Best J.V. Altharas Podcasts (2024)

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101 Bringing Kink Back To Paradise 23:34

2y ago23:34

23:34

Our first episode since before the world turned upside down, thanks for still being here! We're coming back on the scene by hosting a kink contingent July 23-28 at Swingtopia 2022, at our favorite place to get freaky in paradise, with our good friends at Char Travel! We're confirmed for one of our signature Dungeon Nights in the disco, we'll be doi…

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100 Friends Swing By For The Centennial Episode 50:39

5y ago50:39

50:39

To celebrate our 100th episode, our sexy friends from Life on the Swingset come by to talk shop and swap stories. Show Links: Come play with us at Swingset Desire 2019 Life on the Swingset Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook- Show Website: SexualDarkAge.com

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099 Dungeon Night Debrief 2018 1:18:14

5y ago1:18:14

1:18:14

This show is our annual Dungeon Night Debrief episode, recorded with a live audience at Desire Resort in Riviera Maya (Cancun) This is also the last of the old recordings, so we're caught up! Tune in next time for our centennial episode, when we'll be joined by our best friends in podcasting from Life on the Swingset. Show Links: Come play with us …

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098 Total Desire Recall 2018 (Part 2) 1:00:49

5y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

In the name of catching up, the next few episodes were previously recorded at and after Desire 2018 last November. This episode features JV, Shara,and the Swingset Crew recapping SS Desire 2018. Part 2 of 2 Show Links: Come play with us at SS Desire 2019 Life on the Swingset Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook- Show Website: SexualDarkAge.com…

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097 Total Desire Recall 2018 (Part 1) 52:43

5y ago52:43

52:43

In the name of catching up, the next few episodes were previously recorded at and after Desire 2018 last November. This episode features JV, Shara, Tristan Taormino and the Swingset Crew recapping SS Desire 2018. Part 1 of 2 Show Links: Come play with us at SS Desire 2019 Life on the Swingset Pucker Up - Tristan's Sex-Positive home on the web. Sex …

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096 So JV Almost Died Last Year... 30:29

5y ago30:29

30:29

After a long hiatus induced by JV almost dying last year and taking months to recover, we're podcasting again! We've missed you, sexy friends! Show Links: Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook-Please "LIKE" Show Website: SexualDarkAge.com

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095 Dungeon Night Debrief (Part 2) - Desire 2017 Takeover 1:06:29

6+ y ago1:06:29

1:06:29

Part 2 This year's Desire Resort takeover brought a new and improved Dungeon Night, and a couple dozen perverts decided to join our live audience recording the next day...where we were able to do an absinthe tasting thanks to the generosity of Swingerdoc & Sexxypixie. Many thanks to the Dungeon Crew, including Swingerdoc & Sexxypixie, Knotty Irish …

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094 Dungeon Night Debrief (Part 1) - Desire 2017 Takeover 51:18

6+ y ago51:18

51:18

This year's Desire Resort takeover brought a new and improved Dungeon Night, and a couple dozen perverts decided to join our live audience recording the next day...where we were able to do an absinthe tasting thanks to the generosity of Swingerdoc & Sexxypixie. Many thanks to the Dungeon Crew, including Swingerdoc & Sexxypixie, Knotty Irish & Pet, …

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093 Folsom Street Fair Edition (Part 2) 1:05:19

6+ y ago1:05:19

1:05:19

Part 2 of our post-fair discussion. In the conclusion we talk more about our Saturday night play party (including Sexxypixie signing Shara's ass), vibrators with rolling unlock codes, and everyone gets together to give Gabriella her birthday spankings. Thanks to our friends and fellow freaks, Swingerdoc & Sexxypixie, Knotty Irish & Pet, and Maximus…

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092 Folsom Street Fair Edition (Part 1) 1:00:09

6+ y ago1:00:09

1:00:09

After Folsom Street Fair, we sat down with our friends to talk about the sights and scenes of the weekend. We talk more about Twisted Windows, especially Saki & Mayu's intense shibari performance, though the word "shibari" alone fails entirely to do it justice. We also talk about our Saturday Night Play party, including Knotty with his florentine H…

