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From the archives of Sex Ed with DB, dive into two amazing conversations with directors Molly McGlynn and Sophie Hyde who are both reshaping sex education through their films!

First, hear Molly McGlynn discuss her film Fitting In and why portraying MRKH syndrome on screen is so significant to her. Then hear from Sophie Hyde, who shares her sensitive approach to portraying sex work in making Good Luck to You Leo Grande.

Listen to the full episodes:

"Fitting In" As A Girl Without A Uterus with Molly McGlynn

"Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" with Director Sophie Hyde

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

DB sits down with Cody Daigle-Orians, creator of Ace Dad Advice, to discuss good queer representation and bust common myths and misconceptions about asexuality. They also delve into a recent article in The New York Times about sexless marriages, and answer a listener question on navigating relationships with differing sex drives!

Want more ace content? Listen to our previous episode Asexuality with Daniel Walker!

Cody Daigle-Orians is a writer an asexuality educator. They are the creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social-media based asexuality education project that helps asexual folks and those who are questioning live their best ace lives. Their first book, I AM ACE, is out now and their second book THE ACE AND ARO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE comes out in October.

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• Love Looks Like Lola: A Story Introducing Kids to Ace and Aro Identities and Celebrating Love in Many Forms
• The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide: Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex
• I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

This week, we're bringing you a Best Of episode featuring clips from interviews with Anja Patten and Hannah Croft from the Pleasure Collective, and trauma expert Jimanekia Eborn. Anja and Hannah discuss why everyone deserves pleasurable sex and how it can aid in trauma healing. Jimanekia shares her insights on alternative healing modalities for trauma survivors and what people should know about trauma responses. Tune in for a powerful discussion on pleasure and recovery!

Listen to the full episodes:

Healing Sexual Trauma with The Pleasure Collective

Healing from Trauma with Jimanekia Eborn

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

In this bonus 10-minute clip from our friends over at Diary of a Swinging Couple, Mike and Chloe sit down with Angelique just days after she found out they were in the lifestyle. They touch on the topic of soft swap versus full swap, what "unicorns" are, Angelique learns that Chloe isn't as innocent as she thought, and that swingers actually exist outside of the movies. Mike, Chloe, and Angelique have lots of fun and laughs but most importantly, they dive into how being in the lifestyle has helped improve their confidence. Fun fact: Angelique is Chloe's sister!

About Diary of a Swinging Couple: Diary of a Swinging Couple is hosted by Mike and Chloe, a Canadian couple that has been in the lifestyle for nearly 10 years. Throughout their journey you'll hear as they make new connections, have lots of steamy encounters but, most importantly, talk about the life lessons they learn with every fun (and some not so fun) encounter.

Follow Diary of a Swinging Couple on Instagram @DiaryofaSwingingCouple

DB sits down with Anna Lee, co-founder and CEO of Lioness, to talk about how her biofeedback vibrator is changing the game and making it as easier than ever to understand your body and experience mind-blowing orgasms. They geek out over tracking your pleasure, brainstorm their MVP sex toy lineup, and hear a hilarious voicemail from an adult entertainer listener.

Anna Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Lioness, the startup that built the world's first and only smart vibrator that gives you biofeedback orgasm data through science and sexperiments. Anna was previously a mechanical engineer at Amazon and most recently named one of Newsweek's 10 Innovators Disrupting Healthcare as well as Forbes 30 Under 30. Anna has made it a mission to expand understanding and research in female sexual wellness.

06:39 The birth of Lioness 24:58 Exploring sexual health and tracking your pleasure 28:15 Safeguarding user privacy in sex tech 33:23 The need for more research in sexual health —— Do you have a silly sex story to share, need some advice, or have thoughts on the episode you just heard? Send us a voicemail for a chance to be featured on the podcast!

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

DB, Cathi and Sadie discuss the steamy 2014 movie "Challengers" directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes and what it might teach us about throuples, power plays, and relationship dynamics. Is jealousy normal during a threesome? Is it normal to feel competitive during a threesome? And how does this all realate to "Challengers"? Tune in for a spicy discussion on love, lust, and the games people play...

