Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the World
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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March 12, 2025 • 24 mins
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For the 199th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Amy Baldwin, co-host of the Shameless Sex podcast, to discuss her non-monogamy journey.
This is Amy’s third...
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For the 198th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes historian and former Lusty Jayne Swift. Swift specializes in the history of sexuality, gender, and labor in t...
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For the 197th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Paris-based journalist Monique El-Faizy to unpack France's Gisèle Pelicot case.
This French legal battle, wh...
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For the 196th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes comedian, podcaster, and new mom Mae Planert.
I spoke with Mae Planert at three weeks postpartum, in the inf...
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February 12, 2025 • 11 mins
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For the 195th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes TV writer and A Paper Orchestra author Michael Jamin.
Michael Jamin discusses his journey to fatherhood and ...
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February 5, 2025 • 28 mins
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For the 194th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Madam Dena Duff of Sheri's Ranch Brothel in Pahrump, Nevada.
Ever wondered what it’s like inside a legal bro...
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For the 193rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Your Postpartum Body: The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy co-authors Courtney Naliboff, a writer, t...
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For the 192nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes writer and kinkster Amanda McNeil, who gives us a tour through Wisconsin sex clubs, a nude farm, and a hotel ...
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For the 191st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Inka Winter, the visionary founder, director, and producer of ForPlay Films.
In this interview, Inka shares...
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January 8, 2025 • 35 mins
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For the 190th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Dr. Alison Ash, aka Dr. Aly, intimacy coach, educator, Stanford lecturer, and founder of TurnON.love.
Trying...
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For the 189th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak shares two inspiring voices to kick off your Dry January journey—Tawny Lara, sober sexpert and author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze, and Keegan Winfield, co-host of the My Worst Date podcast.
First, we discuss Tawny's sobriety journey and why she decided to document it, sex with alcohol vs. sex without alcohol, the ro...
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December 25, 2024 • 50 mins
For the 188th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes erotic wholeness coach and sex therapist Darshana Avila—for one of Courtney’s favorite interviews of last year.
You may have seen Darshana’s work on the Netflix series Sex, Love & Goop! If you’ve seen the show, you already know that she’s something of an orgasm whisperer. In this episode, Darshana shares her journey from personal exploration to becoming an...
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December 18, 2024 • 19 mins
For the 187th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Eleanor C. Whitney, author of Riot Woman.
We’re diving into the evolution of feminism with Eleanor C. Whitney. Eleanor takes us on a journey from the suffragettes to the third-wave feminists of the 90s Riot Grrrl punk movement, where she discovered her voice as a writer and musician. We discuss how this shaped her relationships, sexuality, and ideas of com...
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For the 186th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes The World Walk author Tom Turcich.
Over seven years, Tom Tursich walked across six continents with his loyal dog, Savannah, on an epic journey chronicled in his book, The World Walk. Tom was the tenth person, and Savannah was the first dog to achieve this feat of walking around the world. In this episode, Tom shares what inspired this global trek and recou...
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December 4, 2024 • 33 mins
For the 185th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes certified nurse midwife and It’s Your Body: The Young Woman’s Guide to Empowered Sexual Health author Dena Moes.
Dena's book is a comprehensive guide for making informed decisions about sexual health, covering everything from pregnancy options and birth control to understanding consent and breaking the stigma around STIs like herpes. In this episode, we ta...
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November 27, 2024 • 60 mins
For the 184th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes happily married swingers Dave and Victoria Arena for an episode all about non-monogamy — swinging, in specific. And I have the perfect guests because they’ve been happily married and active in the lifestyle for decades.
I met Dave and Victoria through a screenwriting workshop. They actually wrote a pilot for a TV series inspired by their swinger lifestyle....
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November 20, 2024 • 10 mins
Private Parts Unknown host Courtney Kocak recently appeared on the Well...Adjusting podcast to discuss the aftermath of friendship breakups, making and maintaining friendships as an adult, reconnecting with old friends, and intentionally nurturing new ones. If you enjoyed this preview, tune in to the full episode, The Search for Close Connections: Making Friends in Your 40s.
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For the 183rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Mistress Colette Pervette, a professional Dominatrix of 20 years.
As an Educatrix, Colette teaches the art and practice of FemDom and BDSM to women and couples. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from UC Berkeley, where her research focuses on misconceptions and conceptual change. Through her teaching and writing, she dispels misconceptions about kink, sex wor...
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November 6, 2024 • 37 mins
For the 182nd episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes Jennifer Case, author of We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood.
Jennifer explains how human maternal behavior makes more sense when viewed through the lens of evolutionary biology and how these biological instincts often clash with modern societal expectations of motherhood, creating tensions that manifest in issues like maternal mental...
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October 30, 2024 • 37 mins
For the 181st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes feminist writer and sexologist Suzannah Weiss, author of the new book Subjectified: Becoming a Sexual Subject.
In this episode, Suzannah defines objectification and the ways it impacts women in media, language, and everyday life. We cover topics like masturbation, eating disorders, clothing-optional resorts, and sex parties. Suzannah shares her journey to ...
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