Artgasm

Writer Tina Horn has created one of the most sex positive and sex worker positive pieces of media with her new comic SFSX (aka Safe Sex). We talk about how sex work informed her take on a dystopian San Francisco, and about the business of moving from nonfiction writing to journalism to comics.

Photographer Substantia Jones joins Allison to discuss fat visibility. We discuss the challenges and joys of working with amateur models, the barriers fat people face when trying to exist let alone thrive in a world that wants them to disappear, and the utter joy of watching people embrace their bodies on camera. 

Naked Athena and the Wall of Moms have been getting a lot of mainstream news coverage in response to Federal agents' hostile occupation of Portland, Oregon. Is this a show of allyship or appropriation?  For more, read Mitchell S. Jackson's "Who Gets to Be Naked Athena?" in the New York Times Op-Ed section. 

Installation artist and Shibari educator Midori joins me for an exploration of some of her most evocative installation pieces and how her work as a bondage educator intersects with her artistic practice.  Midori ( 美登里 ) is a multidisciplinary, social practice artist and activist. A Tokyo native and long-time San Franciscan, she’s known for her durational and interactive performances and engaged installations. She’s shown at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay Lesbian Art, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, The Open Society Foundations NYC, Root Division San Francisco, Das Arts Amsterdam, Gorilla Gallery Oaxaca Mexico, VN Jaeger & Schwarzwald in Vienna, among others. 

Sex podcaster Stephen Penta talks with Allison about gender, being a dude in the sex-ed world, RomComs as "pornography of the heart" and talking love with people who just want to learn about bjs. 

Co-writers Alana Phelan and Kevin Patterson discuss navigating metamour-ship and friendship while writing books, making private lives public, and bridging the gap between relationship education and narrative fiction.  Find their books here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732872805

Allison is joined by old friend and splendid writer Rachel Gold to discuss queer representation in lit, sex in YA, neurodiversity as a superpower. From lesbian werewolves to Wolverine doing dusting, we cover a lot of ground! Learn more about Rachel at rachelgold.com 

Booksellers Charlotte and Fi of Category Is in Glasgow, Scotland, join Allison to discuss the politics of queer visibility and the ongoing need for social spaces for sexual minorities. Come for the vampires and stay for the Gore Vidal.

A writer shared an interesting fact about American Gothic and got odd blowback from people who refused to acknowledge the truth. When our opinions are so tied to our emotions, how can we ever hope to have our minds changed?

Fashion designer and social worker Nhakia Outland uses fashion to teach young audiences in Philadelphia about empowerment, sex education, and healthy relationships.  Plus: A short tribute to fetish artist Namio Harukawa

Commonly used in sexual healing practices and ritual, what's the problem with sexual archetypes based on the 'universal' concepts of men and women? What's the opposite of depersonalizing sex? In this Artgasm Quickie, Allison discusses a concept and critique that opens Angela Carter's classic sexual philosophy text The Sadeian Woman. 

Burlesque performer and producer, Laika Fox digs into the the business and politics of burlesque and what it means to use stripping as a means of explorating the politicization of the body.

Do you have to make stuff to matter? Do you have to provide value to deserve to live? Allison gets personal on this special productivity-focused solo episode of Artgasm.

Illustrator Felix D'eon shares his love of storybook aesthetics, representing queer love through erotic and tender depictions, and his commitment to cultural and historical accuracy in representing LGBTQ stories around the globe.

Malta has some of the most remarkable Neolithic artifacts including what many refer to as "goddess" figures. But what do these figures actually represent? What were they for? And how do our modern sensibilities skew understanding of ancient cultures?

Artgasm is back! Kick of season 2 with erotica writer/editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. We talk about the power of listening to smut while shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers AND how filthy fiction can expand your mind.

