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Welcome to Small Screen Couch Commentary: Avatar The Last Airbender, your newest companion in the journey through the magical realms of the Netflix live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series. Every Friday, join your hosts, Alex and Billy, as they head into the world of bending, bringing you thoughtful commentary that's as engaging as it is insightful. As the elements of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire converge on your small screen, Alex and Billy’s will be the friendly spirits guiding ...
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What if celebrity crushes can be healthy, actually? This week, we discuss some of the benefits of parasocial relationships, for people on both sides of the slash. Masculinity in the Sex Shop | Benefits for Crush-er | Emotional Energy | Low Investment | Is It New? | The Tragedy of Heterosexuality | Dead Famous | Stalkers | Benefits for Crush-ee | Mo…
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This week Kate and her spouse mb discuss the politics and philosophy of No Nut November, and how it compares to chastity play. NNN vs. Chastity Kink | Greater Purpose | Love & Affection | “Don’t Think About It” | Teasing | Sleep Hygiene | Insomnia | Working Out | Flagging | Unusual Turn-Ons | Concentration | Willpower & Inescapability | Political S…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ Pikachu EX Pull ⁠⁠⁠Threads Pikachu EX Pull⁠⁠⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We did it! It took two years, but we finally opened up the wormhole again! All I had…
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We’ve experienced parasocial relationships from both sides of the coin, so this week we’re discussing our experiences with this sometimes-nice, sometimes-yikes type of attraction. That Fuckin’ Election, Man | People vs. Characters | “Mainstream” Pop Culture | Presumed Intimacy | Social Staircase | Is It A Problem? | Avoiding Vulnerability | Manic P…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Look down, how many legs do you see? Two? Nah, still not enough. Listen if you find anyone with at least 5 legs, send them to the P…
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Happy Halloween! This week we’re discussing our favorite fantasies outside the realm of realism. Fantasies Changing Over Time | Impossibilities | Tropes & Genres | Hypnosis | Being Watched | Magic vs. Medicine | Mind-Reading | Fairies | Dragons | Love Potions | Settings & Mechanics Credits: Music by PROTODOME Artwork by Addison Finch Become a patro…
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We’re taking the week off, so here’s the full, previously-unreleased conversation we had when Kate interviewed Billy for Making Magic in September of last year! We touched on the Magic Wand’s role in queer sex, trans sex, porn, kink, and our lives as a whole. First Memories | Current Relationship to the Wand | Aesthetics | Porn | Conducting Vibrati…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A flock of Borbs is following you as you walk home. They keep their distance but their eyes are trained on you. There's a brisk chill as …
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This week, we dig deeper into the fear of rejection, sharing some ways we cope with this fear in our own lives and discussing how cultural and hormonal factors can influence it. Asking for Reassurance | Self-Soothing | What’s “Too Much”? | Incels | What Does Sex “Mean”? | Hormones | Confidence & Self-Awareness | Vote for Making Magic! Credits: Musi…
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Halloween is coming up, so we decided to talk about fear… of rejection! Fear Fluctuations | Self-Soothing | Vulnerability Points | Pandemic Changes | Building Resiliency | What Are We Afraid Of? | Scarcity Mindset | “Hey, Fuck You!” | Rejecting vs. Rejected | “Beggars Can’t Be Choosers” | Guilt vs. Shame | Non-Monogamy | Rejection-Sensitive Dysphor…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ Instagram X Threads ⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go left. Go up. Go up. Go up. Go left. Go right. Go- Oh, too many commands at once? Well we’re never going to get to the end of this podcast. May…
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Sadists get a bad rap sometimes, so this week we’re discussing some of the things we love about them. Stigma | Consent | Emotional Complexity | Intimacy & Vulnerability | Fantasy vs. Desire | Empathy & Understanding | Trust & Holding Space | Communication Tools | Joy Over Normalcy | Comedy vs. Psychodrama Credits: Music by PROTODOME Artwork by Addi…
