Embodied WUNC
@embodiedwunc.bsky.social
A weekly radio show & podcast about sex, relationships & health from @wunc.org hosted by @asrao.bsky.social
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People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is controversial, Native scholar dinagw.bsky.social says its necessary.
![Episode artwork for "Embodied" podcast titled "How Fake Claims To Native Identity Cause Real Harm" against a turquoise textured background. Text reads "What happens when Indigeneity becomes a commodity? In this episode, we speak to scholar and writer Dina Gilio-Whitaker about the history and impact of ethnic fraud." Features a collage including: a sepia-toned historical photograph of a Native American woman in traditional dress with long braids, a vintage photograph labeled "Nespelem George & Riders, Colville Reservation, Ida[ho]," a San Francisco Chronicle headline reading "Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud," the book cover for "Who Gets to Be Indian?" by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, and decorative elements including an arrow and spiral design. "New Episode!" badge appears in top right corner.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lqetfmb22n44sak3a32htcqm/bafkreif5r2blaufn4fc7jxyglcl46avd7lwtxdvt4uxvb6hru245mkxfjq@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is controversial, Native scholar dinagw.bsky.social says its necessary.
In the coming weeks, we’re hosting an episode focused on intimacy & sex after sexual assault. And we'd love to have our guest respond to YOUR questions: If you’re a sexual assault survivor (or partner of one!): what questions do you have about rekindling a healthy connection to sex?
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In the coming weeks, we’re hosting an episode focused on intimacy & sex after sexual assault. And we'd love to have our guest respond to YOUR questions: If you’re a sexual assault survivor (or partner of one!): what questions do you have about rekindling a healthy connection to sex?
NEW EPISODE: Margaret Roesch & Pat McAulay got together in their 40s, and as lesbian women who’d come out in middle age, they were well aware of the challenges experienced by queer elders. After struggling to find a senior housing community that fit their needs, they decided to build their own.
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW EPISODE: Margaret Roesch & Pat McAulay got together in their 40s, and as lesbian women who’d come out in middle age, they were well aware of the challenges experienced by queer elders. After struggling to find a senior housing community that fit their needs, they decided to build their own.
There's a growing number of women challenging the expectation that you need a partner to have a child. Anita meets two single moms by choice who talk about why they chose this parenting path and how they navigate everything from false assumptions to dating.
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
There's a growing number of women challenging the expectation that you need a partner to have a child. Anita meets two single moms by choice who talk about why they chose this parenting path and how they navigate everything from false assumptions to dating.
You’ve likely seen some version of the headline: “Gen Z Is In a Sex Recession.” But there’s a lot more to the story. Journalist @cartersherman.bsky.social takes Anita into the many conversations she had with people under 30 about their sex lives for her book.
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You’ve likely seen some version of the headline: “Gen Z Is In a Sex Recession.” But there’s a lot more to the story. Journalist @cartersherman.bsky.social takes Anita into the many conversations she had with people under 30 about their sex lives for her book.
For almost 29 years, journalist @jennifersenior.bsky.social was a self-described “brilliant sleeper.” Then, one night, something changed &Jennifer has struggled with chronic #insomnia ever since. She talks to Anita about insights from both her reporting and personal life: link.podtrac.com/embodied
October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
For almost 29 years, journalist @jennifersenior.bsky.social was a self-described “brilliant sleeper.” Then, one night, something changed &Jennifer has struggled with chronic #insomnia ever since. She talks to Anita about insights from both her reporting and personal life: link.podtrac.com/embodied
When Kit Heyam was first trying to understand their gender identity as an adolescent, they looked to history. They only found stories that painted a very narrow picture of what it means to be #trans. But years later, when Kit started studying history professionally, a different picture emerged.
October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When Kit Heyam was first trying to understand their gender identity as an adolescent, they looked to history. They only found stories that painted a very narrow picture of what it means to be #trans. But years later, when Kit started studying history professionally, a different picture emerged.
NEW EPISODE: Searching For Love And Legal Status
When María Lopez was 6, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was #undocumented, and throughout her teens & 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both #love & a path to permanent legal status.
When María Lopez was 6, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was #undocumented, and throughout her teens & 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both #love & a path to permanent legal status.
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
NEW EPISODE: Searching For Love And Legal Status
When María Lopez was 6, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was #undocumented, and throughout her teens & 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both #love & a path to permanent legal status.
When María Lopez was 6, her grandmother gave her a piece of advice: marry someone with papers. María was #undocumented, and throughout her teens & 20s, she dealt with the struggle of dating to find both #love & a path to permanent legal status.
NEW: Is art worth the sacrifice it requires? 🎨
Writer @sgriest.bsky.social has been asking this question since the early days of her career. "My love for what I do made my life logistically a nightmare, or impossible!" Stephanie hustled for decades--putting aside life milestones to write.
