Join our friends at The Longest Shortest Time for a deep dive into the misunderstood world of vaginas. We’ll learn about orgasm-chasing royalty, clitoral wingspans, vagina lollipops, wandering wombs, and why we still know so little about the anatomy of half the people on Earth.
Guests: Hillary Frank, host, The Longest Shortest Time; Rachel E. Gross, scie ... Show More
Oct 5
What color is a tennis ball?
Is it yellow? Is it green? Or what if, as one scientist argues, “there’s no such thing as a color?” Guest: Bevil Conway, visual artist and neuroscientist at the National Eye Institute To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! For show transcripts, go to ... Show More
27m 34s
Sep 28
The bodies buried in the bog
When things fall into bogs, they sometimes wind up being beautifully preserved. This includes bodies, sometimes dating back thousands of years. We’re still trying to understand who was buried in the bogs and why. Guest: Anna North, journalist and author of Bog Queen To watch this ... Show More
26m 18s
Mar 2025
Special Episode: Rachel Gross & Vagina Obscura
For much of history, female reproductive anatomy has been studied only in the context of or in comparison to male reproductive anatomy. This shows in clinical trial design, in healthcare disparities, in the research questions we ask (or fail to ask), it’s even apparent in our lan ... Show More
48m 48s
Jul 2022
Let's Talk About Vaginas Feat. Dr. Naz | BFBA Episode 15
To Stevie’s delight, we FINALLY get to talk about vaginas (not that we haven’t been doing that this whole time), but this time, with facts! On this episode of BFBA, obstetric gynecologist (or OB/GYN) Dr. Nazaneen Homaifar AKA Dr. Naz (who just happens to be Neagheen’s sister) joi ... Show More
1h 8m
Sep 2024
69: Hank Green, Sex Science, Reverse Platypi, and the First Dick Drawing
<p>Longtime inspiration and friend of the show Hank Green joins us for a very special episode! How do colonial organisms with just one queen avoid incest? How many Ig Nobels have gone to sex science? Can the team figure out the identity of the Reverse Platypus? When was the firs ... Show More
2 h