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Things get steamy when Jessica Ross, Rekha Shankar, and their hilarious guests review the finest erotic literature the internet has to offer.
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Kendra and Lauren host Erotic Nonsense, the podcast where two friends dive into the world of romance literature to help you find your next great read.
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Welcome to Billet Doux, a show about literature and love. Listen to the greatest love letters ever composed or, if you’re so inclined, write and submit your own! If there’s something you’d like to say to that special guy or gal, don’t keep it to yourself… Send it over to billetdouxu@gmail.com and I’ll read it ON AIR for all the world to hear! Let’s relearn how to love, one letter at a time.
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HOT SEXY STORIES designed to GET YOU OFF. This is audio sex at it's finest. Get your tool for play too, use offer code DIRTY50 for 50 percent OFF, Free Shipping, Free Hot DVDs, and a Mystery Gift at www.adameve.com. Gotta use that code DIRTY50. Subscribe and give us some feedback luv
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HOT SEXY STORIES designed to GET YOU OFF. This is audio sex at it's finest. Get your tool for play too, use offer code DIRTY50 for 50 percent OFF, Free Shipping, Free Hot DVDs, and a Mystery Gift at www.adameve.com. Gotta use that code
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Awarded Australia's 'Best Sex & Relationships Podcast' at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards! Uncovering, devouring & celebrating the history of eroticism. From notorious sex symbols to mythological archetype, from the lives of striptease legends to literature too salacious for the public eye & everything in between. If the Pope would be riled, chances are we'll be covering it... Well, uncovering it. Hosted by nationally awarded podcaster, stripteaser, teacher & writer Velma Vouloir. Cntrove ...
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Friday Nights will never be the same, every week we will share a HOT new EROTIC story with you. Just the thing to bring your weekend alive. Whether you share this story with a friend or keep it all to yourself, I know your Friday Nights will never be the same.
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Shipwreck is a San Francisco-based erotic fanfiction competition that pits six great writers against one great book each month. Fics are performed to a live audience by our resident thespian, that we might preserve author anonymity till the votes are tallied. Hosted by Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers.
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A fortnightly podcast about sex, feminism and erotic literature. Grab a glass of wine, your favourite smutty book and maybe even an extra set of batteries to join Abby and Sam as they explore all-things pleasure and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Are you with a friend? Are you alone? It doesn't matter because our weekly Spice Podcast will get your imagination going wild. Support this podcast and get a great deal too, visit http://www.adamandeve.com for 50 PERCENT OFF most any item a free gift, and free shipping for a limited time. You must use offer source code SASSY
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Chantelle Otten is a Sexologist, who is here to read out YOUR erotic literature. YEP! You email her your best erotic story at sexystories@chantelleotten.com and she brings that story to life through this podcast. This podcast contains mature language and sexual themes, so please be wary of little ears. Follow Chantelle for her modern, sex-ed for adults on instagram @chantelle_otten_sexologist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Join Johanna and Rin on their quest to find the steamiest, funniest, most absurd romance novel out there! Every week we rate and review a different piece of outrageous erotic literature
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Welcome to the Black Writer Therapy Podcast, a vibrant space for Black women writers to gather, sip tea, and explore the healing power of writing. Join us for candid conversations about the unique experiences and challenges Black authors face in an industry often centered on whiteness. This podcast celebrates the voices and stories of Black women through authentic discussions that foster healing, joy, and sisterhood. Whether you're an established author, an aspiring writer, or a reader who l ...
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Friday Nights will never be the same, every week we will share a HOT new EROTIC story with you. Just the thing to bring your weekend alive. Whether you share this story with a friend or keep it all to yourself, I know your Friday Nights will never be the same.
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It’s a challenge to build a long term relationship full of love, desire, and sexy fun. It can be especially challenging for Christians in a world filled with mixed messages about sex, intimacy, and marriage that go contrary to traditional values. Your host is Dan Purcell, a Life Coach and Couples Sex Expert that specializes in helping married couples take their sex life to the next level. You’ll gain new ideas, perspectives, and practical tools to help you "get your marriage on"! This podcas ...
