Polyamory Weekly

Tales from the front of responsible non-monogamy from a pansexual, kink-friendly point of view. For the full PW blog, visit www.polyweekly.com

605 Poly change management 11/09/2021

605 Poly change management How do you handle change in a #poly relationship? Moving, job loss, partner loss, kids, death, health changes, and lifestyle changes can be difficult to navigate. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/21096800

603 PolyPhilia 09/18/2021

603 PolyPhilia Leanne is a bisexual, autistic, Asian poly polyamory educator, influencer, comedian, blogger, community mentor, and founder of Poly Philia, the largest page dedicated to non-monogamy education in the UK. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/20520713

603 Welcome to Kinkyville 08/30/2021

603 Welcome to Kinkyville Emily Blake and Gabriel Figueroa share their goal with their new animated sex ed series about polyamory and BDSM, Welcome to Kinkyville. Support their Kickstarter! /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/20303072

602 Loving an addict 08/14/2021

602 Loving an addict A listener falls in love with a relapsed, suicidal alcoholic and asks how to move forward when her husband hates this new relationship that makes her so happy. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/20142302

601 Shifting from hierarchy to equality 08/02/2021

601 Shifting from hierarchy to equality Feeling like she's forced to treat her boyfriend as second-class, a listener in a hierarchical polyamorous relationship with her nesting partner asks how to start the conversation about moving to a more egalitarian one. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/20000732

600 Polyamorous while Asian 07/07/2021

600 Polyamorous while Asian We interview Michelle Hy is from Portland, Oregon. She runs the page Polyamorous While Asian, which seeks to normalize non-monogamy and polyamory through an intersectional lens and amplify the voices of other people of color. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/19728611

599 When to call it quits 06/01/2021

599 When to call it quits Meagan is queer and married a cis man to fulfill family and societal expectations. She’s had mind-blowing sex with a new partner as is questioning her desire to stay in her marriage and be a wife. Meagan isn’t sure they can commit to the hierarchical poly their husband wants. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/19307897

598 My husband vetoed my partner 05/19/2021

598 My husband vetoed my partner Mathias' husband vetoed Mathias' feelings for and non-threesome sex with his new partner. Should Mathias end his 13-year relationship or stay but resent his husbands' veto? Or can they move from their current relationship model to polyamory? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/19158020

597 I had the best s*x of my life with another guy 05/12/2021

597 I had the best s*x of my life with another guy SAF's first poly experience outside her marriage was the best sex she's ever had. How does she address the ho-hum sex with her husband? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/19072844

596 How does poly in person look? 04/27/2021

596 How does poly in person look? Two topics this week! What does post-pandemic poly look like, and how do you keep your boyfriend from surprising you with new poly partners when you've asked him for advance notice? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/18874472

595 What if I don't want to hear my partner having s-x? 03/31/2021

595 What if I don't want to hear my partner having s-x? A listener wants to know if it's OK to consider nesting with a partner if she's not sure she'll be comfortable hearing them have sex with someone else. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/18545969

594 How to talk to kids about polyamory and stuff 03/19/2021

594 How to talk to kids about polyamory and stuff Ashley Robertson, child care provider and sex-positive educator, makes her Poly Weekly podcast debut to answer questions about age-appropriate sex education. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/18386321

593 How do you handle going platonic? 03/01/2021

593 How do you handle going platonic? Matt writes in to ask what to do after a poly partner asks to be platonic while she figures things out. Lusty Guy and Minx give advice. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/18130814

592 How do you like to bond? 02/10/2021

592 How do you like to bond? Minx shares the latest in her journey to menopause. Dr. Eli Sheff joins today to share her new project, The Bonding Project, seeking to answer a common question: how do we bond? It used to be strictly monogamously, but this online test can help you determine the bonding style that works best for you. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/17893106

591 Unf*ck your polyamory 01/20/2021

591 Unf*ck your polyamory Favorite guests Dr. Liz Powell and Kevin Patterson catch us up o their pandemic lives and share insights from their new online course, Unf*ck your polyamory, which is available as six 90-minute sessions. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/17616932

