#82 The Truth About Women, Lust, and Adultery - with Wednesday Martin, Ph.D

Wednesday Martin's newest work of non-fiction, UNTRUE: Why
Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and
Adultery is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us
Free cuts through the junk science and regressive cultural
narratives that have shaped our beliefs about female infidelity for
centuries, revealing a truth both liberating and disconcerting:
women are no more “naturally monogamous” than men; nor are their
libidos shrinking violets. Far from it. Offering insights from
thirty experts as well as real women from all walks of
life who refuse monogamy, UNTRUE also analyzes cultural shifts from
plow agriculture to polyamory; introduces readers to two important
"hidden figures" of American sex research; and
takes readers on an immersive, fascinating journey—from the
bonobo enclosure at the San Diego Zoo to an exclusive all-female
sex party in Manhattan where most of the revelers identify as
heterosexual. UNTRUE asserts that monogamy is a tighter
fit for the fairer sex; that females of many species evolved to be
“promiscuous”; and that female sexual autonomy may be the most
meaningful metric of gender equality. Rich with game-changing data
and polemical writing, it promises to take us far out of our
comfort zone, and may change the way
you think about women and sex forever. Wednesday Martin,
Ph.D is a writer and feminist cultural critic. She is the author of
seven books including instant #1 New York Times bestseller Primates
of Park Avenue and UNTRUE: Why Nearly Everything We
Believe About Women, Lust, and Adultery is Wrong and How
the New Science Can Set Us Free. She has written for publications
including New York Times, The Atlantic, and the Journal of Sex and
Marital Therapy. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The
Today Show, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and more to discuss her work on
gender, motherhood, female sexuality, and popular culture. To learn
more visit wednesdaymartin.com