Unscrewed

I'm back! And I'm sending love to everyone facing the horrible election results in the UK, in the form of a rerun of the episode I ran right after Trump was elected. It's about why pleasure isn't optional, even in these worst of times - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Rewind)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sex! Danger! Rebellion! Underground lairs! It's all there and so much more in Safe Sex, the new comic book series from Unscrewed fave Tina Horn. What makes us feel safe, and how does it differ from what actually makes us safer? Why is bureaucracy a disproportionate tax on the poor? What are high heels good for? Go behind the scenes as Jaclyn and Tina get into it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Part 2 of our live show at the PRX Podcast Garage! If you haven't listened to Part 1, go do that first: it's called When You Share Your Pain. This second half features filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman (Roll Red Roll) talking about why she turns her camera on rapists to pierce rape culture, and a great audience Q&A about how to sustain yourself while doing anti-rape work. Bonus: Jaclyn's been sick, so enjoy her extra-gravely voice in the intro and outro.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Part One of the Boston live show! Featuring Bernadine Truth and audience-generated lightning round answers, and kicking off a two-part discussion about the perils and possibilities of focusing on perpetrators and enablers in our stories about sexual violence. CONTENT WARNING: contains a brief mention of suicidality.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome spooky season with a reflection on crones from Sady Doyle, and then get scary active about our rights to defy sex stereotypes before the SCOTUS rules we can get fired for doing gender wrong. All this and more in a new Spare Parts quickiesode!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Season Eight, Unscrewed Nation! We're kicking it off with a season-long theme -- Edge Case -- and a deep dive with the genius mind of Sady Doyle, whose new book Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers is all about the women we write off as monsters, and the surprising lessons these ultimate edge cases can teach us about fear, power, rage, and patriarchy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last month, Jaclyn chatted with the guys of Bad Christian about sex ed, protesting ICE, voting, when kids are ready for sex, and so much more. Check it out, and subscribe to the Bad Christian podcast wherever you get your shows. Unscrewed will be back soon with a new season!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's time for our annual reminder that pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Rewind)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another episode of one of my fave shows to share with you, this time with me on it! While I'm still on summer hiatus, enjoy me talking butt sex (and many other things) along with Myisha Battle on the legendary Call Your Girlfriend. If you dig the episode, subscribe to their entire media empire at callyourgirlfriend.com!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Unscrewed is on summer hiatus, Jaclyn is bringing you the most Unscrewy episodes of other people's podcasts! Today: an episode of Rewire.News' Boom! Lawyered, bringing you some great news from the courts that you may have missed last week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last episode of the season! Including a bunch of updates from listeners, an advice question from a woman in a dry spell, new ways to get involved with Unscrewed Nation, a political pep talk - and because I forgot to say it on the show, HAPPY PRIDE TO MY QUEER FAM!!!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Right-wing extremists are infiltrating public schools under the guise of "sex education" -- even in liberal school districts. But in Eugene, OR, high school girls are fighting back.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What to do about draconian abortion laws (hint: it doesn't involve whether or not you fuck), a call for podcast suggestions, and advice for an aspiring sex educator, all in one quickiesode.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What should the future of anti-rape work look like? Activists Lorena Kourousias and Kalima Young of the Monument Quilt project join Jaclyn to talk art, orgasms, Afrofuturism, and living your future vision now.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can people who support sexual freedom become a political force to be reckoned with? Fiona Patten, founder of Australia's Reason Party, is proving it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.