Podcasts – Caught in the Cogs

Episode 48: Courage, Integrity, and After-Care Respect (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

Many people just don’t know how to respond when someone comes ou…

Episode 47: Responsible Community Response (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

Many people just don’t know how to respond when someone comes out and says t…

Episode 46: The Power of Responsibility (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

To take responsibility for one’s own actions, to be able to say “I fucked up, a…

Episode 45: A Fate Worse Than Death… (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

It is often described as a “fate worse than death,” and, it is. In many ways. This…

Episode 44: Exposing Predditors (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

Exposing perverts like Violentacrez (aka Michael Brutsch) and other Reddit users to pos…

Episode 43: Positively Sex-Positive (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault & rape.

Sex-Positive is a trendy term meaning, again, different things to different people, b…

Episode 42: Poly vs. Amory (Podcast).

**Trigger Warnings** This podcast discusses sexual assault and rape.

Welcome back, once again, to the Polyamory Podcast. It has been several months since I recor…

Episode 41: Building a Romantic Relationship (Podcast).

The best advice I can give you is the same advice I’ve been given again and again, and have promptly ignored because I was swept up in passion.

Episode 40: The Joy of Sex (Podcast).

Welcome back to the Poly Podcast!

This week! The Joy of Sex, and what a joy it can be. Remember, it’s a gift you give yourself and your lover. It’s sacred. It’s …

Episode 39: Gaslighting (Podcast).

One of the most insidious forms of emotional abuse…

Named after the film Gaslight, it subtly and slowly makes the target question his/her reality, deferring to the …

Episode 38: Jealousy vs. Compersion (Podcast).

Compersion is a word coined for the polyamorous lifestyle meaning to find happiness when your partner is happy or experiencing joy rather than feeling j…

Episode 37: Insidious Lies (Podcast).

The most insidious lies are the ones we want to hear…or sometimes the ones we tell ourselves. Learn some of the lies predators tell to get your trust, and please…

Episode 36: Lucky, Lucky Poly People (Podcast).

Luck has nothing to do with it. So many people look at those in open or non-monogamous relationships and think we are so lucky to have fallen into such…

Episode 35: Yes Means Yes (Podcast).

Enthusiastic Consent. Wait for it. There is nothing sexier than your partner meeting you enthusiastically as you proceed through the sexual dance. If they’re not …

Episode 34: Emotional & Sexual Predators (Podcast).

Please, please, please check out this list of warning signs to see if you’ve encountered an emotional or sexual predator. They usually seem charmin…

Episode 33: Emotional Vampires (Podcast).

Emotional Vampires are sometimes hard to spot, but we discuss some warning signs that you  might have encountered an emotional vampire. If you’re in an intim…

Episode 32: Please Release Me (Podcast).

Sexual release through masturbation, starting with treatment for “Hysteria” in the Victorian Era. From misogyny to sexual freedom among women…

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Episode 31: Everybody Lies (Podcast).

Everybody lies…or do they? Unfortunately, too many people lie or deceive out of fear or laziness. Sometimes just because they have no integrity. If you’re a good…

Episode 30: Human Touch (Podcast).

The touch of another human being can be a powerful source of healing, not only for what’s going on inside your own heart and mind, but for your relationship as a wh…

Episode 29: Sharing Your Lifestyle (Podcast).

If your sexual preference or lifestyle is “controversial” by society’s terms, you might find yourself questioning whether or not to share it with your fa…