On the Virge: You never forget your first

We've got another fun crossover episode to whet your whistle while we're working on Season 2! Our podcast pals at Your Opinion Is Trash invited us on to battle it out over who is the best virgin OF ALL TIME. From Tesla to a tabby cat, no cherries were popped in the making of this episode. Enjoy!   Find them @youropinionistrashpod (and US @onthevirgepod) on Instagram + Twitter, and subscribe/rate/review BOTH our pods, why don't ya!   Season 2...coming soon!

While we're working on Season 2, we want to give you lovelies a lil something fun to hold you over, so check out this crossover ep we did with our podcast pals, A Gentlemen's Guide to Romantic Comedies! We went on their show to discuss the kooky/kinda problematic Y2K classic, "Never Been Kissed." In keeping with our own theme, we figured, if you've never been kissed, you've probably never been f*cked! Enjoy!   Find them @romcomgents (and US @onthevirgepod) on Instagram + Twitter, and subscribe/rate/review BOTH our pods, why don't ya!   Season 2...coming soon!

We’re closing out Season 1 with a bang (pun intended of course) with our co-host Rebecca Duckert as our final guest! She talks growing up super Catholic in New Orleans, playing “just the tip” while tipsy, self-imposed pressure to have a real first time, adventures with food, feeling confident in the bedroom, and more! Thank you all for supporting our inaugural season! Stay tuned for even more great guests and stories in Season 2! Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

This week we turn the mics on ourselves as we explore the sexual debut of our very own co-host/producer, Liz Beeson! When the parents are away, teenage Liz will play! Journey down memory lane with Liz as she hides her high school boyfriend in her bedroom, lies to her brothers, experiments with numbing gel, and ultimately learns to laugh through the awkwardness. Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

Back with another round of Virge in Film! We’re tackling the 1967 classic, “The Graduate.” Our guest is the multi-hyphenate Josh Gondelman—comedian, writer/producer for “Desus & Mero” on Showtime, host of the podcast “Make My Day,” and author of “Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results.” We talk Anne Bancroft’s eternal hotness, the horrorshow that is the song “Scarborough Fair,” how truly unlikeable Benjamin is, and more!    Find Josh on Instagram/Twitter @joshgondelman www.joshgondelman.com

We’re talking late-in-life virginity with writer Amanda McCracken, whose personal essays on the topic have been featured in the NY Times, HuffPost, and in her upcoming book, “How Longing Became My Lover.” She gets candid about being the “token virgin” of her friends, sexual anorexia, a weird encounter with Katie Couric, virginity’s shelf life, and more. After finally losing it at 41 in a loving relationship (and with a baby on the way!) we want to know: was it worth the wait?  www.amandajmccracken.com

Our guest this week is femme force of nature Alexis Marceaux, the founder and electrifying lead singer of the band Sweet Crude. She opens up to us about her transformative first time with a woman, how she’s navigating her newfound fluidity, her appreciation for all the many forms that love and sexuality can take, and finally feeling like her authentic self. Check out Sweet Crude: www.sweetcrudeband.com and @sweetcrudeband on Instagram Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

We’re back with another installment of “Virge in Film!” This week we’re breaking down the hit 2010 teen comedy (and modern adaptation of “The Scarlet Letter”) “Easy A” with our lovely guest, Natalie Boyd, actor and member of the award-winning theater company, The NOLA Project. We talk high school drama, judgy Christians, lying to help your friends, Stanley Tucci’s forever zaddiness, and more!       Learn more about The NOLA Project at www.nolaproject.com Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

We talk with the founders of Sex Can Wait Awhile, a Christian ministry/community that promotes purity and saving sex for marriage. Brandi and Jeremiah are an engaged couple vowing to wait until their wedding night to lose their virginities to each other. We discuss adult virgin stigma, courting vs. dating, knowing your worth, and more!   Learn more at www.sexcanwaitawhile.co Order Jeremiah’s book, “Virgin Men Do Exist” at www.virginmendoexist.comFollow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

This one’s for the ladies! Our guest, Chelsea Goding, is Studio Director/instructor at S-Factor NYC, a feminine movement practice that exercises not just your body but your sensuality (and sex isn’t even the focus, just a great bi-product!) We talk awakening all 5 senses, reclaiming your body to feel more vibrant, magical first times, knowing what you want + how to ask for it, and living life with intention, especially when it comes to sex.     www.sfactor.com Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