This Artgasm Quickie is inspired by a recent dust-up I had over on the book of faces. I talk about what sex positivity is, where it came from, what it's for, and why so many people misunderstand it.  As always, I welcome your thoughts in the comments! Thank you for your support!    ** To get more content like this, support my Patreon at Patreon.com/artgasm where I post mini-solo episodes on a monthly basis. ** ::The main podcast is currently on hiatus! Subscribe to get new episodes when we come back in the Fall! ::

Allison joins her partner of 12 years, Reid Mihalko, for an intimate conversation about their journeys through sex and kink, their philosophies on the erotica and the taboo, and how Reid discovered the transformative power of touch.  Plus: Throwing orgies in 250 sq. Ft | The sexy secrets of old New York | Celebrity run-ins in the Meatpacking district | The gentrification of queerness | If BDSM dungeons were like Equinox gyms | Taboo and the erotic | Exploring kink | Being a service switch | Sanitization of the illicit | The power of the erotic mind | The sensuous vs the erotic | Sex as nourishment | Performative vulnerability | The modest origins of Cuddle Party | Psychedelics | Discovering your identity in a sea of writhing bodies     Worththejourney.com Patreon.com/artgasm Reidaboutsex.com      

We explore the interface between sex and technology with the co-founder of Lioness, Liz Klinger. Lioness is a smart vibrator that uses biofeedback to help map your orgasm and do super nifty stuff with the data. Listen to learn what experiments Allison ran with it!   Close In Munch Portland: https://www.facebook.com/events/1105896069597060/   A tribute to Carolee Schneemann: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/08/carolee-schneeman-performance-artist-taught-us-how-to-live?CMP=share_btn_tw&fbclid=IwAR266hHHimbjnaIw3oB0AKDk1caJOvHSE1xIxhwhODuv5HBao87J52VnQQQ   Lioness.io   Patreon.com/artgasm

Dr. Carol Queen created the Center for Sex and Culture over 20 years ago with her partner Robert Lawrence. Together they amassed a HUGE amount of San Francisco sex culture history. We talk about the brilliant mystery of the secret sex lives of the people around us and dive deep into “Erotology” aka the study of eroticism.   In the intro: Men’s fashion and the way the Napoleonic Wars took away men’s cultural permission to be pretty.   Plus: Betty Dodson “The Mother of Masturbation” | the Lusty Lady | San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI)| Jack and Jill Off Parties | Queen of Heaven Parties | Masturbate-A-Thon | Getting non-profit status as a sex-positive organization | The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality | Good Vibrations | 848 Community Space | The Silo-ing of Gay Communities | The Zine Revolution & On Our Backs Magazine | Perverts Put Out | The safety of being an audience member | Coming of age in Eugene, Oregon | The joy of small-town gay bars | Polyamory vs. Sex Positivity | The Individuality of Sexual Etiquette | HIV and surviving community crisis | Patrick Califia & Samois | Charles Gatewood | Larry Townsend & Drummer Magazine | The “Nomenclature Wars”   Links: Support Artgasm: https://patreon.com/artgasm Upcoming event: Close In Munch on March 18 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1105896069597060 https://twitter.com/champs_elyse https://twitter.com/mimicofmodes Https://twitter.com/gayblackgeek https://twitter.com/_alexrowland

Photographer Abigail Ekue talks about finding models on Craigslist, creating a safe space for amateur models to relax, and the intimacy of capturing men in quiet places. Plus, in honor of Valentine’s day, Allison shares a bonus intro about the erotic letters of James Joyce and Kahlil Gibran! Plus: Cyanotypes | Working with amateurs | Letting “flaws” stay in the frame | The beauty of wrinkles and scars | The value of “full frontal” | The importance of context in photography | Erotic props | Healing body image issues with nude modeling | Photogenic penises | Female bikers | Interracial couples | Edgy erotic stories | Eroticizing abuse narratives and much more! From the intro: http://mysteryboxshow.com https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/02/james-joyce-love-letters-nora-barnacle/   https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/01/20/kahlil-gibran-mary-haskell-love-letters/   https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/02/james-joyces-love-letters-dirty-little-fuckbird/   From the interview: abigailekue.com abigailekuephotography.com baremen.net instagram.com/nativecreative_photo twitter.com/abigailwrites

Performance artist, dancer, and storyteller Woody Shticks graces your ears with his exuberance on today's Artgasm. He talks about growing up in a closed religious community, finding ballet as a means of escaping his fundamentalist roots, surviving ex-gay conversion therapy, and developing body confidence through solo performance.   

