Sobbed: Why We Cry

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Sobbed: Why We Cry

By Kaia Findlay,

Anita Rao

Published May 19, 2023 at 5:24 AM EDT

An illustration of a Black man sitting on an airplane from the seat in front of him. He is looking out the window with a tear running down his face. He is wearing a red shirt, has a beard and is wearing an earring in the ear that is visible in the illustration. The word 鈥淪obbed鈥� is in the lower right hand corner.

Anita usually feels better after a good, long cry. But why is that? She explores that question with a poet who spent years diving deeply into the science and culture of crying. And a forerunner of the "crying selfie" trend shares how he pushes back on toxic masculinity by embracing tears.

Meet the guests:

, poet and author of "," takes us into some of the science of crying and looks at tears through a political and gender-informed lens
, a model and creative director, explains why he decided to share a (before the trend took off) and how being vulnerable is part of the human experience

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Kaia Findlay

Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, 瓜神app's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the 瓜神app team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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