Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of having my own podcast. Just kidding! But I have been working on this for awhile, and I’m excited to share it with you, not only because it will clarify how to pronounce my last name (So-heat Pay-sha) but because the best part of my job is having thought-provoking conversations with the people I admire. Like this newsletter, the Pleasure-Seeking podcast will explore what we want and why we want it, using pop culture and personal experience as a gateway to discuss how desire shapes our lives. Expect intimate interviews with intriguing guests, Q&A-style sex and relationship advice, and candid chats about how sexuality and modern culture intersect.
In our first episode, I interview
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People, places, and things we mentioned: Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom, Everyone Is Botoxed & No One Is Horny by Jessica DeFino, Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny by RS Benedict, Annihilation of the selfie by Haley Nahman, and the works of Bell Hooks and Audre Lorde (broadly speaking.) Plus The Hole Debate, where my fellow sex writer Magdalene Taylor debated the politics of labiaplasty.
You can expect new podcast episodes once a month for now. If enough people upgrade their subscriptions to support my work for $6/month or $60/year, I’ll be able to bump the frequency up to once a week and start producing video content.
Hope you enjoy!
xoxo
Camille
The podcast is illustrated by Molly Crabapple, with music by Sinning.
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