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FAQ NYC
Episode 390: How a Gilded Age Anti-Sex Law Bred the Modern State's Criminalization of ‘Dangerous' Speech

FAQ NYC

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 58:21


Author and veteran columnist Amy Sohn talks with Harry Siegel about her book, The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age, and explains why the “zombie” Comstock Law still on the federal books kept coming up during 2024's presidential election. Sohn details how the lives of two “sex radicals,” Ida Craddock and Sarah Chase, were upended as they crossed paths with Anthony Comstock, the mutton-chopped celebrity behind the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and self-described “friend of women” who boasted about driving his enemies to suicide. It's a story about how the government's original anti-sex law — suppressing information about birth control as a form of obscenity — created mechanisms used to this day to suppress unpopular thoughts.

American Filth
Ouija Board Husband! Comstock Part 3

American Filth

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 27:16 Transcription Available


Feminist scholar Ida Craddock taught sex education to young couples. She had a lot of experience and expertise to pass on because of her own intellectual and sexual relationship with her husband who was a ghost. But Comstock came calling after she published some pamphlets.  Come to American Filth Live on June 29th in Atlanta! Click here for tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Occult Confessions
20.7: Sex, Marriage, and Ida Craddock

Occult Confessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 81:16


Ida Craddock was an occult sex reformer who wrote about how married couples could spiritualize their unions, giving them control over pregnancy and the right to choose when they had their children. She claimed that she herself had married a spirit or angel from the non-physical realm and that such unions were common in the history of mysticism and religion. Craddock would be persecuted by notorious moralizer, Anthony Comstock, who would try and fail to purge Craddock's work from the occult record.

Strange Country
Strange Country Ep. 245: Anthony Comstock

Strange Country

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 43:27


Dear Dash Hounds: Be thankful you can listen to Beth and Kelly today because, if ol' misogynist Anthony Comstock had any say, we would have been shut down years ago. Our episode dives into the mayonnaise jar that is vice and the mailing of such materials. The Comstock Laws were created in 1873 and took until Roe v Wade in 1973 to be overturned. That's a lot of suppression for one man to handle- but handle he did! Thanks always for listening—much love! Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources:  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-free-love/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/arts/design/rebel-women-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html https://www.npr.org/2021/07/07/1013592570/how-an-anti-vice-crusader-sabotaged-the-early-birth-control-movement https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/style/misogyny-women-history-photographs.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Craddock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dworkin https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n17/jenny-diski/oh-andrea-dworkin https://www.thefire.org/the-mind-of-the-censor-and-the-eye-of-the-beholder-introduces-a-new-generation-to-the-infamous-and-often-absurd-anthony-comstock/

The 'X' Zone Radio Show
Rob McConnell Interviews - VERE CHAPPELL - Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic

The 'X' Zone Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 41:24


Ida Craddock was an early advocate for women's rights and sex reform who helped hundreds of couples to improve their marriages with her sex education counseling and tracts sent through the mail. She was also an avid occultist and mystic who reported having regular sexual encounters with angelic beings. This was an incendiary combination in late nineteenth century America, inevitably attracting the attention of moral crusader Anthony Comstock, who devoted himself to her destruction. Although suffering exile, commitment to an insane asylum, and hard labor in prison, Ida's courage and refusal to compromise her beliefs would lead to her ultimate triumph, even in death. Vere Chappell is a writer, photographer, and researcher specializing in sexuality and spirituality. He travels extensively, studying and documenting sacred sexuality in art, history, and culture around the world. A recognized expert on Ida Craddock, he has lectured about her life and works in numerous venues over the past 10 years, and contributed a paper on Craddock to the Disinformation anthology The Book of Lies in 2003. He holds a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and is an international officer of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an esoteric religious order which incorporates sacred sexuality in its teachings. - www.sexualoutlaw.com******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************

Más allá (pero no tanto)
Brujas, el mito emancipador

Más allá (pero no tanto)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022


Grace Morales coordina 'Mágicas: brujas, magas y sacerdotisas del amor' (La Felguera) en el que repasa la biografía de algunas de las 'brujas' más importantes desde finales del siglo XIX

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Lost Ladies of Lit
Ida Craddock with Amy Sohn

Lost Ladies of Lit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 42:00 Transcription Available


New York Times-bestselling author Amy Sohn joins us to discuss the fascinating life of Ida Craddock, a self-taught Victorian sex expert, occultist, and writer of “marriage guides” who was harassed by vice hunter Anthony Comstock. Craddock is just one of the incredible women featured in Sohn's new book The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age. 

