Episodes

  • 12: That was a pretty solid email.

    12: That was a pretty solid email.
    May 16 2022
    We can’t believe it’s over. We’re gonna miss our friends and our strangers. We talk with producer Jeanie Igoe about the differences between Melissa on the page and Melissa on the screen. We learn some conflict resolution techniques from certified nonviolent communication facilitator Ranjitha Jeurkar. Maggie tells us about a time she waited 7 years to apologize. We talk about our feelings about the series overall (obviously). And we ask producer Jeanie Igoe if there could ever be a season two of Conversations With Friends.
    Ranjitha Jeurkar
    https://www.instagram.com/connextcoaching
    Michael Amico
    https://instagram.com/michaelamicophoto
    Michael Amico's The Evening Nudes
    https://www.instagram.com/the_evening_nudes
    Martha Kauppi
    https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/

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    37 mins
  • 11: Your self obsession is exhausting.

    11: Your self obsession is exhausting.
    May 16 2022
    Why are we so self destructive and how do we grow past it? Dr. C. Sue Carter gives us a scientific explanation for our urge to fail at natural selection. Writer Christine Wiedenbach somehow makes the image of a burning bridge inspirational. OBGYN Peter Weiss dispels some myths about endometriosis. And Rachel Bell teaches us that Twitter is a pretty handy tool for getting over a breakup.
    Dr. C. Sue Carter
    https://kinseyinstitute.org/about/profiles/cscarter.php
    Dr. Peter Weiss
    https://www.rdwhc.com/provider/dr-peter-weiss
    Rachel Bell
    http://rachelbell.info/

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    28 mins
  • 10: Is it difficult for you that I know?

    10: Is it difficult for you that I know?
    May 16 2022
    What does consensual non-monogamy look like in the real world? We’ll hear about how a young marriage left behind a big what if. Plus an inside look at an open marriage with pro-skateboarder and podcast host Jason Ellis. And of course, we’re all hands on deck with our experts Dr. Justin Lehmiller, Dr. Ian Kerner, and Dr. Martha Kauppi to talk about what a relationship needs in order for non-monogamy to work.
    Sarah Elise Abramson
    https://www.instagram.com/slow_toast2
    Jason Ellis
    https://open.spotify.com/show/1GRwIeEnWJuoZIMq6HdGMB
    https://www.instagram.com/wolfmate
    Dr. Ian Kerner
    https://www.iankerner.com/
    Dr. Ian Kerner’s best-selling book, She Comes First
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060538260/
    Dr. Justin Lehmiller
    https://www.sexandpsychology.com
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6DCIGjOUaenoKdY71N7NqI
    Martha Kauppi
    https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/

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    39 mins
  • 9: You’re more challenging than that.

    9: You’re more challenging than that.
    May 16 2022
    How much can we trust our memory? Sex therapist Dr. Martha Kauppi tells us to stop wasting time on the evidence. Writer Mark O’Halloran talks about the experience ghost writing for Frances and actor Emmanuel Okoye helps us think about who our characters are when they’re not seen through Frances’s eyes.
    Martha Kauppi
    https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/

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    26 mins
  • 8: If there’s one thing you can say about facism, it’s that it had some good poets.

    8: If there’s one thing you can say about facism, it’s that it had some good poets.
    May 16 2022
    What role does it play in our relationships? Can it be a form of courtship? Music Supervisor Juliet Martin and director Leann Welham take us through the process of marrying music to the show. Noam tells us about the time she texted a link to Total Eclipse of the Heart over and over again and it worked. And a story about the sweetest mixtape that you’d probably never want to hear.

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    22 mins
  • 7: Is a penis just not absurd?

    7: Is a penis just not absurd?
    May 16 2022
    We’re still hung up on sex and love. Is there a biochemistry of love? And how do we talk about sex if it’s making us crazy with all these hormones? Dr. Justin Lehmiller helps us answer that question and shines a light on the role of sex education in learning to talk about sex. Noam tells the story we lovingly call ‘the art of the blowjob.’ Writer Lux Alptraum helps us feel better about our kinks. And then we look at the biological and cultural factors that color our views of sex and love with actor Tadgh Murphy, Dr. C. Sue Carter, and Dr. Martha Kauppi.
    Dr. Ian Kerner
    https://www.iankerner.com/
    Dr. Ian Kerner’s best-selling book, She Comes First
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060538260/
    Dr. Justin Lehmiller
    https://www.sexandpsychology.com
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6DCIGjOUaenoKdY71N7NqI
    Lux Alptraum
    http://www.luxalptraum.com/
    Lux Alptraum’s book, Faking It
    https://www.sealpress.com/titles/lux-alptraum/faking-it/9781580057660/
    Martha Kauppi
    https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/
    Dr. C. Sue Carter
    https://kinseyinstitute.org/about/profiles/cscarter.php

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    26 mins
  • 6: I’m just not very emotional.

    6: I’m just not very emotional.
    May 16 2022
    Director Leann Welham talks us through the episode. Sex therapist Dr. Martha Kauppi tells us about the different ways we process and protect ourselves from difficult feelings. Maggie and Noam make the mistake of searching through our personal emails for the word ‘feelings.’ And stories about the minefields in dating when your ability to feel sexual attraction is dependent on a strong foundation of intimacy, moving across country for love, and realizing you’re much more emotional than you thought.
    Martha Kauppi
    https://www.instituteforrelationalintimacy.com/
    Daysmel’s music projects
    https://fractureband.bandcamp.com/album/silent-spring
    https://theradiumdial.bandcamp.com/
    Andrea Guzzeta’s podcast Podvant Garde
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nq7kXBRJcLhEZK1yUWa3r
    https://www.instagram.com/andreaguzzetta/
    Michael and Matt
    https://www.instagram.com/michaelandmatt/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc674znCShhfbB60_-cg6aQ

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    27 mins
  • 5: Not if they loved me too.

    5: Not if they loved me too.
    May 16 2022
    The question on everyone’s mind: Is it possible to be in love with more than one person at the same time? Sex therapist and best-selling author Dr. Ian Kerner and Kinsey Institute research fellow and podcast host Dr. Justin Lehmiller share their expertise when it comes to the complications of loving more than one person at a time. Dr. C. Sue Carter teaches us what we have in common with prairie voles. And Maggie shares a story about the time she was in love with two people and still wound up being the jealous maniac.
    Dr. C. Sue Carter
    https://kinseyinstitute.org/about/profiles/cscarter.php
    Dr. Ian Kerner
    https://www.iankerner.com/
    Dr. Ian Kerner’s best-selling book, She Comes First
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060538260/
    Dr. Justin Lehmiller
    https://www.sexandpsychology.com
    https://open.spotify.com/show/6DCIGjOUaenoKdY71N7NqI

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    28 mins