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Dyslexia And The Reading Brain
At its best, reading is a portal to new worlds and new ideas. But a lot can get in the way — up to 20% of the population experiences symptoms of dysl…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dating, Sex & Love With HIV
How does living with a condition that is so deeply stigmatized affect who and how we love? Anita meets a mixed-HIV status couple who shares how they'…
1 year, 9 months ago
Smooched: Why You'll Never Forget Your First Kiss (Revisited)
Anita's highly-anticipated (and highly-awkward) first kiss was in eighth grade … but she remembers it like it was yesterday! A scientist tells her wh…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bonus: Making Music From Family Secrets
Anita brings you into part of our family secrets variety show from earlier this year, featuring North Carolina country duo Blue Cactus. She talks wit…
1 year, 10 months ago
(Un)Circumcised: How Parents Decide (Revisited)
It's a small procedure, but a big question. Anita talks with a urologist about what medical advice to consider while making the circumcision decision…
1 year, 10 months ago
Life After A Gray Divorce
In Anita's lifetime, the divorce rate for Americans over 55 has doubled. People are living longer, divorce stigma has decreased and women are more fi…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Making Of Great Erotica
Anita's been deep in romantasy land this year reading Fourth Wing & ACOTAR. And it's gotten her thinking about the skill required to make steamy sex …
1 year, 10 months ago
Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss (Revisited)
Anita and her partner John have started talking more openly about how his hearing loss informs their relationship and how they'll continue to navigat…
1 year, 11 months ago
Bonus Episode: Introducing Tested from CBC and NPR
Tested is a new podcast series from CBC and NPR that asks the question, who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women’s sports, there has been a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why We Need More Therapists Of Color
It took Anita 12 years and five therapists to find someone who could help her tackle questions of racial and cultural identity. She meets two therapi…
1 year, 11 months ago