Best Mentalhealthy Podcasts (2024)

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The Long Way Home Pt. 2 - A Conversation with Dad (Final Episode) 2:04:15

6M ago2:04:15

2:04:15

Without a doubt this is the most personal LTB episode yet. And you could say this episode took 33 years to make. I could never say my dad and I had a bad or unhealthy relationship, however I always knew I wanted to be closer, always desired something deeper. But I wasn't sure how to go about it and wasn't sure if he wanted the same thing. Years of …

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The Long Way Home Pt. 1 - Kyr Pulls Up One Last Time 1:16:28

6M ago1:16:28

1:16:28

Subscribe to Kyr's Substack: https://kyrismatic.substack.com/ Watch Episodes 1-3 of the Final Season on YouTube: Ending the Gender Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsgrbm3BkqI We Outside - Black Men in Nature: https://youtu.be/ymyvVyNtRdQ?si=XWxdmXp8n66RCkPb Healing Across Generations at Lee's Barbershop - The Shape Up w/ Starting with Today: …

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Healing Across Generations x Black Men in Nature (Episode Previews | Full Episodes on YouTube) 15:09

8M ago15:09

15:09

Watch the first two episodes from the final season on YouTube: We Outside - Black Men in Nature | Let's Talk Bruh Healing Across Generations at Lee's Barbershop -The Shape Up- Let's Talk Bruh x Starting With Today

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Let's Talk Bruh - Final Season Announcement 13:26

12M ago13:26

13:26

Yep, it's time yall. Let's Talk Bruh (the podcast) is ending. Been a hell of a ride and it's time to say goodbye.... Join us at Lee's Barbershop for the Shape Up, in collaboration with Starting With Today, this Saturday July 22nd at 11AM EST: https://bit.ly/3QiaNGP

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LTB 2022 - The Growing Pains Year 10:46

1+ y ago10:46

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Jay-Z and Black Capitalism 1:33:01

2y ago1:33:01

1:33:01

Instagram Live on 9/25/22 LTB is back with the help from a couple of our good friends Bemo Brown, Nalo Zidan and Quay Weston. We discuss Jay-Z's recent comments about words like "capitalist" being made up, full quote below: In response to a question from Rob Markman about his verse, Hov said, "We not falling for that tricknology, whatever the publi…

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The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 | Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy 1:07:30

2+ y ago1:07:30

1:07:30

Watch The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ue16pZoVeTs It's been a minute since we hit yall with the State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1. 2 years ago to be exact. In many ways it's a completely different world. As we enter year 3 of the pandemic, our lives, to varying degrees, have been flipped turned upside down. But in s…

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Black Men Talking About Mental Health 1:27:13

2+ y ago1:27:13

1:27:13

Watch Black Men Talking About Mental Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTLAA1B6w4 Fellas, are you happy? Are you good? You sure bruh? No foreal, let’s sit with this for a minute. Patriarchy at an early age forces us to lie. Lie to others of course, but the first lie we tell is to ourselves. We say we’re good when we’re not. We sup…

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Black Men Talking About Love [Full Episode] 1:28:36

2+ y ago1:28:36

1:28:36

Watch Black Men Talking About Love on YouTube Part 1 - Brotherhood Between Straight & Queer Black Men https://youtu.be/xj4P5mFGQdc What do we mean when we say brotherly love? Who are we including that phrase? Are all Black men included or only some? This episode explores what love can look like between Black men. We also unpack how homophobia has p…

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Black Men Talking About Sex 1:28:11

2+ y ago1:28:11

1:28:11

Black men, when was the last time you felt completely free during a sexual experience? It’s okay if you’ve never felt that way. Patriarchy teaches us to prioritize power, control and performance in sexual experiences which can lead to wack sex at best and harmful consent at worst. But when we divest from patriarchy, we can begin to focus on pleasur…

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LTB Wants to Buy You Groceries | Black Men Talking About Sex Preview 9:00

