Fat Chicks on Top

Guest: Julia Serano (writer, activist)   Julia Serano kicks off the third season of Fat Chicks on Top. Writer and activist, she talks about her new book Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back. She goes into how some of us are marked versus unmarked, what that means, and how it changes our experience moving through the world. We talk about her earlier works, Whipping Girl and Excluded. We also talk about how she is surviving the current shitty politics of the US and more!   Sites and Socials JuliaSerano.com (website) Substack   Other Things Mentioned in This Episode Kessler and McKinna. Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach University of Chicago Press. Great Discords for Trans Joy! Mercury Stardust I'm AuntieVice on Discord

Guest: Doc Domina (clinical psychologist, pro Domme, competative weight lifter)   Doc Domina joins Auntie Vice to talk about a huge array of topics ranging from competative weight lifting to DEI work in the kink world. She talks about the process of going to grad school, finding the lifting community, and then discovering the joy of needles! from there, her journey took her into pro Dommimg at the same time she pursued a clinical psych Ph.D. Her work spans from the carceral system to kink conferences. Her deep understanding of psychology and how our brains discriminate has led to work helping her clients and her employers work to address structural inequalities and personal behavior.    Sites & Socials Lintr.ee/DocDomina Website link: https://docdominaconsulting.weebly.com/ Fetlife link: https://fetlife.com/users/16010820 X/Twitter link: https://twitter.com/DocDomina Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/docdomina7/profilecard/?igsh=cTkzcm5mb3k1azBo ----more----

Guest: Suzanne Noble (entreprenuer, writer, podcaster) Suzanne Noble joins Auntie Vice to talk about sex as you age. She offers personal stories, insights, advice, and tips on finding great products to make your sex life spicy at any age! Sites & Socials https://suzannenoble.co.uk/  website Sex Advice for Seniors (podcast) Substack   Other Sites & Socials Good Luck to You, Leo Grande  Sutile Lube Ah Yes! Personal lubes Lelo Sona 2 Cruise vibe OhMyBod Nex3 cock ring Gaia Vibe LoveLife Rev Vibe FirmTech Cock Ring ----more----    

Guest: Hannah the Scribe   Hannah the Scribe is a kink writer (fiction, nonfiction) living in a high protocol M/s relationship. We chat power dynamics, autism, schizophrenia, cats, and more!   Sites and Socials: Fetlife: @HannahTheScribe Website: https://hannahthescribe.com/ Schizophrenia Diaries SlaveClass

Guest: Maria Pendolino (voice actress and entrepreneur) Maria Pendolino is a successful voice, Broadway, and screen actor. She currently works as a full-time voice actor based in Buffalo, NY. We talk about her journey from child actor, to Broadway, to television (Army Wives), and then to creating a voice-based career after developing severe psoriatic arthritis. We discuss her disability journey and how that shaped her identity and how she restructured her career. We talk fashion, wearing bikinkis, and great second-hand stores for folks with bigger bodies.   Sites & Socials Website: https://www.voicebymaria.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariapendo/ Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/mariapendo   Other sites mentioned in this episdoe: The Plus Bus Cake Plus Size Resale Plus BKLYN Shop.Fatties on Instagram Pride Mobility 1800 Wheelchairs Scoot Around   ----more----

Guest: Donnelle Jagerman (Founder of Philly Fat Con and Plus Swap) Donnelle Jagerman (founder of both Philly Fat Con and the Philly Plus Swap) joins Auntie Vice to chat about the origins and purpose of fat con, fat community, and coming to understanding internalized fatphobia and how it impacts our lives.   Sites and Socials: Philly Fat Con Instagram Plus Swap   Other Sites Mentioned in this episode: Corrine Fay "Big Undies" substack newsletter Virginia Sole-Smith substack ----more----

Guest: Debby Herbernick, Ph.D.  Dr. Debby Herbenick is an internationally recognized sexual and reproductive health professor, researcher, and educator. She is a Provost Professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health and director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. For more than 20 years, she has dedicated her efforts to understanding how people experience their bodies and sexual lives. Among her 200+ peer-reviewed scientific publications, she has published on population-level sexual health issues (including Zika knowledge and adolescent/young adult sexuality education), college sexual health, and changing sexual behavior trends. Dr. Herbenick has also developed and validated measurement scales to assess genital self-image (which can be thought of as how people feel about their genitals and is relevant to people's willingness to seek healthcare) as well as sexual pleasure. Sites & Socials: Center for Sexual Health Promotion Yes, Your Kids Because It Feels Good The Coregasm Workout Read My Lips Sex Made Easy Additional Sites: AASECT Sex Etc. Dr. Candice Nicole ----more----

Guest: Shalimar (Leatherperson, Mental Health Professional, Therapist) Shalimar (leatherperson, mental health professional, therapist) joins Auntie Vice to chat about their journey in kink and in mental health. They apply their skills from social work to building healthy, welcoming spaces for queer kink community. We discuss gender, trauma, sober spaces, learning, compassion and more!   Sites and Socials: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thekinkyhooker/ Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kalishali Fetlife: KaliShali  

