Unscrewed

On the human cost of content moderation, sex ed news in Colorado, and a listener question about a sexual role reversal -- but not the fun kind.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In December, Tumblr banned all "adult content" from its site, only the latest salvo on a misguided quest of corporations and politicians to crack down on adult entertainment in the name of protecting the innocent. Elle Chase, who ran Lady Cheeky, one of Tumblr's most popular blogs for women-focused erotic content, and Kate D'Adamo, sex worker rights advocate, join Jaclyn to figure out how we got into this mess, why it matters, and how we can hope to get somewhere better.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fake nude selfies, a really amazing pop culture recommendation, and advice for a listener who's not getting what she needs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Now that Kennedy is out and Kavanaugh is in, how bad are things going to get for people who need abortions? Robin Marty joins Jaclyn to talk about her new book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, and some surprising ideas on how to fight back with everything we've got.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why is it so hard to find good sex advice for trans women? Educator, performer and activist Rebecca Kling joins Jaclyn to talk it out on the meta level, and to help out two very specific listeners who are going through changes as they transition.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sex robots are here. Now what? Jaclyn catches up with cultural critic Katherine Cross to talk robot brothels, dudebros, Ex Machina, and why you should be excited for the robot uprising.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trump may be banning the phrase "sexual health," plus listener questions about breaking into activism and good books for girls growing up in hostile territory.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've been fighting patriarchy so long. Why are we still drowning in it? Carol Gilligan, the mother of feminist psychology, and NYU researcher Naomi Snider think they know.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How does fatness affect our sense of our own sexuality, our own gender, our own race? Sonalee Rashatwar, AKA The Fat Sex Therapist, joins Jaclyn to dig deep.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hillary Clinton, Dan Savage and comprehensive pleasure-based sex education. It's a quickiesode!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Rewind)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Things are not great. Neither is Jaclyn.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feeling ground down? Paralyzed? We've got a brass-tacks activism episode that'll plant a little green shoot of hope in even the weariest heart. Featuring Kimberly Inez McGuire, executive director of URGE.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kavanaugh feelings, secret masturbation and the secret power women have had all along, all in one 15-minute quickiesode.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unscrewed is back and we're starting the new season with some cleansing anger as Jaclyn catches up with Soraya Chemaly about her brand-new book Rage Becomes Her.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you heal the trauma of revenge porn by deliberately becoming a nude art model? Lena Chen, one of the first known women to have private nude photos of her nonconsensually shared across the internet, moved to Berlin and tried it. What she learned along the way may surprise you.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Could your food cravings be telling you you have a pleasure deficit? Body Kindness author Rebecca Scritchfield joins Jaclyn to explore the connections between body image, diet culture, health and sexuality  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jaclyn catches up with Pamela Merritt, co-founder and co-director of Reproaction, who gets real about what it takes to unscrew the sexual culture in more conservative or otherwise untapped communities.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part two of our conversation about sex and mental health, Jaclyn talks with therapist Shadeen Francis about destigmatizing, deshaming, and decolonizing our mental wellness, both in and out of the bedroom. Also there are donuts.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last quickiesode of the season brings fake fake lesbians, body sommeliers and more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.