{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Big Idea Daily","slug":"the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609","podcast_index_feed_id":5988609,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LI6195939129","website_url":"https://nextbigideaclub.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c6ca27f6-983c-11ed-8b09-5797e7f4a0e4/image/94c4790af8d691a778a50c7379735125.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Next Big Idea Club","episode_count":905,"summary":"What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind The Next Big Idea Daily. We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields. They distill their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and we offer you one each morning. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NBID@yapmedia.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:19:12.621570+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609"},"episode":{"title":"What is Sex For?","slug":"what-is-sex-for","published_at":"2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609/what-is-sex-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP8001815943.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP8001815943.mp3","summary":"Sex is one of the most fundamental forces in nature — and one of the most misunderstood. Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, biologist Lixing Sun upends everything we thought we knew about why sex exists in On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction. Then historian Rebecca Davis takes us on a sweeping tour of America's surprisingly varied erotic past in Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America, revealing that the country has always been far more complex — and far less sexually repressed — than the myths suggest. 🎁 Save 20% on a Next Big Idea Club membership when you use code PODCAST at⁠ ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ ✉️ Get big ideas in your inbox with our daily newsletter. Subscribe at⁠ ⁠bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠ Sponsored By: Shopify — Nothing stands between your idea and a real business. So go make it one. Start your free trial at shopify.com/daily FODZYME — Finally, you can enjoy your favorite foods without the pain. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠icaneatagain.com/daily ⁠for 30% off your first order. Quince — Make your summer wardrobe easier. Go to quince.com/nbid for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.","meta_description":"Sex is one of the most fundamental forces in nature — and one of the most misunderstood. Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, biologist Lixing Sun upends eve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1822,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609/episodes/what-is-sex-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-daily-5988609/what-is-sex-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}