Can you heal the trauma of revenge porn by deliberately becoming a nude art model? Lena Chen, one of the first known women to have private nude photos of her nonconsensually shared across the internet, moved to Berlin and tried it. What she learned along the way may surprise you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could your food cravings be telling you you have a pleasure deficit? Body Kindness author Rebecca Scritchfield joins Jaclyn to explore the connections between body image, diet culture, health and sexuality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn catches up with Pamela Merritt, co-founder and co-director of Reproaction, who gets real about what it takes to unscrew the sexual culture in more conservative or otherwise untapped communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last full episode of the season! (More Spare Parts to come, no worries.) We put it to good use catching up with Pameal Merrit, co-founder and co-director of Reproaction, who gets real about what it takes to unscrew the sexual culture in more conservative or otherwise untapped communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this quickiesode, Jaclyn watches porn for science, helps out a listener whose boyfriend may be crossing a line between fantasy and exploitation, and talks with Tina Horn about the delights of consensual nonconsent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Unscrewed Live! Jaclyn and Tina Horn of Why Are People Into That? talk Ted Cruz, porn v erotica, taboo fetishes, and the transformative political power of pleasure in this episode which was recorded in front of a live audience at the Sex Expo in Brooklyn in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A YouTube recommendation, a question about asexuality, a peek into how a book tour gets planned, and Jaclyn's femme origin story: all in one quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss the politics of femme identity and how to match your lipstick to your nipple in the same episode. Which is the point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some self-care thoughts post-Weinstein, listener advice about tattoos & how to be a good ally, and a very special invite for Unscrewed listeners! It's a Spare Parts quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you heal the trauma of revenge porn by deliberately becoming a nude art model? Lena Chen, one of the first known women to have private nude photos of her nonconsensually shared across the internet, moved to Berlin and tried it. What she learned along the way may surprise you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn confesses to some surprising thoughts about Harvey Weinstein. Plus deep thoughts about courage and consent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How brave are you feeling these days? Samhita Mukhopadyay and Kate Harding, editors of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, join Jaclyn to talk about the meaning of courage, when it's actually better to say "fuck that" to being strong, and how making their new book got them through Trump's First 100 Days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk sex on TV, talk about sex with teens, and talk some more about the history of feminist bookstores and sex shops, all in under 15 minutes. It's a quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk sex shops! Lynn Comella, author of Vibrator Nation, joins Jaclyn to tell the fascinating history of how feminist sex shops came to be, why they matter, what their future looks like, and to explore the uneasy relationship between sexual liberation and capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An attempt at a pep talk about campus rape activism, wise words from Zoe Quinn about how not to fight Trumpism, and some bracing advice for a woman unhappy after a threesome. It's all here wrapped up in one quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back from hiatus! To celebrate, Jaclyn sits down with game developer and crusader against online abuse Zoe Quinn to get into it about how her ex's attempt to slut shame her helped bring us the Trump administration, whether or not you should dox Nazis, the live action video game she's developing with Chuck Tingle, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't look away: it's the Trainwreck episode. You know the type: Britney Spears shaving her head. Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack” Amy Winehouse dying in front of millions. Jaclyn catches up with Sady Doyle, whose new book is all about women who behave "badly" and why we so love to hate them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tatiana Maslany is getting Unscrewed! Settle in with the star of Orphan Black for a vulnerable and revealing conversation about internalized femmephobia, clones in pussy hats, on-set sexism, rape plotlines, bell hooks, following your fear, and the liberatory power of a queer 90s dance party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musical theater! Bawdy dames! Dirty swear words! Literary criticism! Realtalk about slavery and consent! Super-personal talk about rape! A great pickup line! This classic Spare Parts quickiesode has it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a single woman in the Black Church get some and also get to Heaven? That's the question Dr. Brittney Cooper set out to answer for herself a few years ago. What she found -- and what she wrote about it -- has sparked a national conversation at the intersection of sex, shame and Sunday sermons. (Originally aired 5/24/16) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn peeps back in from hiatus for a quickiesode to help out some listeners with questions about cross dressing, coming out inside a marriage, and how to build a better orgasm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Encore) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listener advice for a woman who feels unfuckable, a call to action to save health care, the most optimistic take you've heard yet