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Meet Tristan Taormino

Tristan Taormino is an award-winning sex educator, feminist author, speaker, and former radio host. Known for her fearless exploration of taboo topics, she’s spent over two decades helping people understand sex, pleasure, identity, and relationships with honesty and nuance.

She’s the author of eight books, including the best-selling “Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships”, and has spoken at universities and conferences around the world. Tristan is a pioneer of inclusive, shame-free, and pleasure-focused sex education.

Recent Episodes

Release DateEpisode TitleListen
Jul 27, 2021A Single’s Guide to Sx, Dating, and Happiness with Dr. Megan Stubbs
Jul 20, 2021Kissing, Dating and The Relationship Escalator with Cam Poter
Jul 6, 2021Why We Lost the S-x Wars with Lorna Bracewell
Jun 25, 2021Compersion in Polyamory with Marie Thouin
Jun 14, 2021Scientists for Sex Worker Rights with Barb and Ron
Jun 8, 2021Sex with Strangers with Michael Lowenthal
May 31, 2021Polyamorous Rom Coms with Sagan Morrow
May 24, 2021Trans Sex with Lucie Fielding
May 17, 2021Threesomes with Stella Harris
May 10, 2021Torrey Peters on Detransition, Baby
May 3, 2021Masturbation for All with Vic Liu
Apr 26, 2021Polyamory Memes with the founder of Poly Philia
Apr 19, 2021Dr. Ina Park on the Science, History and State of STDs
Apr 12, 2021Polyamory, Submission & Filthy Poetry with Arielle Greenberg
Apr 5, 2021Dr. Heather Berg on P*rn As Work
Mar 29, 2021Beatrice Dixon on Creating Natural Products for Women
Mar 22, 2021Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg on People’s Sex Stories
Mar 15, 2021What to Eat for Great Sex with Christine DeLozier
Mar 8, 2021Joanna Angel on Her New Erotic Novel
Mar 1, 2021Leslie Lehr on Her Obsession with Boobs
Feb 22, 2021Sex Writer’s Journey in Desire and Pleasure with Tracy Clark-Flory
Feb 15, 2021We Too: Sex Work and Survival Part 2
Feb 8, 2021Natalie West on We Too: Sex Work and Survival
Feb 1, 2021Children in Polyamorous Families with Dr. Eli Sheff
Jan 25, 2021Sex, Monogamy, Fear and Technology with Romantic Chorus
Jan 18, 2021Masculinity and Vulnerability with Shana James
Jan 11, 2021Sex and Sobriety with Stacie Ysidro
Jan 4, 2021The History of Sex Work with Kaytlin Bailey
Dec 28, 2020Lesbian Avengers Activist History with Kelly Cogswell
Dec 21, 2020Intimacy, Embodiment and The Nervous System with Dr. Alison Ash
Dec 13, 2020Solo Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy & Sex Positivity with the hosts of the Multiamory Podcast
Dec 6, 2020Holiday Gift and Survival Guide with Kate Loree
Nov 30, 2020Melanie Vesey is a Wild Animal
Nov 23, 2020Cannabis, Sexual Health, and Pleasure
Nov 16, 2020Foreskin and Circumcision with Georganne Chapin
Nov 9, 2020Disability Justice and Sex with Lydia X. Z. Brown, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Katie Tastrom
Nov 2, 2020Jessica Fern on Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Polyamory and Nonmonogamy
Oct 26, 2020Justin Lehmiller on America’s Most Common Sexual Fantasies, Groups, Nonmonogamy, Public, Taboo, and BDSM
Oct 19, 2020Jen Manion on Female Husbands: A Trans History
Oct 12, 2020Farzana Doctor: Speaking Out Against Female Genital Mutilation
Oct 5, 2020Amanda Blumenthal on Being an Intimacy Coordinator for TV and Film
Sep 28, 2020Erin C. Law and Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza on Orienting Toward Resilience: Taking a Somatic Approach to Anti-Racist Work
Sep 21, 2020Sinnamon Love & Jet Setting Jasmine on Racism, Inequity, and Resistance in the P*rn Industry
Sep 14, 2020Zachary Zane on How Bisexual Men Are Stigmatized by Gay and Straight People
Sep 7, 2020Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan on Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus
