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[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hello sex fans! Welcome back. I have an important announcement before we begin. We are coming to an end of an era. This week and next marks the end of my career as a podcaster. I’m just a couple months short of my 8th anniversary of podcasting and I’ve decided that enough is enough. The truth is, I have a bunch of other projects that I want to spend time on and I have only so much time to allocate; thus something had to give. I am exceptionally proud of the quality programming I’ve brought to you, my international audience. Over the last seven plus years I’ve presented a variety of extraordinarily informative, enriching and entertaining shows—interesting interviews, enlightening Q&A and even some fun adult product reviews. And, I’m happy to report, all my podcasts are archived here on my site and they will remain so for the foreseeable feature. So I hope you will visit often. Alrighty then; I want to go out with a bang, so to speak, so I’d like to introduce you to a remarkable woman who is just beginning her career in the field of human sexuality. And as you probably can guess, this is the SEX WISDOM show. This series has generally involved chats with learned colleagues well established in our field, but every now and again I had a hankerin’ to check in with those people who are just starting out in this field. I tell you, it reassures me no end to know that brilliant young folks are picking up the sex-positive banner and carrying it forward. And I am delighted to welcome one such person to my show today. I am delighted to introduce you to my good friend, colleague, and real life neighbor, Katie Querna. Katie and I discuss: The nature of our relationship; The Columbia School of Social Work and The University of Washington School of Social Work; Gender and sexuality studies; Lifelong AIDS Alliance; Designer vaginas; Plastic surgery and self-worth; Sensuality, sexuality, and intimacy; Masculinity, intimacy, and the fear of the feminine; Intuition, sensation, and perception vs. science. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. Our Pride Month extravaganza continues, but we will be shifting gears a bit today. After two weeks visiting with a noted Australian author, Benjamin Law, with his unique perspective on the gay scene in Asia, we circle back home to meet an equally remarkable personality who is making waves with his groundbreaking move, Before You Know It. This is the SEX WISDOM show and I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming the award winning filmmaker and documentarian, PJ Raval. He is here to discuss his movie, which features three senior and elder gay men. I know, what in the world was he thinking? PJ goes out of his way to make the invisible visible by shining his spotlight on an often-ignored segment of our youth-oriented culture and the result is nothing short of stunning. Stay tuned as we find out how and why. PJ and I discuss: Kyle Henry who brought us together; The role of the editor in creating filmmaking art; The documentary and how it is different from fictional story telling; How he came to choose the film’s subject matter; Storytelling tapping into something more universal; The community of independent filmmakers; The difference between documentary filmmaking and journalism; His editorial style; The public viewing experience; Before You Know It…a cautionary message; Who is PJ Raval; How long it took him to create his film; Chasing the money. PJ invites you to visit him on his movie’s site HERE! (Click on the movie poster below to find out more about PJ’s movie.) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, My inbox is overflowing, so it’s time to turn our attention to the sexually worrisome in our audience. I have another swell Q&A show in store for you today. Each of my correspondents is eager to share his or her sex and relationship concerns with us. And I will do my level best to make my responses informative, enriching and maybe even a little entertaining. Bluetail Man ain’t gettin’ any at home so he’s thinkin’ about takin’ his needs elsewhere. Mike is saddled with a meth monkey and we have an exchange about that. Hanson is into pain; he wants to know if that’s normal. He and I have an exchange about that. Ted wants his GF to give up her booty; she doesn’t want to.  We have an exchange about that Sean is afraid his kinks will get him in trouble. He and I have an exchange about that. Anonymous is filled with fear, rage, and lust. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously, or just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. The brilliant and big time award-winning author and editor, Sacchi Green is back with us today for Part 2 of her turn on this The Erotic Mind show. Sacchi and I had such a good time together last week and since I had so much more to discuss with her, I invited her to come back today. And she agreed, so YAY for that. I’m also pretty certain she’ll read for us again this week because I plan to beg and beg. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of our chat, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #424 and PRESTO! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. Sacchi and I discuss: Her nom de plume and writing under her real name; Her beginnings in science fiction and fantasy; What sparks the images that become her erotica; Women With Handcuffs, a little pervy, but oh so believable; The fascinating history of this volume; A straight guy’s interest in lesbian erotica; The appeal of fetish and BDSM erotica; Transgender and gender queer erotica; A person’s sex life being enriched by erotica; Time Well Bent; The people who inspire her and her sexual heroes; Upcoming projects. Sacchi reads from the Introduction of Women With Handcuffs. Sacchi invites you to visit her on her site HERE! (Click on the cover art below to enjoy some of Sacchi’s outstanding work) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

