From Prudish to Political: Sex, Segregation, and Survival in America

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/Becky’s sick, Taina’s tired, and somehow that makes for the best kind of messy conversation. From writing smut to why summer feels like winter, this grab bag episode runs the gamut of sex, TV, astrology, and systemic injustice.Discussed in this episode:What it’s really like to write sex scenes (and why it’s more about logistics than lust)Becky’s prudish confessions about watching intimacy on screenLove Is Blind: Brazil – Over 50 and why watching older women date is surprisingly joyfulBritish comfort TV vs. American sensory-overload reality showsAstrology, natal charts, and why New Year’s actually starts in Scorpio or Virgo seasonWhy summer feels like winter and autumn brings the most creativityBecky’s son’s “welcome to capitalism” moment with a half-empty bag of chipsActivism that disrupts power at the table, not just in the streetsThe parallels between Baltimore and St. Louis: segregation, schools, and systemic inequitiesInfrastructure failures, unsafe water, and the privilege required to access safety🎤 PROUD MEMBERS OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE