ep. 151: How to Be ‘Well-Read’
Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim tells us about growing up at the library, how books changed her life and the power of reading in community.
ep. 147: How to Simulate Sex
Pioneering intimacy coordinator Alicia Rodis takes us behind the scenes.
ep. 136: How to Rock Climb
When Kyra Condie says climbing is for everyone, she’s not exaggerating.
ep. 132: How to Write Cookbooks
Julia Turshen thinks cookbooks deserve more respect.
ep. 122: Unlearning Shame with Ashley C. Ford
Writer Ashley C. Ford wants you to know you can set that shame baggage down.
ep. 117: How to Leave Your Abuser
Tanya Selvaratnam shares her story about extricating herself from an abusive relationship with a powerful partner.
ep. 115: How to Call Bullsh*t with Sen. Mazie Hirono
Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono calls it like she sees it.
ep. 114: Beyond Trans Visibility with Raquel Willis
We follow Raquel's journey to becoming a trans-rights movement leader.
ep. 110: Family Secrets with Morgan Jerkins
Traveling across the country to trace her family tree, Morgan Jerkins came face to face with new and uncomfortable truths.
ep. 109: How to Love Yourself with Tess Holliday
Self-love is easier said than done, even when you're a body-positivity icon like Tess Holliday.
ep. 107: Survival of the Thickest with Michelle Buteau
Comedian Michelle Buteau bares all about the three B’s: her body, her boobs, and her babies.
ep. 102: How to Be The Bachelorette
Is the Bachelor franchise here for the right reasons? For Rachel Lindsay, the first Black Bachelorette, it's complicated.
ep. 101: How Busy Philipps Does Her Best
Actor Busy Philipps’s big breakout came once she gave up on giving in to the industry’s sexism.
ep. 98: The Power of Ass with Big Freedia
Big Freedia the Queen Diva of Bounce schools us on the power of ass.
ep. 86: How to Be Tori Amos
Piano goddess Tori Amos on listening to the Muses and pushing back on patriarchy
ep. 77: How to Mind Mental Illness with Esmé Weijun Wang
What happens when you aren’t “the appropriate type of crazy?”
ep. 73: How to Tilt the Lens with Sinéad Burke
Sinéad Burke is on a mission to tilt the lens on what accessibility looks like.
ep. 69: How to Spell 'The L Word' with Ilene Chaiken
And the dildo etiquette question that started it all.
ep. 65: How to Be 'The Bisexual' with Desiree Akhavan
When queerness is out of the cultural closet, what does bisexuality even mean?
ep. 64: How to Dive into Fear
Cave diver Jill Heinerth has explored deeper inside the Earth than almost any other human, ever.