A Broad Sex Education

Cin | Sex Education for Adults

Welcome to A Broad Sex Education, where we go beyond the birds and the bees and dive into everything you wish you'd learned about sex, pleasure, and relationships. Hosted by superstar sex educator Cin, this podcast unlearns outdated stigmas and replaces them with inclusive, comprehensive, and fun lessons about human sexuality. New episodes drop every Wednesday- think human sexuality meets your favorite subjects, all reimagined without the shame. Follow to learn more! Class is in session!

  1. 4d ago

    When Violence Becomes a Performance: The Cornell 7 Case | An Office Hours Episode

    Content note: This mini-lesson discusses sexual assault, drugging, and institutional responses to sexual violence. In this mini-lesson, Cin examines the allegations in the Cornell 7 case and reflects on how sexual violence can become a display of power among peers. She discusses the civil lawsuit, Cornell’s Title IX findings, the reopened criminal investigation, victim-blaming, and institutional accountability. She also considers the Central Park Five case and the uneven way society applies the presumption of innocence. The legal cases are ongoing, and allegations are distinguished from established findings. Sources: Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024—The Cornell Daily Sun. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/tccsuykuvb4z Support for SurvivorsFor help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on RAINN.org. Internationally, a worldwide list of directories is provided by UN Women, with national agencies on The Pixel Project. 💌 Have a question? Submit it anonymously (Your question might be featured in a future lesson 👀) 💭 Be part of the conversation: What’s something you’ve always wondered about human sexuality? Join the discussion on social ↓ 📲 Follow & connect: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/abroadsexeducation/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@abroadsexeducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abroadsexeducation 📝 Want more like this? Join the newsletter for extra resources, reflections, and exclusive content. 🌐 Explore everything: Visit the website → www.ABroadSexEducation.com

  2. Sep 16

    The Obscene Little Sex Ed Book That Did | A History Mini-Lesson

    In the 1800s, a pocket-sized book said sex was healthy, described the vulva, and told people how to prevent pregnancy. That was enough to put people on trial. In this mini-lesson of A Broad Sex Education, Cin and Asa look at Fruits of Philosophy by Charles Knowlton, one of the most controversial early sex ed and birth control books. We talk anatomy, contraception, obscenity laws, and how one little book helped make birth control information public. 📚Resources & Next StepsBradlaugh, Charles, Annie Besant, and Great Britain. High Court of Justice. King’s Bench Division. The Queen v. Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant : (Specially Reported). With Getty Research Institute. London : Freethought publishing company, 1877. http://archive.org/details/queenvcharlesbra00brad.EBSCO. “Bradlaugh v. The Queen | Law | Research Starters | EBSCOhost.” Accessed September 15, 2026. https://www.ebsco.com/.Eschner, Kat. “This Infamous 19th-Century Birth Control Pamphlet Got Its Writer Imprisoned.” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/19th-century-birth-control-pamphlet-got-its-writer-imprisoned-180963140/.Knowlton, Charles. Fruits of Philosophy: An Essay on the Population Question. Freethought Pub. Co.?, 187 AD. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011529269. 💌 Have a question? Submit it anonymously (Your question might be featured in a future lesson 👀) 💭 Be part of the conversation: What’s something you’ve always wondered about human sexuality? Join the discussion on social ↓ 📲 Follow & connect: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/abroadsexeducation/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@abroadsexeducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abroadsexeducation 📝 Want more like this? Join the newsletter for extra resources, reflections, and exclusive content. 🌐 Explore everything: Visit the website → www.ABroadSexEducation.com

  3. Sep 9

    The Complicated History of the Birth Control Pill | Lesson 020, Pt. 3

    The birth control pill changed everything but its history is messier than you think. In this episode of A Broad Sex Education, Cin and Asa explore the complicated history of the pill: Comstock laws, Margaret Sanger, Katharine McCormick, the scientists behind hormonal birth control, the Puerto Rico pill trials, FDA approval, and the court cases that helped make contraception legal. Because the pill was more than just medicine. 📚Resources & Next StepsHierlmaier, Zania E. The Creation of the Birth Control Pill: A Turning Point for American Women’s Education, Economics, and Role in Society. n.d.Johnson, R. Christian. “Feminism, Philanthropy and Science in the Development of The Oral Contraceptive Pill.” Pharmacy in History 19, no. 2 (1977): 63–78. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-katharine-dexter-mccormick-1875-1967/.Law School Data. Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972) Overview | LSData Case Brief Video Summary. 2023. 01:54. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dyPuz0GM7k.“Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) | American Experience | PBS.” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-margaret-sanger-1879-1966/.Mundt, Ingrid. Margaret Sanger, Taking a Stand for Birth Control. n.d. page, Genevieve Wanuchaarchive. “A Mind of Her Own.” MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2011/02/22/196980/a-mind-of-her-own/.Seelye, Katharine Q. “Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill.” New York Times (Online), New York Times Company, April 3, 2025. https://www.proquest.com/nytimes/docview/3185695015/citation/A41722821D564AE5PQ/1The Federalist Society. Griswold vs Connecticut [SCOTUSbrief]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GCkJygtosM.“The History & Impact of Planned Parenthood.” https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-history.“The History & Impact of Planned Parenthood.” https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/our-history.“The Puerto Rico Pill Trials | American Experience | PBS.” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-puerto-rico-pill-trials/. Follow along with this lesson: View the full presentation here 💌 Have a question? Submit it anonymously (Your question might be featured in a future lesson 👀) 💭 Be part of the conversation: What’s something you’ve always wondered about human sexuality? Join the discussion on social ↓ 📲 Follow & connect: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/abroadsexeducation/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@abroadsexeducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abroadsexeducation 📝 Want more like this? Join the newsletter for extra resources, reflections, and exclusive content. 🌐 Explore everything: Visit the website → www.ABroadSexEducation.com

  4. Aug 19

    How Did Birth Control Become a Moral Issue? | A Mini Lesson Special

    In this mini-lesson, we’re starting the ABSE Birth Control Unit somewhere unexpected: Genesis 38. Cin shares a conversation with Brooklyn about the biblical story of Judah, Tamar, and Onan. This story is often used in arguments about masturbation, withdrawal, “spilling seed,” and birth control. But when we look at the full story, it’s not just about semen. It’s about family duty, inheritance, religious morality, gender, power, and Tamar trying to secure her future in a system that gave her very few options. This episode also includes an ABSE update: Cin is going back to school for her master’s in sexual health, and the podcast format is getting a refresh. Future lessons will be organized by subject, starting with a birth control unit. Content notice: This episode discusses a biblical story involving sex, death, widowhood, pregnancy, inheritance, religious shame, and birth control stigma. 💌 Have a question? Submit it anonymously (Your question might be featured in a future lesson 👀) 💭 Be part of the conversation: What’s something you’ve always wondered about human sexuality? Join the discussion on social ↓ 📲 Follow & connect: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/abroadsexeducation/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@abroadsexeducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abroadsexeducation 📝 Want more like this? Join the newsletter for extra resources, reflections, and exclusive content. 🌐 Explore everything: Visit the website → www.ABroadSexEducation.com

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Welcome to A Broad Sex Education, where we go beyond the birds and the bees and dive into everything you wish you'd learned about sex, pleasure, and relationships. Hosted by superstar sex educator Cin, this podcast unlearns outdated stigmas and replaces them with inclusive, comprehensive, and fun lessons about human sexuality. New episodes drop every Wednesday- think human sexuality meets your favorite subjects, all reimagined without the shame. Follow to learn more! Class is in session!