Sluts and Scholars

This week Simone chats with former sex worker, mother, activist, and professor Juniper Fitzgerald. Get ready for a conversation that is scarier than Halloween about real life sex work stigma. Also included: balancing identities and how to talk to your kids about sex work and gender expansion.   Juniper's TED talk:  https://youtu.be/- Lk4G1dna7s   Juniper's Book:  https://www.amazon.com/ How-Mamas-...

This week we are joined by sex therapist Dr. Amie Harwick to talk all things spooky just in time for Halloween. While October is not the only time to experiment, why not start now with a conversation about blood play, the fear response, haunted houses,  burying someone alive, and clowns in black lipstick. Also covered: Pineapple Support - the mental health resource for the adult industry.    Amie;...

This is a 15 minute teaser of our episode with Dirty Lola. Simone and Lola talk about nerdy smut, erotica, power play, free labor, and divorce. The full episode can be found for Patrons only at  patreon.com/slutsandscholars . Remember that this podcast is a labor of love and we want to sustain this show! Please consider supporting us today; if you can't afford it, leaving a review, especially on i...

This is a crucial episode about whiteness in sex education and how to "pass the mic." Cameron helps Nicoletta and Simone break down tokenization versus racial justice and sexual liberation. Also discussed: desirability politics and tribbing!    Resources discussed:  - Cameron  https://www. cameronglover.com - Wildflower medium article:  https://medium.com/@evyan. whitney/dildont-disrespect- black-...

This week Sluts and Scholars gets even more shame-free with the ladies of Shameless Sex. They talk a lot about how to have sex play with a soft penis, toys, erotic massages, censorship, lubrication, and the clock method (the what?!). Also included: random rants and tangents about pimple popping.    Shameless:  https://www.shamelesssex.com   Resources discussed:  Barbara and the erotic massage / cl...

Do you get mad at your partner's forgetfulness; do you take it personally and think that they just don't keep you in mind?! According to psychologist Ari Tuckman, PsyD these behaviors could be indicators of adult ADHD. Tune in to hear about how ADHD impacts sex and relationships- a topic that most clinicians and researchers don't talk about.    Ari:  https://tuckmanpsych.com/ Ari's Book: http://ad...

Breath: how powerful can it be for your sex life?! Pretty darn intense according to author and educator Barbara Carrellas. Tune in to an episode all about Tantra, breathwork, and ecstatic sex. Also included: relationships with nature, sword swallowing, chakras, and why Nicoletta talks to trees.    Barbara:  https:// barbaracarrellas.com/   Other stuff we talked about Wilhelm Reich:  http://www.org...

Nicoletta interviews author, educator, and activist Tristan Taormino while on the road in Orlando Florida for the Podcast Movement conference. This episode is jam packed with everything from cancel and call-out culture to imposter syndrome, age of consent, and more about minor attraction. Also, hear about what Nicoletta and Tristan have in common while they geek out in their robes and matching cli...

This week Sluts and Scholars hosts speaker, filmmaker, activist, performer, and Renaissance Man Buck Angel. Buck helps the slutty scholars navigate everything from hormone replacement therapy to how to self pleasure your clit like a penis. Thought experiment: is it OK to say "tranny" and when?   All things Buck:  https://buckangel.com   This week is sponsored by Native Deodorant! Tune in for disco...

This week features Lucie Fielding, a queer, kinky, nonbinary, trans-identified femme and Resident in Counseling. We talk about her work around trans sexualities and erotic embodiments (tune in to find out what that means!). Also covered: passion vs. intimacy, the Pina Colada song as a reminder of healthy-ish relationships, and how ALL bodies can be magic.    Ads by:   Audible Escape: a monthly sub...

This week the slutty scholars are joined by author, speaker, and ageless sexuality advocate Joan Price (AKA a conversation about all things sexy for seniors). Obviously, this episode is helpful for older adults, but it is invaluable and wise because we ALL get old! Also included: sex after grief and losing your beloved, what makes an ergonomic sex toy, the problems with desexualizing older folks,...

This week Nicoletta and Simone are joined by the Sexual Intuitive Susanna Brisk. Tune in to learn what that even means, and to hear about everything from submissive versus dominant oral sex,  to mismatched desire levels in relationships, and the difference between fear and intuition. You'll also be able to witness an example of Susanna's work where Nicoletta lays at Simone's feet and they explore...

