{"podcast":{"title":"Embodied","slug":"embodied-477109","podcast_index_feed_id":477109,"rss_url":"https://embodied.feed.wunc.org/","website_url":"https://www.wunc.org/podcast/embodied-podcast","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/1580/images/8503386c-8229-4999-8965-3d6ae1602cbd/__wunc_embodied_2000x2000.png","author":"WUNC (podcasts@wunc.org)","episode_count":276,"summary":"Sex and relationships are intimate — and sometimes intimidating to talk about. In WUNC’s award-winning podcast, host Anita Rao guides us on an exploration of our brains and bodies that touches down in taboo territory. Follow the show on Instagram at @embodiedwunc and on Bluesky at embodiedwunc.bsky.social. You can find Anita on Bluesky at asrao.bsky.social.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embodied-477109"},"episode":{"title":"Reimagining The Wedding Ceremony","slug":"reimagining-the-wedding-ceremony","published_at":"2025-12-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embodied-477109/reimagining-the-wedding-ceremony","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embodied-477109","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1580_b3a0cef0-a115-4a46-a3bb-b29047d39351&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fembodied.feed.wunc.org%2F","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/https://mgln.ai/e/1331/dovetail.prxu.org/1580/b3a0cef0-a115-4a46-a3bb-b29047d39351/Embpod_Modern_Marriage_PodPt1.mp3","summary":"The marriage rate in this country has fallen nearly 60% in the last half century. So what’s motivating those of us still choosing to say I do? Anita ponders this question with the Hindu officiant who helped her build a ceremony that bridged the gap between her values and her dad's traditional desires. Plus, a comedian and queer ex-nun explains how she takes people from the place of \"marriage is a dumpster fire\" to a ceremony they're excited about. Meet the guests: - Raja Gopal Bhattar is a consultant, author and officiant who Anita and her family worked with to design her wedding ceremony - Kelli Dunham , a comedian, nurse and queer ex-nun who officiates weddings and funerals — and refers to herself as \"queer secular clergy\" Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platform Follow Embodied on Instagram Leave a message for Embodied If you want to hear more of Satish Rao on Embodied: Mixed (Parent Edition) , where Anita talks to her parents about growing up mixed race Pooped , where Satish gets to share his expertise as a gastroenterologist Please note: This episode originally aired September 26, 2024. Update: Raja Gopal Bhattar released an interactive memoir, “ Queering Constellations: Mapping This Journey Called Life .”","meta_description":"The marriage rate in this country has fallen nearly 60% in the last half century. So what’s motivating those of us still choosing to say I do? Anita ponde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/embodied-477109/episodes/reimagining-the-wedding-ceremony/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embodied-477109/reimagining-the-wedding-ceremony.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}