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Sex, Explained
Season 1
TV-MA
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From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series.
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5 Episodes
Sexual Fantasies
E1
Episode 1
Sexual Fantasies
Sex, Explained takes a look at sexual fantasies and observes that three sexual fantasizes are common: group sex, toys, and control/domination. It also looks at fantasies concerning BDSM and non-consensual sex. It also looks at sexual practices around the world and the popularity of humiliation and racism in pornography.
Attraction
E2
Episode 2
Attraction
Explained looks at mystery of what make someone attracted to other other people. It looks at the psychological phenomena of attraction and its basis in biochemistry. It discusses evolutionary theories of attraction and how attractiveness tends to focus on the following: physical appearance, geography, similarity, and reciprocity.
Birth Control
E3
Episode 3
Birth Control
Explained looks at birth control. Modern birth control pills alter hormone levels in ways that can prevent pregnancy by tricking the body into thinking that it is already pregnant. These hormonal changes, however, sometimes lead to unpleasant physical and emotional side-effects.
Fertility
E4
Episode 4
Fertility
Explained looks at fertility and examines some of the reasons why many couple have trouble having children. It looks at the chemistry and biology behind reproduction and looks at some of the many causes behind infertility. In some cases, infertility is the result of issues with the female bodily environment or the sperm. It also discusses how plastics may be causing a reduction in sperm count.
Childbirth
E5
Episode 5
Childbirth
Explained looks at the biological processes behind pregnancy including the remarkable elasticity of cervix tissue. It also discuss how childbirth can be traumatic for many women. It looks at how evolution has resulted in a human childbirth process that is more painful than most others in the animal world. It looks at Cesarean sections and the use of medical intervention in childbirth.
Cast of Season 1
Janelle Monáe
Self - Narrator
Season 1 Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
Robert Morast
Will this show become a rite of passage of sexually curious teens as they begin to test those unsteady waters? Who knows? But it can't hurt. Unless we don't let them watch it.
Decider
Joel Keller
Sex, Explained isn't going to give you encyclopedic knowledge of sex and attraction, but it's entertaining enough and informative enough to watch when you can't think of something scripted to turn on.
The Daily Beast
Jordan Julian
The easily digestible, approximately 20-minute episodes, bursting with colorful animations and engaging interviews, cover basic information about subjects like fertility, birth control, and attraction.
Salon.com
Ashlie D. Stevens
As with previous iterations of "Explained" you won't leave this series as an expert, per se, on any one topic, but it's certainly an entertaining and informative start to some more adult-oriented sex education.
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