Did cave folks wear condoms? What is vulva bread? Have you ever found hedge porn?!  This week we are joined by Kate Lister, sexual historian and creator of the wonderful archive and research project Whores of Yore. She helps us take a peek up the skirt of history.    Kate's blog:  https://www.thewhoresofyore. com/   FOLLOW US  Twitter Instagram Facebook Send questions, comments, stories, rants to:...

  Did we tell you we were back or WHAT?! During the hiatus, Kink Craft interviewed US about the Apple Podcast saga. We go into the sheer amount of labor that went in to getting it back (and the privilege we have to be able to extend it).  We are not the only people dealing with the sexuality censorship; sex workers and sex educators across platforms are having their voices suppressed. We also come...

Enjoy this free teaser of our sloppy seconds episode; full episode available on our patreon at  www.patreon.com/ slutsandscholars     We'll be back with new episodes next month!    FOLLOW US  Twitter Instagram Facebook Send questions, comments, stories, rants to:  SlutsAndScholars@gmail.com   Sluts And Scholars is a production of Sluts and Scholars Media.

Welcome back to part two with Amber Heard!  This week we continue the conversation with the actor and activist who recently started in Aquaman. As someone who had their nude photos stolen and published, Amber tells us about the Cyber Rights Initiative and her struggles with privacy and being a commodity now that she has a place in the spotlight. Also discussed: not being straight or lesbian "enoug...

A few weeks ago, we had Cortney (#105, Long-Haired Butch) with a smidge of Amber Heard. This week, we have Amber Heard with a smattering of Cortney. Do you know about the time adolescent Amber gave out PB&Js to an abortion clinic? Or what it's like to have your body be considered a public space? From non-consensual porn to the audacity of photographers telling women to smile, growing up poor, and...

We've had quite a year! Law school, MFT licensing, imposter syndrome, abortion bans, pegging, compersion and In N Out! This week, we ask each other the same thoughtful (and nosy!) questions we ask our guests. We are also the worst party guests you could imagine. Join us for the bi-annual check-in!   FOLLOW US  Twitter Instagram Facebook Send questions, comments, stories, rants to:  SlutsAndScholar...

There's a lot of news swirling around abortion and contraception these days, so we brought in Dr. Jasmine Patel, an EXPERT on abortion and contraception. She schools us on the history of contraception (it was basically ILLEGAL UNTIL THE 1960s), intestines as condoms; dispels a bunch of abortion myths and discusses the importance of having partners present when making reproductive health decisions....

Have you ever wanted to do academic research at a public sex beach? Well Victoria Brooks did! She joins Nicoletta for a conversation about the laws and ethics of banging. If the idea of a public sex beach wasn't intriguing enough, we also cover consent at sex parties, sex in academia, and how to take part in your own sexuality research.   The movie  Perfume   https://www.imdb.com/ title/tt0396171/...

FOLLOW US  Twitter Instagram Facebook Send questions, comments, stories, rants to:  SlutsAndScholars@gmail.com Sluts And Scholars is a production of Sluts and Scholars Media.

 This week we are joined by Cortney Wilson:  writer, director, and Emmy-nominated producer (Transparent, I Love Dick). Yes, she gave us spoilers; no we can't share them. But we CAN talk about lesbian sexuality, the queer hierarchy, toxic masculinity in queer spaces, and a few special nuggets from Cortney's "Entourage" (aka Amber Heard). Also- Simone opens a window, Gold Star Gays, and should there...

This week we welcome the Duchess of Dildos: Zoë Ligon. Aside from being huge fans of her sex shop and education, we also cannot get enough of her dance videos. This podcast vacillates between the ridiculousness of wine glass butt plugs and the seriousness of sex and capitalism. Also included: herpes, Kim Kardashian, conflict vs. abuse, cancel culture, OK Cupid, and what does being a scholar  reall...

This week, we are joined by the hilarious Remy Kassimir of the hit How Cum Podcast, and her sister and producer, Charlotte!  Remy had her first  ever  orgasm just this past year, so we talk about not being able to cum, the diversity of orgasm types (yes, they can vary GREATLY!), first orgasm stories, cannabis and orgasms...basically all things orgasm and then some. We know we emphasize not being g...

This week we welcome Sam: a Queer, Arab, polyamorous, non-binary law student. Talk about intersectionality! This episode takes our past conversations about being trans and the gender binary to another level as we talk hormone therapy, male privilege as a male presenting person, sex and the clitoris after testosterone (hint- it gets bigger, and some can even penetrate with it!), and being gender no...