Guest: Tamara Winfrey-Harris Tamara Winfrey-Harris is a writer, speaker and dedicated champion for all women and girls. She serves as president of Women's Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation that convenes, invests and advocates so all who identify as women or girls in Central Indiana have an equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter their place, race or identity.  Tamara is the author of the award-winning The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2015); Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters On Stepping Into Your Power (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2021); and A Black Woman's Guide to Getting Free (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2024).  Tamara is co-founder of Black Women's Writing Society, a monthly virtual space for Black femme creatives in Indianapolis. She is also a registered yoga teacher and reiki master, who focuses her work on the healing and well-being of her sisters.  Sites and Socials: https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/   Other Links for this Episode: Women's Fund of Central Indianna: https://www.womensfund.org/ Rolf Gates Yoga: https://www.rolfgates.com/pages/training/2019-COMMUNITIES%20RIZING-200-hour-vinyasa-yoga-teacher-training/ Bookshops LoudMouth Books https://loudmouthindy.com/ Indy Reads: https://indyreads.org/ Charis Books: https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/ Bookshop.org: https://www.bookshop.org Bluestockings Book Collective: https://bluestockings.com/ Red Emma's: https://redemmas.org/ The Strand: https://www.strandbooks.com/  

Guest: Shedao (leatherperson, kink educator) Shedao, bootblack and kink educator, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their journey into kink, polyamory, and becoming a kink educator. We chat about finding a kink identity and builing Black kink community. We chat about moving from hierarchichal relationships to solo polyamory. Sites & Socials Instagram  @Shedao_tkyo Fetlife ----more---- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=251195734658250&set=pb.100093034767665.-2207520000&type=3

Guest: Mx. Pucks A'Plenty (burlesque performer, creator of FatCon and FatLesque conferences) Ms. Pucks A'Plenty, founder of FatCon and ranked the 17th most influential burleque performer in the world, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their gender journey, fat joy, and community. We talk about being a queer, high-femme, nonbinary, diabled, and Black burlesque performer. How they came to understand their intersecting identities and find community. We discuss the creation of FatCon and how fat community brings strength, joy, and power. We discuss the fat tax, fashion, and how body size shapes the experience in the kink world. Sites and Socials: LinkTree Instagram  Fatlesque FatCon ----more---- Pontoon Take-Over June 1, Rollins Lake, Colfax, CA ----more----

Guest: Dr. Nick McGlynn Dr. Nick McGlynn, Senior Researcher and Lecturer at Brighton University, is a geographer with a focus on LGBTQ spaces. His new book Boundaries and Bodies in UK Bear Spaces looks at how the bear community creates spaces, how their corporeal geography aligns with ideas of desirability and community, and how fatness in GBQ men shapes narratives and representation.   ----more---- Sites & Socials Brighton University Site Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces ----more----Additional Links Lost Spaces Podcast re: Wicked Grounds Let's Get Wet! event link and info DomCon London Alternative Market Retreat ----more----

In this episode, Auntie Vice responds to listeners questions about body fluid flavors, strap on harness suggestions, the origin of her name, and more! She also discusses Pride, LGBTQ+ event access, and other issues. Transcripts Now Available at FatChicksOnTop.com ----more---- Recommended Products A Sportsheet Thigh Harness Sportsheet Double Thigh Harness XL Packer Harness Brief Strap-on Harness Candy Apple Lube Pear Flavored Lube   Events Rollins Boathouse Take Over Nevada City Pool Party LGBTQ+ Sleep Over

This episode has explicit content about larger bodies and hucow play.   Guest: Luna KM, creator of SubmissiveGuide.com, writer, and content creator   Luna KM from Submissive Guide joins Auntie Vice to chat about her submissive journey. What began as a personal blog blossomed into the SumbissiveGuide website, Kink Network on Discord, and Patreon channel. Her journey is reflective of many folks discovering BDSM From early forays online to small in-person meet-ups, to connecting with a community of folks who love and support you through your journey, ,Luna covers it all!   Sites and Socials SubmissvieGuide.com Patreon Twitter  Books, Journal Prompt Collections, and Guides   Other Things Mentioned in this Episode Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns Molly Devon and Phillip Miller Gor ----more----

Guest: Joan Price (author, educator) Joan Price has been writing about aging and sexuality for the last 20 years. Her books are some of the best informed volumed about sex after 65! She joins Auntie Vice to discuss everything from menopause to circadian rhythms and arousal. Sites and Books JoanPrice.com Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex The Ultimate Guide to Sex After 50 Better than I Ever Expected: Sex After 60 Sex After Greif Other Things Mentioned in this Episode Hook-up Horror Stories Podcast with Demi Wylde ----more----  

Guest: Tabitha Britt (Journalist, Creator of DoYouEndo.com) Endometriosis affects 10 percent of all AFAB persons (and some men). It is a painful and often debilitating disease. Tabitha Britt knew she had endometriosis for 14 years and still struggled to get doctors to believe and treat her. This is unfortunately the same experience millions of people have. So Tabitha started DoYouEndo.com to allow folks to connect, find information, and community. She joins Auntie Vice to talk about the pitfalls of the medical system when it comes to treating AFAB folks, the stigma around endometriosis, the misinformation out there, and the social media bans and blocks on any medical information helpful for all things associated with women and periods (oof!). Sites and Socials DoYouEndo? Instagram   ----more----Other things mentioned in this episode Dr. Camran Nezhat Endometriosis Awareness Month ----more----

Guest: Anton Fulmen (writer, educator) Anton Fulmen joins Auntie Vice to chat about coming into his kinky desires of consensual dominance. He is the author of Heart of Dominance and The Dominance Playbook, joins Auntie Vice to talk about dominance, consensual power exchange, and kink from the cis heterosexual male perspective. They cover how to navigate desire, privilege, learning, and tending to the dominant soul.   Sites & Socials Website: https://www.consensualdominance.com/ Heart of Dominance The Dominance Playbook ----more---- Other things mentioned in this episode: Please Scream Quietly by Julia Fenhell Hurts So Good by Leigh Cowart ----more----

