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Secular Sexuality

Atheist Community of Austinwww.youtube.com
Secular Sexuality is a weekly call-in show live from Austin, Texas every Thursday at 7pm CT. Call us at 1-512-686-0279. We talk about sex from a secular perspective. Sex and sexuality are natural to all living creatures but religion takes this and twists it into something awful and to be ashamed of.

Acceptance, education, and fun is what we strive for. We lay the intersection of sex and religion (and occasionally ourselves) bare, openly and honestly. We discuss a wide range of topics each week, removing the shame and reclaiming what has been natural to us all along. Secular Sexuality is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.

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Episodes

#047 - David Ley

I talk with the author of The Myth of Sex Addiction about treatment scams, morality creeping into science, how sexual fear helps religions manipulate people, and much more.

Sep 07, 20151 hr 7 min

#046 - Seth Andrews & Year in Review

I look at the first full year of the podcast, then talk with Seth Andrews of The Thinking Atheist, as a follow up to my talk at FreeOK 2015.

Aug 31, 201551 min

#045 - Chatting w Aron Ra

Lots of laughs with the Youtube guru of evolutionary biology, Aron Ra. From fun with the Duggers to Aron's wild, misspent youth.

Aug 24, 201549 min

#044 - Kylie-Sex after religion

Kylie wrote an excellent blog post on Godless in Dixie on her experience coming out of a Pentecostal church. The church gave no tools or guidance, the result was shame, rape, mental illness, and much more. She is now free and exploring her sexuality, religion free.

Aug 17, 20151 hr 5 min

#043 - Melanie Davis PhD OWL

Dr. Melanie Davis talks about Our Whole Lives, age appropriate sex education. It is the antidote to Abstinence Only for progressive parents and adults.

Aug 03, 201549 min

#042 - Abstinence Only w Amber Barnhill

We read some listener comments, then talk to Amber Barnhill on the damage that abstinence only education does to, not only children, but adults as well. Also the potential sex negative influence of teachers, child care workers, family members and social service professionals.

Jul 27, 201557 min

#041 - Candace Gorham

We talk with Candace Gorham, author of Ebony Exodus, a book about Black American Women liberating themselves from religion and the teachings and impact of the Black Church on sexuality.

Jul 16, 201550 min

#039 - Ari Mandel Fmr Orthodox Jew

Catholics, Muslims, Protestants and Hindus don’t have anything on Orthodox Jews. Ari Mandel tells us about the crazy rules and ideas that govern sex in Orthodoxy including arranged marriages here in the US and two weeks of abstinence, ritual cleansing and much more.

Jun 24, 201556 min

#038 - Jesse & Listener Questions

Jesse and Darrel have fun answering listener questions, especially some crazy Christian questions about sex and relationships.

Jun 15, 201556 min

#037 - Missy-Mother, Kinky & Stripper

Put your seatbelt on cause this is going to be a fun ride! Missy opens up and tells us all about her stripper career, insights she has as a parent and grandparent as well as her observations about seculars who hold on to religious ideas about sex.

Jun 14, 201556 min

#036 - The Duggers & Boundaries

In the aftermath of Darrel’s big Memorial Day party, he gets back to business talking about Josh Dugger and Christian Homeschoolers and how patriarchal religions have boundary problems.

Jun 14, 201541 min

#035 - Gay & Open

Dave and Nic are funny and open about their relationship and sexuality. They hit on many interesting issues from masturbatory guilt to being HIV positive and in a committed relationship for 16 years. The “after takes” are as interesting as the initial interview.

Jun 14, 201554 min

#034 - Masturbation & Friend Zone

This is masturbation month, so we talk a bit about self pleasure, then on to talk with Dan Fincke about his article on The Friend Zone.

Jun 14, 201558 min

#033 - Tom & Laura Poly Story

This is a story unlike any I have heard before, and I have heard a lot. If you are interested in how a poly triad might work, this is an excellent example. Laura was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, her lovers came through for her when her own very religious family deserted her.

Jun 14, 201555 min

#032 - SocioSexual Orient. & Winners

We announce the winners of the story contest this week. I also introduce and explore the notion of SocioSexual Orientation, a concept you may have never hear about, and how it can explain your behavior or that of others.

Jun 14, 201559 min

#031 - Phoebe & Joey

Lots of laughs in this one if you like anal sex, swinging, pegging and much more. Its another ExMormon couple talking about their journey away from crazy magic underwear, going on mission and sex while listening to the BYU channel!

Jun 14, 20151 hr 9 min

#030 - Fetishes & Francis' Story

I discuss where we get our strong sexual preferences and why it is important to respect them in our quest to understand ourselves better. We also listen to the story of Francis, a woman with a strong preference that was suppressed by her Catholic upbringing.

Jun 14, 201552 min

#027 - Two Listener Story's

Josiah, a formerly Amish man with 10 children, April, former evangelical discovering her sexuality.

Jun 13, 201554 min

#026 - Listener Stories

Samantha tells of her sexual awakening from religion and Mike describes how his daughter challenged him to examine old religious beliefs about sexuality. Both describe the joy they feel now that they have shed religious shame and guilt.

Jun 13, 201530 min

#023 - Two Listener Stories

From abuse to liberation, these two women grew up in deeply religious cultures and families but found the pathway to freedom and discovery of their sexuality without Jesus.

Jun 13, 201530 min

#022 - Growing Up Gay and Baptist

This is one of the most emotional episodes you will hear on this podcast; funny, but also tragic. We talk with a 58 yr. old, gay former Baptist who discusses everything from homosexual behavior in his Baptist Seminary dorm, to living in a Baptist trailer park, wrestling as a sexual activity and most devastating, dealing with the plague of HIV.

Jun 13, 20151 hr 3 min

#021 - Transgender discussion w/ Sandra

Sandra Meade is the host on one of the longest running LGBT shows in the US. She is also an activist for Transgender issues and rights. We discuss a broad range of topics.

Jun 13, 201558 min

#020 - Holly Interview

Do you find yourself getting too quickly involved with someone then feeling trapped later on? Holly describes her dating patterns and they will sound very familiar to many people.

Jun 13, 201533 min

#018 - Lucy & Brad: The Ex-Mormons

Where we discuss everything from leaving Mormonism & magic underwear, to watching porn together and the advantages of vibrators.

Jun 13, 20151 hr 42 min

#019 - So You Are Getting Married!

Where I discuss 5 questions you should consider if you are a secular person getting married. What are the dangers, pitfalls and hazards in marrying, especially someone who is religious or spiritual? You will get my full rant on having children with a person who has ANY supernatural beliefs.

Jun 13, 201553 min

#017 - Listener Questions

Is it normal for desires to change? What if my partner doesn't want to participate, do I just deny myself? What makes me attracted to large men? Does masturbation kill relationships?

Jun 13, 201554 min
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