Sex Out Loud With Tristan Taormino

Kevin A. Patterson & Alana Phelan, the authors of the For Hire series, join us to talk about their new books featuring queer polyamorous heroes and magicians. It's a world like our own, but the emergence of superhumans has created shifts in culture that play out in changes both subtle and monumental. They chat about what inspired the characters, the story, and whether shadow government conspiracy theories are real. Kevin Patterson, M.Ed has been practicing ethical nonmonogamy since August of 2002. In April of 2015, Kevin was inspired to start Poly Role Models, a popular interview series blog. The blog extended into speaking engagements about how race and polyamory intersect and the writing of the book, Love's Not Color Blind. Kevin took a month-long break from Love's Not Color Blind to write the first draft of For Hire: Operator.  Alana Phelan is a librarian, writer, editor, and community organizer. She lives in South Jersey with her family, two cats, and a surprisingly large Dorbz collection. You can fi

Author Carley Moore talks about the new gritty, sexy, queer novel The Not Wives. Tristan talks with her about writing queer characters and hot sex scenes in fiction, telling stories from The Occupy Movement, and what New York City in 2011 has in common with today. Many publishers said they didn't know these characters, but for many queer people, the depictions reflect our real life in ways not often seen in mainstream books. They chat about bisexuality, pansexuality, coming out, and when it feels like when a threesome could happen at any moment.

A personal interview with Tristan Taormino about a recent experience she had a sex-positive event that made her reconsider her work and career. She tells her story and discusses the outcome, what it means going forward, and how communities can be better prepared for dealing with these scenarios. Content note: boundary-crossing, harassment, interpersonal conflict.

Tristan talks with Tina Horn (and producer Raymond) about how we're coping with staying sane and finding room for pleasure and connection while living through COVID-19. They discuss how to broaden your idea of intimacy, give space for complicated feelings, try new techniques, and how to eroticize anything.

In 2019 Tristan went to Cancun for Swingset Takes Desire, along with Matie Fricker of Self Serve Toys. They recorded a live episode on the beach with audience discussion on accessibility for all bodies in sex spaces, creating community that intentionally welcomes everyone, navigating rejection, and what bisexual men's paradise looks like. Topics include: polyamory, swinging, sexual fantasy, body acceptance, self-love. (This is Part Two of the discussion which took place before the global pandemic.)

Last year Tristan went to Cancun for Swingset Takes Desire with Matie Fricker of Self Serve Toys. They recorded a live episode on the beach with audience discussion on body appreciation, struggling to be evolved, managing your triad, and more. Topics include: polyamory, swinging, sexual fantasy, body acceptance, self-love. (This is Part One of the discussion which took place in 2019, before the global pandemic.) 

What would happen if we believed women? BELIEVE ME is a groundbreaking anthology that offers a potent rallying cry and theory of change. Editor of the collection Jacyln Friedman joins us to talk about how trusting women can change the world.

Almost everyone has had some interaction with depression. Whether it’s you, a family member, a friend, or a partner who is affected, depression has the potential to touch us all. Even so, many of us don’t know how to handle depression becoming part of our love life and it can quickly become the monster under the bed. Author and researcher JoEllen Notte joins us today to talk about her new book The Monster Under the Bed: Sex, Depression, and the Conversations We Aren't Having.

The Village Auntie joins the conversation this week! Angelica Lindsay-Ali is an educator, researcher, and author who has been working in public health for almost 20 years. Angelica offers workshops and resources on love, intimacy, traditional approaches to sexuality, and feminine gender identity within the framework of traditional West and East African societies. She also facilitates in-person and online rites of passage programs for girls and young women.

Polyamorous relationships experience heartbreak, changes, and transitions, let's talk about how to ride the waves and warning signs to look out for to prevent unnecessary conflict. This week's guest is author Kathy Labriola who wrote The Polyamory Breakup Book, a practical guide to breakups in polyamorous relationships.

What if you could reclaim your true erotic self? What if you could re-wild yourself? Lead your life with curiosity and pleasure? Somatic sex and relationships coach Kat Nantz joins us to talk about how she use the body's wisdom to guide clients, with the goal to support them in creating and shaping a life with access to more freedom and pleasure. We'll talk about her experiences as a queer disabled mama and how to learn about the story our bodies are telling us.

Candis Cox is a Gender and Sexuality educator, lecturer, and advocate for the LGBTQ community in Raleigh NC and throughout the country. Cox, who is secretary of the Equality NC board and sits on its executive committee, has worked to develop inclusion policies for national and local organizations in North Carolina’s Triangle region. She received significant media attention when she became the first and only transgender person to meet with then Governor Pat McCrory about HB2, the 2016 law that preempted lo

This episode is all about bisexuality! We have Seth Fischer, writer and board member of the bisexual advocacy nonprofit BiNet USA, as our guest to talk about the history of bisexuality, how biphobia appears in the culture, the meaning of the identity and how to find bisexual community.

Two experts on pelvic health and women's bodies join the show: Abigail Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD & Dr. Christy Ciesla will talk all about pelvic health physical therapy - what it is, how it can help, and what causes pain & discomfort in our bodies during sex.

Dixie De La Tour, creator and host of Bawdy Storytelling, is back with more of the best stories from the stage. She'll talk about how the community is grown and what are the ingredients of the most popular stories told on stage.

Sex depicted on television has come a looong way in the past decade. We chat about the biggest TV shows right now, including Work in Progress, Watchmen, Sex Education, The New L Word, and more

In the new book Activist Theology, intellectual activist and theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza bridges the gap between academia and activism, bringing the wisdom of the streets to the work of scholarship, all for the sake of political liberation and social change for marginalized communities. This is an invitation--a powerful and provocative call-to-action to the work of social activism through movement building. Activist Theology summons all to take up radical acts of labor that uses scholarship and cont

Award-winning adult filmmaker and Chief Creative Officer of Adult Time, Bree Mills talks about the new films wrote and directed this year, Teenage Lesbian and Perspective, which were released as both uncensored (x-rated) and mainstream (unrated) releases.

First featured on WNYC’s beloved parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, “Biff and I” is Biff, Trystan, Riley, Hailey, and Leo— a family that works to tell their unique story online, in person, and in the media. Trystan Reese joins Sex Out Loud to talk about transgender families.

TRAUMA QUEEN is a podcast mini-series hosted by Jimanekia Eborn - Queer Media Consultant, Comprehensive Sex Educator, and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. Jimanekia talks to Tristan about the conversations she's having with survivors, therapists, partners, educators, and experts on how to heal from sexual trauma.