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Arguably the most famous vibrator, Magic Wand has improved the sex lives of millions of people over the past 56 years. More importantly, it has shaped how we think about, talk about, and depict sex more broadly in society. Making Magic, a limited audio series, examines the legacy of Magic Wand and its significant impact on society's acceptance of pleasure. The series connects listeners to the stories of people whose lives have been changed by this vibrator. Magic Wand's illustrious history i ...
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Exploring sex, kink, gender, and love with Tina Horn. Subscribe to ACast+ for Exclusive Bonus Content! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yapit. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/yapit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole com ...
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Bad With Money With Gabe Dunn

Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions

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Twice a week, Gabe Dunn (he/they) brings you a money show for the weirdos and queerdos -- with an unabashedly radical point of view about finances that will help you fix your life. You won't get rich, but you will feel seen. Gabe, a queer and trans writer and New York Times best-selling author, and their expert guests take down out-of-touch money movies, TV, and books, listen to your personal financial wins and woes, try to better the world for the not-billionaires, and laugh because they ju ...
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Coming Out Pod

Coming Out Pod

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Coming Out Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by Lauren Flans where queer folks from all walks of life tell the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large! Because who doesn't love a coming out story?
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Curious Fox

Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla

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For those challenging the status quo in love, sex, and relationships. Effy Blue and Jacqueline Misla explore themes on these subjects through personal stories, interviews, and community discussions (and laugh a lot).
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Welcome to The Sexual Happiness Podcast, the weekly show where we solve your sexy dilemmas in the name of bringing bedroom bliss to everyone. Join the Lovehoney team as they talk to pleasure experts across the globe about sexuality, relationships, and how to get the most from your sex toys, as well as tackling topical stories and dropping some cheeky trivia. Come back every Wednesday for a brand new episode, or drop us a line at podcast@lovehoney.com to have your say. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: As a t ...
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A big update on what's changing for our mailbags! Then, a financial submissive writes in in the wake of our financial domination episode to anonymously answer all your submitted (pun intended) questions. Write in your questions about law school for an episode on if it's worth attending, and also write in any fun memories or hot tips about your loca…
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Many kinksters, fetishists, pro dommes and kinky porn creators love the Magic Wand, and in this episode we aim to figure out why. Kink experts explain how they pair the Wand with orgasm control, bondage, humiliation play, and more, giving tips on safety and technique for anyone interested in expanding their horizons. Guests this episode: Dominatrix…
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An exciting interview for the creative mind! Why was the Try Guys launch of paid content seamless while Watcher suffered? How can finding an online audience give you confidence in real life? Which platforms censor you and which don't? Kim Winder of RedDot Comics joins the podcast to talk about the pros and cons of monetizing spicy comics, her proce…
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Content warning: this is about diet and exercise. Listeners provide so much amazing advice on fitness and eating vegetables. Except it turns out vegetables aren't even real. Join us in the botany rabbit hole. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsored-projects/you-i-you-me/ This…
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Queer And Trans Wealth's Leo Aquino joins the podcast to explain the history of the War Tax Resistance Movement and what it means to withhold taxes during wartime. We're not endorsing this method! This is merely for educational purposes. Join My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabesdunn Donate to Our Movie: https://www.filmindependent.org/sponsore…
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How many therapy episodes is too many episodes? A listener with rich, entitled siblings shares the family tea and struggles to relate to "rich people problems." Should you be posting all of your success on social media? Send me your break up stories! Advice on how to support your local library and what you can find there. Send in your questions for…
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Porn is one of the most common ways people find out about the Magic Wand and get excited to try it themselves. In this episode, we hear from porn performers and directors about why the Magic Wand works so well in on-screen sex – and why filming with it can sometimes be challenging. Guests this episode: Writer, sex educator, & retired adult filmmake…