Aug 31, 2020Baron Vaughn on Sexual Hang Ups, Polyamory, Trauma and Mental Health
Aug 24, 2020Kai Werder on Skin Hunger During COVID-19 and Desire Discrepancies Between Partners
Aug 17, 2020Jordan Flaherty on Grassroots Responses to Savior Mentality
Aug 10, 2020Allison Behringer on Sexual Shame and its Effect on Sexual Health, Medical Mysteries, Women Taking Control of Their Bodies and Their Lives
Aug 3, 2020Stacyann Chin on Love, Sex, Survival and Revolution
Jul 27, 2020Dr. Nan Wise on How The Brain Controls Desire, Pleasure, and Orgasm
Jul 20, 2020Simon(e) van Saarloos on Playing Monogamy & Writing the History of Now
Jul 13, 2020Dr. Rhoda on the Adult Baby & Diaper Lover fetish and community
Jul 6, 2020Jan Dworkin on Sex & Power, Communication, and Mining Your Life for Meaning
Jun 29, 2020The Masked Singer: From the Archives
Jun 22, 2020Cooper Lee Bombardier on Masculinity, Accountability, and Writing Memoir
Jun 15, 2020Marla Renee Stewart on Sex Skills, Learning Styles, and How To Get Better At Seducing Yourself
Jun 8, 2020Living on After Great Pain: Christina Crosby on Grief, Bodies, Resisting Redemption Narratives & Sex Lives
Jun 1, 2020Gene Demby on Race & Sex in America
May 25, 2020Dr. Jess on Seduction, Foreplay, Core & Elevated Erotic Feelings
May 18, 2020Kevin A. Patterson & Alana Phelan on Creating the Superheroes You Want
May 11, 2020Carley Moore on The Not Wives
May 4, 2020Tristan’s #MeToo Experience in a Sex-Positive Space
Apr 27, 2020Sex, Love & Intimacy During a Global Pandemic
Apr 20, 2020Live from Cancun: Swingset Takes Desire Part 2
Apr 15, 2020Live from Cancun: Swingset takes Desire Part 1
Mar 27, 2020Jaclyn Friedman on How Trusting Women Can Change the World
Mar 20, 2020JoEllen Notte on Sex, Depression, and the Conversations Were Not Having
Mar 13, 2020Angelica Lindsay-Ali aka The Village Auntie on Being a Love and Sex Doula
Mar 6, 2020Kathy Labriola on Navigating Polyamory Breakups
Feb 28, 2020Kat Nantz on Reclaiming Your Wild Erotic Self
Feb 21, 2020Candis Cox on Being a Black Transgender Woman in the South
Feb 14, 2020Seth Fischer on Bisexuality
Feb 7, 2020Abigail Mansfield Marcaccio, PhD & Dr. Christy Ciesla on Pelvic Health and Pain-free Sex
Jan 31, 2020Dixie De La Tour on How to Tell a Bawdy Story (and Build a Bawdy Community)
Jan 24, 2020Sex on TV
Jan 17, 2020Dr. Robyn on Bridging the Gaps
Jan 10, 2020Bree Mills on Taking Over the Adult Industry
Jan 3, 2020Trystan Reese on Transgender Families
Dec 27, 2019Jimanekia Eborn on Healing from Sexual Traumsa
Dec 20, 2019Dr. Nazanin Moali on the Science of Sex & Pleasure
Dec 13, 2019Pup Amp on YouTube Censorship & LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Dec 6, 2019Tina Horn on Making Safe Sex Comics
Nov 27, 2019Yin Q on Mercy Mistress and Destigmatizing Sex Work
Nov 22, 2019Rahim Thawer on Gender & Interpersonal Fluidity
Nov 15, 2019Joan Price on Sex After Grief and Wicked Senior Sex
Nov 8, 2019Gail Carriger & Dr. Kit Stubbs
Nov 1, 2019Sarah Buino on Conversations with a Wounded Healer
Oct 25, 2019Fancy Feast on Being A Fetish
Oct 18, 2019Nicoletta von Heidegger on Cancel Culture Pedophilia and more
Oct 11, 2019Michael Paramo on Asexuality, Aromanticism, and Agender Identity
Oct 4, 2019Kerin Berger on LGBTQ Competent Healthcare & the Truth about STIs
Sep 27, 2019Kay Kassirer on Writing and Artwork by Sex Workers
Sep 20, 2019Gina Gutierrez on Why Audio Elevates Sex & Wellness
Sep 13, 2019Cate And Darrell on Swinging Down Under and Around the Globe
Sep 6, 2019Cameron And KarenLee Poter on Sex Talk with Your Mom
Aug 30, 2019Feminist Pornographer Paulita Pappel
Aug 23, 2019Bianca Laureano on the Real Deal about Love and Solidarity
Aug 16, 2019Elizabeth Wood on the Metaphors of Death and Domming
Aug 9, 2019Dr. Chris Donaghue on Rebel Love
Aug 2, 2019Swingset Crossover Episodes: Part Two!
