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May 2023
50m 22s

Orgasm

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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Fireworks, a gushing waterfall, little death. The orgasm. In episode 77 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss how phenomenology and psychoanalysis interpret the experience of orgasm. They talk about evolutionary theories of  the orgasm, including the theory that the body can suck up...“higher quality sperm.” They tackle what the orgasm gap says about the sta ... Show More
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