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299<figure id="episode_cbd2d469-5b4e-416f-9535-c3abccf4bcb5" class="list-background"></figure></a> 300 301 <div class="list-item prose"> 302 <h3> 303 <a href="/bodyofevidence">S1E1: Body of Evidence</a> 304 </h3> 305 <h6> 306 <span> 307 <i class="far fa-calendar-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> May 18th, 2020 308 | 309 <i class="far fa-clock" aria-hidden="true"></i> 44 mins 21 secs 310 </span> 311 </h6> 312 <p>Join us on a journey to that most erotic of cities, Portland Oregon, as we discuss Body of Evidence. Today we learn about VCR settings, how to use nipple clamps, the recipe for funky sex, and much more.</p> 313 314 </div> 315</li> 316 317 318<li> 319 <a aria-label="Introducing Dire Desires" href="/trailer"><figure id="episode_1ee256a5-8492-4a16-a0ae-fb546e7c7517" class="list-background"></figure></a> 320 321 <div class="list-item prose"> 322 <h3> 323 <a href="/trailer">Introducing Dire Desires</a> 324 </h3> 325 <h6> 326 <span> 327 <i class="far fa-calendar-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> May 6th, 2020 328 | 329 <i class="far fa-clock" aria-hidden="true"></i> 1 min 49 secs 330 </span> 331 </h6> 332 <p>Dire Desires: Life Lessons from Classic Erotic Thrillers. Coming soon from the creators of Spilled Milk.</p> 333 334 </div> 335</li> 336 337 </ul> 338 </div> 339 340 </section> 341 342</main> 343 344 345 346<footer class="footer"> 347 <h5 class="footer-title"> 348 <strong> 349 Dire Desires 350 </strong> 351 is © 2026 by Molly Wizenberg, Matthew Amster-Burton, and Abby Cerquitella 352 </h5> 353 <ul class="footer-nav"> 354 <li><a href="/about">About</a></li> 355 356 <li><a href="/episodes">Episodes</a></li> 357 358 <li><a href="/hosts">Hosts</a></li> 359 360 361 <li><a href="/contact">Contact</a></li> 362 363 364 365 366 367 <li><a href="https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/1gpd7iqxq3cx">Donate</a></li> 368 369 <li><a href="/subscribe">Subscribe</a></li> 370 </ul> 371</footer> 372 373 374 <footer class="site-footer"> 375 <a title="Powered by Fireside" class="fireside-link" href="https://fireside.fm"> 376 <img alt="" style="margin-bottom: .5em;" src="https://a.fireside.fm/assets/v1/logo/logo-256x256-cb70064014cf3a936afe95853012c1386e4be20a9e7ac677316e591a99fb2999.png" /> 377 <span>Powered by Fireside</span> 378</a></footer> 379 380 381
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