The 40 Year-Old Virgin with Caitlin Durante

Legally Blonde with Brandon Kyle Goodman

In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods follows her ex to Harvard Law to win him back—only to realize she’s way too good for him. But does the movie actually challenge the system, or just find a way to play by its rules? This week, Brandon Kyle Goodman (Big Mouth, Tell Me Something Messy) joins DB to talk about why this movie still resonates, where it falls short on representation, and whether its brand of feminism is as empowering as we remember. Plus: the camp, the class privilege, and why Hollywood can’t let a woman succeed without giving her a love story. Guest details Brandon Kyle Goodman is a writer, actor, and host. Best known for writing and voicing on the Netflix series "Big Mouth." Currently they host the iHeart sex podcast Tell Me Something Messy where the intention is to destroy shame around sex by talking about sex with humor and heart. They can also be seen hosting the E! news series RE!CAP covering the awards season. Instagram @brandonkylegoodman TikTok@brandonkgood website: brandonkylegoodman.com [https://brandonkylegoodman.com] --------------------- SEXUAL HEALTH PROS! Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] (https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop]). CONTACT Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com [sexedwithdb@gmail.com]. FOLLOW SEX ED WITH DB * Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/] * TikTok: @sexedwithdb [https://www.tiktok.com/@sexedwithdb] * Twitter : @sexedwithdb [https://x.com/SexEdwithDB] * Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@sexedwithdbpodcast] * YouTube: Sex Ed with DB [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/merch]! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here [https://sexedwithdb.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=51ec01b449c64e631fae63148&id=1a72846334]. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB Sex Ed with DB [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/] 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.  THE ROM-COM VOM TEAM * Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) * Producer: Sadie Lidji * Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen * Content Creation: Mitch Coburn and Emm-Kirsty Fraser * Marketing manager: Wil Williams

Sleepless in Seattle with Talia Koren

In Sleepless in Seattle, a woman hears a stranger’s voice on the radio and decides she has to be with him. A few cross-country flights, some light stalking, and one dramatic Empire State Building finale later— a recipe for true love? Or just another rom-com ignoring boundaries in the name of "destiny?" This week, Talia Koren (Dating Intentionally) joins DB to unpack the film’s gender dynamics, its borderline obsessive premise, and why rom-coms always overlook the stable, reliable guy. Guest details Talia Koren is the host of the Dating Intentionally podcast which is dedicated to helping daters enjoy the process of finding an amazing match in an authentic way. On her show and Instagram, Talia shares lessons she learned from her dating "experiment" as well as wisdom from guests who are specialists, therapists, authors and other daters. IG: @dating.intentionally [https://www.instagram.com/dating.intentionally/] --------------------- SEXUAL HEALTH PROS! Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] (https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop]). CONTACT Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com [sexedwithdb@gmail.com]. FOLLOW SEX ED WITH DB * Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/] * TikTok: @sexedwithdb [https://www.tiktok.com/@sexedwithdb] * Twitter : @sexedwithdb [https://x.com/SexEdwithDB] * Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@sexedwithdbpodcast] * YouTube: Sex Ed with DB [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/merch]! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here [https://sexedwithdb.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=51ec01b449c64e631fae63148&id=1a72846334]. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB Sex Ed with DB [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/] 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.  THE ROM-COM VOM TEAM * Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) * Producer: Sadie Lidji * Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen * Content Creation: Mitch Coburn and Emm-Kirsty Fraser * Marketing manager: Wil Williams

The Wedding Planner with Liza Treyger

J.Lo and Matthew McConaughey star in one of the most early 2000s rom-coms of all time, complete with a near-death meet-cute and a love triangle that ignores all workplace ethics. But is The Wedding Planner actually romantic...? Or just a lesson in emotional cheating? This week, comedian Liza Treyger joins DB to unpack the film’s messy gender politics, its weird obsession with wedding culture, and why Steve might be one of rom-com history’s most gaslight-y love interests. Guest details Named one of Variety’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch,” and a comic who 'shines where sex and politics intersect’ by The New York Times, Liza’s [https://www.glittercheese.com/] first ever hour-long comedy special entitled “Night Owl” is heading to Netflix and will drop globally on January 28, 2025. It comes on the heels of “Glittercheese,” a half-hour she taped for Comedy Central, as well as a half-hour she put together for Netflix’s stand-up collection “The Degenerates.” A true multi-hyphenate, in addition to working in film and television, Liza hosts the successful podcast That’s Messed Up: An SUV podcast (Exactly Right Media) which averages over half a million monthly downloads. --------------------- SEXUAL HEALTH PROS! Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] (https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop]). CONTACT Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com [sexedwithdb@gmail.com]. FOLLOW SEX ED WITH DB * Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/] * TikTok: @sexedwithdb [https://www.tiktok.com/@sexedwithdb] * Twitter : @sexedwithdb [https://x.com/SexEdwithDB] * Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@sexedwithdbpodcast] * YouTube: Sex Ed with DB [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/merch]! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here [https://sexedwithdb.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=51ec01b449c64e631fae63148&id=1a72846334]. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB Sex Ed with DB [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/] 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.  THE ROM-COM VOM TEAM * Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) * Producer: Sadie Lidji * Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen * Content Creation: Mitch Coburn and Emm-Kirsty Fraser * Marketing manager: Wil Williams