Guest: Tiana Dodson Tiana Dodson is Fat. Queer. Parent. Biracial Black and Guamanian/Chamorro Person of Color. Chronically ill. Acutely aware. Book lover. Music fanatic. Compulsive dancer. Part of my work is to guide people feminine-of-center toward reconnecting with their bodies through pragmatic self-care practices so they can come to see that there is nothing wrong with living in a larger body. Other parts of my work include being unapologetically fat, living my best fat life in Germany, and uncovering systems of oppression in the most important game of hide-and-seek in my lifetime. She joins Auntie Vice to chat about her work, her life, and moving toward a more liberated world. Sites and Socials: https://tianadodson.com/about/ Live Your Best Fat Life Instagram  Other things mentioned in this episode: Da'ShaunHarrison Belly of the Beast Vanessa Rochelle Lewis Reclaiming Ugly ----more----

Guest: Dr. Tracey Weise, ARPN, Clinical Director Identity Wellness in Anchorage, Alaska Dr. Weise joins Auntie Vice to talk about what competent care for LGBTQ+ folks looks like in a medical setting. After working for six years as a forensics nurse, Tracey returned to school to get certified in mental health. She has a deep understanding of the how much trauma members of the LGBTQ+ community carry and how important it is to be competent when treating folks in this population. We chat what competence looks like (hint: it isn't just putting a rainbow flag sticker on your site), and what we should expect from healthcare providers. She talks about Adverse Childhood Events, how they change the brain and body of everyone long term, what trauma-informed medicine looks like, and about starting Alaska's only gender and queer specific healthcare center. She is just awesome! Your should definitely listen. SItes and Socials Identity Health Alaska LGBTQ Heroes Profile Identity Alaska IG ----more----Other mentions on this episode   Big Queer Book Club on Discord Sweet and Rough by Sinclair Sexsmith T!tty Fkn article  

Guest: Dalia Kinsey (registered dietician and nutritionist) Dalia Kinsey, registered dietitian and nutritionist, joins Auntie Vice to talk about decolonizing health. She speaks to the experience of being a bigger bodied, queer, woman both in school and as a health care consumer. She lives with Grave's Disease (an autoimmune condition) and worked for years to figure out what was wrong. Her experience with hostile and dismissive providers drove her to pursue work to understand nutrition science and work to decolonize it to better serve marginalized communities. Sites and Socials DaliaKinsey.com Instagram YouTube

Guest: Lee Harrington (writer, kink educator) Lee Harrington joins Auntie Vice to chat about kink, BDSM, spirituality, writing, and more. Author of eight kink-centric books, including Sacred Kink: BDSM and the Eight-Fold Path,  Harrington discusses what it is like putting the personal out there in written form. We also touch on the importance of connecting with communities, groupthink, and handling things in the kink world when a scene goes sideways. Sites and Socials PassionandSoul website Instagram Author Page on Amazon ----more---- Other things mentioned in this episode   The Big Queer Book Club on Discord. Invite link https://discord.gg/MWTCCuPr  (These expire periodically. If you need a new one, please email AuntieVice@FatChicksOnTop.com February read Open Throat by Henry Hoke   You can also get the NEW! Fat Chicks on Top ball cap to show your love for the show! Buy it here.   Queer Werewolves Destroy Capitalism book ----more----

This episode has explicit discussion of race play. Please be advised it may be upsetting to some folks. The play we discuss is consensual and there are no derogatory terms used in the episode.   Guest: Mollena Lee Williams-Hass (Actress, Writer, Educator, Librettist) Larger than life, phat as hell, whipsmart AND smart about whips, Mollena [aka "The Perverted Negress" aaka "Mo" aaaka "Pony Oracle," but that is a longer tail] is a performer, storyteller, BDSM/Kink/Leather/AlternativeLifestyle Educatrix, Executive Pervert, librettist and Muse. She is beloved by and in service to her "Spousemeister," legendary contemporary music composer Georg Friedrich Haas.   Mollena is an outspoken footsoldier in the fight against bigotry and ignorance and a thought-leader in the world of Power Exchange dynamics. AND hey, she's been sober since 2007 and has a hard-on for living life fully and unabashedly.   We chat edge play, acting, story telling, race play, cannibalism, feral lesbians, and much more!   Sites and Socials Mollena.com Instagram @Mollena on most other socials ----more---- Big Queer Book Club on Discord will read Henry Hoke's Open Throat this month. Meeting is Feb. 14 at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST. If you can't find the server, feel free to DM for a personal invite.    