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091 Hotties Under The Collar: The Submissives Record Their Own Episode 1:00:31

6+ y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

While we were in San Francisco for Folsom Street Fair, Shara and the other submissives recorded their own episode on Saturday evening while the doms were cooking dinner and otherwise entertaining themselves. They spend a good bit of time unpacking the amazing kinky performances we'd seen at Twisted Windows the previous night, as well as getting up …

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090 Talking Kinky Sex With Tristan Taormino 1:14:27

6+ y ago1:14:27

1:14:27

Podcaster, Sex educator and prolific pornographer Tristan Taormino, who also happens to be our guest co-host for our upcoming Desire Resort takeover in November, joins us to talk about kinky sex and how she likes it. This episode was originally intended mostly be about ethical pornography, on which Tristan is also an expert, but we had a little too…

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089 Sexy Times In San Francisco and An Erotic Dinner With Our Gourmet Life 37:53

7y ago37:53

37:53

We talk about some of the highlights of our sexy times in San Francisco, including an excellent evening spent at an erotic dinner hosted by Our Gourmet Life Chef Chris Hubbard Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever make! Show Links: Sponsored by Extreme Restraints Our G…

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088 Midori On Using Communication To Make Hot Play Happen 55:33

7y ago55:33

55:33

While in San Francisco, we sit down with Midori to talk about using better communication to make hot play happen and get more out of it. Topics include turning "no" into something positive and learning to share your desires in a way that empowers you. Make Hot Play Happen with Marcia B. & Midori: Coming up in San Francisco August 5-6, 2017 and New …

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087 Interview With Cooper S Beckett On His New Book "Approaching The Swingularity" 38:41

7y ago38:41

38:41

Our sexy friend Cooper S Beckett from Life on the Swingset joins us to talk about (and read from) his swinging new novel, "Approaching The Swingularity." Click below to buy directly from his website, or wherever books are sold. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever mak…

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086 Fetish Club Reviews: Choice Social and Galleria Domain 2 40:07

7y ago40:07

40:07

We've been doing some traveling this year, and part of that has been visiting new and interesting fetish clubs. In this episode we talk about our time at: Galleria Domain 2 in Chicago Choice Social Club in Rhode Island We were also honored to be present for the closing night of Alter Ego in Rhode Island, and we're pleased to report that a filthy, k…

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085 LotSS 279 Desire Takeover 2016 Recap & LIfe On The Swingset 7th Anniversary 1:43:46

7y ago1:43:46

1:43:46

In this supersize episode, Shara and I join our friends from Life on the Swingset to reminisce about our Desire Resort takeover back in November. This is also a special Swingset episode, as it marks the show's seventh anniversary! The content of this episode was originally released as Life On The Swingset Episode 279. Lastly and on a sad note, we'v…

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084 Interview With Midori (Part 2) On Her Female Dominance Intensive: ForteFemme, Our New Toys From Fetish Fair Flea 1:00:00

7y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

During our trip to Fetish Fair Fleamarket, we had the opportunity to sit down with legendary kink educator Midori for one of our favorite interviews ever. This episode includes the conclusion of that interview, in which we talk about ForteFemme, Midori's weekend intensive on female dominance. But, we start by discussing Shara's newfound desire to b…

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083 Interview with Midori (Part 1) On Kinky Archetypes And The True Meaning of BDSM 1:02:47

7y ago1:02:47

1:02:47

During our trip to Fetish Fair Fleamarket, we had the opportunity to sit down with legendary kink educator Midori for one of our favorite interviews ever. This episode includes most of that interview (more to come next week). We talk about lead/follow archetypes that can assist us deconstructing our kinky tendencies and desires in a way that allows…

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082 PTSD & BDSM 40:43

7y ago40:43

40:43

Our long-time medical advisor finally joins us on the show to continue a discussion about PTSD & BDSM play that began a few episodes ago with a listener question. Sadly, due to some technical issues, we had to use the Skype recording of our interview and thus do not have the benefit of the new studio's awesomeness. Listen to this episode for a disc…

