators — finally. ! If you’ve been building content, supporting people, and showing up as a sex educator — but still feel unsure how to turn that work into reliable income — you’re not behind. You’re just missing information no one ever taught you. Most of us were trained in education and care, not brand strategy, sponsorships, or monetization. The result? Guessing, undercharging, burnout, and the belief that financial instability is just “part...
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Testosterone, Pleasure, and the Libido Myth with Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt
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So, what even is testosterone -- and why do so many menopausal women swear by it? DB and her mom Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt dive into a recent New York Times article by Susan Dominus. What does testosterone actually do? Who could benefit from taking it? What are the risks? And why are the only people who can easily access it cis men? (You know why.) GUEST DETAILS is an obstetrician and gynecologist who has been taking care of women of all ages for more than thirty years. She is on LinkedIn, and her practice website is . IN THIS EPISODE by Susan Dominus by Erin Reed by The Anti-Trans Hate...
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Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs (DB on Longest Shortest Time)
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Today, we bring you an episode from one of our favorite pods, — featuring DB as a guest! As the daughter of an OBGYN, Danielle Bezalel learned all about vaginas — but pleasure wasn’t part of the conversation. Now she’s on a mission to help people prioritize pleasure. Tune in as she shares the incident that motivated her to become a sex educator, her own struggles with birth control, the orgasm experiment she did on herself, and tips for getting in the mood as a busy parent. About The Longest Shortest Time The Longest Shortest Time is an award-winning show hosted...
info_outlineOne 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.
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