Sex and Ethics Podcast

Sharon Lamb
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Sex and Ethics Podcast

Professor Sharon Lamb, author, sex educator, and therapist, with PhD student Madeline Brodt, podcast enthusiast, victim’s advocate, and social justice warrior, talk over the ethical issues involved in all sorts of sexual situations: sexual practices, sex stories in the news, sexual problems, and sexual assaults. They “trouble” rape culture, consider what may be funny about rape jokes, blow up the idea of consent campaigns on campuses, explore the world of childhood sexual play and games, figure out what’s ethical in “ethical porn,” and complain about the state of sex ed today. Funny and Feminist, with a Filosophical twist, this intergenerational pair look at what’s oh-so-wrong in the world of sex and occasionally bridge the old/young, teacher/student, uncool/hip chasm between them!

  1. 06/25/2023

    Episode 17: AUTHENTICITY, SEDUCTION, AND FAKING ORGASMS

    In this episode Madeline and Sharon talk about what ethical obligations we have in sex to be honest, and even authentic, and how the exaggerations of seduction and the practice of faking orgasms are to be judged.

    44 min

  2. 05/15/2023

    Episode 16: Sex, Gender, and Everything in Between

    In this episode Sharon and Madeline try to figure out new thinking among the GENS about gender fluidity,

    46 min

  3. 04/08/2023

    Episode 15

    Sex and Ethics Podcast

    40 min

  4. 12/25/2021

    Episode 14: The Last Duel - Not the Last Word

    Content Warning: This episode contains very strong language about violence, rape, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. Madeline and Sharon just watched The Last Duel on Amazon Prime because they had heard about the interesting three perspective view of a medieval rape. It’s part GOT wannabe and feminist view of rape (kind of but maybe not really) movie written by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck (who are both in it) and Nicole Holefcener (who wrote one of Sharon’s favorite movies, Lovely and Amazing. There are many spoilers in this discussion but the co-hosts agree that their discussion is a lot more interesting than the superficial reviews of the movie by the NYT or Guardian. They conclude there are some quintessential problems and questions raised by the middle perspective of Jacques Le Gris, played by Adam Driver. And Jody Comer  (All About Eve) is fabulous.     #rape #thelastduel #mattdamon

    43 min

  5. 11/19/2021

    Episode 13: #Brittanyisfinallyfree

    Sharon and Madeline had been wanting to talk about Britney Spears for ever so long, and conveniently they had scheduled a recording for Nov. 14th which happened to be 2 days after Britney was “freed” from her conservatorship. Issues around “sex positivity” as an illusion, mental illness, and patriarchy frame this discussion of an iconic pop star who was basically enslaved for the past 13 years.     #freeBritney #ControllingBritneySpears                 Trailer on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe6N83dGH1M Podcast: Toxic: The Britney Spears Story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473   Rockwell, D., & Giles, D. C. (2009). Being a celebrity: a phenomenology of fame. Journal of phenomenological psychology, 40(2), 178.   Raven Simone interview https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/why-wont-you-date-me-with-nicole-byer/episodes/real-life-vs-your-persona-life-w-raven-symone-and-miranda-maday   Rolling Stone interviews with Jenny Eliscu https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-returns-254594/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/behind-the-britney-story-a-conversation-with-writer-jenny-eliscu-68829/   NewYorker article  https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-britney-spears-got-free-and-what-comes-next   #britneyisfree #britneyspears #sexualethics #sexualization

    45 min

  6. 01/16/2021

    Episode 12: Teaching about Sex: Where are the Boundaries?

    Madeline, Sharon, and their guest Julie Koven have all taught undergraduates and graduate students courses in sex and sexuality. When they read the 2019 story about Professor Cashton https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/05/04/george-mason-faults-professor-sexual-talk-students who was chastised for hot-tubbing with his students and regaling them with stories of his own sexual exploits, they asked themselves where their own boundaries lay. Would they hot tub with their students? Would they go to a strip club, for research purposes? How much would they reveal to their students about their own sexual lives and how do they respond to their students’ sexual revelations!

    1h 1m

  7. 09/13/2020

    Episode 11: The Feminist and the Sex Offender

    Judith Levine is a guest in this episode as Madeline and Sharon talk to her about her fascinating book, The Feminist and the Sex Offender, Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence co-authored by Erica Meiners, and published by Verso Press. Judith Levine is the author of several other books including Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex which was published in 2002. We discuss “carceral” vs “abolitionist” feminists and work through our curiosities and differences around sex offending. We ask who counts as a sex offender, and what counts as a sex offense.  We debate punishment vs. restorative justice and apply this to research on recidivism. We also ask provocatively why, why as a feminist has she chosen to defend sex offenders when violence against women is still rampant? Savvy, funny, and oh so smart, you’ll want to hear Judith describe her book and brilliantly address our questions and concerns!   Intro song:  Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners, "It Can't be Wrong (Remastered)-Single."  Outro song:  James Blake, "The Wilhelm Scream."

    1 hr

  8. 08/30/2020

    Episode 10: W.A.P.

    In this episode Sharon and Madeline discuss Cardie B’s W.A.P. from their different generational feminist points of view. With consideration of a couple of decades of work on the sexualization of women and girls, they do find something to celebrate, as well as a few things to ponder over. Intro song:  Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners, "It Can't be Wrong (Remastered)-Single."  Outro song:  James Blake, "The Wilhelm Scream."    Professor Sharon Lamb's Books https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Lives-Girls-Do-Sex-Aggression/dp/0743201078 https://www.amazon.com/Packaging-Girlhood-Rescuing-Daughters-Marketers/dp/0312352506/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=packaging+girlhood&qid=1598298272&s=books&sr=1-1  https://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/girls/report   PODCAST #keepit https://crooked.com/podcast/fear-of-a-wap-planet/ Saying whatever we want to say https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNzBiNjQyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3qp7HzbTrAhX-gnIEHT51DxkQ4aUDegQIARAC&hl=en Imperfect Strangers https://www.imperfectstrangerspodcast.com/

    56 min
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Professor Sharon Lamb, author, sex educator, and therapist, with PhD student Madeline Brodt, podcast enthusiast, victim’s advocate, and social justice warrior, talk over the ethical issues involved in all sorts of sexual situations: sexual practices, sex stories in the news, sexual problems, and sexual assaults. They “trouble” rape culture, consider what may be funny about rape jokes, blow up the idea of consent campaigns on campuses, explore the world of childhood sexual play and games, figure out what’s ethical in “ethical porn,” and complain about the state of sex ed today. Funny and Feminist, with a Filosophical twist, this intergenerational pair look at what’s oh-so-wrong in the world of sex and occasionally bridge the old/young, teacher/student, uncool/hip chasm between them!

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  • Creator
    Sharon Lamb
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2018 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Sex and Ethics Podcast

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