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Chlamydia has been around far longer than most people realize, long before antibiotics, modern testing, or even a clear understanding of what it was. In this episode, we walk through the surprisingly fascinating history of chlamydia, how it was misunderstood for centuries, how it was finally identified, and why those early blind spots still affect STI testing and diagnosis today.

This isn’t a scare tactic and it’s not a moral lecture. It’s a look at how medicine actually evolves, how “common and treatable” doesn’t always mean “harmless,” and why chlamydia continues to be one of the most frequently missed and misunderstood infections in sexual health.

If you’ve ever wondered why chlamydia is so common, why so many people have no symptoms, or why testing still fails people in very predictable ways, this episode will connect some dots.

Yes, really. It’s fascinating.

Everyone knows that oral sex can cause cancer, but what kind? And is there a test for it?

Trigger warning: Cancer

Robert got a bit emotional at the beginning of this one. Cancer is a scary word.

HPV is one of the most common viruses on earth—and the leading cause of oropharyngeal cancer.

In this episode, we break down the link between HPV-16 and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). We’ll explain how many people carry oral HPV, how many carry HPV-16 specifically, and why there’s no screening test for OPSCC. More importantly, we’ll explain why there’s no screening: not because the system doesn’t care, but because science hasn’t shown it helps.

We also tackle the question everyone asks: is there a test? And if not, why not? The short answer: no, there’s no screening test for oral HPV that’s been shown to prevent cancer or save lives. Nor is there a screening test for OPSCC. And it’s not because the healthcare system is asleep at the wheel.

At Shameless Care, our job is simple: we find credible information and share it with you. Nothing in this episode is our personal opinion. Everything we discuss is based on published guidance and data from trusted sources like the National Cancer Institute, Oral Cancer Foundation, ASCCP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the CDC, and others.

This is what we mean when we say “evidence-based education” and “evidence-based care.” So if this episode sparks strong feelings, please understand—we didn’t create these positions. We’re simply walking you through what the science currently says.

She had sex in a car, got an STI, and filed an auto insurance claim. And unbelievably, it worked.

In this episode, we unpack one of the strangest legal cases in recent memory. A woman contracts an STI after having sex in a parked car, files a claim under the driver’s auto insurance policy, and a court agrees that the infection counts as a covered bodily injury.

Yes. Really.

We walk through the full backstory. Who the people involved were. Why the claim was filed in the first place. How auto insurance bodily injury coverage works. Why the insurer declined to defend the case. How a default judgment happened. And how a Missouri appeals court initially upheld the verdict before the case was ultimately undone.

Along the way, we talk about why proving STI transmission is far more complicated than the lawsuit suggests, why the science matters, and why this case has absolutely nothing to do with personal responsibility or morality and everything to do with contract law, bad legal strategy, and procedural mistakes.

This is not an episode about whether someone deserved money. It is about how bizarre outcomes happen when biology, insurance language, and the legal system collide.

If you have ever wondered how far insurance coverage can be stretched, this episode answers that question in the most unhinged way possible.