2+ y ago9:00

9:00

Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway #2 Instructions 1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel 2. Send us an email to letstalkbruh@gmail.com with the subject line, "yall got me?" and your CashApp handle in the message 3. Friday October 15th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 winners and send each winner $100 via CashApp Additional Information…

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LTB Wants to Buy You Lunch | Subscribe to Let's Talk Bruh on YouTube! 4:53

3y ago4:53

4:53

Lunch on LTB x Cash App Giveaway Instructions 1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel 2. Send us an email to letstalkbruh@gmail.com with the subject line, "I want lunch on LTB" 3. Friday October 8th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 (five) winners and send each winner $30 via CashApp Additional Information 1. To ensure we receive your entr…

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Let's Talk Restorative Justice Bruh Pt. 1 26:37

3y ago26:37

26:37

Attention! This is not your typical Let's Talk Bruh episode! On this week's episode we collaborated with David Ryan Castro-Harris, the Host of This Restorative Justice Life Podcast, for a conversation on restorative justice and accountability. We talk to David during Part 1 of our collaboration about his work with restorative justice and what that …

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The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power with Dr. Jared Ball 1:01:04

3y ago1:01:04

1:01:04

On today's show we link up Dr. Jared Ball. Dr. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is founder/curator of imixwhatilike.org, a multimedia hub of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. Ball is also author of The Myth and Propaganda of …

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Shaan from Molly House Project on Sex Work Activism for Masculine of Center Sex Workers 46:14

3y ago46:14

46:14

In today's episode we talk to Shaan Lashun, 1/2 of the Molly House Project. Molly House Project is a community of bois, men, and masculine-of-center* trans folk committed to changing the way we talk about sex work. We speak to Shaan about the they do with MHP, how they got started in sex work and sex work activism and discuss some of the issues tha…

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All Money Aint Good Money with Zach Nunn of Living Corporate 37:30

3y ago37:30

37:30

In today's episode we bring back an OG return guest of the show, Zach Nunn of Living Corporate. Living Corporate is a digital media network that amplifies the voices of Black and brown folks at work. In our conversation with Zach we talk about the recent performative uptick in corporate D&I initiatives during the pandemic and following the uprising…

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Ryan Ken on Tik Tok Viral Fame and Using Comedy to Divest from Patriarchy 50:41

3y ago50:41

50:41

In today's episode we link up with Ryan Ken! If you've been on the internet at some point in the last year, you've probably seen their Tik Tok videos go viral and make it to your timeline at least once or twice. Ryan is extremely talented and their brilliance shines through by pulling off something very difficult in comedy. They're able to challeng…

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The Cop Thought My Canes Were Rifles | a conversation w/ Neal Carter 39:23

3y ago39:23

39:23

On today's episode we link up with Neal Carter, Principal of Nu View Consulting, the only Black and disabled own general consulting firm in the country. During our conversation with Neal we talk to him about his article, "What Hearing Police Sirens Means to Me as Black Disabled Man" and his experience living with Spina Bifida. We discuss what it me…

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Black Male Feminism with Mark Anthony Neal 26:30

3y ago26:30

26:30

This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Mark Anthony Neal. Dr. Neal is a Distinguished Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American at Duke University, author of several books including: The New Black Man and Looking for Leroy focusing on Black masculinity. In our conversation today we talk about what …

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Questioning Culture and Modeling Vulnerability w/ Richie Reseda and Indigo Mateo 1:09:41

3y ago1:09:41

1:09:41

This week's episode is about 3 years in the making. If you remember in the early Let's Talk Bruh days, we reviewed a documentary called, "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" and in that episode we interviewed the producers of the film Contessa Gayles and Emma Bordeaux. Fast forward to now and we finally have the opportunity to link up with one of the cent…

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Breaking up with Patriarchy | Paris Hatcher of Black Feminist Future 1:00:28

3y ago1:00:28

1:00:28

This week we were joined by Paris Hatcher, founder and director, of Black Feminist Future. In today's episode we talked to Paris about Patriarchal Violence as a framework, what divesting from patriarchy or as Paris puts it, "breaking up with patriarchy" looks like for her and Paris gives us something to all think about when it comes to conversation…

