The Ultimate Masturbation Episode with Professor and Author, Dr. Eric Sprankle (Re-Release)

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New year, new you, new pleasure goals! Start 2025 by busting myths about one of the most misunderstood topics in human sexuality—masturbation. DB is joined by Dr. Eric Sprankle, acclaimed psychologist, to strip away stigma, crush falsehoods, and explore the evolution of sexual psychology.

(0:17:42) - Masturbation Education

(0:21:28) - Masturbation Myths and Motivations Explained

(0:35:49) - Religious Views on Masturbation and Health

(0:48:45) - The Evolution and Perception of Vibrators

(0:52:11) - Individualism and Collective Action and Self-Pleasure

Find more from Dr. Sprankle:

• Dr. Eric Sprankle is a professor of clinical psychology and co-director of the sexuality studies program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is the author of the new book, DIY: The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation. More information at drsprankle.com or Instagram and Twitter @DrSprankle.

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Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experts. We discuss topics such as birth control, pleasure, LGBTQ+ health and rights, abortion, consent, BDSM, sex and disability, HIV, sex in the media, and more.