This Podcast Is Asking For It: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 68

Spare Parts: Woman Up: 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. by Unscrewed

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The Sex Myth: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 69: 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 lo... by Unscrewed

41 min listen

The Indiana Jones of Sex Education: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 64: 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 ta... by Unscrewed

60 min listen

Reproaction: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 66: 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 ac... by Unscrewed

59 min listen

Should Buying Sex Be A Crime?: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 65: 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 Allianc... by Unscrewed

52 min listen

Spare Parts: How Does Lady Gaga feel?: 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 sh... by Unscrewed

15 min listen

S. Bear Bergman — Sneak Peek: Author, activist, and dogged elucidator on the intersection of sex, gender, and culture, Bear tackles the age-old question: is casual sex damaging, delightful, or something different all together? by Unscrewed

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This Podcast Is Asking For It: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 68: 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 r... by Unscrewed

60 min listen

How Would Jesus Fuck?: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 51: 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 o... by Unscrewed

47 min listen

Spare Parts: Look For The Helpers: 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 ... by Unscrewed

16 min listen

All-Options Means All Options: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 70: 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 o... by Unscrewed

52 min listen

Let’s Talk About (Gay) Sex: Yes Means Yes Episode 67: 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... by Unscrewed

40 min listen

IT’S A SEX PANIC!: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 71: 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... by Unscrewed

58 min listen

Jessica Jones vs. the MRAs: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 72: 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 ou... by Unscrewed

6 min listen

(Don't) Burn It To The Ground: 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 Mand... by Unscrewed

36 min listen

Abortion Road Trip: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 73: 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 ... by Unscrewed

49 min listen

For A Good Time: For A Good Time by Unscrewed

34 min listen

Spare Parts: Taking and Receiving: 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. by Unscrewed

15 min listen

Spare Parts: Blue Clit Blues: Spare Parts: Blue Clit Blues by Unscrewed

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Spare Parts: You're The Tits!: 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. by Unscrewed

15 min listen

Spare Parts: A Kink in the Law: 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. by Unscrewed

15 min listen

Naked Politics: From cartoons depicting Sanders spanking Clinton to slut-shaming 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... by Unscrewed

33 min listen

#BlackChurchSex: 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 ... by Unscrewed

34 min listen

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Listen To Your Elders: 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 sex... by Unscrewed

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Spare Parts: Believe Them The First Time: 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... by Unscrewed

14 min listen

Spare Parts: Frogs On Every Level: 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. by Unscrewed

15 min listen

Fun For Whom?: 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 sexua... by Unscrewed

35 min listen

The Indiana Jones of Sex Education: 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... by Unscrewed

36 min listen

Spare Parts: Kindergarten Bacchanal: 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, J... by Unscrewed

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This Podcast Is Asking For It: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 68

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