Women Like Sex

Women Like Sex Ep. 14: You Cannot Lose What You Do Not Have

Of all the myths we're busting, virginity is among the biggest, and most persistent. It’s a social construct with no biological or medical definitions, yet heavy religious, personal and social baggage. Historian Anke Bernau and sociologist Laura Carpenter help us unpack the millennia-old obsession with female (yet rarely ever male) sexual purity and its consequences.

Women Like Sex | Ep. 13: Cabbage, Crazy Victorians & Cuneiform Sex

What do cabbage and Stalin’s mustache have in common? How did the Mesopotamians view sex? Were the Victorians even more repressed than we think? Award-winning author, historian and podcaster Dr. Kate Lister answers these questions and more with crackling wit and insight, and an enviable Yorkshire brogue.

Women Like Sex | Ep. 12: A Little Shift Goes A Long Way

Gender violence expert Tiffany Brec and I discuss how accurate, inclusive sex ed reduces harm; why she’s now teaching leadership skills too; what to do when someone calls a man a girl in your presence; and what Tiffany’s wife does to ward off shady men.

Women Like Sex | Ep. 11: Asexuality Is A-OK

Despite being told that women don't, or shouldn't like sex much (or as much as men), asexuality in women isn't exactly welcome either.

Women Like Sex | Ep. 10: The Impurity of Purity

Purity culture teaches the same messages most girls and women get – to disregard your own body and intuition while being a sexual gatekeeper for boys and men – but to the godzillionth degree. This week’s guest shares what it means to spends years shedding purity myths, to rediscover her body, spirit, joy – and great sex too!