Junzi

Benzi and Juno
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This is a podcast about our relationship to the world and how that impacts our relationship to each other. New episode every Wednesday!

Episodes

  1. Episode 1

    Junzi 001: It’s Not Just a Podcast, It’s A Relationship

    In the first episode of Junzi, we briefly introduce the concept of relational ontology, and begin talking about how this podcast came to be and the fraught history of our relationship (love, conflict, rupture, and repair). We move into discussing what we’ve learned about relationships from our history with one another, our relational values, and the qualities that we love about each other (moving through painful conflict, building strategies for communication, practicing boundaries and reassurance, non-escalator relationship structures, radical honesty, playfulness, and openness to taboo or heterodox ideas). --- 💬 Join the Conversation: Do you prefer watching the video or want to share your thoughts on this episode? Come join the community, leave a comment, and connect with us on YouTube! 💖 Support the Show: If our conversations resonate with you, consider supporting our independent production! Check out our membership tiers (including exclusive content and monthly community video calls) or send a one-time tip at ko-fi.com/YOUR_KOFI_USERNAME.

  2. Episode 2

    Junzi 002: Relationship Anarchy, Intentional Community, and Anti-Monogamy

    In this episode, we talk about relationship anarchy (RA) theory and practice, our history with becoming part of an RA community in Southeast Michigan, non-hierarchical relating, organizing an international RA unconference, how our views on monogamy and coupling have shifted over the years, the concept of “ethical monogamy,” how everyone can center friendship and community in their lives, the breakdown of intentional community during COVID, and how our new community practices are influenced by what we’ve learned from the past. Near the end, we touch on the subject of agreements and cheating, which will be explored more deeply in a future episode. --- 💬 Join the Conversation: Do you prefer watching the video or want to share your thoughts on this episode? Come join the community, leave a comment, and connect with us on YouTube! 💖 Support the Show: If our conversations resonate with you, consider supporting our independent production! Check out our membership tiers (including exclusive content and monthly community video calls) or send a one-time tip at ko-fi.com/YOUR_KOFI_USERNAME.

  3. Episode 3

    Junzi 003: Voice Memo Gate: The Fraught Online Discourse about Gender and Sexual Ethics

    In this episode, we break down the TikTok discourse about “voice memo guy,” and the way it reveals dangerous cultural attitudes about men, sexual communication, dating, consent, coercion, and rape culture. If you aren’t familiar, a voice memo sent to a woman by a man right after their first date was uploaded onto TikTok by the woman’s friend, and it’s become one of the most polarizing pieces of media currently on the internet. We play the full voice memo during the episode, share how we would emotionally react if we received that message, and then provide a critical analysis of the responses we’ve seen to it so far. --- 💬 Join the Conversation: Do you prefer watching the video or want to share your thoughts on this episode? Come join the community, leave a comment, and connect with us on YouTube! 💖 Support the Show: If our conversations resonate with you, consider supporting our independent production! Check out our membership tiers (including exclusive content and monthly community video calls) or send a one-time tip at ko-fi.com/YOUR_KOFI_USERNAME.

  4. Episode 4

    Junzi 004: What Do You Mean You're Not Vegan?: Navigating Differing Ethics and the Nature of Reality

    In this episode, we tackle the massive topic of our relationship to other species, animal justice, and the heavy realities of using and eating animals as food. We also dive into how our differing ethical systems on this issue impact our relationship with one another. What starts as a plan to debate the classic vegan logical argument "Name the Trait" quickly transforms into an unexpected, intimate psychological exploration of both of our worldviews. We open up about the chilling effects of past value disagreements, our personal histories with PETA and fruitarianism, the paralyzed perfectionism of moral OCD, and the heartbreaking gap between sound logic and messy reality. Along the way, we widen the lens to discuss environmental impacts, the corporate incentives of factory farming vs. capitalism, the sentience of plants, and how to hold deep connection across a profound difference in anxiety and frameworks. Note: Juno has decided to slowly transition to veganism, while Benzi remains committed to eating animals and trying to build a life in which she can do so without factory farming. --- 💬 Join the Conversation: Do you prefer watching the video or want to share your thoughts on this episode? Come join the community, leave a comment, and connect with us on YouTube! 💖 Support the Show: If our conversations resonate with you, consider supporting our independent production! Check out our membership tiers (including exclusive content and monthly community video calls) or send a one-time tip at ko-fi.com/YOUR_KOFI_USERNAME.

  5. Episode 4

    Junzi 005: Kill the Queer Cop in Your Head: Our Take on the Queer Collective Podcast and the Backlash They’ve Received

    In this episode, we dig into the online controversy surrounding the Queer Collective Podcast and its hosts, Emily and Karbon, who are currently facing accusations of lesbophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. We talk about the claims they’ve made that political lesbianism is the root of biphobia against bisexual women, lesbian insecurity about bisexual women is “male-centered,” sexual identity can be a choice, lesbians can occasionally have sex with men, the “bi-cycle” is representative of bisexual experience, and trans women are “socialized as men.” We also talk about the contradiction between strict definitions of “lesbian” and including trans men in lesbianism, the historical invention of deviant sexual identity, our own experiences with political lesbianism and queerness, our perspectives on the apology Emily and Karbon have made (and on apologies in general), our rejection of identity policing and punitive approaches to conflict in the queer community, the importance of being able to openly explore ideas even if they don’t positively represent a marginalized group, and so much more. What starts as analysis of someone else's controversy also turns into something more personal. We go on tangents in which we discuss conflicts from several years ago, learn new information about each other’s experience of bisexuality, and talk about the fear that saying the "wrong" thing online could cost us our friendship. --- 💬 Join the Conversation: Do you prefer watching the video or want to share your thoughts on this episode? Come join the community, leave a comment, and connect with us on YouTube! 💖 Support the Show: If our conversations resonate with you, consider supporting our independent production! Check out our membership tiers (including exclusive content and monthly community video calls) or send a one-time tip at ko-fi.com/YOUR_KOFI_USERNAME.

  6. 14 July

    Welcome to Junzi - Trailer

    A quick taste of what is to come. Subscribe now so you don't miss our official launch drops!

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This is a podcast about our relationship to the world and how that impacts our relationship to each other. New episode every Wednesday!

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  • Creator
    Benzi and Juno
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Junzi
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    Junzi