QAA Podcast

PERVERTS Episode 1: Gooning feat Jesse Farrar & Mike Hale of the Your Kickstarter Sucks Podcast

Dec 5, 2023
Guests Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale of the Your Kickstarter Sucks Podcast join Liv Agar and Julian Feeld to delve into the concept of gooning, exploring its historical connotations, misconceptions, and its connection to intense pleasure. They also discuss bizarre social media posts on masturbation and the fascination surrounding the 'goon state' during sexual pleasure.
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INSIGHT

Gooning's Evolution Into A Trance

  • Gooning evolved from crude slang to a described trance-like state tied to edging and meditation.
  • Definitions shifted over years to emphasise prolonged stimulation, trance, and fusion of mind with the penis.
INSIGHT

Queer Roots And Communal Context

  • Early gooning culture contains queer-coded practices and homoerotic contexts despite varied identities.
  • Participants often find community and sexual meaning by sharing gooning with other men online or in person.
ANECDOTE

Portrait Of A Goon Cave Setup

  • Vice described a gooner's bedroom rig: multiple monitors, hands-free devices, darkness and a headless sex doll nearby.
  • That image framed goon caves as immersive, persistent environments centered on porn consumption.
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