Dr. Jess on Seduction, Foreplay, Core & Elevated Erotic Feelings
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
TV personality, author, podcast host Dr. Jess O'Reilly joins us to talk about her new book on the topics of seduction, foreplay, core & elevated erotic feelings. Jess O’Reilly () is a sex and relationship expert with a background in education. Her research and passion involves teacher training in sexual health and she volunteers in schools and universities to help bring better sex & relationship education to students across Ontario. Jess is also a television personality, author, podcast host () and international speaker who has facilitated hundreds of corporate workshops and retreats...
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Kevin A. Patterson & Alana Phelan on Creating the Superheroes You Want
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Kevin A. Patterson & Alana Phelan, the authors of the For Hire series, join us to talk about their new books featuring queer polyamorous heroes and magicians. It's a world like our own, but the emergence of superhumans has created shifts in culture that play out in changes both subtle and monumental. They chat about what inspired the characters, the story, and whether shadow government conspiracy theories are real. Kevin Patterson, M.Ed has been practicing ethical nonmonogamy since August of 2002. In April of 2015, Kevin was inspired to start Poly Role Models, a popular interview series...
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Carley Moore on The Not Wives
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Author Carley Moore talks about the new gritty, sexy, queer novel The Not Wives. Tristan talks with her about writing queer characters and hot sex scenes in fiction, telling stories from The Occupy Movement, and what New York City in 2011 has in common with today. Many publishers said they didn't know these characters, but for many queer people, the depictions reflect our real life in ways not often seen in mainstream books. They chat about bisexuality, pansexuality, coming out, and when it feels like when a threesome could happen at any moment.
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Tristan's #MeToo Experience in a Sex-Positive Space
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
A personal interview with Tristan Taormino about a recent experience she had a sex-positive event that made her reconsider her work and career. She tells her story and discusses the outcome, what it means going forward, and how communities can be better prepared for dealing with these scenarios. Content note: boundary-crossing, harassment, interpersonal conflict.
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Sex, Love & Intimacy During a Global Pandemic
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Tristan talks with Tina Horn (and producer Raymond) about how we're coping with staying sane and finding room for pleasure and connection while living through COVID-19. They discuss how to broaden your idea of intimacy, give space for complicated feelings, try new techniques, and how to eroticize anything.
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Live from Cancun: Swingset Takes Desire Part 2
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
In 2019 Tristan went to Cancun for Swingset Takes Desire, along with Matie Fricker of Self Serve Toys. They recorded a live episode on the beach with audience discussion on accessibility for all bodies in sex spaces, creating community that intentionally welcomes everyone, navigating rejection, and what bisexual men's paradise looks like. Topics include: polyamory, swinging, sexual fantasy, body acceptance, self-love. (This is Part Two of the discussion which took place before the global pandemic.)
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Live from Cancun: Swingset takes Desire Part 1
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Last year Tristan went to Cancun for Swingset Takes Desire with Matie Fricker of Self Serve Toys. They recorded a live episode on the beach with audience discussion on body appreciation, struggling to be evolved, managing your triad, and more. Topics include: polyamory, swinging, sexual fantasy, body acceptance, self-love. (This is Part One of the discussion which took place in 2019, before the global pandemic.)
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Jaclyn Friedman on How Trusting Women Can Change the World
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
What would happen if we believed women? BELIEVE ME is a groundbreaking anthology that offers a potent rallying cry and theory of change. Editor of the collection Jacyln Friedman joins us to talk about how trusting women can change the world.
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JoEllen Notte on Sex, Depression, and the Conversations Were Not Having
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
Almost everyone has had some interaction with depression. Whether it’s you, a family member, a friend, or a partner who is affected, depression has the potential to touch us all. Even so, many of us don’t know how to handle depression becoming part of our love life and it can quickly become the monster under the bed. Author and researcher JoEllen Notte joins us today to talk about her new book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren't Having.
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Angelica Lindsay-Ali aka The Village Auntie on Being a Love and Sex Doula
Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino
The Village Auntie joins the conversation this week! Angelica Lindsay-Ali is an educator, researcher, and author who has been working in public health for almost 20 years. Angelica offers workshops and resources on love, intimacy, traditional approaches to sexuality, and feminine gender identity within the framework of traditional West and East African societies. She also facilitates in-person and online rites of passage programs for girls and young women.
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