  [Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. Award winning filmmaker and documentarian, PJ Raval is back with us again today to continue our discussion of his groundbreaking move, Before You Know It. Like last week, he’s here as part of the SEX WISDOM series because his film shines a spotlight on an often-ignored segment of our youth-oriented culture, LGBT seniors and elders. And the result is nothing short of stunning. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of our conversation, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #420 and Voilà! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. PJ and I discuss: Difficulties faced by LGBT seniors and elders; His earlier film, Trinidad; Dennis, his alter ego, Dee, and his coming out story; Rainbow Vista; Ty and his work with the Harlem chapter of SAGE; Robert “The Mouth” and his Texan drag bar; Intertwining the three stories for the greatest effect; Collaborating with other artistic people; Sex and aging; Queer Bomb; Christeene. PJ invites you to visit him on his movie’s site HERE! (Click on the movie poster below to find out more about PJ’s movie.) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, Benjamin Law, the author of the critically acclaimed book, Gaysia; Adventures in the Queer East is back with us for Part 2 of his turn on this is the SEX WISDOM show. I’m so glad he has more time to spend with us again this week because he charmed the pants off me last week. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of this conversation, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #419 and Voilà! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. And I’m sure we’ll have another opportunity to hear Benjamin read from his book. Benjamin and I discuss: Sham marriages and marriages of convenience; Growing gay consciousness in China; Reparative therapy through the power of Christ, Allah, or Yoga; Colonialism and sexual oppression; The resilience of the sexual minority communities throughout Asia; Asia, the gayest continent; Cultural relativism and cultural imperialism; How his travels changed his life; Our queer family is global His next book project. Benjamin invites you to visit him on his site HERE! Click on the cover art below for more information about Gaysia; Adventures in the Queer East. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, The internationally acclaimed photographer, Scott Church, returns today for another turn on this The Erotic Mind show. As you recall from last week, Scott has a gift for capturing the erotic and I believe this stems from his very enlightened philosophy of human sexuality. Unfortunately, we ran out of time last Wednesday and just when we were getting to the really juicy stuff we had to call it quits. Luckily, Scott agreed to come back today for more probing, as it were. So yay for that! But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of this conversation, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #417 and PRESTO! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. Scott and I discuss: His fetish and kink images and pushing his limits; Equal parts sponge and mirror; The power of the taboo; Fetish models and lifestyle fetishists; Starting out in high school then becoming a combat photographer; Always a people photographer; His diverse client base; Erotic art and pornography; Those who inspire him. Scott invites you to visit him on his website HERE! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, Thanks for indulging me some time away from podcasting over the last couple of weeks. The break was necessary for me to catch up on some very important stuff. But now that I’m back, I’m rarin’ to go. Today, we’re all about The Erotic Mind. As you know this is the show where we chat with ingenious erotic artists of every stripe from all over the freakin’ world. And all these conversations center around one simple premise — trying to uncover something of the creative process involved with this specialized art form. Today my guest is the internationally acclaimed photographer, Scott Church. He is an extraordinary artist and quite the philosopher too. And his wisdom and sensitivity shine through his brilliant work. I look forward to a thought provoking and entertaining chat. Scott and I discuss: His work being natural and realistic; Including and integrating all his work on site; Silly, playful, and cute is sexy too; The sensual nature of his non-erotic work; Maturity, aging, and the erotic; Chronicling and editorializing; Having the eye; People are people, celebrity or not; The sensual and mundane; A foot fetishist’s dream. Scott invites you to visit him on his website HERE! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hello sex fans! Welcome back. June is indeed bustin’ out all over. And that can mean only one thing here at Dr Dick’s Sex Advice. IT’S LGBT PRIDE MONTH! Hurray! To kick off our celebration we’re gonna take an audio fieldtrip to the land down under to visit with one of the most interesting men I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. And seeing this is the SEX WISDOM show, you can be certain that my guest is among the movers and shakers in the field of human sexuality. Because this is the series where we meet researchers, educators, clinicians, pundits and philosophers who are helping us take a fresh look at our sexual selves. My guest is none other than Benjamin Law, the author of the critically acclaimed book, Gaysia; Adventures in the Queer East. Benjamin is a journalist, columnist, and screenwriter. And has a Ph.D. in television writing and cultural studies, don’t cha know. His passion is evident in all he does, but he is also funny as all get out. I can’t wait for you to meet him. Benjamin and I discuss: His way with words; Cleis Press, his North American Publisher; His international audience; Modern gay consciousness is linked to a certain economic class; Bad reviews; Sex tourism; Living on the sexual fringe; His travels throughout south Asia; Religion, family responsibilities, and sexual minorities; Sex work can come from a place of pride or from a place of desperation; The double standard for women and men. I’m going to make sure that Benjamin reads from Gaysia; Adventures in the Queer East, so you won’t want to miss that. Benjamin invites you to visit him on his site HERE! Click on the cover art below for more information about Gaysia; Adventures in the Queer East. