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Maria Pendolino: Childless Cat Lady (and much more!)

Sept 23, 2024

Maria Pendolino

<h5 class="font_5"><strong>Guest: Maria Pendolino (voice actress and entrepreneur)</strong></h5> <p class="font_8">Maria Pendolino is a successful voice, Broadway, and screen actor. She currently works as a full-time voice actor based in Buffalo, NY. We talk about her journey from child actor, to Broadway, to television (Army Wives), and then to creating a voice-based career after developing severe psoriatic arthritis. We discuss her disability journey and how that shaped her identity and how she restructured her career. We talk fashion, wearing bikinkis, and great second-hand stores for folks with bigger bodies.</p> <h6 class="font_6"><br></h6> <h6 class="font_6"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials</strong></h6> <p class="font_8"><strong>Website: </strong><a href="https://www.voicebymaria.com/"><strong>https://www.voicebymaria.com/</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariapendo/"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/mariapendo/</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Linktree:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/mariapendo"><strong> https://linktr.ee/mariapendo</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <h6 class="font_6"><strong>Other sites mentioned in this episdoe:</strong></h6> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.theplusbus.com/"><strong>The Plus Bus</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.cakeplussize.com/"><strong>Cake Plus Size Resale</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://plusbklyn.com/"><strong>Plus BKLYN</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shop.fatties/"><strong>Shop.Fatties on Instagram</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.pridemobility.com/"><strong>Pride Mobility</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.1800wheelchair.com/?msclkid=0ff798ac95a1148fb46dfe5eaae00ae1&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=%5BPL%5D%20Search%20-%201800WC%20Brand%20-%20Desktop%20-%20USA%20%7C%20MConv&amp;utm_term=1800%20wheelchair%20featherweight&amp;utm_content=1-800-Wheelchair"><strong>1800 Wheelchairs</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://scootaround.com/en"><strong>Scoot Around</strong></a></p>

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Aug. 276 2024

Donnelle Jagerman

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Donnelle Jagerman (Founder Philly FatCon)</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/selltradeplus/"><u><strong>Sell, Trade, Plus on Instagram</strong></u></a></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><em><strong>Thick Skin </strong></em><strong>(documentary) https://www.amazon.com/Thick-Skin-Season-1/dp/B0CJVQ891Z</strong></p>

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Aug. 13, 2024

Debby Herbenick

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Debby Herbernick, Ph.D.</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Dr. Debby Herbenick is an internationally recognized sexual and reproductive health professor, researcher, and educator.</strong></p> <p class="font_8">She is a Provost Professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health and director of the <a href="https://sexualhealth.indiana.edu/">Center for Sexual Health Promotion</a>.</p> <p class="font_8">For more than 20 years, she has dedicated her efforts to understanding how people experience their bodies and sexual lives.</p> <p class="font_8">Among her 200+ peer-reviewed scientific publications, she has published on population-level sexual health issues (including Zika knowledge and adolescent/young adult sexuality education), college sexual health, and changing sexual behavior trends. Dr. Herbenick has also developed and validated measurement scales to assess genital self-image (which can be thought of as how people feel about their genitals and is relevant to people’s willingness to seek healthcare) as well as sexual pleasure.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://sexualhealth.indiana.edu/">Center for Sexual Health Promotion</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4dkFlAe"><em>Yes, Your Kids</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4clEUnT"><em>Because It Feels Good</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4clEUnT"><em>The Coregasm Workout</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4clEUnT"><em>Read My Lips</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/3WBlKV6"><em>Sex Made Easy</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Additional Sites:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.aasect.org/">AASECT</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://sexetc.org/">Sex Etc.</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.drcandicenicole.com/about-me">Dr. Candice Nicole</a></p>

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August 6, 2024

Shalimar

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Shalimar (Leatherperson, Mental Health Professional, Therapist)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Shalimar (leatherperson, mental health professional, therapist) joins Auntie Vice to chat about their journey in kink and in mental health. They apply their skills from social work to building healthy, welcoming spaces for queer kink community. We discuss gender, trauma, sober spaces, learning, compassion and more!</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekinkyhooker/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekinkyhooker/">https://www.instagram.com/thekinkyhooker/</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/kalishali">Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kalishali</a></p> <p class="font_8">F<a href="https://fetlife.com/users/1518434?sp=1">etlife: KaliShali</a></p>

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July 30, 2024

Tamara Winfrey-Harris

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Tamara Winfrey-Harris</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Tamara Winfrey-Harris is a writer, speaker and dedicated champion for all women and girls. She serves as president of Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation that convenes, invests and advocates so all who identify as women or girls in Central Indiana have an equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter their place, race or identity.</p> <p class="font_8">Tamara is the author of the award-winning <a href="https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/#thebooks"><em>The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America</em></a> (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2015); <a href="https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/#thebooks"><em>Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters On Stepping Into Your Power</em></a> (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2021); and <em>A Black Woman’s Guide to Getting Free </em>(Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2024).</p> <p class="font_8">Tamara is co-founder of Black Women’s Writing Society, a monthly virtual space for Black femme creatives in Indianapolis. She is also a registered yoga teacher and reiki master, who focuses her work on the healing and well-being of her sisters.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/">https://www.tamarawinfreyharris.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Other Links for this Episode:</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Women’s Fund of Central Indianna: <a href="https://www.womensfund.org/">https://www.womensfund.org/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Rolf Gates Yoga: <a href="https://www.rolfgates.com/pages/training/2019-COMMUNITIES%20RIZING-200-hour-vinyasa-yoga-teacher-training/">https://www.rolfgates.com/pages/training/2019-COMMUNITIES%20RIZING-200-hour-vinyasa-yoga-teacher-training/</a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Bookshops</strong></p> <p class="font_8">LoudMouth Books <a href="https://loudmouthindy.com/">https://loudmouthindy.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Indy Reads: <a href="https://indyreads.org/">https://indyreads.org/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Charis Books: <a href="https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/">https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Bookshop.org: <a href="https://www.bookshop.org/">https://www.bookshop.org</a></p> <p class="font_8">Bluestockings Book Collective: <a href="https://bluestockings.com/">https://bluestockings.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Red Emma’s: <a href="https://redemmas.org/">https://redemmas.org/</a></p> <p class="font_8">The Strand: <a href="https://www.strandbooks.com/">https://www.strandbooks.com/</a></p>

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July, 15, 2024

Shedao

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Shedao (leatherperson, kink educator)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Shedao, bootblack and kink educator, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their journey into kink, polyamory, and becoming a kink educator. We chat about finding a kink identity and builing Black kink community. We chat about moving from hierarchichal relationships to solo polyamory.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shedao_tyko/">Instagram </a>&nbsp;@Shedao_tkyo</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://fetlife.com/users/2231755?sp=1">Fetlife</a></p>

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June 11, 2024

Pup Locrain

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Pup Locrian (educator, leather pup)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Pup Locrain and Auntie Vice chat about finding a kink identity, leather rituals, switching, and living as a gender nonconforming POC. Pup Locrain talks about finding their identity as a queer, genderfluid, puppy. They discuss how it manifests in their relationships, what gets carried over into non-kinky aspects of their life, and how they find community.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Fetlife (</strong><a href="https://fetlife.com/users/10817764/"><strong>@Pup_Locrian</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Instagram (</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pup_locrian/"><strong>@Pup_Locrian</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Facebook (</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554438152839"><strong>Locrian Pupular</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Podcast: &nbsp;</strong><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pups-podcast"><strong>Pups Podcast&nbsp;</strong></a></p>

