S5E14 - Firsts Vol.7: High School Heartstoppers

Fruitbowl: An Oral History of Queer Sex

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This episode is the first of a three part series about first love. Specifically, the messy, inconvenient, heartbreaking chaos that first love often inspires for people in high school as well as all the sweetness, optimism and exciting feelings of discovery both about ourselves and that special someone. Mix in the big feelings of emerging sexuality and you can understand why so many of these interviewees remember this time in their lives like it was yesterday.

List of contributors and links to their full length episodes: Alan (S3E2) - First Love in the tenor section; Zachery (S4E16) - Never got to see that D; Ji (S2E5) - A moment of blooming on the beach; Patrick (S3E12) - Love in the hot tub; Deaunte (S3E3) - Finding love on the party line, souf end style; Erik (S3E9) - Best friend shut down; Salvador (S3E6) - Summer Love with Nick the Noseguard; Kenny (S4E6) - Love in the Wal-Mart produce section.

This episode was edited and hosted by Dave Quantic, the creator of Fruitbowl. Ryan Weadon edited the music and final mix. Thanks Ryan!

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Fruitbowl’s fruit artwork for Season 5 was created by Nathan Richards. IG: @Paperwombat.