In this episode I talk with Jeff Arseneaux and Annie Cummer. Jeff and Annie co-founded Beyond Accommodations, which provides training for people with disabilities focused on sex and healthy relationships. Over the course of our conversation, we

Episode 8: Angela

Jul 19th, 2020 1h 19m

In this episode I talk with Angela Golden, the Community Education Director for STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response). Angela and I came together to discuss STAR’s new website for teens and young adults, STARt Here, but ended up talking a

Episode 7: Joy

Apr 19th, 2020 1h 20m

In this episode I talk with Joy Holden. Joy is a teacher, writer, wife and mother, and in this episode we cover a lot of ground but focus mainly on her experiences growing up in purity culture. She shares about what she learned growing up in th

Episode 6: Mike

Oct 22nd, 2019 1h 12m

This episode features Mike McAllester, a session musician who previously served in the Marines and worked offshore in the oil and gas industry. A few years ago, Mike made a Facebook post on National Coming Out day, announcing that he was bisexu

Episode 5: Dominique (Part 2)

Sep 15th, 2019 49m 7s

This episode features Part 2 of my conversation with Dominique Dunbar, who’s currently pursuing her PhD in Sociology and is interested in the intersections of race and sexuality. Dominique and I met through our work together at a nonprofit sexu

Episode 4: Dominique (Part 1)

Aug 18th, 2019 37m 22s

In this episode, I talk with Dominique Dunbar, who is currently pursuing her PhD in Sociology and is interested in researching the intersections of race and sexuality. Dominique also has experience as a community educator for the prevention of

Episode 3: Sonia

Jul 21st, 2019 46m 31s

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sonia Blauvelt, who has her PhD in clinical psychology and conducts evaluation and treatment for sex offenders as a post-doctoral associate in a clinical practice, Brandon P. Romano, Psy.D. & Associates. Before

Episode 2: Phil

Apr 21st, 2019 33m 14s

In this episode, I talk with Phil Spotswood. Phil is a queer poet originally from Alabama, who moved to south Louisiana to pursue his MFA in Poetry at Louisiana State University. Phil and I talk about his upbringing in the Catholic Church as a

Episode 1: Raegan

Feb 5th, 2019 34m 28s

In this episode, I talk with Raegan Carter. Raegan is a sexual and reproductive health educator, public health worker and advocate for youth. Much of our conversation focuses around the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national survey that was dev