Embodied

Series produced by Embodied

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Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this award-winning show, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory.

Embodied is a show that seeks to grow the traditional public radio audience by adding people, voices, and perspectives from a new generation of listeners — folks who are looking for programming that reflects the diverse and dynamic communities they are a part of. Our target audience is people 18-45 who are invested in thinking critically about their bodies and relationships. The majority of the guests we feature on the show identify as non-white, and about 80% identify as women, nonbinary or gender fluid.

If you are interested in sampling single episodes of the Embodied series, see our Specials page here.


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52 Pieces

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About half of all HIV-positive people in long term relationships have HIV-negative partners. This mixed-status life affects everything from sex and...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Kissing-like behaviors exist across the animal kingdom. But why? A scientist explains why humans are so drawn to each other's lips, and a photograp...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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When the time comes to decide whether or not a child will be circumcised … how do parents choose? The answer is not only answered medically but cul...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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In the past 30 years, the divorce rate for Americans over 55 has doubled. After a decades-long marriage, serving the papers is just one small act b...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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It’s easy to recognize great erotica when you come across it — the reactions are physical and palpable. Embodied goes behind the scenes to learn ho...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Hearing aids are sometimes presented as a silver bullet for communication issues arising from hearing loss. But hard of hearing folks already on th...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and incre...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Tens of thousands of Americans each year are voluntarily and involuntarily committed into psychiatric institutes. A memoirist and an organizer shar...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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An essayist, activist and novelist discuss love, disability and how writing has shifted their relationship with others and themselves.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Tens of thousands of nail salons across the U.S. are places of connection, reinvention, and community. They also make up a multi-billion dollar ind...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Nearly one in five people seeking abortion care must cross state lines to get it. Here’s what it takes to get those folks to their appointments and...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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The vast majority of people living with dementia receive essential care from their own family and friends. Two caregivers share their experiences s...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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About half of all infertility cases involve male fertility issues. Yet reproductive spaces are often dominated by women — and the male perspective ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Puberty is a rite of passage that most of us experience as teenagers. But for some trans folks, big hormonal changes happen again in adulthood.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Building intimate friendships can be difficult, especially for men and masculine-of-center people. Guest host Omisade Burney-Scott talks to four Bl...

  • Added: May 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough. A married couple and a si...

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Compulsive sexual behavior has many names and no one clear diagnosis. But what is agreed upon is that when sex prohibits you from living life the w...

  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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More and more women are breaking up with the expectation that you need a partner to parent. What’s it like raising kids as a single mother by choice?

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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Religion and sexuality are often pitted against one another...so where does that leave folks who seek attunement and education for both?

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change yet are often sidelined from policy conversations. Three disability acti...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 58:23