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Powerhouse Christine Soyong Harley, President of SIECUS - Sex Ed for Social Change, joins us this week to talk all things sex ed. Sex ed sits at the nexus of multiple social justice issues including public health equity, gender disparities, sexual diversity, racial justice, abortion access and more. Sex ed can benefit young people in a myriad of ways (spoiler alert it doesn't just reduce rates of teen pregnancy and stis!) and Chris schools us on the range of benefits and why, as a result, it challenges conservative power structures aiming to restrict personal liberties and the growing power of the global majority. While it can feel hard these days to be hopeful in the face of harmful, restrictive policies and a moral panic that leverages fear to attack the rights and bodies of women, people of color, queer and trans people; Chris' perspective and work, informed by SIECUS' impressive 60 year track record, is a glimpse of light in the darkness. Chris also shares about SIECUS' new initiative targeting adults, Sex Ed Futurism! Don't miss this enlightening, informative, and empowering conversation!. Sarah closes out the episode walking Robin through sex ed standards and what we mean we talk about sex ed in schools. If you're looking for some good talking points at your family or holiday gatherings - this episode is for you!If you are interested in supporting SIECUS' vision of an equitable nation where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness, please consider making an end of year donation HERE and become a Sex Ed Futurist to keep up to date with educational resources and policy updates in your community.Give us a follow on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod or email us your "Fuck yeah's" to fyeahpod@gmail.com.

This week we're in conversation with Eli Lawliet, Ph.D., a practicing gender doula, who is also helping to develop the field of doulas with a specialization in supporting clients who are transitioning or exploring their gender. Eli is also a witch with a toolkit of spiritual service and tools including breathwork, ritual work, tarot and more. We get it into all of it - the inherent queerness of spiritual practices, the history of moral panics that follow increased visibility of queer and trans people, and the various ways doulas can support anyone going through a transformative experience or navigating systems of care that cause trauma. Eli shares their favorite tarot card and Sarah pulls a card for Robin from the Dirt Gems plant oracle deck to close out the episode.Resources and practitioners mentioned in this episode include: Erica Livingston, Lindsay Mack, Julia Inglis, Fifth Spirit TarotEli Lawliet, Ph.D., (he/him) is The Gender Doula - offering full-spectrum support to folks who are transitioning, questioning, or exploring their gender. He also uses his broad training to create workshops, classes, and resources to help gender expansive folks thrive. The scope of his work is broad, but the foundation is deeply rooted in transness as a spiritual practice. Eli lives in Los Angeles (Gabrieliño-Tongva, Chumash, & Kizh land) with his partner, three cats, a dog, and four snakes. You can find Eli's work at www.thegenderdoula.comYou can find us at www.fuckyeahpod.com. We're @fuckyeahpod on IG & TT.Please take a moment to rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. It would mean so much to us!

Leo Aquino, of Queer and Trans Wealth, joins us to rethink personal finances, debt and wealth creation through an anti-capitalist lens. Leo, who got their start as a sex and pleasure writer, began writing about the trauma of credit card and student loan debt. Since Leo has become a financial coach and offers services that specifically target queer and trans clients. Leo shares his past/present/future approach to financial planning and budgeting, how to stay regulated enough to make financial decisions or deal with debt, and ways to reduce harm with your personal spending. Robin ends the episode with a “might make you mad” segment on maternal mortality rates in the US.Leo Aquino (he/they) is a poet, screenwriter, financial coach, and award-winning journalist covering anti-capitalist personal finance. Leo is also the founder of Queer & Trans Wealth, an organization dedicated to the financial education, economic empowerment, and collective liberation of queer & trans communities.You can find Leo's org at queerandtranswealth.org or on IG @queerandtranswealth. You can also read Leo's work at www.leo-aquino.comFind us at www.fuckyeahpod.com. TT & IG @fuckyeahpod or email us at fyeahpod@gmail.com

