Embodied

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Episodes: 196

Reed
 Sep 5, 2024


 Jul 28, 2022

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Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this weekly podcast from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and our bodies that touches down in taboo territory.

Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @embodiedwunc. You can find Anita on Twitter @anisrao.


Episode Date
Unpartnered: Building A Full, Single Life
Nov 28, 2024
Assisted Death And Dying in America
Nov 21, 2024
Signed: How ASL Became A Language Of Resistance (Revisited)
Nov 14, 2024
Desiring Disability in Fashion
Nov 07, 2024
What Kids' Books Teach Us About Our Bodies
Oct 31, 2024
Intersex Reframes On Sex & Gender
Oct 24, 2024
Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood (Revisited)
Oct 17, 2024
Bisexuality Beyond The Binary
Oct 10, 2024
Popped: Adult Acne In The 'Perfect Skin' Era (Revisited)
Oct 03, 2024
Reimagining The Wedding Ceremony
Sep 26, 2024
BONUS: Kennedy Ryan's Recipe For Romance
Sep 23, 2024
Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know (Revisited)
Sep 19, 2024
Dyslexia And The Reading Brain
Sep 12, 2024
Dating, Sex & Love With HIV
Sep 05, 2024
Smooched: Why You'll Never Forget Your First Kiss (Revisited)
Aug 29, 2024
Bonus: Making Music From Family Secrets
Aug 26, 2024
(Un)Circumcised: How Parents Decide (Revisited)
Aug 22, 2024
Life After A Gray Divorce
Aug 15, 2024
The Making Of Great Erotica
Aug 08, 2024
Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss (Revisited)
Aug 01, 2024
Bonus Episode: Introducing Tested from CBC and NPR
Jul 29, 2024
Why We Need More Therapists Of Color
Jul 25, 2024
Committed: Life Inside A Psychiatric Hospital
Jul 18, 2024
Written: Disability Love Stories
Jul 12, 2024
Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails (Revisited)
Jul 05, 2024
Journeyed: Crossing State Lines For Abortion
Jun 28, 2024
Tended: The Creative Work Of Dementia Caregiving
Jun 21, 2024
Isolated: The Silence Around Male Infertility (Revisited)
Jun 14, 2024
Adjusted: Second Puberty After Testosterone
Jun 07, 2024
Opened Up: Black Masculinity and Friendship
May 31, 2024
Balanced: Love & Bipolar Disorder
May 24, 2024
Hypersexualized: Understanding Sex Addiction (Revisited)
May 17, 2024
Bonus Episode: Meeting ‘The Horny Housewife’
May 14, 2024
(Single) Mothered: Choosing To Parent Solo
May 10, 2024
Bonus Episode: The Birds and the Bees, from Me and My Muslim Friends
May 03, 2024
Expanded: Sexuality in Conversation with Islam
May 03, 2024
Advocated: How Disabled Activists Are Shaping Climate Justice
Apr 26, 2024
Bonus Episode: The Parent Trap, from Love Letters
Apr 23, 2024
Undertaken: The Next Generation Of Funeral Directors
Apr 19, 2024
Singled: Inside The Only-Child Family (Revisited)
Apr 12, 2024
Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy (Revisited)
Apr 05, 2024
Transitioned: When One Partner Comes Out As Trans
Mar 28, 2024
Bonus Episode: Can Couples Learn to Argue Better? from The Happiness Lab
Mar 26, 2024
Signed: How ASL Became A Language Of Resistance
Mar 22, 2024
Tingled: Your Brain And Heart On ASMR
Mar 15, 2024
Retrieved: What Egg Donors Want You To Know
Mar 08, 2024
Lifted: Wanting (And Getting) A Bigger Butt
Mar 01, 2024
[Simulated Part Three] Immortalized: Building An AI Afterlife
Feb 23, 2024
[Simulated Part Two] Fantasized: The Arrival Of The Sex Robots
Feb 16, 2024
[Simulated Part One] Auto-mated: When A Bot Becomes Your Boo
Feb 09, 2024
Menstruated: What Our Period Blood Tells Us
Feb 02, 2024
Bonus Episode: How y'all conquered the world
Jan 30, 2024
Obsessed: Breaking the OCD Cycle (Revisited)
Jan 26, 2024
Sobbed: Why We Cry (Revisited)
Jan 19, 2024
Normalized: Speaking Up About Erectile Dysfunction
Jan 12, 2024
(Self) Helped: Inside The Industry That Wants To Change Your Life
Jan 05, 2024
Stuttered: Diversifying The Way We Speak (Revisited)
Dec 29, 2023
Separated: Growing Up With An Incarcerated Father (Revisited)