The 40 Year-Old Virgin with Caitlin Durante

The 40-Year-Old Virgin launched a comedy empire—but does it still hold up, or is it best left in the mid-2000s? From outdated jokes to cringeworthy gender politics, this Judd Apatow classic has a lot to answer for. This week, comedian and Bechdel Cast co-host Caitlin Durante joins DB to break down its virginity-obsessed premise, the way it treats female pleasure as a punchline, and why so many early 2000s comedies leaned on casual misogyny and homophobia for laughs. Guest details Caitlin Durante is a comedian, writer, and co-host of The Bechdel Cast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bechdel-cast/id1180733925], a podcast that examines movies through an intersectional feminist lens. You can follow them on Instagram at @caitlindurante and check out caitlindurante.com --------------------- SEXUAL HEALTH PROS! Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] (https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop]). CONTACT Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com [sexedwithdb@gmail.com]. FOLLOW SEX ED WITH DB * Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/] * TikTok: @sexedwithdb [https://www.tiktok.com/@sexedwithdb] * Twitter : @sexedwithdb [https://x.com/SexEdwithDB] * Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@sexedwithdbpodcast] * YouTube: Sex Ed with DB [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/merch]! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here [https://sexedwithdb.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=51ec01b449c64e631fae63148&id=1a72846334]. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB Sex Ed with DB [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/] 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.  THE ROM-COM VOM TEAM * Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) * Producer: Sadie Lidji * Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen * Content Creation: Mitch Coburn and Emm-Kirsty Fraser * Marketing manager: Wil Williams

Good Bad Things with Steve Way and Danny Kurtzman

This week on Rom-Com Vom, we’re switching things up! Instead of cringing our way through a rom-com relic, we’re talking about a brand-new release that’s changing the game and pushing the genre forward. Good Bad Things [https://www.goodbadthings.com/] puts a disabled love story front and center—no pity, no clichés, just a rom-com that finally gets it right. Danny Kurtzman, the film’s star, co-writer, and producer, and Steve Way, executive producer, join DB to talk about breaking stereotypes, rewriting rom-com history, and what it really means to see yourself on screen. Plus: the deep friendship at the heart of this love story, the worst disability tropes that need to die, and why it matters who gets to tell these stories. Guest details Danny Kurtzman [https://dannykurtzman.cargo.site/INFO] is a physically disabled actor, model, entrepreneur, and advocate for the disabled community. Today Danny's passion lies in making this world a more powerful place for all disabled individuals by using his platform to spread his disability pride and tell the world that despite being physically disabled that he says "there's nothing wrong with my body." Danny just wrapped his first feature film, Good Bad Things, where he's the main actor alongside the talented Brett Dier and Jessica Parker Kennedy. Danny also co-wrote and Produced Good Bad Things with his childhood friend and talented director Shane D. Stanger. --------------------- SEXUAL HEALTH PROS! Check out DB’s workshop: Building A Profitable Online Sexual Health Brand [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] (https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/workshop]). CONTACT Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com [sexedwithdb@gmail.com]. FOLLOW SEX ED WITH DB * Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/] * TikTok: @sexedwithdb [https://www.tiktok.com/@sexedwithdb] * Twitter : @sexedwithdb [https://x.com/SexEdwithDB] * Threads: @sexedwithdbpodcast [https://www.threads.net/@sexedwithdbpodcast] * YouTube: Sex Ed with DB [https://www.youtube.com/@SexEdwithDB] Rep your favorite sex ed podcast with our brand new merch [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/merch]! Sign up for our newsletter with BTS content and exclusive giveaways here [https://sexedwithdb.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=51ec01b449c64e631fae63148&id=1a72846334]. ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB Sex Ed with DB [https://www.sexedwithdb.com/] 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.  THE ROM-COM VOM TEAM * Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) * Producer: Sadie Lidji * Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen * Content Creation: Mitch Coburn and Emm-Kirsty Fraser * Marketing manager: Wil Williams