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May 27, 2024

Mx. Pucks A'Plenty

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Mx. Pucks A'Plenty (burlesque performer, creator of FatCon and FatLesque conferences)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Ms. Pucks A'Plenty, founder of FatCon and ranked the 17th most influential burleque performer in the world, joins Auntie Vice to talk about their gender journey, fat joy, and community. We talk about being a queer, high-femme, nonbinary, diabled, and Black burlesque performer. How they came to understand their intersecting identities and find community.</p> <p class="font_8">We discuss the creation of FatCon and how fat community brings strength, joy, and power. We discuss the fat tax, fashion, and how body size shapes the experience in the kink world.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://linktr.ee/Mx.PucksAPlenty">LinkTree</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pucksaplenty/">Instagram&nbsp;</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.fatlesquefestnw.com/">Fatlesque</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.fatcon.org/">FatCon</a></p> <p class="font_8">----more----</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://forbiddentickets.com/events/auntie-vice/2024-06-01-pontoon-take-over-party">Pontoon Take-Over June 1, Rollins Lake, Colfax, CA</a></p>

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May 20, 2024

Dr. Nick McGlynn

<p class="font_8">Dr. Nick McGlynn, Senior Researcher and Lecturer at Brighton University, is a geographer with a focus on LGBTQ spaces. His new book&nbsp;<em>Boundaries and Bodies in UK Bear Spaces</em> looks at how the bear community creates spaces, how their corporeal geography aligns with ideas of desirability and community, and how fatness in GBQ men shapes narratives and representation.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.brighton.ac.uk/news/2024/bear-gay-male-community">Brighton University Site</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Bodies-and-Boundaries-of-UK-Bear-Spaces/McGlynn/p/book/9781032140360#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWith%20this%20book%20Nick%20McGlynn,what%20they%20do%2C%20and%20where."><em>Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Additional Links</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/other-kinky-queer-people-with-auntie-vice-from-fat/id1484938210?i=1000641937008"><em>Lost Spaces Podcast re: Wicked Grounds</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://forbiddentickets.com/events/auntie-vice/2024-06-01-pontoon-take-over-party"><em>Let's Get Wet! event link and info</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.domcon.com/sessions/new"><em>DomCon</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://londonalternativemarket.com/home/"><em>London Alternative Market Retreat</em></a></p>

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May 13, 2024

Auntie Vice

<p class="font_8">In this episode, <strong>Auntie Vice</strong> responds to listeners questions about body fluid flavors, strap on harness suggestions, the origin of her name, and more! She also discusses Pride, LGBTQ+ event access, and other issues.</p> <h2 class="font_2"><a href="https://www.fatchicksontop.com/transcripts">Transcripts Now Available at FatChicksOnTop.com</a></h2> <p class="font_8">----more----</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Recommended Products</strong></p> <p class="font_8">A</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/sportsheets-ultra-thigh-strap-on-harness"><strong>Sportsheet Thigh Harness</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/sportsheets-dual-penetration-thigh-strap-on-harness"><strong>Sportsheet Double Thigh Harness</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/packer-gear-black-plus-size-briefs-packing-harness-by-calexotics-size-xl-3x"><strong>XL Packer Harness</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/em-ex-active-harness-wear-contour-strap-on-harness-brief-by-sportsheets"><strong>Brief Strap-on Harness</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/wicked-aqua-candy-apple-flavored-water-based-lubricant-2oz"><strong>Candy Apple Lube</strong></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.bettystoybox.com/products/wicked-simply-pear-flavored-water-based-lubricant-4oz"><strong>Pear Flavored Lube</strong></a></p> <h2 class="font_2">Events</h2> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://forbiddentickets.com/events/auntie-vice/2024-06-01-pontoon-take-over-party">Rollins Boathouse Take Over</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://forbiddentickets.com/events/auntie-vice/2024-07-21-all-bodies-swim-nevada-city">Nevada City Pool Party</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://forbiddentickets.com/events/auntie-vice/2024-08-02-queer-sleepover">LGBTQ+ Sleep Over</a></p>

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Mashed Potato Wrestling and other stories

Apr. 22, 2024

Luna KM

<p class="font_8"><strong>This episode has explicit content about larger bodies and hucow play.</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Luna KM, creator of SubmissiveGuide.com, writer, and content creator</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Luna KM from Submissive Guide joins Auntie Vice to chat about her submissive journey. What began as a personal blog blossomed into the SumbissiveGuide website, Kink Network on Discord, and Patreon channel. Her journey is reflective of many folks discovering BDSM From early forays online to small in-person meet-ups, to connecting with a community of folks who love and support you through your journey, ,Luna covers it all!</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.submissiveguide.com/"><u>SubmissvieGuide.com</u></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/subguide">Patreon</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://twitter.com/subguide">Twitter</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://submissiveguide.com/store">Books, Journal Prompt Collections, and Guides</a></p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Other Things Mentioned in this Episode</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JruPKf"><em>Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns</em></a> Molly Devon and Phillip Miller</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4b1zC0A">Gor</a></p>

307

Aging is Sexy!

Apr. 16, 2024

Joan Price

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Joan Price (author, educator)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Joan Price has been writing about aging and sexuality for the last 20 years. Her books are some of the best informed volumed about sex after 65! She joins Auntie Vice to discuss everything from menopause to circadian rhythms and arousal.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Books</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="http://www.joanprice.com/">JoanPrice.com</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://joanprice.com/books/better-than-i-ever-expected">Better Than I Ever Expected: Sex After 60</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://joanprice.com/books/naked-at-our-age"><em>Naked At Our Age</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://joanprice.com/books/sex-after-grief"><em>Sex After Grief&nbsp;</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://joanprice.com/books/the-ultimate-guide-to-sex-after-50">Ultimate Guide to Sex After 50</a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Other Things Mentioned in this Episode</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZDme3eKUiIfVqhXZ0QMiP">Hook-up Horror Stories Podcast with Demi Wylde</a></p>

308

Do You Endo

Apr. 8, 2024

Tabitha Britt

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Tabitha Britt (Journalist, Creator of DoYouEndo.com)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Endometriosis affects 10 percent of all AFAB persons (and some men). It is a painful and often debilitating disease. Tabitha Britt <em>knew </em>she had endometriosis for 14 years and still struggled to get doctors to believe and treat her. This is unfortunately the same experience millions of people have. So Tabitha started DoYouEndo.com to allow folks to connect, find information, and community.</p> <p class="font_8">She joins Auntie Vice to talk about the pitfalls of the medical system when it comes to treating AFAB folks, the stigma around endometriosis, the misinformation out there, and the social media bans and blocks on any medical information helpful for all things associated with women and periods (oof!).</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites and Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="http://www.doyouendo.com/">DoYouEndo</a></p> <p class="font_8">Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/do.you.endo/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/do.you.endo/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DOYOUENDO/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DOYOUENDO/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/doyouendo" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/doyouendo</a></p> <p class="font_8">Endometriosis Foundation of America: <a href="https://www.endofound.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.endofound.org/</a></p> <p class="font_8">Dr. Seckin (highly recommend!): <a href="https://drseckin.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://drseckin.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8"><strong>----more----</strong>Other things mentioned in this episode</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://endomarch.org/">Endometriosis Awareness Month</a></p>

