Hey all! This is the last episode of Juicy Bits so listen good and hard. We're revisiting our most popular interview, with Dr. Richard Prum of Yale University. It's about duck sex, so turns out y'all are a bunch of furries. Reading the companion article, Duck Sex and Feminism Have More In Common Than You Thought. It's been a pleasure talking to you about sex stuff these past few months. Keep reading me on BTRtoday.   00:00 - Mic Break 02:20 - Second Guess - Gabrielle Marlena 06:52 - Duck...

We're talking capitalist sex education and philanthropy with Jacqueline Haines, found of Vavven, a sex toy seller that donates a third of its profits to sex education around the world. Courtesy of Jacqueline Haines   00:00 - Mic Break 03:20 - Trust - High Waisted 06:04 - Vavvan 27:15 - Door - High Waisted 30:50 - Send Off 31:10 - Party In The Back - High Waisted 33:14 - Finish

It's the second half of our conversation with the fabulous Effy Blue, relationship coach and expert. Let her be your sherpa into the world of sex/play parties and learn how to ask *enthusiastically* what people are into. Consent is fun, it ain't a chore. Courtesy of Effy Blue 00:00 - Mic Break 03:57 - Pushing Up - Mr. Flannery and His Feelings 06:56 - Play Parties with Effy Blue 24:37 - Dance of Love - Mr. Flannery and His Feelings 27:02 - Send Off 27:37 - Full Grown and Ready - Mr....

Today we're talking all about "relationships by design," with relationship coach and expert Effy Blue. Open relationships, exclusive relationships, polyamory, there are a million and one ways to construct your relationship and we talk about ALL. OF. THEM. Courtesy of Effy Blue   00:00 - Mic Break 00:54 - A Box At The Dog Track - Ryan Michael Block 03:52 - Relations By Design with Effy Blue 25:25 - The Gyrator - Mo Meets Mongoose 28:25 - Send Off 28:43 - Alan Alda - Nodding Tree...

There's an app for everything -- including STDs. We talk with Brian Stacy, co-founder and CEO of Biem Health, a sexual health app that makes STD testing easy and stigma-free. Courtesy of Biem Health 00:00 - Mic Break 00:19 - Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones, and James Comey 02:52 - High Beams - Trevor Sensor 06:15 - Biem Health with Bryan Stacy 21:55 - Andy Warhol’s Dream - Trevor Sensor 25:07 - Send Off 25:22 - The Money Gets Bigger - Trevor Sensor 30:19 - Finish

Today we’re talking with Dr. Richard Prum, an evolutionary ornithologist at Yale University. He studies bird sex and writes about the intersections of animal sex and human sexual politics. His book, The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World -- and Us, is on bookshelves now. We talk about finding answers about human reproductive politics in animal sex selection. 00:00 - Mic Break 01:13 - High Beams - Trevor Sensor 04:36 - Duck Sex, with Dr....

Today we're in our sparkling new studio with Kris Jandler, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Emojibator, the first and only vibrator shaped after the iconic sexting emoji, the eggplant/penis. It's not just for vegans. Courtesy of Emojibator Courtesy of Emojibator     00:00 - Mic Break 00:59 - Tenderness - Adult Mom 03:09 - Emojibator with Kris Jandler 11:59 - J Station - Adult Mom 14:32 - Emojibator with Kris Jandler 22:28 - Full Screen - Adult Mom 25:05 - Send Off 25:24 -...

Today we're talking sex tech with Bryony Cole, host of the podcast Future of Sex. From neanderthal dildos to sex dolls, sex tech ain't new but it's definitely evolving. Courtesy of Pixabay   00:00 - Mic Break 00:19 - Master of None’s Manic Pixie Dream Girl 04:30 - Baby, You’re Out - Mac Demarco 07:03 - Future of Sex with Bryony Cole 23:58 - One Another - Mac Demarco 26:41 - Send Off 26:55 - Still Beating - Mac Demarco 29:56 - Finish

It's Masturbation Month! Grab your vibrators, your dildos, your Frankenstein Fleshlights, whatever you need to tickle your bits and listen to the sultry sounds of my voice while you're at it. We're talking about sex toy distributor Lovehoney's new survey about people's masturbation habits. Turns out people like it, who knew. Later, we're talking with comedian Kate Willet about her comedy and communal living. Follow her on Twitter @katewillet. Courtesy of Kate Willet 00:00 - Mic...

Today we’re talking with Professor Gretchen Ely, lead author on the study “Where Are They Now and How Far Must They Go? Examining location and travel distance in U.S. Abortion Funds Patients.” I also go on a slight tangent about this here talking, insulting vibrator. Because we don't have enough s****y things in the world. 00:00 - Mic Break 04:00 - How I feel Now - Hot Flash Heat Wave 08:34 - Where Are They Now? with Gretchen Ely 26:30 - Gold Years - Hot Flash Heat Wave 30:20 - Send...

This week we're talking about the Unity Tour that Bernie Sanders and new DNC Chair Tom Perez have embarked on, and what their rejection of reproductive rights as a fundamental part of the progressive platform means for American women. Later we are joined by Olivia Harrison, a writer for female-centric platform Refinery29, to talk about queefing and other aspects of women's bodies that have been ostracized as "gross." This newly relevant bit aired on a previous episode of my former podcast,...

