Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In this award-winning show, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory.
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Our theme music is by Quilla (Anna Luisa Daigneault).
In 2025, Embodied took home first and second place awards from the Public Media Journalists Association and was a runner-up in the International Women's Podcast Awards. In 2024, the show also won two PMJA awards and received an Ambie Award for Best Wellness & Relationships Podcast! Embodied has won three Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards for best podcast and four National Headliner Awards for Best Information Podcast. In the summer of 2022, NPR's Codeswitch featured us on their Summer Road Trip Playlist! In 2020, Mashable named us as one of the best sex, erotica, dating and relationship podcasts. Read Anita's piece on the origin story of the Embodied series in The Huffington Post!
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If 2026 is the year you’re hoping to become known for giving great advice, Embodied is here to give you the tools to start the year off strong. -
Specific marriage traditions and ceremonies have been around for millennia. But for some couples, reimagining the exchanging of the vows is a significant step of the process — from blending faiths and cultures to acknowledging queerness and relationships beyond the couple. -
A writer shares how coming of age in his family’s Chinese restaurant shaped his understanding of his place in the world. -
For many sexual assault survivors, getting back into dating and sexual relationships is a part of healing. The question is: how? -
About half of all HIV-positive people in long term relationships have HIV-negative partners. This mixed-status life affects everything from sex and intimacy to immigration. -
As a mixed-race adult, Anita's been reckoning with what it means to stay connected to cultural identity. And she’s prioritizing one thing in particular: food. -
Fast fashion has already been exposed for its negative impact on workers and the planet. A fashion industry insider explains how companies and brands keep us hooked.
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People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is tricky, one Native scholar says it’s necessary.
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LQBTQ seniors face distinct challenges in older age — from isolation to struggles in accessing care and services because of their sexuality. Anita talks with three folks building solutions: a lesbian couple who built the first 55+ senior cohousing community in the country and a young activist connecting LGBTQ elders with resources.
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More and more women are breaking up with the expectation that you need a partner to parent. What’s it like raising kids as a single mother by choice?