306

Consensual Dominance

Mar. 24, 2024

Anton Fulmen

<p class="font_8"><strong>Guest: Anton Fulmen (writer, educator)</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Anton Fulmen joins Auntie Vice to chat about coming into his kinky desires of consensual dominance. He is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/4crL2wf"><em>Heart of</em> Dominance</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3JbBPed"><em>The Dominance Playbook</em></a>, joins Auntie Vice to talk about dominance, consensual power exchange, and kink from the cis heterosexual male perspective. They cover how to navigate desire, privilege, learning, and tending to the dominant soul.</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Sites &amp; Socials</strong></p> <p class="font_8">Website: <a href="https://www.consensualdominance.com/">https://www.consensualdominance.com/</a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/4crL2wf"><em>Heart of Dominance</em></a></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JbBPed"><em>The Dominance Playbook</em></a></p> <p class="font_8">----more----</p> <p class="font_8"><strong>Other things mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/3x0ZNWr"><em>Please Scream Quietly</em></a> by Julia Fenhell</p> <p class="font_8"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PCCybL"><u><em>Hurts So Good</em></u></a><u><strong> </strong></u>by Leigh Cowart</p>

302

Possibility Model

Feb. 12, 2024

Lee Harrington

Guest: Lee Harrington (writer, kink educator) Lee Harrington joins Auntie Vice to chat about kink, BDSM, spirituality, writing, and more. Author of eight kink-centric books, including Sacred Kink: BDSM and the Eight-Fold Path,  Harrington discusses what it is like putting the personal out there in written form. We also touch on the importance of connecting with communities, groupthink, and handling things in the kink world when a scene goes sideways. Sites and Socials PassionandSoul website Instagram Author Page on Amazon Other things mentioned in this episode The Big Queer Book Club on Discord. Invite link https://discord.gg/MWTCCuPr  (These expire periodically. If you need a new one, please email AuntieVice@FatChicksOnTop.com February read Open Throat by Henry Hoke You can also get the NEW! Fat Chicks on Top ball cap to show your love for the show! Buy it here. Queer Werewolves Destroy Capitalism book

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Decolonizing Dietitian

Feb. 19, 2024

Dalia Kinsey

Guest: Dalia Kinsey (registered dietician and nutritionist) Dalia Kinsey, registered dietitian and nutritionist, joins Auntie Vice to talk about decolonizing health. She speaks to the experience of being a bigger bodied, queer, woman both in school and as a health care consumer. She lives with Grave's Disease (an autoimmune condition) and worked for years to figure out what was wrong. Her experience with hostile and dismissive providers drove her to pursue work to understand nutrition science and work to decolonize it to better serve marginalized communities. Sites and Socials

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Competence in Care

March 3, 2024

Dr. Tracey Weise

Guest: Dr. Tracey Weise, ARPN, Clinical Director Identity Wellness in Anchorage, Alaska Dr. Weise joins Auntie Vice to talk about what competent care for LGBTQ+ folks looks like in a medical setting. After working for six years as a forensics nurse, Tracey returned to school to get certified in mental health. She has a deep understanding of the how much trauma members of the LGBTQ+ community carry and how important it is to be competent when treating folks in this population. We chat what competence looks like (hint: it isn't just putting a rainbow flag sticker on your site), and what we should expect from healthcare providers. She talks about Adverse Childhood Events, how they change the brain and body of everyone long term, what trauma-informed medicine looks like, and about starting Alaska's only gender and queer specific healthcare center. She is just awesome! Your should definitely listen.

305

Fat Liberation at its Finest!

Mar. 10, 2024

Tiana Dodson

Guest: Tiana Dodson Tiana Dodson is Fat. Queer. Parent. Biracial Black and Guamanian/Chamorro Person of Color. Chronically ill. Acutely aware. Book lover. Music fanatic. Compulsive dancer. Part of my work is to guide people feminine-of-center toward reconnecting with their bodies through pragmatic self-care practices so they can come to see that there is nothing wrong with living in a larger body. Other parts of my work include being unapologetically fat, living my best fat life in Germany, and uncovering systems of oppression in the most important game of hide-and-seek in my lifetime. She joins Auntie Vice to chat about her work, her life, and moving toward a more liberated world. Sites and Socials: https://tianadodson.com/about/ Live Your Best Fat Life Instagram Other things mentioned in this episode: Da'ShaunHarrison Belly of the Beast Vanessa Rochelle Lewis Reclaiming Ugly

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Living Loudly

Jan. 6, 2024

Mollena Williams-Haas

This episode has explicit discussion of race play. Please be advised it may be upsetting to some folks. The play we discuss is consensual and there are no derogatory terms used in the episode. Guest: Mollena Lee Williams-Hass (Actress, Writer, Educator, Librettist) Larger than life, phat as hell, whipsmart AND smart about whips, Mollena [aka "The Perverted Negress" aaka "Mo" aaaka "Pony Oracle," but that is a longer tail] is a performer, storyteller, BDSM/Kink/Leather/AlternativeLifestyle Educatrix, Executive Pervert, librettist and Muse. She is beloved by and in service to her "Spousemeister," legendary contemporary music composer Georg Friedrich Haas. Mollena is an outspoken in the fight against bigotry and ignorance and a thought-leader in the world of Power Exchange dynamics. AND hey, she's been sober since 2007 and has a hard-on for living life fully and unabashedly. We chat edge play, acting, story telling, race play, cannibalism, feral lesbians, and much more! Sites and Socials Mollena.com Instagram

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Hijab Butch Blues

Nov. 27, 2023

Lamya H

Guest: Lamya H (writer, activist) Lamya H chronicles their journey to living fully as a nonbinary, queer, hijabi in the book Hijab Butch Blues. Their work employs stories from the Koran and how Lamya interprets these stories to amplify their own journey into full personhood. We chat queerness, Islam, gender, hijab, religion, place and so much more! Their memoir has been billed as one of the best LGBTQ+ books of 2023 by multiple literary associations and is a stunning example of how memoir can be used to toggle between the deeply personal and the universal. Sites & Socials @LamyaIsAngry on Twitter and Instagram Hijab Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg Amazing Hijabi make-up artist does Disney Princesses Join The Big Queer Book Club on Discord to chat with folks about LGBTQ+ author's and their works.

