032 - Free choice - Kitty Drake
Why do we desire what we desire?
Episode 32 of the Free Sex podcast, hosted by Adam Zmith | Aunt Nell, titled "032 - Free choice - Kitty Drake" was published on October 20, 2024 and runs 41 minutes.
October 20, 2024 ·41m · Free Sex
Summary
Why do we desire what we desire?*This episode discusses sexual assault and an alleged case of rape*My guest in this episode is Kitty Drake, a journalist who interviews a lot of people about the sex they have. Kitty helped me to see that we could approach a free-sex world if we’re able to give ourselves over to sex while at the same time hold space for reflecting on why we fancy it. How are our desires shaped by the politics and societies that we live in?Kitty writes a regular column in The Guardian and recently published a fun and fascinating global sweep of peoples’ sex lives. Her work is influenced by feminist politics and deep thinkers, such as Susan Sontag and Amia Srinivasan. Let’s get thinking!A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com. Hosted, produced and edited by Adam ZmithMusic: Translife by OthonArtwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka ÖbergExecutive Producer: Tash WalkerAn Aunt Nell Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Why do we desire what we desire?
*This episode discusses sexual assault and an alleged case of rape*
My guest in this episode is Kitty Drake, a journalist who interviews a lot of people about the sex they have. Kitty helped me to see that we could approach a free-sex world if we’re able to give ourselves over to sex while at the same time hold space for reflecting on why we fancy it. How are our desires shaped by the politics and societies that we live in?
Kitty writes a regular column in The Guardian and recently published a fun and fascinating global sweep of peoples’ sex lives. Her work is influenced by feminist politics and deep thinkers, such as Susan Sontag and Amia Srinivasan. Let’s get thinking!
A transcript of this episode is available on freesex.substack.com.
Hosted, produced and edited by Adam Zmith
Music: Translife by Othon
Artwork: photo of Borneo mealworm by @DamasterCarabus / design by Adam Zmith and Rebecka Öberg
Executive Producer: Tash Walker
An Aunt Nell Production
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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