Writer Baruch Porras Hernandez talks shipping, slashing, and other ways readers make their fan-fiction sexy. Plus:

* Acting skills for writers * Goths love Wuthering Heights * Literature as a competition

* The need for queer heroes

* Mexican comic book characters for the win! * How fans can improve canon works.  Shipwreck SF:  http://www.booksmith.com/shipwrecksf Iceman (Marvel comic) http://marvel.com/comics/series/23096/iceman_2017_-_2018 Read more about Baruch: https://baruchporrashernandez.wordpress.com/ Artgasm Patreon: http://patreon.com/artgasm

New Yorker writer Michael Schulman joins Allison for a deep dive into the Oscar-winning movie "Call Me By Your Name."

Intergenerational gay relationships | Good parents | The closet | Bisexuality | Unconvincing Jews | The romance of Italy | Heartbreak | The importance of "feeling" the art | First time sex | Inevitable gay tragedy | Remembering the agony of young love

Read more from Michael: http://www.michael-schulman.com/about/

MoPOP's Marvel Super Heroes Exhibit: https://www.mopop.org/exhibits/current-exhibits/marvel/ 

InnThrall: https://innthrall.com/

GQ's "21 Books You Don't Have to Read" https://www.gq.com/story/21-books-you-dont-have-to-read Allison's Workshop at the Pleasure Chest: https://thepleasurechest.com/los-angeles-location

Zoë Ligon joins Allison to discuss vintage porn, starting her own sex toy store, her collage/cut out work, and America's messed up relationship with sex workers. 

Woman With the Good Meat Removed | Race in porn | The Beauty of Gay Porn | Free the Nipple | Isolated Penis | Beauty Standards | Changing Porn Aesthetics | Modeling | The Butterfly Effect | Camming | Red Umbrella Project | StopSesta.org 

Links

zoeligon.bigcartel.com

Instagram.com/thongria

Twitter.com/thongria

GirlSex101.com

ThePleasurechest.com

SexGeekSummerCamp.com The Butterfly Effect by Jon Ronson http://www.jonronson.com/butterfly.html redumbrellaproject.org Patreon.com/artgasm

Dirty Lola of Sex Ed A Go Go joins Allison to talk about sex "edutainment" and answering butt stuff questions in bars. 

Looking derpy | Being a demisexual stripper | Go-go dancers as sex experts | The privacy of porn stars | Awkward questions | Stumping sexperts | Jaded New Yorkers | The Woes of Themed Shows | Using Ringers | Are all sex educators freaks? | Producing a show on the road | Finding guests in new cities | Fans vs. Superfans | Meat Space 

Learn more: Artgasmcast.com

Support: Patreon.com/artgasm

Lola's website: SexEdAGoGo.com

Rosebud joins Allison to discuss burlesque as sex magic, gender performance as shadow work, forced feminization, goddess worship, weird boners, and a lot of other witchy goodness.

Links

StopSESTA.org

Instagram.com/xxrosebudz

Anita Berber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Berber

The Slipper Room https://www.slipperroom.com/

Bastard Keith joins Allison to discuss burlesque, MCing, acting, filmmaking, Pokemon, and losing touch of the struggle. Facebook Real Names policy | Pokemon | Moonlight | Losing touch of the struggle | Authentic experiences | Fandom | Bombing | Shock vs Surprise | The Fourth Wall | Chris Pine is f*cking awesome | Voiceover work | H.P. Lovecraft | excising cynism | Acting in commercials | Theater and greenscreen | Being a "weird dad" | Coming up in the theater | Keeping some things private | Vulnerability | Bawdy Fun | Shame vs. Having Edges Pushed | Tragedy vs. kindness | Getting paid to do cartoon voices 

Links:

Order your color copy of Girl Sex 101 at GirlSex101.com

BastardKeith.com

The Slipper Room https://www.slipperroom.com/

Rachel Lark joins Allison to talk about filthy songs, feminism, and grappling with big stuff through music.

Rimming | Songwriting | Happy Snacks | #MeToo | Bawdy Storytelling | Douglas Adams on deadlines | Period Sex | Medical Emergencies | Life on Tour | The Pressure to Write Certain Songs | Adding Nuance to Conversations about Sexual Assault | Story Songs | Bad Sex

Links:   BawdyStorytelling.com The Male Glance by Lili Loofbourow http://www.vqronline.org/essays-articles/2018/03/male-glance

RachelLark.com

Rachel Lark on Bandcamp: http://rachellark.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to Artgasm, a podcast all about the intersections of art, media, and sex. Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect in coming episodes. Meet your host, writer and sex educator, Allison Moon, and learn all about what Artgasm is gonna do for your ear holes. 

Subscribe now! Artgasm launches April 3rd