about the 2016 US election, and OMG JACLYN'S NEW BOOK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would the United States be like if our policies, laws and institutions were built to encourage women's happiness? That's the provocative premise of Jill Filipovic's new book, The H-Spot, and she joins Jaclyn to talk about remaking marriage, embracing sexual risks, and how women's pleasure can change the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quickiesode on Mayim Bialik's bad advice, making fun of cis white guys, and the resurgence of abstinence-only ed under a shiny new name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've talked a lot recently about the politics of porn -- now Jaclyn catches up with producer/director Shine Louise Houston to hear what it's like to make it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the difference between making fun of Trump's hands and mocking his hair? Could a casual hookup be healing after trauma? How do you talk with your partner about body hair expectations? Jaclyn tackles a trifecta of listener questions on this week's quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever have a conversation that you think is one thing, but turns out to be another? That's this week's episode. What started out as an exploration on masculinity in the age of Trump became a meditation on gender dynamics in Black Lives Matter, emotional labor in service of change, and the nature of movements. Come along for the ride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An urgent call to action, a porn recommendation, and a listener advice question about partnered sex that's secretly about masturbation: it's all here in this week's quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's all the fuss lately about Hot Girls Wanted? What's a greater threat to women: sex work, or other women who want to rescue sex workers? What does (and doesn't) make porn feminist? We get into all this and more with Siouxsie Q, host of The Whorecast and Director of Policy & Industry Relations for the Free Speech Coalition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this quickiesode Jaclyn answers listener questions about "stealthing" (SPOILER IT'S SEXUAL ASSAULT) and about how to tell a new partner you need them to step it up in bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can erotica save lives? It can in the hands of Tobi Hill-Meyer, editor of Nerve Endings: The New Trans Erotic, who joins Jaclyn to get us wayyyy past bathroom bills and Trans 101. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this quickiesode, we talk adoption myths, victim blaming and why "awareness" should never be a goal. Then a listener asks YOU a question about your sex life, and we help out a listener who wants to know if she should be ashamed of her ladygarden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After learning about Mike Pence's rules for (not) eating with women, Jaclyn called up journalist and author Kathryn Joyce to ask what other ways might the Christian Right's radical sexual agenda be quietly constraining the lives of even nonbelievers. And trust us: you really won't believe it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survival sex, senior friskiness, Tom Hiddleston, and some surprising advice about how to lose your virginity, all in under 13 minutes. Go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk virginity, Unscrewed Nation! Jaclyn is joined by Therese Shechter, whose film How To Lose Your Virginity explores the Big V from every angle, to talk about what the word even means, what it could mean, and what to do if you're uncomfortable with your relationship to it is uncomfortable or worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this quickiesode, the rundown on the man who was denied entry to the US for being gay, how you can refuse to abandon trans students the way Trump has, and why it's important to remember Canada isn't perfect. Plus, Tatiana Maslany gives one listener a loving reality check. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tatiana Maslany is getting Unscrewed! Come for a tease about the fifth season of Orphan Black, stay for a vulnerable and revealing conversation about internalized femmephobia, clones in pussy hats, on-set sexism, rape plotlines, bell hooks, following your fear, and the liberatory power of a queer 90s dance party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We celebrate VDay with a quickiesode covering resistance-themed sci fi erotica, why 50 Shades is anti-kink, and the gender politics of the philosophy of love. Oh, and Jaclyn threatens to punch a dead man in the face. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Valentine's Day breathing down our necks, Jaclyn takes some time to dig deep into the meaning and implications of romantic love with philosopher Carrie Jenkins. Does talking about love kill the magic? Can a pill make you stay in love, or fall out of it? What do queer people teach us about the biology of love? Can one person's love change the world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quickiesode in which we discuss whiteness & feminism, warn you about a potential new law that threatens queers, sluts, and people of color, and give you solid advice about when to keep your mouth shut about assholes in your dating apps. All in 15 minutes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's get it ON. Smut peddler and embodiment activist Elle Chase joins Jaclyn to talk about sex positions for curvy girls and people of different abilities, the joys of farting in bed, and what to do when you just can't find a way to love your body but want to have great sex anyhow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is urine really sterile? Do men have the upper-hand on Tinder? How "traditional" is monogamous dating, anyhow? These questions and more answered in this week's Spare Parts quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the moral panic about "hookup culture" on college campuses does a lot more harm than