Podcast Episode 9

We’re back! In this episode, a panel discussion with Robert Heasley, Brother Robb Carter, and Robert Garfield, three members of the leadership group of the Men’s Center for Growth and Change in Philadelphia. The three Roberts discuss a recent photography exhibit featuring images of men’s intimate friendships as well as their own experiences with men’s…

Podcast Episode 8

In this episode of the TLaM podcast, I talk with Dianne Browne, PhD, CFLE, CSE, project director at Camden Healthy Start and adjunct faculty member at Widener University’s Center for Human Sexuality Studies. We discuss her work with young fathers of color, the importance of male role models in the lives of young men, research…

Podcast Episode 7

This episode features my conversation with Rabbi Shawn Zevit of Miskan Shalom and Menschwork. We discuss his work with congregants of all genders, his personal history in the men’s movement, relationships between fathers and sons, the limitations of language, and how to (and how not to) engage men in consciousness-raising work.

Podcast Episode 6

At long last, my interview with Jase Lindgren, one of the co-hosts of the Multiamory Podcast. Jase is a relationship and dating coach, masculinity educator, and sex-positivity advocate. He is trained in positive psychology, Emotional Freedom Technique, consent education, and Buddhist mindfulness practice. Jase and I talk about his work as coach, much of which…

Podcast Episode 5

In this episode, I talk to Al Vernacchio, Sexuality Education Coordinator for Friends Central School in Wynnewood, PA. We discuss the pitfalls and joys of adolescent masculinity, educating about consent, and the relationship between spirituality and sexuality, among other things. If you’d like to support the show at Patreon, here is the link.

Podcast Episode 3

Episode 3 of the TLaM podcast features my conversation with Drew Kerwood, a sex educator who works with fraternities on mental health awareness, relationships and sex, and masculinity. Drew tells us about his work and his personal journey in the world of Greek life at American colleges and universities. Enjoy!

Podcast Episode 2

Episode 2 of the TLaM podcast features my interview with Tom Schiff, executive director of Phallacies, an educational and performance group focusing on men & masculinities. Tom and I talk about the importance of storytelling, his experiences in the men’s movement, and many other topics. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed…

Radio Hour 4/18/2019: The Perils of Purity Culture

Every month or two, I am lucky enough to appear for an hour on John Fugelsang’s “Tell Me Everything” on Sirius XM Insight, along with sex therapists Rachel Klechevsky and Eric Scheider. We choose a sex/gender theme of the day and talk it over, take calls, and generally do what radio guests do. Here is…

Al Vernacchio Interview

Note: This is one of a series of interviews originally published on the TLaM tumblr. The blog seems like a better home for this material, so in the coming weeks, I will be moving these interviews over (and hopefully publishing a couple of new ones). Al Vernacchio teaches at Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, PA,…

Expressway to Your Heart: The Express Model of Sexual Consent

Chapter 1: It Leaves You Guessing I would be completely turned off by that. But I’m one of those girls that there’d be no question I was into you if I was. -Reddit user thehalflingcooks A classic scene in heterosexual romance movies and television shows (and actually, in “reality” shows as well: I’m looking at…