Writer @sgriest.bsky.social has been asking this question since the early days of her career. "My love for what I do made my life logistically a nightmare, or impossible!" Stephanie hustled for decades--putting aside life milestones to write.
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW: Is art worth the sacrifice it requires? 🎨
Writer @sgriest.bsky.social has been asking this question since the early days of her career. "My love for what I do made my life logistically a nightmare, or impossible!" Stephanie hustled for decades--putting aside life milestones to write.
Writer @sgriest.bsky.social has been asking this question since the early days of her career. "My love for what I do made my life logistically a nightmare, or impossible!" Stephanie hustled for decades--putting aside life milestones to write.
🚛✨ NEW EPISODE ALERT ✨🚛
The Life of Trans And Queer Long-Haul Truckers
Long-haul #trucking isn't for everyone—the hours are brutal, and the burnout is real. But for many #LGBTQ+ drivers, the open road offers something invaluable: the freedom to be authentically themselves.
The Life of Trans And Queer Long-Haul Truckers
Long-haul #trucking isn't for everyone—the hours are brutal, and the burnout is real. But for many #LGBTQ+ drivers, the open road offers something invaluable: the freedom to be authentically themselves.
September 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW EPISODE: One Sperm Donor, 31 Half Siblings & A Long Search For Identity
link.podtrac.com/embodied
Ryan Kramer was born through an anonymous #spermdonor in 1990. By the time he was 2 years old, he already had some big questions about his identity — and the desire to find answers.
link.podtrac.com/embodied
Ryan Kramer was born through an anonymous #spermdonor in 1990. By the time he was 2 years old, he already had some big questions about his identity — and the desire to find answers.
August 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEW EPISODE: One Sperm Donor, 31 Half Siblings & A Long Search For Identity
link.podtrac.com/embodied
Ryan Kramer was born through an anonymous #spermdonor in 1990. By the time he was 2 years old, he already had some big questions about his identity — and the desire to find answers.
link.podtrac.com/embodied
Ryan Kramer was born through an anonymous #spermdonor in 1990. By the time he was 2 years old, he already had some big questions about his identity — and the desire to find answers.
When Philip & his wife Lauren tested positive for #COVID19 3 years ago, they thought they knew what to expect. But then Philip’s symptoms persisted, morphed and intensified. In our new episode, they talk to @asrao.bsky.social about how Phil's experience with #LongCovid upended their life.
August 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When Philip & his wife Lauren tested positive for #COVID19 3 years ago, they thought they knew what to expect. But then Philip’s symptoms persisted, morphed and intensified. In our new episode, they talk to @asrao.bsky.social about how Phil's experience with #LongCovid upended their life.
TWO WEEKS from tomorrow, we have a very special live event happening at @motorco.bsky.social!!
We'll be exploring the topic of REINVENTION through music, poetry and storytelling. And we have super special ZINE made just for attendees.
Grab your ticket now! motorcomusic.com/event/the-em...
We'll be exploring the topic of REINVENTION through music, poetry and storytelling. And we have super special ZINE made just for attendees.
Grab your ticket now! motorcomusic.com/event/the-em...
August 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
TWO WEEKS from tomorrow, we have a very special live event happening at @motorco.bsky.social!!
We'll be exploring the topic of REINVENTION through music, poetry and storytelling. And we have super special ZINE made just for attendees.
Grab your ticket now! motorcomusic.com/event/the-em...
We'll be exploring the topic of REINVENTION through music, poetry and storytelling. And we have super special ZINE made just for attendees.
Grab your ticket now! motorcomusic.com/event/the-em...
NEW EPISODE: Parenting Wisdom From An Interabled Couple -- When jessicaslice.bsky.social was 28, a bout of heat exhaustion triggered an underlying neurological disorder that led to permanent physical disabilities. In the 14 years since, Jessica met her now-husband David Yourdon & started a family.
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NEW EPISODE: Parenting Wisdom From An Interabled Couple -- When jessicaslice.bsky.social was 28, a bout of heat exhaustion triggered an underlying neurological disorder that led to permanent physical disabilities. In the 14 years since, Jessica met her now-husband David Yourdon & started a family.
NEW EPISODE: Rae Garringer grew up on a sheep farm in rural WV, and once they left & came out as #queer, they weren't sure they could move back. They believed the story that to thrive as an out, #LGBTQ+ person, you have to live in a city. But when Rae did move back, they realized that was a lie.
June 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What would you do if you knew your brain would stop functioning normally in just a decade? For brothers Ansel Dow (31) & Cosmo Hinsman (26), this isn't hypothetical. They carry a rare genetic mutation that makes frontotemporal #dementia almost inevitable by their mid-40s.
June 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What would you do if you knew your brain would stop functioning normally in just a decade? For brothers Ansel Dow (31) & Cosmo Hinsman (26), this isn't hypothetical. They carry a rare genetic mutation that makes frontotemporal #dementia almost inevitable by their mid-40s.
