Most consent education focuses on survivors, and rightly so. But that leaves perpetrators without resources to repair harm. Drew Davis, a die-hard feminist, aims to fix that with a new online tool.

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Recommendations from the archive

• Our first episode with SafeBAE: How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Rapist

• Hillary’s personal episode about sex ed and consent that relaunched LST: The Staircase

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Episode resources

• SafeBAE’s website: safebae.org

• Try SafeBAE’s online tool: Vibe Check

• SafeBAE’s guide for parents: Check Their Vibe

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Consent education in school is mostly insufficient or non-existent — even when it’s required by state law. An organization called SafeBAE is trying to change that by training teens to teach each other about consent. SafeBAE’s executive director Shael Norris talks about what works and what doesn’t when discussing this topic with young people. We’ll also hear a cautionary tale about a time when Shael’s own daughter attempted to get justice for sexual assault survivors back when she was in high school.

⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 5, 2025 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with an exciting update on what SafeBAE is up to now… stay tuned!

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Episode resources

• Check out SafeBAE.org for info on consent ed for teens

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In 2017, comedian Negin Farsad came on the show to tackle kids’ unanswerable questions. Now she’s a mom, wrestling with how to explain death, slavery, and war to her own child. Plus, a delightful episode crossover moment with another former guest. (Hint: hot firefighters!)

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Recommendations from the archive

Want to hear more comedians answer kids’ questions? Check out the whole series!

• Kids Ask Negin Farsad Unanswerable Questions

• Lauren Lapkus Answers Kids’ Unanswerable Questions

• Kids Ask Chris Gethard Unanswerable Questions

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Episode resources

• Negin’s podcast: Fake the Nation

• Negin’s book: How to Make White People Laugh

• We recorded this episode at the women’s clothing company M.M.LaFleur in Manhattan. And they’ve got a special promo for you! You get 15% off first-time orders with the code LONGSHORT15

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Comedian Negin Farsad on esoteric allergies, the power of fire hydrants, and growing up Muslim... all in this edition of Kids' Unanswerable Questions.

⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 1, 2017 and is a favorite from the archives. Since then, Negin has become a mom — and next week we’ll be back with a new episode where she talks about how she navigates her own daughter’s unanswerable questions!

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Episode resources

• Kid-friendly versions of Negin’s answers are on our website.

• Negin Farsad’s podcast: Fake the Nation

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Kate Casey grew up in a chaotic home, and as a child she struggled to understand the strange — and sometimes unsettling —choices her parents made. When it came time to start her own family, Kate decided to trade the bad kind of chaos for the good kind.

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Recommendations from the archive

• Want more family drama? Listen to Dani Shapiro’s Family Secret.

• Does Family Size Matter? An only child explains why she wanted a large family.

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Episode resources

• Kate’s podcast: Reality Life With Kate Casey

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We pick up where we left off with Kiely, Jenna, and their sperm donor Dominick. This time it's Jenna's turn to get pregnant. And, unlike last time, things do not go according to plan.

⭐️ This episode originally ran on November 30, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode.

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Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone proudly share their abortion stories, which led one of them to realize she wanted to be a mom and confirmed for the other that she didn’t. Plus: the problematic ways we talk about "readiness" for parenthood… and sex after abortion.

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Recommendations from the archive

• Listen to The Scarlet A, about one of the rare OBGYNs who provides abortions (and needed one herself)

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More from Renee and Regina

• Book: Liberating Abortion

• Podcast: The A Files

• Website: liberatingabortion.org

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Get involved

Renee and Regina say there’s a lot you can do to help improve abortion access in your community. Start by contacting your local clinic, abortion fund, or doula collective. These places are always looking for volunteers with a wide range of skills.

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Renee and Regina’s recommended reading list

• The Abortion Companion by Becca Rea-Tucker

• Killers of Roe by Nancy Littlefield

• Expecting Inequity by Khiara M. Bridges

• Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

• Relinquished by Gretchen Sission

• A book about bodies for kids: Boobies by Nancy Vo

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How do you make a baby when you’ve got a uterus and your partner does, too? We hear how one family did it, in this two-parter. And how some of their plans… don’t go according to plan.

⭐️ This episode originally ran on November 23, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. (And tune in the following week for the second part of this episode!)

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Feeling enraged lately? Dr. Kameelah Phillips gives us the facts about perimenopausal mood swings — and gets personal about her own. (Red lipstick while listening is not mandatory, but highly encouraged!)

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Disclaimer: Information presented by Dr. Phillips does not constitute medical advice or medical care. All medical concerns should be discussed with your healthcare professional.

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Recommendations from the archive

Check out the other episodes in our perimenopause series:

• WTF Is Perimenopause?

• Painful Sex and Elusive Orgasms in Perimenopause

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Episode resources

• Dr. Kameelah Phillips is the founder of Calla Women’s Health in New York City

• Check out Dr. Phillips’s book, The Empowered Hysterectomy

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Have you been obsessing over Heated Rivalry? Us too. It feels like EVERYONE's been crazy about this show — yes, even the lesbians. So what makes this series SO HOT even for people who aren't gay men?

Today, we bring you a special episode of one of our fave pods, Sex Ed with DB. Join DB for a fun and illuminating conversation about Heated Rivalry, BL, and yaoi, with guest Lina Dune!

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Recommendations from the archive

• Want more Heated Rivalry content? We discussed Lessons in Love from YA TV on an episode earlier this year!

• We had DB on the show back in January for a fun and informative episode about Birth Control Troubles and Vibrator Triumphs.

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Episode resources

• DB’s guest on this episode is Lina Dune, a kink writer, content creator, host of the Ask A Sub podcast and fairy submother to all who seek her advice. She can be found writing about desire over on Substack at askasub.substack.com and on Instagram at @askasub2.0

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When Marvel asked Dennis Hopeless to create a new story for Spider-Woman, he knew he wanted her to be pregnant. In this episode, he explains why. And we hear from his wife Jessie, the real-life superhero behind Spider-Woman. 

⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 29, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode.

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Episode resources

• Buy Mom tattoos designed by Jessie Hopeless for Mother’s Day! And check out all our other cool merch.

• See panels from Dennis Hopeless’s Spider-Woman series on our website, including drawings of a pregnant Spider-Woman…

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