Dying For Sex

The podcast host is the best friend of the subject, Molly Kochan, and their dynamic lends itself to an incredible amount of honesty that another host/interviewer may not have been able to mine. That said, I thought the host missed opportunities to glean poignant details about Molly’s journey due to their close friendship. For instance, she interrupts Molly a fair bit in their back and forth (not surprising considering that’s what friends do in conversation), and doesn’t ask questions that another journalist would hone in on (this is put on display in episode 7 where she’s being interviewed by another producer and they ask things like “Why do you think Molly chose to spend her last months on earth having sex with strangers instead of close people in her life?”). Overall this is a really entertaining show that explores topics many of us shy away from and are forced to confront when non-existence is staring us in the face.

This compelling story is simply a gift to the world. I was fascinated and laughing throughout, and the ending was just beautifully done. Those with criticisms and judgments about Molly’s behavior are missing the point. She’s honestly a hero. I particularly appreciated the wisdom she shares in the final episode. Hard to imagine this level of bravery and tenacity. She’s truly inspiring.

TV show, Podcast 10 episodes and Mollys Book have been a deep dive for me. A story of a beautiful friendship most of all and the intimate details of a dying womans wishes and her way to becoming whole. The actors in this TV show were spot on brilliant and love the background information when Nikki talked to the writers and the work that went into this piece of art. It was also special to hear Mollys mom talk and her unconditional love and the healing in their relationship at the end and the 2 guys that Nikki interviewed and the surprising humanness of all. ❤️ LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! Thank you!

I don’t even know how to begin this. I listened to this series when it first came out and it has never left me. I listen to sooo many podcasts, I have my regulars & some forever favorites. This is one of the forever ones. I recommend it often!! The feels! I learned, I cried, I laughed, and I lived a little more through her stories. This series is just so good for the soul & really puts life in perspective. Mostly, it made me appreciate my bff, and really girlhood in general, so much more. Thanks for sharing your experience with the world.

How can you discuss someone having sex with an unknown number of people and say nothing about protection from sexually transmitted diseases? Did the hosts not know that oral sex causes stds? Was a condom ever used? Maybe Molly didn’t worry about all that because she was going to die anyway — but what about informing listeners? Was the focus on sex so important that discussion about disease put an inconvenient damper on that? Seems super irresponsible just for the sake of not letting critical information get in the way of telling a prurient story. Given our “hookup” culture, keeping such discussion under wraps only adds to the widespread ignorance.