Secular Sexuality

SecX has been graced with some true experts, M.D.s, J.D.s and more LPCS and Ph.D.s then you can shake a stick at, and has had the opportunity to pose some of the weirdest questions to some of the most incredible minds around. And diversity being the spice of life, this week we invited back Jamie Boone. Friend of the show and Average Joe, Jaime brings his personal experiences, failures and successes to a conversation about day to day life as an out atheist and openly gay millennial. For every question you’ve been too afraid to ask or embarrassed you didn’t already know Jamie joins Christy in a dialogue full of candor and verve about the strange life and times of the modern man. Catch the conversation live at 7p CT and share your concerns and questions as check-in on what’s turning us on and more on SecX!

It’s generally true that yeah, size doesn’t matter, at least not for that thing that matters most. And, quite frankly, it’s never a good look to get into some sort of measuring contest in a misguided effort to prove your masculinity. But standing next to the rest of the animal kingdom, what can it tell us about our humanity? This week renegade science teacher and bioanthropologist Forrest Valkai returns to talk about our human form and function, about monkey dicks and human hearts, your calls and questions and of course what’s turning us on this week!

Secular Sexuality show is LIVE every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30pm Central Time

Middle ground is in short supply these days- bipartisan legislation, mid budget movies and peaceful protests all seem to have gone the way of the easy listening radio station. As ‘nones’ take the majority and organized religion finds itself in retreat, how much space is there for tolerance? How does a tolerant society tolerate a book that offers no peace but proposes “to turn a man against his father” and ”a daughter against her mother?” In these vitriolic times activist and high priestess Shannon Q returns to SecX to offer her insight, her compassion and quite possibly her sword in the ongoing culture wars. Catch the conversation plus your calls and questions and what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

Secular Sexuality show is LIVE every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30pm Central Time

Should you ever have the chance to join us here at the Atheist Community of Austin’s Free Thought Library in Central Texas you’ll likely hear one of our favorite bits of local slang- ya’ll know the one I mean. And, as we like to say, ya’ll means all ya’ll. Joining Christy this week live IN STUDIO is LPC Associate JP Cardenas, health at every size therapist and fat liberation activist, eager to set the record straight on body positivity, BMI and possibly a little TMI on bodies of all sorts and sizes. Join us by phone, internet or in person with your calls and questions and find out what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

The internet can be dark, and full of terrors, but many of us rely on it to learn not just about the world but each other and ourselves. It’s no surprise then that the same tools that have endangered our health and threatened our elections in recent years are being used to divide us, not just into arbitrary gender boxes but into the sexed and unsexed, the hunter and the gatekeeper or the alpha and the beta. What’s a lonely ex-vangelical to do? Emma Thorne brings her specific blend of little duck energy and British snark from her channel to ours to help us understand what the hell an alpha male really is and what we can do to avoid the pitfalls and pseudoscience on our way to the love we want and need. Catch the conversation with all of your calls and questions plus what’s turning Emma Thorne on this week on SecX!

Secular Sexuality show is LIVE every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30pm Central Time

You remember recess at school- dressing up like a firefighter or cops and robbers, playing house, pulling hair… maybe not all that different from playtime for adults. Turns out, play and imagination weren’t exactly things we meant to outgrow and 10,000 ads about how to ‘spice up our relationship’ aren’t exactly solving the problem. This week play therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Ashley Hogan joins Christy in a conversation about play, toys and the magical kingdom of adult make-believe. Join us with your questions and comments or let us know whats turning you on this week by sending an email to [email protected] or call us live at 1-512-991-9242! Secular Sexuality show is LIVE every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30pm Central Time.

It’s been two and a half years, most of the life of the show in fact, since we’ve been able to lay bare the intersection of sex and religion (and ourselves) here in person at the Freethought Library in Austin! Join Christy and special guest dominatrix Chloe Manson live in the studio as we dive deeper into the world of professional pain and pleasure. Call in with your questions and comments or just come on down for this very special LIVE! episode of SecX! Doms, Dommes and Domination plus what’s turning us on this week in person from the Atheist Community of Austin, TX!

Join Laura Magee, Sinn Sage and Courtney Trouble for a frank and fun conversation about sex and body positivity in the porn industry!

In this episode of Secular Sexuality, we're diving deep into the terminology that shapes our understanding of bodies. Together, they tackle the widely used term BBW (Big Beautiful Woman). What does it really mean? Where did it come from? You might be surprised to learn its origins in classifieds and heterosexual dating culture.

Our guest, Courtney, explains why she doesn't identify as BBW, offering a look into her identity as non-binary genderqueer, plus-size petite, fat, or fat Femme. We explore how BBW functions as a marketing term and uncover its unfortunate roots in sexism and fatphobia, often framing larger bodies as an "exception".

Discover why we need to critically examine such labels and the ongoing effort to "push out" terms that don't serve diverse bodies and identities. Get ready to expand your understanding of these phrases and how they shape our world!

How exactly does one “love the sinner” and “hate the sin” when the sin in question is fundamental to who we are as people? We’ve come to see religion as one of the most powerfully dividing forces of the modern world so it begs the question- does it matter if our families see themselves as loving people following a loving god rather than the political pawns duped by charlatans that we imagine them as? If Christ came to divide families and put a sword to the wicked, is there community between those inside and outside the body of Christ? Catch this special Halloween month conversation between Christy and ExXtian Erin about why they burned witches and how we can feel about it. Burning philosophical quandaries, your calls and questions and what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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