Guest: Mama Vi/Viola Johnson (leatherwoman, founder of Carter-Johnson Library, Founding member Onyx Pearls) Viola Johnson, author, activist, leatherwoman, joins Auntie Vice to chat about leather history, the importance of our history and stories, and the founding of the Johnson-Carter library. Mama Vi came out as a lesbian in the 1970s, when it was still illegal to be openly gay. She discovered leather and kink in college and married her college sweetheart. Mama Vi holds multiple international leather titles and awards. She wrote To Love, To Obey, and to Serve, the first published novel of a consensual slave in a power exchange relationship. She began transporting magazines and event flyers from Los Angeles to Kansas in the 1980s during the first wave of AIDS. These materials would become the beginnings of the Carter-Johnson Library. After realizing she had won a queer book on eBay instead of a man who was looking to burn the book, she decided to start a formal library to save kinky, queer stories. The library recently expanded significantly after receiving the physical collection of the Center for Sex and Culture which lost its physical space in San Francisco, CA. Sites and Socials Carter Johnson Library Fetlife Facebook ----more----Other sites and mentions on the show Global Summit for Sexual Freedom Conference Feb 3-10 online Eulenspeigel Society Onyx Pearls ----more----

Guest: Moxie Minion, TikTok Influencer, Bootblack Moxie Minion, Northwest Bootblack Titleholder and TikTok influencer joins Auntie Vice to talk leather, queerness, books, history, and coming out later in life. We cover what leather is and how the title system works, how leather families work to support a healthy community, queer literature, and raising healthy kids in today's toxic world. Sites and Soicals TikTok Fetlife @MoxieMinion Linktr.ee Year of Queer Lit @YoQL Year in Queer Lit reading list ----more---- Discord The Big Queer Book Club February Book Club pic Open Throat, Henry Hoke.   Global Summit for Sexual Freedom tickets through Eventbrite

Guest: Bri Burning (educator, International Person of Leather 2020-2024) Bri Burning (she/they) is a non-binary, queer, fat, femme, leather, ethical non-monogamist, genderqueer, babygrill, and slave-identified person. I'm a very thankful girl to have such a supportive, loving, and incredible Partner who challenges me and pushes me to be my best, thank you JoshInTheBox. Bri joins Auntie Vice to chat about the leather community, being bigger bodied, finding family and community in the leather world, reconciling with their body, and much more! Sites and Socials Bri_Burning on Fetlife BriBurning (Instagram) ----more---- Auntie Vice's The Big Queer Book Club  on Discord meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST. It is free to join. The February book is Open Throat by Henry Hoke.

Guest: Mx. Bliss (lawyer, rigger) Mx. Bliss, the consent compliance officer and legal counsel for Kink.com joins Auntie Vice to talk about consent, the law, bondage, and her personal journey with kink. Mx. Bliss worked in the vanilla world as a lawyer until about five years ago. She closed her legal practice to work as a pro Domme. Eventually she was drawn back to practicing law for a kinky company (Kink.com). We discuss the Explicit Prior Consent model legal policy she is working on with the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom on through their Consent Counts committee. We then discuss the intersection of sex work, bias, and consent. We dive deep into how consent is evolving both in law and in community usage.   Sites and Socials: Mx_Bliss on Fetlife Linktree National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Kink.com ----more----

Guest: Christina Hughes (doula, pregnancy support) Christina Hughes is an advocate and doula for fat moms. She had two very positive medical experiences with the births of her children and then created "My Big Fat Pregnancy" to help other bigger bodied folks have positive pregnancy and birth experiences.   Sites & Socials   www.bigfatpregnancy.com email: bfp@bigfatpregnancy.com IG: https://www.facebook.com/BigFatPregnancy Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bigfatpregnancy/    Our podcast should be launched early november so I'lll send you the info when I get it up on RSS.   Things I mentioned in the episode: All Bodies Welcome Guide Subscribe to our mailing list and you'll get a free Fat Birth Myth Busting guide where we talk about the top 3 myths of infertility and pregnancy while fat. Nicola Salmon - expert in size inclusive fertility @fatpositivefertility on IG and her website is https://nicolasalmon.co.uk/ Homebirth Studies: you don't have to include all of these of course While less than 2% of pregnant people choose planned out-of-hospital birth in the US, there are many studies comparing the safety of home birth and birth center births to hospital birth. Studies show that planned home or birth center births, for low-risk clients, attended by qualified midwives, are as safe, or safer than, hospital births. Overall, when birthing at home, interventions are reduced and satisfaction is increased. Decades of research studies continue to demonstrate the safety of out-of-hospital birth for low risk childbearing people. A 2021 study out of Washington state published in Obstetrics and Gynecology concluded that planned home births in Washington state had comparable safety outcomes to those in Canada, the U.K., and the Netherlands, all locations that have long standing integration of midwives and home birth in their healthcare systems. This study also confirmed no difference in safety outcomes between midwife-attended planned home births and births in a state-licensed, freestanding birth center.  The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group published a study on planned hospital birth versus planned home birth in September 2012 concluding that:– Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth and with less intervention and fewer complications. A study out of McMaster University in Canada was published in September 2009, in the journal Birth comparing outcomes for midwife attended planned home births and midwife attended planned hospital births. That study concluded:– All measures of serious maternal morbidity were lower in the planned home birth group as were rates for all interventions including cesarean section (5.2% vs 8.1%).– Midwives who were integrated into the health care system with good access to emergency services, consultation, and transfer of care provided care resulting in favorable outcomes for people planning both home or hospital births. A 2009 study published in BJOG: An International of Obstetrics & Gynaecology compared perinatal mortality and morbidity between planned home and planned hospital births among low-risk pregnancies, and found no difference in safety. A 2018 study published in PLOS ONE affirmed that integration of midwives into the healthcare system is associated with higher rates of physiologic birth, fewer interventions, and fewer adverse outcomes for babies. In addition, this study found that Washington state ranked highest in the United States for our level of integration. A 2014 study published in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health reviewed outcomes for over 16,000 midwife-led planned home births from 2004 to 2009 in the United States. This prospective study compared safety data as well as rates of intervention to low-risk hospital births, and found that midwife-led home births were comparably safe to hospital births, while minimizing interventions. In a 2005 study, published in the British Medical Journal, evaluating the safety of home births in North America involving direct entry midwives, found that intervention rates were substantially lower than for low risk US clients having hospital births. The study concluded:– Planned low risk home births in North America attended by certified professional midwives were associated with lower rates of medical intervention but similar intrapartum and neonatal mortality to that of low risk hospital births in the United States. A report released in Birth in 2019 finds a continuing increase in the percentage of out-of-hospital births in the US. This study examines out-of-hospital birth trends from 2004 to 2017: “Trends and State Variations in Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 2004-2017”.

