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Stimulated: How Vibrators Became America's Favorite Sex Toy (Revisited)

An illustration featuring the word "Stimulated" in the center surrounded by different kinds and colors of vibrators. There is an orange dot pattern around the edges of the illustration.
Charnel Hunter

True or false? Victorian doctors invented the vibrator to cure women's "hysteria" by bringing them to sexual climax. The answer may surprise you ... as it did Anita! She gets the truth about vibrator history from journalist Hallie Lieberman and meets Anna Lee, the engineer behind the first-ever “smart” vibrator that can help you better understand your arousal patterns.

Meet the guests:

  • , author of "," shares the history of the vibrator and debunks myths and misconceptions around how this sex toy evolved
  • , co-founder and head of engineering at , talks about how her company designed their smart vibrator, how they collect data and what they've learned from their users so far

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Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, app's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the app team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.
Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.