How to Do It with Stoya and Rich

How to Do It with Stoya and Rich

For three years, Stoya and Rich Juzwiak have been giving advice to Slate readers on all things sex—mismatched libidos, secret desires, (bad) sexting, surprising fetishes, and assorted other wild things. Now they're joining forces to answer their most jaw-dropping questions yet, sometimes with the help of special guests. Whatever you want to know about sex—truly, whatever—they'll tell you how to do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

March 27, 2022 25 mins

This week, Stoya and Rich advise a letter writer whose partner isn’t saying the right things, and they discuss a letter from a woman who can’t bear to touch herself.

Mentioned in this episode:

My New Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein

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Production by Chau Tu.


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Stoya and Rich discuss a letter from a woman whose experiment with “ethical non-monogamy” isn’t going the way she expected.

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This week, Stoya and Rich discuss a letter from a man whose attractiveness is getting in the way of his life and work.

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Read the How to Do It column on Slate here. If you’re in need of sex advice from Stoya and Rich, write in here or leave a voicemail at ‪(347) 640-4025 and we may use it on the show. Remember, it’s anonymous—and nothing is too embarrassing!

Production by Chau Tu.


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This week, Stoya and Rich advise a letter writer who is overwhelmed by her partner’s daily sexual needs, and they discuss a letter from a man who wonders if his post-sex feelings are normal.

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Read the How to Do It column on Slate here. If you’re in need of sex advice from Stoya and Rich, write in here or leave a voicemail at ‪(347) 640-4025 and we may use it on the show. Remember, it’s anonymous—and nothing is too embarrassing!

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This week, Stoya and Rich advise a letter writer who wonders what they can do to have a better experience giving oral sex, and they discuss a letter from a woman looking for advice on how to explain her specific dating needs. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

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February 20, 2022 19 mins

This week, Stoya and Rich advise a woman whose partner complains that she orgasms too quickly, and they discuss a letter from a woman who’s puzzled by why her boyfriend doesn’t want to have sex very often.

Mentioned in this episode:

So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex by Ian Kerner

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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter for Valentine’s Day from a man who’s looking for tips on how to spice up his sex life with his wife, and they discuss a letter from a man who’s wondering how to involve himself with his wife’s other relationship.

Mentioned in this episode:

Curious Pleasures by The Reverend Dr Eramus St Jude Croom DD

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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a woman who’s worried about her husband’s secret habit, and offer suggestions for oral sex to a letter writer who has a unique problem. 


Mentioned in the episode:

Sex, God, and the Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers

Is Porn Addiction a Real Thing?

Moody Bitches by Julie Holland

TMJ and Intimacy” by S. Michael Plaut


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a man who’s just made a new sexual discovery about himself. Then they hear from a woman who’s feeling judged for her boundaries.

Guest: Ryan Scoats

Mentioned in the episode:

‘I don’t mind watching him cum’: Heterosexual men, threesomes, and the erosion of the one-time rule of homosexuality.

Understanding Threesomes by Ryan Scoats

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January 23, 2022 29 mins

This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a woman who has a tricky question about herpes and a new man she’s seeing. Then they hear from a man who didn’t like the surprise he got in bed.


Mentioned in this episode:

“How Herpes Became a Sexual Boogeyman,” by L.V. Anderson, Slate, Dec. 2, 2019.


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a man who’s concerned he’s cheating on his girlfriend—with his wife. Then they hear from a woman who wonders how bad it is that she kept a secret from a new romantic interest.


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a letter writer who wonders what he can do about “COVID dick.” Then they hear from a letter writer who doesn’t know if she’s capable of having casual sex—even though she wants it. Guests this episode: Charles Welliver and Ashley G. Winter.

Mentioned in this episode:

RestoreX

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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a letter writer who’s been traumatized by her husband’s new “look.” Then they hear from a letter writer who wants to bring spanking outside of the bedroom.


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a letter writer who’s keeping a neighborly secret. Then they hear from a letter writer who wonders how to bring up a touchy subject with her boyfriend.


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a letter writer who feels left out of her partners’ escapades. Then they hear from a letter writer who’s bothered that they don’t know why they didn’t get another date.

Mentioned in the episode:

Out of the Shadows by Walt Odets


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a letter writer who wonders if what she just did counts as cheating. Then they hear from a man who wonders how to get his husband to agree to indulge his new desire in bed.


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a man who just found out something about his girlfriend that disgusts him. Then they hear from a letter writer who’s wondering what to do about his in-laws’ peculiar pre-wedding tradition.


Mentioned in the episode:

Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber


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November 28, 2021 22 mins

This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a woman who can’t quit men. Then they hear from a man who is about to have sex for the first time since he lost his wife. 


Mentioned in the episode:

She Comes First by Ian Kerner


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a man who’s getting highly aroused at an inopportune time with his girlfriend. Then they hear from a letter writer who wonders what to do about her husband’s strange penis.


Mentioned in the episode:

Sexual interest as performance, intellect and pathology: A critical discursive case study of dacryphilia

The Little Death (2014)


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This week, Stoya and Rich answer a letter from a woman who wonders if she got duped by her boyfriend—including feedback from listeners like you. Then they hear from a letter writer who wonders if it’s weird that they hate the most basic form of intimacy there is. 

Mentioned in the episode:

The reasons humans started kissing,” BBC Future, Aug. 15, 2021

Stoya’s How to Do It column on kissing


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