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Audiobook Club is a monthly event and podcast where we celebrate and discuss Black, Asian, Queer and female narratives in literature. Every month we meet with other Audiobookworms to discuss an Audiobook recommended by you. To attend our next live recording visit http://contentisqueen.org/news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to From the Hip with your fabulously hip hosts Kath and Mish where we celebrate the ridiculous, the folly and the honesty of life-changing experiences of women in their 50s. An authentic podcast that speaks directly to you, however you walk through life. FTH is a celebration of women connecting via conversation. And just for the record we'd love men to listen as well! As women in our 50s who had major life changes, we felt there was a conversation to offer the podscape which celebrat ...
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Three Hungry Animals invites you to join the feast! Come hang out with us every week as we share advice, drama, and endless laughs.
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Join longtime friends Marci and Ako for their bi-weekly podcast where they discuss fiction, fantasy, and magical realism written by writers from colorful and diverse backgrounds! Come for the honest discussions, stay for the complete and utter tomfoolery. Also, no worries if you haven't read the books, we've got you covered!
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206: What Are Your Yeses, Nos, and Maybes in the Bedroom? (Sextember Series #3)
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This is our third Sextember Episode! So this is also going to be a really fun and spicy podcast to give you inspiration and ideas to make the most out of your Sextember! Today, we get to talk about how to share your fantasies with your spouse (which is really hard to do sometimes) and about the value of adding novelty and spice to your marriage rel…
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From Erotic Exploration to Kink: A Candid Talk with Lyvonne Briggs
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From Erotic Exploration to Kink: A Candid Talk with Lyvonne Briggs Parts of this session deal with sensitive subject matter that may disturb some listeners. Protect your healing and honor your journey. In this episode of the Black Writer Therapy Podcast, host Ella Shawn converses with Lyvonne Briggs, a body- and sex-positive womanist preacher and p…
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205: ForePLAY that Wins The Day (Sextember Series #2)
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Welcome to our second Sextember episode! For this month, every episode will be filled with ideas to add more spice and excitement to your bedroom as part of our Sextember series. Last week, my guest, Tammy Camp, and I talked about flirting and initiating. So today we're going to build on that and talk about another spicy and exciting topic: putting…
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“As long as I’ve lived, I’ve YEARNED to love” | Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova
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A story of the romance between Erik Svensson and Katya Ivanova (AD 823): Erik Svensson, a young Viking from Sweden, joined his warlord father on a mission to cross the Baltic Sea and invade the mainland of Russia. While there, he met and fell in love with Katya Ivanova, a beautiful daughter of the enemy. If you have a love letter that you’d like me…
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204: Flirting and Initiating in Marriage (Sextember Series #1)
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I am so excited for what's coming up in September! For the next four episodes in the month of September, we will focus on the theme of spicing things up in the bedroom. We're just adding a little more creativity to your lovemaking routines! It's going to be fun and we're doing all this because September for us is Sextember. If you don't know what t…
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“Even before I rise, my thoughts rush to you, my IMMORTAL BELOVED!” | Ludwig van Beethoven to Antonie Brentano
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Ludwig van Beethoven’s billet-doux to Antonie Brentano (1812): “I must live either wholly with you, or not at all”. If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off h…
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203: Why Honesty, Risk, and some Fair Play Lead To Great Connection with Alyson Bullock
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**SEXTEMBER STARTS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. DOWNLOAD THE INTIMATELY US APP TO PARTICIPATE** My hope for you after listening to today's episode is you'll laugh a little, be inspired and gain some practical tools that you can use to improve communication about intimate things in your marriage. My guest today is Alyson Bullock, a marriage and family th…
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Two Athletes fall in LOVE at the Paris OLYMPICS | Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull
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A story of the romance between Rafael Pérez and Renée Trumbull (2024). Renée Trumbull, a Canadian gymnast, and Rafael Pérez, a Spanish swimmer, qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. One bright July morning, while walking through the Olympic Village, they met. Over the course of the next few weeks together at the Games, they fel…
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"Our love is FORBIDDEN, but it can’t be helped" | Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei
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The love story of Kenji Matsumoto and Li Mei (1937): Kenji Matsumoto, a young soldier conscripted to the JAPANESE imperial army, was taken from his university and stationed outside Yan’an. While patrolling the countryside, he met a beautiful CHINESE peasant girl by the name of Li Mei. Between them, under the cover of darkness, a forbidden love was …
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“I’ll forget your NAME the day I forget the FOOD I live on” | Michelangelo to Tommaso de Cavalieri
