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May 12, 2017

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2: The Interview Season!

During this season, we'll talk with pioneers in the field of embodiment. In this episode, Zed interviews Lucid Dawn (starts at 00:01:14)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outdo).

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Keep in touch with Lucid:

Lucid Dawn -

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Apr 12, 2017

Description

  • Zed and Amy say goodbye to Season 1 (00:40)
  • TT@H: Zed offers a challenge to rest (09:18)
  • Alex and Mark celebrate Poetry Month (10:38)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Mar 12, 2017

Description

  • Zed and Amy on sprouting and detox (00:40)
  • TT@H: Alex on simple acts of engagement (35:22)
  • Zed reads Radiant Sutra (36:56)

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Lauren Roche's Radiant Sutra.
  • The coloring book isn't quite ready yet (so close!) but you can watch some of it being created here. We're in beta reader stage and are shooting for late April release. Stay tuned.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Feb 12, 2017

What's in this episode?

  • Zed and Amy explore Valentine's Day (00:40)
  • TT@H: Amy on digestive transit time (31:01)
  • Alex out at the playground (32:24)

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Gretchen Rubin's framework of the four tendencies (obliger, upholder, etc.).
  • The coloring book isn't quite ready yet (so close!) but you can watch some of it being created here. We're in beta reader stage and are shooting for late April release. Stay tuned.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Jan 12, 2017

Description

  • Zed and Amy talk self-care and poetry (00:40)
  • TT@H: Lizz on taking control of your hugs (28:43)
  • Alex and Amy discuss better living through anal breathing (30:20)

Mentioned in this episode:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Dec 12, 2016

Description

  • Zed and Amy talk about all kinds of body work (00:40)
  • Body Trust team co-working (31:50)
  • TT@H: commit to a poem (35:27)

Mentioned in this episode:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

Nov 12, 2016
  • Zed and Amy talk stoking the fires in wintertime (00:40)
  • Sadness and rain sounds (22:49)
  • TT@H: diaphramatic breathing (25:22)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

 

Oct 12, 2016

Amy and Zed explore cauldrons of digestion and soups (00:40). In the Whimsey section, Lizz and Amy talk soup, farming, and abundance (24:42). TT@H: Lizz gives us a bromantic cabbage recipe (43:52)

Resources we mentioned:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

Sep 12, 2016

This episode is all about proprioception.

  • Amy and Zed talk fall season, back to school, strap-ons, and strange questions. (00:40)
  • Whimsey: Amy and Alex dive deep into the body experience of proprioception (31:30)
  • TT@H: Listen along while Amy reads proprioception erotica (59:03)

Lots of books and resources were mentioned:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

Aug 12, 2016

Zed and Amy talk Erotix Journal and putting it in words (00:40)

Whimsey: Amy in conversation with TT Baum (16:05)

TT@H: TT gives us an experiment in penetration (44:55)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Jul 12, 2016

Amy and Zed talk about racism and resilience (00:40)

TT@H: burnishing a portal of pleasure (23:16)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

Jun 12, 2016

Amy and Zed talk about Pride month and claiming your own erotic pride (0:40)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

May 12, 2016

Amy and Zed talk May, potency, and BDSM (0:40)

Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken" (28:48)

TT@H: merry-go-round sensory stretch (26:07)

 

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

- Amy and Zed talk May, potency, and BDSM - Robert Frost poem - TT@H: merry-go-round sensory experiment

Apr 12, 2016

Zed and Amy talk about holes, puberty, and springtime (00:40)

April Fool's Outtakes (25:29)

TT@H: planting seedlings with intention (22:02)

 

The Try This @ Home experiment came from the book E-Squared by Pam Grout.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Mar 12, 2016

Length: 1:08:00

  • Alex and Amy on quickening and online embodiment (00:40)
  • Amy and Zed's Book Club (44:22)
  • TT@H: Alex on quickening into pleasure (39:37)

During the Whimsey segment, Amy and Zed mentioned several books:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Oh, and Val McDermid: we want to buy you a drink!