Dec 22, 2023
Popped: Adult Acne In The 'Perfect Skin' Era
Dec 15, 2023
Cared: The Last Decades Of Our Lives
Dec 08, 2023
Gripped: The Passion For Pole Dancing
Dec 01, 2023
Commodified: When 'Wellness' Makes Us Unwell (Revisited)
Nov 24, 2023
Complicated: Healing from Complex PTSD
Nov 17, 2023
Traveled: The Lives Of Third Culture Kids
Nov 10, 2023
Adored: How Fandoms Build Community
Nov 03, 2023
Masked: Coming Out As Autistic In Adulthood
Oct 27, 2023
Posed: Intimate Photography Goes Beyond Nudes (Revisited)
Oct 20, 2023
Seen: Living With The Schizophrenias
Oct 13, 2023
Guided: Practicing Intimacy & Sex With A Surrogate
Oct 06, 2023
Plucked: The Calm And Chaos Of A Hair-Pulling Disorder (Revisited)
Sep 29, 2023
Inked: Rewriting Your Body’s Story With Art
Sep 22, 2023
Dominated: Getting Kinky With BDSM
Sep 15, 2023
Mourned: Life After Losing A Parent
Sep 08, 2023
Reconstructed: Building New Definitions Of Masculinity
Sep 01, 2023
Unfriended: When Your BFF Breaks Your Heart (Revisited)
Aug 25, 2023
Co-Worked: The Good, Bad & Ambivalent Of The Office Bestie (Revisited)
Aug 18, 2023
Uncoupled: Thank U, Next (Revisited)
Aug 11, 2023
Hooked Up: The Myth Of Sex With No Strings Attached (Revisited)
Aug 04, 2023
Mixed (Parent Edition): The Rao Family Talks Racial Identity
Jul 28, 2023
Polished: Why We Care About Our Nails
Jul 21, 2023
Mixed: Owning Your Multiracial Story
Jul 14, 2023
Partnered: Mixing Business With Pleasure (Revisited)
Jul 07, 2023
Sexted: Authoring Your Own Erotica
Jun 30, 2023
Intentioned: Parenting Ourselves And Our Kids
Jun 23, 2023
Isolated: The Silence Around Male Infertility
Jun 16, 2023
Distracted: Adulting With ADHD
Jun 09, 2023
Unpartnered: Building A Full, Single Life
Jun 02, 2023
Smooched: Why You'll Never Forget Your First Kiss
May 26, 2023
Sobbed: Why We Cry
May 19, 2023
Delivered (Part Two): No More Postpartum Silence (Revisited)
May 12, 2023
Delivered (Part One): Supporting A Post-Baby Body (Revisited)
May 05, 2023
Obsessed: Breaking The OCD Cycle
Apr 28, 2023
(Un)Circumcised: How Parents Decide
Apr 21, 2023
Decided: Child-Free By Choice
Apr 14, 2023
Scented: Life According To Your Nose (Revisited)
Apr 07, 2023
Stuttered: Diversifying The Way We Speak
Mar 31, 2023
Naked: No Clothes, No Problem (Revisited)
Mar 24, 2023
Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy
Mar 17, 2023
Singled: Inside The Only-Child Family
Mar 10, 2023
Dreamed: Inside Your Night Brain (Revisited)
Mar 03, 2023
Commodified: When 'Wellness' Makes Us Unwell
Feb 24, 2023
Slayed: Gender Performance Beyond The Binary
Feb 17, 2023
Separated: Growing Up With An Incarcerated Father
Feb 10, 2023
Amplified: Building Intimacy With Hearing Loss
Feb 03, 2023
Refused: When You're Too Fat For Top Surgery
Jan 27, 2023
Hypersexualized: Understanding Sex Addiction
Jan 20, 2023
Sobered: Reexamining Your Relationship With Alcohol
Jan 13, 2023
Inherited: Healing From Generational Trauma
Jan 06, 2023
Purified: A Live Event Turned Podcast (Part Two)
Dec 23, 2022
Purified: A Live Event Turned Podcast (Part One)
Dec 16, 2022
Navigated: The Rao Sisters On Holiday Conversations
Dec 09, 2022
Co-Worked: The Good, Bad & Ambivalent Of The Office Bestie
Dec 02, 2022
Involved: A Front-Row Seat To Your Parent’s Love Life
Nov 25, 2022
Posed: Intimate Photography Goes Beyond Nudes
Nov 18, 2022
Plucked: The Calm And Chaos of A Hair-Pulling Disorder
Nov 11, 2022
Valued: Unpacking Your Money Baggage
Nov 04, 2022
Provided: A Gender-Inclusive Guide To Pelvic PT
Oct 28, 2022
Carried: How Surrogacy Grows Families
Oct 21, 2022
Disobeyed: Elissa Wall’s Journey To Reclaim Her Body
Oct 14, 2022
Horrified: Joy, Memory & The Body In Black Horror
Oct 07, 2022
Supported: The Stories Behind Our Bras
Sep 30, 2022
Secured: Health Data In A Post-Roe World
Sep 23, 2022
Feminized: Aligning Your Inner And Outer Selves
Sep 16, 2022
Destined: Using The Stars As A Guide
Sep 09, 2022
Invested: When It Gets Uncomfortable With Family
Sep 02, 2022
Renounced: Leaving A Religious Community