Sarah and Robin revel in their shared love for the queer phenomenon, Our Flag Means Death. Proceed with caution if you do not want spoilers! We spill all of the beans. To kick the episode off Robin shares the punk history of pirates which includes disrupting the trans Atlantic slave trade, worker’s collectives, gay marriages, bi polycules and more. She sets the queer context for the world of the show. Then, Sarah and Robin dive into their favorite gay moments and some bts tidbits. While many straight critics may have missed the magic of season 2, Sarah and Robin relish in each delicious queer morsel this show offers.Reference Sources:Wikipedia, Kaz Rowe queer feminist history youtube.com/@KazRowe, https://shipwrecks.hist.sites.carleton.edu/queen-annes-revenge/queen-annes-revenge-p-1/ https://owlcation.com/humanities/Harsh-Life-Aboard-Navy-Sailing-Shipshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/matelotageWhatever you choose to do on this third Thursday in November - feast with family or fast in protest - we hope that our love for this queer love story touches your heart and gives you some of the comfort the show has given us.Don't forget to rate and review the show. Make sure to hit that subscribe button and find us on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod. Email us fyeahpod@gmail.com. Subscribe to our newsletter at fuckyeahpod.com

The legendary Sheree Rose, also know to listeners as Robin's kink root, joins us for an enlightening conversation about her Kink legacy. We discuss her Sadomasochistic musings that intertwine art, power dynamics, and pain. From her monogamous marriage, to her partnership with Bob Flanagan starting in 1980 until his death in 1996, to her more recent 12 year collaboration with Martin O-Brien, Sheree approaches kink as art and kinky art as commentary on oppressive systems. We learn about her and Bob's early exhibitions at the New Museum of NY and Santa Monica Museum, the Society of Janice, the women's group, Leather and Lace, and the inspiration Sheree pulls from the Goddess Kali. This conversation is rich with queer, feminist and kink history. CW: this episode explores heavy BDSM, cock and ball torture, and cystic fibrosis. Take cate while listening. We close out the episode with Sarah introducing Robin to one of Bob Flanagan's pieces, "Why," that she uses when training professionals about Kink dynamics. The piece was featured in the documentary Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) Dir. Kirby Dick. You can watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtgdnuNiKQDon't forget to follow up on IG & TT @fuckyeahpod.Sign up for our newsletter at www.fuckyeahpod.comEmail us at fyeahpod@gmail.com

We are so excited to be back (and curious as ever) with Season 3! We're kicking off this new season with a deep dive into our Astrological birth charts. Sarah and Robin have different relationships to astrology - Sarah is a true believer and Robin is a skeptic. Santos, the integrative healer behind Santos & The Crystal Visions, joins the pod and holds space for Sarah's overenthusiasm and Robin's questions. He walks us through the many alignments we share and what they mean for our partnership, the astrology of the podcast itself, and how you can work with astrology to sync up with your calling. If you've ever been curious about astrology, Santos brings a number of modalities to his work to hold space for the complex emotional journey of getting to know yourself and become the person you want to be, including shadow work, guided plant medicine journeys, archetypal astrology and coaching.Danny Santos (@santoscrystalvisions) guides clients through shamanic plant medicine journeys, astrological sessions for integration, and spiritual life coaching programs. Danny’s approach is kind, compassionate, playful, and filled with the magic of his shamanic training. After studying Ayahuasca Shamanism for the last four years under a teacher in Oakland, California, Danny finally went to Peru this past summer to receive the blessing from the indigenous Shipibo Tribe to begin serving Ayahuasca. Danny is a certified breath work instructor, sound healer, reiki practitioner, and tarot reader, and has been studying astrology since 2004.Danny is the host of the Astro Daddy Podcast (@astrodaddypodcast) where he discusses astrology, shamanism, plant medicine, and other spiritual topics with guests. Danny has been featured for his work on BuzzFeed and Goodful, as well as podcasts such as Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman (the dating coach for The Drew Barrymore Show), Broke Girl Therapy, and The Double Teamed Podcast, to name a few. Danny is a fervent advocate for mental health and has been featured and works with The National Alliance on Mental Illness as well as Pineapple Support, a non-profit organization that specializes in bringing mental health support to the people of the adult entertainment industry. Danny is currently preparing to work with veterans, survivors of human trafficking, and people with PTSD. In his free time, Danny writes music and sings. You can hear his first single, “Poppies For Edwin,” on Spotify.Don't forget to find us on IG & TT @fuckyeahpodEmail us at fyeahpod@gmail.comSign up for our email list at fuckyeahpod.com

