The Heart show

The Heart

Summary: Since 2014 this longstanding podcast favourite has been creating hard-hitting cinematic stories about love, bodies and all of the things between humans that we don’t know how to name. Creator Kaitlin Prest works with her friends, idols and all kinds of loved ones to bring you into an expansive sonic universe that is both tender and raw. From Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia.

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  • Artist: Kaitlin Prest
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Podcasts:

 Riis Park | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:14

It’s a hot, summer day and we are taking the train to Riis Park with Joan Nestle.

 Gina Gold | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:44

At 24, Gina Gold headed West in search of fame, freedom and her first good lay.

 The Lost Pardner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:19

Going out west offered queers and transfolk a context outside of mainstream society. And there were a lot of people who were looking for that new context.

 How to Become a Princess | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:05

Stefonknee Wolscht has been on a life long journey for love and acceptance. At age 52, she has found a family - one who gives her freedom from all of life's rules and norms. She is finally a princess.

 Dual Control Model | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:45

Being a sexual being is more than getting from point A (getting horny) to point B (having an orgasm). It’s a complicated, nuanced balance of desire and apprehension, and nobody knows that better than Dr. Emily Nagoski.

 The Spark | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:56

The final story of our series is about two people who took a one day’s love and tried to make it last for ever.

 The Subway | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:19

A Series: One Day’s Love. Is a one day’s love ever really dead?

 The Hurricane | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:10

A Series: One Day’s Love. The mayfly sneaks in through an open window, lives her little mayfly life to the fullest, perhaps even finding her true mayfly love. Then, before she knows it, death has overtaken her. She lies limply in the windowsill.

 Lili | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 09:44

And I cannot deny, strange though it may sound, that I enjoyed myself in this disguise.

 Beauty Is Pain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:15

Pumping is getting injected with black market silicone. All the girls were doing it and they looked good. Rajee Rajindra went to get pumped. It changed her life forever.

 And 27 Other Firsts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 05:37

Short and Sweet. The story of Whitney Jones’ first love.

 First | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:09

The first time is a threshold. On one side is the world as you know it, and on the other side is the unknown.

 Welcome to the Heart | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 08:37

A radio show is born.  Again. We all go through phases and have an identity crisis or three. Audio Smut started as an hour long broadcast radio show at CKUT in Montreal, and has transformed into a delicately crafted podcast now part of PRX’s Radiotopia network. We cordially welcome you to The Heart.

 Mouthwash | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:11

An Interlude. This is an interview about necking (or lack thereof). A kiss over time: at the beginning, in the middle, at the end. If you don’t like how somebody kisses, can you grow into it? Samara’s Grandma tells us her story. This episode is part of our kissing series. If you want to hear … Continue reading Mouthwash →

 Last | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:04

Episode Twelve. Kaitlin and Kyle. They met at a kissing booth. On their first date they went on a recording adventure (for one of the early Audio Smut documentaries about the Drag Queens). They became obsessed with each other. They ended up making audio recordings of a lot of almost everything that happened between them. … Continue reading Last →

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