Today's Book: Talk to Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow into Confident, Caring Young Men by Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper (BenBella Books, 2025).Book site: https://www.talktoyourboys.com/ (https://www.talktoyourboys.com/)Book Instagram: @talktoyourboysbookChristopher Pepper: @mrhealthteacher
"Do you have a girlfriend yet?" might be the question to retire. In this episode, we review Talk to Your Boys and talk about what it takes to raise boys who are confident, caring, and emotionally connected. We get into masculinity, emotional labor, porn literacy, and why the best conversations often start in front of the TV instead of at the kitchen table. We also look at how the book's advice holds up for neurodivergent kids, and why talking with the boys in your life is a marathon, not a sprint. Oh, and Jujutsu Kaisen.
Resources we mention:
Episode 61 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-61-yes-your-kid/id1573631136?i=1000787219581): Yes, Your Kid by Debbie Herbenick
The Handmaid's Tale (https://www.hulu.com/series/the-handmaids-tale-565d8976-9d26-4e63-866c-40f8a137ce5f) (content warning: sexual assault):
1 Sept 2026
Episode 61- Yes, Your Kid
Today’s Book: Yes, Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today’s Teens and Sex by Debbie Herbenick, with Kristen Soulé and Susan Stone (Little, Brown Spark, 2023).
Author site: https://debbieherbenick.com (https://debbieherbenick.com/)
Book page: https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/debbie-herbenick/yes-your-kid/9780316566077/ (https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/debbie-herbenick/yes-your-kid/9780316566077/)
“Not my kid” is a myth. In this episode, we review Yes, Your Kid and talk porn literacy, rough sex, vibrators, AI, and how to be an actually askable adult for the teens in your life. We dig into Dr. Herbenick’s research on the rise of rough sex, why nobody seems to know anything about the clitoris, and how parents and caregivers can talk about porn, sexting, and sex tech without freaking out their kids (or themselves). We also highlight one of our fave parts of the book: a full chapter on sex on the spectrum, written with neurodivergent youth in mind. Oh, and Canada geese.
Resources we mention:
National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB) overview: https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/national-survey-sexual-health-and-behavior.php (https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/national-survey-sexual-health-and-behavior.php)
Breathless Campaign (rough sex & choking resource, Australia): https://www.breathless.org.au/ (https://www.breathless.org.au/)
1 Aug 2026
Episode 60: Curvy Girl Sex
In this episode, Barb and Landa get delightfully nerdy about Curvy Girl Sex: 101 Body-Positive Positions to Empower Your Sex Life by Elle Chase. They ALSO talk fiascos (melted dildos, passed-out students), the fallout of FOSTA/SESTA on sex educators and sex workers, and why body-inclusive, kink-aware, trauma-informed sex education is still so hard to find online. Barb walks through why she fell in love with this book before finishing it. If you’ve ever wanted a joyful, no-shame guide to pleasure that actually centers fat and marginalized bodies, this one’s a gift-worthy keeper.
Show Notes:
Curvy Girl Sex: 101 Body-Positive Positions to Empower Your Sex Life – Elle Chase
https://www.ellechase.com/curvy-girl-sex (https://www.ellechase.com/curvy-girl-sex)
Taylor Lorenz & Siri Dahl discussion on the long-term impact of FOSTA/SESTA
https://share.google/TV6diQQE0ZejJBdbD (https://share.google/TV6diQQE0ZejJBdbD)
“What is SESTA/FOSTA?” – Decriminalize Sex Work
https://decriminalizesex.work/advocacy/sesta-fosta/what-is-sesta-fosta/ (https://decriminalizesex.work/advocacy/sesta-fosta/what-is-sesta-fosta/)
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