What would you do if you were told you were dying?
When Nikki Boyer’s best friend, Molly, got a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, she didn’t shut down—she blew her life wide open. And Nikki, an Emmy-winning producer and host, recorded all of it.
In this episode, we talk about Dying for Sex—the wildly popular Wondery podcast and now Hulu series starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate. But this is way more than a story about death and sex. It’s about reclaiming your voice, healing old wounds, and choosing to fully live—even when the clock is ticking.
We cover everything from kinky adventures to the kind of grief that cracks you open in the best way. Nikki’s perspective on loss, friendship, intuition, and making space for joy will stay with you long after the episode ends.
If you’re craving deeper conversations, better friendships, or just a little more life in your life—this one’s for you.
🕰️ TIMESTAMPS:
3:25 – How Dying for Sex was born
8:40 – Feeling Molly’s presence after she passed
13:45 – Seeing your life played out by Hollywood A-listers
18:05 – The beauty (and discomfort) of being truly loved
24:50 – Sex, kinks, and clown fetishes—yep, we went there
36:55 – Listener reactions + the legacy Molly left behind
40:10 – Why Americans are so weird about grief
46:30 – Living bigger because of the people we’ve lost
50:05 – Molly’s book Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole
52:20 – How Nikki found peace in the mess
RESOURCES:
Listen: Dying for Sex on Wondery
Watch: Dying for Sex on Hulu, FX, and Disney+
Read: Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole by Molly Kochan – Available on Amazon
Follow: Nikki Boyer on Instagram → @nikkiboyer
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