Small Town on Sirius Radio

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My first trip to New York was spring break during my sophomore year of college. The UN’s Fourth World Conference on Women was coming up, and a bunch of us flew here to volunteer at headquarters. We also wanted to learn about sex, gender and the United Nations. It was a HUGE trip. Although I was born in Chicago, I was raised in a small town in the middle of the cornfields. New in NYC, I was 20 and it was the first time I’d ever been on an airplane. I hated New York. The buildings were tall, crowds of people and loud noises swarmed around me, and I felt totally out of my place. I still have my journals from back then, and it’s funny to read how badly I wanted to go home at the end of that trip.

Fast forward. I’ve been living in New York City for almost four years now. It kinda feels like a small town because everyone’s connected by a couple degrees of separation. Ten years ago, if you would’ve sneaked into my hotel room during that 1st New York trip and told me I’d eventually call NYC a “small town” I would’ve thought you were crazy. But, it’s true! Take my most recent Sirius Satellite Radio interview, for example. (SIDENOTE: Again, ten years ago, if you would’ve sneaked into my hotel room and told me I’ve eventually do national and international radio spots … ah, life always surprises me. Topic for a different day.) Follow me here … Last month, I did a piece for Turner Broadcasting System‘s site “The Frisky.” They (Sirius) asked me to come on the show and dispel myths men have about women. From their site:

There are certain things you guys believe to be true about women. Some of these are accurate — yes, we do tend to be cleaner and chattier than you — but some simply aren’t. They’re myths.

Myth #1: Girls masturbate rarely — if ever;
Myth #2: Girls don’t like porn and only watch it with you because they’re being nice;
Myth #3: Girls can go without sex for long periods of time and not care.

In studio to help dispel these myths and more will be Amelia McDonell-Parry, the Editor-in-Chief of the relatively new site thefrisky.com.

When I saw Amelia (The Frisky editor and fellow Sirius guest), I was like, “Heeeeey, I just wrote something for your site not too long ago.” Basically, we all looked at each other in the studio, smiled and said: “New York’s a small town.” Indeed, it is. Anyway. In case you want to hear what this small town girl ( … who moved to the big city and made it her new small town …) said about the things men believe about women, sex, porn, masturbation and other stuff, I got the audio for you:

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Credit paid: Image of microphone is by that handsome hunky Swede Peter Suneson from Norrköping.

The former Maxim Radio co-hosts have lovely internet homes: Anna David and Amy Spencer. Fellow guest Amelia McDonell-Parry can be found hanging out online at The Frisky.

Listen to my previous Sirius interview:

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You can read, listen and watch me elsewhere. And, finally, you can watch John Mellencamp’s video Small Town on YouTube.

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