MNDFCK Podcast

We close out Pride 2019 with a conversation about diversity, representation, and mainstreaming in America's queer communities. Our guest? Desiree Dik, one of DC's punkiest, fiercest, and most progressive minded drag queens!

This edition of the podcast highlights the history and evolution of queer literature. It's Pride month, so Marcus K. Dowling and Domina Vontana are joined by Meg Metcalf, the Women's, Gender, and LGBTQ+/Sexuality Studies Specialist and Recommending Officer at the Library of Congress!

On this episode, our hosts peruse and discuss Washington City Paper's "Best of DC" for 2019! Thoughts on who's who, what's what, and some overall notes on #newDC's excellence and space for service improvement?

Overwhelmed by the idea that it feels like EVERYTHING is happening simultaneously and there's no end to the motion and insanity of things right now? Marcus K. Dowling brings the news and Domina Vontana brings the cosmos, and between the two they solve for staying sane, sustainable, and focused.

From The Washington Post and New York Times, to the Centers for Disease Control, plus Time, The Atlantic, Politico, The National Review, and more...EVERYONE is discussing why teenagers aren't having sex anymore. Now, your favorite sex educator and sex worker (Domina Vontana) and journalist (Marcus K. Dowling) are on the case!

Co-host Marcus K. Dowling flies solo and offers a slew of thoughts on a month where he travelled 3,500 miles and discovered how to break his own creative glass ceiling via observing the Atlantic Ocean.

Domina Vontana flies solo with friends and offers listeners an exciting and practical view into the world of kink. What makes the current era so unique and dynamic? Who is a dominatrix these days and how many are there? Deeper reflections as well!

From Haight Ashbury to the Nation's Capital, Shahid Buttar is uniquely aligned with the goals and principles of Mndfck Podcast. Domina Vontana and Marcus Dowling welcomed the 2020 US House of Representatives candidate representing San Francisco to the podcast for an enlightening conversation about progressive American politics in the modern era.

This week's episode of MNDFCK opens with a discussion on the rise of Amazon's social and cultural global domination. By the close? They were discussing how society must improve comfort and joy in real-time experiences in the wake of Amazon's digital ubiquity. Take a listen!

This discussion between Domina Vontana and Marcus K. Downing addresses coping with burnout, as well as Marcus discussing working through the recent passing of his mother, plus a deep dive on selflessness and local community activation.