269

My Big Fat Pregnancy

Nov. 20, 2023

Christina Huges

Guest: Christina Hughes (doula, pregnancy support) Christina Hughes is an advocate and doula for fat moms. She had two very positive medical experiences with the births of her children and then created "My Big Fat Pregnancy" to help other bigger bodied folks have positive pregnancy and birth experiences. Sites & Socials www.bigfatpregnancy.com email: bfp@bigfatpregnancy.com IG: @bigfatpregnancy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFatPregnancy Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bigfatpregnancy/ Our podcast should be launched early november so I'lll send you the info when I get it up on RSS. Things I mentioned in the episode: All Bodies Welcome Guide Subscribe to our mailing list and you'll get a free Fat Birth Myth Busting guide where we talk about the top 3 myths of infertility and pregnancy while fat. Nicola Salmon - expert in size inclusive fertility @fatpositivefertility on IG and her website is https://nicolasalmon.co.uk/ Homebirth Studies: you don't have to include all of these of course While less than 2% of pregnant people choose planned out-of-hospital birth in the US, there are many studies comparing the safety of home birth and birth center births to hospital birth. Studies show that planned home or birth center births, for low-risk clients, attended by qualified midwives, are as safe, or safer than, hospital births. Overall, when birthing at home, interventions are reduced and satisfaction is increased. Decades of research studies continue to demonstrate the safety of out-of-hospital birth for low risk childbearing people. A 2021 study out of Washington state published in Obstetrics and Gynecology concluded that planned home births in Washington state had comparable safety outcomes to those in Canada, the U.K., and the Netherlands, all locations that have long standing integration of midwives and home birth in their healthcare systems. This study also confirmed no difference in safety outcomes between midwife-attended planned home births and births in a state-licensed, freestanding birth center. The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group published a study on planned hospital birth versus planned home birth in September 2012 concluding that: – Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings suggest that planned home birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth and with less intervention and fewer complications. A study out of McMaster University in Canada was published in September 2009, in the journal Birth comparing outcomes for midwife attended planned home births and midwife attended planned hospital births. That study concluded: – All measures of serious maternal morbidity were lower in the planned home birth group as were rates for all interventions including cesarean section (5.2% vs 8.1%). – Midwives who were integrated into the health care system with good access to emergency services, consultation, and transfer of care provided care resulting in favorable outcomes for people planning both home or hospital births. A 2009 study published in BJOG: An International of Obstetrics & Gynaecology compared perinatal mortality and morbidity between planned home and planned hospital births among low-risk pregnancies, and found no difference in safety. A 2018 study published in PLOS ONE affirmed that integration of midwives into the healthcare system is associated with higher rates of physiologic birth, fewer interventions, and fewer adverse outcomes for babies. In addition, this study found that Washington state ranked highest in the United States for our level of integration. A 2014 study published in Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health reviewed outcomes for over 16,000 midwife-led planned home births from 2004 to 2009 in the United States. This prospective study compared safety data as well as rates of intervention to low-risk hospital births, and found that midwife-led home births were comparably safe to hospital births, while minimizing interventions. In a 2005 study, published in the British Medical Journal, evaluating the safety of home births in North America involving direct entry midwives, found that intervention rates were substantially lower than for low risk US clients having hospital births. The study concluded: – Planned low risk home births in North America attended by certified professional midwives were associated with lower rates of medical intervention but similar intrapartum and neonatal mortality to that of low risk hospital births in the United States. A report released in Birth in 2019 finds a continuing increase in the percentage of out-of-hospital births in the US. This study examines out-of-hospital birth trends from 2004 to 2017: “Trends and State Variations in Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 2004-2017”.

268

Debunking Bad Medicine

Nov. 13

Ragan Chastain

Guest: Ragen Chastain (blogger, author, podcaster) Ragan Chastian began debunking weight loss "science" in 2009. She originally just wanted to find the most effective diet for weight loss. What she found was over a centruy of bad research. It was so bad, she did her search a second time to verify she hadn't missed anything. What she discovered is that most "weight loss" research limits its time period to less than two years. When participants began to regain weight, research simply stops and reports what happened in the first year. She discusses how current astroturf organizations (fake grass roots groups) continue to promote bunk science to further their profits. We also chat about how the weight lost industry has co-opted the language of body liberationists to promote weight stigma and continue to get folks to risk their lives to be thin. Sites and Socials Substack Newsletter Dances with Fat blog Instagram Fat, The Owners Manual Big Queer Book Club on Discord Geek History of Time Podcast

267

Is a Poundcake!

Nov. 6, 2023

Danni Ammaro

Danni Ammaro, body image coach, talks about the intersection of race and body liberation, medical care of fat folks, and her own journey.

266

Embracing Yourself

Oct. 30

Summer Innannen

Summer Innannen, host and creater of Eat The Rules, offers her take on body image, healing your relationship with your body, and dealing with food over the holidays. We delve into how to handle relatives who still feel it necessary to comment on what we eat, how we look, and our "health" because of our size. She talks about her work and her own journey to reconcile with her own body.

265

Filmmaker

Oct. 17, 2023

Max Carey

Max Carey joins Auntie Vice to chat about his new film Touch Kink. The film seeks to demystify the world of female dominatrix by profiling a number of working pros in the US, Canada, and England. Max chats about his journey as a film maker and as a kinky queer.

264

An@l Sex Made Me

Oct. 9, 2023

Tristan Taormino

Tristan Taormino, preeminent sex educator and author, joins Auntie Vice to chat about her new memoir A Part of the Heart Can't Be Eaten. The memoir focuses largely on her relationship with her gay father. She chat about her career as a sex educator and a feminist porn producer, depression, and her new, energizing relationship in her 50s.

263

Aging Pervert

Oct. 2, 2023

Janet Hardy

Janet Hardy, author of epic works including The Ethical Slut, The New Topping Book, and Radical Exstacy, joins Auntie Vice to chat about her new memoir Notes From an Aging Pervert. In this memoir, Janet reflects on her life as a genderqueer, BDSM and polyamous pioneer. She gives readers insight into her aging process and her new phase of life. We cover everything from being released from our meat suits (dying), to riding the sex train to the end of the line, to the joys of not having to worry constantly about money.

262

Influencer

Sept. 25, 2023

Isabelle Miller

Isabelle Miller, successful OnlyFans and Instagram model and influencer, joins Auntie Vice to chat about being a larger, dark-skinned model who has acheived success on OnlyFans and IG.

261

Being a Bada$$

Sept. 18, 2023

Cheyenne Davis

Cheyenne Davis joins Auntie Vice to chat about fat representation in media. They cover the good (limited), the bad (a lot), and all things animated. There is an extended chat about anime, Studio Ghilbi, Sailor Moon, and the lack of positive fat representation in the genre. They then chat about good representation (The Bear, Fat Vampire). Cheyenne discusses dating while fat and seeking medical help. The prevasive anti-fat bias in medicine is very apparent in her own journey.

260

D/s Living

Sept. 11, 2023

Alesandra Madison

Alesandra runs one of the most popular kink blogs, DomSubLiving.com. She joins Auntie Vice to chat about the origin of her work, her personal journey as a submissive, feminism and BDSM, and much more! She lives a full-time power exchange life with her husband. She discusses what that means for raising children, how she talks to her two sons about feminism and gender roles while maintiaing a power exchange relationship with their father, punishments for her, and how D/s has helped her personally with behavior modification.

259

Auntie Vice Responds to Readers

Aug. 28, 2023

Auntie Vice

n this episode of "Fat Chicks on Top," the host discusses various topics related to accountability, consent, and community safety within the kink community. The host mentions receiving a listener's question about whether an episode featuring Boss Boar, who has been accused of consent violations and possible sexual assault, should be removed. The host explains the complexities of deciding whether to remove an episode, considering the concept of responsibility in the community and varying degrees of consent violations. The host emphasizes the importance of education, understanding, and ongoing discussions surrounding consent. The host also explores the issue of holding individuals and organizations accountable for problematic behavior, highlighting the need for vetting guests and addressing past problematic behavior. Additionally, the host addresses the importance of inclusive spaces, accessibility, and recognizing the diverse needs and concerns of the community when organizing events. The host shares resources and websites related to submission and kink, as well as upcoming events and classes for listeners to participate in. The episode concludes with an invitation to a body-positive swim event and a reminder to like, subscribe, and review the podcast. The episode was produced and hosted by Rebecca Blanton, with audio production by CharRon Smith and music by David Manga and CharRon Smith. For more information about "Fat Chicks on Top," listeners can visit the website at fatchickson top.com.