MATH Magazine is high-quality smut for discerning tastes. It has a commitment to showing a range of body types, beauty ideals, genders, and identities all having a grand old sexy time together. Founder MacKenzie Peck talks about her journey to creating MATH Magazine and what it’s like to run a smut-powered business.   Plus:   Searching for the Big Bad Peanut Man | Horny teenage Googling | Hairy Hippies in Love | Not finding the right kind of porn | The ambiguously sexual narratives of Balthus | The sexy potential of dress up | Some simple questions to ask yourself to figure out what kind of life you want | Confronting internal biases of what is sexy | Reprogramming the masses through porn | Representing people without it being “about” that representation | Scaling up ethics | The Cambria List    Links: Math-mag.com Mystery Box - February 14   -www.mysteryboxshow.com/ Hound Tall at Sketchfest: https://sfsketchfest2019.sched.com/event/ImYg/hound-tall-podcast-with-moshe-kasher Artgasm on Patreon: Patreon.com/artgasm

Painter Alexandra Rubinstein talks about being slut shamed as an artist, celebrating female pleasure, and appreciating the beauty of naked men. Also: The Female Gaze | Cunnilingus Celebration | The Challenge of Finding Male Nude Models | Fear of Flaccidity | Understanding Masculinity | Female Passivity | Non-erotic Nudity | Russian Gender Stereotypes | Loving American Pop Culture | Tackling the Patriarchy Through Paint   Links: Alexandra's website: http://www.alexandrarubinstein.com/index.html Alexandra's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therubinstein/ Allison at Sketchfest: https://sfsketchfest2019.sched.com/event/ImYg/hound-tall-podcast-with-moshe-kasher Patreon.com/artgasm

Kevin Allison of the RISK! Podcast joins Artgasm to talk about being the only gay member of his comedy troupe, feeling like a monster in love, and talking about some heavy stuff with humor and grace. PLUS! Polyamory as time travel | Race play | Cincinnati’s Sexphobia | Trauma | Relating to monsters | Internalizing privilege & hate | Femmephobia | Racism in the gay community | Defeating stage fright with storytelling | Playing a character versus being yourself on stage  Risk-Show.com https://www.patreon.com/RISK   Patreon.com/Artgasm Tinyurl.com/ReidProcess  

Erotic filmmaker and photographer Isabel Dresler goes deep talking porn like an art queer, being a Snack Daddy, being the only female type on gay porn sets, and reveals the secret for making super convincing cum shots.   Snack daddies | We’re all cuckolds! (And it’s awesome) | Watching other people have sex is chill | Toxic Masculinity even exists on gay porn sets | Kanye West’s nonsense | Deep fakes |  Sexual fantasies | Subverting sexual stereotypes | Exhibitionism is awesome | Masturbation stigma | Gay porn vs straight porn | Being creepy for fun | The joys of color photography | The Male Gayz | Respecting the boners | Toilet slaves is safer to say than “water sports” | Harlequin romance gay boy porn

Journalist Michael Schulman teaches Allison how to delicately pry into the private lives of celebrities and how to ask a dumb question with style. Also: remembering Stan Lee, consent conversations on college campuses, Camp John Waters, and talking to young people about sex. Plus: Journalistic standards for transgender subjects | Privacy versus shame | Doing your homework | How social justice shapes language | Restorative justice | http://www.michael-schulman.com

PART 2 with Dixie De La Tour!  After a 15 minute rant about bisexual and queer erasure in Bohemian Rhapsody and the artistic imperative for explicit sex scenes, Dixie and I talk about how to create an effective sex positive story, how much detail is too much detail, why she uses celebrity avatars, and so much more. 

