
193 episodes

Private Parts Unknown Courtney Kocak
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Private Parts Unknown (FKA Reality Bytes) is a Bourdain-style podcast exploring sex, love, relationships, gender, and seductive subcultures around the world. Join host Courtney Kocak and expert guests for hilarious, sex-positive conversations — destigmatizing everything from abortion to Ashley Madison, polyamory to PMDD, sex work to Shibari, and more. Travel series include Helsinki, Finland; Mexico City, Mexico; and Tokyo, Japan.
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Make Dating Fun Again! with Myisha Battle, Clinical Sexologist, Dating Coach & Author of "This is Supposed to be Fun: How to Find Joy in Hooking Up, Settling Down, and Everything in Between"
For the 111th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Myisha Battle, certified sex and dating coach and author of "This is Supposed to be Fun: How to Find Joy in Hooking Up, Settling Down, and Everything in Between." Myisha is passionate about helping people find pleasure and fulfillment in their intimate relationships, and today, we'll be discussing her new book and some of the insights she's gained through her work.
In this episode, we dive into what sex and dating coaching is, Myisha's unique perspective on dating and relationships through a feminist lens, what she learned studying sexuality in Amsterdam, and the big takeaways from her podcast projects "Dating White" which focused on interracial dating, and "Down for Whatever," which began as a platform for candid conversations about sex and relationships and actually helped launched her practice. Myisha has helped numerous clients overcome sexual issues and develop meaningful connections.
We also explore the challenges faced by long-term couples in maintaining their sexual desire, the importance of communication in non-monogamous relationships, her advice for online dating, if/how to date up to your feminist ideals, and more.
For more from today's guest, Myisha Battle:
Order This is Supposed to be Fun: How to Find Joy in Hooking Up, Settling Down, and Everything in Between
Check out Myisha Battle's website myishabattle.com
Connect with Myisha on Instagram @myishabattle
Connect with Myisha on Twitter @MyishaBattle
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Sexual Health Checkup with Dr. Greg, aka Dr. Gregory Paczkowski, Co-founder of Mona Health, on Condoms, Emergency Contraception, PrEP, Herpes & STI Testing
For the 110th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Greg, aka Dr. Gregory Paczkowski, co-founder of Mona Health, for a sexual health checkup.
We discuss the embarrassing teenage experience that inspired Dr. Greg to start Mona Health, his online sexual healthcare platform. Dr. Greg also gives us a condom primer and offers best practices for emergency contraception, the preventative HIV drug PrEP, herpes treatment, and STI testing.
For more from today's guest, Dr. Gregory Paczkowski:
Check out Mona Health online mona-health.com
Connect with Dr. Gregory Paczkowski on LinkedIn
Connect with Dr. Greg on Twitter @paczkowskiMD
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Never Too Old for Love with the Editors of "Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60" Nan Bauer-Maglin & Daniel E. Hood
For the 109th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes the co-editors of the new anthology Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60, Nan Bauer-Maglin & Daniel E. Hood—and spoiler alert: they don’t just “work well together,” they’re an IRL couple!
Often the dating stories we hear are from younger people, but the quest for love and sex doesn’t have an expiration date—and depending on how things shake out, you might find yourself back on the dating scene way later than you expected. Senior singles make up one of the fastest-growing demographics in online dating, and they’re writing a third act for themselves previous generations could never have imagined. For some, it even brings the best sex of their lives.
But, of course, dating and relationships typically come with a different set of circumstances later in life. We are going to get into all the nuances with today’s guests, including dealing with death, ghosts in the bed, living apart together (incorrectly referred to as “living alone together” during the interview—our apologies!), and more. Plus, we talk about the pros and cons of becoming a parent after 40 and the preferred terminology of “older people” or older adults” versus “old,” “elderly,” or, god forbid, “geriatric.”
For more from today's guests, Nan Bauer-Maglin & Daniel E. Hood:
Order Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60
More about the contributors to Gray Love
Order the other anthology we discussed: Tick Tock: Essays on Becoming a Parent After 40
Connect with Nan Bauer-Maglin on LinkedIn
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My Tokyo Happy Ending Massage Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Sex and Pleasure
For the 108th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares the story of a happy ending massage that completely changed her perspective on sex and pleasure.
