Questions from a Confused Monogamist

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10/11/21 • 40 min

This is the 3rd episode in a 3-part series on monogamy and nonmonogamy. In this episode I will explain consensual nonmonogamy (CNM), which can be broadly defined as any type of relationship where people are having sexual, romantic, or intimate relationships with more than one person. As a researcher, educator, and practitioner of CNM, I am used to thinking about and talking about it all the time, so to get some perspective, I brought in my monogamous podcast collaborator, Matt Tunnacliffe to ask questions from a somewhat confused monogamist.

Consensual Non-monogamy! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Links from this episode

American Psychological Association, Division 44 Committee on Consensual Nonmonogamy

The Ethical Slut

Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance and co-hosting by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Consensual Non-monogamy! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Links from this episode

American Psychological Association, Division 44 Committee on Consensual Nonmonogamy

The Ethical Slut

Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance and co-hosting by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41 - Why are You So Obsessed with Monogamy?

Canada and the U.S. (and many other societies) are completely obsessed with monogamy. And by obsessed, I mean, they structure their entire social and legal systems around the assumption of monogamous relationships. In this episode, part 2 in the series about monogamy and nonmonogamy, we delve in the the "why" behind the monogamy preference. Is it biology? Is it culture? Listen now to find out!

Monogamy! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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When you think of sex education, what springs to mind? I bet a mildly awkward class with a mildly uncomfortable teacher talking about periods, where babies come from, and possibly putting a condom on a wooden penis. Does that sound about right?

We often think sex education is for kids, but the sex ed we get as kids from parents and schools is lacking, so we get a lot of our info from friends and media. It is rare that we get realistic sex education and even rarer to get queer sex education as kids or teens. On this episode, I talk to Eva Bloom, sex educator extraordinaire, about sex ed for adults: why we need it, why it’s important, and why queering things up is beneficial for everyone.

Sex Ed! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!

Check out Eva's upcoming course that starts October 26!: Fuck the Patriarchy, Fuck Yourself

Find Eva on YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok as What's My Body Doing?

Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.

Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/

Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.