Podcast Episodes

Becoming the Subject of Your Sex Life & Relationships with "Subjectified" Author Suzannah Weiss

Season 5 Episode 181

For the 181st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes feminist writer and sexologist Suzannah Weiss, author of the new book Subjectified: Becoming a Sexual Subject.

In this epis…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Rewriting the Narrative: Maitland Ward on "Boy Meets World," Pre-MeToo Misogyny & "How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood"

Season 5 Episode 180

For the 180th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes author, actress, and adult film star Maitland Ward, who is best known for her role as Rachel on the 1990s TV show Boy Meet…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 & the Conservative Anti-Porn Agenda: Siri Dahl on the State of Online Sex Work

Season 5 Episode 179

For the 179th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes adult film performer and activist Siri Dahl.

In this episode, we delve into the impact of conservative anti-porn legislatio…

Published on 1 year ago

That Swipe Life: Treena Orchard on Dating Apps Through a Midlife Anthropologist's Lens

Season 5 Episode 178

For the 178th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Treena Orchard, anthropologist and author of Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture and the Darker Side of Dating Apps.

In this e…

Published on 1 year ago

Romantic Adventures, Cheeky Radio Ads & Abortion Bans: Tami Rose on Running a Sex Toy Store in the Deep South

Season 5 Episode 177

For the 177th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Tami Rose, the owner of Romantic Adventures, a sex toy store in Jackson, Mississippi.

Tami discusses her journey from being…

Published on 1 year ago

Me & Amy Pascal's Pubes

Season 5 Episode 176

For the 176th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares an audio essay about aging, beauty, sexism, and why finding her first maybe-gray hair down there took her back to the Sony h…

Published on 1 year ago

Infertility, IVF & VBA2C: Selah Victor on the Benefits & Challenges of Being an "Old Mom"

Season 5 Episode 175

For the 175th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes actress, comedian, momfluencer, and mother of three Selah Victor.

Selah Victor shares her journey to motherhood, detailing …

Published on 1 year ago

The Practicalities of Polyamory with "Monogamy? In this Economy?" Author Laura Boyle

Season 5 Episode 174

For the 174th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Laura Boyle, author of Monogamy? In this Economy?: Finances, Childrearing, and Other Practical Concerns of Polyamory.

In th…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

"How to Make Me Come": Emma Koenig Explores the Female Orgasm & What Makes Women "Moan"

Season 5 Episode 173

For the 173rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Emma Koenig, the author & editor of Moan: Anonymous Essays on Female Orgasm.

Emma shares how her popular Tumblr, How to Mak…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Mastering the Art of the Perfect Apology: Susan Shapiro on "The Forgiveness Tour"

Season 5 Episode 172

For the 172nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Susan Shapiro, author of The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology.

In this episode, Susan Shapiro delves into …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago