22 March 2024 - The Stories That Live Between The Lines Gender Identity Weekly podcast

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In this episode is Mhara Starling's truly amazing magical journey of gender and self-acceptance. Mhara is a Welsh witch, spiritual leader, and author of the recent book "Welsh Fairies." Mhara and I muse over topics as far afield as natural churches, bigger-than-life mentors, and a Scooby Doo lesson in witchcraft. REFERENCES: Support Mhara on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mharastarling Follow Mhara on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mharastarling2730 Follow Mhara on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mharastarling Follow Mhara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MharaStarling Follow Mhara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mhara_starling (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:31) - Introducing Mhara Starling (02:34) - Growing up transgender: mermaids, witches, and fairies (10:30) - We know you don't like this, but you should (13:41) - She has ever been Mhara (15:49) - A church of trees and headland (21:25) - Scooby Doo teaches about witchcraft (24:35) - Mhara's first witch mentor (28:53) - Meeting the drag queen down the road (32:00) - Coming out with an explosion (40:00) - Feeling completely and wholly accepted (45:09) - Magic does not occur on a binary (49:03) - A communal view to witchcraft (55:00) - Find yourself, your land, and your community (59:10) - Mhara's work for the near future (01:03:50) - Show closing (01:05:52) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Discovering Our Princess of Light through Hypnosis with Deane Benninghoven 1:02:38

8 днів тому1:02:38

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Today's episode features Deane Benninghoven's stories of subconscious symbolism. Deane is a certified hypnotherapist and hypnosis instructor who helps everyday people overcome everyday problems. Deane and I mull over topics as diverse as the value of dissociative states, Jungian archetypes in everyday life, and the lack of value in clucking like a chicken. REFERENCES: Summit Hypnosis website: https://www.summithypnosisnw.com/ Follow Deane on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summithypnosis Follow Deane on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summithypnosisnw/ Émile Coué: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Cou%C3%A9 (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:31) - Introducing Deane Benninghoven (02:27) - Chronic pain, grief, and self-hypnosis (08:34) - Working with the subconscious (15:27) - Becoming the person we needed to heal (19:53) - Hypnosis as a useful dissociative state (26:57) - Intentional links into existing values (33:52) - Empirical evidence of archetypes (39:05) - Every one of us is the Princess of Light (46:14) - Are there contraindications for hypnosis? (49:30) - How can we get started in hypnosis? (55:22) - How to find Deane Benninghoven on the internet (57:34) - Hypnosis can save your life (01:00:50) - Show closing (01:02:15) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Escaping Tribal Outrage with David Beckemeyer 1:07:42

22 дні тому1:07:42

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Today's episode features David Beckemeyer discussing tribal identity and the outrage it brings. David is a bridge-builder and host of the "Outrage Overload" podcast. David and I consider topics as far afield as social media detox, street epistemology, and libraries lousy with drag queens. REFERENCES: “Outrage Overload” website: https://outrageoverload.net/ Follow Outrage Overload on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutrageOverload Follow Outrage Overload on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outrageoverload/ Follow Outrage Overload on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutrageOverload?sub_confirmation=1 Follow David on Mastodon: https://toad.social/@DavidBeckemeyer Follow Outrage Overload on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/outrageoverload.bsky.social Follow David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeckemeyer/ Arnold Toynbee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_J._Toynbee (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:30) - Introducing David Beckemeyer (02:38) - How Facebook fights inspired a podcast (08:26) - We love to be outraged, but we don't want to admit it (12:13) - Blind spots to our side's behavior (17:46) - A hot-button issue example with Ami! (22:09) - Street epistemology of vegetables (27:02) - Needing to change minds (31:00) - Fear of social death (36:27) - Enforcing social norms as the origin of outrage (39:47) - When outrage becomes recreation or profession (45:16) - And even when you're wrong, it doesn't matter (47:27) - Ending reliance on outrage with a larger cultural identity (54:49) - Building your own private echo chamber (01:04:02) - How to find David Beckemeyer on the internet (01:06:32) - Show closing (01:07:18) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Capturing Our Inner Story with Elizabeth Snyder 1:02:42