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Writer Elliott Maya (they/them, and "a sprinkle of he/him in, like, a fruity Victorian dandy boy way") has a real way with words, in case you couldn't tell from that parenthetical. Raised in the *extremely* strict Jehovah's Witnesses religion, Lio and their brother were also the only Black kids at their school. As if this weren't enough, Lio starte…
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"The Outside Advantage" author and Babes founder Ciera Rogers comes on the show to talk about starting one of the first brands to create affordable clothing for women with curves. How do you know when an idea should be a business? Plus, how having less money can make you more creative, how to recover from a big mistake, and why you should start a b…
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Gabe wants to know how to work out or eat a vegetable without breaking the bank. Listeners write in wanting to know more about crowdfunding your healthcare and tell stories about how pet insurance saved them a bunch of money. What other gender affirming care isn't covered? What contract should this renter sign from the two their landlord is offerin…
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Despite the Magic Wand’s decades of success, the Hitachi corporation nearly pulled the plug on it altogether, due to concerns about how such a high-profile sex toy could reflect on their brand. This episode tells the surprisingly dramatic story of how American distributor Vibratex saved the Wand from extinction, and also does a deep dive on how the…
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I love this episode! A real thinker. Author Darius Foroux used the philosophy of stoicism to create value neutral reactions to emotions around finances. Darius and Gabe discuss eliminating shameful and negative narratives about yourself, what philosophers can teach us about money, and how to stop living in extremes. Join My Patreon: https://www.pat…
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A listener writes in with ask about car insurance, a librarian provides tons of information about how to make the most of their libraries, and a multi-millionaire new parent wants to talk about rich people problems. Gabe wants to be a tradhusband. Will Social Security be around in the future? In the news, Dell fails in AI growth, Twitch fires its s…
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For as long as feminist sex toy stores have existed, they’ve carried the Magic Wand. This episode honors two trailblazers who founded feminist sex shops in the 1970s, Dell Williams (Eve’s Garden in New York City) and Joani Blank (Good Vibrations in San Francisco), and discusses the Magic Wand’s pride of place in feminist sex shops to this day. Gues…
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Podcaster and author Tina Horn joins the podcast to talk about financial domination, sugar babies, and how money motivates us in kink spaces and outside of them. Money equals power, so why are people into that? Plus, Renee Zellweger in the show What/If, the movie Indecent Proposal, and Gabe's own experiences with sex work, money, and power. Join My…
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Why Are People Into Being Hunted: the greatest audience question of all time?! "Why Are People Into That?: A Cultural Investigation of Kink" THE BOOK IS OUT NOW wherever books are sold in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook read by me! The episode you’re listening to now was recorded in July of 2021 at Junior High gallery in Los Angeles. It was one of …
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A listener writes in wondering what Gabe thinks about "budget culture." A listener, who is having a baby with a new partner, writes in asking if they can ask their ex for money back after they paid off his student loans while they were married. OpenAI's Sky chatbot uses Scarlet Johansson's voice without her permission after she rejects them. Donald…
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Who made the Magic Wand famous? Although it’s a worldwide sensation now, in the beginning the Magic Wand was largely popularized by one person, Betty Dodson. This episode tells the story of how Betty overcame a sexually repressed upbringing, left a sexually unsatisfying marriage, and changed countless people’s lives by leading all-nude masturbation…
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OH, HELLO, EVERYBODY! The pod is coming out (wink!) of hiatus for Pride Month, and we're kicking things off in a big way with Nashville singer/activist Heather Mae! Heather recently dropped her new single "Kissing Girls," which is not only a "super-queer bisexual Pride mega pop song" but also serves as a reclaiming of her own coming out story. Merc…
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"Why Are People Into That?: A Cultural Investigation of Kink" THE BOOK IS OUT TODAY June 4th, 2024. Happy birthday baby! The episode you’re listening to now was recorded in July of 2021 at Junior High gallery in Los Angeles. It was one of the first in-person events I did after getting vaccinated. I’ve been sitting on this footage and other footage …
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