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They said it couldn't be done: The "male pill." Actuality asks why men haven't seen a new reversible contraceptive in centuries—and if we need one. We found out why Big Pharma gave up on a male pill, and meet people who want to make it happen anyway.Correction: In this episode we ...  Show more

They said it couldn't be done: Ending the American war on marijuana. This week, Actuality tells the ugly truth about cannabis prohibition and peeks at the green shoots of the nascent legal weed industry — but can the architects of a new market avoid the mistakes of the past? 

In this episode, host Rachel Feltman speaks with freelance science journalist Hannah Seo about a promising new development in male contraception: a hormone-free birth control pill that reversibly stops sperm production has just passed its first human safety trial. Seo explains ho ...  Show more

In this episode, host Rachel Feltman speaks with freelance science journalist Hannah Seo about a promising new development in male contraception: a hormone-free birth control pill that reversibly stops sperm production has just passed its first human safety trial. Seo explains ho ...  Show more

From sabotaging sex to axing attraction, new research is showing that the birth control pill can have impacts you never imagined  Dr Sarah Hill is a renowned evolutionary social psychologist whose work focuses on women and health. She is also the author of the book, ‘How the Pil ...  Show more

Pilule, implant, stérilet, anneau… Au rayon de la contraception, les femmes ont le choix. Une douzaine de choix précisément. Pour les hommes c’est beaucoup plus restreint. Il y a le préservatif, mais son taux d’échec en vie réelle reste élevé (13 %, selon l’Organisation mondiale ...  Show more