What Excites Us!

Tidbits with Shahn

My friend Shahn and I sit down to chat about some interesting sexual practices, including: hentai, The Mangaian peoples' sex education, a discussion about the word fetish, and the flagellation brothels in Victorian London.
Websites mentioned or used for information and inspiration:
https://sexselvesandsociety.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/the-mangaia-experience-a-hands-on-approach-to-sexual-education/
The Wellred Weekly Volume 1 no.3 - https://www.wellredweekly.com/index.php?article=116
A great representation of Rule 34 https://xkcd.com/305/ 
Check out the Good Girls Talk About Sex Podcast by Leah Carey - https://www.goodgirlstalk.com/
All music is under the creative commons attribution license. This week includes The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg and Harmony by PolyPlus, and Future House Sport by Skilsel which was found on Pixabay
The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode
Harmony by PolyPlus (c) copyright 2021 http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/polyplus/63962

Tell All with E - Her Kinky Polyam Dreams are Coming True

This show is the first in our series of Tell-All episodes, where we get the salacious details about someone's personal sex life. In this one, E shares about how all her polyamorous, kinky, dreams seem to be coming true. She tells us about her non-traditional family and home life, the ways things are changing and even her favorite piece of furniture and why it’s called a slave desk. 
If you would like to do a tell-all episode with me, or have other things to share that may be helpful to others, please get in touch. An easy way to do that is to go to the website, whatexcitesus.com, and click the Start Recording button. You will have several minutes to pitch a story, or respond to the question of the week. I would love for you to be a part of the conversation by asking a question, leaving a comment, or telling a story to air. This can all be done anonymously, but of course if you want to do an episode I do need to be able to get back to you.  Of course you could also send me an email at gwyn@earthlydesire.com. 
Articles I viewed for inspiration or information for this episode:
Demystifying the Types of Polyamorous Relationships: Learning the lingo of multiple partners, by Rachael Hope found on medium.com
https://medium.com/polyamory-today/demystifying-the-types-of-polyamorous-relationships-f338c4d584df
Check out the Good Girls Talk About Sex Podcast by Leah Carey - https://www.goodgirlstalk.com/
All music is under the creative commons attribution license. This week includes The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg and Harmony by PolyPlus. 
The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode
Harmony by PolyPlus (c) copyright 2021 http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/polyplus/63962 

Introducing What Excites Us!

Welcome to the very first episode of What Excites Us, a show about sex, sexuality, and all the deliciously complicated ways humans experience desire. I’m your host, Gwyn Isaacs—certified intimacy coach, pleasure educator, lifelong kink-curious nerd, and former confused human who thought something was “wrong” with her sexually… until she realized it absolutely wasn’t.
This episode sets the tone for everything this podcast is going to be: curious, shame-free, conversational, a little nerdy, and very real. I share why I created this show, why the word normal needs to be tossed in the trash, and how consent—not morality—sets the line between okay and not okay. We also kick off our first Question of the Week, hear from real humans answering “How do you define sex?”, and dig into why the definition matters way more than most of us were ever taught.
You’ll hear about:
Why “almost everything” is okay… and what the one hard line actually is
How expanding the definition of sex can transform pleasure, relationships, and even conversations about cheating
The cultural shame most of us grew up with (and why none of it’s your fault)
Why “vanilla” is not an insult (and why basics are sexy as hell)
One simple thing you can do today to have better sex with your partner
How to send in your questions, stories, confessions, or curiosity for future episodes
Plus: a quick ad break from our sex-positive podcast cousin, Good Girls Talk About Sex, and a listener question about whether sex is actually good for your body (spoiler: yes, science says it is).
If you’ve ever wondered “Am I normal?” — this show exists so you can finally exhale and say, “Oh… I’m not alone.”
✨ Want to join the convo?
You can leave anonymous voice messages, ask questions, or pitch a story at WhatExcitesUs.comOr email me anytime: gwyn@earthlydesire.com