Breaking taboos: Arab podcasts talk sex

The podcasts offer listeners, mostly women, "necessary content to better understand ourselves, this world, and our place in it". Photo: Unsplash/Priscilla Du Preez

Porn, masturbation and anal sex: taboo-breaking podcasts for Arab audiences are shattering the silence that has stymied sex education at home and in the classroom.

"There's a growing appetite for relatable content," said Hebah Fisher of the UAE-based podcast company Kerning Cultures.