In this episode, we tackle the idea of women reinventing themselves, which of course is a Weirdly Human thing to do. At some point, it seems inevitable that we would ask ourselves, " Who am I now?" We can't resist sharing more of Caitlin Moran's wisdom from her latest book "More Than A Woman", and by binge watching some "Cougar Town" on Hulu, starring the fabulous Courtney Cox (find the show here) and the Netflix original series "Grace & Frankie" (find it here) starring the AMAZING Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin.
Humans are genetically similar to both chimpanzees and bonobo monkeys. It was interesting to research how differently these species have evolved socially. It's common knowledge that chimp society is patriarchal, often chaotic and violent. In contrast, bonobo society is matriarchal and diplomatic. Bonobo females will engage in sexual activity regardless of fertility, so it goes without saying that male bonobos are getting laid way more often. The females are in charge and the males are being taken care of. Certainly sounds like a win-win.
And even in an episode dedicated to discussing the Matriarchy and empowered older women, we unsurprisingly couldn't stay on topic. Did you know that humans are one of the few mammals that don't have a boner bone? Yeah, you read that right. As in an actual BONE inside the penis that provides support during sexual intercourse. During our research for this episode, we were stunned to discover that the walrus baculum (the scientific name for the boner bone) averages 3 meters in length. Given the length of the shaft of the walrus penis, it is a thing for male walruses to autofellate (Yup, brings new meaning to the term suck it). For your daily dose of laughter, you can watch it happen below:
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