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081 New Year, New Studio 53:21

7+ y ago53:21

53:21

After a crazy holiday season, we ring in the new year with a new studio setup, and we hope you love the new sound as much as we do. Please let us know what you think! This is a laid back episode full of sexy stories about sexy friends, as well as the announcement of our April group vacation, the Dark Side of Desire, from 4/15 to 4/20. Contact Jim@c…

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080 Dungeon Desire DM Roundup 1:07:20

7+ y ago1:07:20

1:07:20

On November 9th, the disco at Desire Resort became a dungeon for the first time and it was an amazing night. Shara and I could never have pulled it off without the support and assistance of several other kinky couples who acted as both dungeon masters and service tops all evening, and this episode was about bringing them on the show and capturing s…

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079 PTSD Triggers, BDSM Play, and The Perils of Looking For Dominants Online 41:08

7+ y ago41:08

41:08

A submissive from Down Under asks questions about navigating the realm of BDSM when you have PTSD from sexual and physical abuse, including looking for a dominant online. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever make! Show Links: Sponsored by Extreme Restraints Ending The…

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078 Orgasms On Command 52:14

7+ y ago52:14

52:14

A listener question about orgasms on command inspired an impromptu recording in paradise, which later inspired (and is included in) this episode. Honestly, it was a blast to both record and edit this one. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever make! Show Links: Sponsore…

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077 Desire Takeover Special with Jim from Char Travel 32:01

7+ y ago32:01

32:01

Jim from Char Travel joins us for this special episode about the upcoming (nearly 100% booked!) Desire Resort takeover in November Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever make! Show Links: Sponsored by Extreme Restraints Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook-Please "LIK…

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076 Swing Club Strikeouts and Erotic Asphyxiation 34:05

8y ago34:05

34:05

For our first episode in a while we talk a bit about Shara's fondness for erotic asphyxiation, as well as a listener question about striking out at swing clubs that Ginger and Prof were kind enough to answer with us. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extreme Restraints...on every order you ever make! Show Lin…

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075 Thirty Naked People And A Microphone 2015 44:22

8+ y ago44:22

44:22

This year for Swingset Takes Desire we hosted a bunch of kinky events, and a great time was had by all. This discussion-group style episode was recorded live on our last full day at the resort, full of reminiscence of good times had and great ideas for next year's full-resort takeover. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you …

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074 Kinky Listener Mail - Munches, Kinky Monotony, Threesomes, Performance Anxiety 1:07:46

8+ y ago1:07:46

1:07:46

Ginger & The Prof join us again to pitch in discussing some kinky listener mail topics, including getting the confidence up to attend your first munch, dealing with sexual monotony when your kinky play becomes so predictable it feels like vanilla sex all over again, kinky threesome concerns, and performance anxiety after prostate removal surgery. W…

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073 Getting Kinky In Paradise with Ginger & The Prof 1:20:17

9y ago1:20:17

1:20:17

Ginger & The Prof from Life on the Swingset (and their own upcoming podcast Intellectual Foreplay--we can't wait!) join us to reminisce about our trip to Desire in April...and plot what sorts of trouble we can cause on our upcoming trips in November 2015 and April 2016. Listen to this episode for a discount code that will score you 10% off at Extre…

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072 Recovering From Sexual Assault: Interviews With Victims Who've Become Educators & Advocates 1:17:59

9y ago1:17:59

1:17:59

A listener asks for advice on recovering from a rape she suffered three years ago. We interview two other sexual abuse/assault survivors who share their experiences with recovery. Interview Guests: Dawn Serra is a sex an intimacy coach who has personal experience with rape and sexual assault. She is also co-host of the Sex Gets Real Podcast Megan A…

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071 Interview: Private Gym Creator David Mandell On Better, Stronger Cocks Through Kegel Exercises for Men 1:07:43

9y ago1:07:43

1:07:43

This episode was recorded at CatalystCon in front of a live studio audience. We have a great conversation with David Mandell, creator of the Private Gym Pelvic Muscle Exercise System For Men, on this revolutionary (and FDA registered) system for improving sexual performance and overall male sexual health through simple exercises that any guy can le…