258

Unashamed Badass

Aug 14, 2023

Leah Vernon

Sci-fi author and memorist, Leah Vernon joins Auntie Vice to chat about her life. Growing up in a large family headed by a single mom, Leah was home schooled and deeply involved with the local Muslim community in Detroit. She married young and spent years hating her body, trapped in an abusive marriage, and not seeing a way out. She found the strength to leave her husband, finish her MFA, and start writing. She released her memoir "Unashamed: Fat, Black, and Muslim" a powerhouse of an autobiography. This has been followed by four sci-fi novels where the Black ruling elite keep white slaves.

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NAAFA

July 31, 2023

Tigress Osborn

In this episode of Fat Chicks on Top, our guest Tigress Osborne, the director of the National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), joins us to discuss the importance of embracing the term "fat" and advocating for fat people. Tigress shares her journey of becoming comfortable with using the word and highlights the need for a supportive community in the fat liberation movement. Tigress discusses the challenges of using the word "fat" with medical professionals and seeking healthcare as a fat person. She emphasizes the importance of advocating for oneself by setting boundaries and expressing preferences when talking to doctors. Tigress also mentions an upcoming event featuring an activist who has created a document outlining their preferences for interacting with doctors. The conversation then shifts to the intersectionality of fat acceptance. Tigress and the hosts discuss the need to consider race and other marginalized identities when discussing weight and discrimination. They recognize the discrimination faced by LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and other marginalized groups, and reject the idea of prioritizing certain identities over others. The hosts delve into the history of NAFA, acknowledging its past focus on cisgender white women and discussing their efforts to create a more inclusive organization. They emphasize the importance of addressing oppressive structures and actively challenging them. Tigress, as the newly appointed executive director of NAFA, outlines her vision for the organization, which includes expanding its reach and impact. She discusses the need for more funding in the fat liberation movement and proposes forming partnerships, such as working with Dove, to increase resources. The conversation then shifts to the issue of size discrimination and the lack of explicit laws prohibiting it. Tigress and the hosts discuss efforts to pass legislation that protects fat individuals from discrimination and highlight the empowerment of fat people in various areas of life. The hosts acknowledge the increasing representation of fat people in media but also emphasize the need for more diverse and nuanced portrayals. They critique the tendency to dismiss anti-fatness based on the success of a few individuals and highlight the importance of having deeper conversations about representation and body image. Tigress shares her excitement about the growing number of books by and about fat people being published. She also discusses the barriers that fat authors face in the publishing industry and the need for systemic change. The conversation then touches on the influence of pharmaceutical companies in the weight loss industry and the objections to the terms "obesity" and "overweight" in the fat activism community. The hosts emphasize the importance of body autonomy and informed consent. The episode concludes with expressions of gratitude and mentions of the NAFA's initiatives, including Fat Liberation Month and a petition for the Campaign for Size Freedom. The hosts also share information about their collaboration with Fun Factory and recommend a book and dildo package deal for bisexual individuals. Remember to like, subscribe, and review Fat Chicks on Top, and visit their website for more information.

256

Boy Slut

July 24, 2024

Zachary Zane

Zachary Zane, sexpert for Men's Health, joins Auntie Vice to talk about being audibly bisexual, his new book Boy Slut, writing about sex for a decade, and OCD. Zane discusses his journey to finding his bisexual identity and becoming a voice for bi folks. The title of his book is a cheeky way to expose the double standard of sluttiness between men and women and the stereotype of bi folks. Zane is insightful about biphobia and gender relations for his young 32 years!

255

Juicy Girl

Jul. 10, 2023

Kate Sloan

Guest: Kate Sloan (writer, podcaster) Kate Sloan joins Auntie Vice to chat about life as a sex writer and podcaster. They cover kink, living with Bipolar disorder, chronic pain, sex, and how D/s dynamics can be healing. Sites and Socials Main site – https://katesloan.com Blog – https://girlyjuice.net Twitter – https://twitter.com/girly_juice Instagram – https://instagram.com/girly_juice Dildorks Podcast – http://thedildorks.com Archive of Our Own – https://archiveofourown.org/users/girlyjuice 101 Kinky Things Even You Can Do 200 Words to Help You Discuss Sex and Gender Mac Liquid Last Black Eyeliner

254

Refining Consent Culture

Jul 3, 2023

Kitty Stryker

Guest: Kitty Stryker (writer, activist) Kitty Stryker, author of Ask: Building Consent Culture and Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook joins Auntie Vice to chat about the nuances of consent, anger, activism, and change. Her deep thinking on consent and how interpersonal and structural power changes one's ability to fully consent has implications for politics, governing boards, medicine, policy, and the culture in general. Sites and Socials KittyStyker.com (site) ConsentCulture.com Facebook Instagram Patreon

253

Educator, Artist, and Writer

Jun 26, 2023

Midori

Guest: Midori Midori, author of the first English-language book on Japanese bondage and kink educator extrodinaire joins Auntie Vice to chat about her work. She is an artist focusing on fiber crafts rooted in her identity. She has been teaching kink and dominance for decades and made a major difference in thousands of people's kink journeys. We have an Auntie to Auntie conversation about kink, art, and identity. Sites and Socials PlanetMidori.com (website) Forte Femme (women's retreat) The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage Wild Side of Sex: The Book of Kink Master Han's Daughter Midori on Bawdy Storytelling "Infamous" Midori on Bawdy Storytelling "Strange Bedfellows" "Placemat" by Midori Instagram Twitter https://www.patreon.com/planetmidori

252

National Coalition for Sexual Freedom

Jun 19, 2023

Susan Wright

Guest: Susan Wright, Founder and Media Outreach for National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Susan Wright joins Auntie Vice to chat about the work of NCSF including "Consent Counts," working to revise the paraphillia section of the DSM to remove consensual adult kink from mental health disorders, and revising the sexual assault laws for the first time since 1962. The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is the only outward-facing advocacy organization working for more freedoms for the kinky and nonmonogamous communities, Susan Wright founded NSCF as an outgrowth of her work with the National Organization for Women around the D/s clause in NOW's platform in the 1980s and 1990s. The work of NCSF has been critical in creating a culture of consent and safetly for all. Sites and Socials National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Consent Counts Project Kink Aware Professionals Twitter Instagram TikTok Link for SW peer support group Link for EARN IT Act opposition letter https://ncsfreedom.org/

251

Condoms for Schools (and other good ideas)

