Allison Behringer: On Bodies, The Cut, friendship, and ethical storytelling

The Pod Broads: A Podcast About Women in Podcasting

On this episode, Alexandra speaks with Allison Behringer, who is an award-winning narrative audio journalist and podcast producer. She is the creator, host and producer of Bodies, a feminist documentary podcast supported by NPR-affiliate KCRW and she has been working on season two of The Cut throughout 2020 and the start of 2021. They talk about their shared hometown and what they did and didn't learn in sex ed. Allison shares about her time at Salt Institute, what she learned about ethical storytelling and documentary-style stories. They also discuss the effects of birth control, painful sex, and how these two things started Allison's idea for Bodies. Toward the end of the conversation, they discuss the importance of female friendship, Allison's episode of The Cut where she is one of the main speakers, and how podcasting has changed her relationship with not just the people in her life but with herself.
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Bodies: "Sex Hurts"
The Cut: “You Might Actually Be in Love With Your Best Friend”

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