5 weeks тому1:02:42

1:02:42

Today's episode features Elizabeth Snyder's honest humor. Liz is an author, women's portraiture artist, and confidence expert whose work focuses (little photography pun there) on encouraging all humans to find their inner beauty and take pride in who they are. Liz and I range over topics as diverse as the government's role in tearing down women's confidence, our fear at accepting who we are, and thumbs lucky for their wealth. REFERENCES: Elizabeth Snyder Photography website: https://www.elizabethsnyderphotography.com/ Follow Elizabeth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/espllc1 Follow Elizabeth on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/esnyderphotog/ Follow Elizabeth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ESPLLC Follow Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsnyderphotographyllc/ Follow Elizabeth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-snyder-089a14141/ Zoë Anthea Cross's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ6rYkOnTMs Liz's book "Unbroken" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4jyNbK7 True Mirrors: https://www.truemirror.com/ (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:28) - Introducing Elizabeth Snyder (02:33) - Manifesting identity in all women (05:09) - Manifesting Liz's own identity (08:08) - Some photography nerdery (12:10) - It's not all Photoshop (15:13) - How the government made women self-conscious (19:12) - Shame from social norms (23:24) - Gender is NOT the domain of government (27:57) - Finding the real person within (34:52) - Changing the inner dialogue (39:28) - Fear of accepting ourselves (43:04) - Even thumbs are able to be anything they want (47:14) - Men don't need confidence lessons (51:42) - Is every one of us beautiful? (53:51) - How to find Elizabeth Snyder on the internet (56:18) - What is more beautiful than showing who you are? (01:01:17) - Show closing (01:02:19) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Facing Our Heroic Journey with Allison Stieger 1:08:16

7 weeks тому1:08:16

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In this week's episode, we hear the story of humanity in myth with Allison Stieger. Allison is a mythologist, author, speaker, and storyshaper who founded Mythic Stories Consulting. Allison and I muse over topics as far afield as our path to becoming ancestors, learning compassion through application of archetypes, and the Current of the Universe. REFERENCES: “Mythic Stories” website: https://mythicstories.com/ Follow Allison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-stieger/ Follow Allison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allison.stieger "Where the Two Came to Their Father:" https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/berman/exhibition/where-the-two-came-to-their-father (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:27) - Introducing Allison Stieger (02:23) - A mythic view of the world (06:29) - Becoming the next ancestors (10:06) - Choosing a Heroic Journey (13:21) - Don't turn into your own dragon! (16:41) - Constraining wisdom into a tiny box (19:22) - Changing your story through retelling (22:50) - Seeing ourselves own the cultural power (28:16) - Better humanity lies in diversity (32:32) - Myth is by nature universal wisdom (35:36) - Compassion as a multiplicity of archetypes (42:16) - Seeing beyond our horizons (46:35) - Face your opposite nature (51:41) - Making our own stories (56:45) - Integrating both sides of our Self (01:01:29) - Myth and magic really can work (01:03:19) - How to find Allison Stieger on the internet (01:04:38) - Allison's up and coming book (01:06:57) - Show closing (01:07:52) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Healing into Congruent Choice with Katharine Lazaruk 1:00:44

