In this episode, we're going to speak plainly and directly about all manner of sexual things.

If direct discussion about sex isn't your thing, or if you're with kids, you might want to skip this one for now.

Once you clear the $30 mark, you're probably just paying for hype, unless it's like a gallon of

lube.

I'm Christine Zier-Clissette.

I'm Kyra Blackwell.

I'm Rosie Garron.

And you're listening to The Wirecutter Show.

This one's called The Loub episode.

Y'all, we have an interesting subject on our hands today.

Yes, that's right.

It's a super popular guide on our site, but one that covers a subject that many people don't really hear a lot about, and it's

definitely not part of casual conversation for most people. We're going to be talking about

personal lubricants. Loub, of course, is used during sex of all kinds to reduce friction

and increase comfort. This is one of those things that people may be more comfortable Googling

rather than asking their friends about.

Or, you know, their colleagues like we're going to do today.

For those of you who may have been listening for a while, you know we covered vibrators in a previous episode, and it was a big hit.

Sexual health is important and topical.

Surprise.

And our guest for the vibrator episode is actually our topical. Surprise. Surprise. And our guest for the Vibrator episode is actually our guest today, Wirecutter sex toy writer Bianca Alba. A quick disclaimer, while Bianca is a sexual

health educator, this is not medical advice, and we, of course, won't be covering everything there is

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