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By Christa Desir & Carrie MesrobianArts
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  • Episode #4: The LadyHead Seal of Approval

    Episode #4:  We discuss the whys and wherefores of oral sex, in life and in YA fiction.

    https://theoralhistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oh4.mp3

    Subscribe in iTunes here.

    Show Notes

    Christa is currently reading The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith; just finished Bone Gap by Laura Ruby & The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

    Carrie is currently reading Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; just finished There Was and There Was Not by Meline Toumani

    On Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep and John Green’s Looking for Alaska

    John Green on the Looking for Alaska blowjob scene
    Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
    Looking for Alaska by John Green

    Book Recommendations

    Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt
    Don’t Let Me Go by JH Trumble
    The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta
    poem referenced:  “Japan” by Billy Collins
    Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar

    YA Books Featuring Oral Sex

    The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
    Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
    Starglass by Phoebe North
    The Program by Suzanne Young
    Kiss It by Erin Downing
    About a Girl by Sarah McCarry

    We love hearing from you! Tell us what you think:
    feedback AT theoralhistorypodcast DOT com

    51 min
  • Episode #3: Girl Fantasies & 50 Shades of Grey
    Episode #3.  We discuss the movie and book of 50 Shades of Grey as well as the concept of girl fantasies. Subscribe in iTunes here; listen via Stitcher here.  Show Notes for Episode #3 -Christa mentioned reading The Story of O as a young person – Re: talking about sex with your kids – Carrie’s blog … Continue reading Episode #3: Girl Fantasies & 50 Shades of Grey
    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode #2: First Times

    Episode #2:  We discuss what it’s like to have sex for the first time, in our lives and in YA fiction.

    https://theoralhistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/oralhistorypodcast-2.mp3

    Subscribe in iTunes here; Sticher here.

    Show Notes for Episode #2:

    – What we’re reading: Christa: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby /  Carrie: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

    – Christa mentioned our involvement in nonfiction anthology The V-Word, edited by Amber Keyser, editor (S&S/Beyond Words, spring of 2016)
    – a great blog post that Christa references: An Open Letter to YA Authors About Sex by The Page Sage
    – mention of girl character having an orgasm (on the page! yes!) in If I Stay by Gayle Forman
    – Scarleteen’s First Intercourse 101 – a list of considerations for those thinking/planning their first sex

    A bunch of information on lubricants, because why the hell not

    What You Need To Know About Lubricant
    Mini-Guide: Lubricants
    Men’s Health: Pick The Perfect Lube
    How To Use Lubricant: A Guide from About.com

    Book Recommendations

    The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
    “Green Screen” by Andrew Smith, in Losing It, Keith Gray, ed.
    “Sticky Fingers” by A.S. King in Losing It, Keith Gray, ed.
    About A Girl by Sarah McCarry
    Under The Wolf, Under The Dog by Adam Rapp
    Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
    Freefall and Live Through This by Mindi Scott

    First Time Questions. We used these as a tool think about the show content beforehand, so thought we’d share with you, as they make a great starting place for you and your friends to talk about First Times.

    Where/When: time of day, location, your age

    Who: Did you know the person? Were you in an established relationship? Like them? Love them? Kinda hate them?
    How: Did you plan it? Did you use birth control or condoms? How did it work?
    Did it hurt? How did you feel afterward?

    Well. That turned out pretty decent, didn’t it?
    Tell us what you thought!
    feedback AT theoralhistorypodcast DOT com

    1 hr
  • Episode #1: Girl Talk

    Episode #1:  We discuss how girls talk to each other about their own sexual behavior, in our lives and in YA fiction.

    https://theoralhistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/oralhistory-podcast1-v2-1.mp3

    click here to subscribe in iTunes; here for Stitcher.

    Show Notes for Episode #1

    – Christa mentioned a website called Scarleteen, which features comprehensive sexuality information for teenagers

    – Christa mentioned a film called Kids, directed by Larry Clark and a book called The Rules by Sherrie Schneider

    Book Recommendations

    The Truth About Alice by Jen Mathieu  — @jenmathieu
    Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass — @alexisbasswrite
    How To Love by Katie Cotugno — @katiecotugno
    Beautiful by Amy Reed — @amyreedfiction
    Life By Committee by Corey Ann Haydu — @coreyannhaydu
    Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski — @sarahmlynowski
    Wildlife by Fiona Wood — @f_i_o_n_a_w_

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    48 min

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A frank and personal discussion of sexuality and young adult books between two authors who are friends.