Sex Ed with DB: smart, science-backed sex education
Episodes
The Staircase (from The Longest Shortest Time)
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're bringing you an episode from one of our favorite podcasts -- The Longest Shortest Time! From TLST: We're back after a 5-year hiatus! ...
BEST OF: BDSM
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rihanna voice: S S S & M M M! In this Best Of, we're bringing you the Best of BDSM from our archive. If you're curious about getting kinda kinky, this...
BEST OF: DESIRE
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're rounding out the end of Season 14 with some best of episodes mixing together some of our favorite clips from our archive! This week, we've got t...
13 Lessons for 13 Seasons of Sex Ed with DB
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
And so ends Season 13! We'll be back soon with more, but for now, here's 13 lessons DB has learned from going 13 seasons strong! Have any topics you'd...
What 1,500 Women Taught Us About Sensuality with Emily Bendell (Bluebella)
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is about an underrated -- and often misreprensented -- asset for pleasure: lingerie! Lingerie can make you feel powerful, beautifu...
Prostate orgasms vs penile orgasms: what's the difference?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, we talked to Luna Matatas about seducing the butt -- but today, we'll go even deeper (wink wink) on the prostate! What is a prostate orgasm...
Seducing the Booty: Tips for Pleasurable Anal Play with Luna Matatas
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is all about BUTT STUFF! From penetration to rimming to spanking, there can be so much pleasure found in the butt -- yes, even if ...
Why do some early experiences turn into lifelong fetishes?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever look back on a childhood memory and realize it maybe awakened something in you that you're just now finding... very, very interesting? One of our...
Hardwired for Connection: Intimacy, Pleasure, and Survival with Dr. Justin Garcia
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are we in an intimacy and loneliness crisis? And if so, what's so bad about that? A lot more than you might think. Dr. Justin Garcia's new book The In...
What happens in the brain during an orgasm?
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So what ACTUALLY happens in our brains during orgasm to make it feel so good? In this episode, DB breaks down the brain chemistry and neuroscience beh...
Baby Gay, Big Pleasure: Coming Out Later in Life with Eva Bloom
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coming out later in life? Welcome to you! Coming out is such a personal process, whether you're coming out to yourself or your loved ones. In this epi...
The Sex Educator Business Lab: Apply By 2/1/26!
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to Actually Make Money as a Sex Educator? Introducing the Sex Educator Business Lab. Business education for sex educators — finally. APPLY HE...
Testosterone, Pleasure, and the Libido Myth with Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So, what even is testosterone -- and why do so many menopausal women swear by it? DB and her mom Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt dive into a recent New York Ti...
Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs (DB on Longest Shortest Time)
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we bring you an episode from one of our favorite pods, The Longest Shortest Time — featuring DB as a guest! As the daughter of an OBGYN,...
Why Heated Rivalry Is SO HOT (it's not just the sex scenes) with Lina Dune
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been obsessing over Heated Rivalry? Us too. If this year's New Years Eve coverage with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are anything to go off ...
Challenging Consent Narratives with (and of) Mia Schacter
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very different -- and very difficult -- episode, DB sits down with Mia Schachter of Consent Wizardry to talk all about consent. But what DB ge...
From Stuck to Sizzling: Intimacy Rewired (from Shameless Sex)
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can You Imagine Having the Tools to Easily Rewrite Your Relationship with Intimacy and Create a More Fulfilling (and Juicier) Life? Join us on this ep...
The Pleasure of Subbing with Lina Dune
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's ask a sub all about subbing! What's the appeal of submission? Can being a submissive be feminist? Can being a sub be empowering? And how can you...
How does autism shape someone's experience of sex — from pleasure to overwhelm?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does autism interact with sex and pleasure? From sensory distractions to overstimulation to routines, DB breaks down how to get the most pleasure ...
The Realities of Queer Disabled Sex and Pleasure with Andrew Gurza
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People with disabilities can be hot! People with disabilities can be sexy! And people with disabilities DESERVE PLEASURE! In this episode, we breakdow...
