Unscrewed

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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jaclyn confesses to some surprising thoughts about Harvey Weinstein. Plus deep thoughts about courage and consent.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out 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.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.