Jun 12, 2023

Amy Moy and Fiona Lu

Guests: Amy Moy, Essential Access Health Fiona Lu, Gen Up This is the start of a series of episodes with activists, policy makers, and legislators discussing politics and bodily autonomy. Amy Moy works with Essential Access Health to make sure health care service providers have the knowledge, skills, and funding to provide services to all people regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ability to pay, insurance status, documentation status and more. Fiona Lu is a high school student and policy director for Gen Up, a student-led organizaation which creates and advocates for policies to better the lives of youth. We discuss SB541, a bill working its way through the CA legislative process which would mandate schools provide free condoms for students. Condom access is a primary reason many students do not use barrier protection and why 50 percent of all chlamydia cases is in someone under 18. We talk about the new constitutional right in California for reproductive care and abortion services and what that means for people in states hostile to abortion. Essential Access Health is administering major grants for increasing service capacity (especially in the Los Angeles area) as well as funds to cover lost wages, transportation, hotel lodging, and post-procedure care for people traveling to access abortion services. We discuss Title X and what that means for minors seeking health care. Show Links: Essential Access Health Teen Source+ (a health care service and learning portal for teens) Talk with Your Kid (guides and help for parents talking to their kids about sexual health) Title X information CA Reproductive Healthcare Bills 2023 Leg Info (find the most up-to-date information on bills in the CA legislature) GenUp GenUp podcast and blog Future of Abortion Council @GenUp.US (instagram) @EssnAccessHlth (Instagram)

250

Auntie Vice Responds to Questions

Jun 5, 2023

This episode Auntie Vice responds to questions from listeners. If you have a question you want answered, please email AuntieVice@FatChicksOnTop.com and I'll answer you on an upcoming episode! Links from this episode: Thompson, Mark et al. (2004). Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice. Beckett, Cooper and Lyndzi Miller. (2023) The Pegging Book.  Auntie Vice merch!  www.Fetlife.com www.BDSMEvents.com www.ForbiddenTickets.com www.EROSBay.com www.WickedGrounds.com Auntie Vice Resource List

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Parenting LGBTQ Children

Apr. 24, 2023

Tracy Whitmore

Parenting an LGBTQ+ child presents unique challenges. Most parents do not have kids and plan on the day their child comes out as queer. Tracy Whitmore specializes in helping parents with LGBTQ+ children through the challenges they face. From managing their own expections and hopes for a child, to dealing with their conflicting feelings, to making sure their child makes it safely to adulthood, her work focuses on providing parents with the support and skills they need to raise healthy, happy, queer kids. This is some great advice for any parent facing the challenge of raising an LGBTQ+ kid in today's world! Sites and Socials: IndigoJounry.co Facebook: Tracy Indigo Instagram: IndigoJourney.

249

In Persuit of Pleasure

Apr. 10, 2023

Luna Matatas

Luna Matatas, entreprenuer, pleasure educator and advocate, joins Auntie Vice to discuss her life as an HIV/AIDS educator, discovering her own pleasure, and coming into her own body and voice. She covers everything from feminine dominance, to CBT, to finding the right folks to take sexy pics of bigger, darker bodies (its a skill that most photographers lack!). SItes and Socials LunaMatatas.com RaceandKink.com @LunaMatatas on most social media Ask Your Auntie! AYA segment is back answering a letter from a listener. The one covers how to eroticize an outie belly button! So much fun to provide new and fun ways to work with an outie. : ) https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2708/8618/files/luna-combined.jpg?v=1602347368

248

Full Circle

Mar. 27, 2023

Martha Madrigal and Charles Tyson, Jr.

Martha and Charles review the latest and greatest headlines in the LGBTQ+ news world weekly on their podcast, Full Circle. They join Auntie Vice to talk about what is going on the the queer world and how they stay grounded while being pummeled with bad news. Matha and Auntie Vice chat about surviving two plauges (AIDS and COVID), and what living through the Reagan years taught us for the current onslaught of anti-Trans, anti-queer hate. Sites and Socials: https://linktr.ee/fullcirclethepod Linktr.ee https://fullcirclethepodcast.godaddysites.com/ website https://twitter.com/FullCirclePod Twitter https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclethepod/ Instagram https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclethepodcast?lang=en TikTok https://iammarthamadrigal.wordpress.com/ Martha's website https://philadelphiadance.org/dancejournal/philadelphia-dance-talk-radio/ Charles radio show

247

Championing Pleasure

March 20, 2023

Marla Renee Stewart

Dr. Marla Renee Stewart joins Fat Chicks to talk about a life in sex and relationship education, developing the conference Sex Down South, Dickfest, and much more!

246

Black, Beautiful, & Brilliant

March 13, 2023

Chrissy King

Chrissy King, author, joins Fat Chicks on Top to talk about her new book The Body Liberation Project.

245

Sexy & Brilliant

March 6, 2023

Sunny Megatron

Sunny Megatron, sex educator, host of both "Opening Deeply" and "American Sex Podcast" talks about life as a sex educator, sex-positive parenting, aging and intimacy, and more!

244

Author Extrodinaire

Feb. 27, 2023

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Rachel Krammer Bussel, author and editor, discusses becoming an erotic writer, how erotic writing shaped her relationship with sex and intimacy, and the power of writing.

243

The Healing Power of Kink

Feb. 19, 2023

Dick Wound & BiDaily

Hosts of "Off the Cuffs" podcast join Fat Chicks on Top to discuss kink discovery, how kink helped heal the relationship with thier bodies, and more!

242

Success is a Side Effect

Feb. 13, 2023

Dr. Monica Anderson

Author and DDS, Dr. Monica Anderson discusses race, health care, and surviving a rare cancer.

241

Heather Rogue: Centering Transness

Feb. 6, 2023

Heather Rogue

Heather Rogue, comedian and founder of Trans Sketual, chats creating the first Trans for Trans sketch comedy show, ADHD, stand-up comedy, homelessness, and much more!

240

A Big Bitch Manifesto

Jan. 30, 2023

Clarkisha Kent

Author and cultural critic, Clarkisha Kent, joins Fat Chicks to talk about her new memoir "Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto." This memoir focuses on her life and how fatphobia, health discrinimantion, racism, and colorism impacted the way she moves through the world. We chat about film, representation of Black folks in media, her experience in art school, and much more! Her new book is available for presale at https://www.feministpress.org/

239

ADHD, Intimacy, and Connection

Jan. 16, 2023

Wesley Toma

Wesley Toma, dating and relationship coach, joins Fat Chicks on Top to discuss coming out later in life, opening up a monogamous marriage, living with and loving someone with ADHD. His website is LearnGrowRepeat.com

238

Taking Down the Patriarchy (on Pantied A$$ at a time)

Jan. 9, 2023

Natasha Strange

Natasha Strange discusses her 30 years working as a pro Domme, kink coach, and owner of the only female-owned and run kink play space in the PDX area. She talks about coming into her dominant voice, what it taught her about femineity and being a woman, and how the kink world has changed in three decades.

237

This Woman is Awesome!

Nov. 21, 2022

Cathy Reisenwitz

Cathy Reisenwitz, writer and sex worker, joins Fat Chicks to talk about her journey from devote white Evangelical to sex worker and body liberationist. She talks extensively about her work unlearning what she was taught in church about purity, race, femininity, and love. She produces the popular substack newsletter Sex and the State.

236

Redefining Masculinity

Nov. 14, 2022

Ed Waters

Ed Waters, podcaster on Dead America, joins Fat Chicks to talk about how a life-altering accident forced him to rethink what it meant to be a man. After a serious back injury, Ed had to stop working in construction. As he lost strength and his job, he had to learn what masculinity meant to him.

