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What's the relationship between depression and sexuality? It's more complicated (and hopeful! and fun!) than you might think, as sexual and mental health advocate JoEllen Notte explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to make friends with your anger, why tender feelings are contrary to capitalism, and Jaclyn's feminist origin story, all in one jam-packed quickiesode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The news about men's aggrieved entitlement to women's bodies is a LOT lately. Jaclyn processes and gets productive (and downright tenderhearted) with sexuality and emotional health educator Karen BK Chan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Schneiderman, Diaz & Khaled get what they deserve. A history of "girl power." And at last, courtesy of a listener, Jaclyn gets her Hot Butches in Pop Culture. All in one jam-packed quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We needed a break from reality this week, so pull up a chair and listen in while Jaclyn talks with Redheadedgirl about the sexual politics of romance novels. Don't worry: we left in the naughty bits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New old visions for survivors, some blunt dating advice, and a little butt action, all in one quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With the passage of SESTA/FOSTA, we've entered a time of unprecedented danger for sex workers and for sexual expression in general. Criminologist Claudia Cojocaru to figure out how we got here, how we can get out, and what real anti-trafficking work actually looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this quickiesode: An update on the crackdowns against sex workers and your right to sexual expression, advice for a man with a surprising ethical double-standard, and a story about the time Jaclyn watched porn for science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jaclyn catches up with writer and activist Soraya Chemaly to talk about the past, present and future of #metoo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stop SESTA, have some advice from the Sugars, and find out what nutritionist mean girls are like. 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.
In this quickiesode: bad Christians, surprising advice about orgies and parenting, and Tina Horn weighs in on who is (and is not) a porn star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From Stormy Daniels to the New York Times, there's been a lot talk about porn in the news. Tina Horn of Why Are People Into That joins Jaclyn to break down where the conversation is breaking down, how we could build it better, and why it matters how we talk about porn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back from hiatus and talking porn stigma, self-care, Valentine's, and social circles. 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.
