Secular Sexuality

The snap of a disposable glove and the swoosh and shine of a catsuit both only scratch the surface of a deep seated itch. Since it’s invention nearly 200 years ago latex, rubber wear and a whole host of fabrics have been as tied to fetish as fashion and Miss O Kissed has made a life at the intersection of both. Join Laura and Christy as fan favorite fashionista Miss O Kissed walks us through the etiquette, the erotic and all things related to latex, rubberism and a heavenly host of hellish delights. What’s turning us on this week, your calls and questions and a PVC POV on this week’s SecX!

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Like an R rated movie we were too young to see, sex used to be this incredible promise on the horizon. For those of us who grew up in religion, it was often this vision of holy joy and Jesus sanctioned satisfaction for our wilder side, all just on the other side of a god ordained marriage. But whether we ultimately ‘followed the rules’ or not, many of us found the shame and confusion brought on by purity culture to be a barrier to our greatest sexpectations and were left with a more Dickensian sense of ourselves. On tonight’s show Kara Griffin returns to offer Nate and Christy an examination of the false beliefs and Victorian era virtues that spoil our fun and to unlock our true sextential. The best of times and the worst of puns, your calls and questions and what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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History is written by the victors and the news is written by…Rupert Murdoch, I guess? Media bias, disinformation and an unmoderated comments section weren’t enough to stop tonight’s guest from creating The Performer’s Pod with Chelsea Poe, a passionate presentation of porn performer presence and prowess. Chelsea joins Arden and Christy in an exploration of the news media and international narratives around sex work, gender rights and more. All that, your calls and questions plus what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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Know thyself and to thine ownself be most excellent, or whatever Bill Shapespear Preston once said. Recent neuroscience and modern philosophy have more or less extinguished not just the soul but also the idea of the one true self in favor of a model made up of many motivations and a multiverse of minds, begging the question who the hell is we? And what should we even call ourself? This week’s SecX includes a four person panel for discussing the philosophy and practicalities of all the little sex, gender and identity check boxes we so often tick, plus of course your calls and questions with Christy, Nate, Laura and Sinn Sage, what’s turning us on this week and more!

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There aren’t many things in our daily lives that are perfectly legal until money changes hands and yet selling sex just seems so salacious. Then when you consider we’ve built a world where economic freedom and bodily autonomy are doubly denied to women it’s no wonder we deem the commerce of coitus beneath us. But how should we manage cash for connection- is it vital for the government to enforce our safety or an affront to our freedom? SecX’s Patron Saint of Sex Work joins our resident legal expert for a closer examination. Catch Arden Hart and Johnny P Angel with Christy Powell for a roundtable discussion on prostitution legalization vs decriminalization, your calls calls and questions and of course what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

We’ve mentioned before that no amount of pornography is truly ‘addictive’ and that erotic hypnosis, as sexy as it may be, cannot in fact wash your brain. That said, it may be interesting to note that there’s an internet’s worth of ‘pornosexual’ products meant to ‘relapse your addiction,’ ‘transform your mind’ or ‘bend you to my will.’ What should we make of these ominous warnings- sexy/silly samples of erotic submission or dangers doorways into a dark addiction? On this episode P*ck and Darrel bring Christy and our audience a cautious peek into the fantasy of being out of control, controlled or outright addicted to the supposedly slippery slope of sexual depravity. Watch if you dare, call in with your questions and comments and find out what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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It’s 2022- COVID will go on forever, sex and gender are a spectrum and Matt Dillahunty will hang up on people- we know dis. But what is that spectrum made of and, most important of all skeptical questions, how do we know? Student Doctor Ben is here to walk us through the slippery science and vaguely serviceable skepticism of the transphobic tirades littering the internet nowadays. Catch his conversation with Nate and Christy, call in with your questions and find out what’s turning us on this week on this genetically superior episode of SecXX/XY!



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Besides checking the gas prices and looking for a clean commode, how much energy do you put into picking road trip potty breaks? How often do you worry about putting your credit card down to split a check or stress over teaching your doctor about your body? While a fistful of state legislatures earn their reelection through high-profile bigotry, the day by day reality of trans life includes an unending list of subtle sexism and daily dangers. What’s an ally to do? Phoebe Rose of Trans Stories rejoins the show to share with us the ins and outs and day to day indignities of life in a cis world. Her conversation with Nate and Christy, trans resources and activism opportunities and of course what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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Ink-blots, enneagrams, eye movements, meditations… what even is good therapy? Brains are tricky, as it turns out, and while the field of psychology isn’t exactly new, we have a terribly long way to go. But whether we’re discussing the hypnosis of early psychoanalysis or the shaking and shivering of ancient shamanic healing it’s hard to know what good therapy looks, sounds and feels like. This week associate marriage and family therapist Emily Maynard returns to the show to talk pseudo-science, good therapy and how to tell the difference, plus your calls and questions and of course what’s turning us on this week on SecX!

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We wanted to know what it’s like to be a woman in the atheist community so we reached out to three of our favorites- Mandisa Thomas of Black Non-Believers, Non-Prophet Laura Magee and Transatlantican Arden Hart all join Christy in a round-table discussion, bringing their own unique femininity to the SecX stage. We discuss misogyny during and after religion and the ongoing and necessary deconstruction of our patriarchal world. One of the warmest calls in show history and a trifecta of what’s turning us on this week to go with our girl talk and great guests on Secular Sexuality!