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A Bunch of Gays Crying in Wales and Eating Brownies—S2E8

July 30, 2020Episodes#metoo, communication, confidence, consent, gay, gender, girlswithgrit, homosexuality, intimacy, lgbt, lgbtq, pleasure, podcast, queer, safe sex, sex, sex education, sex trafficking, sex work, sexual abuse, Sexual assault, sexuality, survivor, the peakThe Peak

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We interrupt your current pandemic programming to bring you a new episode of The Peak, which was recorded in the before-times, last December.

In this episode, Ursula talks about her work with the organization Girls with Grit, a non-profit working to prevent sex trafficking through education. She also discusses growing up in a small, gossipy community where the preacher’s infidelity was the talk of the town, surviving sexual abuse as a child, and how listening to female hip-hop artists like Missy Elliot and Salt-N-Pepa has helped her find confidence in herself and in her sexuality as a black woman.

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Consent Is My Kink—S2E7

May 21, 2020Episodesboundaries, changerapeculture, communication, consent, gay, homosexuality, intimacy, kimiya factory, kink, kinky, lgbt, lgbtq, pleasure, podcast, poly, polyamorous, polyamory, queer, relationships, safe sex, self love, sex, sex education, Sexual assault, sexuality, the peakThe Peak

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In this episode, Robyn interviews Kimiya Factory, the founder of #ChangeRapeCulture about her queerness, her activism, and how we can all work to change rape culture in our communities.

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Peter Pan – S2E6

May 4, 2020Episodescommunication, confidence, consent, episode, family, gay, gender, homosexuality, intimacy, lgbt, lgbtq, love, marriage, nonbinary, pleasure, podcast, poly, polyamorous, polyamory, queer, relationships, religion, self love, sex toys, sexuality, spirituality, strap on, the peakThe Peak

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In this episode, Niko Mala Kai discusses discovering their queerness and gender identity, getting married and divorced, and how yoga, massage, and juggling has impacted their relationship to their body.

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Fire Needs Air – S2E5

April 22, 2020Episodescommunication, intimacy, lgbt, love, marriage, masturbation, personal space, pleasure, podcast, relationships, self love, sex, sex education, sex therapy, sex toys, sexting, sexuality, the peak, therapyThe Peak

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In today’s episode, Cay L. Crow, a Licensed Clinical Therapist and AASECT- Certified Sex Therapist discusses sex in the age of COVID-19. She describes her career as a sex therapist, and gives tips on how people can connect to their sexuality during quarantine, whether they are cohabitating with their partner or socially isolating as a single person.

Resources mentioned in episode:

Abhyanga – self massage with warm oil
Esther Perel – The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

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What’s your GEBO? – S2E4

March 23, 2020Episodesclitoris, communication, confidence, consent, episode, family, gay, gender, homosexuality, intimacy, kink, kinky, lauren brazzle, Lauren Zuniga, lgbt, lgbtq, love, marriage, nonbinary, oklahoma, pleasure, podcast, poet, poly, polyamorous, polyamory, queer, relationships, religion, safe sex, self love, sex, sex education, sex toys, sexuality, slam poetry, the peak, vulvaThe Peak

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What’s your GEBO? Or is it gebo?

In this week’s episode, we are joined with Lauren Zuniga, a queer, femme, Okie poet. In this conversation, Lauren recites poems, discusses being a queer parent in Oklahoma, and shares her tips for making good sex good (and the one thing to avoid). There’s laughter, tears, and gasps of amazement.

Despite the upheaval of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, The Peak plans to continue to create and release new content exploring how human beings can find intimacy, practice safe sex, and connect to ourselves sensually in a time where social distancing is a public health necessity.

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Tender—S2E2

February 24, 2020Episodescomics, communication, confidence, consent, gay, gender, Grace Allison Perkins, homosexuality, intimacy, lgbt, lgbtq, love, pleasure, podcast, queer, relationships, safe sex, self love, sex, sex education, sex toys, sexuality, tender stories, the peakThe Peak

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Grace Allison Perkins is a comic book writer and artist whose work explores themes of tenderness, romance, and queer love. In this episode, we discuss her art, her influences, and her personal forays into romance, sex, and feelings, from her underwhelming first time to her experience crying during orgasm.