Allison sits down with her good friend Dixie De La Tour to tell stories of accidental swinging, being really into feet, and wondering how many drugs are too many drugs. They also talk about how details make a story feel real, how to talk about filthy stuff without alienating an audience, and the subtle art of smutty storytelling. Links: BawdyStorytelling.com Patreon.com/artgasm Buy Allison's books at girlsex101.com

Brendan Jay Sullivan got his start DJing for Lady Gaga, and he's still devoted to the underground nightlife of New York City. We talk about finding special spots in a city, how it feels to generate resonance in a room, the intimacy of sharing music with strangers, and the freedom that comes from not taking things personally.  Also: The end of New York Megaclubs | Club Kids | iPods changing everything | Labels as a kind of performance | Purity Politics | WHen everything is indie, does the underground still exist?   Learn more: brendanjaysullivan.com Support our patreon: Patreon.com/artgasm

Learn all about slashing, shipping and gen fit with the founders of Escapade Con, Charlotte Hill and Megan Kent. We talk about the origins of modern slash fic, how technology is influencing fandom, and the joy of finding that story that scratches your itch.   Plus: Squee Reinforcement | Gif sets | Vidding | Gay subtext in the X-Files | One True Pairings | Who owns characters? | Zines | Promoter vids  | The Greeks as original shippers | The Magnificent Seven is fan fic! | Pop media prosthelytising   Links from the intro:  Judith Beheading Holofernes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_beheading_Holofernes Artmesia Gentileschi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi    RANKED: 10 PAINTINGS OF JUDITH BEHEADING HOLOFERNES https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/09/ranked-10-paintings-of-judith-beheading-holofernes Links from the interview: Archive Of Our Own EscapadeCon.net Organization for Transformative Works FanLore.org Come Inside Theater Festival:  https://www.dancenakedproductions.com/come-inside-2018 Patreon.com/Artgasm  

On this week’s episode of Artgasm, Conner Habib has thoughts and opinions. We have a great conversation about the problem with enthusiastic consent, sex as a potent teacher, the importance of deconstructing desires, and oh so much more!   The nuance removal machine | The secret behind the Real Housewives fights | Arousal versus sexuality | Small talk destruction strategies | Queer code switching | Lexicological landmines | Sex informing intellectual pursuits | Sex as a teacher | Deconstructing desires | The problem with “enthusiastic consent” | Consenting to the kind of consent demanded of us | The power of introspection | The glorification of unhealable victimhood | The gamification of apologies | Cultural differences between gay and straight consent | Courting the right enemies | The risk of the single reading of art | Art and sex as non-structured exploration   The Tip of the Tongue Reading at the Come Inside Festival https://www.facebook.com/events/674990576190844/   Conner Habib:   Connerhabib.com Twitter.com/connerhabib Patreon.com/connerhabib   Artgasm on Patreon:   Patreon.com/artgasm

Performance Artist/Activist Bitsy LaBourbon and Trauma Specialist Jimaneika Eborn join Allison to discuss using art as a healing modality for sexual trauma and addressing rape culture through performance. Intersectionality in show curation | The Opposite of Rape | Performance Art as Healing Modality | Art as Mental Health Care | “Ism’s” are Out | Using an Audience for Free Therapy | Creating a Safe Space for Free Expression | Tap-dancing Asexuals | Inclusivity as a Natural Byproduct of Curiosity   Links: Even In Art, ‘Free Speech’ Can’t Override Consent https://theestablishment.co/even-in-art-free-speech-can-t-override-consent-11979cae69b3/   Correspondence between Michael Northrup and Blake Andrews http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2013/02/correspondence.html   Work with Jimaneika on Juicebox App for Sex Coaching : https://www.juiceboxit.com/   SEWJim.com MoreThanNo.org https://twitter.com/morethanno