This is our last week on break and we're bringing you the very moving and informative re-release of our interview with Sex Nerd Sandra. Like do many, we are deeply troubled by the horrific conflict in Gaza. This episode starts with an acknowledgment of what is happening in Gaza. If you're unsure of how to help, please visit https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ for actionable ways to demand a cease fire.From Season 1… Sex Nerd Sandra joins us for this week's dive into pelvic floors, mental health, and staying true to yourself. We learn about Sandra's path away from podcasting & sex education to becoming a Pelvic floor PT (we're definitely doing our kegel exercises incorrectly btw). From witchy rituals and pregnancy to memory lapses and fisting, we cover the gamut in this episode. If you're like us and you miss Sex Nerd Sandra's hilarious, nerdy, and sex pos podcast, you've got to check out this week's episode. Nuts to guts, y’all!Resources referenced in this episode...Erotic Blueprint - Missjaiya.comPetra Zebroff – Erotic initiation stylesKegel routines – rubycup.com, vaginacoach.com

Enjoy this oldie but goodie from Season 1. We'll be back with fresh episodes in just a few weeks!An old friend, Mike Squillacioti, joins us to share the juicy details of how his marriage evolved into a throuple. We learn about his go-go dancing days at the iconic West Hollywood club, Mickeys, his sweet courtship with his hubby there, and how 12 years later they met their boyfriend, Dakota Payne, while (you guessed it) he was go-go dancing. We share laughs, revel in the joy of the dance floor and go-go dancing as the ultimate embodiment practice, and enjoy Mike’s sweet and saucy tales of non-monogamy. Sarah introduces Robin to the concept of compersion to round out the episode.

Enjoy this fun cross over bonus episode with our friends Amy Baldwin and April Lampert of Shameless Sex. We shamelessly discuss everything from what we've learned from past relationships, moving on after breakups and divorce (and cheating/affairs), our latest and hottest sexual revelations, non-monogamy, and so much more. Not only is this episode extra special as it was recorded by four badass podcasters poolside while sipping wine in bathing suits, but also because we all had to share one mic! Enjoy!We are still on break, planning to return with Season 3 on November 9th. In the meantime, make sure to check out Shameless Sex where ever you get your pod on! Also, Amy and April's new book, Shameless Sex: Choose Your Own Pleasure Path, is available for Pre-Order. Shameless Sex invites you to embrace your desires with confidence and embark on your own unique path to cultivating the sex life of your dreams.Find us on TT & IG @fuckyeahpod and don't forget to subscribe and review the pod!

Re-Release from November 10, 2022. Season 1 Episode 7:This week Midori, the Fairy God-Auntie of Kink, joins Sarah and Robin for a conversation that challenges conventions. Midori shares about reconciling the shadow side of our desires, the impact of misogyny on shaping sexuality, power and dominance, and how to get comfortable with being vulnerable. We get into Midori’s art and the alchemy of kink, writing, teaching, and creative practice that is Midori’s unique offering to the world. In her nerdy, contemplative, creative glory Learn which Star Wars character Midori would be and get ready for some serious nerding out and fan girling! Robin shares one of her favorite BJ tips to round out the episode.Trailblazing educator, sexologist, artist, and irritant to banality, Midori founded Rope Dojo and ForteFemme: Women's Dominance Intensive. She penned the first English instruction book on Shibari, "Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage" in 2001, paving the way to the popularity of rope. Dan Savage calls her the "Super Nova of Kink," while others affectionately call her Auntie Midori for her cool, tell-it-like-it-is, funny, reality-based teaching.Midori is the Co-Director of Curriculum for Kink Informed Certification, part of Sexual Health Alliance, training therapists and helping professional to provide safe, compassionate, and inclusive service to their clients. She is the recipient of the 2022 Humanitarian Award from the American Association of Sex Educators Therapists & Counselors (AASECT) and 2022 Effing Foundation Grant, along with having honored with a Sainthood by the Sisters of Perpetual indulgence.She is also the author of "Wild Side Sex," "Master Han's Daughter," and "Silk Threads.”Learn, laugh, and enjoy her special online classes, events, and art at www.patreon.com/PlanetMidori