Jul 26, 2019Swingset Crossover Episodes: Live from Pleasure Chest
Jul 19, 2019Audacia Ray on Decriminalizing Sex Work
Jul 12, 2019Jay Pryor on The Gender Reveal Party
Jul 5, 2019Andrew Gurza on Why Disabled People Are Hot
Jun 28, 2019Olympe de G on Audio Porn
Jun 21, 2019Andy Espinoza Long with Tales from the Strip
Jun 7, 2019Antonia Crane on the Sex Worker Memoir
May 31, 2019Vanessa Marin on Orgasm Potential
May 24, 2019Centering Sex Worker Voices, Part 2
May 17, 2019Centering Sex Worker Voices, Part 1
May 10, 2019Queer Icon Ester Newton on her Butch Career
May 3, 2019Peter Tupper on the History of Sadomasochism
Apr 26, 2019Liz Goldwyn on Sex Work and Burlesque History
Apr 19, 2019Brianna Rader on Sex Coaching Apps
Apr 12, 2019Dr. Ashlie Crewe-Campitella on Understanding Pelvic Health
Apr 5, 2019Amanda and David of hashtag Open
Mar 29, 2019Cameron Glover on Sex Ed in Color
Mar 22, 2019Stavroula Toska on Being an Undercover Dominatrix
Mar 15, 2019Rachel Kramer Bussel on Writing Erotica and Changing Desires
Mar 8, 2019Jenny Yuen on Polyamorous Living and Loving More
Mar 1, 2019Swingset Takes Desire Cancun Part 2
Feb 22, 2019Swingset Takes Desire Cancun Part 1
Feb 15, 2019Lora Haddock and Sarah Brown on Gender Bias in Tech Innovation
Feb 8, 2019Sonya Renee Taylor on Why The Body Is Not An Apology
Feb 1, 2019Dulcinea Pitagora on Being the Kink Doctor
Jan 25, 2019Bevin on Body Liberation and Fat Kid Dance Parties
Jan 18, 2019Devon Price on Gender Dysphoria and Nonbinary Identities
Jan 11, 2019Lux Alptraum on Faking It
Jan 4, 2019January 4th 2019: Sex Out Loud
Dec 28, 2018Xavi Clos on Virtual Reality Porn
Dec 21, 2018Emma and Fin on their mission to Normalize Non-Monogamy
Dec 14, 2018Mahx Capacity on Forsaking Traditional Porn
Dec 7, 2018Jes Tom on Being a Weird Queer Comedy Babe
Nov 30, 2018Alex Fine on Sex Toy Innovation
Nov 16, 2018Alice Little on Life as a Sex Worker
Nov 9, 2018Tracy Clark-Flory on the Porn Industry and Sex Journalism
Nov 2, 2018K. Ulanday Barret on Poetry, Justice, and Snacks
Oct 26, 2018Luna Matatas on Threesomes Dirty Talk and Pegging
Oct 19, 2018Soraya Chemaly on the Power of Women’s Anger
Oct 12, 2018Dr. Holly Richmond on Somatic Sex Therapy and Sextech Consulting
Oct 5, 2018Whit Strub and Laura Helen Marks on on Porn in the 70s
Sep 28, 2018Adventures in Brazil at BBOX SSEX
Sep 21, 2018E Young on Non Binary Dating Gender Dysphoria and Being Salty
Sep 14, 2018Andre Shakti on Polyamory and Sex Down South
Sep 7, 2018Fancy Feast on Being a Professionally Naked Fat Person
Aug 31, 2018Cora Harrington on How to Choose Wear and Love Lingerie
Aug 24, 2018Ask Tristan: Answering Listener Questions
Aug 17, 2018George M Johnson on Asking Tough Questions
Aug 10, 2018Scott Turner Schofield on 127 Steps to Becoming a Man
Aug 3, 2018Dr. Laurie on Sex After Fifty
Jul 27, 2018Soraya Nadia McDonald on Cultural Reflections of Sexuality
Jul 20, 2018Damon Pierce on Award-Winning Bondage
Jul 13, 2018How Cancer Effects Sexual Health
Jul 6, 2018Trans Artists Talk Making Movies
Jun 29, 2018Donna Minkowitz on the Brandon Teena story
Jun 15, 2018Christopher Zeischegg on Body To Job
Jun 8, 2018Anne Hodder and Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp on Sex and Recovery
Jun 1, 2018MaryEllen Reider and Brent Reider on Pelvic Floor Health
May 25, 2018Dia Dynasty on BDSM Healing, Magick and Spirituality
May 18, 2018Kevin Patterson on Polyamory Role Models
May 11, 2018Jen Cross on Writing Ourselves Whole
May 4, 2018MeToo In Sex Positive Communities Part 3
Apr 27, 2018MeToo In Sex Positive Communities Part 2
Apr 20, 2018MeToo In Sex Positive Communities, Part 1
Apr 13, 2018Polly Rodriguez on Affordable and Exceptional Sexual Health Product
Apr 6, 2018It’s all a cult: Live from North Carolina
Mar 30, 2018Dawn Serra on Sex as a Social Skill
Mar 23, 2018Mistress Velvet on Being a Goddess and the Racial Politics of BDSM
Mar 16, 2018Joanna Angel on Choosing Your Own Erotic Journey
Mar 9, 2018Erika Lust on Equality, Inclusion, and Empowerment
Mar 2, 2018Sex Out Loud March 2rd 2018
Feb 23, 2018Swingset Takes Over Desire Part 2
Feb 16, 2018Swingset Takes Over Desire Part 1
Feb 9, 2018Sex Machine Party
Feb 2, 2018Jessica Graham on Getting Off Without Checking Out
Jan 26, 2018Searah Deysach of Early to Bed
Jan 19, 2018Barbara Carrellas on Creating Sacred Sex
Jan 12, 2018Wit Lopez on Hairiness, Desire and the Absurd and Macabre as Tools
Jan 5, 2018Jessica Halem on Diversity and Inclusion in Sexual Health
Dec 29, 2017The Year in Review and 2018 Predictions
Dec 22, 2017Katharine Gates on Deviant Desires and Mapping Your Kink
Dec 8, 2017Kelsey Grant on Radical Self-Love
Dec 1, 2017Maureen McGrath on Getting Back to the Bedroom
Nov 17, 2017Jaclyn Friedman on Unscrewed: Sex, Power and the System
Nov 10, 2017Billy Janes on Healing Trauma
Nov 3, 2017Ryka Aoki on Poetry, Hawai’i, Judo and Donuts
Oct 27, 2017Dr. Zhana on Casual Sex and The Science of Hookups
Oct 20, 2017Lynn Comella on a Vibrator Nation
Oct 13, 2017Dr. Sheila Loanzon the Compassionate Gynecologist
Oct 6, 2017Jacob Tobia on Being a Sissy
Sep 29, 2017Ask the Sex Therapist Pt. 2
Sep 22, 2017Ask the Sex Therapist
Sep 15, 2017Sarah Barmack on the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality
Sep 8, 2017Free CeCe! The CeCe McDonald Story
Aug 25, 2017Susan Stryker on Transgender History
Aug 18, 2017Charlottesville: Love and Intimacy in the Age of White Supremacy
