Sex Ed Shouldn't Suck

This week we chat with Michael Timlin – comedian, butcher, and host of the podcast Work Sucks, I Know. We start off discussing his classic school sex ed experience (complete with P.E. teacher and all) and end the episode discussing what we've learned from people we've talked to on the pod. Does anyone anywhere ever get good sex ed?? Maybe, maybe not. You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Michael's Twitter [https://twitter.com/MichaelTimlin] to read more of his brain thoughts and definitely check out his podcast, Work Sucks, I Know [https://open.spotify.com/show/7fACgwhjADMgFTeQAGS228?si=54c16e3767d4456b] (pssst if you're not tired of hearing Kaylee talk yet, you can listen to her episode here) [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YKxVuCvMvA5sy1o82MnRh?si=83ba3cb47c634103].

This week we talked to Cyndi Darnell [https://cyndidarnell.com/], author and sex therapist from Australia, all about her new book "Sex When You Don't Feel Like It [https://cyndidarnell.com/book/]." She tells us about how her clients inspired her to research pleasure and desire, offers sage advice on how to talk to intimate partners, and basically gives us both a free therapy session on the pod!  If you like this episode of the podcast, definitely go purchase and read a copy of Cyndi's book, "Sex When You Don't Feel Like It." For a chance to win a free copy, check out our Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sexedshldntsuck/?hl=en] for a giveaway during the month of December (2022)!

In part 2 of our interview with Jeff Eaton [https://twitter.com/eaton] from the Christian Rightcast [https://rightcast.substack.com/], we talk through the history of the purity movement in detail. We account for how it changed over time, from AIDS being treated as a moral issue to True Love Waits. We also discuss biblical masculinity, Bill Gothard and the Duggars, and the motivations of leaders in the purity movement.

This incredible interview with Jeff Eaton [https://twitter.com/eaton], co-host of the Christian Rightcast [https://rightcast.substack.com/], is split into two episodes. In this episode, we discuss Jeff's upbringing as a Christian homeschooler in the 1980s. Jeff tells us all about his experience in purity culture, from the earnestness that he felt for the cause to his eventual deconstruction. We talk about the destructive pitfalls of purity culture and how consent is not only an avoided topic, but actually toxic to the ideology of purity culture.

This week, we got to talk to some teens who are in the midst of their sex education in school: Disha and Sara. These two are working on an incredible program called Project AdoleSENSE. Their mission revolves around bringing better sex education to young people in India, where they both live. Disha and Sara talk to us all about what sex ed is like in India, what inspired them to start Project AdoleSENSE, and how you can help support their work. Follow them on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/project_adolesense/] or send them an email at project.adolesense@gmail.com.