Aug 26, 2022
Undaunted: How Abortion Doulas Support You
Aug 19, 2022
Aged Out: Life After Foster Care
Aug 05, 2022
Remembered: How To Grieve An Animal Loved One
Jul 29, 2022
Neurodiversified: New Representation In Romance Novels
Jul 22, 2022
Partnered: Mixing Business With Pleasure
Jul 15, 2022
Sobered: Reexamining Your Relationship With Alcohol
Jul 08, 2022
Overturned: Accessing Abortion Care In A Southern State Where You Still Can
Jul 01, 2022
Caffeinated: The Science & Culture Of Your Coffee Habit
Jun 24, 2022
Delivered (Part Two): No More Postpartum Silence
Jun 17, 2022
Delivered (Part One): Supporting A Post-Baby Body
Jun 10, 2022
Perceived: Disrupting The Blind Stereotype
Jun 03, 2022
Re-Cleansed: Skip The 10-Step Routine, But Not Your SPF
May 27, 2022
Co-Parented: Raising Children In Community
May 20, 2022
Fated: Terminal Illness & No-Limit Love
May 13, 2022
Counseled: How Sex Therapy Works
May 06, 2022
Scented: Life According To Your Nose
Apr 29, 2022
Widowed: Living With 'Great Grief'
Apr 22, 2022
Televised: 'Sex Education' On Screen
Apr 15, 2022
Reimagined: The Sex Ed You Deserve (But Didn't Get)
Apr 08, 2022
Purified: The Lasting Legacy of The Abstinence Pledge
Apr 01, 2022
Parented: Raising A Gender-Expansive Kid
Mar 25, 2022
Hooked Up: The Myth Of Sex With No Strings Attached
Mar 18, 2022
Dreamed: Inside Your Night Brain
Mar 11, 2022
Unfriended: When Your BFF Breaks Your Heart
Mar 04, 2022
Uncoupled: Thank U, Next
Feb 25, 2022
Estranged: When Family Bonds Break
Feb 18, 2022
Floored: The Pelvic Muscles You Need To Know
Feb 11, 2022
Vocalized: The Sound Of Who You Are
Feb 04, 2022
Painted: The Politics Behind Every Red Lip
Jan 28, 2022
Accepted: Bringing Body Neutrality Into The Conversation
Jan 21, 2022
Intuited: Trusting Your Body On What And When To Eat
Jan 14, 2022
Dieted: Unlearning Lessons From Thin-Obsessed Culture
Jan 07, 2022
Muscled: Competitive Bodybuilders On Strength And Sacrifice
Dec 17, 2021
Unbuttoned: The Surprising History Of Lingerie
Dec 10, 2021
Napped: The Right To Remain Rested
Dec 03, 2021
Primed: Getting Ready To Grow Old
Nov 19, 2021
Aced: Love, Romance And Asexuality
Nov 12, 2021
Feminized: Aligning Your Inner And Outer Selves
Nov 05, 2021
Menopaused: Life's Misunderstood Chapter
Oct 29, 2021
Tracked: How Tech Can Be A Tool Of Abuse
Oct 22, 2021
Coordinated: The Making Of A Sex Scene
Oct 15, 2021
Cleansed: Skip The 10-Step Routine, But Not Your SPF
Oct 08, 2021
Overnighted: 24-Hour Childcare Center Workers Are An Extension Of Families
Oct 01, 2021
Snipped: Why A Vasectomy Is A Great Idea
Sep 24, 2021
Accepted: Why Feeling Neutral About Your Body Can Be A Good Thing
Sep 17, 2021
Transitioned: Death Doulas On Dying Well
Sep 10, 2021
Naked: No Clothes, No Problem
Sep 03, 2021
TLDR: You'll Be Hearing More From Us
Aug 27, 2021
Incarcerated: Love In Lockdown
May 26, 2021
Discussed: Tips On Taking Conversations Into Tough Territory
May 19, 2021
(Un)Rested: Awakening Our Understanding Of Sleep
May 12, 2021
Disabled: Dating And Sex In The Body You Have
May 05, 2021
Adopted: Claiming Space For Transracial Kids
Apr 28, 2021
Returned: Bouncing Back With Boomerang Love
Apr 21, 2021
Infected: Putting Misinformation About Herpes To Bed
Apr 14, 2021
Played: What Today's Generation Of Gamers Get Right
Apr 07, 2021
Terminated: Abortion Stories You Won't Hear From Hollywood
Mar 31, 2021
Shaved: Our Tangled Relationship With Body Hair
Mar 24, 2021
Trailer: Season Two
Mar 16, 2021
Embattled: Trans Troops On A Mission For Equality
Jan 14, 2021
Transitioned: The Double Shift
Dec 10, 2020
Aged: Sexual Desire And Dating After 50
Oct 01, 2020
Gendered: What It's Like To Be Trans In The Exam Room
Sep 24, 2020
Mothered: Raising Kids Radically
Sep 17, 2020
Othered: The Only One In The Room
Sep 10, 2020
Pooped: The Second Brain Inside Us
Sep 03, 2020
Burned: The Stress Threshold
Aug 27, 2020
SeXXXed: Porn For All
Aug 20, 2020
Pleasured: The Sex Talk That Wasn't
Aug 13, 2020
Embodied: Trailer
Jul 28, 2020