Drag is for Everybody with Drag performer Pepper Pepper! We talk all things Diva- from witch to victim to transformative practice.  We get deep about trauma, transmutation, and the alchemical power of performance. Deconstruction of drag tropes |  Gender punks | Monster drag | The Myth of the Diva |  Feminine Suffering via the Torchsong |  Clown, Ballet, and Butoh | What Drag Race has done for drag queens | Reclaiming words | Using a drag persona as a grief witch |  The Sexual Capital of Drag Queens | The Power of “Taking the Wig Off” |  Communal reclamation of glamour | Fabulous takes practice | Gay men gatekeeping drag | Social media addiction | What is “realness?”   ThePepperPepper.com   Instagram.com/thepepperpepper   ====    i hope we choose love: notes on the application of justice https://medium.com/@ladysintrayda/notes-on-the-application-of-justice-5a058a209599   Support Artgasm on Patreon: patreon.com/artgasm

Polyamory educator and comic book aficionado Kevin Patterson joins Artgasm to talk Black Panther, Get Out, Black masculinity, and his deep love for the X-Men.  Plus: The Oppression and Privilege of Polyamory | Race and Polyamory | Being a Sports Nerd | Masculinity and Open Relationships | Being a “Blerd” | Gatekeeping Fandom | Black Masculinity on Film | Black Dystopia vs. Black Utopia | Afrofuturism | Beefs with Characters Who Don’t Kill | The Problem with Single Readings on Subjects | Flawed Blackness vs Black Perfection | X-Men As Family | Superheroes with a Social Message | Ryan Coogler’s Repertoire | When Superhero Movies Go Deeper | Fruitvale Station |  Non-Toxic Masculinity in the MCU | Erik Stevens as Batman | Being a Black man with white partners | The Evil Genius of the Get Out Villain | Escalation of Microaggressions | Afrofuturism | NK Jemison & Nnedi Okorafor & Janelle Monae   Find out more about Kevin: Poly Role Models on Tumblr: http://polyrolemodels.tumblr.com/ Poly Role Models: https://twitter.com/polyrolemodels Love’s Not Colorblind: http://a.co/g94g7PW   Notes from the opening: The Story of Emmett Till: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till   A Portrait of Artist Dana Schutz’s Son Reframes Issues of Consent and Appropriation  https://hyperallergic.com/447550/hamishi-farah-dana-schutzs-portrait-appropriation-consent-liste-art-fair/   Censorship, Not the Painting, Must Go: On Dana Schutz’s Image of Emmett Till https://hyperallergic.com/368290/censorship-not-the-painting-must-go-on-dana-schutzs-image-of-emmett-till/

Porn filmmaker and painter Ingrid Mouth talks about making weird custom porn for clients, making a semi-autobiographical graphic novel featuring super intelligent cat people, and staying creative through chronic illness.  Plus: Drawing them in with the boobs | Comedy porn| The inherent ridiculousness of porn | Porn parodies | Being a Scifi nerd| Writing trekkie jokes for her Star Trek gang bang porn | Being a picky bitch| Porn as a full time job for a middle class income| Making art with chronic illness | Translating the entirely of your life’s experiences into a visual representation | Smutty cat comics | Learning stop-motion claymation | Dick demons and orifice monsters | What we’re attracted to is often influenced what we see. Narrow definitions of what's sexy hurt everyone’s sexuality    Learn more about Ingrid: Buy Overshare Party: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IngridMouth Ingrid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ingridmouth   Intro and Outro Notes:  Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven Marcel DuChamp didn't submit "the Fountain":   https://seeallthis.com/ More about the Baroness: https://timeline.com/baroness-elsa-dada-poetry-ceef0930cd47 BawdyStorytelling.com Artgasm on Patreon: http://patreon.com/artgasm          