Does sex actually make the vagina looser?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a great listener question this week: does having sex often -- and/or with many different partners -- actually make your vagina looser? Let's...
Secrets of a sex cult: when pleasure gets weaponized with Ellen Huet
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're talking about how sexuality can be used to coerce people in cultlike settings, through the lens of Ellen Huet's new book EMPIRE OF ...
Is it normal to always feel sore after sex?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's a normal amount of pain to feel after sex? Is everyone else sore after sex and not talking about it? How can you make sex less painful and more...
Cutting Edge Pleasure Research for Queer Black Women with Dr. Shemeka Thorpe
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Black folks are often left out of research studies. Queer people are often left out of research studies. Women are often left out of research studies....
SEX ED WITH DB SEASON 13 TRAILER: EVEN MORE PLEASURE!
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You all loved Season 12 so much, we're running it back -- and bringing you EVEN MORE PLEASURE! This season we're covering everything you want to know ...
BEST OF: MASTURBATION
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This best-of episode is all about MASTURBATION! Taken from our backlog to bring back our best advice, histories, and myth-busting all about self-pleas...
BEST OF: PLEASURE
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This best-of episode is all about PLEASURE! Taken from some of our favorite episodes in Season 12, our first season all about pleasure, you'll get tip...
Give Mindblowing Blowjobs with Shameless Sex Hosts Amy Baldwin and April Lampert
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with Amy and April from the FANTASTIC podcast Shameless Sex! It's the final episode of Season 12 all about pleasure, and we'...
Inside the Bedroom of a REAL Long-Term Couple (Between Us)
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks to a real couple living in long-term monogamy and still getting so much pleasure and chemistry from each other. This couple'...
Keeping Pleasure Alive in Long-term Monogamy with with Dr. Lexx Brown-James
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with Dr. Lexx about SO many different kinds of pleasure and how to keep pleasure centered in a long-term monogamous relation...
How do I handle jealousy in a monogamous OR ENM relationship?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, DB reflects on last week's fantastic conversation with Certified Sex Therapist Claire Perelman. Let's take a moment to really unpack jeal...
Ethical Non-Monogamy: How Pleasure Expands in ENM with Claire Perelman
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with Claire Perelman all about the pleasure of non-monogamy! ENM, polyamory, swingers, monogam-ish -- there's so many ways t...
What Happens Inside a Consensual Master/Slave BDSM Relationship? (Between Us)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with TammyJo Eckhart, a BDSM activist who's here to dispel some myths about M/s, or Master/slave, relationships -- in the lo...
Feminine Domination and Power Play with Midori
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with Midori, a sex eduator and artist who focuses on domination and power play for anyone who identifies as a woman. What do...
What is sex after gender affirming surgery like? (Between Us)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with her friend Beatrice (aka Triss) about sex after gender affirming surgery. If you think you know what "bottom surgery" m...
Trans Pleasure, Explained: Trans Sex 101 with Jamie Joy
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB talks with Jamie Joy, a trans sex educator, to talk all things trans sex. Trans listeners, tune in for some fascinating conversati...
Queering Consent with Dr. Avgi Saketopoulou (from Lez Hang Out)
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had an experience that you did not consent to but that was enjoyable, transformational, or even pleasurable? This week Leigh (@lshfoster...
Cultivating pleasure during baby-making sex (DB's Download)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we not talking more about baby-making sex and how stressful it can be?? I spoke to new moms and experts you'll recognize from Sex Ed with DB t...
Can weed make sex better?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can weed actually make sex better? And what does the science have to say about it? This week, DB breaks down what the research really says about canna...
Ketamine, Couples Therapy, and Psychedelic Pleasure with Dr. Genesee Herzberg
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DB sits down with Dr. Genesee Herzberg to talk about ketamine, couples therapy, and psychedelic pleasure. They get into common myths,...