In October, Courtney wrote all about it for Cosmo and then included it as an audio essay in episode 103 with more from our Tokyo, Japan series. But in honor of Galentine's Day and Valentine's Day, we're dropping this audio essay on the feed as a standalone quickie. Enjoy!
Here are the links to other episodes mentioned:
A Sex Work, LGBTQ Rights & Gender Equality-Centric Tour of Tokyo, Japan—Culminating in a Mind-Blowing Happy Ending Massage!: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/cdbf91e6660403c9f0275f144272734c
A Subcultures Researcher & a Sex Worker Walk into a Tokyo Bar: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/899f6f2d01190869a4a89692debf033a
Gay & Married in the U.S., But Not Quite Yet in Japan: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/59e1309bf6cffa56c39ac5b379bc806f
Japanese Girl Power: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/1dfd23828094909116f9b81c3c06e1c2
American Sex Tourists in Tokyo: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/803f5fff6cd2c64f9e000c0b4714d417
Sex Work, White Supremacy & Happy Ending Massages with Selena the Stripper: https://pod.link/1154304419/episode/978c18bd2af6d4c77b1a771f8d33a025
And here's a link to Kocak's Cosmo essay: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/confessions/a41217848/tokyo-happy-ending-massage/
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The Lusty Lady as a Case Study for Sex Worker Social Movements with Historian & Former Lusty Jayne Swift
For the 107th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes historian and former Lusty Jayne Swift. Swift specializes in the history of sexuality, gender, and labor in the U.S., and she’s writing a book about the history of sex worker social movements in which the Lusty Lady features prominently.
Currently, a strip club in North Hollywood called Star Garden is trying to unionize. But there’s a classic example of stripper unionization that’s THE case study often pointed to: Strippers at San Francisco’s Lusty Lady organized into the Exotic Dancers Union in 1996. The Exotic Dancers Union was affiliated with the Service Employees International Union. Eventually, the strippers bought the club and ran it as a worker-owned co-op until The Lusty Lady closed in 2013.
Stay tuned for full episodes about the Lusty Lady and Star Garden in the near future, but first, we’re going to lay a little groundwork and dive into Jayne’s research on sex worker social movements and how sex workers are responsible for the rise of sex positivity and sex-positive politics/feminism.
For more from today's guest, Jayne Swift:
Check out Jayne's website drjayneswift.com
Follow Jayne Swift on Twitter @touchysubjects
Follow Jayne Swift on Instagram @touchysubject
Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by:
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Mind Trip: Ayahuasca in Los Angeles, the Game Theory of Corporate Psychedelics & a Case for Caution Amid Psychedelic Mania
For the 106th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak interrupts the regularly scheduled sex programming for a special presentation of our Mind Trip series. For this 5th episode on psychedelics, we're revisiting the series with some updates.
First, a refresher of the Mind Trip series thus far, then the director’s cut of a radio story Courtney reported for KCRW about ayahuasca in Southern California, and finally, an interview with documentarian and podcaster Giancarlo Canavesio of "Neurons to Nirvana" and Mangu.TV.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advice.
For more of today's guests:
Buy Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America via Bookshop.org
Follow Jesse Jarnow on Twitter @bourgwick
Check out Jesse’s website jessejarnow.com
Listen to The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast dead.net/deadcast
Follow Giancarlo Canavesio on Instagram @giancarlo_canavesio
Check out Giancarlo's films and podcasts on the internet at Mangu.TV
Thank you to Néstor Colmenares, William Cordero, and Steffen Hoffman for the ayahuasca music used in this episode.
For more from our Mind Trip series, check out this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Sabv4TOwfOmD2OwvPyxBJ
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I know you work hard but for what it's worth I think for the entertainment value you may be able to hide the slight difference I notice when you're reading. It is more entertaining to have that feeling as if you're coming straight off the head with such great conversation and not read. There's not much difference from the show energy to the commercial energy. Does this make sense to you? I love the subject matter.
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Important reporting you won’t find anywhere else!
Cant wait to hear more about the stripper unionization efforts!! No one else is covering this on the national stage! Thank you for your continued efforts to highlight the work of these amazing folx!