235

Learn, Grow, Repeat

Nov. 7, 2022

Darren Campbell

Darren Campbell, therapist and coach, talks about coming out later in life, opening up his monogamous marriage, the gay dating scene in Boston, MA, living and loving with ADHD and more! His website can be found at http://www.learngrowrepeat.com

234

Bindiya Schafer: Expanding Sci-Fi

Oct. 31, 2022

Bindiya Schaefer: Expanding Sci-Fi

Bindiya Schaefer, author, joins Auntie Vice to chat about living around the world, science fiction, and finding the Desi writer's community in the California Bay Area.

233

Ruan Willow: F*cking Awesome

Oct. 23, 2022

Ruan Willow

Ruan Willow, podcaster and erotic writer, joins Auntie Vice to chat about delving into the depths of fantasy, talking about sex, and finding her voice as an author.

232

Free the Kink

Oct. 17, 2022

Mac and Hillary

Mac and Hillary, couple and founders of FreeTheKink.com join Auntie Vice to discuss living openly as a couple engaging in power exchange and kink. They discuss how they balance running a business, raising kids, and their power dynamic. They also discuss what founding a kink site has taught them.

231

Writing Spicy

Oct. 10, 2022

Sinclair Sexsmith

Sinclair Sexsmith, author, editor, and teacher, joins Auntie Vice to do a deep dive into erotic writing. They discuss finding their erotic voice, how it impacted their own life, and their relationship to "dark erotica." Additionally, they discuss being butch and nonbinary.

230

The Pegging Episode

Oct. 3, 2022

Cooper Beckett and Lyndzi Miller

Cooper Beckett and Lyndzi Miller join Auntie Vice to discuss their new book, "The Pegging Book." They discuss the cultural implications of pegging, finding their own sexual and relationship styles after being raised Catholic, and the joy of their current work.

229

Erotic Awakening

Spet. 26, 2022

Dan and Dawn

Dan and Dawn of EroticAwakening.com join Auntie Vice to discuss the intersection of polyamory and power exchange. They share some of these lessons in their newest book "Hearts and Collars" and on the show.

228

Demi Wylde: Embraces Life

Sept. 19, 2022

Demi Wylde

Demi Wylde, podcaster and poet, joins FCOT to talk about pursuing the arts, hook-up horror stories, and much more!

227

Spencer Bishins: SSDI Demystified

Sept. 12, 2022

Spencer Bishins

Spencer Bishins, lawyer and former SSDI employee, chats about the SSDI process, where it goes wrong, and how to access the benefits you have paid into.

226

ReGina Smithwick: On Adoption

Sept. 9, 2022

ReGina Smithwick

ReGina Smithwick, life coach, joins FCOT to talk about her adoption story. She hid the fact she was adopted for 50 years from everyone, including her husband. She talks about what happen when she came out about being adopted, adopting her own daughter, and more!

225

Lori Sweetman: Comes Into Themselves

Aug. 29, 2022

Lori Sweetman

Lori Sweetman, former k12 educator and current LGBTQ activist, joins FCOT to talk about advocating for queer youth, coming out later in life, opening up their marriage, and more!

224

Embracing Duende

Aug. 22, 2022

Ayzad

Ayzad, former Italian Journalist turned kink writer and educator, shares what he has learned from a lifetime of kink in the EU.

223

Powerful Badass

Aug. 15, 2022

Nika Cherrelle

Nika Cherrelle is a fine art sculptor, host of The "It" Cast, empowerment coach, and all-arouind badass. She talke about going up in MO as a Black woman, what education taught her about her position in society, and how she has come to love herself.

222

Finding Your Voice

Aug. 8, 2022

Tallulah Breslin

Tallulah Breslin is gender-affirming voice coach. She shares the art and science of creating the voice you want.

221

This Wasn't Covered in the Book

Aug. 1, 2022

Mistress Schari

Mistress Schari has been a professional Dominatrix for over two decades. She shares what she has learned working as a Domme and a stripper.

220

It's Not About the Knife

July 25, 2022

Boss Boar

Boss Boar (kink educator) joins Fat Chicks to talk the psychology of kink, fear play, humiliation/degredation, advanced consent, and more!

219

Caffinatrix

July 18, 2022

Mir Green

Mir Green (owner, Wicked Grounds) joins Auntie Vice to talk politics, revolution, queeness, and keeping Starbucks out of the San Fancisco Leather District.

218

Dr. Liz Powell: Invites You In

June 11, 2022

Dr. Liz Powell

Dr. Liz Powell joins Fat Chicks to talk about nonbinary identites, queerness, therapy, healing, and community trauma.

217

Jimanekia Eborn: Tending Her Garden

June 27, 2022

Jimanekia Eborn

Jimanekia Eborn, sexaul healing expert, talks about healing trauma, informed sexuality, and bisexuality.

216

Dulcinea Pitagora: Kink Doctor

June 20, 2022

Dulcinea Pitagora

Dr. Dulcinea Pitagora joins Fat Chicks on Top to talk about the academic and spiritual understanding of kink. From early work as a pro-Domme in NYC to their academic work on sub-space, the heteronormativity of ano-receptive men in kink, and more! Auntie Vice gets to geek-out in conversation with another Ph.D. delving into the nuances of kink, trust, and connection. So. Much. Fun. Dr. Pitagora now works as a therapist and academic in NYC. They talk about a journey of gender affirmation, healing and kink, and much more. We also touch on their great kink reading list! Check out the links below.

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Terry Dornak: Swashbuckling Bisexual

June 13, 2022

Terry Dornak

Jet Noir joins Fat Chicks on Top to talk about burlesque, inspiration, living in iconic cities, and being raised in a sex-positive family in Detroit in the 1980s. As a Black, cis-male dancer, Jet has a different journey and experience with the art form that the other artists featured in the Erotic Performer series. One of my most interesting interviews!

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Rahim Thawer: Gay, Muslim, and Fabulous!

June 6, 2022

Rahim Thawer

Rahim Thawer is a therapist focusing on LGBTQ folks witha sub-specialty in shame. He has lived in several countries and joins Fat Chicks to talk about queerness, shame, envy, and community. He provides insight into the role circut parties play in gay life around the world. He talks about the intersecting identities of being Muslim and gay.

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Muse

05/30/2022

Jet Noir

Jet Noir, burlesque dancer, joins the show to talk performing, burlesque, growing up in a sex-positive family, living around the U.S., and much more.

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Rae Luna: I'm Hot and I Know It!

May 16, 2022

Rae Luna

Rae Luna, nonbinary, brown, bigger-bodied burlseque dancer joins Fat Chicks to talk about getting comfortable with your own body, finding identity as a mixed-race person, and connecting with community. Find them at _Omoonrae_ on twitter and IG. Upcoming shows include July 8 with Om Nom Nom Nonbinary burlesque and July 22nd with No Cover Caberet in San Francisco, CA.

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Rain De Grey: Creating All the Things

Rain De Grey: Creating All the Things

Rain De Grey

Rain De Grey (author, podcaster, film star) joins Fat Chicks to talk about neurodivergence, kink, and creativity. Rain discusses how autism has shaped her approach to the world and allows her to be incredibly creative. We chat kink community, performance, and much more!

209

Gretchen Felker Martin: Divine Filth

April 25, 2022

Gretchen Felker-Martin

Gretchen Felker-Martin (author) joins Fat Chicks to talk about her novel Manhunt. We discuss transness, fatness, creativity, and problematic TERFs.

208

Imani Barbarin: Black, Disabled, Joy!

