
Sex & Relationships
“Fault Lines: Fractured Families and how to Mend Them”
Family gatherings may be physically distant this year but the tensions and old resentments will still show up over Zoom or on phone calls.
Air Date: December 22, 2020
Listen 49:44Blood, plasma donation policies reflect fears born in an earlier epidemic: HIV in the 1980s
Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.
4 years ago
Listen 3:06Philly sex shops are seeing some interesting coronavirus shopping trends
An app-controlled vibrator is one of the most popular items.
4 years ago
We discuss the strains that the coronavirus has put on our romantic relationships -- dating with masks, sex and physical distancing, and marriages under quarantine.
Air Date: July 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:27What do you suggest? Advice columnists give us some tips
It seems that every day brings something new to worry about. So how do we get through these days? We invited the advice experts.
Air Date: June 12, 2020
Listen 49:00It’s really hard to be a sex worker during a pandemic, so Philly relief fund tries to help
Two nonprofits have raised more than $50,000 in donations.
5 years ago
More patients seek abortion pills online during pandemic, but face restrictions
Under federal law, even in states where telemedicine abortion is legal, there are strict regulations surrounding how mifepristone is dispensed.
5 years ago
A dating game inspired by Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ is launching in Philly
Do dates with strangers work on Zoom? We’re about to find out.
5 years ago
Social distance dating isn’t as bad as it sounds
Kathleen Poliski never thought she’d have a first date with someone she never met. But has social distancing changed the rules to dating?
5 years ago
Productivity and physical touch during coronavirus
We dive into why you're not feeling very productive right now and why we miss human touch so much.
Air Date: April 16, 2020
Listen 49:15How not to hate your partner: 7 tips to help your relationship survive Philly’s lockdown
If your partner loads the dishwasher, thank them. Seriously.
5 years ago
The painful path of friend break ups
It’s normal for friendships to end. How can we approach that in a way that minimizes damage — and leads to healing?
5 years ago
Listen 11:14Solitude and the creative life
Author Fenton Johnson joins Marty to talk about his decision to live in relative solitude. Then, we discuss the nuances of modern marriage with sociologist Kristi Williams.
Air Date: February 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:57What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...
Air Date: February 14, 2020
Listen 49:12A codependent’s guide to codependency
When people are in unhealthy or unbalanced relationships, we often use a term to describe them: codependent. But what does that actually mean?
5 years ago
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