S2E4: STIs

How long have STIs been around? Why don't we have anything higher-tech than the condom? And when did we stop saying "STD," anyway?

Featuring Ina Park, MD, associate professor at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine and author of the book "Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs." Pick it up here: https://amzn.to/3uGrs8h

Citations and further reading:

Marfatia, Y. S., Pandya, I., & Mehta, K. (2015). Condoms: Past, present, and future. Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 36(2), 133–139.
Copen, C. E. (2017). Condom Use During Sexual Intercourse Among Women and Men Aged 15-44 in the United States: 2011-2015 National Survey of Family Growth. National health statistics reports, (105), 1-18.
‌Luwi: Let Us Wear It (internal condom)
PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021)
What STD Killed These Historic Figures? by Katherine Baumgarten, MD, Ochsner Health (2015)
Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet (Detailed), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021)
Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance (AR / AMR): Biggest Threats and Data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019)
Dholakia, S., Buckler, J., Jeans, J. P., Pillai, A., Eagles, N., & Dholakia, S. (2014). Pubic lice: an endangered species?. Sexually transmitted diseases, 41(6), 388-391.
Are pubic lice in danger of extinction? by Emine Saner, The Guardian (2013)
TellYourPartner.org

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S1E2: Pornography

Pornography (with Joshua Grubbs)
What makes porn, porn? Why is a Playboy centerfold porn when the Venus de Milo isn't? How long have we been making porn? And importantly, is porn addictive? Today's guest is Dr. Joshua Grubbs, professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University. Click here to see citations for this episode!

What makes porn, porn? Why is a Playboy centerfold porn when the Venus de Milo isn't? How long have we been making porn? And importantly, is porn addictive?

Today's guest is Dr. Joshua Grubbs, professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University.

Citations and further reading:

Porn could have a bigger economic influence on the US than Netflix by Ross Benes, Quartz
The Film Industry Made A Record-Breaking $100 Billion Last Year by Rosa Escandon, Forbes
Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964) by David L. Hudson Jr., The First Amendment Encyclopedia
Movie Day at the Supreme Court or "I Know It When I See It": A History of the Definition of Obscenity, FindLaw
Pornography Is Protected by the First Amendment by Damon Root, Reason.com
Surveying Pornography Use: A Shaky Science Resting on Poor Measurement Foundations, Kohut et. al., The Journal of Sex Research
The Kama Sutra as a Work of Philosophy by Manu Joseph, New York Times
Pornography by John Philip Jenkins, Britannica.com
The History of Pornography No More Prudish Than the Present by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
What Does "Porn" Mean Anyway? by Taylor Kohut, Psychology Today
A ‘Sexy Book’ Editor Unveils Porn’s History by Julie Ma, The Cut
Esquire, Britannica.com

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