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Aug 2020
40m 30s

Bloodlust

HUFFPOST
About this episode

Period sex happens. Many have it. Some even crave it. So, why don’t we talk about it? On the final episode of season one, host Noah Michelson opens the line to listeners, period sex fetishists and a digital sex worker who reframed her relationship with menstruation through sex. He also speaks with menstrual historian Elissa Stein, the author of Flow, who explains why periods ― and period sex ― are still so scary to so many people and what it’ll take to change that.


If you have ideas you’d like to share with the D is For Desire team – maybe what you’d like to hear in season two – email us at desire@huffpost.com, or leave a voicemail at 732-660-8030. We’d love to hear from you.


Until next time, remember: it's not taboo if it turns you on.


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