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Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In WUNC’s award-winning podcast, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory.

Follow the show on Instagram at @embodiedwunc and on Bluesky at embodiedwunc.bsky.social. You can find Anita on Bluesky at asrao.bsky.social.

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Latest Episodes

After more than a decade living in the U.S. without permanent legal status, Alix Dick calculated the cost of her survival: $1.9 million. That figure includes everything from wage theft and underpayment to complex PTSD and under-the-table medical visi... more

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J. Drew Lanham’s life has been defined by birds. He grew up in rural South Carolina learning mystical stories about birds from his grandmother, emulating bird calls and even trying to fly. This love sparked Drew’s academic and creative careers — in o... more

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Pair figure skating is a sport of coordination, musicality and high-risk maneuvers. Being successful requires a lot of trust and teamwork. So what is it like when your partner is your sibling? Brother and sister Brad and Jocelyn Cox tell Anita about ... more

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Curtis Chin grew up inside Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine. His great-grandfather first opened the Detroit restaurant in 1940, and in the 1970s and ‘80s Chung’s was the backdrop for many of Curtis’s formative lessons about race, identity and belonging.He t... more

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Recent Guests

Alix Dick
Co-author of The Cost of Being Undocumented, writer, activist, and filmmaker
Episode: Tallying The Costs Of Being Undocumented
Antero Garcia
Associate Professor at Stanford University
Stanford University
Episode: Tallying The Costs Of Being Undocumented
Drew Lanham
Ornithologist, author, and poet.
Episode: Lessons Learned From Loving Birds
Curtis Chin
Filmmaker and author of the memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Episode: Coming Of Age As A Chinese Restaurant Kid
Katie Simon
Writer and author of 'Tell Me What You Like'
Episode: Sex And Intimacy After Sexual Assault
Amanda Lee McCarty
Industry insider with two decades of experience in fashion and host of the podcast Clotheshorse
Clotheshorse
Episode: Why It’s So Hard To Break Up With Fast Fashion
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
An academic and author focusing on Native American identity and ethnic fraud
California State University San Marcos
Episode: How Fake Claims To Native Identity Cause Real Harm
Jane Haskell
Director of Impact and Engagement at SAGE
SAGE
Episode: How LGBTQ Seniors Are Aging In Community
Carter Sherman
Journalist covering gender and sexuality, author of The Second Coming.
Episode: The Sex Lives Of Gen Z (And Why They Matter)

Host

Anita Rao
Host guiding conversations exploring sex and relationships, focusing on mental health, inclusivity, and societal impacts.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 320 ratings
  • So relatable!

    As a millennial mom of young mixed race boys I feel like every episode speaks directly to some part of my life. Thanks for hosting such a great show!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LindsDeA
    United States8 months ago
  • 1000%

    So grateful for this incredible podcast!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mmmmmmmrose
    United States9 months ago
  • Shouldn’t be aired

    Host has zero judgment. I’ll never forget tuning in to WUNC, at noon on a Friday, and the first words I heard were “sex toys” and “penises.”

    You shouldn’t have to worry about turning on NPR with little ones in the car.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    hangdawg33
    United States2 years ago
  • 👍👍

    So good!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    the culture synthetic
    United States2 years ago
  • Highly, highly recommend!

    Anita, listening to your show is like having a meaningful conversation with a good friend.

    I grew up in the US, India, and Germany; my parents are from Hyderabad, like your dad, and while they’re both Indian, they’re from different religious backgrounds, so your conversations about navigating multiple identities and third-culture kids resonate deeply.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    KrishnaGreer
    United States2 years ago

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Many feel a deep connection to the host, likening the experience to having meaningful conversations with a friend.
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Lessons Learned From Loving Birds
Q: How do you navigate the predominantly white hobbyist spaces as a black man?
Drew reflects on being like a crow among snow geese, noting the gradual improvement with initiatives like Black Birders Week, but also highlights the historical connections of black ancestors with birds.
Lessons Learned From Loving Birds
Q: What changed your mind about pursuing ornithology instead of engineering?
Drew experienced a turning point when he felt depression and listlessness from not following his passion for birds, prompting him to change his major to zoology.
How Competitive Figure Skating Shaped a Sibling Relationship
Q: Jocelyn, you write in your memoir that around the time you were 13, you did start saying aloud that you wanted to quit skating, that feeling was coming up for you, and you were voicing it to Brad and your mom.
I was becoming quite tall for the sport, which wasn't suitable for pair skating, leading to feelings of wanting to quit due to my inability to perform competitive tricks as before.
Navigating Chronic Insomnia In A Sleep-Obsessed Culture
Q: What changes did you notice when you went off Paxil?
There was an instant difference in my ability to sleep and in my writing, prompting me to seek alternative treatments as the Paxil was negatively impacting my creative process.
Navigating Chronic Insomnia In A Sleep-Obsessed Culture
Q: What does cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia entail?
It is an intervention intended to help people change both their thinking and their behaviors around sleep, but it can involve a challenging sleep restriction component.

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