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Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy

EPISODE · Mar 17, 2023 · 32 MIN

Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy

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True or false? Victorian doctors invented the vibrator to cure women's "hysteria" by bringing them to sexual climax. The answer may surprise you...as it did Anita! She gets the truth about vibrator history from journalist Hallie Lieberman and meets Anna Lee, the engineer behind the first-ever “smart” vibrator that can help you better understand your arousal patterns.Meet the guests:- Hallie Lieberman, author of "Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy," shares the history of the vibrator and debunks myths and misconceptions around how this sex toy evolved- Anna Lee, co-founder and head of engineering at Lioness, talks about how her company designed their smart vibrator, how they collect data and what they've learned from their users so far Read the transcript | Review the podcastFollow Embodied on Twitter and InstagramDive deeper:Read more about Von’s musicSee some vibrator ads throughout historyHallie debunking the vibrator myth

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