Private Parts Unknown

For the 74th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra wade deeper into our series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a new wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization has begun to swell in the United States.

For the 2nd episode of our Mind Trip series, Courtney and Sofiya discuss the cultural origin of ayahuasca and how the psychoactive brew is made. Then, Courtney interviews a friend about his first experience participating in an ayahuasca ceremony, the importance of having an intention going into it, and what it’s been like integrating what he’s learned in the months after.

Check out this playlist of the whole Mind Trip series.

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For the 78th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra are sending a love letter to Sofiya’s homeland: Ukraine — more specifically Odessa, the pearl of the Black Sea.

Sofiya grew up in Odessa, Ukraine, before immigrating to the U.S. in 1994, when she was in middle school. Now, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sofiya revisits the place she first called home, sharing her favorite memories and cultural touchstones, why it's Ukraine instead of "the Ukraine" (which undermines the country's sovereignty), how this war has made us realize our neglect of other conflict zones, and more. This episode was inspired by Sofiya's viral Twitter thread, which struck a chord with folks eager to learn more about Ukraine during this harrowing time.

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For the 80th episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra are joined by Ukrainian journalist and radio host turned civilian soldier Yuriy Matsarsky (Юрій Мацарський), currently fighting in a Territorial Defense Unit in Kyiv.

He touches on why he left his life in Moscow, what the daily life of a newly minted civilian soldier’s like, propaganda’s effect on his former journalist colleagues, and the difference between actually helping Ukraine and just performing (hint: turns out Facebook statuses are not that helpful, wow who knew). Plus, excerpts from his frontline podcast Fighting for Ukraine and poignant stories of Ukrainians banding together to resist Russia’s invasion (one includes soup!).

Слава Україні! Героям cлава! Cмерть ворогам!

For more from today's guest:

• Check out Yuriy’s new podcast Fighting for Ukraine fightingforukraine.podbean.com
• Help Ukrainian refugees through Nova Ukraine novaukraine.org

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For the 81st episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah to discuss her new book: The Sex Lives of African Women. She also co-founded the award-winning blog Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.

Nana interviewed over 30 women from the continent of Africa and the diaspora for the book, and they came from a wide variety of identities and lifestyles. In this episode, we hear stories from polygamist, trans, sex worker perspectives — in addition to a woman who went through FGM (female genital mutation) and still has pleasurable sexual experiences. Nana also explains why she identifies as a pan-Africanist. This episode is guaranteed to expand your mind and teach you something new!

For more from today's guest:

• Buy Nana’s book The Sex Lives of African Women on Bookshop
• Check out Nana’s website darkoathewriter.com
• Follow Nana on Twitter @nas009
• Follow Nana on Instagram @dfordarkoa

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For the 73rd episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra kick off a new series about the modern psychedelic renaissance as a wave of decriminalization, legalization, and corporatization begins to swell in the United States.

In this episode, Courtney and Sofiya share their previous experiences and touchstones with psychedelics, including psilocybin (aka magic mushrooms) and acid, and explain what inspired the Mind Trip series. Then, Courtney interviews Psychedelic Water founder Keith Stein and director of marketing Ben Rogul about their product, brand origin, and strategy. And finally, Courtney follows up with Ben Rogul for the full story about how psychedelics “saved him" after a concussion.

For more from our Mind Trip series, check out this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Sabv4TOwfOmD2OwvPyxBJ

For more from today's guests:

• Read Courtney’s Psychedelic Water story for InsideHook: A Weekend at Joshua Tree, With a Case of Psychedelic Water
• Check out the Psychedelic Water website psychedelicwater.com
• Follow Psychedelic Water on TikTok @psychedelicwater
• Follow Psychedelic Water on Instagram @psychedelic_water
• Follow Psychedelic Water on Twitter @Psychedelic_H2O

Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by:

• Dipsea is an audio erotica app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions designed to turn you on. Dipsea is offering a 30-day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/private.
• Beducated is like the Netflix of Sexual Wellness! They are an online course platform with easy-to-follow video, audio, and written guides. You can join Beducated for as little as $9.99 per month when you use our code, PRIVATE. That’s 65% off when you use our coupon code PRIVATE at Beducated.com. http://beducate.me/private

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