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Gastor Almonte: Every Penny Counts

December 20, 2019

In search of a deal, Gastor Almonte ends up with an unmanageable number of condoms.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Gastor Almonte, comedy, sex, sexuality, reproduction, safe sex, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Lily Be: Throwing Up Tamales

December 13, 2019

As a 16-year-old, Lily Be gets an unexpected education on the reproductive system.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Lily Be, Story Collider producer, reproduction, sex, pregnancy, education, Season 9

Erin Barker: Just Those Four Things, Version 2

September 24, 2019

When Erin Barker is diagnosed with two chronic illnesses, she has to say goodbye to four of her favorite things.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Erin Barker, women's health, chronic illness, chronic pain, sex, identity, love, Season 9

Adrien Behn: My Best Friend

July 19, 2019

Lonely after her move to New York City, Adrien Behn finds a friend in her copper IUD.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Adrien Behn, birth control, women's health, sex, safe sex, relationships, Season 9

Josh Gondelman: How to Vanquish Your Nemesis

July 6, 2018

Comedian Josh Gondelman is threatened with a lawsuit after he reviews a new sexual enhancement product.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Josh Gondelman, sexuality, sex, comedy, pharmaceuticals

Jo Firestone: A Sex Education

July 29, 2016

When comedian Jo Firestone goes to college, she starts to worry she has an STD -- even though she's never had sex.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Jo Firestone, comedy, sexuality, STDs, safe sex, sex, college

Robin Dessel: Sex and the nursing home

September 29, 2013

When two residents of her nursing home fell in love, sexual rights advocate Robin Dessel had to decide how the staff would handle their rendezvous.

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Tags Robin Dessel, season 3, aging, sex

Esther Perel: Science & sexuality

May 26, 2013

Esther Perel's career gets an unexpected boost from the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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Tags Esther Perel, season 3, psychology, sex, love, relationships

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