{"podcast":{"title":"Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the World","slug":"private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056","podcast_index_feed_id":220056,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/EDGY5280373877","website_url":"https://www.privatepartsunknown.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/48beae36-e202-11ec-b993-af2d41129c78/image/f2b4bee297d2cd40b1cd35ded3589514.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Courtney Kocak","episode_count":360,"summary":"Private Parts Unknown (FKA Reality Bytes) is a Bourdain-style podcast exploring sex, love, relationships, gender, and seductive subcultures around the world. Join host Courtney Kocak and expert guests for hilarious, sex-positive conversations — destigmatizing everything from abortion to Ashley Madison, polyamory to PMDD, sex work to Shibari, and more. Travel series include Helsinki, Finland; Mexico City, Mexico; and Tokyo, Japan. Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. For network details, contact cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:17:10.360459+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056"},"episode":{"title":"From War Zone to Rom Com: Divorce, Midlife Love, Menopause & Life-Affirming Friendship with Deborah Copaken","slug":"from-war-zone-to-rom-com-divorce-midlife-love-menopause-life-affirming-friendship-with-deborah-copaken","published_at":"2026-02-04T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056/from-war-zone-to-rom-com-divorce-midlife-love-menopause-life-affirming-friendship-with-deborah-copaken","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/EDGY4114420583.mp3?updated=1770162057","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/EDGY4114420583.mp3?updated=1770162057","summary":"Save 10% on your next Fleshlight with promo code 10PRIVATE at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fleshlight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For the 245th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and screenwriter Deborah Copaken. A former war correspondent turned chronicler of intimacy, Deborah has spent her career examining what it means to choose love over conflict and what it's like to be a woman in a world hostile to women. In this interview, Deborah reflects on finding the greatest love of her life at 56, navigating a relationship shaped by Alzheimer’s caregiving, and what motherhood has given her. She also talks candidly about midlife women's health and her life-affirming friendship with Nora Ephron. For more from today's guest, Deborah Copaken: Buy Deborah's book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladyparts Subscribe to Deborah's Substack, Lady Parts deborahcopaken.substack.com/welcome Check out Deborah's website www.deborahcopaken.com Get your copy of Girl Gone Wild from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Psst, Courtney has an 0nIyFan$, which is a horny way to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/cocopeepshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: Beducated brings pleasure-based sex education right to your bedroom. Kick off your best sex life with Beducated's awesome quiz that takes only five minutes and will recommend a personalized roadmap to sexual happiness just for you. Go to https://beducate.me/pd2606-private to kick off your personal pleasure journey. VB Health offers doctor-formulated sexual health supplements designed to elevat…","meta_description":"Save 10% on your next Fleshlight with promo code 10PRIVATE at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fleshlight.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056/episodes/from-war-zone-to-rom-com-divorce-midlife-love-menopause-life-affirming-friendship-with-deborah-copaken/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-parts-unknown-sex-love-around-the-world-220056/from-war-zone-to-rom-com-divorce-midlife-love-menopause-life-affirming-friendship-with-deborah-copaken.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}