Underunderstood

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A tweetstorm about men’s role in pregnancy leads Regina to find a man who spent over a decade suppressing his sperm count with a piece of yarn.

Show notes:

  • 00:33 - Wikipedia page for heat-based contraception
  • 00:57 - The movie 'Heat' is the first time Robert De Niro and Al Pacino starred in a movie together
  • 01:31 - Regina would like to state for the record that said baby is now 1 year old, absolutely adorable, and spends significantly less time crying than she did at the time of the initial pitch.
  • 01:40 - The tweet storm that started it all
  • 03:23 - Chris Jenks' website
  • 04:00 - The underwear
  • 04:43 - Billy spent approximately 10 minutes explaining what a cordstop is here. It has been cut down for your entertainment and also because who cares about cordstops this much.
  • 05:41 - Kaleb Dornheim wrote this article about how to tuck safely
  • 08:38 - Chris' LinkedIn page
  • 12:31 - Marthe Voegeli
  • 16:54 - According to Weather Underground, the average temperature of the day was 54 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 20:06 - John K Amory
  • 22:12 - "Breakthrough for male contraceptives?" in Daily Mail UK
  • 27:42 - Elon Musk's net worth is reportedly in the range of 20 billion US dollars
  • 27:50 - Paul Allen - Wikipedia
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