We delve into sensitive territory this week with our guest, Brette. She discusses how being molested as a child and growing up in the Mormon faith shaped her understanding of sex, morality, the subjugation of women, and the fallability of the people who are supposed to keep us safe. She also tells us how she was able to work through the pain to get to a place of self-acceptance, forgiveness, and ultimately reclaiming her sexuality on her own terms. Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter    

Our guest this week is the thoughtful and wise-beyond-her-years, Lily, whose sexual debut with a genderqueer person (also named Lily!) opened her eyes to true intimacy and what a fun, safe, and caring first time can be. We also discuss the role of gender in sexual attraction, the wonders of oral pleasure, the frustration of knowing you’re a sensual being with nowhere to put your desire, virginity as a heteronormative social construct, big Scorpio energy, and the road to self-acceptance.    Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

This week we’re introducing a new segment of the podcast called “Virge in Film” (get it??) where we’ll be dissecting the portrayal of first times on the big screen. (Spoiler alert: Hollywood often gets it wrong). We’re starting off with a BANG with the hit 1999 teen romantic drama, “Cruel Intentions,” and our lovely guest, NYC comedian/writer Julie Mitchell. We delve into the insane lives of rich Upper East Side teens, virgin manifestos, coerced consent, sex as currency, and questionable step-sibling behavior. And yes, we go off on some tangents because this movie is a true roller coaster ride of high school angst and horniness.    Follow Julie Mitchell on all social media @juliepoptart, and visit www.juliepoptart.com to check out her comedy and her movie blog “I Heard the Book Was Better” Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

Hey everyone it's your On the Virge co-host, Liz. In light of everything that is happening in the world right now, and especially in our country, Rebecca and I decided it would be best to take a little break this week. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next Monday with a brand new episode and we hope you'll catch up on any episodes you might have missed. We continue to stand with our guests, listeners, and fellow podcasters of color and ALL victims of racism and injustice. We hope you’ll join us in doing whatever you can to support Black Lives Matter - protest in the streets, speak up during moments of injustice, call your elected officials to advocate for change and equality, and donate to organizations that work to dismantle the systemic oppression of Black people in America. Thanks again for listening and we'll catch you next week.

The “friendzone” is unfortunately a real place where many people get unfairly trapped. This week’s guest, Bryan, tells us what it’s like to always be seen as a BFF/brother figure when you just want some lovin’ like everybody else. We also discuss not being able to pick up on signals, first time oral sex, losing it to a more experienced partner, a little pregnancy scare, and finally finding love on the other side of the friendzone.  Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

Our guest this week, Sara, takes us back in time to her college years in New Orleans with a tale of two Allens, a rowdy Halloween that ends in a surprising hookup, what constitutes a “first time,” and why fake blood is a real problem. We also get honest about being the only friend in the group not “doing it,” body image issues, pain during intercourse, and the pressure we (and society at large) put on ourselves to have sex by a certain age.    Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

Carolyn Busa, a sex-positive New York comedian and writer, lost her virginity on a high school camping trip with her dreamy, brooding prom date. We talk architecture making you horny, not getting “the talk,” discussing the sex after doing the sex, and revisiting old flames later in life (when you actually know what you’re doing).         Follow Carolyn and her comedy @misstoiletslave on Instagram and Twitter Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

While Dylan now identifies as a queer man, that wasn’t always the case. His sexual journey began with women and has ebbed and flowed throughout his adult life. We explore what it’s like to have two first times, the inherent misogyny behind penetrative sex and the term “losing your virginity,” the importance of clear communication during sex, and finally finding pleasure.     Follow us @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter

We can all agree that losing your virginity is kind of a big deal. Hosted by Rebecca Duckert and Liz Beeson (two confirmed non-virgins, and therefore totally qualified to talk about this stuff), this is On the Virge, the podcast that explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of your sexual debut. And no matter how it went down, one thing’s for sure: you never forget your first.  Popping our podcast cherry on Monday, May 11! Subscribe now and follow @onthevirgepod on Instagram and Twitter.