{"id":37193,"date":"2021-11-04T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T09:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=37193"},"modified":"2021-11-04T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T09:43:06","slug":"lelo-podcast-safe-sex-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/lelo-podcast-safe-sex-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"LELO Podcast: Safety First, Beginners Guide To Sex Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this week&#8217;s episode of the Volont\u00e9 pleasure podcast, we are joined by a professor of psychology and licensed sex therapist, Dr. Laurie Mintz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37194 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safe-sex-toys-lelo-podcast.jpg\" alt=\"safe sex toys lelo podcast\" width=\"850\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safe-sex-toys-lelo-podcast.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safe-sex-toys-lelo-podcast-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safe-sex-toys-lelo-podcast-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know that pleasure can take many different forms. 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