Men write Jaclyn letters -- and they're good! Plus advice for a listener who hates being called a "late bloomer," and repro rights rockstar Renee Bracey Sherman helps us look past November 8 to the abortion & birth control fights we need to be ready for next year and beyond. All in one jam-packed quickiesode.

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Attention all nasty women: just because you've heard enough from the orange fascist doesn't mean you're ready to vote. There's a lot at stake up and down the ballot for sexual and reproductive freedom, so Jaclyn caught up with repro rights rockstar Renee Bracey Sherman to shed some light on some key fights involving sex ed, abortion access, condoms, porn, the minimum wage and more.

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Advice about making meaning out of a dumpster fire full of flaming poop, and advice about learning to love using a vibrator during partnered sex! Featuring the return of the Reality Bytes dynamic duo, Stephanie Beatriz and Courtney Kocak.

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Don't freak out, but Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine Nine's Rosa Diaz) and her bestie Courtney Kocak (writer on Amazon's Danger & Eggs) are Jaclyn's guests on a show about everything: when size actually does matter, why they love and loathe the same things about dating in the age of Tinder, the importance of the female gaze to a rape scene, plus some gratuitous plugs for their favorite places to eat in LA. It's all to celebrate the launch of their sexy and smart new podcast, Reality Bytes.

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What do people mean when they say "bisexual"? What are the class implications of shaming trainwrecks? What does Trump not realize he told you about himself? It's all in this Spare Parts quickiesode, along with some advice for a listener whose partner is being way too careful with her in bed.

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Don't look away: it's the Trainwreck episode. You know the type: Britney Spears shaving her head. Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack” Amy Winehouse dying in front of millions. Jaclyn catches up with Sady Doyle, whose new book is all about women who behave "badly" and why we so love to hate them.

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Like, what do words mean anyhow when it comes to sex and gender? Transgender artist and educator and all around delightful person Rebecca Kling joins Jaclyn to answer a listener’s thorny question about how any of us know what it feels like to be a woman, what sexuality & gender ideas we wish there was better language for and which words we love the most, That’s What She Said jokes, pudding, and more.

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No, that's not an oxymoron. Jaclyn's joined by legendary sex educator and feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino to talk about what's in their own personal spank bank, why the policing of women's fantasies won't die, the fine line between breaking the taboo on rape fantasies and promoting rape, and what happens when you ask a panel of porn producers, performers and scholars what they watch to get off. Oh, and we get a little meta.

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United Nations trainer and MTV host Francisco Ramirez travels the globe making the world safer for sexual pleasure, then (once he explains the numerous dildos in his bag to customs) dispenses free sex advice in NYC’s parks and streets.In this rewind episode, Jaclyn talks with him about making the impossible possible, misinterpreting the hanky code, how he became the hero he needed, and the deep magic of being vulnerable with strangers.

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From cartoons depicting Sanders spanking Clinton to the slut-shaming of Melania Trump, this election cycle is Exhibit A in the ways women in the political eye are sexualized in the service of electoral leverage. Jaclyn is joined by writer and media critic Soraya Chemaly, and they get into everything, from the revealing political preferences of PornHub users, to the real-world electoral impact of Who's Nailin' Paylin, to the shock of Michelle Obama's sleevelessness.

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