Sex + Talk Podcast

We cried for a couple of days, before we could tackle this topic. Historic Day, the overturning of Roe. V. Wade, and the impact of this craptastic US Supreme court will impact North Americans for years to come. 

Angel and Veronica dive into The Orgasm Gap!  

Part three of three Shannon is a perpetual student of life, piecing together the many facets of a wholesome human experience. She combines her formal education in psychology, anthropology, yoga, and Somatic Experiencing with her own observations to really get to the core of how we can live full, vibrant, and present lives.   Shannon firmly believes that embodiment is key to finding fulfillment - within our sex / kink lives and beyond. She is currently in the process of stripping her mind & soul bare to their essential form, getting fully entwined with her body to live a life that feels personal, intimate, and authentic.   You can leave any questions or comments below, and/or find her on Fetlife as Somatique to further open up this conversation.

Part two of three! Shannon is a perpetual student of life, piecing together the many facets of a wholesome human experience. She combines her formal education in psychology, anthropology, yoga, and Somatic Experiencing with her own observations to really get to the core of how we can live full, vibrant, and present lives.   Shannon firmly believes that embodiment is key to finding fulfillment - within our sex / kink lives and beyond. She is currently in the process of stripping her mind & soul bare to their essential form, getting fully entwined with her body to live a life that feels personal, intimate, and authentic.   You can leave any questions or comments below, and/or find her on Fetlife as Somatique to further open up this conversation.

Angel invites Shannon to the podcast to discuss the ways in which exploring KINK can be part of one's embodiment, healing from trauma, and even in relearning consent.  This is part one of three. Shannon is a perpetual student of life, piecing together the many facets of a wholesome human experience. She combines her formal education in psychology, anthropology, yoga, and Somatic Experiencing with her own observations to really get to the core of how we can live full, vibrant, and present lives.   Shannon firmly believes that embodiment is key to finding fulfillment - within our sex / kink lives and beyond. She is currently in the process of stripping her mind & soul bare to their essential form, getting fully entwined with her body to live a life that feels personal, intimate, and authentic.   You can leave any questions or comments below, and/or find her on Fetlife as Somatique to further open up this conversation.

Angel and Veronica talk about the BDSM community. 

Join Angel and Kelsey as they explore some of the misadventures they have had with their sexuality.

Theo joins us today to talk about their transition experience, how their partner supported them, and the impact of non-supportive family. CONTENT WARNING Talk of suicide.

Join two psychology graduate students as they discuss the impact of covid on their sex life and more.

Todays episode explores the basics of group sex with Violet (she/her).  

Join Angel and Stephen for this episode!  Stephen is a special guest that is sharing his experience with coming out as a youth, rejection and lack of access to information and conversations about sexuality.  TW: This conversation may be triggering to individuals who have experienced 

There is a new nonprofit in town!  Check out www.answersociety.org , an Edmonton based organization that supports the rights of sex workers!  Today we are interviewing one of the board members, who has lived experience as a sex worker and talking about the stigma around sex work and how that impacts sex workers safety.   Please consider donating to this organization.

Gender and Consent: I talk a great deal about gender and I wanted to provide a ground floor view of how gender and its prescribed roles influence how we view sex, sexuality and consent.   When I talk about gender, I am referring to the messages we are taught about ourselves and one another based on what is assumed about our gender.   This is all based on my experience as a nearly fifty year old person who was assigned female at birth and is white, able bodied and and het/cis presenting.   Again, I am not the holder of all information, so this rant is simply reflective of my current understanding.  Feedback is always welcome  gtfo@aspecc.ca

Sex Positive Talk is recording from home today, with a special episode about vaginal health, the lack of medical attention on pleasure impacted health outcomes for folks with a vagina, and a plea for fundraising for ASPECC.CA a nonprofit that delivers shame free sex education.

Lots to talk about today!  Join us for a ramble about the changes in Alberta to STI screening, and the discussion on what can (and often will) go wrong with poly, and how to mitigate that!

Everyone's journey is different!  Today we are sharing some of our exploits, learning curves etc. 

We had the pleasure of offering a sexual education discussions for a group of queer youth, and their questions made it clear that our current sexual education in school is not meeting the needs of queer youth.  

Tonight we are talking about the politics of sex!

Mark and Angel talk about finding your own groove when it comes to role play, bdsm, dominance, submission etc. 

