SYSK Selects: What happens in the brain during an orgasm?

Stuff You Should Know

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4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh test the limits of their decorum as they explore the physiology of an orgasm. Learn all about this inexplicably taboo subject (including how even women who are paralyzed can experience orgasms).

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Hey everybody, it's me, your old friend Josh.
0:34.3	And for this week's S.Y.S. case selects, I've selected what happens in the brain during
0:39.4	an orgasm.
0:40.4	It's a tardry, sexy look at things like oxytocin and vasopressin and stuff like that.
0:50.4	It's pretty good actually, comes from Christmas time 2011 so there's a festive spirit around
0:56.2	it and I hope you enjoy it tremendously.
1:04.2	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from House Stuff Works.com.
1:14.0	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:15.4	I'm Josh Clark.
1:16.6	This is Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
1:20.6	He's got a new haircut, everybody.
1:22.6	Looks really good.
1:23.6	You can take my word for it.
1:24.6	Yep, short, high and tight.
1:25.6	Yeah, high and tight makes it stuff you should know.
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