06:03 Exploring the Threesome Scene and Power Dynamics 14:29 Impact of Injuries and Jealousy in Relationships 23:03 The Intersection of Sports, Desire, and Power Dynamics 27:22 Competition and the Pursuit of Success ——

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ABOUT THE SHOW Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education—delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it's the sex ed you've always wanted. ——

Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Producer: Sadie Lidji Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

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Annie Liontas, author of Sex with a Brain Injury, sits down with DB to discuss the challenges of sex and intimacy after experiencing brain injuries. DB and Annie also answer a listener's question about having sex for the first time with someone you don't know, and play a fun round of sexy trivia!

11:53 Challenges in sex and intimacy when you have a brain injury 21:20 Socio-political impact of brain injuries 25:02 The exclusion of women in medical research 26:21 Navigating sex after a brain injury 32:53 Bedroom Brainiacs: Fun sexy trivia! 43:32 Booty Call! Answering a listener's question about losing virginity

Annie Liontas is the genderqueer author of the queer-crip memoir Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery, which was featured on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross and selected as SELF Magazine's Book of the Month. They co-host the literary podcast LitFriends. At George Washington University, they helped to secure a Mellon Foundation grant on Disability Justice to bring storytelling to communities in the criminal justice system. Annie lives in Philadelphia with their wife, dog, and Email the rabbit.

FIND ANNIE'S BOOKS HEREThe following links are affiliate links to our Bookshop.org shop! We'll receive a percentage back if you buy with our link -- and we hope you will!

• Sex with a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery
• A Manner of Being: Writers on Their Mentors
• Let Me Explain You: A Novel

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

The Sex Ed with DB team discusses the recent New York Times article The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex by Peggy Orenstein, which focuses on the rise of sexual strangulation and choking among teenagers today. DB and the team break down everything you need to know about choking during sex, including risks, the importance of consent, and the need for ongoing conversation around "rough" sex.

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ABOUT THE SHOW Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education—delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it's the sex ed you've always wanted. Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Producer: Sadie Lidji Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

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DB sits down with Dr. Justin Lehmiller to talk sexual fantasies, threesomes, and the impact of porn on our sex lives. Gain psychological insights into why we do what we do in the bedroom, and learn strategies for expressing your sexual fantasies to a partner. Plus, don't miss DB and Justin's advice to a listener hoping to improve their body image! 16:02 Improving relationships through sexual Ffntasies 25:46 Debunking the myth of porn addiction 29:53 Psychological insights into human sexual behavior 36:31 The fantasy and reality of threesomes 47:28 Listener voicemail- how do I improve my body image? Dr. Justin Lehmiller is a social psychologist and Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute. He runs the Sex and Psychology blog and podcast and is author of the popular book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, having been honored three times with the Certificate of Teaching Excellence from Harvard University, where he taught for several years. He is also a prolific researcher who has published more than 50 academic works, including a textbook titled The Psychology of Human Sexuality that is used in college classrooms around the world. FIND DR. JUSTIN LEHMILLER'S BOOKS HERE The following links are affiliate links to our Bookshop.org shop! We'll receive a percentage back if you buy with our link -- and we hope you will!

• Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your Sex Life
• The Psychology of Human Sexuality

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Lion's Den, Uberlube, and Magic Wand.

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser

In this minisode, listen to snippets of some of the BEST orgasm tips from the archives of Sex Ed with DB! DB and Mariah from Sex Ed Files share their go-to techniques for reaching the big O. Then, stick around as DB tackles a listener's question on how to make orgasms even more intense.

Hear the full episodes:

Curious Sex Ed: Orgasms

More Sex Ed: How can I have a stronger orgasm?

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 is Sponsored by:

Lion's Den, Uberlube, and Magic Wand.

Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

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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. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 10 Team:

Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Producer: Sadie Lidji

Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Marketing Coordinator: Mitch Coburn

Social Media Coordinator: Emm-Kirsty Fraser