Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and our bodies that touches down in taboo territory.Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @embodiedwunc. You can find Anita on Twitter @anisrao.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 12 hours 14 minutes
Advocated: How Disabled Activists Are Shaping Climate Justice
Anita marks Earth Day by meeting three disability activists who share how their lives and bodies have been impacted by global warming — and how their wisdom could shift climate conversations.
Bonus Episode: The Parent Trap, from Love Letters
Sharing something special today, an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss and the human heart, all served with a side of advice by Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein.
Undertaken: The Next Generation Of Funeral Directors
Anita meets two young funeral directors who felt called to this work at a young age, and they take her inside their world.
Singled: Inside The Only-Child Family (Revisited)
Anita hears three perspectives on single-kid families (including that of former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins) and learns why the debunked mythology around only children still lingers today.
Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy (Revisited)
Anita gets the truth about vibrator history and meets the engineer behind the first-ever “smart” vibrator.
Transitioned: When One Partner Comes Out As Trans
Anita meets two couples who continued to choose each other after one partner came out as trans: a South African couple in their 20s and an American couple who went through a transition after 22 years of marriage.
Bonus Episode: Can Couples Learn to Argue Better? from The Happiness Lab
No matter how much you love your partner, your relationship will never be totally free from disagreement. And nor should it be, say researchers Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman. We actually just need to learn to argue better.
Signed: How ASL Became A Language Of Resistance
Anita talks to two Deaf artists about how ASL gave them tools for self-understanding and artistic expression. Then she learns from two scholars about Black American Sign Language (BASL).
Tingled: Your Brain And Heart On ASMR
Anita talks to a physiologist who's been exploring the science of ASMR for the past decade. Plus, she meets an ASMR artist and a woman who turned to the world of Boyfriend ASMR to heal her broken heart.
Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know
Anita talks with two egg donors about why they donated and what they wish they'd known earlier. Plus, a medical anthropologist shines a light on the messy world of donor compensation.