This feels more stream of consciousness than podcast episode in my eyes, but aren’t most podcast that way?
As a public educator, I understand the gravity of offering information, advice, and education. I try to make the spaces where I offer those things as structured but ultimately approachable as possible. For a long time, I held Whoreoscopes to that standard which impacted my ability to show up for it. I love podcasting, truly, but I find difficulty in maintaining another space where I have to show up refined and scripted 24/7. The reason I named the Shaking Sheets podcast 3.0 (OG’s know I’ve been on/off podcasting for 6ish years) Whoreoscopes was because ultimately, I’m just a whore with a microphone and far too many words.
As my online presence has grown over the years, (a reality that troubles me if we’re being transparent with each other), I’ve been told many times that I feel like the big sister or auntie people never had. It’s a gracious compliment, one I’m not the best at taking though I appreciate it all the same. The trust folks choose to give me is humbling and I never want to abuse it. I bear the weight of responsibility easily which makes showing up more informally a task for me. This episode, and subsequently what I hope to do with the podcast moving forward is exposure therapy of sorts. A way to meet you all a little more casually while continuing to discuss the things that matter.
Sex is a large part of my life, perhaps the biggest part even. And I’d like to talk about it more, if that’s cool with everybody. I won’t guarantee it’ll always be done in a delicate way or even serve to elevate larger conversations about sex in the abstract but it’ll be honest, maybe even a little vulnerable. Hopefully that interest you.
If you listened to this episode and enjoyed it or even hated it, please let me know. If you find this informal, conversational format engaging, let me hear it.