The 'X' Zone Radio Show
Rob McConnell Interviews - Vere Chappell - Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic

The 'X' Zone Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 41:24


Ida Craddock was an early advocate for women's rights and sex reform who helped hundreds of couples to improve their marriages with her sex education counseling and tracts sent through the mail. She was also an avid occultist and mystic who reported having regular sexual encounters with angelic beings. This was an incendiary combination in late nineteenth century America, inevitably attracting the attention of moral crusader Anthony Comstock, who devoted himself to her destruction. Although suffering exile, commitment to an insane asylum, and hard labor in prison, Ida's courage and refusal to compromise her beliefs would lead to her ultimate triumph, even in death. Vere Chappell is a writer, photographer, and researcher specializing in sexuality and spirituality. He travels extensively, studying and documenting sacred sexuality in art, history, and culture around the world. A recognized expert on Ida Craddock, he has lectured about her life and works in numerous venues over the past 10 years, and contributed a paper on Craddock to the Disinformation anthology The Book of Lies in 2003. He holds a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and is an international officer of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an esoteric religious order which incorporates sacred sexuality in its teachings. - www.sexualoutlaw.com******************************************************************To listen to all our XZBN shows, with our compliments go to: https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv*** AND NOW ***The ‘X' Zone TV Channel on SimulTV - www.simultv.comThe ‘X' Chronicles Newspaper - www.xchroniclesnewspaper.com ******************************************************************

True Sex & Wild Love
The Man Who Hated Women w Amy Sohn

True Sex & Wild Love

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 81:00


Sign up for our exclusive content to go even deeper. Become a "Behind Closed Doors" subscriber here. https://truesexwildlove.supercast.tech/     You've probably never heard of Ida Craddock or Anthony Comstock, but the sex radical and the anti-sex crusader helped form YOUR sexuality. New York Times best-selling author Amy Sohn gives us all the deets about 19th-century contraception and views on marriage, masturbation, and—-wait for it— ghost sex.     Connect with Amy Sohn    Website - https://www.amysohn.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amysohn/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amysohn/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/amysohn       Show Sponsor: Eaton Hemp Code TSWL for 20% off  https://eatonhemp.com/     Upgraded Formulas TSWL at checkout for 15% off  https://www.upgradedformulas.com/     Connect with Wednesday Martin: Website | http://wednesdaymartin.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/wednesdaymartinphd/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/WednesdayMartin Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/wednesdaymartinphd/ YouTube | https://bit.ly/2zfvv1H   Check out Wednesday Martin's new book Untrue | http://wednesdaymartin.com/books/untrue/   Connect with Whitney Miller: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/whitnlove/?hl=en Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Miss2Jits/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/whitnlove   Subscribe on Itunes https://apple.co/2XKfS0b Spotify | https://spoti.fi/2JPxuhn Stitcher | https://bit.ly/2xYNQz0   Google Play Music | bit.ly/30nJwWA IHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2NooEuw

The 'X' Zone Radio Show
XZRS: Vere Chappell - Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic

The 'X' Zone Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 46:24


Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic: The Essential Ida Craddock - Ida Craddock was an early advocate for women's rights and sex reform who helped hundreds of couples to improve their marriages with her sex education counseling and tracts sent through the mail. She was also an avid occultist and mystic who reported having regular sexual encounters with angelic beings. This was an incendiary combination in late nineteenth century America, inevitably attracting the attention of moral crusader Anthony Comstock, who devoted himself to her destruction. Although suffering exile, commitment to an insane asylum, and hard labor in prison, Ida's courage and refusal to compromise her beliefs would lead to her ultimate triumph, even in death. Vere Chappell is a writer, photographer, and researcher specializing in sexuality and spirituality. He travels extensively, studying and documenting sacred sexuality in art, history, and culture around the world. A recognized expert on Ida Craddock, he has lectured about her life and works in numerous venues over the past 10 years, and contributed a paper on Craddock to the Disinformation anthology The Book of Lies in 2003. He holds a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and is an international officer of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an esoteric religious order which incorporates sacred sexuality in its teachings. - www.sexualoutlaw.comFor Your Listening Pleasure for these Lockdown / Stay-At-Home COVID and Variants Times - For all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv.Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; America's Soul Doctor with Ken Unger; Back in Control Radio Show with Dr. David Hanscom, MD; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Imagine More Success Radio Show with Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; Two Good To Be True with Justina Marsh and Peter Marsh; and many other!That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv

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Mancy
Ep 25 Sex Magic (Part 1)

Mancy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 97:46 Transcription Available


