
Season 5 | Episode 1.5 | The Turn On x Dr. Lanice Avery
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11/10/21 • 62 min
This week, Erica and Kenrya talk to Dr. Lanice Avery about who's going to save Black women (spoiler: it's us); being our whole, expansive selves; the importance of nurturing friendships with other women; leaning into our unexpected strengths; the virtues of being a curious bitch; and getting off and getting free.
Resources
- Guest, Lanice Avery | la4gd (at) virginia.edu | Twitter
Book, "Four Letter Word: (After Hours Book 1)" | Amazon
Author, Ava Freeman | Website | Instagram | Twitter
Dr. Avery's Recommendations:- "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down" by Joan Morgan | Bookshop | Amazon
- "Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality" by Jennifer C. Nash | Bookshop | Amazon
- "In the Wake: On Blackness and Being" by Christina Sharpe | Bookshop | Amazon
- "Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good" by Adrienne Maree Brown | Bookshop | Amazon
You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-1_5-the-turn-on-x-dr-lanice-avery.
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This week, Erica and Kenrya talk to Dr. Lanice Avery about who's going to save Black women (spoiler: it's us); being our whole, expansive selves; the importance of nurturing friendships with other women; leaning into our unexpected strengths; the virtues of being a curious bitch; and getting off and getting free.
Resources
- Guest, Lanice Avery | la4gd (at) virginia.edu | Twitter
Book, "Four Letter Word: (After Hours Book 1)" | Amazon
Author, Ava Freeman | Website | Instagram | Twitter
Dr. Avery's Recommendations:- "When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down" by Joan Morgan | Bookshop | Amazon
- "Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality" by Jennifer C. Nash | Bookshop | Amazon
- "In the Wake: On Blackness and Being" by Christina Sharpe | Bookshop | Amazon
- "Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good" by Adrienne Maree Brown | Bookshop | Amazon
You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-1_5-the-turn-on-x-dr-lanice-avery.
Connect With The Turn On
Website: http://www.theturnonpodcast.com
Instagram: @TheTurnOnPodcast
Twitter: @TheTurnOnPod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTurnOnPodcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrkR-duu-KegFURl-P8xpYg?view_as=subscriber
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTurnOn?fan_landing=true
Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-turn-on-podcast
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Season 5 | Episode 1 | Sure Thing
This week, Erica and Kenrya read Ava Freeman's “Four Letter Word” and talk flagrant flirting, hiding shit from your friends, ghosting, interactions with exes and dating folks with zero previous romantic relationship experience.
You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-1-sure-thing.
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Season 5 | Episode 2 | Trading Places
This week, Erica and Kenrya read "Stiff" by Stephanie Nicole Norris and talk about tech-enabled sex clubs, dating someone's representative, giving threesomes as "gifts," pronoun autonomy, enthusiastic consent and opting out of teaching folks how to be better.
You can find full show notes, a transcript and links to everything we mentioned on this episode at https://www.theturnonpodcast.com/transcripts/season-5-episode-2-trading-places.
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Instagram: @TheTurnOnPodcast
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