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Private Parts: Stories about the science of intimate areas
This week we present two stories from people who had disastrous moments with their own genitals.
Part 1: Lonely after her move to New York City, Adrien Behn finds a friend in her copper IUD.
Part 2: While recovering from prostate cancer surgery, Dana Strout finds a creative solution to his incontinence.
Adrien Behnis a triple threat storyteller: she is a podcaster, writer, and live story performer. She has been featured in the New York Times and has self-produced her first podcast, Strangers Abroad, a narrative travel podcast. You can find her performing around the city or in her kitchen making pies.
Dana Strout is a Maine native, with roots in this state going back over 300 years. He is a practicing attorney in the Camden/Rockport area, specializing in construction law. He is a photographer working in 19th and early 20th century processes, and was an on air programmer for many years on WERU Community Radio. He currently lives with his wife Dorie and two cats in Camden, and enjoys gymnastics, a warped sense of humor and a good story.
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