Sexuality

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Couples therapist and author Jan Dworkin advocates a multi-dimensional look at intimate relationships

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

How do you "Make Love Better"? Perhaps it's a question you've considered. Couples therapist and author Jan Dworkin PhD tackles such a question in her new book of the same name. Divided into three sections, Dworkin considers the relationship with the self, the relationshi... Read more

Beyond the birds and the bees: Talking to kids about sex

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Produced for: What’s Up With Your Down There?

When it comes to talking with kids about sex, gender identity, and genital health, parents often find themselves struggling to say the right thing. On this episode, Miriam the Midwife talks with Dr. Kerry Schaefer, MD from Healthy Living Family Medicine (now Healthy Living ... Read more

Tracing the Desire Line: A Memoir in Essays by Melissa Matthewson

Airs at: Fri, 11/08/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ken Jones talks with Melissa Matthewson, author of the new book Tracing the Desire Line: A Memoir in Essays from Split Lip Press. Melissa is the author of a collaborative chapbook, (un)learning, with Andrea Beltran from Artifact Press. And her essays have appeared in G... Read more

Talking with Pauline Park, trans activist and writer.

Airs at: Tue, 10/29/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

Pauline Park, activist and author, is one of our favorite people to talk with on Preference. We've chatted in the past about censorship and queer community; and about LGBTQ solidarity with Palestinians. This week, we look forward to talking with Pauline about being an adopt... Read more

Talking with Patrick Califia, BDSM educator and trans scholar.

Airs at: Tue, 10/22/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

We'll be talking with Patrick Califia, a long-time educator and writer on sex, play, gender, transitioning, and social constructs surrounding each of these. I've been reading Califia since college in the mid-1990s, when his book Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex blazed... Read more

Menopause Part 2: Your Questions Answered

Airs at: Fri, 10/18/2019 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Produced for: What’s Up With Your Down There?

Miriam the Midwife and Dr. Karen Adams, director of Oregon Health & Science University's Menopause and Sexual Medicine program, answer your questions about menopause. Read more

Menopause Part 1: The Talk for Middle Age

Airs at: Fri, 10/18/2019 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Produced for: What’s Up With Your Down There?

Menopause, aka the change of life: inevitable, often dreaded, and commonly misunderstood. On this episode, Miriam the Midwife talks about how people experience menopause in American culture, and sits down with Dr. Karen Adams, director of Oregon Health & Science University'... Read more