So today is part 2 of our chat with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work for the Museum of Sex and the process of getting ads for a sex museum into public spaces like the subway. SURPRISE it's difficult. We're also saying goodbye to BFF Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who has announced he will not run for reelection and may not even finish his term. Bye Felicia. 00:00 - Mic Break 08:14 - Love Is Love - Woods 13:15 - Sexy Ads, With The Museum of Sex 21:51 - Lost In A Crowd - Woods 24:55 - Send...

Today we’re talking with Lissa Rivera and Trey Tyler about their work at the Museum of Sex here in New York. Lissa is a photographer and associate curator and Trey is the senior designer. We're talking with them about the museum's current exhibition, Night Fever: New York Disco 1977-1979, The Bill Bernstein Photographs. "The unique context of these clubs allowed for unprecedented interaction between groups — straights danced with gays, whites with blacks and Latinos, young with old, and...

I’m sitting down with Haylin Belay, a health educator who specializes in human sexuality, and has been teaching people how to lead safe and awesome sex lives for over seven years. "I don't just talk about sex - I know about it." 00:00 - Mic Break 00:48 - Make Out - OxenFree 04:28 - Teaching Sex Ed With Haylin Belay 28:49 - Run for the Night - OxenFree 34:16 - Send Off 34:34 - Lucky - OxenFree 37:45 - Finish

Today we’re sitting down with Elizabeth Weitzen, event and theatrical producer for Shag, an awesome shop in Brooklyn that bills itself as more of a "sexy shop," as it fuses sex and art. They sell everything from hot massage candles to giant vibrating butt plugs to decorative bronze, vulva-shaped door handles. Elizabeth produces Shag Playhouse, Shag's experimental and erotic theater company. We're talking sexy dinner theater and bizarre sex shop patrons. Get ready. 00:00 - Mic Break 02:29 -...

Today we’re sitting down with BTR's own Becca Chodorkoff, a writer and musician. She currently sings and plays bass in her band “Drug Couple” with her boyfriend Miles Robinson. They met while he was producing the album “Worst Way” with her former band, Rosebug. we’re talking about sexism in music and art in general, and also what it’s like being in an artistic partnership with your romantic partner. Check out "Worst Way" on Spotify 00:00 - Mic Break 01:16 - Hello - Rosebug 03:41 - Owning...

Today we're talking about BTRtoday'st Irina Groushevaia's, experience with Thinx period underwear. It's possible farting also came up, as it so often does. This was recorded before all the hubbub about sexual harassment of Thinx employees by "She-EO" Miki Agrawal, so apologies that we don't mention it. We're also talking about YouTube's censorship of LGBTQ content under the "YouTube Restricted" viewer option. 00:00 - Mic Break 05:16 - Take Me Back - Alice Jemima 07:49 - Youtube’s LGBTQ...

Today we've got Irina Groushevaia, BTRtoday's Social Media Director and photo blogger, in the studio. We're talking International Women's Day and the Koneko Cat Cafe that joined forces with the Pussy Hat Project to raise money for Planned Parenthood. Check out the rest of the BTRtoday Photo Blog. This episode has ups and downs and is full of feelings left and right. Come feel our feelings with us.   Both photos courtesy of Irina Groushevaia as well as shameless self promotion of myself...

Today is a joint interview with myself and Zach Schepis, host of the BTR podcast Third Eye Weekly, with Carol Robles-Roman, president and CEO of Legal Momentum. It's the largest legal organization dedicated to protecting women's and rights and we'll be talking about her forecasts for the coming years under such a conservative administration as well as Legal Momentum's latest lawsuit against Backpage.com.   00:00 - Mic Break 01:47 - One More Time Please - Jay Som 05:27 - Legal Momentum with...

Today we’re sitting down with Dr. Miriam Forbes, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota whose research is looking at the relationship between sexual quality of life and aging. They found that as people age, they might be having less sex but the sex they’re having might be a heck of a lot better than the sex you’re having. Also apologies to our listeners - due to some technical difficulties, you might hear a screech near the beginning of the interview. 00:00 - Mic Break 06:16 -...

Hey all, we're airing the second half of our interview with the delightful Dirty Lola, founder and host of Sex Ed  A Go Go, New York City's only live sex Q&A that combines sex education with go-go dancing. We're talking about Adult Video News, trans activist and sexy sexy porn star Buck Angel, and how to have the best sex of your life. Seriously, we're going to tell you how to have the best sex of your life. Follow Lola on Twitter @DirtyLola.   00:00 - Mic Break 00:39 - Call Me Up...

A small but dedicated band of queer and ally activists gather outside Trump Tower here in NYC and made out furiously in the name of LGBTQ+ rights. We got some ground coverage and spoke with Vincent De Seno, 19, one of the organizers of the march.   Courtesy of yours truly: Taia Handlin 00:00 - Mic Break 00:26 - C’est pas tout mais - Aquaserge 06:01 - How to protest and how not to protest 10:33 - Breviário - Lula Pena 15:55 - LGBTQ+ March with Vincent De Seno 19:01 - Tour du monde -...

Today we're sitting down and getting dirty with Dirty Lola, founder and host of Sex Ed  A Go Go. It's part go-go dance show, part sex Q&A with Lola and the Pussy Posse. We talk about her journey to becoming a sex "edu-tainer," as she calls herself, and how she formed Sex Ed A Go Go. Follow Lola on Twitter @DirtyLola.   00:00 - Mic Break 00:39 - Shadow Boxing - Kevin Krauter 05:29 - Sex Ed A Go-Go with Dirty Lola 23:59 - Bachelor - Kevin Krauter 29:26 - Send Off 29:37 - Changes -...