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Black boys don’t get taught how to use their bodies | a conversation w/ Joél Leon 1:06:47

3y ago1:06:47

1:06:47

In this conversation with storyteller, father, and recovering rapper, Joél Leon, we cover a little bit of everything. We talk about what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him including: being mindful of the ways his privilege shows up as his platform grows, the frustrations associated with trying to reach Black men, and how early childhood e…

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Marvin Toliver of Melanated Social Work talks about what Radical Therapy looks like + Black Men talk about Crying in Therapy 55:47

3y ago55:47

55:47

This week we talked to Marvin Toliver of Melanated Social Work and we continued Mental Health Awareness Month with a conversation about Marvin's work, what radical therapy looks like and we get into our crying in therapy bag a little bit near the end, inspired by an instagram post from Marvin. Tap in and let us know what you think. Join the LTB Boo…

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Yolo Akili, Founder of BEAM, is Living in Alignment 1:28:33

3y ago1:28:33

1:28:33

This week we connected with Yolo Akili, the founder of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). As May is Mental Health Awareness Month we talked to Yolo about all things mental health, but it didn't stop there. We dug into the radical framework, Social Justice Informed Mental Health Literacy, BEAM uses in their work and why this framew…

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Healing While Black - The Road to Healing ain't Linear 49:39

3y ago49:39

49:39

This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Josh Odam aka Healing While Black. In today's show, Josh shares with us what his healing journey has looked like, how his divestment from patriarchy journey included a little tour as a hotep in training, and the number of services and programs he offers/supports with his platform. Tune in now. Follow h…

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Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy 1:46:10

3y ago1:46:10

1:46:10

It's official. Let's Talk Bruh is back. Did ya miss us? Resources from today's show: Patriarchal Violence Framework - Black Feminist Future Understanding Patriarchy - bell hooks Undoing Patriarchy - A Syllabus Join the LTB Book Club: http://bit.ly/LTBBookClub We're looking for Black men / Black male socialized people in the DC area for an upcoming …

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What Does Divesting from Patriarchy mean to you? - New Episodes in April! 2:54

3+ y ago2:54

2:54

Let's Talk Bruh is FINALLY back and we want to hear from you! This year our theme is, "Divesting from Patriarchy" so here's how you can get involved and have your opinion heard on the show: 1. Record a 30 second message of what divesting from patriarchy means to you 2. Send your message to letstalkbruh@gmail.com OR call 708-320-3126 to leave a voic…

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It's Time for a Break 9:12

4y ago9:12

9:12

Not goodbye, just see ya later. Resources from today's show: Tricia Hersey on Rest as Resistance / 185 - For the Wild Podcast Undoing Patriarchy - A Syllabus relinquishing the patriarchy - adrienne maree brown Do you have any questions for us? Did you learn something during today's episode? Did you change your mind about a particular topic? Let us …

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Dear Black Men, We are Failing Black Women 28:19

4y ago28:19

28:19

Black men, we are failing Black women. RIP Oluwatoyin Salau J. Cole is perfect example of fragile masculinity in the presence of an intelligent Black woman Dave Chappelle, please stop erasing Black women. This week's resources: Black man organizing or leading spaces to unlearn patriarchal violence and misogyny. - Thread by @awkward_duck The Safe Bl…

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Creativity, Imagination and Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus (Live Show) 1:26:10

4y ago1:26:10

1:26:10

During this time of lockdown, a lot of creativity can be possible. Maybe you're on the verge of starting a new project or maybe you just have an idea. Let's dive into the creative process and how imagination can be used for healing with artist and photographer Expressions Untold. And as it's important to talk about the creative process and knowing …

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From We Real Cool to We Just Real | What Makes Us Enough as Black Men? (Live Show) 1:13:25