good. But that doesn't mean hookup culture isn't doing some damage of its own. Sociologist Lisa Wade joins Jaclyn to break down what she's found about sex, holding hands, being tough, catching feelings, and why colleges benefit from the screwed up status quo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of the best Unscrewed moments of 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book deadlines are real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We lick our wounds. We tend to each other. We figure out how to move forward. We fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE NEED TO PROCESS THIS ELECTION. Jaclyn is joined by writer and activist Soraya Chemaly to talk about our collective trauma, how to take on the institutions that made Trump possible, talking rape at the dinner table, the five stages of post-election grief, and how we think about healing from here. Whatever happens at the polls today, we'll get through it together, Unscrewed Nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men write Jaclyn letters -- and they're good! Plus advice for a listener who hates being called a "late bloomer," and repro rights rockstar Renee Bracey Sherman helps us look past November 8 to the abortion & birth control fights we need to be ready for next year and beyond. All in one jam-packed quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attention all nasty women: just because you've heard enough from the orange fascist doesn't mean you're ready to vote. There's a lot at stake up and down the ballot for sexual and reproductive freedom, so Jaclyn caught up with repro rights rockstar Renee Bracey Sherman to shed some light on some key fights involving sex ed, abortion access, condoms, porn, the minimum wage and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advice about making meaning out of a dumpster fire full of flaming poop, and advice about learning to love using a vibrator during partnered sex! Featuring the return of the Reality Bytes dynamic duo, Stephanie Beatriz and Courtney Kocak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't freak out, but Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine Nine's Rosa Diaz) and her bestie Courtney Kocak (writer on Amazon's Danger & Eggs) are Jaclyn's guests on a show about everything: when size actually does matter, why they love and loathe the same things about dating in the age of Tinder, the importance of the female gaze to a rape scene, plus some gratuitous plugs for their favorite places to eat in LA. It's all to celebrate the launch of their sexy and smart new podcast, Reality Bytes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do people mean when they say "bisexual"? What are the class implications of shaming trainwrecks? What does Trump not realize he told you about himself? It's all in this Spare Parts quickiesode, along with some advice for a listener whose partner is being way too careful with her in bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't look away: it's the Trainwreck episode. You know the type: Britney Spears shaving her head. Whitney Houston saying, “crack is whack” Amy Winehouse dying in front of millions. Jaclyn catches up with Sady Doyle, whose new book is all about women who behave "badly" and why we so love to hate them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like, what do words mean anyhow when it comes to sex and gender? Transgender artist and educator and all around delightful person Rebecca Kling joins Jaclyn to answer a listener’s thorny question about how any of us know what it feels like to be a woman, what sexuality & gender ideas we wish there was better language for and which words we love the most, That’s What She Said jokes, pudding, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No, that's not an oxymoron. Jaclyn's joined by legendary sex educator and feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino to talk about what's in their own personal spank bank, why the policing of women's fantasies won't die, the fine line between breaking the taboo on rape fantasies and promoting rape, and what happens when you ask a panel of porn producers, performers and scholars what they watch to get off. Oh, and we get a little meta. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United Nations trainer and MTV host Francisco Ramirez travels the globe making the world safer for sexual pleasure, then (once he explains the numerous dildos in his bag to customs) dispenses free sex advice in NYC’s parks and streets.In this rewind episode, Jaclyn talks with him about making the impossible possible, misinterpreting the hanky code, how he became the hero he needed, and the deep magic of being vulnerable with strangers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From cartoons depicting Sanders spanking Clinton to the slut-shaming of Melania Trump, this election cycle is Exhibit A in the ways women in the political eye are sexualized in the service of electoral leverage. Jaclyn is joined by writer and media critic Soraya Chemaly, and they get into everything, from the revealing political preferences of PornHub users, to the real-world electoral impact of Who's Nailin' Paylin, to the shock of Michelle Obama's sleevelessness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How young is too young to masturbate? Scarleteen's Heather Corinna helps a listener and in the process pulls back the curtain on what really happens at naptime. Plus, inspired by feedback on last week's All The Parts Are Good Parts episode, Jaclyn shares resources for adults who want to teach the young people in their lives well about sex. And: we're going on a summer vacation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Won't someone think of the children? Heather Corinna will. The founder and proprietor of Scarleteen.com joins Jaclyn to talk about the good kind of entitlement, how we should be thinking about sex ed for 6 year olds (and every age), the time when sex saved their life, and what's new in the new edition of their book, S.E.X.: