The Erotic Philosopher
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation with Dr. Eric Sprankle
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the final episode of Season 4 while I take a break for a while and you have time to catch up on all the past episodes you may have missed....
Open Deeply: In Conversation with Kate Loree
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Kate Loree, is a sex-positive licensed marriage and family therapist with a specialty in non-monogamous, kink, LGBTQ, and sex worker ...
The History & Truth About Cuckolding with Dr. David Ley
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week is Cuckweek! Who knew? - not me until I recorded this interview with Dr. David Ley, someone whose work I have followed for many years and in...
Who Is Pleasure Really For? with Goody Howard
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is an absolute delight and I am thrilled to introduce you to Goody Howard. Goody is an award-winning sexologist, educator, and consultan...
Sexual Communication Tips with Dr. Tara
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn a sex and relationship expert, tenured professor, relationship coach at Luvbites.co, and host of Luv...
Reclaiming Pleasure and Surviving Sexual Assault with Dr Holly Richmond
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Dr. Holly Richmond - a Somatic Psychotherapist, Certified Sex Therapist, and Clinical Board Member for Dame Products. Her newl...
Power, Empowerment, Vulnerability & Squirting with LolaJean
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Lola Jean. A Sex Educator, Fetish Wrestler, ProDomme, and World Record Holder for Volume Squirting (solo). She provides ...
Your Brain on Pleasure with Dr Nan Wise
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nan Wise is a certified sex therapist, relationship specialist, neuroscience researcher, and author of Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neu...
Soma Cultural Liberation with Dr Roger Kuhn
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest Dr Roger Kuhn is a Poarch Creek Two-Spirit Indigequeer soma-cultural activist, artist, sex therapist, and sexuality educator. ...
Speaking From The Heart: A Practical Guide To The Modern Love Languages with Anne Hodder-Shipp
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever felt conflicted about your relationship to love, romance and even how you love, you're going to enjoy today's guest Anne Hodder-S...
Ending Childhood Sexual Abuse with Ignacio G. Hutía Xeiti Rivera
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ignacio G. Hutía Xeiti Rivera (they/elle), M.A., is a cultural sociologist with expertise in sexual trauma, healing, and liberation for marginalized ...
Sex after Prostate Cancer with Eric G Schneider
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am rejoined by my dear friend Eric G. Schneider who you met in Season 3, but this time he joins me to discuss his very personal expe...
How We Bond, Relationship Satisfaction & Raising Children In Polyamorous Households
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Season 4 of The Erotic Philosopher. In this episode we talk with Dr Eli Sheff, one of the world's foremost relationships researchers. ...
Bringing Sex Educaton into the 21st Century with Justin Hancock
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode for season three we finish by completing the circle of sex education with Justin Hancock. Justin is a sex and relationships educ...
The Wheel Of Consent Revolution with Dr Betty Martin
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may not have heard of the Wheel of Consent, but you really should. So much more than consent as a Yes / No transaction, "The Wheel" as its referre...
When Trauma Informs Pleasure with Alex Iantaffi & Meg John Barker
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode brings two leading powerhouses of gender, trauma and their intersections with sex and pleasure. In this episode we look at the notion of ...
Pleasure, Pain & Anal Sex - Loving Black Men with Dr. Patrick Grant
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Strap in friends. This episode I dive deep with Dr Patrick Grant a Clinical Psychology Resident in Atlanta, GA. His interests include using clinical p...
Sex, Psychadelics and Therapeutic Integration with Dee Dee Goldpaugh
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dee Dee Goldpaugh, LCSW (they/them/theirs) is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in private practice specializing in sex and relationship thera...
Polyamory, Opening Up and Creating Secure Attachment with Jessica Fern
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Fern is a Psychotherapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and author of the book Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Non Monomgamy. I...
Democratizing Porn, Power, Profit and Pleasure with Shine Louise Houston
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the founding producer and director of Pink & White Productions, (CrashPadSeries.com, PinkLabel.tv), SHINE LOUISE HOUSTON has always had unique visi...
Sex, Art & Rope with Midori
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trailblazing educator, sexologist, artist, and irritant to banality, Midori founded Rope Dojo and ForteFemme: Women's Dominance Intensive. She penned ...
What Makes A Relationship..really? In conversation with Eric G. Schneider
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me this week (after a brief hiatus - apologies life got in the way) for a good ol' chin-wag with my buddy, collaborator, wisemind companion...
Sex Positive Education & Kids with Nadine Thornhill
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Nadine Thornhill Sexuality Educator, and all round wise tour-de-force explores what it means to guide young people in helpful ways aro...
Understanding Compulsive Sexual Behavior with Silva Neves
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sex Addiction? Porn Addiction? Think again.. This week we are joined by Europe's leading expert in compulsive sexual behavior Silva Neves. In this epi...
The Body, Somatic Arousal, The Nervous System & Sex with Ellen Heed PhD
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Somatics nerds gather 'round. This discussion with somatics expert and doyen sexological bodyworker Ellen Heed PhD, is a grand schooling into the mach...
Pelvic Pain, Pleasure and Power with Dr "UC" Uchenna Ossai
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Cyndi is joined by the wonderful Dr UC, Queen of the Pelvis and The Erotic Philosopher's first physical /physio therapist. In this epi...
Straight Eye for the Sex Guy with Cam Fraser
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Aussie sacred sex teacher and men's coach Cam Fraser. Cam and Cyndi explore why so few straight guys are interested in sex ...