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070 Budget Bondage For Beginners And Other Cost Conscious Kink 43:33

9+ y ago43:33

43:33

A listener request for advice on bondage gear that doesn't cost a fortune led us on a winding road that ended with a new sponsor! This episode begins with a discussion of "pervertables" that can be found in various vanilla venues, then transitions into a discussion of the awesome gear we got from Extreme Restraints for not a lot of cash. Be sure to…

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069 Interview: Dee Dennis, Founder/Organizer of CatalystCon 36:21

9+ y ago36:21

36:21

Dee Dennis joins us to talk about CatalystCon, a conference created to inspire exceptional conversations about sexuality. Follow @DeeDennis and @CatalystCon on Twitter Enter code "DARKAGE" at registration for 10 bucks off! Please take a few moments to fill out a demographic survey to support the show by helping us get the best sponsors, and also ma…

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068 Interview: Cooper Beckett On His New Book, "My Life On The Swingset" 5:56

9+ y ago5:56

5:56

Cooper Beckett joins us to talk about his new book, My Life On The Swingset, which chronicles the ups, downs and sideways shimmies of his first six years practicing ethical non-monogamy, in a way that really brings the reader along for the ride. Ebook now available, hard copies to be released by March. Click Below To Buy On Amazon Please take a few…

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067 Sex News 12/21/14 | Condoms In Porn, Semen Fights Depression, The Pill Affects Attraction, Orgasms & Brain Science, FL Same-Sex Marriage, Naked Revenge 43:43

9+ y ago43:43

43:43

This is our first experimental run at a "Sex News" format. If we work out the kinks (giggity), it may become either something we do every couple episodes or even a spin-off show. See the bottom of the post for links to all the news articles discussed in this episode. Please take a few moments to fill out a demographic survey to support the show by …

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066 Same-Sexploration, Munch Shyness and a Stinky Cowboy 35:57

9+ y ago35:57

35:57

Topics include a younger guy with concerns about being attracted to other guys, a woman wondering how to work up the courage to go to a kinky munch, and a cowboy getting kicked out of bed for an odor problem he's not sure exists Please take a few moments to fill out a demographic survey to support the show by helping us get the best sponsors, and a…

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065 Live From Desire - Ending The Sexual Dark Age on The Swingset 1:08:41

9+ y ago1:08:41

1:08:41

This episode is one of our favorites to date, mostly because it was SO much fun to record. JV and Shara are joined by Cooper, Miko and Prof from Life on the Swingset, as well as a couple dozen other sexy naked people, for an open-mic discussion group towards the end of our amazing week at Desire. Other than inserting a couple commercial breaks, thi…

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064 Dealing With An Asexual Relationship 27:12

9+ y ago27:12

27:12

A listener asks for advice on dealing with a relationship that's great in almost every respect, except that it's never taken off sexually. This was originally recorded to be episode 63, but never got published due to technical issues which have now been corrected. Please take a few moments to fill out a demographic survey to support the show by hel…

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063 Back From Desire 47:21

9+ y ago47:21

47:21

Shara and I just spent a week in paradise at Swingset Takes Desire 2014, and this episode is our stream-of-consciousness wrap up of the trip and return to regular podcasting...for realsies this time. Please take a few moments to fill out a demographic survey to support the show by helping us get the best sponsors, and also make sure we have adverti…

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062 Cum and Chemo, Swallowing Advice, Toning Down Your Dominant Side, Swinging In Cancun 37:57

10y ago37:57

37:57

A guy with stage 4 cancer needs to know if his submissive will be swallowing his chemotherapy drugs along with his jizz (see link below), advice on toning down your dominant side when it's too much for your partner, and tips on how to swallow a big load at the end of a blowjob without gagging. JV was recently a guest on the Men's Family Law Podcast…

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061 Ending The Sexual Dark Age On The Swingset - Polyamory, Pegging, Eating Creampies and Much More! 1:11:35

