Sex is Good Podcast
Sex is Good.
And we’re done pretending otherwise.
The Sex Is Good podcast exists to say the quiet part out loud: sex is fun, sex is normal, and sex is something adults get to enjoy without shame, fear, or bad information.
Hosted by the founder of a sex-positive telehealth company and a medical provider who actually understands how bodies work in the real world, this podcast breaks down the science of sex, STIs, desire, performance, relationships, and pleasure — without pearl-clutching, scare tactics, or outdated sex-ed nonsense.
We talk about the things you weren’t taught in school.
We unlearn the myths you were taught.
And we remind you that having a great sex life and taking care of your sexual health are not opposites — they’re partners.
Yes, we talk about STIs.
Yes, we talk about testing and prevention.
And no, that doesn’t mean sex has to be boring, stressful, or wrapped in shame.
You can absolutely have your cake and eat it too. You can have a wild, fulfilling, adventurous sex life and be informed, responsible, and confident about your health. In fact, we’d argue that’s the whole point.
This isn’t a sex story podcast.
It’s a sex science, sex truth, and sex freedom podcast.
Smart, evidence-based, irreverent, and unapologetically pro-pleasure.
Because sex is good. And we’re done pretending it’s not.
Sex is Good Podcast
Abducted, Exiled, Regulated: the Civil War's Unlikely STI Solution
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What happens when the U.S. Army has more soldiers knocked out by syphilis and gonorrhea than by bullets? In 1863 Nashville, military leaders came up with a desperate — and bizarre — solution: round up hundreds of prostitutes, shove them onto a steamboat called The Idahoe, and ship them out of town.
What was supposed to be a three-day exile turned into more than a month of misery. No city wanted them. The women were dragged from Nashville all the way up the river to Cincinnati and then forced back again — sick, starving, and trapped on a floating prison no one would claim.
After trying every wrong idea, the government finally stumbled into the right one: licensing sex work and opening one of America’s first STI clinics. The result? Infection rates among soldiers plummeted — all without antibiotics, decades before penicillin.
Of course, once the Civil War ended, so did the experiment. A public health breakthrough was discarded, not because it failed, but because society didn’t want to admit it worked.
This is a story of hypocrisy, desperation, survival, and women whose suffering reshaped medicine — even if they never got credit for it.
Join Robert and Anna for a wild ride through history, sex, and medicine — told with the irreverence you expect from Shameless Care. This isn’t a dusty Civil War tale; it’s a reminder that public health has always been messy, political, and very, very human.