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Michelangelo’s billet-doux to Tommaso de Cavalieri (1533): “Perhaps you said this to try me, or to rekindle a greater flame in me, if it were possible. Whichever it is, I know for sure that I’ll forget your name the day I forget the food I live on; in fact, I could sooner forget my food, which nourishes only the body, than your name, which nourishe…
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“It was the flame of LUST rather than the feeling of LOVE” | Peter Abèlard and Heloïse
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A touching exchange of billets-doux between Heloïse and Peter Abèlard (12th century). “Every wife, every young girl desired you in your absence and was on fire in your presence; queens and great ladies envied me my joys and my bed”. If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via e…
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202: Fatherhood and Fidelity: Men on Keeping Marriage Alive
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In the thick of raising children or building a career or juggling the many demands that life imposes on us, it's easy for couples to feel like relationship matters have been put to the side. You don't intend for this to happen, of course. It's easy for things to feel so vanilla, routine, or monotonous between you and your spouse. So how do some cou…
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Learning to See Our Truths as Black Women
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Navigating Writing and Pharmacy: Ella Shine in Conversation with EeJay Eneckwa Ella Shine interviews EeJay Eneckwa, a pharmacist and published author, about her journey from Nigeria to America at a young age, her passion for pharmacy, and her experiences writing. They discuss the challenges of being a black woman in both the writing and medical fie…
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“I should LOVE her FOREVER, were it only for that” | Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway
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A beautiful billet-doux sent from Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway (1786). “Friendship is precious not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and, thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine”. If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to …
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“My only LUCID moments were DREAMS of you" | Hector Berlioz to Harriet Smithson
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A beautiful love story, written by Hector Berlioz for Harriet Smithson (1865). “A plan began to take shape in my mind: Harriet Smithson should hear of me! She should know that I also was an artist!” If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here ON AIR for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com. If …
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201: The Art of Cherishing Your Spouse, Part 2
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This is part two of the podcast we released last Friday (#200). And if you haven't listened to that one, I highly recommend you pause this episode and go back and listen to #200 first. These two episodes are continuation of a project that I started a few months ago to better understand what it means for me to cherish my spouse. I shared a tragic st…
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Welcome to Billet Doux, a show about literature and love. On this show, dear friend–than which you’ll not find another lovelier, nor sweeter–we’ll read some of the most arrestingly beautiful love letters ever to have been penned. Letters written by, to take just a few noteworthy examples: Michelangelo, Beethoven, Elizabeth Taylor, F. Scott Fitzgera…
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200: The Art of Cherishing Your Spouse, Part 1
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We recently experienced the loss of a family member very suddenly, a young mom with three children, and it has made me want to love and appreciate and cherish my wife more. And so this set me out on a personal project to understand the concept of cherishing a little better. This project has really changed me. It has changed me in my intimate intera…
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199: How to Banish Fear, Anxiety, and Boredom for a Thriving Sex Life
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It's interesting that we live in a day and age where it's not the popular thing to want a family and a strong, committed marriage with complete fidelity. At least in America, the trend is to make wealth the ultimate measure of our progress in life. But I got to tell you: if you're looking for an investment that would give you a return on happiness,…
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A Closed Mouth Will Never Get Fed with Dr. Vanessa D. Guyton
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Content Warning: This Black Writer Therapy podcast session deals with sensitive subject matter that some may find difficult to listen to and others may be triggered. I urge you to protect your healing and your peace. Host, Ella Shawn chats with Dr. Vanessa Guyton, founder and CEO of the HUSH No More nonprofit. She is a survivor of military assault …
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198: Q&A - Erotic literature, overweight husband, discussing trying new things, and wooing your spouse
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I get so many questions through the anonymous question form on my website, so it's time to answer some more. We address these topics today: A husband doesn't feel like his wife values sex and intimacy in their marriage Spouses wondering if erotic literature has a place in a Christian marriage A husband wanting more novelty in a sexual relationship,…
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It's Not a Question of Experience as Much as Opportunity with Emanuelle Marachal
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It's Never a Question of Experience with Emanuelle Marachal In this session of Black Writer Therapy, Ella Shawn welcomes freelance fashion writer and curator of the Journal de Curioso (The Curious Journal) Substack Newsletter, Emanuelle Marachal, a Cameroonian-French expat living in South Italy. Ella and Emanuelle cover the gambit regarding writing…
