

Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the World
Courtney Kocak
Private Parts Unknown (FKA Reality Bytes) is a Bourdain-style podcast exploring sex, love, relationships, gender, and seductive subcultures around the world. Join host Courtney Kocak and expert guests for hilarious, sex-positive conversations — destigmatizing everything from abortion to Ashley Madison, polyamory to PMDD, sex work to Shibari, and more. Travel series include Helsinki, Finland; Mexico City, Mexico; and Tokyo, Japan.Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. For network details, contact cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com.
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Jul 18, 2017 • 56min
Christina Walkinshaw on "Becoming Poly" Via Her 1st Polyamorous Relationship
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. Comedian/resident polyamory guru Steve Hernandez co-hosts this 17th episode of season 2 with standup comic & Becoming Poly blogger Christina Walkinshaw on being a Tinder early adopter, falling in love after staying single for 6 years, how she's navigating her 1st polyamorous relationship, warm feelings toward former hookups & who should pay. This episode is brought to you by the Fab Skin, Hot Bodies with Dr. Jeannette Graf podcast & Talkspace (go to talkspace.com/reality & enter promo code REALITY for $30 off your 1st month). Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 2017 • 51min
Brittani Nichols on Mumblequeer & the "It's Complicated" Relationship Status
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. Standup comedian/friend of the show Steve Hernandez co-hosts this 16th episode of season 2 with guest writer/actor/filmmaker Brittani Nichols on being a romantic at heart, whether of not she believes in marriage, power dynamics in queer relationships, race in dating, her type, career entitlement & envy & self-funding her new indie flick Suicide Kale (find, buy & watch it now!). This episode is brought to you by Talkspace (go to talkspace.com/reality & enter promo code REALITY for $30 off your 1st month), Warby Parker (head to warbyparker.com/reality for your free, no obligation home try-on kit) & the Bold Type, premiering July 11th on Freeform. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 2017 • 58min
Bridget Phetasy on Pegging, Penis Envy, Peak Horny Season & Her Work as a Playboy Sex Columnist
Enjoy a humorous dive into the world of modern dating with insights on Tinder and Ashley Madison research. Discover why July is considered peak horny season while exploring concepts like pegging and penis envy. Bridget Phetasy shares her 7 Orgasm Rule and experiences with online dating, including the quirks and challenges of intimacy. From sexual health discussions to the complexities of relationships, the conversation blends candid storytelling with laughs, offering a unique perspective on love and lust.

Jul 7, 2017 • 49min
Happy Hour with Gabe Liedman & Daniel Zomparelli on Their Relationship from #FollowFriday Meet Cute to JUST MARRIED!!!
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. Standup comic/Courtney's bestie Sofiya Alexandra co-hosts this 14th episode of season 2 with guests & newlyweds comedian/tv writer (Parks & Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Broad City, etc.) Gabe Liedman & poet/Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person author Daniel Zomparelli dishing on their relationship - meeting on Twitter, taking it offline, dating long-distance, a surprise proposal & what it's like to be married - all over a bottle of Winc wine. To try Brethren Of The Road Riesling or any of their other delicious selections, head over to trywinc.com & enter promo code REALITY for $20 off your 1st order. This episode is brought to you by the Bold Type, premiering July 11th on Freeform. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 4, 2017 • 53min
Nicole Aimée Schreiber on Self-Imposed Celibacy, Not Wanting Kids & Dick Pics (Solicited & Otherwise)
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. The 13th episode of season 2 features comedian Nicole Aimée Schreiber of Oxygen's Funny Girls on self-imposed celibacy, dating comics, not wanting kids & dick pics (solicited & otherwise). Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 2017 • 1h 11min
Happy Hour with Jane Marie & Andrew Ti on Is Sex Racist & Does Prenup = Dead Inside?
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. We welcome back previous guests of the show & bosom friends Jane Marie, host of Tinder's DTR podcast, & Andrew Ti, host of Earwolf's Yo, Is This Racist?, for the 12th episode of season 2 to ponder their high school personas, preferences v. racism & prenups - plus a thrilling game of Would You Rather? - all over a bottle of Winc wine. To try One From the Quiver or any of their other delicious selections, head over to trywinc.com and enter promo code REALITY for $20 off your 1st order. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 27, 2017 • 43min
Chris Zeischegg, aka Danny Wylde, on His 8-Year Porn Career & the Unconventional Start to His Current Relationship
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. The 11th episode of season 2 features writer Chris Zeischegg (aka Danny Wylde) on his 8-year porn career, the widespread use of ED meds among male porn actors, the unconventional way he met his current girlfriend (former guest Maggie West!), what he's been writing & his foray into the hot sauce world. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2017 • 1h 13min
Dr. Anna Arrowsmith on Post-Structuralism, Pickup Artistry, Porn & Why We Should Have More Empathy for Men
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. The 10th episode of season 2 has super funny standup comedian, recurring guest co-host & West Covina's finest Steve Hernandez back to help interview Dr. Anna Arrowsmith, who was Britain’s first female porn director (nom de porn Anna Span), then went on to earn her Ph.D. in masculinities from the University of Sussex, and is now a professor of gender & sexuality studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She also runs WeConsent.org, a site that promotes the rights of sex workers. Her recent book, Rethinking Misogyny: Men's Perceptions of Female Power in Dating Relationships, challenges common feminist assumptions about men’s and women’s sexual power. This episode's conversation runs the gamut from post-structuralism v. feminism, the #YesAllWomen hashtag, pickup artistry, how maybe it's hard to be a man right now & the importance of representation in media. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 20, 2017 • 50min
Buffering's Jenny Owen Youngs & Kristin Russo on Coming Out, Their Meet Cute & Creating a Podbaby
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. The 9th episode of season 2 features married couple & co-hosts of Buffering, the fantastic Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast, singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs & LGBTQ activist Kristin Russo on coming out, their meet cute, pre-breaking up, the importance of a good deadline & what it's like to work together... plus Jenny sings a recap song (!!!). Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 2017 • 52min
Charlene deGuzman & Tracy Marquez on Friendship, Self-Care & Recovering from Sex & Love Addiction
REALITY BYTES is a show about sex, love, relationships & dating in the digital age, hosted by Courtney Kocak & produced in partnership with JASH. The 8th episode of season 2 features writer/performer Charlene deGuzman & comedian/snack star Tracy Marquez on their Internet-founded friendship, the importance of self-care, the process of recovering from sex & love addiction & their shared obsession with RuPaul's Drag Race. Please rate & review to tell us what you love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


