Sex Out Loud with Tristan Taormino

Tristan talks hot topics with special guests, including the best-of 2017, sex predictions for 2018, and how to avoid bullshit new year's resolutions.

The root or origin of all human love, expansion and connection resides within the cultivation of Self Love. If we are unable to love ourselves, how can we possibly love anyone or anything else to the fullest potential of the human experience? Radical Self Love is the journey of discovering and understanding the root and true essence of love. It is the process of learning to love yourself in the most on purpose way. Radical Self Love coach, writer, facilitator and musician Kelsey Grant joins the show to talk about her work.

​Get the 411 on: Low libido. Vaginal Dryness. Painful Sex.

​Amazing Orgasms. Erectile Dysfunction. Premature Ejaculation. Delayed Ejaculation. Desire Discrepancy.

Sexless Marriage. Infidelity & other common issues in many marriages & relationships.

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Do you desire more pleasure in your relationship?

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You've come to the right place.

As a veteran feminist and agenda-setting sex educator, Jaclyn Friedman is on the frontlines of the war for equity between the sexes. In Unscrewed, Friedman brings her sharp expertise and incisive observations on the state of sexual politics to the fore, sparking a culture-wide rethink about sex, power and what we accept.

With reportage and verve, Unscrewed builds a searing investigation into the state of sexual power in America, and outlines how to make real progress toward equality. Friedman reveals that the anxiety and fear women in our country feel around issues of their sexuality are not, in fact, their fault, but instead are side effects of what she calls our “era of fauxpowerment,” wherein women have the illusion of sexual power, with no actual power to support it. Exploring the fault lines where media, religion, politics, and education impinge on our intimate lives, Unscrewed breaks down the causes and signs of fauxpowerment, then gives readers tools to take it on themselves.

Associate producer Raymond Johnson guest-hosts a conversation with fellow queer healer, Billy Janes. They discuss healing as it relates to spiritual, gender & sexuality, healing from PTSD, depression & anxiety, and how to be woowoo but still stay grounded.

Writer and poet Ryka Aoki joins us live to talk about her award-winning books and will share passages from her work.

Most research on casual sex is done with college students. As a consequence, we know very little about hookup experiences of non-college students: those who never went to college, those who just finished college, and those who can barely remember their college years. Dr. Zhana is looking to change all that with her work to debunk popular sex myths that ruin lives.

This week features Lynn Comella, the author of Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure. Vibrator Nation is the first book to tell the story of feminist sex-toy stores in the United States and the women who pioneered them. Based on more than a decade's worth of research, Comella takes a deep dive into the fascinating history of how these stores raised sexual consciousness, redefined the adult industry, and changed people’s lives.

In her new courageous and informative book, Dr. Sheila Loanzon, aka the “Compassionate Gynecologist”, shares her personal experience of herpes from diagnosis, acceptance, and full disclosure.

Her mission is to support those diagnosed with herpes through their own journey to deepen connections with themselves as well as grow and expand in relationship to others.

Author, producer, performer, and force of nature Jacob Tobia joins the show live! Jacob has captivated audiences across the country with their message of personal fabulosity and social change. They'll discuss working on the TV show Transparent, wearing high heels in the White House, and their upcoming memoir Sissy being published by Putnum Books at Penguin Random House.