By Cunning Minx, on June 28th, 2012%
 Vaginas in the news, from silenced lawmakers to expensive pussy clicks
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Introduction
Under-18 warning and redirection to Scarleteen
1:00 News and host chat
6:15 Topic: Vaginas in the news
Detroit lawmaker barred from speaking after using the word “vagina” on the house floor
And then treats Detroit to free performance of the Vagina Monologues with Eve Ensler
Vagina costs more than penis on Etsy
23:15 Happy Poly Moment
Scott shares his tale of being monogamous and loyal, falling in love and then being open and honest with his wife about it.
28:45 Feedback
Manda comments on episode 320 I Hate My Metamour about stepping up and sounding out if you see signs of emotional abuse on your partner by your metamour
34:40 Thanks
Thanks to Ben, Sarah and Joseph for the donations! And welcome Terry and Sarah to the PW Playmates!
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By Cunning Minx, on June 27th, 2012%
 Go to Burning Man on us! Do you like listening to dubstep 24 hours a day? Do you like rolling around in Playa dust? Do you like setting things on fire around naked people? Do you know to click stuff on the internet? Well, you’re in luck! One of our totally awesome listeners works for the org and has donated a ticket for Burning Man 2012 to be raffled off this month as a fundraiser for Poly Weekly!
How to enter
Entering is easy! To enter the raffle, click on the tip jar and make a donation of at least $10. Every $10 donation gets you one entry into the raffle. So $20 gets two entries, $30 gets three, and so on. Every donation of at least $10 between now and July 29th will be automatically entered, so this is a GREAT time to support the show!
Want to enter but can’t do a donation? No worries: just send an email to cunningminx@gmail.com with the subject line Enter Me, and you’ll be entered into the raffle for free! (One free entry per person.)
On July 30th we’ll be announcing one lucky winner of the ticket to Burning Man 2012. Woo hoo and Good luck!
Oh, and void where prohibited.
By Cunning Minx, on June 22nd, 2012%
 Gavin Katz, Cunning Minx and Shira B. Katz at OpenSF Hello, all! Just a quick note of thanks to reporter Susan Mernit for the quick and friendly writeup of OpenSF in Oakland Local. Oakland Local is a great site for uncovered community news that the major outlets skip, BTW; you should read it if you’re in the area. And don’t Shira and Gavin Katz of the Pedestrian Polyamory podcast and I look like a cute little poly triad?
From the article:
InvisibleInk, an Oakland-based organizer, told Oakland Local that the conference had made a commitment to diversity early on. Unlike some conferences for polyamorous people, Open SF had a notable age range and far more people of color than most conference of this sort. Sessions focusing on people of color issues within the open community as well as sessions focused on family, size diversity, and navigating poly/mono relationships meant there were rooms where people could be heard, an inclusive approach.
So true; I personally attended a session on Multiple -Isms in the Poly Community, and I have to admit I hadn’t really thought much about diversity before that, with the exception of diversity of sexual orientation, preference and age.
By Cunning Minx, on June 19th, 2012%
 How does one wrangle being polyamorous and parenting at the same time? Sierra Black tells us!
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Introduction
Under-18 warning and redirection to Scarleteen
1:00 News and host chat
12:00 Topic: Poly families with Sierra Black
Sierra Black’s Salon article on her open marriage and the 20/20 episode on polyamory and parenting.
Parenting questions she is asked:
- How do you find the time to be poly with a 4-year-old, a 7-year-old and an 18-year-old? Answer: this isn’t a one-way street; everyone pitches in so others can have date time.
- What do you tell the kids? Answer: Be open about who everyone is with age-appropriate information.
- What do you do when relationships end? Answer: deal with them just as you would with step-parents and keep them in the kids’ lives whenever possible.
- What advice do you have about coming out to older kids? Answer: we’re lucky because everyone in the community is open and poly and the kids have a support network.
- How are you out to the other adults in your kids’ life? School administrators, grandparents, doctors? Answer: anything you radiate normal, healthy vibes about, people will take in stride. Be comfortable, confident and open, and it’s easy to be out.
Conclusion: kids are very What’s In It for Me? They want to know that they are loved and that mommy, daddy and everyone else loves and cares about them, too.
Sierra blogs at ChildWild.com and writes for Babble.
38:00 Thanks
Thanks to Mike for the $69 donation!
39:00 Wrapup
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By Cunning Minx, on June 14th, 2012%
 Did you know that for hundreds of years, the Catholic church performed same sex unions and has never declared marriage to be between one man and one woman?
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Introduction
Under-18 warning and redirection to Scarleteen
1:00 News and host chat
 7:00 Topic: What you need to know about the church and gay marriage
Welcome to our special guest, Richard Wagner, otherwise known as Dr. Dick of Dr. Dick’s Sex Advice, a former priest and sexologist. Dr. Wagner debunks common misbeliefs about gay marriage, citing historical evidence that up until the 14th century, the church conducted same-sex unions, had an Office of Same Sex Unions and has never defined marriage as being between a man and a woman; in fact, it seemed to avoid using those terms.
Articles discussed: When Same Sex Marriage Was a Christian Rite, Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by historian John Boswell
Dr. Wagner’s new book, the Amateur’s Guide to Death and Dying.
30:00 Thanks
Thanks to Shana, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at OpenSF, for the generous $200 donation!
32:00 Wrapup
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By Cunning Minx, on June 8th, 2012%
 What assumptions about BDSM from fanfic erotica novel 50 Shades of Grey are wrong or unrealistic? Most of them.
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Introduction
Under-18 warning and redirection to Scarleteen
1:00 News and host chat
- Had a great time at Mount Rainier with LustyGuy!
- Tristan Taormino has a new radio show, Sex Out Loud, every Friday at 5:00 PM Pacfic! Twitter: SexOutLoudRadio
- Wyoming Nonmonogamy meetup for open folks, poly folks and swingers in Central Wyoming
- OpenSF is June 8-10 in San Francisco
- Also, I’ll be speaking on Content Strategy for the Online Activist at CatalystCon
6:00 Topic: 50 Shades of Myth
If you’ve been hearing about 50 Shades of Gray, you know that it’s pretty lame and inaccurate. Not surprising, as it was written by a fanfic writer with absolutely no experience in or research into BDSM at all. And this article goes into the assumptions about how and why people engage in BDSM that the book gets wrong.
21:15 Feedback
E from Sweden writes in with more marriage stats.
23:00 Wrapup
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