9 weeks тому1:00:44

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Today's show features Katherine Lazaruk and some hilarious stories! Katherine is a Professional Presence Expert and author of the book “Executive Being: Humanizing Business One Leader at a Time.” Katherine and I muse over topics as far afield as preparing our environment for us to occupy it, the pain of getting out of our box, and not dumping on Judith Butler. REFERENCES: LZRK Consulting website: https://lzrkconsulting.com/ Follow Katherine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinelazaruk Follow Katherine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinelazaruk Follow LZRK Consulting on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LazarukConsultingInc Purchase “Executive Being” from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ObyXAt (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:28) - Introducing Katharine Lazaruk (02:36) - We don't need to die to be free (08:17) - Surface....but never superficial (09:53) - Character, Congruence, and Choice (14:15) - Preparing the table so authenticity works (17:30) - What is authenticity when so much of success is perception? (20:47) - Changes to the environment (23:09) - Did human nature change? (27:04) - The path is not the path (29:34) - Building the new social structures (33:59) - It hurts to get out of the box (38:02) - Good times with Generation X (39:22) - Whole person, whole presence (43:50) - Pathological introspection (47:11) - Getting better at climbing out of holes (50:10) - We don't heal all at once (53:28) - Avoiding the holes is a process (57:07) - How to find Katherine Lazaruk on the internet (58:52) - Show closing (01:00:20) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Unlearning the Tools of Silence with Lindsay Bindman 1:09:49

10 weeks тому1:09:49

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In this episode, a wonderful friend of mine: Lindsay Bindman! Lindsay is an advocate, ally, sailor, and hostess of the "Getting Reflective" podcast, about unlearning the social norms that serve us poorly. Lindsay and I cover topics as diverse as learning to live life to its fullest, society as a tool for silence and punishment, and how you can actually meet nice people on the internet. REFERENCES: “Getting Reflective” website: https://www.gettingreflective.com/ Follow Lindsay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaybinds/ Listen to “Getting Reflective” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/getting-reflective-a-podcast-about-unlearning/id1742272629 Listen to “Getting Reflective” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cQgMAsCHNBN0kjc73Etes?si=a5fa6880e57a4bdc (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:26) - Introducing Lindsay Bindman (02:43) - Unlearning unhelpful social roles (07:49) - Unlearning fear of personal danger (15:09) - Sailing as a model for unlearning (17:51) - What is unlearning? (21:06) - Why is unlearning so difficult? (26:02) - Tools of silence and punishment (33:05) - Capitalism as defined vs. implemented (39:36) - The lightbulb unlearning moment (47:23) - Activism through providing an example (50:19) - Necessary tools for unlearning (53:43) - Lindsay's mission to bring the unlearning (57:52) - Is experience necessary? (01:05:11) - How to find Lindsay Bindman on the internet (01:06:42) - Parting is such sweet sorrow (01:09:25) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Breaking Our Personal Narratives with K Anderson 1:05:00

11 weeks тому1:05:00

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Today's episode features K Anderson's dry wit and charm. K is a podcaster who hosts the "Lost Spaces" podcast, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. K and I run the gamut of topics from tempering your expectations of community to choosing labels carefully to the importance of checkbox-action inclusivity. REFERENCES: “Lost Spaces” website: https://lostspacespodcast.com/ Listen to “Lost Spaces” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lost-spaces/id1484938210 Listen to “Lost Spaces” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2QyzJQIlsUcdpRQ6H6eSV7?si=f590b547274f4b37 (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:28) - Introducing K Anderson (03:20) - Why do humans do the things we do? (06:52) - Breaking the stories we tell of ourselves (10:10) - Not even making sense to our community (13:56) - People don't care about belonging (17:48) - No community is a monolith (20:42) - We appreciate being able to discriminate (23:43) - Does queer solidarity exist? (29:13) - Fragmentation by digitization (32:57) - Fighting for your label (38:01) - At what point does identifying become identity? (43:25) - A purpose for internalized queerphobia (45:18) - Look, older British gay men - we're all this! (49:28) - A bunch of letters go to a party... (53:02) - And back to expectations vs. reality... (55:44) - Nobody wants to stay static (01:00:01) - How to find K Anderson on the internet (01:02:19) - Show closing (01:04:36) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Gender-Affirming Self-Care with Matty Hennessey 1:01:03