What do I need to know about my hormones?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the deal with hormones, anyway? DB breaks down how they impact your sex life, mood, energy, and overall health. Learn what's normal, what's not...
Rediscovering Desire: Sex, Hormones, and Libido through Middle Age and Beyond with Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sex gets better with age...if we let it! In this episode, DB sits down with her mom, badass OBGYN Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt, to talk all about sex and ag...
How can I have multiple orgasms?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you really come again… and again… and again? Hell yes you can! DB is here to break down the science of multiple orgasms and what actually hel...
20 Types of Orgasms with Goody Howard
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DB sits down with sexologist and educator Goody Howard, MSW, MPH to shake up everything you thought you knew about orgasms. From 20+ ways to come (yes...
What do I do if my partner and I have mismatched libidos?
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coping with mismatched libidos in your partnership? You are sooo not alone! DB breaks down why desire isn't just a switch you can flip, how stress and...
Initiating Sex with Confidence with Whitni Miller
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Initiating sex can feel vulnerable, awkward, or even downright scary—especially if you were socialized to anticipate everyone else's needs before yo...
How do I talk to my partner about using sex toys together?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DB breaks down how to talk to your partner about bringing sex toys into the bedroom to get more pleasure. She shares stats on who's using sex toys, wh...
1,000 people masturbated for science with Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 12 is all about PLEASURE and we're kicking things off with a juicy one! This week, DB is joined by Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons—licensed psych...
What Are the On-The-Ground Impacts of the Cuts to Foreign Assistance? (from rePROs Fight Back)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Within hours of the new administration's return-to-office, disorder took over. A foreign aid freeze, a stop-work order, and the dismantling of key for...
Sex Ed with DB Season 12 is here: ALL ABOUT PLEASURE!
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to have better sex? Start here. This season on Sex Ed with DB, we're diving into what your high school health class definitely didn't teach you:...
Death Cramps: Is This Normal? (from CRAMPED)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One nerd's quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kat...
What 25 Rom-Coms Taught Me About Sex, Love, and Relationships: Rom-Com Vom Recap
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
That's a wrap on Rom-Com Vom! We made it through a whole season of dissecting the cringiest lessons the rom-coms that raised us tried to teach. In th...
No Strings Attached with Kate Helen Downey: Rom-Com Vom
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final Rom-Com Vom—and we're going out with a true vom. DB is joined by the brilliant Kate from CRAMPED to dissect No Strings Attached, a fi...
DB's TV Review: Dying For Sex (DB's Download)
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus ep: DB reviews Dying for Sex, a show about what happens when a terminal diagnosis blows your whole life open, and catalyzes a cha...
13 Going on 30 with Paul Caiola: Rom-Com Vom
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are thrilled (wink wink) to review 13 Going on 30! DB and Paul talk about the ethics of age-gap romance when time travel is involved, a...
How do I get out of the friend zone?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by this week's Rom Com Vom episode on the disastrous Just Friends, DB answers a listener's question about getting out of the friend zone... ...
Just Friends with Lauren Passell and Holly Brown: Rom-Com Vom
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, it's Just Friends week on Rom Com Vom! DB is joined by Holly Brown and Lauren Passell of Tink Media to break down reformed fuckboys, frien...
Taming the Busy Brain with Dr. Romie (from Be Well, Sis)
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're sharing an episode from one of our wellness podcast faves: Be Well, Sis. Hosted by Dr. Cassandre Dunbar, the show is dedicated to providin...
BEST OF: ORGASMS (Re-release)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DB is on her honeymoon, so we're bringing you the BEST orgasm tips from the archives of Sex Ed with DB! DB and Mariah from Sex Ed Files share their go...
Pleasure Beyond Orgasm with Sexuality Doula Ev'Yan Whitney (Re-release)
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pleasure is so much more than orgasm. Don't believe us? In this re-release, DB dives into all things sensuality with Sexuality Doula Ev'Yan Whitney, a...
BEST OF: SEX TOYS
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sex toys are the best toys. In this Best Of episode, we're revisiting two fan-favorite minis all about finding your toy—the one that gets you there ...