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. Ryan Edward Scott, photographer par excellence, is here for Part 2 of his turn on The Erotic Mind show! And wait till you see the stunning slideshow of some of his best work that he has prepared for us this week. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of our chat, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #415 and Voilà! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. Ryan and I discuss: Favorite places to shoot; Working with both women and men; The behind the scenes of making porn; The importance of inner beauty; Casual playfulness in his photography; Boner shaming; Art vs. porn; His brand and the studio’s brand; Pleasure and porn; What compels his to do what he does; Finding artistic gold amidst the dross; Chronicling life in San Francisco; What he looks for in the erotic art of others; Who inspires him and who are his sexual heroes. Ryan invites you to visit him on his tumblr site HERE ! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. This here is The Erotic Mind show. And as you probably know, this is the series where I chat with noted erotic artists, both visual and literary, from all over the freakin’ world. Today we turn our attention to the visual end of the artistic spectrum because we are about to meet one of the most talented photographers I have had the pleasure of interviewing. My guest today is Ryan Edward Scott. If that name is unfamiliar to you, it might be because Ryan calls little attention to himself; he lets his work speak for itself. However, if you know anything about erotic photography you have probably seen his work. And wait till you get a load of the samples he has selected for the slideshow in today’s podcast posting. It is pretty astonishing! Don’t miss it. Ryan and I discuss: His photography as an outgrowth of his inner life, and how it infuses his personal life; The bearded man; The sensuality of his naturescapes and urbanscapes; Traveling the world looking for his muse; His “day job;” Commissioned work; His super-religious and sexually repressed early life; The beginnings of his photography; Where he finds his models; Shooting in a studio vs. shooting in natural light. Ryan invites you to visit him on his tumblr site HERE ! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, We’re back from spring break, so it’s time to turn our attention to the sexually worrisome in our audience. I have another swell Q&A show in store for you today. Each of my correspondents is eager to share his or her sex and relationship concerns with us. And I will do my level best to make my responses informative, enriching and maybe even a little entertaining. Carmen is loosing her man to religion. Chad has a big tit fetish. Jamal has a big dick and doesn’t quite know what to do with it. Joe asks about Hepatitis-B and oral sex. Holly returns to tell me about life after her double mastectomy. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously, or just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, After a spate of marvelous interview shows, it’s time to turn our attention to the sexually worrisome in our audience. I have a swell Q&A show in store for you today, which just so happens to be our last podcast before our annual spring break. Each of my correspondents is eager to share his or her sex and relationship concerns with us. And I will do my level best to make my responses informative, enriching and maybe even a little entertaining. And I think there will be enough time for us to do some sex science too. So please stay tuned, you won’t want to miss this. Kennedy, Jim, and Ronald’s lives are being fucked up by meth. Sam wants to know about and share some information about penis pumps. Rebecca has a heartbreaking story to tell of the last days before her husband of 46 years died. Tracy asks about babies and gender. So you know it’s time for some Sex Science. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously, or just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. The outstanding author, editor, playwright, and literary curator, Kathleen Warnock is back with us today for Part 2 of her turn on this The Erotic Mind show. Kathleen and I had such a good time together last week and I had so much more to discuss with her, so I asked her to come back today and she agreed. I’m sure she will also read for us again this week because she’s really sweet that way. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of our chat, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #411 and PRESTO! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. Kathleen and I discuss: Reading erotica e-publications and hard copies; What’s up with her Facebook page and Twitter feed; When she started writing and when the erotic stuff began to show up; Being a writer herself makes her more sympathetic towards other writers; Her plays — lesbian characters and lots of kissing; The differences and similarities between writing fiction and playwriting; The growing popularity of the fetish and BDSM subgenre of erotica; The burgeoning transgender subgenre of erotica and the push back from traditionalists; What she looks for in the erotic art and erotica of others; Her inspirations and her sexual heroes; Advice for the novice writer of erotica. Kathleen reads from the Forward of The Best Lesbian Erotica 2014. Kathleen invites you to visit her on her beautiful site HERE! (Click on the cover art below to discover volumes featuring Kathleen’s work.) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.  