the all-you-need-to-know sexuality guide to get you through your teens and twenties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn explains why banning rape porn is wrong, weighs in on whether or not you should pee before sex, shares some thoughts about Jewish hair, beauty, politics and romance, and then slips you a hilarious outtake from the Sex Object episode. All in a 15 minute quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we get through tragedy and horror? Jaclyn takes Mr. Rogers' advice and looks for the helpers in Orlando and the Stanford rape case, in order to find some hope. Then she's joined by Tristan Taormino to help out a listener whose friends are definitely not helping when it comes to her polyamorous relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to live every day as a woman in a world that hates and objectifies women? That's the question at the heart of Jessica Valenti's brave, raw new memoir, Sex Object, and it's the subject of this intimate conversation between Valenti and our host, Jaclyn Friedman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you ever work for your rapist? What if you already are? Dr. Brittney Cooper's on hand to help out a listener with that question. Plus all the bloody details on period sex, and a call for your Unscrewed book recommendations — all in another jam-packed quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a single woman in the Black Church get some and also get to Heaven? That's the question Dr. Brittney Cooper set out to answer for herself a few years ago. What she found -- and what she wrote about it -- has sparked a national conversation at the intersection of sex, shame and Sunday sermons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vibrator reviews, advice on how to reclaim masturbation as "real" sex, and a media criticism mea culpa, all in this Spare Parts quickiesode. Plus: find out what reduced Dr. Joycelyn Elders to tears on her first day of college... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is masturbation still considered taboo or less-than-sex more than 20 years after Dr. Joycelyn Elders was forced to step down as Bill Clinton's Surgeon General after suggesting we should tell young people that solo sex was a great way to be sexual without getting or giving HIV? Jaclyn asks the legendary woman herself that very question, and lots more. Dr. Elders' answers will surprise you, make you laugh, and make you angry, in all the right ways. Plus there's watermelon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asexuality, open relationships and mismatched libidos collide in this week's listener advice question. Plus a defense of Sex and the City that didn't make last week's Sex and the Single Ladies episode, and some Purple prose: all in the quickiesode we call Spare Parts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you stock up on birth control and beer for the coming feminist backlash? Is there a modern-day conspiracy to force women into marriage? Should you make sure to pee before you have sex? All this and more revealed as Rebecca Traister, the bestselling author of "All the Single Ladies," joins Jaclyn for a romp through the sexual politics of female singlehood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musical theater! Bawdy dames! Dirty swear words! Literary criticism! Realtalk about slavery and consent! Super-personal talk about rape! A great pickup line! This Spare Parts quickiesode has it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Special Crossover Event! Jaclyn talks with League of Awkward Unicorns host Deanna Zandt about Anita Hill, the power of truth-telling, sexual harassment then and now, and Shine Squad, the project she co-founded to address the unchecked sexual harassment in social justice workplaces. Then Thursday, catch Jaclyn getting vulnerable about recovering from rape and building a new sexuality, on The League of Awkward Unicorns, the irreverent show about mental health and emotional wellness that Deanna hosts with Alice Bradley. Unscrewed Awkward Unicorns 4 eva! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a man call someone "The Tits" as a compliment? What's the matter with, "It Just Happened Sex?" Can we all get a little more nuanced about porn? All these answers and more are revealed in this week's Spare Parts quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From cartoons depicting Sanders spanking Clinton to the slut-shaming of Melania Trump, this election cycle is Exhibit A in the ways women in the political eye are sexualized in the service of electoral leverage. Jaclyn is joined by writer and media critic Soraya Chemaly, and they get into everything, from the revealing political preferences of PornHub users, to the real-world electoral impact of Who's Nailin' Paylin, to the shock of Michelle Obama's sleevelessness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did a U.S. court just outlaw BDSM? Jaclyn gets to the bottom of the panic with lawyer and kinkster Thomas MacAulay Millar in this quickiesode. Plus: a new entry in our ongoing dirty slang project, and help for a nervous anal newbie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Think you know what "the personal is political" means? This conversation takes it to a new level. Jaclyn goes deep with Jenna Torres, Program Coordinator at The Red Umbrella Project, a peer-led org championing sex worker rights. Torres gets real about they ways our battles over abortion play out on sex worker's bodies, and the power of storytelling to turn things around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this quickiesode, Jaclyn catches up with one of the survivors who shared a stage with Gaga at the Academy Awards, encourages you to start saying "cervix-thumper," "suck my stiletto," and other slang suggested by listeners, and shares last week's Cunning Linguist Jonathon Green's origin story, as well as a want ad for his replacement. Could it be you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever notice that our foul language