F*ck Yeah

We close out Season 3 with longtime friend of the pod and iconic artist, Cassils. We talk about the trajectory of Cassils's art career starting with early childhood paintings on genitals, to putting their body through peril as a means of waking up viewers to the struggles of the queer and trans experience. In Cassils's view, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Their work is not only a v...

Sarah and Robin are exploring fantasies in this penultimate episode of season 3. They break down what constitutes a fantasy with help from the classic guide The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin, deconstruct some of their own fantasies, answer the question "does Sarah even fantasize?" and talk through the process of reconstructing fantasies that feel outdated or misaligned with your current erotic self. R...

Today we're talking about building a network of loving support around non-binary and transgender youth with LGBTQ advocate and mother, Jamie Bruesehoff, author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children.  Jamie shares her experience of raising her family in the Lutheran church in rural New Jersey and supporting her transgender daughter step in...

Jet Setting Jasmine is an icon and owns it. As a multihyphenate adult performer, director, mental health professional, and parent Jasmine brings her full personhood to each of her roles and identities. We talk about what it takes to openly and unapologetically embrace your unique greatness, how to parent with authenticity, and how to embody and model your ethics. Jasmine shares ways to initiate co...

We're celebrating Pisces Season with our favorite, resident Pisces - Sarah! Enjoy this throwback to Season 1, Episode 2 when we were just baby podcasters. In this episode, we say “fuck, yeah!” to queer femmes! We learn how Sarah came into her queer identity and how intimately connected her queerness is to her femme identity. Both Sarah and Robin share about the role models shaped their relationshi...

Anne Hodder-Shipp of sex ed internet fame joins us again to demystify the misunderstood "P" word - pleasure. Anne and Sarah co-facilitate a course, Pleasure Attitudes, that focuses on re-establishing a joyful connection to pleasure in all of its forms. Robin interviews them and the three break down the difference between pleasure and sexual pleasure (and why they've come to be conflated), the bloc...

We are joined today by author and women's intimacy coach, Rena Martine, talking about the ways shame holds us back from the sex, relationships, and lives we want to live and what to do about it. As a former sex crimes Deputy District Attorney, Rena comes at her work as an intimacy coach from a unique perspective. We discuss the ways that sexual shame and stigma can mutate into acts of violence and...

In honor of Valentine's Day and our love of love, Sarah's beloved Andrea joins us on the pod! Andrea shares how she approaches a gendered profession (handy work and carpentry) by offering her clients comfort, safety, and the joy of being heard. We break down how Andrea came into her signature swagger. The secret sauce to BDE (big dick energy) will be revealed! Sarah and Andrea share how they got t...

Beck Gee joins FYP to talk about trans joy and struggle. Beck breaks down the ways the DSM-5’s (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) framework and “gender dysphoria” diagnosis creates a restrictive container for gender expansive folks, which compounds the lived experience of trying to fit into a binary world, and how the issues with gender diversity exist in our transphobic and c...

This week Robin reports back from the Adult Novelty Manufacturers Expo (ANME). Join us to learn all about the latest and greatest sex toys to hit the market recently, the classics that we can't live without, and the wonderfully unique people behind the toys that make the sex toy industry such a cool place to hang out. This episode features the classic Magic Wand and their newest release the Magic...

This week we're talking about food! No, "Queer Cuisine" is not a euphemism. Chef Kat Mciver of seasonal farm-to-table cafe Wide Eyes Open Palms in Long Beach joins us and we get to ask an expert about our personal (and very different) struggles with food. Kat shares about how the punk scene prepared her for toxic kitchen culture, enlightens us on her cooking philosophy of "waste not, want not" and...

F*ck Yeah is 50 (episodes)! To celebrate we reflect on some of our favorite and most influential moments on the pod. What do we feel about our discussions from Season 1? What were the key lessons from Season 2? What are the most fun moments we've had on the pod? If you're a new listener, this is a great way to experience past guests you may not have heard yet. If you've been with us from the begin...

Party promoter extraordinaire, Celesbian, and friend of the pod, Vanessa Craig, joins us to talk queer parties. What makes for a memorable party? How does queer night life make us feel seen and give us a sense of belonging? Why are parties especially needed with all that’s going on in the world? You know we also indulge in some nostalgia for the 90s LA lesbian scene! Tea is served. Robin tells Sar...

