Human Reproduction: Stories about how we learn about sex

Published: Dec. 10, 2021, noon

b'In this week\\u2019s episode, we share two stories about adventures in sex education.\\nPart 1: Kate Willet is frustrated by the gaps of information in her abstinence-based sex ed class.\\nPart 2: Sex ed instructor Charlie Blake fields an unexpected question from a student.\\nKate Willett is a comedian, actress, and writer whose raunchy feminist storytelling is both smart and relatable. Her 15 minute special premiered on Netflix\\u2019s \\u201cComedy Lineup\\u201d in August 2018. She was recently a correspondent for the JIM JEFFERIES SHOW at Politicon 2017. She\\u2019s been featured on Viceland\\u2019s FLOPHOUSE and her appearance on Comedy Central\\u2019s THIS IS NOT HAPPENING was on Splitsider\\u2019s list of \\u201c2016\\u2019s Best Late Night Standup Sets.\\u201d In the past, she toured with Margaret Cho nationally and internationally and has featured with comedians like Kyle Kinane, Jen Kirkman, Ali Wong, Dana Gould, and Greg Behrendt. She has appeared in the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, High Plains, Big Sky Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest (5 years in a row), and most recently Laughing Skull. Earlier this year she was a \\u201cComic to Watch\\u201d at the LA RIOT festival.\\nDr. Charlie Blake is an interdisciplinary scientist currently teaching at Webster University and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Their research has focused on a variety of topics from the behavioral ecology of fish, to environmental justice and community-based research through citizen science. They are also an artist, a singer and banjolele player, and founder of a nonprofit working on transgender housing instability. Charlie is also a producer of Story Collider St. Louis.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'