Trans Sex with Lucie Fielding
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sex therapist and educator, self-described queer-as-fuck author and creator Lucie Fielding joins Cyndi on The Erotic Philosopher podcast. Learn about ...
Sex, When You Dont Feel Like It with Cyndi Darnell
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! Kicking off season 3, Cyndi is the guest on her own podcast, being interviewed by Elle Chase about her forthcoming book Sex, When You Do...
How To Create Deeper Connections with Rebecca Wong
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of Season 2, Rebecca Wong shows us what's at the root of our struggles in connection and what we can do when our partners are ge...
Using Pleasure To Heal & Create Your World with Ali Duncan
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Duncan, energy healer & spiritual erotic pleasure guide transformed her life, and now teaches others to do the same. After realizing the shoe no l...
Queer Menopause with Tania Glyde
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tania Glyde (they/she) is a psychotherapist in private practice in London, specialising in working with Gender, Sex and Relationship Diverse clients, ...
Hedonism, Sex Work & Queer Utopia with Gala Vanting
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gala Vanting is a writer, sex worker and advocate living and working as a migrant settler on Gadigal land. Her work has woven through the brothel, the...
Pleasure After Betrayal with Renelle E Nelson
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Renelle E Nelson is an engaging and charismatic clinician and speaker that gives out hope and actionable steps to create change. She founded Kaleidosc...
Rethinking Sex Addiction - with Doug Braun-Harvey
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual health author, trainer and psychotherapist Douglas Braun-Harvey, MFT, CST, CST-S bridges sexual and mental health and facilitates organizationa...
Sex, Depression & The Conversations We Aren't Having with JoEllen Notte
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
JoEllen Notte is a writer, speaker, researcher and mental health advocate whose work explores the impact of depression on sex and relationships. Since...
Black, Poly, Porn & Representation with Dr. James Wadley
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Wadley is Director for the Council for Relationships Sex Therapy Program. As a scholar-practitioner, he is a licensed professional counselor...
Philosophy, Pussycats & Porn with Stoya
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stoya has been working with sexuality for over a decade. She is the co-founder of ZeroSpaces.com, where you can follow her current adult work. In this...
Pleasure, Power & Innovation with Nenna Joiner
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nenna Joiner started Feelmore out the trunk of their car and owns 2 adult shops in Oakland / Berkeley. Changing the way people see adult stores in the...
Identity, Desire, Fantasy & Sex Therapy with Dominic Davies Pink Therapy
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Davies is the Founder & CEO of Pink Therapy an organisation he set up in the UK 21 years ago. He has worked as a Psychotherapist & Clinical Se...
The Art Of The Hook Up - with Georgie Wolf
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing casual about casual sex. Although our attitudes towards sex have evolved in recent times, we still often assume that partnered, romant...
Sex & The Vagus Nerve (Bonus Info Episode with Cyndi Darnell)
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how working with body can reduce tension and help you have better sex. Many of us feel uncomfortable about sex. After all we liv in a culture th...
Seduction, Orgasms & Sex Down South with Marla Renee Stewart
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marla Renee Stewart, MA is a professional sexologist, intimacy/relationship/sex coach, speaker, and author. She is the owner of Velvet Lips, a sexuali...
Adam Bee on How to Ask For More Pleasure
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is a sacred intimate based in New York City. His work centers around guiding clients into accessing and creating deeper levels of pleasure in the...
When Life Gets In the Way of Great Sex - with Shadeen Francis
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two - (the final episode of Season 1) of The Erotic Philosopher with Shadeen Francis, we take a look at why people struggle with sex around th...
Getting It On When You're Getting On - With Joan Price
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered why we glorify sex as being a practice for the teens and 20s, when research suggests people have better sex in their 40s, 50s and beyond...
Kink, Power & Letting Go - with David Ortmann
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is kink these days? And how is it addressed in therapy & sex therapy? What does BDSM offer all of us in terms of dropping the bullshit about the ...
Sex, The Body & The Media - with Elle Chase
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is sexy? How do we discover what turns us on, (even if it doesn’t make sense)? What happens in a loveless, sexless marriage when you have an af...
Mental Health, Black Men & Sex with Greg Dawson
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Dawson is a Texas based social worker and sex therapist. Greg runs CAYA, a sex therapy based private practice, and Come-passion, an education and...
Releasing Sexual Shame with Elise Bish Desire Catalyst
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do we release generations of internalized sexual shame? Desire Catalyst inspired relationships to desire. Systemic family constellations. Transgen...
It's So Hard To Grow When Everything Is Great with Dirty Lola
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Lola (she/her) is an edutainer, Sex Educator & presenter of Sex Ed A Go Go But being a sex educator doesn't mean we don't have our own sex & rel...
How To Deepen Your Sexual Pleasure with T.T. Baum
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we dive deep with T.T Baum. T.T. is a sacred intimate who teaches people to connect with their own erotic wisdom. We explore what hold...
Getting Unstuck with Shadeen Francis
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Shadeen Francis - a licensed psychotherapist, graduate professor, and author that specializes in sex therapy and social justice. In t...
How to Get Better At Talking About Pleasure with Dulcinea Alex Pitagora
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Erotic Philosopher, Cyndi sits down and goes deep with Dr Dulcinea (Alex) Pitagora. Where else to start except heteronormativit...
Welcome To The Erotic Philosopher
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the first season of The Erotic Philosopher, the podcast where we examine and explore erotic quandaries through social,...