Guest: Lamya H (writer, activist) Lamya H chronicles their journey to living fully as a nonbinary, queer, hijabi in the book Hijab Butch Blues. Their work employs stories from the Koran and how Lamya interprets these stories to amplify their own journey into full personhood. We chat queerness, Islam, gender, hijab, religion, place and so much more! Their memoir has been billed as one of the best LGBTQ+ books of 2023 by multiple literary associations and is a stunning example of how memoir can be used to toggle between the deeply personal and the universal. Sites & Socials @LamyaIsAngry on Twitter and Instagram Hijab Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg Amazing Hijabi make-up artist does Disney Princesses ----more---- Join The Big Queer Book Club on Discord to chat with folks about LGBTQ+ author's and their works.   January 17th at 6 PM PST we meet to chat about Hijab Butch Blues. ----more----        

Guest: Ragen Chastain (blogger, author, podcaster) Ragan Chastian began debunking weight loss "science" in 2009. She originally just wanted to find the most effective diet for weight loss. What she found was over a centruy of bad research. It was so bad, she did her search a second time to verify she hadn't missed anything. What she discovered is that most "weight loss" research limits its time period to less than two years. When participants began to regain weight, research simply stops and reports what happened in the first year. She discusses how current astroturf organizations (fake grass roots groups) continue to promote bunk science to further their profits. We also chat about how the weight lost industry has co-opted the language of body liberationists to promote weight stigma and continue to get folks to risk their lives to be thin.   Sites and Socials Substack Newsletter Dances with Fat blog Instagram Fat, The Owners Manual ----more---- Big Queer Book Club on Discord Geek History of Time Podcast ----more----

Guest: Danni Adams (body image coach, influencer) Danni Adams, body image coach and influencer in the body liberation space, joins Auntie Vice to chat about body liberation, the connection between fatphobia and anti-Blackness, food access, growing up poor, and so much more!   Sites and Socials Instagram Linktr.ee TikTok ----more---- Geek History of Time podcast Big Queer Book Club ----more----

Guest: Summer Innanen (Writer, Podcaster, Body Image Coach) Summer Innannen, host and creater of Eat The Rules, offers her take on body image, healing your relationship with your body, and dealing with food over the holidays. We delve into how to handle relatives who still feel it necessary to comment on what we eat, how we look, and our "health" because of our size. She talks about her work and her own journey to reconcile with her own body.   Sites and Socials: https://summerinnanen.com/   ----more---- https://summerinnanen.com/wp-content/themes/x-child/images/promo-image1.jpg  

Guest: Max Carey (film maker) Max Carey joins Auntie Vice to chat about his new film Touch Kink. The film seeks to demystify the world of female dominatrix by profiling a number of working pros in the US, Canada, and England. Max chats about his journey as a film maker and as a kinky queer. Sites and Socials TouchKink.com

Guest: Tristan Taormino (author, educator, film maker) Tristan Taormino, preeminent sex educator and author, joins Auntie Vice to chat about her new memoir A Part of the Heart Can't Be Eaten. The memoir focuses largely on her relationship with her gay father. She chat about her career as a sex educator and a feminist porn producer, depression, and her new, energizing relationship in her 50s. Sites and Socials TristanTaoramino.com Events and Tour Schedule PuckerUp Instagram Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaning Open Relationships Pucker Up  The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women   ----more---- Like and follow @AuntieVice on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for a chance to win $350 value class pass for Diving Deep: Understanding and Expressing Your Erotic Desires. ----more----

Guest: Janet Hardy (author, publisher, educator, awesome human) Janet Hardy, author of epic works including The Ethical Slut, The New Topping Book, and Radical Exstacy, joins Auntie Vice to chat about her new memoir Notes From an Aging Pervert. In this memoir, Janet reflects on her life as a genderqueer, BDSM and polyamous pioneer. She gives readers insight into her aging process and her new phase of life. We cover everything from being released from our meat suits (dying), to riding the sex train to the end of the line, to the joys of not having to worry constantly about money. Books by Janet Hardy Notes from an Aging Pervert The New Topping Book The New Bottoming Book The Ethical Slut Radical Estacy ----more---- Other References in this episode Patrick Califia, Macho Sluts. Jay Weissman, SM101. Midori, The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage ----more----

Guest: Isabelle Miller (Model, Influencer)   Isabelle Miller, successful OnlyFans and Instagram model and influencer, joins Auntie Vice to chat about being a larger, dark-skinned model who has acheived success on OnlyFans and IG.   Sites and Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabellemillerx/, https://www.instagram.com/bellemillerofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsabelleMillr TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsisabellemiller Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@IsabelleMiller/   ----more----  

