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. Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. ...
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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"
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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 t…
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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
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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 offer…
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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
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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, b…
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My Tokyo Happy Ending Massage Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Sex and Pleasure
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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 an…
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The Lusty Lady as a Case Study for Sex Worker Social Movements with Historian & Former Lusty Jayne Swift
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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 Ho…
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Mind Trip: Ayahuasca in Los Angeles, the Game Theory of Corporate Psychedelics & a Case for Caution Amid Psychedelic Mania
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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 …
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Am I a Kardashian Now?! My Cliovana Orgasm Enhancer Review with Dr. Christopher Asandra, Dr. Caroline Colin & Dr. Amir Marashi
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For the 105th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak got the Cliovana orgasm-enhancing treatment, and I’m going to tell you all about it! We’re going to get into what this treatment is, how it works, how much it costs (full disclosure: my service was comped), and whether or not it’s worth it. First, Dr. Christopher Asandra talks me t…
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"How Sex Changed the Internet & the Internet Changed Sex" with Samantha Cole
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For the 104th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Samantha Cole — senior editor of Motherboard, Vice's tech outlet — for a super nostalgic conversation about her new book, How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History. Samantha’s the senior editor of Motherboard, Vice’s tech outlet, and …
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A Sex Work, LGBTQ Rights & Gender Equality-Centric Tour of Tokyo, Japan—Culminating in a Mind-Blowing Happy Ending Massage!
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For the 103rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak revisits the Tokyo series, which culminated in a happy ending massage that completely changed her perspective on sex and pleasure. Courtney shares the full details of that experience — an audio version of her essay published in Cosmo last month — which will probably give you some y…
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Turn Your Breakup into Your Superpower with Amy Chan of Breakup Bootcamp, Kendra Allen of Break Up Bestie & Gabrielle Stone of Eat, Pray, #FML
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For the 102nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes three women who not only harnessed the opportunity in their breakups but turned it into their life's work: Amy Chan of Breakup Bootcamp, Kendra Allen of Break Up Bestie, and Gabrielle Stone of Eat, Pray, #FML. If you've recently been dumped or are struggling to get over a …
Private Parts Unknown is a 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,…
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Fisting 101 + Coming Out, Living with HIV in a Post-PrEP World, Becoming a Sex Worker & Writing "My Love is a Beast" with Alexander Cheves
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For the 101st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Alexander Cheves — sex writer, sex worker, sex educator, and author of My Love is a Beast: Confessions — for a primer on fisting. In addition to fisting 101 tips, Alex shares his experiences coming out, living with HIV in a post-PrEP world (vs. in the 80s or even ten years…
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Squirting World Record Holder Lola Jean with Tips on Squirting, Pegging & Exploring Kink
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For the 100th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Lola Jean, sex educator, headmistress of 7 Days of Domination (for aspiring pro doms/dommes), and world record holder for volume squirting! We discuss Lola's sexual revolutions, her experience working at a dungeon, going independent as a dominatrix and fetish wrestler, tip…
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The Abortion Debate Has Come to Southern California City Councils: First San Clemente, Then Temecula
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For the 99th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares how the abortion debate has become a truly national issue as its begun popping up at Southern California City Council meetings. This first happened over the summer in San Clemente, and more recently in Temecula. Courtney takes you inside a recent Temecula City Council to show…
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(Not) Regretting Motherhood with Orna Donath
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For the 98th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Orna Donath, an Israeli sociologist, author, and feminist activist who wrote the book Regretting Motherhood based on her research. We talk about ambivalence vs. regret, the difference in how the genders are socialized around parenthood, the external pressures women face to …
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A Brief History of Sex Toys with Hallie Lieberman, Author of "Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy"
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For the 97th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Hallie Lieberman, author of Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy, to talk us through the highlight reel of sex toy history. Hallie literally has a Ph.D. in sex toys, so she's the perfect guide. We discuss how sex toys were illegal in Texas until 2008 (and scary indi…
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How to Help Transform U.S. Sex Education (& Why It's So Important) with Jaclyn Friedman
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For the 96th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Jaclyn Friedman, founder and executive director of EducateUS: SIECUS In Action, to talk about sex ed in the U.S. — and why it's vital that we do better. Jaclyn is a long-time feminist activist. She's also the author of Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting t…
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The Best Sex Party Ever with "Mega Bisexual Influencer" Zackary Zane of BOYSLUT & BISLUT
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For the 95th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Zachary Zane, Men's Health Magazine sex advice columnist, Boyslut author (now available for preorder!) & host of the biannual BISLUT sex party for bisexual people and their admirers. Zachary's been dubbed a “Bisexual Mega Influencer” by the NY Daily News. We dive into Zacha…
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What Happens When You Want an Abortion But Can't Get One: Dr. Diana Greene Foster on the Turnaway Study
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For the 94th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Diana Greene Foster, who's responsible for some fascinating and groundbreaking research on abortion and contraceptives. Dr. Foster is a professor at the University of California-San Fransisco, the director of research at ANSIRH, and the author of The Turnaway Study: Ten…
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Becoming a Body Paint Artist & Separating Sex from Nudity with Paul Roustan
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For the 93rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes body paint artist Paul Roustan for a conversation about how he got started, the importance of separating sex from nudity, what his wife and kids think about his work, how he used his body paint art as a launch pad to becoming an NTF creator, what it's like to have groupies …
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How to Avoid Toxic Relationships with Dr. Frieda Birnbaum (Who Had Twins at 60!)
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For the 92nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes research psychologist, psychotherapist, and media commentator Dr. Frieda Birnbaum, Ph.D., for a primer on toxic relationships, how to avoid them, and how to rewire abusive patterns that might be lurking around from your upbringing. But first, we talk about what it's like to…
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Moms for Abortion with Robin Marty & Christine Michel Carter
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Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in a devastating rollback of rights. So for the 91st episode of Private Parts Unknown, we are countering a common misconception that people who are already moms don't get abortions or aren't pro-abortion. But that's not true: According to 2019 CDC statistics, 60% of …
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Abortion State of Disunion: Roe v. Wade Has Been Overturned, Now What?
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In a very grim turn of events, Roe v. Wade was overturned by SCOTUS last week. For the 90th episode of Private Parts Unknown, we're going to hold space for that grieving process — and also hear directly from the people litigating the case and an organization at the forefront of the pro-choice movement about what this means, how we got here, and wha…
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Introducing… The Bleeders: Episode #1 with "Real Queer America" Author Samantha Allen
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For the 89th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak introduces you to her OTHER podcast, The Bleeders, a new show about book writing and publishing. BUT DON'T WORRY, today's episode still manages to be very queer! The first guest for The Bleeders was the second ever guest for Private Parts Unknown — Samantha Allen, author of Real Que…
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"The Vagina Whisperer" on Orgasms, Endometriosis & Sexual Health at All Ages with Dr. Amir Marashi
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For the 88th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Amir Marashi, aka "The Vagina Whisperer" (@nycgyno on Instagram), for a fun and informative episode that spans from orgasms to endometriosis and Freud to The Fear of Flying. We also discuss misconceptions about the clitoris and how that even affects doctors, different t…