4y ago1:13:25

1:13:25

We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. “What’s cooler than being cool?” - Andre 3000 What does it mean to be cool? What does it mean to be you? They say the Black man is the coolest man on the planet. But how can we go from real cool to ju…

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Quarantine Kuts with Eric "KleanKut" Dixon (Live Show) 1:24:07

4y ago1:24:07

1:24:07

Quarantine got you looking like RGIII? Say no more. We'll talk about haircare and how to maintain your shape up right now with some quick and easy tips in this virtual tutorial provided by Eric "KleanKut" Dixon. He's a barber that also specializes in providing mental health services for his clients. Watch this episode on our youtube channel: Quaran…

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I Put My Lifetime In Between The Paper's Line's (Journaling Workshop Live Show) 1:42:51

4y ago1:42:51

1:42:51

Writing and journaling can be a very healing, therapeutic, and self-reflective process, but sometimes it's hard just staring at 2 blank pieces of paper in your notebook. We'll get you started with Howard University English professor Kyr Mack in this masculinity and manhood journaling discussion + workshop. This week's show is a journaling workshop …

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Can I Live: A Discussion on Mental Health During a Pandemic (Live Show) 1:19:32

4y ago1:19:32

1:19:32

If you're experiencing bouts of exhaustion, despair, stress, or anxiety during this pandemic you are not alone. We got you. We talk about maintaining mental health and self care during this pandemic with friend of the show Dr. Justin Hopkins. In this week's show we discuss how to address the uncertainty of living during this pandemic. The anxiety t…

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Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show Announcement! + Dil from Redefining Black Masculinity (Instagram Live Session) 49:57

4y ago49:57

49:57

The Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show is coming to a screen near you. We’re switching it up this month with something a bit different...starting next week on Monday the 11th, yall can now join us for a few Zoom Live Shows and Workshops! Register Today: Can I Live: A Discussion on Mental Health w/ Dr. Justin Hopkins - 5/11 @ 7PM EST I Put My Lifetim…

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Masculinity, Staying Curious, & Creating Yourself w/ Nalo of Black Girl Masculine (Instagram Live Session) 54:44

4y ago54:44

54:44

A few weeks ago (what is time at this point?) we did a series of Instagram Lives with friends of the podcast. Today's episode is the audio from our conversation with Nalo. Nalo is a friend of the show who first appeared on LTB back in August of 2019. We talked about everything from masculinity, the importance of asking questions and creating space …

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Yo, Am I Wildin? | A Conversation with Black Men Feel 1:06:34

4y ago1:06:34

1:06:34

"Yo, Am I Wildin?" This week's episode I catch up with Ben and Sam of Black Man Feel. Black Men Feel is a monthly support group in New York City for Black men. In our discussion with Ben and Sam they both shared their individual stories leading to the foundation of Black Men Feel. We also talked about the challenge of creating a safe space for ALL …

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Re-Imagining Mental Health With The Confess Project 58:43

4y ago58:43

58:43

"We gotta re-imagine the way mental health is being done You gotta reach people where they're at. You gotta be personal." This is one the lines that stuck out during this episode. I spoke to Lorenzo Lewis, founder of The Confess Project. In our discussion, he talked about the importance of imagination and creativity when it comes to mental health s…

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What It's Like to Be a Black Man Living With Herpes 1:14:15

4y ago1:14:15

1:14:15

Someone you should know: Courtney Brame. He's the founder of the platform Something Positive for Positive People. He's also open about his experience living with Herpes. So we dive in and talk about why herpes is still the butt of the all the jokes, what he felt after receiving his diagnosis, what successful disclosure looks like and the work he do…

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What Does it Mean if I'm Attracted to Trans Women? Lex Numan Breaks It Down 1:27:32

4+ y ago1:27:32

1:27:32

This week we were joined by Lex Numan, the host of Numan Talks. We discuss his platform and what it means to be "Trans Attracted". He breaks down why it's important to distinguish between attraction and fetish. Lex Numan is someone you should know because his platform creates a space for Black men to discuss sexuality and attraction in a way that d…