Guest: Cheyenne Davis (writer, content creator)   Cheyenne Davis joins Auntie Vice to chat about fat representation in media. They cover the good (limited), the bad (a lot), and all things animated. There is an extended chat about anime, Studio Ghilbi, Sailor Moon, and the lack of positive fat representation in the genre. They then chat about good representation (The Bear, Fat Vampire).   Cheyenne discusses dating while fat and seeking medical help. The prevasive anti-fat bias in medicine is very apparent in her own journey. Sites and Socials Twitch Instagram Twitter TikTok  ----more---- Auntie Vice Classes 9.20.23  "Setting the Scene" hosted by Wicked Grounds 9.21.23  "Aging, Illness, and Kink" at the Leather Week BEI hotel, San Francisco 9.22.23  "Dangerous Curves Ahead: From Fatphobia to Fat Fetishism in Kink" at Leather Week BEI Hotel, San Francisco   All tickets available through ForbiddenTickets.com ----more----

Guest: Alesandra Madison (blogger, teacher) Alesandra runs one of the most popular kink blogs, DomSubLiving.com. She joins Auntie Vice to chat about the origin of her work, her personal journey as a submissive, feminism and BDSM, and much more! She lives a full-time power exchange life with her husband. She discusses what that means for raising children, how she talks to her two sons about feminism and gender roles while maintiaing a power exchange relationship with their father, punishments for her, and how D/s has helped her personally with behavior modification. Sites and Socials DomSubLiving.com DomSubLiving on all social media platforms   ----more---- Auntie Vice's Upcoming Classes 9/20   Setting the Scene (hybrid) through Wicked Grounds 9/21 and 9/22 with Folsom Street Fair ----more----

In this episode of "Fat Chicks on Top," the host discusses various topics related to accountability, consent, and community safety within the kink community. The host mentions receiving a listener's question about whether an episode featuring Boss Boar, who has been accused of consent violations and possible sexual assault, should be removed. The host explains the complexities of deciding whether to remove an episode, considering the concept of responsibility in the community and varying degrees of consent violations. The host emphasizes the importance of education, understanding, and ongoing discussions surrounding consent. The host also explores the issue of holding individuals and organizations accountable for problematic behavior, highlighting the need for vetting guests and addressing past problematic behavior. Additionally, the host addresses the importance of inclusive spaces, accessibility, and recognizing the diverse needs and concerns of the community when organizing events. The host shares resources and websites related to submission and kink, as well as upcoming events and classes for listeners to participate in. The episode concludes with an invitation to a body-positive swim event and a reminder to like, subscribe, and review the podcast. The episode was produced and hosted by Rebecca Blanton, with audio production by CharRon Smith and music by David Manga and CharRon Smith. For more information about "Fat Chicks on Top," listeners can visit the website at fatchickson top.com. ----more----   Love Letters to a Unicorn Blog Submissive Guide Kink Academy National Coalition for Sexual Freedom   Auntie Vice's Newsletter Recommended Books Please consider buying from WickedGrounds.com or your local bookstore rather than the big corportate site.   The Big Workbook for Submissives, Rebecca Blanton 30 Days of Kinky Self-Discovery, Rebecca Blanton Authentic Kink, The Princess Kali 365 Days of Kink, The Princess Kali 101 Kinky Things Even You Can Do, Kate Sloan

Guest: Leah Vernon (author, model) Leah Vernon, memoirist and dystopian fiction writer joins Auntie Vice to chat about her memoir Unashamed: Fat, Black, and Muslim as well as her journey to self acceptance, love, and healing. Leah speaks openly of her struggles with disordered eating, intimate partner violence, growing up poor, and sexual assualt. She also shares how she is healing, connecting with the queer community, and the recent JolloFest in Washington, DC. She is the author of the dystopian fiction works: The Union (part 1 of 2)  The Dissent (part 2 of 2)  NEW!!!   Memoir Unashamed: Fat, Black, and Muslim   Sites and Socials: Instagram @LVernon2000 Linktr.ee The T with Leah V (podcast) ----more----   Interested in picking up the DomSub Living Kink Bundle this year? More than $1000 worth of kinky books, classes, and merch for just $99!!   Get it here from August 16-23 ONLY  https://auntievice--domsubliving.thrivecart.com/kink-bundle/ ----more----