NEW EPISODE: Doctors are expected to make high-stakes decisions quickly and often. And while plenty of medical guidelines exist, sometimes finding the right answer relies on intuition as much as logic. So what happens when suddenly that intuition is … gone?
April 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW EPISODE: Doctors are expected to make high-stakes decisions quickly and often. And while plenty of medical guidelines exist, sometimes finding the right answer relies on intuition as much as logic. So what happens when suddenly that intuition is … gone?
NEW EPISODE: Decades Of ‘Death #Cramps’ Later, A Search For Answers To #Period Pain
Ever since Kate Downey got her first extremely painful period at age 14, every month feels like playing Russian roulette with her uterus. Will she get “normal” abdominal discomfort — or excruciating “death cramps”?
Ever since Kate Downey got her first extremely painful period at age 14, every month feels like playing Russian roulette with her uterus. Will she get “normal” abdominal discomfort — or excruciating “death cramps”?
April 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NEW EPISODE: Why We Need Trans Tech In 2025
For decades, trans folks have responded to emergent needs in their community w/ technological innovation. Scholar @haimson.bsky.social tells Anita why it's vital to understand the role of trans technology in this moment:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
For decades, trans folks have responded to emergent needs in their community w/ technological innovation. Scholar @haimson.bsky.social tells Anita why it's vital to understand the role of trans technology in this moment:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
March 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW EPISODE: Why We Need Trans Tech In 2025
For decades, trans folks have responded to emergent needs in their community w/ technological innovation. Scholar @haimson.bsky.social tells Anita why it's vital to understand the role of trans technology in this moment:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
For decades, trans folks have responded to emergent needs in their community w/ technological innovation. Scholar @haimson.bsky.social tells Anita why it's vital to understand the role of trans technology in this moment:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
What is #ehlersdanlossyndrome? An intergenerational take 👇
March 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
What is #ehlersdanlossyndrome? An intergenerational take 👇
NEW EPISODE: Despite a decade of restrictive behavior & a career path in mental health counseling, Alishia McCullough had never associated herself with the phrase eating disorder. And she’s not alone.
March 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NEW EPISODE: Despite a decade of restrictive behavior & a career path in mental health counseling, Alishia McCullough had never associated herself with the phrase eating disorder. And she’s not alone.
NEW EPISODE: Owning Your Multiracial Story
When @asrao.bsky.social moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her #biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today 15 years later.
When @asrao.bsky.social moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her #biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today 15 years later.
March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEW EPISODE: Owning Your Multiracial Story
When @asrao.bsky.social moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her #biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today 15 years later.
When @asrao.bsky.social moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her #biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today 15 years later.
NEW EPISODE: "Forgive, But Don't Forget: Sexuality & Healing From Religious Trauma."
In 2015, while the nation celebrated marriage equality Celeste Gracia was sent to conversion therapy. 10 yrs later, Celeste (now a @wunc.org reporter) shares how current politics have sparked reflection on healing.
In 2015, while the nation celebrated marriage equality Celeste Gracia was sent to conversion therapy. 10 yrs later, Celeste (now a @wunc.org reporter) shares how current politics have sparked reflection on healing.
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW EPISODE: "Forgive, But Don't Forget: Sexuality & Healing From Religious Trauma."
In 2015, while the nation celebrated marriage equality Celeste Gracia was sent to conversion therapy. 10 yrs later, Celeste (now a @wunc.org reporter) shares how current politics have sparked reflection on healing.
In 2015, while the nation celebrated marriage equality Celeste Gracia was sent to conversion therapy. 10 yrs later, Celeste (now a @wunc.org reporter) shares how current politics have sparked reflection on healing.
NEW EPISODE: Parenting can be a relentless job ... so if you're doing it all without a partner, how is it possible to also sustain a relationship with s3x and romance?
Anita talks with two unpartnered moms about juggling pleasure, dating and parenthood. LISTEN:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
Anita talks with two unpartnered moms about juggling pleasure, dating and parenthood. LISTEN:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
February 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
NEW EPISODE: Parenting can be a relentless job ... so if you're doing it all without a partner, how is it possible to also sustain a relationship with s3x and romance?
Anita talks with two unpartnered moms about juggling pleasure, dating and parenthood. LISTEN:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
Anita talks with two unpartnered moms about juggling pleasure, dating and parenthood. LISTEN:
episodes.fm/1525727534/e...
NEW EPISODE: Soph Myers-Kelley & his mom, René Myers, have always been close. As of 5 years ago, they also share a diagnosis: the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. #eds explained symptoms they’d been experiencing for decades, like waking up w/ jaw or shoulder dislocations.
February 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW EPISODE: Soph Myers-Kelley & his mom, René Myers, have always been close. As of 5 years ago, they also share a diagnosis: the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. #eds explained symptoms they’d been experiencing for decades, like waking up w/ jaw or shoulder dislocations.