Curious Sex Ed: Porn Addiction (Re-release)
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is porn addiction real? Or just another shame spiral? In this Curious Sex Ed re-release, DB and Mariah Caudillo of Sex Ed Files talk first encounters,...
BEST OF: PORN
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've got porn questions—we've got answers! In this Best Of episode we're revisiting two essential minisodes on your most asked-about topic. Let's ...
What should my vagina smell like?
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What should a vagina smell like? Hint: not a bouquet of roses. In this week's bonus episode, DB tackles one of the most Googled (and least talked abou...
The Wedding Singer with Hari Kondabolu: Rom-Com Vom
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rom Com Vom, comedian and cultural critic Hari Kondabolu joins us to dig into The Wedding Singer—one of DB's childhood favorites! We t...
Should I have sex with my ex?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In It's Complicated, Meryl Streep's character finds herself tangled back up with her slimy ex—familiar, messy, but kind of irresistible. In this wee...
It's Complicated with Nicoletta Heidegger, LMFT: Rom-Com Vom
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In It's Complicated, Meryl Streep is a thriving divorcée caught between her sleazy ex-husband and a soft-spoken architect. What starts as a steamy r...
MUNCH: Everything You Need to Know About Eating Pussy (from Shameless Sex)
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping a clip from one of our all-time fave podcasts: Shameless Sex! If you've ever wondered how to level up your pussy-eating game, this epis...
Sweet Home Alabama with Becca Rea-Tucker: Rom-Com Vom
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Becca Rea-Tucker—aka The Sweet Feminist—to break down Sweet Home Alabama, the rom-com that wants you to root for a gasl...
Abortion Policy Updates You NEED To Know
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DB is here with a critical update on the state of abortion in the U.S.—and it's a mixed bag. From attacks on medication abortion and emergency care ...
Dirty Dancing with Steph Herold: Rom-Com Vom
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Dirty Dancing, Baby Houseman heads to the Catskills for some good old-fashioned family bonding and accidentally ends up in the arms of a sexy dance...
Sex Ed with DB is getting CENSORED; help us fight back!
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following this week's conversation with Jackie Rotman on the Center for Intimacy Justice's groundbreaking new report, DB shares her own experience wit...
The Digital Gag: How Big Tech is Censoring Sexual Health with Jackie Rotman
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Digital Gag Report recently published by the Center for Intimacy Justice exposes how social media platforms systematically block sexual health con...
Medicaid & Reproductive Rights: Why It Matters (from rePROs Fight Back)
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're sharing a special clip from a recent episode of a podcast we love, rePROs Fight Back, where Madeline Morcelle, Senior Attorney at the...
Legally Blonde with Brandon Kyle Goodman: Rom-Com Vom
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods follows her ex to Harvard Law to win him back—only to realize she's way too good for him. But does the movie actually ...
Can AI Boyfriends Fulfill Secret Fantasies?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Sleepless in Seattle, Annie falls for a man she's never met, drawn in by the fantasy of who he might be. But what happens when that fantasy isn't j...
Sleepless in Seattle with Talia Koren: Rom-Com Vom
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Sleepless in Seattle, a woman hears a stranger's voice on the radio and decides she has to be with him. A few cross-country flights, some light sta...
What even is emotional cheating?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In The Wedding Planner, Steve and Mary never technically cross a physical line—but does that mean nothing shady is going on? If you're emotionally i...
The Wedding Planner with Liza Treyger: Rom-Com Vom
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
J.Lo and Matthew McConaughey star in one of the most early 2000s rom-coms of all time, complete with a near-death meet-cute and a love triangle that i...
Where did "virginity" come from?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a concept we all grew up with, and it's certainly shaped the way Hollywood tells stories about sex, but have you ever stopped to ask where the id...
