I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still

watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,

soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,

Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago, join me as I share how the genre

began, their social impact, and why these stories endure. Listen, wherever you get your podcast.

Before we get into this week's show, a friendly warning. This episode contains explicit content

about sex that may not be suitable for kids.

So heads up, we're going to be talking in really frank ways about sex and anatomy and problems and solutions.

Nothing that wouldn't be discussed in about eighth grade level sex ed if it was really good sex ed.

Yeah, if it was better than my sex ed for sure.

So yeah, what we're saying is...

Content warning. content warning.

Content warning. So like stop now, guys. If you don't want to listen about sex, stop. Just go. But we'd like you to stay.

From WVEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson.

And I'm Trisha Bobita.

This week we're talking to sex therapist, Dr. Batsheva Marcus, a sexual dysfunction

specialist and the clinical director and founder of Mays Women's Sexual Health in New York,

one of the largest sexual dysfunction clinics for women in the country.

Botsheva has a master's in public health and PhD in human sexuality, and she actually

wrote her dissertation on the effects of vibrators, which you can bet we're going to be talking

about.

So that, if you're keeping track, nerd at listeners, means that this season we have a sex doctor

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