590 How do I develop compersion? 01/06/2021

590 How do I develop compersion? How to recognize, experience, and nurture compersion in your poly relationships. Compersion is the non-sexual joy you feel when seeing someone else's joy. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/17441093

589 My dom's girlfriend is domblocking me 12/31/2020

589 My dom's girlfriend is domblocking me Worried and her roommate are seeing the same long-distance dom, and her roommate started dating him and then put restrictions on Worried's time with him. Should they move in together? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/17387240

588 Where the f-ck have we been 12/08/2020

588 Where the f-ck have we been Why we didn't produce an episode for eights months during COVID isolation and what to expect from Poly Weekly moving forward. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/17106431

587 Love in the time of coronavirus 03/24/2020

587 Love in the time of coronavirus How do we practice poly responsibly during the coronavirus pandemic? Is it OK to move my metamour in with me rather than not see her for the duration of enforced social isolation? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/13673540

586 Feast or famine 02/05/2020

586 Feast or famine What do you do when you have one romantic partner and your partner, who recently decided against sex-only partnerships, has none? Do relationships have to be equivalent to be fair? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/13029209

585 Poly for the holidays 12/04/2019

585 Poly for the holidays Advice from six different therapists, relationship coaches, and body workers on navigating holiday family events as a polyamorous person /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/12273605

584 Dealing with abandonment issues 11/24/2019

584 Dealing with abandonment issues Listener Katie has abandonment issues, but she doesn't know how to ask her partners for help when they come up. How does she ask her partners for what she needs? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/12158447

583 Poly Weekly live from Portland! 11/06/2019

583 Poly Weekly live from Portland! We interview a munch organizer and field audience questions about polyamory at the Close In BDSM munch in Portland, Oregon. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/11927648

582 When you break up with your metamour 10/23/2019

582 When you break up with your metamour J broke up with her metamour because she was triggering J's PTSD, but the metamour still "butts in" on J's dates with her partner. How does she handle this poly situation? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/11750372

581 I'm tired of the restrictions my mono husband puts on me 10/09/2019

581 I'm tired of the restrictions my mono husband puts on me After four years, listener Newseeker is tired of asking her husband's permission every time she wants to go on a date with her partner of three years. How long should she accommodate her monogamous husband's slow pace? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/11571734

580 Should I still marry my now-straight partner? 10/02/2019

580 Should I still marry my now-straight partner? A polyamorous listener is engaged to her fiancée, who just came out as straight. How does she cope with not having sex with her soon-to-be wife? Will practicing poly with others lessen the impact of not having sex with her wife? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/11478413

570 On writing inclusive fiction with Kevin Patterson and Alana Phelan 09/08/2019

570 On writing inclusive fiction with Kevin Patterson and Alana Phelan Kevin Patterson and Alana Phelan, coauthors of For Hire: Operator and the soon-to-be-released For Hire: Audition, talk about why they write a queer poly superhero universe, how authors can be more inclusive, and what fiction they are reading. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/11170772

578 How do I avoid feeling like a homewrecker? 08/21/2019

578 How do I avoid feeling like a homewrecker? Minx and Lusty Guy give poly relationship advice to a listener whose boyfriend's wife cheated on them, and now the boyfriend and his wife are divorcing. The boyfriend and our listener are still together, however, but our listener now feels like a homewrecker. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/10938341

577 When love IS a zero sum game 08/05/2019

577 When love IS a zero sum game A listener asks what to do when love does feel like a zero sum game. His wife suggested polyamory, took another partner, and now our listener feels like the already-scarce sexual resources became even more scarce. Is her new partner getting all the sex and leaving him with none? /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/10774592

576 Will poly help emotionally unavailable partners 07/01/2019

576 Will poly help emotionally unavailable partners A listener asks if her new boyfriend is emotionally unavailable, will poly help? She really likes their casual connection, but recent events led her to feel insecure... and then the topic of polyamory came up. /episode/index/show/polyweekly/id/10352504

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