Show notes:

The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal by E.K. Weaver

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Valentine’s Day Special

February 14, 2020Blog Posts, Episodes#metoo, clitoris, communication, confidence, consent, coochi snorcher, episode, eve ensler, family, gay, healing, homosexuality, intimacy, lgbt, lgbtq, love, me too, one billion rising, one million rising, orgasm, pleasure, podcast, queer, self love, sex, sex education, sexual abuse, sexual healing, sexual trauma, sexuality, the little coochi snorcher that could, the peak, The Vagina Monologues, v day, vagina, vagina monologues, valentines, valentines day, valentines day 2020The Peak

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The Peak recently reached 100 followers on Instagram! To celebrate this milestone, we’ve decided to give you all a BONUS Valentine’s Day episode. This episode features a harrowing tale from Robyn’s Valentines past and a reading from Eve Enseler’s the Vagina Monologues.

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Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own the rights to The Vagina Monologues. The excerpt used in this episode was written and is owned by Eve Ensler. I am sharing it for educational purposes under Fair Use.

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That Love Connection – S2E1

February 10, 2020Episodescommunication, confidence, consent, cunnilingus, gender, heterosexual, intimacy, love, pleasure, podcast, relationships, self love, sex, sex education, sexuality, the peakThe Peak

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In our debut episode of Season 2, Robyn is joined by Damien, a multimedia freelancer and creative based in San Antonio. In this episode, Damien discusses why for him, love is a necessary ingredient for a positive sexual encounter, how he taught himself the art of cunnilingus, and why he believes straight men often struggle to be open about their sexuality.

Damien is also a host of the podcast I Love You, Bro, a show about how men can work through emotions, pain, and expectations of masculinity.

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Follow Damien at @themacadamien, and @iloveyoubropodcast

Meet the Host – Robyn Wheelock

January 13, 2020Blog Postsclitoris, communication, confidence, consent, education, gender, intimacy, kink, lgbtq, love, nonbinary, polyamory, queer, relationships, religion, safe sex, self love, sex education, sex toys, sexuality, spirituality, the peakThe Peak

Hey, y’all! My name is Robyn Wheelock, and I am the host and producer of The Peak. I started this project in 2018 after being inspired by the #metoo movement.

I kept myself semi-anonymous throughout season one due to my fear of the stigma surrounding frank and open conversations about sexuality, especially as a young queer woman early in her career.

But as I prepared for Season 2 and reflected on why I choose to do this work, it became clear that if I want to destigmatize sex and contribute to a culture of honesty, I have to be transparent, and confront my fear of stigma. Sex isn’t shameful, and I’m not ashamed to talk about it.

So here I am folks! Here’s to making 2020 a year of honesty, clarity, and confidence!

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Seeking guests for Season 2!

November 5, 2019Blog Posts#metoo, communication, confidence, consent, episode, gay, homosexuality, intimacy, intimacy podcast, kink, kinky, lgbt, lgbtq, lgptq podcast, love, marriage, nonbinary, pleasure, podcast, poly, polyamorous, polyamory, relationship podcast, relationships, safe sex, self love, sex, sex podcast, sexuality podcast, the peakThe Peak

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Greetings listeners! It is our great excitement to announce that Season Two of The Peak is now in pre-production and that we will have new episodes available in early 2020! We are currently reaching out to guests, and plan to host a wide variety of folks with a wide variety of sexual experiences. This season, we are hoping to produce both personal interviews, and interviews with sex workers, sexual health professionals, and sex-positive activists about their careers.

Is there someone you would like to see as a guest on The Peak? Would you like to be a guest on the show yourself? If so, leave a comment or contact our producer, Robyn, at thepeakpod@gmail.com!