Aug 11, 2017Cooper Beckett on Tales of Swinging and Polyamory in Paradise
Jul 28, 2017Lena Chen on Identity, Sexuality, Trauma and Revenge Porn
Jul 21, 2017Kelli Dunham on Laughter, Grief, Caregiving, Health, Bodies and Why Jesus Was No Sissy
Jul 14, 2017On Fire: Erotic Romance Stories featuring Rachel Kramer Bussel, Angela R. Sargenti, Donna George Storey, Lawrence Westerman
Jul 7, 2017Heath Fogg Davis on Gender Markers, Public Spaces and Trans-Inclusive Policy
Jun 30, 2017Kate McCombs on Sex Geekdom and Helping the World with Empathy
Jun 23, 2017Mimi Schippers on Polyamory and the Future Of Polyqueer Sexualities
Jun 16, 2017Jacq the Stripper on Dancing Naked, Sex Witches, and her latest book Striptastic
Jun 9, 2017Lynsey G. on Watching Porn
Jun 2, 2017Dedeker Winston on The Smart Girl’s Guide to Polyamory, Multiamory, and Dating Around the Globe
May 26, 2017Jaeleen Bennis and Eve Minax on Kinky Massage, Sensual Domination and How to Increase Couples’ Play
May 19, 2017Mason Funk of OUTWORDS on Witnessing Resistance and Oppression and Preserving LGBTQ History through Storytelling
May 12, 2017Ashley Manta on Tackling the Taboos of Sex and Cannabis
May 5, 2017Dirty Lola on Polyamory, Kink, and Being a Bossy Bottom
Apr 28, 2017KD DIAMOND on International Ms Leather and Taking Really, Really Good Care of Your Leather Boots
Apr 21, 2017Maggie West on Documenting Sex, Intimacy, and the Complexities of Gender Identity
Apr 14, 2017Rich Ivey on Fetish Porn, Photography and the documentary Tickled
Apr 7, 2017Bevin Branlandingham on body liberation, travel, plus size fashion, sexuality, relationships, spirituality, authenticity, and having a really fun life
Mar 31, 2017Kitty Stryker on Activism, Porn, Body Positivity and Building Consent Culture
Mar 24, 2017Eri Kardos on Strengthening Communication, Reducing Conflict, and Increasing Intimacy to Design Your Ideal Relationship
Mar 17, 2017Kale Gosen and Tracy Bear on Converge Con, Relationship Anarchy, and Indigenous Erotica
Mar 10, 2017Catherine Deveny on Speaking Your Truth and Using Your Words
Mar 3, 2017Elizabeth McGrath on Finding Connection, Increasing Desire and The Couple’s Kama Sutra
Feb 24, 2017Kate Shapiro of Southerners On New Ground ‘SONG’ on Queer Liberation, Longing and Desire, and How to Organize
Feb 17, 2017Sunny Megatron and Ken Melvoin-Berg on Becoming the Dynamic Duo of Sex Educators and Offbeat Elements of Kink
Feb 10, 2017Lisa Kenney of Gender Spectrum on Supporting Trans Teens and Preparing for New Political Climate
Feb 3, 2017Elle Chase on Curvy Girl Sex: embracing your sexy self and having brilliant, bountiful, bodacious sex
Jan 27, 2017Dalychia and Rafaella of Afrosexology on Political, Revolutionary, and Empowering Sex and Sexuality
Jan 20, 2017Jen Richards on trans representation, telling stories of trans and queer women dating, plus her role in ABC’s Nashville
Jan 13, 2017JoEllen Notte on Sex, Depression and The Conversations We’re Not Having
Jan 6, 2017Sex Out Loud
Dec 30, 2016Sex Out Loud with Guest Dr. David Ley
Dec 16, 2016Lidia Bonilla talks Money and Sex, How Debt Impacts Your Sex Life, and Protecting Your Sex Toys
Dec 9, 2016Madison Young on Sex Through Pregnancy, Motherhood and Sexual Revolution Through DIY Porn
Dec 2, 2016Blair Braverman talks Dogsledding, Norwegian Culture and Pushing the Limits of Physical Endurance
Nov 18, 2016Sarah Tomchesson and Sara Williams talks Queer Community Building and Education
Nov 11, 2016Staci Haines on Somatics, Trauma, Resilience and Healing
Nov 4, 2016Morgan Mann Willis on Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity
Oct 28, 2016MacKenzie Peck of Math Magazine with a Fresh Take on a Dirty Magazine
Oct 21, 2016Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, October 21, 2016
Sep 16, 2016Sex Nerd Sandra Daugherty on Comedic Sex, Going Down Skills and Setting Yourself For Success In the Bedroom
Sep 9, 2016Marla Stewart talks about bringing Sex Down South
Sep 2, 2016Carrie Wade on Queering Disability and Vulnerability as a Disabled Person
Aug 26, 2016Jessica Holter on The Punany Poets, HIV Prevention, and Erotic Sex Ed
Aug 19, 2016The Best Women’s Erotica of the Year 2016: Rachel Kramer Bussel, Rose Caraway, Amy Butcher, Tara Betts and Lazuli Jones
Aug 12, 2016Lee Harrington on Understanding Transgender Realities
Jul 29, 2016Adam Powers on The Only Poly People You Will Date
Jul 22, 2016Joani Blank on founding Good Vibrations and her legacy in the sex toy industry
Jul 8, 2016Tristan’s Birthday Party: Recorded Live at Pleasure Chest
Jul 1, 2016Jaiya on Finding Your Path to Passion
Jun 24, 2016Princess Kali on Blushing, Embarrassment, and Erotic Humiliation
Jun 17, 2016Lyric Seal aka Neve Be on Performance Art, Intersectional Porn, and Dancing Through the Panic Attacks
Jun 10, 2016Lanae St. John aka The Mama Sutra on challenging questions, sex ed from birth to death, and staying sexual as a parent
Jun 3, 2016Dr. Mireille Miller-Young on Race, Porn, Power and her award-winning book A Taste of Brown Sugar
May 27, 2016Jacky St James on BDSM, erotic film, and her new Showtime series Submission
May 20, 2016Rick Storer of Leather Archives and Museum on the History of BDSM and 25 Years of Leather Culture
May 13, 2016Sexing in the Digital Age with Tina Horn
May 6, 2016Ben Pattee and Tristan Taormino talk All Things Enemas plus SOL Hotline Questions!
