This episode aired on September 8th, 2025 at 12:00pm.
Ask parents to name a topic they most fear discussing with their children but know they should, and sex is probably at, or near, the top of the list. Long gone are the days when kids had to wait for “the talk” with their parents to learn about sex, or even talk to their friends about it. Now, the internet will provide whatever information, and videos, they want to see. Often more detail than they actually wanted. How is this easy access to not just online sexual information but online pornography shaping their views about sex and sexual relationships? On today’s episode of Media Inside Out, we’re talking about sex. Let’s go inside!
Guests
Jenn Pollitt
Jenn Pollitt, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and an Assistant Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. With over 15 years of experience as a sexuality educator, Dr. Pollitt has developed and taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Men & Masculinities, Sexuality and Disability, Porn Literacy, Sexuality Education, and Pleasure. Her work focuses on sexual and erotic agency, LGBTQIA+ rights, reproductive justice, and the intersections of sex, law, and policy. Dr. Pollitt’s work and commentary have been featured in The Washington Post, Slate, Psychology Today, HuffPost, Business Insider, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The 19th News, NPR, WHYY, and Doctor Radio. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, a national organization dedicated to advancing sexual freedom as a fundamental human right through policy, law, and education.
Dr.Lexx Brown-James
Dr. Lexx Brown-James, LMFT, CSE, CSES is a premiere sexologist leading the field of sexuality with shame free sex education and innovative sex therapy skills. As an AASECT certified sexuality educator and supervisor, Dr. Lexx provides education and therapy from womb to tomb through her practice The Institute for Sexuality & Intimacy, LLC, , keynotes, panels, and curriculum design. As a multiple time best seller and creator of Dr. Lexx’s Relationship Tune Up Cards, Dr. Lexx is an international sexologist. Featured in prominent media like CNN, Essence, It Gets Better, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, and NPR, Dr. Lexx breaks down the most complicated and taboo topics to create easily digestible and actionable change.