Emily’s inbox has been getting swamped with emails from virgins of all ages lately, so today’s episode is dedicated to helping them join the coital club, laying out what to expect, how to prepare, and why this big step might not be so big after all. Virgins’ partners get advised too, to make their lovers’ first times magical. Or… at least, less awkward than their own.

Emily might attend Burning Man and appears on the Dr. Drew Show. A listener wonders how to find men who are into bondage. Another doesn’t know how to ask out a waitress. A British couple is making everyone on earth throw them weddings, a new blog broadcasts creepy OkCupid come-ons, and Todd Akin thinks women have magic in their wombs.