Apr 29, 2016Lauren Marie Fleming on Profoundly Loving Your Body
Apr 22, 2016Sarah Tomchesson of Pleasure Chest on Sex Ed History, Toys, Pegging, and Learning to Love Your Butthole
Apr 15, 2016Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on Queer Survival, Assimilation and The End of San Francisco
Apr 1, 2016Jaclyn Friedman on Sex Advice, Feminist Rants, The Legacy of Yes Means Yes and Her New Podcast Unscrewed
Mar 25, 2016Ignacio Rivera on Survival, Healing, and Ending Child Sex Abuse
Mar 18, 2016Lorelei Lee, James Darling and Milcah Halili Orbacedo on Coming Out Like a Porn Star
Mar 11, 2016Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, March 11, 2016
Mar 4, 2016Andre Shakti on the Stigma of Sex Work, Alternative Desires, and What Is ‘Normal’
Feb 26, 2016Deborah Kagan on Sensuality, Self-Esteem and Recovering Your Mojo
Feb 19, 2016Cris Mazza on How Memory and Geography Intertwine With Sexuality
Feb 12, 2016N. Maxwell Lander and JP Robichaud on Carnal Anomaly, Future Sex, and Depictions of Violence and Kink
Feb 5, 2016Willy Wilkinson on Race, Gender, Cultural Competency and LGBT Health
Jan 29, 2016David Steinberg on a Radically Sensible Look at Sex in America
Jan 22, 2016Hot Topics! January 2016
Jan 15, 2016Live at The Pleasure Chest Part 2
Jan 8, 2016Live at The Pleasure Chest Part 1
Dec 18, 2015Frenchie Davis on Black Sexuality, Respectability Politics, Erotic Poetry and Libido Talk
Dec 11, 2015Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Dec 4, 2015Sarah Mueller on Lube and How To Make Sex Better and Safer
Nov 20, 2015Dr. Chris Donaghue on Authentic Sexuality in a Sexually Dysfunctional Culture
Nov 13, 2015Sean Saifa Wall and Emily Quinn on Intersex Conditions, Legal Rights of Intersex Children, and Embracing the Biological Spectrum
Nov 6, 2015Neil Strauss on Commitment, Truth in Relationships, and Transformational Journalism
Oct 30, 2015E. Patrick Johnson on Identity, Southern Culture, Blackness, and Queer Oral Histories
Oct 23, 2015Advancing Racial Justice in Sex Ed
Oct 16, 2015Jenny Block on Discovering Your Ultimate Orgasm
Oct 9, 2015Conner Habib on Rentboy Raids, College Campus Controversies, and Advocating for Porn Performers
Oct 2, 2015Amy Jo Goddard on Waking Erotic Energy, Sexual Empowerment, WomanOnFire, and Lesbian Sex Secrets
Sep 25, 2015Give Me Sex Jesus: Pleasure, Shame and Humor at Intersections of Faith and Sex in America
Sep 18, 2015Sarah A.O. Rosner on Cyborgs, Slow Motion Fantasy, Milk Chugging, and Making Queer Feminist Porn for the Post-Human Future
Sep 11, 2015Andrew Morrison-Gurza and Stella Palikarova on Being Deliciously Disabled and Making Disability Accessible to Everyone
Sep 4, 2015April Flores on Fat Girl Fantasies, Voluptuous Life, and Documenting Her Filthy Fantasies
Aug 28, 2015Shine Louise Houston on Craft Porn, Erotic Thrillers, and a Different Kind of Coming Out Story
Aug 21, 2015Author Cory Silverberg talks Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and You
Aug 14, 2015Sex Between Straight Men: It’s Not Gay with Author Jane Ward
Aug 7, 2015Tina Horn on Modern Sexuality, Human Desire, and Tales from the Sexual Undergrounds
Jul 31, 2015Best Sex Writing Of The Year featuring Jon Pressick, Mollena, Amy Dentata and Ashley Manta
Jul 24, 2015Dr. Debby Herbenick on Exercise, Arousal, and the Coregasm Workout
Jul 17, 2015Julia Serano on Transfeminism, Gender, Biology, and Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive
Jul 10, 2015Performer Bridget Everett on dirty sexy songs, her shameless performances, and her new Comedy Central special Gynecological Wonder
Jun 19, 2015What To Do For Your Summer Vacation
Jun 12, 2015Erika Moen of Oh Joy Sex Toy on Comics, Sex Ed, and Bad Puns
Jun 5, 2015Bianca Laureano on Challenging Mainstream Ideas of Sexuality
May 29, 2015Cooper Beckett on Living Life on the Swingset
May 22, 2015Siouxsie Q on Sex Worker Rights and Activism
May 15, 2015Sophie Delancey on The Arts of Oral Sex
May 8, 2015Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, May 8, 2015
May 1, 2015Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, May 1, 2015
Apr 24, 2015Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, April 24, 2015
Apr 17, 2015Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, April 17, 2015
Apr 10, 2015Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino Friday, April 10, 2015
Apr 3, 2015International Porn Superstar Stoya on Creating Curated Smut
Mar 27, 2015Lorraine Hewitt of Good For Her on the Feminist Porn Awards
Dec 26, 2014Dr. Winston Wilde on Radical Sexualities, Sexual Diversity, and Fetishes