Feb 12, 2016

Length: 57:36

  • Amy and Zed ponder composting and disgusting (00:40)
  • Amy reads an excerpt of her short story "Waiting to Pee" (44:22)
  • TT@H: Zed on mindfulness (39:37)

Several books were mentioned in this episode:

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Jan 12, 2016

Length: 1:11:27

  • Conversation with Amy and Alex about winter playtime (00:40)
  • Lizz, Zed, Amy and Alex ponder Body Trust's mission (31:20)
  • TT@H: Lizz on ways to teather the mind (25:47)

Amy mentioned a book review of The Cabaret of Plants by Robert Mabey, to be found in the New York Times.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Dec 14, 2015
Dec 12, 2015

Amy and Zed ponder "holy days" (0:40)
Three acoustic communities (40:20)
TT@H: Zed with an erotic fast write (37:37)

This is our 13th episode and so we're gathering the data on this experiment. Send us an email (pleasurelab@bodytrustcircle.com) telling us what you're liking about the Pleasure Lab podcast, what you'd suggest we change, what new things you think we should try, and any other brilliant ideas you might have. We'll be very grateful!

In this episode, we snuck in a few short musical clips (from legally purchased copies) so, out of respect for those artists, here's what you'll hear snippets of:

  • The Back Street Boys "Bye, Bye, Bye" from This Is Us album. Copyright 2009 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment.
  • Tori Amos "Amber Waves" from Scarlet's Walk album. Copyright 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • The Edwin Hawkins Singers "Oh Happy Day" from The Best of The Edwin Hawkins Singers album. Copyright 2001 Buddha Records.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Nov 12, 2015

Amy and Zed talk about about sex positivity (00:40) Alex & Zed on dominance and sadism (41:55) TT@H: Lizz shares circular breath with the planet (37:55)

This episode's reading 

Plus dominance and sadism bonus:

  • how to top your master (you need a fetlife account to view this)
    https://fetlife.com/users/117165/posts/1883144
  • Enough to Make you Blush, by Princess Kali
    http://amzn.to/1QjmDez

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Oct 12, 2015

Amy and Zed talk about about spirituality (0:40)
Interview with Kari Points re trauma and deep sea creatures (39:46)
TT@H: password experiments (37:35)

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Sep 12, 2015

Amy and Zed talk about astronomy and flower essences (0:40)

Amy interviews Mel Reiff Hill about The Gender Book (27:03)

TT@H: a two-fer with M'kali Hashiki (25:45)

Find out more about Mel and his book The Gender Book

Amy and Zed mention Rudy Ballentine's book Radical Healing

Got something you want us to discuss? Email us at pleasurelab@bodytrustcircle.com.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to  Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Aug 12, 2015

Amy and Zed talk about age and eroticism (0:40)

Amy shares an excerpt from "Stilettos" (28:03)

TT@H: plug a hole and do some housework (23:44)

Amy's story is available in the anthology Sex Still Spoken Here which you can order from your local bookstore, or on Amazon.com as paperback or ebook.

Zed and Amy do mention age*eroticism*taboo photo project.

Got something you want us to discuss? Email us at pleasurelab@bodytrustcircle.com.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

Jul 12, 2015

Amy and Zed talk about how to sustain the bliss of erotic connection (0:40)

Zed shares their poem "For the Record" (32:42)

TT@H: erotic superhero names (29:23)

 

You can find more of Zed Sinclair's spoken word at records.mrsexsmith.com

Thanks to Dan Fogelberg for a clip of "Make love stay" from the album The Very Best of Dan Fogelberg, 2001, Sony. Downloaded (and paid for) from iTunes.

We mention the amazing Betty Martin. You can find out more about her work at bettymartin.org

Got something you want us to discuss? Email us at pleasurelab@bodytrustcircle.com.

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

 

Jun 12, 2015

Amy and Zed discuss workshop aftercare and being bright and shiny (0:40)

Amy interviews Dawn about trans* sexuality and binary sacred spaces (23:39)

TT@H: orgasmic prayer (17:44)

You can learn more about Dawn at www.sacrederoticfire.com

Music: Grateful to Little Dog Big Ears for their Creative Commons licensed music She Sees Mice (intro and outro) and New Ages I (try this at home section). Also to Orquesta Arrecife for their snippet LA MORDAZA (whimsey section).

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