Mary Roach
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Well, maybe that hole later, but, you know.
And people felt so uncomfortable bringing it up.
Who do you ask and who do you talk to?
People didn't feel like they could talk to their partner or their doctor.
And so anytime you can break down a taboo like that, I think it's a good thing.
And it was really hard for Kinsey and Masters and Johnson, the early researchers—
Yeah, I mean, and I really wanted to see that penis camera.
I mean, it should be in the Smithsonian, and I tried to find it.
Virginia Johnson's son was like, look, we don't want to talk to you.
I'm like, well, just where is it?
I finally heard that it had been dismantled, like it doesn't exist anymore.
Are you kidding me?
You know, it was attached to a motor, and it was like...
And the woman could control the speed and like they were cranking it up.
And Kinsey didn't even have a lab.
Kinsey was using his attic.