Pedestrian Polyamory

In this episode of Pedestrian Polyamory, Shira and Gavin talk about all sorts of great web sites and techie tools that poly folk can use to improve their lives. You'll find suggestions for scheduling and coordination tools, dating sites, and apps and tools to improve your sexytimes. How do you turn sex into data geekery? How do you coordinate all your sweetie's schedules? How do you get down and dirty with a sweetie that you can barely ever see in person? You're the pedestrian, we got the suggestion. Listen to hear more!

Gavin and Shira hit the mailbag to help keep the listeners pedestrian. First, Gavin talks about his progress on his 257 step patented plan to asking a girl out on a date. Shira discusses her new toy from bndpodcast.com (http://bndpodcast.com) and shares why she think it might be her new favorite. On to listener mail; the Katz Crew answers questions from 'When do I come out to my date?' to 'How does a poly girl find a date who doesn't just think she is an easy lay?". Find out their answers to these questions and many more!

Shira and Gavin talk about breaking up.. don't worry, not with each other. Not yet, anyways. Whether you've gone against Shira's advice and broken some hearts, or if you have a broken heart and want to get over it, give this show a listen because Shira talks about what different types of poly break-ups look like and how to cope with them whether you're a breaker upper, break uppee or an innocent bystander. Before getting into that incredibly uplifting topic, Shira and Gavin talk about how spending the holidays with the in-laws went after having recently come out of the closet and slutty, slutty poly folks. Can the Katz' make it through this episode without breaking up themselves? Listen and find out!

In this episode of Pedestrian Polyamory the Katz' are all business. Wrapping up 2011, Shira and Gavin discuss their big plans and resolutions for the new year. This episode is a shortie and comes before a holiday break.. but the Katz will be back in the first week of January! Until then, Happy Holidays and Merry New Year!

Gavin is taking a stand in this episode of POSTULANT Polyamory. It's time to welcome the newbs.. apparently. First, Shira talks about dating a swinger and Gavin talks about going to a kinky BDSM rope party and learning about Japanese rope bondage and other fun knotty origami ropey things. Then shit gets basic: What is polyamory? Who is polyamorous and who isn't? How do you prepare yourself for entering the world of polyamory? Where do you find a community of poly peeps to get you started? How much does communication help in a relationship? How do you set boundaries? How do you convince your partner to go on this trip with you? What are the pros and cons of polyamory? Should you have veto power? What about tokens? Find out by listening to this episode of POSTULANT polyamory.

Shira is all the way out of the closet and has been for a long time.. and now Gavin is too! Hear the story of Gavin coming out to his folks. Before that, Shira talks about Poly Speed Dating and Gavin eludes to a big cool thing that might be happening for Pedestrian Polyamory but SHHH! It's a secret. Are Shira and Gavin having sex on camera?! Did Gavin's family disown him? Learn about the coming out bro-high-five! If you come out as non-monogamous to your friends, are they going to think you're hitting on them?  Is coming out to family different than coming out to friends? Shira tells a story about explaining the difference between monogamy and polyamory to her 10(ish) year old son. What kind of prejudice have the Katz encountered as a result of being out of the closet? Why should YOU come out of the closet? Find out in this episode!

Shira interviews Franklin Veaux, a poly based activist who describes himself as a tattooed, polyamorous, kinky transhumanist. Before that, Gavin and Shira discuss their trip to Portland and the continuation of the dreaded DROUGHT. So what's a transhumanist? How does a poly relationship sans hierarchy work? How do I make sex toys at home? Where do I go find awesome sex games online? What about the singularity?! Stick around as Shira asks Franklin Veaux all this and more!

Hey, look! Shira found a virgin to interview, but before that starts listen as Shira and Gavin discuss some hate mail they received. Find out where the Katz' stand on the issue of dating people with STI's and figure out what is causing the SEX DROUGHT.  (One hint, parents: co-sleeping!) Then off to virgin land. How does one handle themselves before they have the labels of straight, gay, monogamous, or polyamorous? What can we do to facilitate our virginal friend?

Today, boys and girls, Shira B. Katz cites her sources and teaches you all about the ins and outs of herpes and HPV but first Gavin shares his first public dancing experience and Shira tells us about meeting the inspirational and infamous Kapers from Sex is Fun. Find out why Gavin wants a bowl full of herpes. Listen to Shira whimper about all the lovely, amazing, STI riddled people she's met recently. What will the Katz' do to stay safe from STI's but still make the most of the connections they've made with people who have them? And, most importantly, when will Shira get a freakin' intro jingle for Shira B. Katz cites her sources?

Do you judge yourself based on your partner's partners? If you're A=B and C=B does A=C in the land of polyamory? Shira and Gavin discuss their experiences with the Polyamorous Transitive Property Fallacy but first they share some thoughts on personal friends listening to the show, try to figure out how they ended up on an astrology website, and take a bit more time to talk about dick. Shira talks about her self-image issues after being with a guy who had only been with BBW's prior to her. Gavin reveals to the listeners that he had some jealousy issues surrounding a partner Shira had whom he called Gavin 2.0. How do you avoid the Polyamorous Transitive Property Fallacy? What do you do when your partner starts dating a jerk? Listen and find out!

It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean... right? Shira calls bullshit! Listen to Shira and Gavin talk about why penis size most certainly matters, but first Gavin talks about his first cuddle-pile and Shira talks about meeting Boris and Doris on her trip to Texas. (Check their show out: The Boris and Doris Podcast! (http://bndpodcast.com/)) Shira cites her sources and delves into some studies that gives some facts on the average lengths and girths of the human penis. And guess who's a size queen? Shira B. Katz is! And she feels quite guilty about it, it would seem. Can she deal with a small dick? What's an aerodynamic stunt cock? How does Gavin feel about having a big dick? Find out in the show.

Before getting to the listener mail, Shira and Gavin talk about Gavin's introduction to the SF Bay poly community and Shira takes a vow of travel-based celibacy. Listeners ask: What's the difference between open relationships and polyamory and polyfidelity? What's in this for Gavin? Why does Shira have a filthy whore mouth? Do the Katz have religious guilt? How do you flirt with someone when their partner is around? Is Shira using up all her sex on other people? Listen as the Katz Crew answers these questions and more!

Shira sits down with the second-generation polyamorous Pepper Mint. Pepper is a polyamorous activist and educator who is a staple in the San Francisco Bay Area polyamorous community. In this interview they discuss how Pepper's upbringing with non-monogamous parents shaped his views on relationships, his struggles with dating in college at MIT, his goals of bringing Polyamorous people together, tips on making long-term relationships (and short-term) with multiple partners work, and Shira also gets Pepper to share his fascination with Sadomasochism.

Shira introduces the world to Gavin Katz.  Shira interviews Gavin as he reveals his personal and completely honest views about polyamory and the polyamorous lifestyle.  In this introductory episode they reveal: turning vanillas to polyamory, dealing with a partner who dates more than you, gender inadequacies in online dating, and being an introvert in an extroverted lifestyle.