Meet my middle child, now an adult, as we talk about growing up with sex positive parents, the good, the bad, and the silly!

Two of ASPECC's founders, Mark and Angel, chat about gender, their own journey and the bumps on the road. 

Not everyone has a clear view of their own sexuality in their teens.  Some of us discover our sexuality much, much later.  

ASPECC folks discuss the challenge to learning to be sex positive and challenge your own biases while ensuring you are not relying on folks to provide that labour to you for your learning benefit. 

Hosting sex permissive events, running a sex positive space... well it has challenges!  Join Angel (they/she) and Kyle (She/her) as they share some of the experiences they had while helping to run the Sex Positive Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Short Episode on using the negotiation framework for sex.

A bit of information for you about ASPECC the sex positive Centre in Edmonton, the programs there, and what to expect if you attend something there.

What happens when we are engaging in BDSM activity that leaves us feeling so incredibly good?  And what happens when that feeling fades?  Is it addictive?  These questions and more are answered in this babble about brains on kink.

We interviewed a few folks about what pride means to them, what they want to see from pride going forward, and what they would like folks to consider before coming out to celebrate pride as allies.

Talking about sex can be tricky, particularly for those of us who are still struggling with the residual effects of shame and fear about sexuality and pleasure.  Let's look at some frameworks we can use to help ourselves and our partners talk about sex in a way that ensures that we are being consensual.

Let's get down to business and talk about predators, folks who actively seek out those who are vulnerable to abuse, in communities that are supposed to be a safe haven to explore sexuality and / or kink. 

At ASPECC we introduce ourselves with our pronouns (I am Angel, I use she/her pronouns), particularly if we are cisgender (a term that refers to identifying as the same gender you were assigned at birth.).  This podcast we are talking about our policies here, about creating a space that is safe(r) and some of the nuances around gender.

The way we view consent has changed to a view that consent should be obtained explicitly before sexual touch occurs.  Some folks have been expressing growing concern over what these changes will mean for them.  Today we are discussing the changes to consent in social norms, and the push back against those changes.

ASPECC.ca, as part of their program to destigmatize pleasure and support sexual empowerment for folks with vulvas, hosted an orgasm fundraiser.  Folks volunteered to collect pledges, and participated in various ways, from recording the sound of their orgasm to participating in the privacy booths at the gala itself.  It was incredible.  Dozens of folks came out to support shame free pleasure, and every one was super respectful.  The event included an orientation with clear beahviour expectations laid out, so that may have helped.  This is a LIVE show and you may hear sounds of folks having orgasms, talking about orgasms etc. 

It is always fun to find out how folks found out they were kinky, or what made them think to check it out!  Join us as we ask several people to share their stories (and some of those answers may surprise you!)

Like anything to do with sex, BDSM is often portrayed in strange ways in media.  Tonight we are joined by Veronica, a Marketing and Funds Development Specialist, as we discuss the ways in which representation is often lacking or sterotyped and some of our favorite shows for pushing that line.

 Sex positive spaces are few and far between, and often struggle to remain open.  This episode we are talking about some of the benefits to our society when spaces like ASPECC exist, and why it is important to ensure that funding exists

Many of us, as adults, have had to slowly figure out our own sexuality, how to talk about sex, what consent is, and how to find pleasure in our own bodies without the benefit of a comprehensive sex education program.  Tonight we are talking about how our individual upbringing and school based sex education has shaped our present sexuality, and ways we feel things could improve.

Like any community, the BDSM community has it's benefits and drawbacks.   Join the conversation as we discuss what we each have discovered in the community, the things that we treasure, and our thoughts on ways the community could improve.  

Have you ever noticed some strange differences between sex toys being marked to folks of various genders?  This podcast is talking about gender biases and pleasure, sex toys and more!

Sex is often politicized, and in this episode we are discussing the ramifications (no pun intended) of politics on our sexuality, or sexual health etc.

This sex positive podcast dives into what it means for a professional to be kink aware, and why folks who work in health, mental health or policing might want to consider becoming kink aware. 

We are talking about the ethics of sadism in kink/BDSM, some of the misconceptions and what it looks like in practice.  These sex positive folks talk without shame about their thoughts, concerns and experiences with BDSM, Kink, sadomasochistic play and more! Questions and comments can be directed to aropedeevil@gmail.com