
American Gothic and the Fear of Being Wrong
A writer shared an interesting fact about American Gothic and got odd blowback from people who refused to acknowledge the truth. When our opinions are so tied to our emotions, how can we ever hope to ...
5 Mai 202019min

Prevention Meets Fashion with Nhakia Outland
Fashion designer and social worker Nhakia Outland uses fashion to teach young audiences in Philadelphia about empowerment, sex education, and healthy relationships. Plus: A short tribute to fetish ar...
28 Apr 202046min

The Problem with Sexual Archetypes - Angela Carter's The Sadeian Woman
Commonly used in sexual healing practices and ritual, what's the problem with sexual archetypes based on the 'universal' concepts of men and women? What's the opposite of depersonalizing sex? In this ...
21 Apr 202026min

The Body Political with Laika Fox
Burlesque performer and producer, Laika Fox digs into the the business and politics of burlesque and what it means to use stripping as a means of explorating the politicization of the body.
14 Apr 20201h 2min

The Incentive to Create
Do you have to make stuff to matter? Do you have to provide value to deserve to live? Allison gets personal on this special productivity-focused solo episode of Artgasm.
7 Apr 202029min

Queering Storybooks with Felix D'eon
Illustrator Felix D'eon shares his love of storybook aesthetics, representing queer love through erotic and tender depictions, and his commitment to cultural and historical accuracy in representing LG...
31 Mar 20201h

Maltese "Goddess" Figures and the Errors of Interpretation
Malta has some of the most remarkable Neolithic artifacts including what many refer to as "goddess" figures. But what do these figures actually represent? What were they for? And how do our modern sen...
24 Mar 202024min

Erotica with Rachel Kramer Bussel
Artgasm is back! Kick of season 2 with erotica writer/editor Rachel Kramer Bussel. We talk about the power of listening to smut while shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers AND how filthy fiction can exp...
18 Mar 20201h 13min



