is pretty fucked up when it comes to sex and gender? Jaclyn talks with slang lexicographer Jonathon Green about man-made language, how to make lady slang take hold, and why the penis is always dressed in camo. Then things get pretty cunty with a surprise guest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can the Sorting Hat improve your romantic relationships? What's the best dating app for a feminist who wants to hook up, maybe fall in love, and protect her privacy at the same time? Those answers and more in this week's Spare Parts quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know that awkward feeling when our favorite celeb does something... problematic. From David Bowie to Woody Allen, Tina Fey, and Bill Cosby, how do we decide who's forsaken and who's forgivable? Host Jaclyn Friedman talks with Aida Manduley about how to deal when our faves fail our ideals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advice for a listener who can't get no satisfaction, the Spice Girls do brunch, and some advice for surviving Valentine's: it's all here in the quickiesode we call Spare Parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is casual sex damaging, delightful, or something different all together? Sex and gender Swiss Army knife S. Bear Bergman joins Jaclyn to tackle the age-old question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author, activist, and dogged elucidator on the intersection of sex, gender, and culture, Bear joins Jaclyn to tackle the age-old question: is casual sex damaging, delightful, or something different all together? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Unscrewed, the show that knows that real liberation includes sexual liberation. Our first episode launches February 2, but we couldn't wait to give you a sneak peek of what's in store...Let's get Unscrewed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people form their opinions about abortion based, at least in part, on what they see in TV and at the movies. So what are we learning? Researcher Gretchen Sisson watched every on-screen abortion plotline she could get her hands on, and she’s joining Jaclyn to talk about Dirty Dancing, Shonda Rhimes, moms who abort, [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn was a guest on the Jonesing for Jessica podcast last week, talking all things Jessica Jones, including lots of talk of Luke & Jessica, which movie Kilgrave thinks he’s in, and what makes him basically an MRA with actual power. Check out a clip on this week’s podcast, or listen to the whole show [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United Nations trainer and MTV host Francisco Ramirez travels the globe making the world safer for sexual pleasure, then (once he explains the numerous dildos in his bag to customs) dispenses free sex advice in NYC’s parks and streets.Jaclyn talks with him about making the impossible possible, misinterpreting the hanky code, how he became the hero [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would Jesus say about your sex life? The answer might surprise you. On this episode of FWF, Jaclyn catches up with the Reverend Beverly Dale, founder of the Incarnation Institute for Sex & Faith, who will totally rearrange your understanding of the relationship between Christianity and sexuality.Click here to listen! And don’t forget to [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you hear? Young people are doing sex things with their newfangled technology. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT!!!! Jaclyn is joined by Tina Horn, writer, educator and host of Why Are People Into That?! to talk about the latest youth sexting “scandal” to hit the bigtime, the very real perils of moral panic, and the name of Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would it look like if Crisis Pregnancy Centers actually gave families all the support and information they need to make their own decisions? And what does that have to do with Bible Bucks, diaper packs and a breast milk bank? Shelly Dodson, head of the brand-new All-Options Pregnancy Center is here to fill us [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn talks with Rachel Hills about The Sex Myth detailed in her new book – the pervasive belief that everyone is doing it more and better than you. We get into the pitfalls of rebellion, the impermanence of sexual identity, and what it would look like if we could create our own sexual vision instead [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brilliant Kate Harding turns her incisive snark on rape culture in her new book Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture — and What We Can Do About It, and she joins Jaclyn for a surprisingly hilarious chat about it, including false rape allegations, early consent education, the recent outbreak of high-profile [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that marriage rights are settled, what should the LGBT movement(s) be focusing on? Jaclyn put that question to Janson Wu, Executive Director of GLAD, the legal nonprofit that brought the Obergefell case all the way to the Supremes. Find out what Wu thinks of the marriage promotion rhetoric in the landmark ruling, how and [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would happen if we stopped playing defense on abortion rights and started playing hardball instead? Jaclyn’s guests Pamela Merritt & Erin Matson are determined to find out, which is why they’ve launched Reproaction, a new direct action group formed to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice. Tune in for a sneak preview of [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right now, Amnesty International is voting on whether it supports the decriminalization of sex work. That proposed shift in policy has a lot of people cheering, and others confused and upset. Jaclyn talks with Pye Jakobsson, founder of the Rose Alliance in Sweden and President of the Global Network of Sex Work Projects, about the brouhaha, [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.