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Sex Gets Real 132: Allison Moon on Girl Sex 101, pleasure, & tandem threesomes

When I think about my sex educator heroes, Allison Moon is one of the folks who has had a tremendous impact on the way I approach and talk about sexuality and sex. Her own journey through lesbian identity to queer identity is very reminiscent of my own, and her approachable and matter-of-fact methods of talking […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 23, 2016

Sex Gets Real 131: Jerome Stuart Nichols on his lube The Butters

I’m sure you heard on last week’s show, but I’m reminding you again. I want YOUR voice as part of the new podcast intro. All you have you to do is call 747-444-1840 and say “You’re listening to Sex Gets Real with Dawn Serra.” BOOM! This week is a fun chat with The Butters All […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 16, 2016

Sex Gets Real 130: Marcia Baczynski on saying no gracefully & navigating sex parties

Marcia Baczynski, creator of the Good Girl Recovery Program and co-founder of Cuddle Party, is here this week, and there were SOOO many nuggets of inspiration and amazing suggestions that I had a hard time not quoting the entire thing in my notes. We talk about asking for what we want in bed, setting boundaries, […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 9, 2016

Sex Gets Real 129: Intimacy when sex is off the table

This week is a little different from the normal show. First up, I field a few listener questions about finding out you may have herpes and hepatitis C after a partner cheated and how to become a sex educator. NRE isn’t only for relationships – we can also get high on our dreams and take […]

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  • Dawn
  • October 2, 2016

Sex Gets Real 128: Rachel Kramer Bussel on erotica & making the unpopular sexy

Erotica has played a significant role in my own sexual exploration and development – from teaching me about my own desires and fantasies to understanding the depth of other people’s sexual landscapes. It’s a yummy and delicious space to play in. That’s why I’m so excited to be joined by Rachel Kramer Bussel this week, […]

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  • Dawn
  • September 25, 2016

Sex Gets Real 127: Sinclair Sexsmith on power dynamics

Sinclair Sexsmith (you might know them as Sugarbutch) is here this week and we are talking ALL about kink, BDSM, and power dynamics. We take a look at Sinclair’s journey from submissive to Top to Dominant to Daddy and Master. What is it like to live in a 24/7 Master slave dynamic? How can people […]

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  • Dawn
  • September 18, 2016

Sex Gets Real 126: Yana Tallon-Hicks on pleasure and polyamory

How does traditional consent education fail us? What do you do if you’re in a new open relationship and it just isn’t working for you? Can someone really orgasm without having their genitals touched? This week, Yana Tallon-Hicks joins the show and we roll around in all those questions and more (don’t miss Dawn’s story […]

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  • Dawn
  • September 11, 2016

Sex Gets Real 125: Karen BK Chan on kindness and the masks we wear

Sometimes I get intimidated or nervous about speaking with a guest. Other times I feel excited to dig in with a colleague or friend. But this week? The only word I had was delight. Karen BK Chan delights me with her words and thoughts and ideas. The way she questions our cultural stories and makes […]

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  • Dawn
  • September 4, 2016

Sex Gets Real 124: Dylan is back this week!

What can I even say about an episode that not only has Dylan, as the celesbian guest this week, but Dylan singing Rihanna? Yep. It was amazing having Dylan back on the show, beer in hand, for a fun, frank discussion and answering listener questions. She has been working so hard that we’ve had virtually […]

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  • Dawn
  • August 28, 2016

Sex Gets Real 123: Emily Nagoski talking pleasure, joy, & science

We all have those people that we admire to the point of fandom, and for me, one of those people is Emily Nagoski. Her work has had a deep impact on my personal life and my professional life. She single-handedly changed the way I work with clients who have low desire or libido they aren’t […]

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  • Dawn
  • August 21, 2016

Sex Gets Real 122: Conner Habib talking consent & feminism

Conner Habib generously agreed to jump on the phone with me at the last minute for this week’s episode, and our conversation is incredibly political and philosophical in ways you don’t often hear on the show. This is my second time interviewing Conner and both times we’ve chatted, I’ve felt challenged and inspired to think […]

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  • Dawn
  • August 14, 2016

Sex Gets Real 121: Princess Kali on erotic humiliation and kink

There is something so delicious in talking about something that I have so little experience with. This week’s chat with Princess Kali is just that – a fun, playful talk about erotic humiliation, objectification, mastering kink, and being a Dominatrix. It’s rich, it’s approachable, and it’s terribly intriguing. Throughout the episode, Princess Kali drops truthbomb […]

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  • Dawn
  • August 7, 2016

Sex Gets Real 120: Trans fantasies, pegging, & dating a survivor

It’s just you and me this week. No guest. No interview. Just your questions and emails and me savoring every single one of them. We’re talking transsexual fetish sex, pegging, exploring sex with a partner who is a rape survivor, what it means to be bad at sex, Hollywood myths about how sex should look, […]

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  • Dawn
  • July 31, 2016

Sex Gets Real 119: Andre Shakti on wrestling, fisting, and sex work

This week’s chat is one of my favorites. Andre Shakti is an absolute delight. The first time I saw her in person at Sex Down South last year, I was in complete awe. She is this vibrant, powerful force to be reckoned with, and when she said she’d come on the show I was completely […]

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  • Dawn
  • July 24, 2016

Sex Gets Real 118: Kaila Prins on pole dancing and burlesque

Body positivity is something I constantly bring up on the show – not only because it’s an important part of my own story, but because I’m constantly getting questions from listeners about their own body shame and struggles. That’s why I am so excited by this unapologetic and energizing look into pole dancing and burlesque […]

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  • Dawn
  • July 17, 2016