In this episode of Fat Chicks on Top, our guest Tigress Osborne, the director of the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), joins us to discuss the importance of embracing the term "fat" and advocating for fat people. Tigress shares her journey of becoming comfortable with using the word and highlights the need for a supportive community in the fat liberation movement. Tigress discusses the challenges of using the word "fat" with medical professionals and seeking healthcare as a fat person. She emphasizes the importance of advocating for oneself by setting boundaries and expressing preferences when talking to doctors. Tigress also mentions an upcoming event featuring an activist who has created a document outlining their preferences for interacting with doctors. The conversation then shifts to the intersectionality of fat acceptance. Tigress and the hosts discuss the need to consider race and other marginalized identities when discussing weight and discrimination. They recognize the discrimination faced by LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and other marginalized groups, and reject the idea of prioritizing certain identities over others. The hosts delve into the history of NAFA, acknowledging its past focus on cisgender white women and discussing their efforts to create a more inclusive organization. They emphasize the importance of addressing oppressive structures and actively challenging them. Tigress, as the newly appointed executive director of NAFA, outlines her vision for the organization, which includes expanding its reach and impact. She discusses the need for more funding in the fat liberation movement and proposes forming partnerships, such as working with Dove, to increase resources. The conversation then shifts to the issue of size discrimination and the lack of explicit laws prohibiting it. Tigress and the hosts discuss efforts to pass legislation that protects fat individuals from discrimination and highlight the empowerment of fat people in various areas of life. The hosts acknowledge the increasing representation of fat people in media but also emphasize the need for more diverse and nuanced portrayals. They critique the tendency to dismiss anti-fatness based on the success of a few individuals and highlight the importance of having deeper conversations about representation and body image. Tigress shares her excitement about the growing number of books by and about fat people being published. She also discusses the barriers that fat authors face in the publishing industry and the need for systemic change. The conversation then touches on the influence of pharmaceutical companies in the weight loss industry and the objections to the terms "obesity" and "overweight" in the fat activism community. The hosts emphasize the importance of body autonomy and informed consent. The episode concludes with expressions of gratitude and mentions of the NAFA's initiatives, including Fat Liberation Month and a petition for the Campaign for Size Freedom. The hosts also share information about their collaboration with Fun Factory and recommend a book and dildo package deal for bisexual individuals. Remember to like, subscribe, and review Fat Chicks on Top, and visit their website for more information.   Sites and Socials National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance Sign up for the NAAFA Newsletter  Fat Liberation Month Events Campaign for Size Freedom Instagram Find Tigress Osborn at @IoftheTigress on IG, Twitter, and other social media   Books and Media Recommendations in this episode Fatizen  graphic novel series Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin Meg Elison's work "The Pill" by Meg Elison "When Killers Get Caught" with Brittnay Ransom Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins (Hulu) Reginald the Vampire (Hulu series) Fat Vampire by Johnny Truant Survival of the Thickest  on Netflix   ----more---- Bi Amor Plug Boy Slut  by Zachary Zane Bi Amor dildo   ----more---- All Bodies Swim with Auntie Vice Sept 2, 2023  5-7 pm Nevada City Pool 423 Nimrod Street, Nevada City, CA $10 suggested donation (NOTAFLOF)   ----more----  

Guest: Zachary Zane (writer, sexpert) Zachary Zane, sexpert for Men's Health, joins Auntie Vice to talk about being audibly bisexual, his new book Boy Slut, writing about sex for a decade, and OCD. Zane discusses his journey to finding his bisexual identity and becoming a voice for bi folks. The title of his book is a cheeky way to expose the double standard of sluttiness between men and women and the stereotype of bi folks. Zane is insightful about biphobia and gender relations for his young 32 years!   Sites and Socials ZacharyZane.com Boy Slut BoySlut Zine Bi Amor Toy Fun Factory   ----more----

Guest: Kate Sloan (writer, podcaster) Kate Sloan joins Auntie Vice to chat about life as a sex writer and podcaster. They cover kink, living with Bipolar disorder, chronic pain, sex, and how D/s dynamics can be healing. Sites and Socials Main site – https://katesloan.com Blog – https://girlyjuice.net Twitter – https://twitter.com/girly_juice Instagram – https://instagram.com/girly_juice Dildorks Podcast – http://thedildorks.com  Archive of Our Own – https://archiveofourown.org/users/girlyjuice  101 Kinky Things Even You Can Do 200 Words to Help You Discuss Sex and Gender Mac Liquid Last Black Eyeliner   ----more----

Guest: Kitty Stryker (writer, activist) Kitty Stryker, author of Ask: Building Consent Culture and Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook joins Auntie Vice to chat about the nuances of consent, anger, activism, and change. Her deep thinking on consent and how interpersonal and structural power changes one's ability to fully consent has implications for politics, governing boards, medicine, policy, and the culture in general. Sites and Socials KittyStyker.com (site) ConsentCulture.com Facebook Instagram Patreon ----more----

Guest: Midori Midori, author of the first English-language book on Japanese bondage and kink educator extrodinaire joins Auntie Vice to chat about her work. She is an artist focusing on fiber crafts rooted in her identity. She has been teaching kink and dominance for decades and made a major difference in thousands of people's kink journeys. We have an Auntie to Auntie conversation about kink, art, and identity. Sites and Socials PlanetMidori.com (website) Forte Femme (women's retreat) The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage Wild Side of Sex: The Book of Kink Master Han's Daughter Midori on Bawdy Storytelling "Infamous" Midori on Bawdy Storytelling "Strange Bedfellows" "Placemat" by Midori Instagram Twitter ----more---- https://www.patreon.com/planetmidori  

Guest: Susan Wright, Founder and Media Outreach for National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Susan Wright joins Auntie Vice to chat about the work of NCSF including "Consent Counts," working to revise the paraphillia section of the DSM to remove consensual adult kink from mental health disorders, and revising the sexual assault laws for the first time since 1962. The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is the only outward-facing advocacy organization working for more freedoms for the kinky and nonmonogamous communities, Susan Wright founded NSCF as an outgrowth of her work with the National Organization for Women around the D/s clause in NOW's platform in the 1980s and 1990s. The work of NCSF has been critical in creating a culture of consent and safetly for all.   Sites and Socials National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Consent Counts Project Kink Aware Professionals Twitter Instagram TikTok Link for SW peer support group Link for EARN IT Act opposition letter   ----more----https://ncsfreedom.org/

Guests: Amy Moy, Essential Access Health Fiona Lu, Gen Up This is the start of a series of episodes with activists, policy makers, and legislators discussing politics and bodily autonomy. Amy Moy works with Essential Access Health to make sure health care service providers have the knowledge, skills, and funding to provide services to all people regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ability to pay, insurance status, documentation status and more. Fiona Lu is a high school student and policy director for Gen Up, a student-led organizaation which creates and advocates for policies to better the lives of youth. We discuss SB541, a bill working its way through the CA legislative process which would mandate schools provide free condoms for students. Condom access is a primary reason many students do not use barrier protection and why 50 percent of all chlamydia cases is in someone under 18. We talk about the new constitutional right in California for reproductive care and abortion services and what that means for people in states hostile to abortion. Essential Access Health is administering major grants for increasing service capacity (especially in the Los Angeles area) as well as funds to cover lost wages, transportation, hotel lodging, and post-procedure care for people traveling to access abortion services. We discuss Title X and what that means for minors seeking health care. Show Links: Essential Access Health Teen Source+ (a health care service and learning portal for teens) Talk with Your Kid (guides and help for parents talking to their kids about sexual health) Title X information CA Reproductive Healthcare Bills 2023 Leg Info (find the most up-to-date information on bills in the CA legislature) GenUp GenUp podcast and blog  Future of Abortion Council  @GenUp.US (instagram) @EssnAccessHlth (Instagram)

This episode Auntie Vice responds to questions from listeners. If you have a question you want answered, please email AuntieVice@FatChicksOnTop.com and I'll answer you on an upcoming episode! Links from this episode: Thompson, Mark et al. (2004). Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice. Beckett, Cooper and Lyndzi Miller. (2023) The Pegging Book.  Auntie Vice merch!  www.Fetlife.com www.BDSMEvents.com www.ForbiddenTickets.com www.EROSBay.com www.WickedGrounds.com Auntie Vice Resource List

Guest: Tracy Whitmore, registered social worker Parenting an LGBTQ+ child presents unique challenges. Most parents do not have kids and plan on the day their child comes out as queer. Tracy Whitmore specializes in helping parents with LGBTQ+ children through the challenges they face. From managing their own expections and hopes for a child, to dealing with their conflicting feelings, to making sure their child makes it safely to adulthood, her work focuses on providing parents with the support and skills they need to raise healthy, happy, queer kids. This is some great advice for any parent facing the challenge of raising an LGBTQ+ kid in today's world! Sites and Socials: IndigoJounry.co Facebook: Tracy Indigo Instagram: IndigoJourney.

Guest: Luna Matatas, educator, pleasure advocate Luna Matatas, entreprenuer, pleasure educator and advocate, joins Auntie Vice to discuss her life as an HIV/AIDS educator, discovering her own pleasure, and coming into her own body and voice. She covers everything from feminine dominance, to CBT, to finding the right folks to take sexy pics of bigger, darker bodies (its a skill that most photographers lack!). SItes and Socials LunaMatatas.com RaceandKink.com @LunaMatatas on most social media   Ask Your Auntie! AYA segment is back answering a letter from a listener. The one covers how to eroticize an outie belly button! So much fun to provide new and fun ways to work with an outie. : )   https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2708/8618/files/luna-combined.jpg?v=1602347368

Guests: Martha Madrigal & Charles Tyson, Jr., Full Circle Podcast hosts Martha and Charles review the latest and greatest headlines in the LGBTQ+ news world weekly on their podcast, Full Circle. They join Auntie Vice to talk about what is going on the the queer world and how they stay grounded while being pummeled with bad news. Matha and Auntie Vice chat about surviving two plauges (AIDS and COVID), and what living through the Reagan years taught us for the current onslaught of anti-Trans, anti-queer hate.   Sites and Socials: https://linktr.ee/fullcirclethepod Linktr.ee https://fullcirclethepodcast.godaddysites.com/ website https://twitter.com/FullCirclePod Twitter https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclethepod/ Instagram https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclethepodcast?lang=en TikTok https://iammarthamadrigal.wordpress.com/ Martha's website https://philadelphiadance.org/dancejournal/philadelphia-dance-talk-radio/ Charles radio show   ----more----

Guest: Dr. Marla Renee Stewart, sexologist, educator, founder of Sex Down South, Clitfest, and Dickfest   Dr. Marla Renee Stewart, educator and pleasure pioneer, joins Fat Chicks on Top to talk about a career in human sexuality, Black queer sexuality, and founding major conferences about pleasure!Marla, a Californian native and a Southern transplant, is a woman with passion, charisma and integrity. Motivated by passion, her mission in life is to educate and inspire others in a variety of ways. First and foremost, she is truly dedicated to getting people in touch with their body, mind and spirit. She believes in harnessing love and accepting people for who they are and where they are at in their lives. Her non-judgmental spirit speaks to people from all different backgrounds and she has the ability to get along with just about anyone. She is a maven in most everything that she pursues and she strives for perfection in everything she does. Mediocre is not in her vocabulary. She has a wonderful and supportive family, as well as amazing and compassionate friends. When she has some free time, she likes to watch movies, have provocative conversations with her friends and play basketball. She also loves to dance and convince her house guests to play strategy games with her   Sites and Socials: MarlaReneeStewart.com  Personal site Velve Lips  Sex Ed content Sex Down South  Conference Race & Kink Monthly online series Instagram  Twitter ----more---- Say Hi to the Vibe segemet with Gigi on YouTube Great beginner wand vibe from Betty's Toy Box