12 weeks тому1:01:03

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Today's episode features Matty Hennessey and his journey within the gender-expansive community. Matty is the Founder, CEO, and Product Designer for Eversense Toys, a sex toy company targeted directly at making intimacy more comfortable for the gender-expansive community. Matty and I mull over topics as diverse as how children observe gender innocently, the struggle to be seen, and how important it is to take action when you know something is right. References: Eversense Toys website: https://eversensetoys.com/ Eversense Toys Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/eversense-toys#/ Follow Eversense Toys on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eversensetoys Follow Eversense Toys on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eversensetoys (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:31) - Introducing Matty Hennessey (02:12) - The first gender-expansive experience (09:44) - Gender is straightforward for kids (16:56) - Gender transition happens to everyone around us (18:49) - Struggling just to be seen (25:02) - Do not wait if you know something is right for you (28:19) - Living in a body that works for you (32:41) - Alleviating dysphoria during intimacy (37:29) - Gender-affirming self-care (39:41) - The first ever gender-expansive sex toy (43:02) - Gender transition game-changers (46:22) - The Eversense community project (52:58) - The future of gender-expansive sex toys (56:43) - The Eversense Origin Story (01:00:16) - Show closing (01:00:40) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Bridging Wisdom across Traditions with Bob Martin 1:08:07

13 weeks тому1:08:07

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On the show today, Bob Martin and I talk about Taoism! Bob is a criminal trial lawyer, meditation teacher, and author of the book "I Am The Way," which recasts the I Ching in Christian terminology. Bob and I discuss topics as diverse as the I Ching, the Tao of gender, and Sonny Crockett's "Miami Vice" wardrobe. REFERENCES: Bob Martin’s website: https:/awiseandhappylife.com Follow Bob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-martin-995b30127/ Follow Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awiseandhappylife (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:34) - Introducing Bob Martin (02:24) - An identity without ancestors (06:09) - An unlikely ally (08:28) - I Ching advice to a Florida lawyer (12:13) - Starting over as a Taoist (15:17) - Making a defense attorney (18:31) - Stopping just before hitting bottom (21:39) - Divination as a bridge between minds (27:49) - Intuitive value of divination (32:03) - Without the poles, current doesn't run (35:35) - Humanity, evolution, gender, and the Tao (41:24) - The Book of Changes (46:55) - Learning to live in cycles (49:26) - Bridging Taoism and Christianity (54:28) - The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ (59:50) - I Am The Way (01:06:35) - Show closing (01:07:43) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Choosing a Life without Misery with Louise Richardson 1:08:14

15 weeks тому1:08:14

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As a special 50th Episode, I speak with Louise Richardson, a transgender woman whose transition in the 1970s demonstrates how - despite many strides made in society - the transgender experience is no better understood. Louise is an author, poet, and playwright whose work can be seen, heard, and read across many media. Louise and I discuss topics as diverse as early transgender community, how gender transition has changed, and how the girl next door always keeps you guessing. REFERENCES: Follow Louise on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@snardfluk Buy Louise's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00M7RGA8A Follow Louise on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snardfluk Follow Louise on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/louise-gail-richardson (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:33) - Introducing Louise Richardson (02:19) - Experiencing a feminine childhood (07:00) - Before the Egg Crack Moment (11:22) - Confidential Magazine: 1970s transgender community (14:40) - Choosing a life without misery (18:21) - From reverence to controversy (22:53) - All transgender people are weird... (26:47) - ...present company excepted, of course... (29:59) - Gender transition in 1970s San Francisco (38:52) - Why in the everloving hell did she go back to Texas? (43:41) - And sometimes family is not supportive... (50:58) - Rebirth as actress, poet, and author (54:02) - Procession: a poem about dimensions (57:55) - Cheetahs: a poem about mothers (59:19) - How to find Louise Richardson on the internet (01:03:43) - Walk with Me, from "Blue Bonnet Road" (01:04:56) - Sharing of ourselves (01:07:50) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Life, Death, and Equilibrium with Kristoffer Hughes 1:13:00

