Heart Centerfold, A Steamy Podcast About Memoirs, Tarot & Love

In this episode our host April Hirschman is interviewed by Indigo Jackson about April’s new memoir Desire Makes Me Brave: A Bisexual Journey from California to the World (Heliotrope 2024) We go deep and steamy about bisexual sex, how to turn your lovers into characters, and what it means to lose your erotic virginity. There is also talk of hanging out with Armistead Maupin and John Cameron Mitchell and some swooning over Jody Foster’s Arms. This is your chance to take the Slut Pledge, hear about erotic wrestling, and the sex positive Bonobo Network! You’ll also get to practice super easy erotic breath and get some tips to start your own morning mini yoga practice. We’ll also share dating tips, pick you a tarot card, and get you pumped for going on a date. 

In this episode, our host April Hirschman chats with Kate Evans author of Call It Wonder: An odyssey of love, sex, spirit, and travel. Kate has lived a life of academic achievement in writing and of epic travel all over the globe. We discuss what it's like to be the middle child of three sisters, bisexuality, and how sometimes fear is really just excitement dressed in a bad outfit. What could that even mean? Listen to find out.

You’ll also get to practice super easy erotic breath and get some tips to start your own morning mini yoga practice. We’ll also share dating tips, pick you a tarot card, and get you pumped for going on a date. Swoon, swoon, swoon!

In this episode, our host April Hirschman chats with Robin Rinaldi, author of The Wild Oats Project: One Woman’s Midlife Quest For Passion At Any Cost. We talk about her going from a cautious monogamous life to a tornado of a midlife crisis. She opened up her marriage and along the way experienced orgasmic meditation (by massaging the clit!). We also talk about lying and rule-breaking. Then we highlight another passionate woman, Anaïs Nin, the famous diarist who exploded myths about women and was a trailblazer of the memoir form. You’ll also get to practice super easy erotic breath and get some tips to start your own morning mini yoga practice. We share dating tips, pick you a tarot card, and get you pumped for flirting. Meow! | Music by Lynn Gardiner used with permission

In this episode, our host April Hirschman chats with Carol Queen, PhD, sexologist and author of Real Live Nude Girl. We talk about her mother's sexual liberation, sacred sex priestesses, leather daddies, and what it would be like if people went to packed stadiums to watch feminists argue. You’ll also get to practice super easy erotic breath and get some tips to start your own morning mini yoga practice. April also shares dating tips, picks a tarot card for you, and gets you pumped for going on a date. Swoon, swoon, swoon! | Music by Lynn Gardiner used with permission

On our first episode, our host April Hirschman talks to Stuart Getty who is a genderqueer writer and filmmaker. They talk to groups about gender expression, have been featured at CreativeMornings, Pecha Kucha, and SXSW and are the author of How to They/Them. One reader called the book, “A visual learning guide to accepting others as they truly are.” In this interview, we talk about inclusivity, their first pronoun circle, bisexuality, and freedom of being themselves. We also exchange erotic breath (and teach you about it, too!), pick tarot cards for YOU, and give you some sexy dating/connecting tips whether you are in a relationship or not. There’s lots of humor and a good time for all! | Music by Lynn Gardnier used with permission

There is something titillating about witnessing a stranger's vulnerability. That’s why we love memoirs. I’m your host, April Hirschman, life coach, author and a person who loves memoir - a lot. Join us while I interview memoir authors about their process, their lives, what makes them get up in the morning. But wait, there’s more! We’ll share erotic breath, pick tarot cards, dig into some pretty deep stuff - or not. It’s a mixed bag around here. If you’re looking to zone out to convos about books, learn about the inner workings of an author’s mind (or your own mind, for that matter) or just enjoy a spot of tarot and stand-up comedy in your day, then you’ve found the right podcast. Grab your tea, your wine or hop in your car!