Dec 19, 2014Megan Andelloux on Reducing Sexual Shame and Advancing the Field of Sexuality
Dec 12, 2014Kristin Beck on Transgender Visibility, True Liberty, and Becoming Lady Valor
Dec 5, 2014Dr. Ruth Neustifter on The Nice Girl’s Guide to Talking Dirty
Nov 21, 2014Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert on Ethical Polyamory, Non-Traditional Relationships & Hand-Crafted Books
Nov 14, 2014Jacq Jones on her Baltimore sex-positive shop Sugar and selling sex toys in the age of the internet
Nov 7, 2014Andrea Zanin on Jian Ghomeshi, BDSM & consent
Oct 31, 2014Emily Letts on Challenging the Stigma of Abortion
Oct 24, 2014Cyndi Darnell on the State of Sex Education in Australia, How American Audiences Ask Different Questions, and Her Love of Erotic Anatomy Lessons
Oct 17, 2014S. Bear Bergman on Genderqueer Stories and the Trans State of the Union
Oct 10, 2014Dr. Morgana Maye on Loving and Lasting Kink-Positive Relationships
Oct 3, 2014Dr. X Treme & Alexandra Ars from Ogasmatronics on the Ambrosia Vibe and the mission of Less Pants, More Science
Sep 26, 2014Cecilia Tan on BDSM, Rock Stars, and Fame
Sep 19, 2014Cooper Beckett of Life on the Swingset Talks Progressive Swinging, Orgy Etiquette, and CatalystCon
Aug 29, 2014Special Encore Presentation: Thomas Maier, author of Masters of Sex, shows what’s behind the hit Showtime series
Aug 22, 2014Special Encore Presentation: Melissa Gira Grant on Challenging the Myths about Selling Sex
Aug 15, 2014Special Encore Presentation: In Studio with Susie Bright
Aug 8, 2014Special Encore Presentation: Janet Mock on Identity, Visibility, and Redefining Realness
Aug 1, 2014Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson on Redefining Relationships
Jul 25, 2014Lisa Vandever of Cinekink on Intersections of Film and Sexuality
Jul 18, 2014James Deen and Kelly Shibari on Breaking the Mold for Porn Stars
Jul 11, 2014Author, Visionary & Entrepreneur Candida Royalle on telling her own story, plus Jane Hamilton on the work of Club 90
Jun 27, 2014Elle Chase on Big, Beautiful Sex and Teaching at a New Academy
Jun 20, 2014Diane and Jacob Anderson-Minshall on Love Across Genders
Jun 13, 2014Dr. Logan Levkoff on Creating Sexually Healthy Adults
Jun 6, 2014kd diamond on Dirty Cartoons and Sexy Illustrations
May 30, 2014Betty Dodson, the “Mother of Masturbation”, and Carlin Ross on the Politics of Women’s Sexuality
May 23, 2014Belle Knox on Becoming a College Porn Star
May 16, 2014Whitney Strub on Obscenity and the Long Struggle Over Sexual Expressions
May 9, 2014The 100th Episode: Tristan’s Birthday Celebration
May 2, 2014Thomas Maier, author of Masters of Sex, shows what’s behind the hit Showtime series
Apr 25, 2014Regie Cabico the Lady Gaga of Poetry speaks truth on stage and Twanna Hines aka Funky Brown Chick talks interracial dating and sociology of sexuality
Apr 18, 2014Tina Horn on Dirty Talk, Sex Work, and Demystifying Human Desire
Apr 11, 2014Melissa Gira Grant on Challenging the Myths about Selling Sex
Apr 4, 2014Epiphora on Testing Sex Toys and Writing with Honesty and Snark
Mar 28, 2014Madison Young on Heroes, Fantasy, and the Search for Daddy
Mar 21, 2014In Studio with Susie Bright
Mar 14, 2014Allison Vivas on Making Peace with Porn
Mar 7, 2014Lux Alptraum on Sex Culture, the Adult Entertainment Industry, and the Future of Sex Online
Feb 28, 2014Shanna Katz on Passion for Queer Sex, Open Source Sex Education, and the Intersections of Sex and Dis ability
Feb 21, 2014Janet Mock on Identity, Visibility, and Redefining Realness
Feb 14, 2014Heather Corinna of Scarleteen on Why Progressive Sex Ed is Critical
Feb 7, 2014Sex Toy Extravaganza with Emily Morse of Sex with Emily plus CalExotics, Fun Factory, Sportsheets and Redhead Bedhead
Jan 31, 2014Coco of Ice Loves Coco on Self Love, Pumping Up Passion, and Anal Pleasure Plus Sex Toy Experts on Innovation and The Future of Sex
Jan 24, 2014Sex Toy Convention: Vibrator Research, Organic Lube, Shower Sex, Body Image Plus CatalystCon News
Jan 17, 2014Dr. Eli Sheff an Anita Wagner Illig on Polyamory, NonMonogamy, and the Current Reality of Relationships
Jan 10, 2014Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens on SexEcology
Jan 3, 2014Steven St. Croix on Everything You Want to Know about Porn Stars (and Are Embarrassed to Ask)
Dec 27, 2013Cheryl Cohen Greene on Sex, Love, and Her Journey As A Surrogate Partner
Dec 20, 2013Dirty Holiday Stories with Matthew Stillman, Alison Tyler, and Thomas Roche
Dec 13, 2013Midori on Rope Bondage, Dominance, and the Art of Creative and Sensual Living.