10y ago1:11:35

1:11:35

We join our friends from the Swingset for the first time in far too long! Topics of conversation include advice on polyamory, eating creampies, pegging, and whatever else wandered through our minds. This episode is available as both episode 61 of our show and episode 161 of Life On The Swingset. Show Links: Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook-Pl…

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060 The Hiatus Endeth 35:28

10y ago35:28

35:28

We finally talk about our Vegas wrap up, as well as talking about some fun ways to break sexual monotony. New interviews are coming soon on our show, and we'll be recording with our friends on the swingset very soon. Overall this episode was just a light, fun way to get back to recording. It's great to be back! Show Links: Ending The Sexual Dark Ag…

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059 Talking Dirty, Overbearing Parents, Bringing the Kink Back 37:26

10+ y ago37:26

37:26

A concerned boyfriend is looking for tips to help his girl stand up to her controlling parents, a submissive needs help getting comfortable with talking dirty, and another submissive wants to bring sexy back to her marriage by bringing the kink back. Show Links: Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook-Please "LIKE" Sponsored By: AdamAndEve.com, ente…

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058 Cannibalism Fetish, Kegel Exercises For The Blind, Muscle Relaxers Suppressing Orgasms 52:45

10+ y ago52:45

52:45

Topics include a listener's struggle with his gynophagia (aka Cannibalism Fetish), a blind couple asking for detailed verbal instructions for doing Kegel exercises, and a woman on muscle relaxers who might be incapable of feeling pleasure from her orgasms because of them. Show Links: Ending The Sexual Dark Age On Facebook-Please "LIKE" Sponsored By…

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057 BDSM and Virginity, Taking Constructive Criticism As A Submissive, Books for New Dominants, Hot For Teacher 50:53

10+ y ago50:53

50:53

Listener mail topics include a woman with questions about both losing her virginity and learning to enjoy masturbation, finding the fetish scene in Hannover, Germany, major fetish publications that may be looking for models, JV's new project to test his female orgasm intensification training, and Shara's support group for local submissives. If you …

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056 Masturbation, Virginity, Orgasm Training, Submissive Support Group, Fetish Modeling 54:47

10+ y ago54:47

54:47

Listener mail topics include a woman with questions about both losing her virginity and learning to enjoy masturbation, finding the fetish scene in Hannover, Germany, major fetish publications that may be looking for models, JV's new project to test his female orgasm intensification training, and Shara's support group for local submissives. If you …

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055 We're Not Dead, Deep Throating Tips, Breath Play/Erotic Asphyxiation, Party in Vegas for the AVN Expo 40:19

10+ y ago40:19

40:19

Indeed, we're not dead and it's great to be back to podcasting. Many thanks to those who emailed and kept in touch while we were more or less MIA, we're looking forward to seeing how much of the audience is still tuned in. In this episode, we address some listener requests for more detailed tips on deep throating a cock, talk about Shara's new love…

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054 Adultery Isn't Cool 1:08:53

11+ y ago1:08:53

1:08:53

We discuss a listener question from a lesbian who's been pretty thoroughly cheated on by her long-time partner, which leads into a broader discussion of adultery and why cheating sucks on so many levels. Show Links: New Facebook Page for Ending The Sexual Dark Age Sponsored By: AdamAndEve.com, enter the code "DARKAGE" at checkout to get HALF OFF ju…

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053 Getting Girls, Breaking The Swing Ice, The Gift of Panties, Kegel Exercise Orgasms 41:20

11+ y ago41:20

41:20

Topics include advice for a younger guy on how to replace masturbation with real women, advice for a couple who's almost certain their friends want to swing with them but aren't sure how to break the ice without being embarassed, thoughts for a girl whose younger brother asked for a pair of her panties to keep, and the possibliity of having vaginal…

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052 FFM Threesomes: Seducing Women As A Couple, First Vibrator Advice 52:37

11+ y ago52:37

52:37

Two listener questions from women about getting another girl in bed for a threesome, including topics such as making an approach or opening the door, how to tell if another woman is into you, and the option of using swinger events to scope out potential playmates. We also talk about choosing your first vibrator, and Shara makes some specific recomm…

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