Rebecca L. Davis

Rebecca chatted about Fierce Desires, history, and the politics of teaching with host Carla Santa Maria on the Talk Nerdy podcast

Listen to Rebecca's interview about FIERCE DESIRES with host Krys Boyd

Rebecca contributed to an episode of Can We Talk, the podcast of the Jewish Women's Archive, about the importance of Dr. Ruth Westheimer for American (and Jewish American) conversations about sexuality.

Host Julie Kohler interviewed me about the history of defining marriage as a special social status in the United States, July 2024

My research for PUBLIC CONFESSIONS helped me understand how and why Sammy Davis Jr. understood himself to be Jewish, background that made for a fascinating conversation with journalist Beth Harpaz.

In May 2022, I spoke with a reporter from the Boston Globe about the longer history of widespread support for contraception, threatened by wholesale attacks on women's sexual autonomy.

I joined The Morning Beat with AJ and Mikalah, Channel Q, Audacy, April 28, 2022, to talk about the conservative concept of "heterophobia" and how that term seeks to diminish the very real problems of homophobia.

Religious historian Eric Miller and I spoke about the book for the magazine of the John C. Danforth Center for the Study of Religion and Politics. We discussed the fascinating people who animate its chapters, and the importance of thinking about how sexuality shapes American religion and politics.

I spoke with religious historian and podcast host Ashley Campbell about Public Confessions, religious conversions, and the joys of archival research

I spoke with a New York Times reporter about the ways in which outmoded US immigration laws define "consummation" as the criteria for a legitimate marriage certificate.

"Utah is a Destination Wedding Spot, No Travel Required," September 17, 2021.