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Destigmatizing Sex Through Comedy (w/ Subhah Agarwal)

Birds and Bees Don't Fck
Birds and Bees Don't Fck
Episode • Nov 1, 2023 • 50m

Subhah is a Comedian, Actor and Writer originally from the suburbs of Chicagos where everything was innuendo and the high school was split like a prison gang.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Sex workers vs. comedians, who has it better? 
  • Germany’s sex work stipend!
  • 80s innuendo, the pinnacle of public school sex ed
  • Teachers who clearly don’t fuck teaching kids about sex... and what their perspective might have been
  • The exploding tampon!
  • They used saline instead of blood to determine tampon capacity?!
  • Her journey from Indian comedy to comedy that destigmatized sex
  • Our collective first generation experience with sexuality at home
  • Bridgerton Brother and a contrarian sister
  • Why harm reduction is far safer than abstinence in sex education
  • High school clicks & prison gangs…
  • Surviving starting comedy as a teenage girl
  • Want more inclusive comedy? Support shows that have a pattern of booking different types of comics
  • Comedy in NY vs. Comedy in LA
  • Nerds be fucking
  • Ethical porn
  • She's working on a new comedy special, go check her out!

You can find Subhah on Instagram at @subhaha on TikTok at @subhahcomedy and their website www.subhahcomedy.com

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