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197: How We Revitalized Sex and Intimacy as Busy Parents: A Sextimony
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Building a long-term, intimate marriage is the most exciting demanding and soul expanding work that many of us will ever do in this life. All of the specific challenges to confront and overcome will be different from couple to couple, but many of the same tools work for many couples. I met Keith and Lindsey through my Get Your Marriage On Program, …
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196: Handjobs, Pegging, Mismatched Libidos, Husband Won't Let Me Initiate: Q&A
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I'm very excited about today's episode today! We get to address a lot of juicy topics, such as the following: a reluctant wife feeling pressure to give her husband a hand job a couple that wants to try pegging, but is unsure about it a frustrated wife that feels like all the effort she's making to improve her marriage is one sided and feels a lot o…
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We're back with a brand new episode! Pride is love. Pride is protest. Pride is presence. In this episode we're delving into a brief history of Australian LGBTQIA+ pride & queer political legislation from colonial invasion in 1788 through to the present day. From the early evidence of gay culture in the 1800s, to the monumental moments & people in t…
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Creating Through Chaos: Natasha Bishop on Tenacity and Authenticity in Writing
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Ella Shawn Creating Through Chaos: Natasha Bishop on Tenacity and Authenticity in Writing In a heartfelt episode of the Black Writer Therapy Podcast, host Ella Shawn welcomes indie contemporary romance author Natasha Bishop for a candid conversation about writing, healing, and the power of storytelling. They explore Natasha's writing journey, her e…
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195: Are You a "Sexual Over-functioner?" with Dr. Kathleen Smith
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In many marriages, there are people that feel like they do far more than their share of the relationship work, but why do they tend to take on the responsibility of their spouse's share of the relationship, especially in stressful situations? Intimate marriages are like a system like an air conditioning and heating system in your home. It works har…
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194: “Is this ok for us to do?” Seeking God’s Direction In Your Sex Life
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"I just have a hard time with some of the things you said on your podcast. How can you be okay with things like toys, lingerie, and even talk about sex so publicly like that. I grew up with the understanding that those things aren't appropriate to discuss." I can absolutely relate. This conversation with this sincere woman took me back several year…
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193: The Fast and Furious: Over-Coming Premature Ejaculation, featuring Mark Goldberg
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I get asked frequently about what to do when you (or your husband) comes too quickly during sex, or has premature ejaculation. I wanted to do an in-depth episode on this topic to address the many questions that we have because frankly, sex isn't that enjoyable when it's over too quick or you just don't last as long as you'd like to. Even if this is…
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Redefining Academic Writing for Black Academia with Dr. Michele Boyd
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The data will tell us the number of advanced degrees earned and correlate it with higher earnings. But the story behind the numbers sheds light on the why. Why are Black women pursuing doctorate degrees? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y1Yu59BoYoyhUTmbR5Y4a9wqw96QZeOzCihspDIUirA/edit Michelle's Facebook page @inkwellretreats on Instagram Michel…
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192: Why is it Hard to Keep Sex Passionate When You've Been Married for a Long Time? with Jenn Pinkerton & Dan Purcell
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For most couples, there's a lot of hot passion and excitement during the early dating and engagement time and for a while after the wedding. But over time, we develop routines, scripts, and become habituated to each other. This is normal and serves a good purpose. However, herein lies the challenge: how do you create an intimate marriage with lots …
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191: What the Heck is 'Relational Self-awareness,' and How Does it Help You Be a Better Lover? with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
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It's so easy to notice how our spouse is making choices that get in the way of them getting what they really want. Our brains expend tremendous amount of energy trying to get our spouses to see things our way, because from our vantage point, they're self-sabotaging, right? It's so obvious (to us anyway). Of course, our spouses think think the same …
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For the Love of Liberty: Twin Writers Lean into the Past to Understand the Present
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For the Love of Liberty: Twin Writers Lean into the Past to Understand the Present In this heartfelt session, host Ella speaks with Suzette Riddick and Suzette D. Harrison, affectionately known as 'the twins.' They discuss their new collaborative series, Generations, which tells the intertwined stories of African American families across different …
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190: Cultivating Healthy Eroticism in Long-term Marriages, with Dan Purcell
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For a lot of us, we associate the word "eroticism" with something that's distasteful or something that we probably shouldn't want as a Christ-loving people, right? We don't go embracing the things we see on Las Vegas billboards, for example. So eroticism to to some is kind of something hard to hear. Now, this is a concept I teach towards the end of…
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