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Author Chris Zeischegg joins us to talk about his newest book, Creation: On Art and Becoming. Chris' work is semi-autobiographical and heavily influenced by his years working in the sex industry. Longtime collaborator, Luka Fisher, serves as a muse and a thread that weaves Chris' newest collection of short stories and essays together. We discuss the book, Luka's role in both the book and Chris' life, the impact of toxic masculini...

Happy Holidays! To celebrate, Sarah and Robin sit down for a feminist check in. We dive into the feminist (and not-so-feminist) highlights of the season from Kylie Kelce's new number 1 podcast, to the ways the 4B movement has lit up the internet. Join us for this jovial feminist rant.

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December 17th is recognized as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers and this week author and advocate, Chanelle Gallant, joins us to break down how violence is amplified through criminalization and how migrant sex workers are most at risk. We cover the moral panic surrounding human trafficking, Chanelle shares the abolitionist perspective on sex work, and we dive into her new book Not Your Rescue Project: Migr...

Join in our love for sex toys as we offer fun advice on what naughty gifts are best for your loved ones this holiday season. From which toys are best for newbies, when it's appropriate to gift a toy to a friend and even what your kinky bestie needs in their kit, we are covering the gamut of giftable sex toys. At the top of our list... Magic Wand. Even Sarah, the lover of low key vibrators, has been converted to the powerful clas...

Edgar Fabián Frías' multi-dimensional work bridges art, magic and storytelling. Edgar shares how both animism and other worldly portals influence their creative practices. The episode explores the effects of AI on artists and Edgar introduces Sarah and Robin to the idea that the digital spaces are egregores, formed by the thoughts and emotions of the collective.

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What better week to talk about food and the significance of shared communal meals to queer community than the last week of November. We're taking a pause this week and sharing this food episode from earlier this year! No, "Queer Cuisine" is not a euphemism. Chef Kat Mciver joins us and we contemplate the idea that food may mean something special to us as queer people and try to name what makes something "Queer Cuisine." She also h...

It's been a wild and heartbreaking couple of weeks for those of us in the fight for queer and trans rights, choice over our reproductive decisions, regulation of corporate greed, dismantling white supremacism, and peace across the world. Sarah and Robin process their grief and rage over the election and plot a way forward with queer community, creative expression, and grounding in pleasure at the center. Showing up for the resista...

Art is a form of resistance. Creative expression is a political act in a system built on your unwavering productivity. This week we invite Antone Martinez of Failed Films Fest to the pod to talk about how he interweaves the erotic and the biographical in his films and how Failed Film Festival, which he curates, creates a space for queer artists and erotic filmmakers to showcase their work.

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On this election day, we bring you a vision of a world where live together in supportive communities, with communal kitchens and shared outdoor spaces. A world where systems are set up to support us living comfortably within our means and surrounded by our chosen family. We also serve up a good bitch session about the flaws of our current, nuclear-family centric housing crisis with longtime friend of the pod, Lizanne Deliz (@eyeo...

Election season vibes are full on. Today's episode we have compiled resources for our listeners to support peace of mind and body as we all navigate the coming weeks. Sarah offers a visualization for locating safety in the body and sinking into a feeling of safety. Dr. Lucie Fielding shares tools with us from Season 2 such as self-compassion, tapping into pleasure and de-armoring amidst collective trauma. The episode rounds to ...

This week we bring you our live panel featuring Vanessa Carlisle, PhD and Sydney Rogers, aka Miss Barbie Q, exploring the intersections of sex work, activism and queer liberation from Circa Queer Histories Festival. Our discussion explores the longstanding alliance between sex worker activists and queer activists, the ways activism shows up in queer and sex worker spaces, and combatting burnout in the fight for liberation.

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We're sharing our favorite horror film genres, films and moments with the illustrious Tina Horn (Why are People Into That) in honor of all that is spooky and fabulous about October! Why do we watch horror? (Unsurprisingly, Elvira has the answer for us). Which horror films left the biggest impression on us? What does sex and horror have in common? We get into all of it in this deliciously bite-sized episode.

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Tis the season to get witchy with a throwback to season 1 when we had our minds blown by Witch Wilde who introduces us to Sex Magix theories. They shares how to direct sexual energy towards manifesting your desires, increasing your vitality and connecting with the cosmos. They also guide us in an incredible grounding/energy harnessing exercise that you are going to want in on. The conversation spans the many modalities that have in...

Spooky season is here and we are here for it! We are also in the middle of a series of eclipses that may stir up all the shadows and the "work" you are here to do. Sarah and Robin get it into the culture that's helping them embrace the season of the shadow - Circa Festival, Alanis Morissette, The Idles, Nirvana, Inside Out 2 - and how eclipse season is showing up for us and how it may for you. Tune in to learn about ways to attu...

Queer hair stylist and fierce femme Sparrow Fox joins us to talk queer hair, aging with grace, and the magic of being seen in the salon (and the streets). We get into the pressures of our culture to look beautiful on the outside while suppressing inner turmoil, how fashion can affirm your identity, and how a queer mindset allows for stylistic freedom. We also share about our early experiences in the salon, the messaging that shap...

This week we're reclaiming celibacy, abstinence, and virginity with Daviel Shy! What if we approach abstinence as a container for introspection, longing and personal growth? When Daviel joined us on the pod two weeks ago we inquired about her Virgo season musings - the virgin experiment - which she has documented on her substack. When Sarah heard about Daviel's experimentation with celibacy, it reminded her of an intentional peri...

Punk rock educatrix, Tina Horn joins us to talk all things kink - cash fetishes, financial domination, spanking, bimbofication, cannibalism, feet, domming, oh my! Tina applies her signature curiosity, flirtatious wit, hyper intelligence and dirty mind, which you may be familiar with from her hit podcast Why Are People Into That?, to her new book and to our conversation. Why are People Into That: A Cultural Investigation of Kink (T...

Filmmaker Daviel Shy joins us to share about her upcoming project, The Lovers, which serves eroticism and queerness in equal parts. Daviel's creative mindset is akin to an arousal state. In creative flow, she takes in her experiences with heightened awareness and incorporates them into her work. Daviel also integrates the unique lived experiences of her collaborators into her work and allows space for the work to be changed by th...

As promised, we are following up this week's episode with a segment dedicated to the human giver syndrome as defined in Emily and Amelia Nagoski's book Burnout: Unlocking the Secret to the Stress Cycle. Human giver syndrome offers insight into the unique stressors that come with caregiving or being the nurturer in intimate relationships. Human givers often experience guilt, shame and judgement, in addition to stress, when not act...