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hey sex fans, welcome back. Happy St Patty’s Day everybody! Guess what? I have a tasty Irish dish in store for today’s edition of The Erotic Mind show, at least one that comes to us by way of New York City. As you probably know, this is the series where I chat with noted erotic artists, both visual and literary, from all over the freakin’ globe. Today we turn our attention to the literary end of the artistic spectrum because we are about to meet one of the giants of the world erotica scene. My guest today is none other than the brilliant author, editor, playwright, and literary curator, the powerhouse who is Kathleen Warnock. Kathleen and I discuss: Her many hats; Ambassador of Love and The Doric Wilson Award; The beginnings of the Best Lesbian Erotica Series and Tristan Taormino; Being a travel editor; Her blog and her love for animals; Drunken and Careening Writers; The difference between being a writer and an editor. Kathleen reads What I Need, by Xan West. Kathleen invites you to visit her on her beautiful site HERE! (Click on the cover art below to discover volumes featuring Kathleen’s work.) BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hello sex fans! Welcome back. Author and humorist, Tim John Peterson, is back with us today to regale us with more of his remarkable SEX WISDOM. Listen, if you’re a man, or know someone who is, I can assure you the next half hour will be well worth the time you spend with us. But wait, you didn’t miss Part 1 of our chat, did you? Well not to worry if ya did, because you can find it and all my podcasts in the Podcast Archive right here on my site. All ya gotta do is use the search function in the header; type in Podcast #409 and PRESTO! But don’t forget the #sign when you do your search. Tim and I discuss: His early life and background; His career path; The beginnings of his books and the personal nature of his writing; His startling sense of humor; Capturing life’s absurdity; Men Talk — biting, cutting, and fun; Men Talk Sex — straight men’s perspective; Gay Men Talk — mostly relationship material; Insightful, touching, hilariously funny; Men Talk Solids, Liquids and Gasses — offbeat frat-boy stuff; Women love his books; Men Talkisms — bon mots that say it all; His unique talent of listening to us men talk and distilling our thoughts with care and humor. Tim invites you to visit him on his site HERE! Click on the cover art below for more information about Tim’s books.   BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.

[Look for the podcast play button below.] Hello sex fans! Welcome back. I know, let’s take an audio fieldtrip to Long Island, NY to visit with one of the most interesting and provocative men I’ve met in a very long time. He’s is the author of a series of books about men, The Men Talk book series, which captures and covers some of the more interesting and funny aspects of us men folk. He is unabashedly controversial, but his truth can not be denied. In a minute the incomparable, Tim John Peterson will join us. But. before he does, I want you to prepare yourself to be bowled over because I’m pretty sure we will be treated to the full force of his signature SEX WISDOM. Buckle your seatbelts, sex fans! Tim and I discuss: The style of his books — cut and dry, rough and raw, barebones and to the point; His former life as a therapist; His approach — no editorializing, no judgment, no gloss, and no explanations; Maintaining the anonymity of the men being quoted; His existential and experiential approach to life; Porn and men’s feelings about it; Living on autopilot and the attraction of avoidance. Tim invites you to visit him on his site HERE! Click on the cover art below for more information about Tim’s books.                     BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Look for all my podcasts on iTunes. You’ll find me in the podcast section, obviously. Just search for Dr Dick Sex Advice. And don’t forget to subscribe. I wouldn’t want you to miss even one episode.