The creator of F*ck Yeah's theme song, She/Her/Sir, joins the pod to break down her songwriting process and journey back to her southern, Cajun roots. Recently She/Her/Sir released a new music video, Howling, which is influenced in equal parts by her queer and Louisiana heritage - parts of herself that were at odds for many years. We listen to a couple new songs from the upcoming album and share s...

Ro Rose, aka Queerly Fluid, shares their touch work and sacred intimacy practices on today's Solstice episode. Ro is a queer and erotic steward who works with clients to unlock their erotic selves and access to pleasure through somatic gendering work, scar care, pleasure mapping and more. We learn about how Ro defines erotic stewardship and the container of consent they create with clients to prot...

Powerhouse Christine Soyong Harley, President of SIECUS - Sex Ed for Social Change, joins us this week to talk all things sex ed. Sex ed sits at the nexus of multiple social justice issues including public health equity, gender disparities, sexual diversity, racial justice, abortion access and more. Sex ed can benefit young people in a myriad of ways (spoiler alert it doesn't just reduce rates of...

This week we're in conversation with Eli Lawliet, Ph. D., a practicing gender doula, who is also helping to develop the field of doulas with a specialization in supporting clients who are transitioning or exploring their gender. Eli is also a witch with a toolkit of spiritual service and tools including breathwork, ritual work, tarot and more. We get it into all of it - the inherent queerness of s...

Leo Aquino, of Queer and Trans Wealth, joins us to rethink personal finances, debt and wealth creation through an anti-capitalist lens. Leo, who got their start as a sex and pleasure writer, began writing about the trauma of credit card and student loan debt. Since Leo has become a financial coach and offers services that specifically target queer and trans clients. Leo shares his past/present/fut...

Sarah and Robin revel in their shared love for the queer phenomenon, Our Flag Means Death. Proceed with caution if you do not want spoilers! We spill all of the beans. To kick the episode off Robin shares the punk history of pirates which includes disrupting the trans Atlantic slave trade, worker’s collectives, gay marriages, bi polycules and more. She sets the queer context for the world of the s...

The legendary Sheree Rose, also know to listeners as Robin's kink root, joins us for an enlightening conversation about her Kink legacy. We discuss her Sadomasochistic musings that intertwine art, power dynamics, and pain. From her monogamous marriage, to her partnership with Bob Flanagan starting in 1980 until his death in 1996, to her more recent 12 year collaboration with Martin O-Brien, Sheree...

We are so excited to be back (and curious as ever) with Season 3! We're kicking off this new season with a deep dive into our Astrological birth charts. Sarah and Robin have different relationships to astrology - Sarah is a true believer and Robin is a skeptic. Santos, the integrative healer behind Santos & The Crystal Visions, joins the pod and holds space for Sarah's overenthusiasm and Robin...

This is our last week on break and we're bringing you the very moving and informative re-release of our interview with Sex Nerd Sandra. Like do many, we are deeply troubled by the horrific conflict in Gaza. This episode starts with an acknowledgment of what is happening in Gaza. If you're unsure of how to help, please visit https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ for actionable ways to demand a cease...

Enjoy this oldie but goodie from Season 1. We'll be back with fresh episodes in just a few weeks! An old friend, Mike Squillacioti, joins us to share the juicy details of how his marriage evolved into a throuple. We learn about his go-go dancing days at the iconic West Hollywood club, Mickeys, his sweet courtship with his hubby there, and how 12 years later they met their boyfriend, Dakota Payne,...

Enjoy this fun cross over bonus episode with our friends Amy Baldwin and April Lampert of Shameless Sex. We shamelessly discuss everything from what we've learned from past relationships, moving on after breakups and divorce (and cheating/affairs), our latest and hottest sexual revelations, non-monogamy, and so much more. Not only is this episode extra special as it was recorded by four badass pod...

Re-Release from November 10, 2022. Season 1 Episode 7: This week Midori, the Fairy God-Auntie of Kink, joins Sarah and Robin for a conversation that challenges conventions. Midori shares about reconciling the shadow side of our desires, the impact of misogyny on shaping sexuality, power and dominance, and how to get comfortable with being vulnerable. We get into Midori’s art and the alchemy of kin...