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Nancy and Sarah get down (!) to the serious business of ethical non-monogamy, thanks to the cover story in this week’s New York magazine. Is polyamory really a trend? Does opening your marriage ever work? Sarah finds this subject (professionally) fascinating; Nancy thinks it all ends in tears and grubbiness somewhere in Park Slope. Also discussed:

* 2024: The Year of More Punching

* Axl Rose was once an Indiana kid named William Bruce Rose

* Nancy’s squeaky little voice vs. Nancy’s va-va-voom photos

* Nancy’s reasonable objections to sex writing

* Sarah’s reasonable arguments FOR sex writing

* Stats, stats, we need stats

* New lingo alert! “comet partner,” “metamour,” “one-penis policy”

* Obviously Burning Man is involved

* We design our perfect ethical polycules

* Amazon employees are mad about moving to Austin?

* Love for Israel during hard times

Plus, the many haircuts of Camille Paglia, our new Fight Club, and how a persimmon is like a penis.