The Subspace Exploration Project

Queer, BIPOC, Leftist Community Media Nativerse Studios Crowdfunding Campaign Summary Out of necessity, Nativerse Studios is raising funds to grow our team and launch several community-based leftist media projects in the coming months. Introduction & Background. Continuing almost 10 years of Queer, BIPOC, Leftist, community education & conversations, what we aim to do in the first few months of 2025 is more important than ever. From the foundation of the Subspace Exploration Project and the educators, historians, and healthcare professionals we’ve met along the way, we will be launching Hard Left News, the BDSM 101 Project, and partnering with others to find secure, legal ways to host and distribute vital community history, health, communication, and safety resources. Over the years we have learned quite a lot about building community, preserving and sharing history, and the barriers capitalism creates to slow and prevent the dissemination of culture & community history. Those barriers that have always existed for some are now about to affect us all. We are preparing to Do what we can to remove those barriers and strengthen communities as best we can. All of this requires community to band together and support each other. Reach & Impact Nativerse Studios will continue to be an entirely grassroots operation. From websites to media hosting to how we get the word out, if we have to podcast in morse code, we will. Regardless of the level of success of this campaign our team will continue to amplify the voices of the marginalized for as long as we can. Risks Popular media platforms that we have taken for granted for so long, thinking that they were free (such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube) no longer benefit the people in any measurable way. Despite the technological age we live in, to safely publish leftist, antifascist, anticapitalist content comes with significant risks. To help our team continue to do this important work is to help protect the rights & histories of communities that are in harm's way. Ways You can Help If building and protecting community means everything to you, as it does for us, consider donating to our campaign. If you can’t afford to donate, please share this with anyone that might be able to help. There is a storm coming. Help us equip communities with the information and confidence to weather that storm. News, Education, & Community Action Indie GoGo Campaign: https://igg.me/at/nativerse [https://igg.me/at/nativerse] A Brief History of Nativerse Studios: https://youtu.be/7d8OUQrNxQw [https://youtu.be/7d8OUQrNxQw] The Nativerse Studios website: https://www.nativersestudios.com/ [https://www.nativersestudios.com/] The Subspace Exploration Project: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/ [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/] Hard Left News: https://hardleftnews.com/ [https://hardleftnews.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this episode of the Subspace Exploration Project Clay and Todd meet with Sar Surmic from the Consent Academy to discuss nuance and the evolution of consent culture and the language we use to discuss it. They talk about our capacity to take on the responsibilities of intimacy any time we engage with others, and the importance of trust to heal and repair when mistakes are inevitably made. Sar Surmick is a Marriage & Family Therapist, Professor, Identity Specialist, and an internationally known consent expert. She is the founder and director emeritus of the Consent Academy and one of the authors of the Consent Primer. Episode Page: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/sar-surmick-nuance [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/sar-surmick-nuance] Consent Academy: https://www.consent.academy/ [https://www.consent.academy/] The Consent Primer: https://www.consent.academy/the-consent-primer.html [https://www.consent.academy/the-consent-primer.html] Passion and Soul Episode 104: https://www.passionandsoul.com/blog/audio/104-sar [https://www.passionandsoul.com/blog/audio/104-sar] Drunk Church on Acast: https://shows.acast.com/drunkchurch/episodes/an-exquisite-slap-introducing-sexuality-beyond-consent [https://shows.acast.com/drunkchurch/episodes/an-exquisite-slap-introducing-sexuality-beyond-consent] Avgi Saketopoulou - Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia: https://academic.oup.com/nyu-press-scholarship-online/book/51268 [https://academic.oup.com/nyu-press-scholarship-online/book/51268] Risking sexuality beyond consent: overwhelm and traumatisms that incite By Avgi Saketopoulou: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35312430/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35312430/] Knotty Productions: https://www.knottyproductions.com/ [https://www.knottyproductions.com/] Episode filmed at Gallery Erato in Downtown Seattle: https://www.pan-eros.org/galleryerato/ [https://www.pan-eros.org/galleryerato/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this episode of the Subspace Exploration Project Clay & Todd get real and personal with renowned author & therapist Jessica Fern. After Hurricane Helene and the fascist-who-will-not-be-named was reelected, Jessica returns to discuss neurodivergence, jealousy, and the importance of building community in the face of catastrophe. Jessica’s Website: https://www.jessicafern.com/ [https://www.jessicafern.com/] Episode Page: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/jessica-fern-returns [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/jessica-fern-returns] Jessica’s First Episode: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/jessica-fern-parts-work [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/jessica-fern-parts-work] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this episode of the Subspace Exploration Project Clay & Todd talk with Dr Damon Constantinides about Joy & Intimacy in the face of Fascism. Damon, a Queer Trans sex therapist doing impactful work with queer and trans individuals and communities in and around Pennsylvania. Damon, Clay, & Todd talk about modern society’s fear of vulnerability and authentic self expression, while it turns out that’s exactly what community is built upon. Episode Page: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/damon-vulnerability-against-fascism [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/damon-vulnerability-against-fascism] Dr Damon’s website: www.DrDamonC.com [http://www.DrDamonC.com/] Trans Masc Sexual Pleasure Coaching Group: https://www.drdamonc.com/coaching [https://www.drdamonc.com/coaching] Trans and Non-binary Consultation Group: https://www.drdamonc.com/tnbsupervisiongroup [https://www.drdamonc.com/tnbsupervisiongroup] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In this week’s episode Clay & Todd talk about their trip to the Folsom Street Fair. Attending kink events can be overwhelming. Openly celebrating Kink & Queer culture is a beautiful thing to witness and take part in. How do you navigate trips like these? Episode Page: https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/return-from-folsom [https://www.subspaceexploration.com/subspacepod/return-from-folsom] the Folsom Street Fair: https://www.folsomstreet.org/ [https://www.folsomstreet.org/] Breathe Toys: https://www.breathetoys.com/ [https://www.breathetoys.com/] Knotty Productions: https://www.knottyproductions.com/ [https://www.knottyproductions.com/] Dumpling Time - Design District: https://www.dumplingtime.com/design-district [https://www.dumplingtime.com/design-district] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.