Dec 6, 2013Sinnamon Love on Sex, Love, and Hip Hop
Nov 22, 2013Cunning Minx on Building Poly Community
Nov 15, 2013Julie Stewart on Keeping Couples Connected with Sportsheets and Epiphora with Honest Sex Toy Advice
Nov 8, 2013Jacky St. James on Bridging the Gap Between Mainstream and XXX
Nov 1, 2013Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders and Jackie Strano of Good Vibrations on Sex Out Loud
Oct 25, 2013Marcia Baczynski on Communicating Desire, Asking For What You Want, and Successful Nonmonogamy
Oct 18, 2013Danny Wylde on Brotherhood, Porn, Sex and Vampires
Oct 11, 2013Rachel Kramer Bussel on The Big Book of Orgasms and Baby Got Back; Matie Fricker of Self-Serve Toys on Winning the Pornotopia Lawsuit
Oct 4, 2013Sandra Pertot on Mismatched Libidos and Sex Drive Differences
Sep 27, 2013Dixie De La Tour Presents Bawdy Storytelling: True Stores of Sexual Adventure
Sep 20, 2013Feminist Porn Pioneer Candida Royalle
Sep 13, 2013Cleo Dubois on Kink Education, BDSM, and 30 Years in the Scene
Sep 6, 2013Justin Vivian Bond on becoming Mx America
Aug 30, 2013Cooper Beckett and Ginger Bentham on Progressive Swinging, plus Kelly Martin Broderick on Feminist Memes
Aug 23, 2013Greta Christina on Filthy, Fearless, and Funny Erotica
Aug 16, 2013Daniel Bergner on What Do Women (Really) Want
Aug 9, 2013Margaret Cho and Jim Short on stand up, anal, public sex, BDSM, body-shaming, queer identity, Margaret’s latest one woman show Mother, Drop Dead Diva, The View, and open marriage
Aug 2, 2013Plus-Size Powerhouse April Flores on ‘Fat Girl’ Book and Catalyst Founder Dee Dennis on Sex-Positive Activism
Jul 26, 2013Petra Joy on Art-Core Films and Sex from a Female Perspective
Jul 19, 2013Performers Derrick Pierce and Christian on Kinky Sex, Dominance and Submission, and The Life of a Male Porn Star
Jul 12, 2013Aiden Starr on Being a Dominant Performer
Jul 5, 2013Joanna Angel, the Rock N’ Roll, Pop Culture, and Alt Porn Star
Jun 28, 2013Metis Black from Tantus on the Chemistry of Sex Toys
Jun 21, 2013Erika Lust on New Waves in Adult Cinema
Jun 14, 2013Francisco Ramirez on Sexual and Public Health; Airial Clark on Sex-Positive Parenting
Jun 7, 2013Sex-Positive Astrology with Eric Francis
May 31, 2013The First Anniversary of Sex Out Loud
May 24, 2013Ducky Doolittle talks Sex With the Lights On, plus Sportsheets and Aneros on Innovative Bondage and Sex Toys
May 17, 2013Jessica Drake on Progressive Sexual Education and Being a Wicked Girl.
May 10, 2013Reid Mihalko and Cathy Vartuli on Relationship Geekery
May 3, 2013Felice Shays on the Joys of Rough Sex
Apr 26, 2013Claire Cavanah and Rachel Venning on 20 years of Babeland
Apr 19, 2013Amy Jo Goddard on Changing The World Through Relationships; Robert Page on
Apr 12, 2013Magdalene St. Michaels on Passion for All-Girl Erotica and T Cooper on Real Man Adventures
Apr 5, 2013Legendary Sex-Positive Icon Carol Queen
Mar 29, 2013Janet Hardy on Telling Life Stories Through Sex and Musicals
Mar 22, 2013Barbara Carrellas on Why Sexual Ecstasy is Necessary
Mar 15, 2013The Erotica Show! Featuring Kristina Wright, Shanna Germain, Sacchi Green, Alison Tyler, and Delilah Devlin
Mar 8, 2013Nan Kinney on Real Lesbian Movies; Dr. Eli Sheff on Polyamory and Families
Mar 1, 2013Joan Price Gives Straight Talk on Senior Sex and Ageless Erotica
Feb 22, 2013Christopher Ryan on the History of Human Sexuality and the Future of Ethical Non-Monogamy
Feb 15, 2013Celine Parreñas-Shimizu, Constance Penley, and Mireille Miller-Young on The Feminist Porn Book, plus Claire Potter on the Feminine Mystique Symposium.
