Conversations about sex—mostly between men—that might surprise you. Host Paul Rosenberg, writer, community organizer, and sex-positive activist in Seattle, talks with bloggers, writers, scientists, sexologists, artists, teachers, and regular folks about the “ordinary magic” of authentic human sexuality and everything that gets stirred up by it. Listen in and join the conversation.
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Conversations about sex—mostly between men—that might surprise you. Host Paul Rosenberg, writer, community organizer, and sex-positive activist in Seattle, talks with bloggers, writers, scientists, sexologists, artists, teachers, and regular folks about the “ordinary magic” of authentic human sexuality and everything that gets stirred up by it. Listen in and join the conversation.
In segment 1, Paul talks about how he learned about sex before most of his friends did (hint: It wasn’t from his parents or school) and about the ways that queer kids learn nothing at all about sex or relationships and are left to kludge their lives together without guidance, a monologue inspired by his conversation with today’s guest.
For the interview, Paul talks with Dr. Eric Sprankle. Dr. Sprankle is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Co-Director of the Sexuality Studies program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as well as a licensed clinical psychologist and an AASECT-certified sex therapist affiliated with the Minnesota Sexual Health Institute. He joins Paul to talk about shame and sexual shame.
Questions that we chewed on:
What is shame?
Is sexual shame unique from other kinds of shame?
Where does sexual shame and overall sex negativity come from?
Is shame ever a good thing?
What’s a good alternative focus?
What's behind the cultural pressure to feel shame?
Is the rise of secularism alone a solution to sexual shame?
The Heart of Jacks Podcast
Conversations about sex—mostly between men—that might surprise you. Host Paul Rosenberg, writer, community organizer, and sex-positive activist in Seattle, talks with bloggers, writers, scientists, sexologists, artists, teachers, and regular folks about the “ordinary magic” of authentic human sexuality and everything that gets stirred up by it. Listen in and join the conversation.