16 weeks тому1:13:00

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This week's episode is with the ever-effervescent Kristoffer Hughes. Kristoffer is an esoteric author, teacher of Death Midwifery, and Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order. Kristoffer and I discuss such diverse topics as growing up gay, The Middle Pillar, and what you should try if you think performing an autopsy looks difficult. REFERENCES: Anglesey Druid Order website: https://www.angleseydruidorder.co.uk View “Marw gyda Kris” on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jsv129 Follow Kristoffer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristoffer.hughes Follow Anglesey Druid Order on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angleseydruidorder (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:27) - Introducing Kristoffer Hughes (03:03) - Alone, gay, and resilient in sickenly picturesque Wales (09:58) - Resiliency through relationship with the hidden (16:12) - The morgue and a philosophy of empathy (24:15) - Death brings a father and a drag queen together (31:45) - Being Queer when empathy is important (35:04) - The importance of tripartite relationships (40:55) - Equilibrium breaks down difference between genders (46:15) - Maggie Noggi, The Drag Queen Who Makes a Difference (56:07) - The Universe is not diametrically opposed (01:01:07) - Being present at our own death (01:05:39) - Spiritually Queer (01:08:08) - How to find Kristoffer on the internet (01:10:34) - Show closing (01:12:36) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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The Patterns in Our Biology with Dominika Staniewicz 1:07:05

17 weeks тому1:07:05

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In this episode, I chat with Dominika Staniewicz about the brain, biochemistry, and the origin of identity. Dominika is a Brain Coach, Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, and Holistic Life Coach who also writes fiction in between all her other activities. Dominika and I talk about topics as far afield as patriarchy, neuroplasticity, and how the color purple doesn't exist (much to my chagrin!). REFERENCES: Dominika Staniewicz’s website: https://yourbraincoachd.com/ Follow Dominika on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBrainCoachD/ Follow Dominika on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbraincoachd/ Follow Dominika on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominikastaniewicz/ (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:33) - Introducing Dominika Staniewicz (03:09) - From spiritual to analytical to humble (08:50) - Rebellion against the patriarchy (13:01) - SPECT scan theory for Ami's sake alone (17:48) - Using SPECT to find behavioral patterns (20:39) - Breaking our entrenched patterns (24:04) - Neuroplasticity, gender, and genetics (29:44) - Does the brain cause the thought? (34:15) - What's the definition of Identity? (43:07) - Neuroplasticity in adults (47:42) - Epigenetics as the blueprints for behavior (53:47) - The origin of a human's values (57:24) - Losing seven grams at death (59:31) - Why you get offended (01:03:06) - How to find Dominika Staniewicz (01:05:50) - Show closing (01:06:41) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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You're Not Kinky, You're Cool with Max Carey 1:07:58

19 weeks тому1:07:58

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In today's fascinating episode, Max Carey discusses the world of kink. Max is a producer and director who created the documentary "tOuch Kink," about the BDSM community and the value it brings to humanity. Max and I talk about topics as diverse as the philosophy of pain, the wave theory of kink, and how it's always the quiet ones... REFERENCES: Official tOuch Kink website: https://touchkink.com View tOuch Kink on Kinema: https://kinema.com/films/touch-kink-vwykek Follow Max on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddmaxcarey/ Follow Max on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seven_journeys/ (00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:33) - Introducing Max Carey (03:53) - Thou shalt not be weird (07:16) - The hypocrisy of kink haters (11:23) - Kinky people are more empathic (15:16) - It's not the action, it's how it's done (20:16) - Wave theory of kink (24:47) - Sometimes empathy doesn't serve well (27:51) - The most important word in kink is "no" (31:50) - The best dominatrixes (35:16) - It's not the pain, it's what it makes you feel (41:01) - Submission and masochism (44:41) - Ditching labels - define yourself! (49:31) - Good old-fashioned ignorance (54:46) - Kink is the future (57:36) - The Hero's Journey in "tOuch Kink" (01:03:35) - Finding Max Carey on the internet (01:06:01) - Show closing (01:07:34) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Finding Ourselves in Sexual Fantasy with Artemisia de Vine 58:25

20 weeks тому58:25