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P.O.P: Pleasure Over Performance | The Road to Sexual Healing + A Coronavirus Check-In 1:11:54

4+ y ago1:11:54

1:11:54

Does it feel good? That's the question we're answering today. For many us, we've been taught that we can only express our sexuality in a very limited way. Today we talk about why sexual exploration and curiosity is important when it comes to achieving the most pleasure possible. We discuss that exploring your sexuality does NOT diminish your mascul…

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The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1 1:44:59

4+ y ago1:44:59

1:44:59

Watch this episode on the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nzkzJ8oFTg Some say everyone gets to define Black masculinity except for Black men, so today we ask a few friends of Let's Talk Bruh their definitions of Black masculinity, their personal relationship with masculinity from childhood to adulthood, and the cur…

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Acting While Black with Tom Williamson of The Fosters & VFW 1:01:22

4+ y ago1:01:22

1:01:22

When it comes to Black tv & film, there's often a conversation of who is allowed to tell what stories. Can Black folks from the UK tell stories about Black americans? Can Black folks with privilege tell stories about folks growing up in the hood? Can straight folks tell stories about queer Black folks? This week I talked to actor, founder of Rise a…

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2 Black Men Talking About Love Pt. 2 w/ Brandon Alexander Williams 1:08:42

4+ y ago1:08:42

1:08:42

This week I was joined by author, artist, teacher, DJ, and speaker Brandon Alexander Williams to talk about his book The BLK Love Mixtape, loving black women, loving ourselves and his top 5 MCs. Tune in for our discussion. Follow Brandon on IG and Twitter. Check out his book The BLK Love Mixtape -the BLK love mixtape is an anthology of contemporary…

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An Email from a Listener About How to Deal With Rejection 1:01:46

4+ y ago1:01:46

1:01:46

Late last year we received an email from a listener about his challenges dealing with rejection from women. He mentioned that he's not entitled to a woman's time or attention, but would like to find positive ways of dealing with, understanding, and accepting from rejection. So today, joined by friend of the podcast, Larry J. Sanders of What Suits H…

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Masculinity in the UK vs the US | Same Issues, Different Accent w/ Daniel Edmund 1:17:06

4+ y ago1:17:06

1:17:06

In this week's episode we call up our first international guest! You'll be hearing a conversation with Daniel Edmund, the Co-Founder of Milk For Tea. Daniel is a speaker and coach who is passionate about serving the male community in the UK and seeing men transformed from the inside out. This conversation is important for a number of reasons: 1) Je…

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Interracial Dating, Love, & Redefining Black Masculinity 1:01:10

4+ y ago1:01:10

1:01:10

There's a stat from the Pew Research Center stating that 24% of Black men marry interacially whereas only 12% of Black women marry interacially. Today we talk about why. Later in the conversation we also ask Dil of Redefining Black Masculinity (RBM) how and why he started RBM. A few resources used in this week's episode: Trends and patterns in inte…

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Why Do You Love Black Women? 1:12:00

4+ y ago1:12:00

1:12:00

Why do you love Black women? How do you support Black women? How do you protect Black women? A few simple questions with not so simple answers? This week I was joined by my good friend Taylor. Tune in for our discussion. A few resources used in this week's episode: Bystander Intervention - Collective Action for Safe Spaces DC You can follow Taylor …

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Let's Talk Bruh Teaser Episode 2020 3:12

4+ y ago3:12

3:12

Let's Talk Bruh is going to sound a bit different as we get deeper into 2020. Send this episode to your friends & family to spread the word.

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Fellas, What Makes You Feel Sexy? | Sex Positivity for Men w/ David Wraith 1:05:30

4+ y ago1:05:30

1:05:30

Fellas, what makes you feel sexy? I mean, we all love having sex and the feeling that comes from that experience, but how often do we think about whether or not we feel sexy or not? There's a ton of emphasis on women to be and feel sexy, but what does that look like for us? This week I was joined by David Wraith, Co-founder of Sex Positive STL to d…

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