Hourgasm
LaNada Peppers
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Comic and multimedia storyteller Lenny Peppers and famed journalist, comic book writer/publisher and book author Lynsey G.'s podcast about decolonizing sexuality and gender.
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Hourgasm
Jul 19, 2021
The Cult of Marriage with Gaia Morrissette
When Gaia Morrissette decided to get married, it was to game the system. But she discovered that people didn't like it when she told them that. Instead, she slowly realized that everyone around her was a member of the Cult of Marriage! So she undertook a grand experiment: Getting married to see how the rest of the world would react. And the results have been stunning. From high-pitched squeals to lovers getting squeamish to finding that clients find her more "trustworthy," the experience of marriage has shown her that Western culture still clings to the way women were treated in the past. And that's not even to mention all the weirdness about "consummation"!
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Hourgasm
Dec 22, 2020
Pilot
In Hourgasm, we’re here to decolonize sexuality and gender. But what does that even mean? In the pilot episode, Lenny and Lynsey share topics they want to cover, utopian visions for decolonized sexuality, and some juicy personal details.
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Hourgasm
Feb 26, 2021
Gender Roles in Ancient Rome with Jenny Williamson
Are we all living in ancient Rome? Because it kind of feels that way to us. We’re joined by Jenny Williamson, co-host of Ancient History Fangirl, to dig into how weirdly familiar gender and sexuality were 2 millennia ago in ancient Rome, and how a lot of those ideas were passed down to use today (hint: it was colonization). Along the way, we hit a lot of questions about public bathrooms and underwear, why the Roman public was so nosy about sexual positions, and dark foundational myths that kept Roman women “in line.” We visit gender-bending religious cults and their roles in slave uprisings, a mermaid goddess and feminist ducks, and our favorite Roman women: Vulvia and Cervixia. And, hey, if you don’t want to live in constant fear of slave revolts, maybe don’t build a colonial empire on slavery? Just a thought.
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