Do We Know Things? Podcast
1) Periods: Why So Taboo?
Aunt Flo, Shark Week, Time of the Month. What is your favourite euphemism to avoid saying the word menstruation? Menstruation happens to half of the population at some point in their lives, but it is ...Show More
2) Love is Blind and Birth Control is Complicated
On the last episode of DWKT, I promised an episode on the menstrual cycle, but something urgent came up. That urgent matter was the birth control discussion on Love is Blind season 6. One of the coupl...Show More
3) The Coolidge Effect
What the heck is the Coolidge Effect? Sex research nerds will be familiar with this term, but others might not. It is a specific sexual phenomenon named after an urban legend about U.S. President Calv...Show More
4) Notes from the Road - Part 2
Part 2 of my 2 month road trip. I visit the Kinsey Institute, attend a kink convention, and contemplate the many abortion-related billboards on my journey through the U.S.A. I also go to the foggy lan...Show More
5) Embracing the Solo Life with Peter McGraw: DWKT on the Road
Being single comes with a lot of stigma! We live in a world where being part of a couple is seen as #goals and anything outside of this, whether it be having multiple partners or choosing to be single...Show More
6) Notes from the Road - Part 1
Do We Know Things? is back, baby! After a much longer than planned hiatus, I am thrilled to bring you a new episode of Do We Know Things? On this episode, you will follow along for the part 1 of my 2 ...Show More
7) Circumcision Redux
On episode 53, I made the questionable choice to delve into the debates around circumcision. I asked for listener feedback, and boy did I get some!On this episode, I am joined again by resident man, M...Show More
8) Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Fiction
Stories are fundamental part of the human existence and have existed since we have had language. We form our cultures and belief systems around stories. Writers of fiction have the gift of being able ...Show More
9) The First Cut is the Deepest: Penile Circumcision
Penile circumcision. It’s a big deal! People have very strong feelings about it. For some it is a religious right of passage, for others it is a health imperative, and for others it is genital mutilat...Show More
10) The Nightmare of Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a debilitating chronic pain disease that affects millions of people in North America, but many people have never even heard of it. People suffering from endometriosis are misunderstoo...Show More