
Sex & Relationships
Are relationships the key to a longer, happier life?
A Harvard research study spanning 80 years that looked into the life and health trajectories of well over a thousand people offers some i ...
Air Date: November 6, 2017
Listen 03:22'TouchTones' pushes buttons but leaves the audience on hold (Arden Theatre Company)
A new musical comedy about an engaged young couple — torn by a commitment to no premarital sex and an attraction to phone fantasy — turns away from issues it addresses.
7 years ago
Listen 3:05Guests: Nuala Cabral, Lisa Huebner, Jaclyn Friedman Since actress Alyssa Milano encouraged wom ...
Air Date: October 25, 2017
Listen 49:15Don’t keep hanging on the telephone
There’s a new study on romantic relationships titled “My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone.” ...
Air Date: October 23, 2017
Listen 03:03Activist Tarana Burke, who lived in Philadelphia until recently, created the "Me Too" movement more than 10 years ago. Here's her conversation with WHYY's Annette John-Hall.
7 years ago
A sexual harassment primer for girls
The stories keep coming at us with a common theme: men behaving badly. As these icky morality plays unfold, I am shocked by how I’m not really shocked.
7 years ago
2nd defense attorney wants off Bill Cosby’s sex assault case
A second lawyer who defended Bill Cosby in his sex assault trial that ended with a deadlocked jury wants off the case before the start of ...
8 years ago
Prostitution decriminalized: Rhode Island’s experiment
What can public health learn from the time the state decriminalized prostitution? Around the world, there’s a growing moveme ...
8 years ago
ListenThis white chocolate martini does not mean what you think it means
It wasn't until eight years later that my husband and I realized the pun: a white bride and black groom. We felt a little embarrassed by the unintended joke.
8 years ago
A ‘beta’ marriage is a better marriage
While many Millennials may be tying the knot in non-traditional DIY ceremonies, they’re likely still entering into a traditional “until death do us part” marriage. Too bad.
8 years ago
You are the most important person in your life
Oscar Wilde gave us all some sage advice when he said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
8 years ago
Plenty of fish, but very few keepers
Some people even say that if you identify as bisexual, like me, you really shouldn't have any obstacles in finding a partner, because you just have so many options.
8 years ago
In my mixed-race marriage, the rose-colored glasses come off
To prevent people from making racially charged comments, should we talk right up front about my husband's race, or do we just hope they'll not be racist all on their own?
8 years ago
Leading Philadelphia’s response to relational violence through Shared Safety
Before Women Against Abuse was founded over 40 years ago, victims of violent relationships across Philadelphia suffered in silence. Domes ...
8 years ago
How my husband helped me see racism and my dad set aside prejudice
The first time I started seeing things differently was because of Tommy. The rules are different for him than they are for me. I still don't know how he navigates them.
8 years ago