Isy Abraham-Raveson and Rebecca Klein

What Is Sex?

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What is Sex? is a new podcast hosted by YES! co-founders Rebecca Klein and Isy Abraham-Raveson. Each episode features one anonymous question submitted by a kid in our sex ed classes. With the help of special guests, Rebecca and Isy discuss their own experiences with these questions and explore how to address these topics with the young people in your lives. YES! is a nonprofit that provides intersectional, sex-positive sexuality education to people of all ages. Learn more about YES! at our website: https://yourempoweredsexuality.org/ Contact us with questions you've been asked by kids about se...

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Isy Abraham-Raveson and Rebecca Klein

Episodes

S2:E4 - How do you know that you're gay? 11.10.2020 36:05

Isy and Rebecca explore a question Rebecca had when she was young, remember games of Truth or Dare, and discuss bisexuality. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S2:E3 - How do you know you're in love? 27.09.2020 40:16

Isy and Rebecca explore a question Isy had when she was young, remember details of Rory Gilmore's dating life, and push back on societal pressure. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S2:E2 - How do people make a baby? 13.09.2020 43:11

Isy and Rebecca are joined by their first ever kid guest! 7-year-old Orin and her mom offer their perspectives on pregnancy, birth, and why no kid is too young to have their questions answered. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S2:E1 - What is rape? 30.08.2020 48:08

Join Isy and Rebecca for the first episode of Season 2 of What is Sex? where they discuss dress codes, Degrassi, and the continuum of sexual violence. Support What is Sex? by contributing on Patreon and get your name on an episode of the podcast! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org If you or someone you care about has experienced sexual vi...

S1:E10 - Does it feel nice to have sex? 05.07.2020 40:24

Join Isy and Rebecca for the season 1 finale of What is Sex? featuring hating pants, figuring out exactly what we want, and teaching pleasure-based sexuality education. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E9 - Why are people racist? 21.06.2020 56:16

Join Isy, Rebecca, and guest Morgan Williams for a discussion of our first memories of racism, the white savior complex, and being honest with kids. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org Resources for learning more about how to talk to kids about racism: Lis...

S1:E8 - Why do I have a hairy penis? 07.06.2020 42:16

Join Isy, Rebecca, and guest Pierce Jordan for a discussion of pubic hair, whether or not Ross from Friends ever shaved his genitals, and what it means to be "normal." Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E7 - What is porn? 24.05.2020 43:34

Rebecca and Isy are joined by Yema Rosado in their discussion of porn vs. erotica, chatrooms, The 40-Year-Old Virgin , and restrictive beauty standards. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E6 - What is a condom? 10.05.2020 39:49

Rebecca and Isy reminisce about high school sex ed, brotherly love, Seinfeld, and TLC's Sex Sent Me to the ER. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E5 - What can a penis be called? 26.04.2020 25:20

Do you remember the penis game? Listen to Isy and Rebecca get goofy as they channel their inner middle schoolers and list every word for penis they've ever heard. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E4 - What is transgender? 12.04.2020 38:51

Isy and Rebecca are joined by Cori Maskart to discuss child development, our first reactions to the concept of transgender, and how we are all stars! Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E3 - How do men and men have sex? 29.03.2020 44:46

Isy and Rebecca are joined by the amazing Marcus Borton to discuss gay sex, Toni Morrison, and possibility models. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E2 - Why when females hit puberty do they pee blood? 15.03.2020 25:51

Rebecca and Isy discuss periods, body image, and access to information. Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org

S1:E1 - What is sex? 01.03.2020 18:22

Meet co-hosts Isy and Rebecca as they explore the complexities of the question "what is sex?" Support What is Sex? on Patreon to help pay hosting fees, guests, editors, and hosts! We want to hear from you! Contact us on Facebook , Instagram , or at contact@yestoconsent.org