Esoteric fanatic and righteous researcher Jason Porath discusses all of the badass women thoughout history you never learned about. How he went from a Dreamworks animator to a creative entrepreneur with one of the coolest books you'll want to buy all the women in your life. Boudica | Hidden Porn in Dreamworks Studios| Left brained artists| Dealing with Haters| Research and Esoterica | Ada Lovelace’s mad scientist syndrome | Finding Inspiration in Moms | Joan of Arc’s tyranny | Ada Blackjack | Using sexual reputation to control women | An empress who started as a sex worker | Procopius | Veneida Smith, Teenage Horse Thief | Finding role models in women as a cis het white dude | Josephine Baker’s interpersonal strife | Amelia Ehrheart’s open relationship | The diplomacy of Toregene Khatun | Women’s link to their lineage | The medical brilliance of Vera Peters | Non-toxic men | The broken sociopathy of James Bond | The perniciousness of “the Chosen One” story trope | Hobo-Dyer Projection Map vs. Mercator Projection Map   Rejectedprincesses.com   Tumblr.com/rejectedprincesses   Twitter.com/jasonporath   Check out Hannah Gatsby’s "Nanette" on Netflix now! Patreon.com/artgasm Don't forget to email a screenshot of your review to artgasmcast@gmail.com or hashtag #artgasmcast with your favorite episode quote to be entered to win the last color copy of Girl Sex 101       

Mohawk author Janet Rogers discusses native sexuality, identity, and using poetry to heal and celebrate. Janet's soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/janet-marie-rogers Daphne Odjig | Sex and Aging | Residential Schools | E. Pauline Johnson | The Bear Clan | Respectibility politics | Missing and murdered indigenous women | Ojistah Publishing | Movement to acknowledge tribal lands in modern place names E. Pauline Johnson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Pauline_Johnson Cultural Assimilation of Native Americans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_assimilation_of_Native_Americans Daphne Odjig: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Odjig Native Waves Radio: https://nativewaves.wordpress.com/      

Happy Pride! Author Lev Rosen talks about gay respectability politics, from Gay YA to Slutty YA, majoring in Victorian sexuality, being the “wrong kind” of queer, gay movies that were filmed in Ohio, queer super powers, confronting trolls, and why everyone should have to come out. Plus, learn fun details about his newest novel, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) releasing in October.

We love LA! Arts consultant and author Beth Pickens joins Allison to discuss the practicalities of being an artist.   We talk about living in cities, the importance of community for artists, making art during fascism, how to keep your art practice from destroying your mental health, the queer legacies in art, and so much more. More topics:  Nostalgia | Protestant work ethic | Internalized ableism | Wealth Disparity | Bootstrap Myth | Expanses of time as anathema to the creative process | LA is a cookie jar | The value of creative skills | Failure as liberation | Politicized bodies | Misery isn’t solidarity | Creating an art making ritual | The role of community for artists | Inverted hierarchy of priorities   It's balm for your art-making soul! "June" by Alex Dmitrov   Beth's Website: http://www.bethpickens.com/   Beth on Instagram: http://instagram.com/bethpickensconsulting   Buy Your Art Will Save Your Life

Writer Baruch Porras Hernandez talks shipping, slashing, and other ways readers make their fan-fiction sexy. Plus: * Acting skills for writers * Goths love Wuthering Heights * Literature as a competition * The need for queer heroes * Mexican comic book characters for the win! * How fans can improve canon works.  Shipwreck SF:  http://www.booksmith.com/shipwrecksf Iceman (Marvel comic) http://marvel.com/comics/series/23096/iceman_2017_-_2018 Read more about Baruch: https://baruchporrashernandez.wordpress.com/ Artgasm Patreon: http://patreon.com/artgasm  

