This Is Why We’re Bad At Sex
In December, Tumblr banned all “adult content” from its site, only the latest salvo on a misguided quest of corporations and politicians to crack down on adult entertainment in the name of protecting...
View ArticleA Very Specific Mary Poppins
Scarleteen.com, the groundbreaking sex ed website, turns 20 this year! Celebrate with Jaclyn and Scarleteen’s founder Heather Corinna, who reflects not just on how the site — and sex ed — has evolved...
View ArticleThe Absence of Pain is Not Pleasure
What can the history of Black sexual oppression and resistance in the US teach us about how Black people get all the way free? Dalycia Saah and Rafaella Fiallo of Afrosexology have a vision. Hit play:...
View ArticleThe Room Where It Happened
For the 10th anniversary of Yes Means Yes, Jessica Valenti joins Jaclyn to share behind-the-scenes secrets and reflect on the legacy and future of their landmark book. Hit play: Don’t miss an episode –...
View ArticleUnbecoming
When she was young, Anuradha Bhagwati chose an unusual way to rebel against her strict immigrant parents; she joined the U.S. Marine Corps. What followed taught her about power, masculinity, double...
View ArticleAppetite For Power
Black women are often conceived of as the victims of BDSM and pornography, but can they also be sites of Black women’s healing, pleasure, liberation or power? Professor Ariane Cruz, author of The Color...
View ArticleSex Party!
Can people who support sexual freedom become a political force to be reckoned with? Fiona Patten, founder of Australia’s Reason Party, is proving it. Hit play: Don’t miss an episode – subscribe in your...
View ArticleFuture Imperfect
What should the future of anti-rape work look like? Activists Lorena Kourousias and Kalima Young of the Monument Quilt project join Jaclyn to talk art, orgasms, Afrofuturism, and living your future...
View ArticleDead Blondes and Bad Mothers
Welcome to Season Eight, Unscrewed Nation! We’re kicking it off with a season-long theme — Edge Case — and a deep dive with the genius mind of Sady Doyle, whose new book Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers is...
View ArticleWhen You Share Your Pain
It’s Part One of the Boston live show! Featuring Bernadine Truth and audience-generated lightning round answers, and kicking off a two-part discussion about the perils and possibilities of focusing on...
View ArticleAll Roads Lead to the Rapist
It’s Part 2 of our live show at the PRX Podcast Garage! If you haven’t listened to Part 1, go do that first: it’s called When You Share Your Pain. This second half features filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman...
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