The 40 Year-Old Virgin with Caitlin Durante: Rom-Com Vom
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 40-Year-Old Virgin launched a comedy empire—but does it still hold up, or is it best left in the mid-2000s? From outdated jokes to cringeworthy ...
What is it like dating with a physical disability?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dating is a minefield for all of us, but it comes with additional challenges for disabled folks. In this bonus episode, DB discusses the biggest chall...
Good Bad Things with Steve Way and Danny Kurtzman: Rom-Com Vom
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rom-Com Vom, we're switching things up! Instead of cringing our way through a rom-com relic, we're talking about a brand-new release that...
Why isn't adoption the easy alternative to abortion?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Juno frames adoption as the simple alternative to abortion—but is that really the case? In this bonus episode, Dr. Gretchen Sisson returns to answer...
Juno with Dr. Gretchen Sisson: Rom-Com Vom
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Juno is arguably the most well-known depiction of adoption in pop culture... but what messages does it really send about relinquishment, teen pregnanc...
How do I increase my libido after a dry spell?
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So maybe you too need to get your groove back… we've got you. In this bonus episode, we're talking all things libido—where it went, why it left, a...
How Stella Got Her Groove Back with Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons: Rom-Com Vom
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can 1998's How Stella Got Her Groove Back teach us about love, age gaps, and black romance? DB and beloved return guest Dr. Candice Nicole Hargon...
What are 5 things I should know about sex work?
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what "sex work is work" really means? Or why criminalization makes life more dangerous for sex workers? Inspired by this week's episode ...
Pretty Woman with Savannah Hankinson: Rom-Com Vom
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's plenty to love about the 1990s classic Pretty Woman… but just as much to cringe at. Savannah Hankinson, former assistant to rom-com royalty ...
What's the safest way to save and send nudes?
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by this week's Rom-Com Vom episode about Notting Hill, DB tackles a listener's question: Is it even possible to take nudes safely? We're dig...
Notting Hill with Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt: Rom-Com Vom
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we kick off Season 11 with the first of a whole new series of Rom-Com Vom! DB and her mom and iconic return guest, Dr. Rebecca Levy-Gantt, ...
Blow jobs are performance art with Pleasure Professional, Goody Howard, MSW, MPH (Re-Release)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DB dives headfirst into a hilarious and informative conversation with sexologist Goody Howard, MSW, MPH about oral sex, confidence inside and outside ...
The Ultimate Masturbation Episode with Professor and Author, Dr. Eric Sprankle (Re-Release)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New year, new you, new pleasure goals! Start 2025 by busting myths about one of the most misunderstood topics in human sexuality—masturbation. DB is...
The Orgasm Gap with Dr. Laurie Mintz (Re-Release)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our holiday gift to the lovely listeners of Sex Ed with DB? The keys to closing the orgasm gap! DB sits down with Dr. Laurie Mintz, psychologist and p...
How can I have a stronger orgasm? (Re-Release)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how to have orgasms that leave you breathless? Are you curious about how to turn up the volume of your pleasure? DB is here to help! Thi...
Masturbate for Science: Join the HISTORIC Magic Wand Study!
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Masturbate for Science! Join The Magic Wand Study: the first-ever scientific study analyzing how using a vibrator—specifically the Magic Wand Rechar...
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel: Rom-Com Vom
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the season finale of Rom-Com Vom, DB teams up with Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel from 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose to break down How to Lose a Gu...
Never Been Kissed with Dirty Lola: Rom-Com Vom
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rom Com Vom, DB unpacks one of her all-time favorites with Dirty Lola: Never Been Kissed! We dig into Drew Barrymore's questionable retur...
Love & Basketball with Mariah Caudillo: Rom-Com Vom
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DB and Mariah from Sex Ed Files take on Love and Basketball, the romance that made "play me for your heart" a defining relationship move. They dive in...
Shallow Hal with Jill Lissner: Rom-Com Vom
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DB teams up with Jill Lissner, go-to sex ed princess, to break down the veritable, undeniable fat-shaming mess that is Shallow Hal. It's the vommiest ...