This is part 1 of the Season 1 finale of Mancy. In this episode RJ discusses the ancient history of Sex Magic, spellwork through sexual action. This includes the ancient origin of Edging and sex magic in ancient china. RJ and Elle also discuss the importance of sex positivity and the dangers of sexual repression. The Extra Spell is about sacred prostitution and how it may have inspired some of the intimacy therapy that exists today. Moving into the 19th Century, RJ discusses the Sex Magic of Aleister Crowley and does a short biography of Ida Craddock. The extreme censorship of the 19th century brought about by Anthony Comstock and his Comstock laws butted heads with Ida's progressive literature about sex magic. Afterward, RJ starts the biography of Australian artist and sex magician Rosaleen Norton. Elle performs Phallomancy using an oracle deck of various penis cards for Madazon Can-Can. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mancy)

Consensus Unreality: Occult, UFO, Phenomena and Conspiracy strangeness

In this wide-ranging interview with paranormal researcher and experiencer Stephanie Quick, we cover the life and influence of sexual mystic Ida Craddock as well as Stephanie’s own experiences with synchronicity and the strangeness.      

The Red Dove
Ep.12: Ida Craddock

The Red Dove

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 53:02


A Dove Tale: A white 19th-century woman who was an advocate for free speech, sexual education and fighting the patriarchy.

ida craddock
The Red Dove
Ep.12: Ida Craddock

The Red Dove

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 53:02


A Dove Tale: A white 19th-century woman who was an advocate for free speech, sexual education and fighting the patriarchy.

ida craddock
The Best of The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show with Rob McConnell
XZRS: Vere Chappell - Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic

The Best of The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show with Rob McConnell

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 50:46


Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic: The Essential Ida Craddock - Ida Craddock was an early advocate for women's rights and sex reform who helped hundreds of couples to improve their marriages with her sex education counseling and tracts sent through the mail. She was also an avid occultist and mystic who reported having regular sexual encounters with angelic beings. This was an incendiary combination in late nineteenth century America, inevitably attracting the attention of moral crusader Anthony Comstock, who devoted himself to her destruction. Although suffering exile, commitment to an insane asylum, and hard labor in prison, Ida's courage and refusal to compromise her beliefs would lead to her ultimate triumph, even in death. Vere Chappell is a writer, photographer, and researcher specializing in sexuality and spirituality. He travels extensively, studying and documenting sacred sexuality in art, history, and culture around the world. A recognized expert on Ida Craddock, he has lectured about her life and works in numerous venues over the past 10 years, and contributed a paper on Craddock to the Disinformation anthology The Book of Lies in 2003. He holds a doctorate in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and is an international officer of Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), an esoteric religious order which incorporates sacred sexuality in its teachings. - www.sexualoutlaw.com

Stamp Show Here Today - Postage stamp news, collecting and information
Episode #91 - PORN!! Well actually it is about the Comstock law and the censorship of the mails but PORN sounds better.

Stamp Show Here Today - Postage stamp news, collecting and information

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 50:41


Welcome to Episode #91 - PORN!!  Well actually it is about the Comstock law and the censorship of the mails but PORN sounds better.  We also discuss Ida Craddock who got caught up in all of it in 1902 - she may have been strange but she did not deserve what she went through.  We also discuss FINE, VERY FINE and etc in centering of stamps as well as listener emails and Caj's corrections.

New Books in History
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Buddhist Studies
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books in Buddhist Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Hindu Studies
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books in Hindu Studies

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Religion
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

New Books in Religion

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious’ nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock’s Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda’s Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast
Andrea Jain, “Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture” (Oxford UP, 2014)

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2015 65:08


Is yoga religious? This question has not only been asked recently by the broader public but also posed in the courts. Many argue that of course it is. The story of yoga in the popular imagination is often narrated as an ancient wisdom tradition that informs contemporary postural movements which are intricately connected and indivisible. Others contend that  contemporary yoga is simply a set of health practices that have nothing to do with religion. In Selling Yoga: From Counterculture to Pop Culture (Oxford University Press, 2014), Andrea Jain, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, helps us navigate the recent history of yoga in the west and the debates surrounding its ‘religious' nature. Overall, what we find is that while yoga has been mediate through an emerging global consumer market and branded for strategic purposes it can still be seen to serve the function of a body of religious practice for many practitioners. In our conversation we discussed Hindu, Buddhist, Jain variations of yogic practice, Ida Craddock's Church of Yoga, legal definitions, Iyengar Yoga, Siddha Yoga, and Anusara Yoga, Theosophists and Transcendentalists, Swami Vivikenanda's Vedanta Society, counterculture yogis, consumer culture and the mass market, Christian Yogaphobia, the Hindu American Foundation, and the politics of yoga.