Dying for Sex: Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock, and Emily Nagoski on Cancer, Caregiving, and Women's Sexuality
From We Disrupt This Broadcast by Peabody and CMSI
May 28, 2026 · 48 min · Season 3 · Episode 7
About this episode
Caty Borum discusses women's autonomy and sexuality with the creators of Dying for Sex.
Join us as we get hot and bothered for women’s autonomy through the Peabody Award-winning series Dying for Sex . In this episode, We Disrupt This Broadcast ’s own resident expert, media scholar, professor, and Executive Director of Center for Media & Social Impact Caty Borum speaks with the creators, producers, and showrunners of the 9x Emmy Award-nominated series, Kim Rosenstock and Liz Meriwether. Together, they unpack the ways Dying for Sex breaks every taboo around sex, death, cancer, caregiving, intimacy and women’s pleasure. After their conversation, Caty breaks down the radical depictions of women’s pleasure in this pathbreaking series with Emily Nagoski, sex researcher, educator, and bestselling author of the groundbreaking book Come as You Are . Content information: The second half of this episode contains discussion of sexual abuse and trauma. For survivor resources please visit RAINN .
People in this episode
Host: Caty Borum
Guests: Kim Rosenstock, Liz Meriwether, Emily Nagoski
Topics covered
- women's autonomy
- cancer
- caregiving
- sexuality
- intimacy
- women's pleasure
Keywords
- Dying for Sex
- women's autonomy
- cancer
- caregiving
- sexuality
- intimacy
- Emily Nagoski
- Kim Rosenstock
- Liz Meriwether
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Center for Media & Social Impact, RAINN
Books & works: Dying for Sex, Come as You Are
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