April 17, 2022

Imani Barbarin

Imani Barbarin (disabilities activist) discusses what it is like to be fat, Black, and disabled. We chat about the difference between American and French healthcare, the impending hiring crisis, COVID, and much more!

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Hasn't Seen Straight People in 7 Days

April 11, 2022

Meg Elison

Meg Elison, Author (Road to Nowhere series, Big Girl), join Auntie Vice to talk writing, lesbian post-apocalyptic literature, bisexuality and more!

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Devyn Stone: Striving and Thriving

April 4, 2022

Devyn Stone

Devyn Stone, kink educator and writer, joins Fat Chicks to chat about becoming a kink educator, learning about the psychology of kink, being neurodivergent, the fawn response and their upcoming Thrive Conference.

205

Jesse Rivera Finds His Tribe

March 27, 2022

Jesse Rivera

Comic and podcaster, Jesse Rivera, chats aging, turning 50, stand-up comedy, and podcasting. He sends love out to Sacramento comics and his favorite spots to perform and eat tacos.

204

Comedy & Sex

March 20, 2022

Dani Deluca and Paul Spock

Danielle Deluca joins Auntie Vice and Erica Ambrin to chat working as a phone sex operator, dating, hoot-ups, weed and sex toys. Paul Spock joins Auntie Vice and Wendy Lewis to talk stand-up comedy, Type I diabetes, and DJing strip clubs.

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Alex Yarde and All Things Geek

Mar. 13, 2022

Alex Yarde, CharRon Smith

The Batman (2022) discussed with no spoilers, MCU Avengers, X-Men and Spiderman and representation, Power Rangers, Archer, Lovecraft County, RoboTech, Star Trek and more discussed in relationship to representation and writing.

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Xavier Bettencourt: So Gay

March 6, 2022

Xavier Bettencourt

Xavier Bettencourt is a sketch & improve comic and alter ego to Dolly Poppers. First interview recorded in 2019; Second interview recorded in 2022. Cover stage looks, developing personas, drag and body acceptance; corsets and body image; getting paid as a entertainer; transparency in paying performers; creating Queer Space; and surviving lockdown. 45:00 Moment of Gratitude: Xavier Bettencourt 40:00 Ask Your Auntie: Kitchen cleaning techniques; crushing on someone to the exclusion of all other interested parties

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Pilot

June 24, 2018

Wayne King; Renair Amin; ChaCha Burnadette

Wayne King discusses boylesque and La Croix; Renair Amin talks Pink Love, growing up in the Baptist church, healing, being non-binary and aggressive and Ms. Full Figure USA; ChaCha Burnadette talks bodies and burlesque.

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Healthy Bodies

June 25, 2018

Bevyn (Fat Kids Dance Party); AndYes (poet); April Lauren

Bevin discusses the origin of Fat Kids Dance Party and its future; AndYes discusses immigrant identity and slam poetry; Amber Lauren chats living with an invisible disab;lity; navigating the health care system

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Dating

June 24, 2018

Andrew Gurza; Melissa McMurray; Wendy Lewis

Andrew Gurza talks dating while disabled; managing personal care and dating; sex and pleasure for disabled folks; Melissa McMurray discusses kink, dating while fat, polyamory; Wendy Lewis chats weed, stand-up, and physical beauty

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Men

June 25, 2018

Ngaio Bealum; Issac Torres; Sean MacKinney

Ngaio discusses new show Cooking on High on Netflix; weed seshes; changes in weed in past decade; Ike Torres talks being a play write and being fat; Sean Mackinney discusses chronic migranes, male body image; polyamory

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Occupying Space

June 18, 2018

St. Francis AssEZ; Alice in Bondageland; Diana Hong

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; Chunky Dunk events; Shooting fun porn; bondage in public; cross-dressing club; Diana Hong discusses going from pro golfer to stoner stand-up;

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Healthy Bodies

Aug 18, 2018

Hetherbeth Woodford; Kelli Dunham

Importance of adult sex ed; teaching college students about sex; celebrating polyamory and kink; Kelli Dunham discusses going from nun to nurse to queer comic; trauma informed care; understanding yourself

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Sexy Bodies: 2

Aug. 29, 2018

Suz Ellis; Elle Chase

Suz Ellis talks being a curvy cam girl; dating in your 20s; dating apps; Elle Chase (Curvy Girl Sex) talks about aging, being bigger bodied; boudouir shots

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The Princess Kali & Body Political

Sept. 19, 2018

Princess Kali; Andi and Laika (producers) from Body Political

Pro Domming; kink; objectification play; kink community; burlesque; political burlesque

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This is 40!

Nov. 12, 2018

Evie Vane; Tina Hayes

Turning 40; freeing yourself of social expectations; sex after 40; changing bodies; eating disorders; kink; rope and bondage

901: Bonus

Bonus with Alice in Bondageland

Jan 10, 2019

Alice in Bondageland; Bevin from Fat Kids Dance Party

Eating out solo; self-care rituals; pet play

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Decolonizing Beauty

Jan. 29, 2019

Mariana Mocossos; Stacey Gee

Guest Mariana Mocossos discusses the Decolonizing Beauty project; unlearning western standards of beauty; embracing all beauty; Slam poetry; growing up Asian in America

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Sex Toys!

Feb. 27, 2019

Paul Imagine; Lindsey Hoppe

Paul Image- sex shop owner, discusses owning and running a sex shop and how to get the most out of your visit; Lindsey Hoppe discusses becoming a sex toy reviews, sex toys for bigger bodies.

902: Bonus

Nonbinary People on Nonbinary People

Mar. 20, 2019

Renair Amin; Koe Creation

Nonbinary people discuss what nonbinary means to them; how they figured out they were nonbinary; and coming to connect with other enby folks.

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Connections

Mar. 25, 2019

Koe Creation; Amy Estes

Koe Creation discusses their book "The Heart Holds Many" and growing up as a second generation polyam kid; Amy Estes discusses fad diets, intuitive eating, and learning to love herself

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Invisible Disabilities

Apr. 1, 2019

Erica Ambrin; Ali Yada; Amber Whitford

living with an invisible disability; navigating the healthcare system; Invisible Disabilities Comedy Show

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Disability, Healing & Star Trek

May 11, 2019

Greyson Shultz; Katori Knight; Ashley Whitford

Living with C-PTSD; Learning to love a disabled body; nonbinary identities; Star Trek fans

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EARNIT Act & Rainbow Kiss

Feb. 27,2022

Sept. 23, 2019

EARNIT Act; Rainbow Kisses

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Queer Women

Sept. 23, 2018

Amy Estes, Ret. Sgt. Sage Fox, Carly DuHain; Shahera Hyatt

Dating while trans; dating while bisexual; UHauling relationships; lupus; bi-erasure; homeless youth; hecklers

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What a Drag!

May 25, 2019

Katori Knight; Eartha Tremors; Shahera Hyatt

Drag King vs. Drag Queens; RuPaul's Drag Race impact on current drag scene; finding a drag identity; San Francisco vs Sacramento drag scenes; community service

014a

May 25, 2019

Ret. Sgt. Sage Fox; Carly DuHain; Shahera Hyatt; Amy Estes

Coming out in the military; fighting for trans service member's rights to serve; dating while trans; bi-erasure; dating as a bi woman; living with Lupus; UHauling