Sex Ed with DB: smart, science-backed sex education

In this first episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 4, we chat about Ovee, a hub for folks with vaginas, with Maddy Siriouthay. Maddy (she/her) is a writer, designer and creative technologist dedicated to social good, education and community. She is the CCO and Co-founder of Ovee, a sexual and reproductive health hub for women (and people with vaginas), which is committed to the re-education and the destigmatization of the body. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the Lao/tian American National Alliance (LANA), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing, uplifting, and uniting the Lao/tian American community, with recent efforts being addressing recent deportation orders and the 2020 Census.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 4 Team:

Creator, Co-Producer, Sound Engineer and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Co-Producer and Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Andrea Forgacs

Website: Alex Morton

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About the podcast:

Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ voices and people of color. We discuss topics such as intersex rights, abortion, dominatrixes, sex toys, queer sex ed, sex and disabilities, HIV, sex in entertainment, and more.

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In this tenth episode (part 2) of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we chat about sex ed on stage with the wonderful Una Aya Osato. Una aka exHOTic other aka Norms is a performer, writer and educator from NYC, who dynamically merges her art and politics. She is a co-founder of the renowned troupe brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque, who have a queer POC monthly show called "Compost Bin!" in Brooklyn. Una and her sister Michi Ilona Osato's written work can be found in adrienne maree brown's NY Times Bestseller book "Pleasure Activism" in their chapter: Burlesque and Liberation. Check her out at www.UnaOsato.com.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq

In this tenth episode (part 1) of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we chat about sex ed in the media with distinguished pun queen, Alix Fox. Alix is a multi award-winning broadcaster / journalist / sex educator. She's a script consultant on hit Netflix series Sex Education; co-host of BBC Radio 1's comedy podcast Unexpected Fluids; and has answered listeners' most intimate questions as an X-rated Agony Aunt on The Modern Mann show for almost half a decade. She's funny, goofy, and an all around wonderful human being.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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In this ninth episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we chat about sex toys in New York City with the incredible Sid Azmi and Janet Lieberman-Lu. Sid is the owner of and the head educator at the beloved Brooklyn-based educated pleasure shop Please. Please is the epicenter of Sid's mission to change the way people think and talk about sex, and bring it to the mainstream as a daily indulgence for everyone, and anyone, at various stages of life. Janet is Chief Technology and Product Officer at Dame Products (@DameProducts). After graduating from MIT with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2007, Lieberman-Lu designed everything from dustpans to 3D printers before deciding to start her own company - to be the change she wanted to see in the world.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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In this eighth episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we discuss all things HIV and PrEP with three amazing guests: Ashwini Hardikar, Less McCullars, and Thandi Harris. Ashwini is Director of Grants Administration at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. She is an advocate for relevant sexual health education and access to resources across the lifespan. Less is an HIV case manager at The LGBTQ Center in Manhattan. His work is centered around HIV prevention as well as advocating for people living with HIV. Thandi is an avid and passionate HIV activist and spokeswoman of Positive Women's Network.Currently, she does community outreach at W.O.R.L.D (Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases), the only organization in the bay area that supports women living with HIV and their families.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq, HIV, AIDS, PReP

In this seventh episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we talk about the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships. First up, we have Tracy MacNeal. Tracy is an engineer, a healthcare innovator, a mother, and a champion for women's health. Fueled by two decades in medical innovation, as CEO of Materna Medical, she maintains a focus that is both personal and universal. We then have One Love's Engagement Coordinator, Sam Hanson, and Executive Director of the New York Tri-State Region, Ellen Blais. One Love educates young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq, love, relationships, relationship advice, abuse, communication, boundaries

In this sixth episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we address how to be inclusive of queer identities and experiences in sex ed curriculum. First up we have the amazing Andy Duran. Andy is a Bay Area native sexual health educator and the Education Director for Good Vibrations. As a trainer for over 15 years, this California bear cub and proud blue collar dandy loves providing accurate and accessible sex information with hopes to arouse curiosity and spread truth. We then have the wonderfully wise Fatmata Bah. Fatmata is a Peer Health Educator at The Door - A Center of Alternatives. In a space dedicated to approaching youth development in a holistic sense, they relish in the chance to broaden young people's ideas around sexuality.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq, queer, queer inclusive, lgbtqia, lgbt rights, queer rights

In this fifth episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we talk about consent and what it could and should look like in different environments. First on the podcast we have Jaclyn Freidman. Jaclyn is a writer, educator and activist, and creator of four books including Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape and her latest, Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All. We also have on Daniel Saynt. Daniel is the Chief Conspirator of the movement brand New Society for Wellness aka NSFW, a members-only club and a creative agency for sexual wellness and cannabis brands.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team:

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

Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance

Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone

Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper

Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran

Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq, consent, communication, respect, boundaries

In this fourth episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we chat about the intersections of sex and mental health (and trust us, there are quite a few). First, we have on the lovely Mia Davis. Mia is the Founder & CEO of tabú, a revitalized approach to sexual and mental health care. We then talk unintentional celibacy and other dating stories with the hilarious Olive Persimmon, author of The Coitus Chronicles and Unintentionally Celibate.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team:

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

Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance

Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone

Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper

Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran

Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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Keywords: sex ed, sex, education, sexual wellness, sexual education, wellness, sexual health, health, adult, relationships, lgbtq, mental health, mental wellness

In this bonus episode of Sex Ed with DB (Vote For Pleasure: Part 2), Season 3, I get shwasty with my bestie Safeena Mecklai, NYU second year Law Student and all around genius/role model/real model. We talk politics, why voting matters, and who out of the dem candidates actually cares about sex ed.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team:

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

Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance

Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone

Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper

Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran

Website: Alex Morton

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team:

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

Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance

Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone

Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper

Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran

Website: Alex Morton

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CONNECT WITH US Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb Twitter: @sexedwithdb Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast YouTube: Sex Ed with DB

OUR SPONSORS Lion's Den, Uberlube, & Magic Wand. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here!

GET IN TOUCH Email: [email protected] Subscribe to our newsletter for behind-the-scenes content and answers to your sexual health questions!

FOR SEXUAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Check out DB's workshop: "Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand"

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.

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