Modern Anarchy

By Dr. Nicole ThompsonSociety & Culture Relationships

Modern Anarchy episodes

October 05, 2022 77. I was the Poster Child for Purity: Asexuality, Spiritual Abuse, and Racism with Trifecta
On today's episode, artist and activist Trifecta (They\Them) joins us for a conversation all about their journey through spiritual abuse to embracing their blackness and asexual identity. Together we talk about why love is missing from Christianity, healing from unhealthy relationships, and fetishzing certain sins.
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What is Asexuality?
Leaving the Fold
As a black person, I’m done helping white Christians feel better about race
1 hr 18 min
September 28, 2022 76. Polyamory Is an Equally Bad Decision: Kink, Intersecting Identities, and Power Dynamics with Tien
On today's episode, Tien (They\Them) joins us for a conversation about the beautiful, gorgeous, and complicated ways our identities intersect. Together we talk about their history of 13 years within the kink community, when non-monogamy is not intuitive, and navigating Dom Sub power dynamics in non-monogamy.
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Hump Film Festival
Jessie Sparkles
A Guide To Cuckolding
Cuckquean
Munch (BDSM)
What Is Generational Trauma?
And Just What Is A Leather Family?
138 - Conscious Monogamy
Ambiamorous
1 hr 45 min
September 21, 2022 75. Erotic Creativity: Surrogate Partner Therapy, Slowing Down Sex, and Relationship Anarchy with Carlene Ostedgaard
On today's episode, sex and intimacy coach Carlene Ostedgaard (She\Her) joins us for a conversation all about unlocking your erotic creativity. Together we talk about your birthright to sexual expression, going from zero to penetration, and rethinking intimacy in our relationships.
RELATIONSHIP ANARCHY RESEARCH : ⁠https://www.modernanarchypodcast.com/relationshipanarchy⁠
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PLEASURE REVOLUTION COACHING
Resources to Learn More:
What Is Sexual Surrogacy?
What Is Sensate Focus and How Does It Work?
6 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health
The secret to mindful travel? A walk in the woods
EcoSexuality: 7 Things You Need To Know About This Sexual Identity
6-WEEK COMPASSION IMMERSION
1 hr 9 min
September 14, 2022 74. Sex Work Was The Beginning of My True Healing Journey with Cassie Porter
On today's episode we have somatic sex educator and sexological body worker, Cassie Porter (She\Her), join us for a conversation about moving towards pleasure through sex work. Together we talk about destigmatizing sex work, exploring our kinks, and my fears of a monogamous sex life.
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What Is Somatic Sex Education?
THE WHEEL OF CONSENT
The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment
Women, more than men, tend to feel stultified by long-term exclusivity
1 hr 6 min
September 07, 2022 73. The Feminist Sex Wars: Suzie Jones Who Takes a Sexy Selfie is a Slut with Emma Phillips
On today's episode, we have researcher and professional photographer Emma Phillips (she\her) join us for a conversation all about the aesthetics of sexualization. Together we talk about middle class disgust, respectable femininity, and letting go of the male gaze.
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Ariel Levy - Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture
The History of the Sex Wars
What Is The Orgasm Gap?
Cardi B Won't Let Kulture Hear 'WAP'
How to talk to your kids about sex: An age-by-age guide
You Don't Have to Freak Out if Your Toddler Masturbates
Shadowbanning: Instagram’s Sexual Content Policy Endangers Sex Education
HOW RIHANNA IS CHANGING MATERNITY FASHION FOR THE BETTER
Male Suicide Rates
1 hr 10 min
August 31, 2022 72. Contradictions: Pansexuality, Intersecting Identities, and Shadow Sides with Evelyn Kim
On today's episode, Evelyn Kim (she\her) joins us for a conversation about the journey to embracing her expansive queer identity and the intersection of her Korean-American Identity. Together we talk about the shadow side of the LGBTQIA+ and social justice movements, contradictions in cultural identities, and letting people have their own experience of us.
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Resources to Learn More:
5 common misconceptions about pansexuality
The Korean War (1950–53)
Activism fatigue is killing social justice.
Don't Worry, No One Cares
A Reason Not to Worry What Others Think
56 min
August 24, 2022 71. Community Building: Masking, Polysecure, and Boundaries as an Act of Love with Jesse Holzman
On today's episode, we have PhD candidate in Sociology Jesse Holzman (they\them) join us for a conversation all about community building and accessibility. Together we talk about living with the lens of autism, being entitled to take up space, and the beautiful rabbit hole of questioning the status quo.
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Resources to Learn More:
A Brief History of Japanese Rope Bondage
What to Know About Shibari, the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage
What Is Autism?
Stimming: What It Is and Why People Do It
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
Does Your Self Exist?
Self-in-Relation
Marriage Is an Inherently Unfeminist Institution
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage
1 hr 14 min
August 17, 2022 70. Understanding Sex Within Culture: Condoms, Circumcision, and Capitalistic Competition with Amber Mallery
On today's episode, we have certified sex educator Amber Mallery (She\Her) join us for a conversation all about understanding sex within culture. Together we talk about the assumption that all people with penises are aggressive, navigating the use of de-gendered language, and what it means to be a woman.
If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend!
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Resources to Learn More:
How old do you have to be to buy condoms?
Circumcision by Country 2022
Comprehensive Sex Education Reduces Teen Pregnancies
The average number of sexual partners for men and women in the United States is 7.2
Inside Rwanda’s labia stretching ritual - Gukuna
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women
Feminist Thought and Transcending the Gender Binary

1 hr 8 min
August 10, 2022 69. Guided Masturbation Meditation #2: Solo-Date Night
On today's episode, Nicole leads us on a guided masturbation meditation for people with vulvas to slow down and connect with pleasure. Set aside some intentional time to dive into sensation and deepen your embodiment practice through this act of self-love and self-care! Let's dive in together..
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Resources to Explore More:
Wearing Socks During Sex Makes You More Likely To Have A Satisfying Orgasm
Why sex therapists swear by sensate focus: The mindful touching technique that enhances your sex life
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance
Porn: Bellesa
Lube: Water Based
Lube: Coconut Oil
Pom FLEXIBLE VIBRATOR
Satisfyer Pro 2 Air-Pulse Clitoris Stimulator
Satisfyer Mono Flex Rabbit Vibrator
Magic Wand Massager
50 min
August 03, 2022 68. Independent Sexuality for Women: Relationship Therapy, Navigating Jealousy, and a Look Into the Life of Non-Monogamy with Arushi
On today's episode, we have Arushi (She\Her) join us for a conversation all about navigating the patriarchal construction of monogamy to challenge the status quo. Together we talk about differing from your family value systems, the history of monogamy for women, and navigating non-monogamous relationships.
If you enjoyed today's podcast, then please subscribe, leave a review, or share this podcast with a friend!
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Resources to Learn More:
The Pleasure Project
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems: 5 Forces Impacting Our Lives
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage
Are Women Neurologically Less Suited for Monogamy than Men?
Human sexual desire: Is monogamy natural?
Monogamous Marriage throughout History: A Female Perspective
Women as Legal Property
Not Your Mother's Playground
What is a schema? Cognitive Developmental Psychology
Come As You Are
57 min

About Modern Anarchy

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Hosted by Dr. Nicole, a queer, non-monogamous clinical psychotherapist, Modern Anarchy is a living exploration of what becomes possible when we liberate our collective pleasure. The show brings together activists, therapists, and researchers from around the world for vulnerable conversations about sex, relationships, and pleasure liberation psychology.