New Yorker writer Michael Schulman joins Allison for a deep dive into the Oscar-winning movie "Call Me By Your Name." Intergenerational gay relationships | Good parents | The closet | Bisexuality | Unconvincing Jews | The romance of Italy | Heartbreak | The importance of "feeling" the art | First time sex | Inevitable gay tragedy | Remembering the agony of young love   Read more from Michael: http://www.michael-schulman.com/about/ MoPOP's Marvel Super Heroes Exhibit: https://www.mopop.org/exhibits/current-exhibits/marvel/  InnThrall: https://innthrall.com/ GQ's "21 Books You Don't Have to Read" https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read Allison's Workshop at the Pleasure Chest: https://thepleasurechest.com/los-angeles-location

Zoë Ligon joins Allison to discuss vintage porn, starting her own sex toy store, her collage/cut out work, and America's messed up relationship with sex workers.    Woman With the Good Meat Removed | Race in porn | The Beauty of Gay Porn | Free the Nipple | Isolated Penis | Beauty Standards | Changing Porn Aesthetics | Modeling | The Butterfly Effect | Camming | Red Umbrella Project | StopSesta.org    Links zoeligon.bigcartel.com Instagram.com/thongria Twitter.com/thongria GirlSex101.com ThePleasurechest.com SexGeekSummerCamp.com The Butterfly Effect by Jon Ronson http://www.jonronson.com/butterfly.html redumbrellaproject.org Patreon.com/artgasm

Dirty Lola of Sex Ed A Go Go joins Allison to talk about sex "edutainment" and answering butt stuff questions in bars.    Looking derpy | Being a demisexual stripper | Go-go dancers as sex experts | The privacy of porn stars | Awkward questions | Stumping sexperts | Jaded New Yorkers | The Woes of Themed Shows | Using Ringers | Are all sex educators freaks? | Producing a show on the road | Finding guests in new cities | Fans vs. Superfans | Meat Space    Learn more: Artgasmcast.com Support: Patreon.com/artgasm Lola's website: SexEdAGoGo.com    

Rosebud joins Allison to discuss burlesque as sex magic, gender performance as shadow work, forced feminization, goddess worship, weird boners, and a lot of other witchy goodness.   Links StopSESTA.org Instagram.com/xxrosebudz Anita Berber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Berber The Slipper Room https://www.slipperroom.com/

Bastard Keith joins Allison to discuss burlesque, MCing, acting, filmmaking, Pokemon, and losing touch of the struggle. Facebook Real Names policy | Pokemon | Moonlight | Losing touch of the struggle | Authentic experiences | Fandom | Bombing | Shock vs Surprise | The Fourth Wall | Chris Pine is f*cking awesome | Voiceover work | H.P. Lovecraft | excising cynism | Acting in commercials | Theater and greenscreen | Being a "weird dad" | Coming up in the theater | Keeping some things private | Vulnerability | Bawdy Fun | Shame vs. Having Edges Pushed | Tragedy vs. kindness | Getting paid to do cartoon voices    Links: Order your color copy of Girl Sex 101 at GirlSex101.com BastardKeith.com The Slipper Room https://www.slipperroom.com/

Rachel Lark joins Allison to talk about filthy songs, feminism, and grappling with big stuff through music. Rimming | Songwriting | Happy Snacks | #MeToo | Bawdy Storytelling | Douglas Adams on deadlines | Period Sex | Medical Emergencies | Life on Tour | The Pressure to Write Certain Songs | Adding Nuance to Conversations about Sexual Assault | Story Songs | Bad Sex     Links:   BawdyStorytelling.com The Male Glance by Lili Loofbourow http://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2018/03/male-glance RachelLark.com Rachel Lark on Bandcamp: http://rachellark.bandcamp.com/      

Welcome to Artgasm, a podcast all about the intersections of art, media, and sex. Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect in coming episodes. Meet your host, writer and sex educator, Allison Moon, and learn all about what Artgasm is gonna do for your ear holes.    Subscribe now! Artgasm launches April 3rd