Epilogue: The Joy of Sex

Hot Mess-Terpiece Theatre

Jolenta Greenberg

After Shows, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Kristen is joined by special guest host and our By the Book producer Nora Ritchie to talk about listener reactions to The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Lovemaking. Plus, Kristen and Jolenta talk to Trysh Travis, cultural and literary historian in the Center for Women’s Studies at the University of Florida. Trysh puts the book into historical context and breaks down the "woke hippie vibe" of the 1970s. Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is currently available for pre-order. You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687 To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book And a big thanks to this week's sponsors: Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month. Visit Hallmark.com/btb to shop a wide variety of Valentine’s Day cards. Use promo code BTB to get 20% off your card purchase. Luden’s, iconic Wild Cherry Throat Drops. Use the promo code 15BTB on Amazon to get 15% off two 90-count bags of Luden's Wild Cherry Throat Drops. Bona, hardwood floor cleaner. Visit bona.com/bonaclean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains barnyard language and some adult content.
0:04.0	So, maybe listen on headphones if you're at work or around small children.
0:08.4	Now, here's a show.
0:10.0	Hey Nora!
0:11.1	Hey Kristen!
0:12.0	It has been one week since we lived by The Joy of Sucks.
0:15.9	And you know what that means.
0:17.4	It's time for another By the Book mini episode!
0:20.1	Your life is going down the drain.
0:26.1	You're in so much pain.
0:28.6	You need some help.
0:31.2	O' himself help.
0:35.0	By the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book, by the book.
0:47.1	That's right.
0:48.1	And for another By the Book epilogue, and since Jolenta is sick this week, we're joined by the great Nora Ritchie, our producer extraordinaire, and theme song vocalist Nora.
0:58.4	Thanks for being here.
0:59.4	Hello, hi Kristen, and hi everyone listening.
1:02.0	This week we're hearing from all of you out there about our most recent book, The Joy of Sucks by Alex Comfort.
1:08.0	But before we get into this week's responses, we're once again putting the book into historical context with the help of historian Trish Travis.
1:16.3	And reminder, Professor Travis is a 20th century US cultural and literary historian with a focus on gender and popular culture.
1:24.3	Her subspecialties are the history of medicine, with a focus on therapy, addiction, and recovery, and of course, self help.
1:31.6	AKA, she is our perfect person for this.
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