Unscrewed

Your dating app wish list, how to turn Sexual Assault Awareness Month into Action Month, a scary bathroom incident involving trans rights that the right-wing won't be crowing about, and a little tease from Jaclyn, all in 15 minutes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Black women are often conceived of as the victims of BDSM and pornography, but can they also be sites of Black women's healing, pleasure, liberation or power? Professor Ariane Cruz, author of The Color of Kink, says yes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Biden, Dr. Willie Parker, and why the "good guys" hurt us. Plus we hear from listeners who took Jaclyn's advice and wrote in to update us on how they're doing!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When she was young, Anuradha Bhagwati chose an unusual way to rebel against her strict immigrant parents; she joined the U.S. Marine Corps. What followed taught her about power, masculinity, double standards, trauma, bravery, activism, and much much more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listener sex ed news from Oregon, a new documentary about Steubenville, and some deep thinking about the sexual politics of liberation: all in this one quickiesode.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the 10th anniversary of Yes Means Yes, Jessica Valenti joins Jaclyn to share behind-the-scenes secrets and reflect on the legacy and future of their landmark book.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oklahoma tries to make sex ed strides, Jaclyn gives away her audiobook, and a heartaching listener question about who gets to call themselves a survivor.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What can the history of Black sexual oppression and resistance in the US teach us about how Black people get all the way free? Dalycia Saah and Rafaella Fiallo of Afrosexology have a vision.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listeners sound off on sex ed and offer their own resources, and Jaclyn asks you to a whole bunch of stuff. Oh, and we take it wayyyy back to before the internet had search engines.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scarleteen.com, the groundbreaking sex ed website, turns 20 this year! Celebrate with Jaclyn and Scarleteen's founder Heather Corinna, who reflects not just on how the site -- and sex ed -- has evolved in two decades, but how doing the work has evolved them as well.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the human cost of content moderation, sex ed news in Colorado, and a listener question about a sexual role reversal -- but not the fun kind.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In December, Tumblr banned all "adult content" from its site, only the latest salvo on a misguided quest of corporations and politicians to crack down on adult entertainment in the name of protecting the innocent. Elle Chase, who ran Lady Cheeky, one of Tumblr's most popular blogs for women-focused erotic content, and Kate D'Adamo, sex worker rights advocate, join Jaclyn to figure out how we got into this mess, why it matters, and how we can hope to get somewhere better.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fake nude selfies, a really amazing pop culture recommendation, and advice for a listener who's not getting what she needs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Now that Kennedy is out and Kavanaugh is in, how bad are things going to get for people who need abortions? Robin Marty joins Jaclyn to talk about her new book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, and some surprising ideas on how to fight back with everything we've got.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why is it so hard to find good sex advice for trans women? Educator, performer and activist Rebecca Kling joins Jaclyn to talk it out on the meta level, and to help out two very specific listeners who are going through changes as they transition.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.