Feb 8, 2013Paul Joannides and his Guide To Getting It On
Feb 1, 2013Jennifer Pritchett and Clare Jacky of The Smitten Kitten Talk Sex Toys
Jan 25, 2013Dee Dennis on Creating a Melting Pot of Sexuality and Patricia Johnson and Mark Michaels on Making Great Sex Simple
Jan 18, 2013All About Prostrate Pleasure with Charlie Glickman and Aislinn Emirzian
Jan 11, 2013Laura Antoniou and Sinclair Sexsmith on Leather and BDSM
Jan 4, 2013Adult Film Legend Nina Hartley
Dec 28, 2012David Jay on Asexuality
Dec 21, 2012Anne Sabo on How Women Are Leading the Way To Change Pornography
Dec 14, 2012David J. Ley on Healthy Sexuality and the Myth of Sexual Addiction
Dec 7, 2012Writer/Director Nica Noelle on Her Prolific Career in Adult Films
Nov 30, 2012Meg Barker on Rewriting Relationship Rules and Sassafras Lowrey on Queer Storytelling
Nov 23, 2012Special Encore Presentation: Mollena Williams on Kinky Roleplay, Race Play, Taboo Fantasies, and Being a Slave
Nov 16, 2012Cindy Gallop on Make Love Not Porn, Changing Perceptions of Sex and How She’d Run the World
Nov 9, 2012Shine Louise Houston on Her Feminist Queer Porn Empire
Nov 2, 2012Sex Toy Innovators: Kandi Burruss from The Real Housewives of Atlanta plus Jennifer Pritchett, the owner of Smitten Kitten
Oct 26, 2012Ernest Greene on Directing Fetish Films, Marrying Nina Hartley, and The Story of O vs. Fifty Shades of Grey
Oct 19, 2012Renowned Sex Therapist Dr. Marty Klein on Sexual Intelligence, Sex Therapy, and Listener Questions
Oct 12, 2012April Flores and Carlos Batts on Art, Porn, Love, BBWs, and Their New Film
Oct 5, 2012Mexico City Feminist Porn Festival with Jennifer Lyon Bell, Marit Ostberg, Ingrid Ryberg, Liandra Dahl, Abraham Castillo, and Candida Royalle
Sep 28, 2012J. Jack Halberstam on Gender in Pop Culture, the Occupy Movement, and Gaga Feminism
Sep 21, 2012Stephen Elliot and Lorelei Lee on the World of Pornography, Loving San Francisco, and the Making of ‘About Cherry’
Sep 14, 2012Reid Mihalko on Sexual Self-Esteem, Relationship Confidence, and the Becoming Sex Geek Chic
Sep 7, 2012Courtney Trouble and Dylan Ryan on Queer Porn, Sexual Fluidity, and Subverting Porn Formulas
Aug 31, 2012Hanne Blank on Radical Acceptance of Bodies, the History of the Hymen, and the Invention of Straight People
Aug 24, 2012Jessica Valenti on the Purity Myth, Abstinence in Sex Education, and the Future for Feminists
Aug 17, 2012Adult Film Stars Danny Wylde and Lily LaBeau on Making Art Porn, Being in Love, and Their New Venture HotelLaBeau.com
Aug 10, 2012Mollena Williams on Kinky Roleplay, Race Play, Taboo Fantasies, and Being a Slave
Aug 3, 2012Activist Audacia Ray on Sex Worker Activism, Sex Industry Reform, and How Sex-Positive Feminism Failed Her
Jul 27, 2012Pushing the Boundaries of Feminist Porn with performer and director Bobbi Starr and Clarisse Thorn
Jul 20, 2012Buck Angel on Sexing the Transman, plus Tobi Hill-Meyer’s erotic documentary-in-progress, Doing It Again
Jul 13, 2012Maggie Mayhem and Ned Mayhem on DIY Indie Porn, Nerd Sex, and Consent in BDSM Communities
Jul 6, 2012Ignacio Rivera on Gender Fluid Identity, Polyamory, Kink, Race, Class, and Cheryl Dunye’s film Mommy is Coming
Jun 29, 2012Rachel Kramer Bussel on Kinky Erotica, 50 Shades of Grey, and Hotel Sex
Jun 22, 2012Jaclyn Friedman on Yes Means Yes Anti-Rape Culture, How to Achieve Sexual Subjectivity, and Feminist Sex Education
Jun 15, 2012Kate Bornstein on Gender, Kink, Mental Health, Scientology, and Her New Memoir
Jun 8, 2012Susie Bright and Aretha Bright: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex, Growing Up with A Sexpert Mom, and Mother/Daughter Sex Advice
Jun 1, 2012Tristan Taormino interviews Dan Savage on Sex Education, Working with MTV on His New Show, Bullying The Bible, Same-Sex Marriage and more