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This week Billy chats with his partner, Dee Darkholme, about their shared love of cannibalism kink. Cannibalism Is Romantic | Obsession & Limerence | Butchering & Preparing | Silence of the Lambs | Primal Mauling | Vore & Tinies | Media | Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History Credits: Music by PROTODOME Artwork by Addison Finch Become a patron t…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We have a banger of a family today! and as Dan would say, "And I know bangers!" I don't even have any jokes to make about them! well except f…
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Friend of the show Mx. Nillin Lore has a new book out called How Do I Sexy?: A Guide for Trans and Nonbinary Queers, so this week we spoke with them about trans sexuality, furries, body modifications, and more! How Do I Sexy? | ‘Own Voices’ Trans Art | I Saw the TV Glow | Beacons of Permission | Trans Joy | HRT | Don’t Have to Hate It to Change It …
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This week, we discuss how we’d prepare for a first date, a threesome, a first sex/kink conference, and a new crush, in honor of National Preparedness Month. Why Prepare? | Managing Anxiety | Neurodivergence | First Dates | Conversation Topics | Sex on the First Date | Condoms & Vibrators | Threesomes | First Con | Oncoming NRE Credits: Music by PRO…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ Instagram X Threads ⁠ Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Imagine you've become President of the United States (woof, big day) and you're meeting your Secret Service agents. You enter a room and the first ag…
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Can people-pleasers be into service kink? This week, we’re discussing our evolving relationships to providing and receiving service (sexual, domestic, and otherwise) within kink dynamics. Trauma & the Past | Explicit Instructions & Praise | Defining Service | Intentionality | Anxiety & Neurodivergence | Misdirected Service | Turn-On vs. Love Langua…
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Can you believe we’ve done 400 episodes?! This week, we look back at some of our old “hot takes” and see whether we still agree with them. Vulnerability | Categories | Friendship | Things We Hate | New Crush Energy | LGBT | Kate’s Favorite Episodes | Dating Vanilla People | Scheduling Sex | Growth Credits: Music by PROTODOME Artwork by Addison Finc…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Threads⁠⁠Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I had an entire first draft of this description about eating rocks but our lawyers made me delete it because it's, "bad advice." The joke was so go…
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Vore is one of the most interesting and fantastical kinks out there, and this week we’re doing a deep-dive on it while continuing to discuss animated porn. Devil’s Cookie | Vore | Horror | Genital Transformation | Cis Men Writing Women | Swallowing | Cock Vore | Death By Pussy | Gender Politics | Cute Aggression | Spit | Stigma & “Weirdness” Credit…
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Is animated porn as hot as “the real thing”? Sometimes it’s even hotter! This week we’re discussing what animated porn can do that live-action porn can’t, and the elements we most love to see in these clips. Curating Porn | Why? | Wet Dreams | Authenticity vs. Acting | Neurodivergence | Cartoonishness | “Oopsie” Series | Campiness | Sexting with an…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠ Instagram X Threads⁠Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're back and we've got some real swell shells here, served with absolute danger and terror! Hand-picked for us to cover, this episode is full of ups and …
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Ghosting may not be the most mature way to end things with someone, but it does happen – so this week we’re discussing the ethics of ghosting, and offering our best advice for people on both sides of this practice. Defining “Ghosting” | Expectations of Availability | How to Not Ghost | Meta-Communication | When Is It OK? | Emotional Self-Care | Ask…
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Intelligence play, such as bimbofication, is an edgy-yet-intriguing kink for many people – so this week we’re discussing our own feelings about it, and about intelligence in general. Identity & Value | Perception | Ableist Language | Humiliation | Vulnerability | Smart Tops | Multiple Intelligences | Smartness vs. Hotness | Confidence | Infantiliza…
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This week we’re diving deeper into our discussion of kissing, covering common issues people have with making out, like finding tongues gross or not knowing what to say between kisses. Tongue | Closed-Mouth Kissing | Dirty Talk | LDRs | Setting Boundaries | Date Kate Survey Credits: Music by PROTODOME Artwork by Addison Finch Become a patron to supp…
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Kissing is hot, and can tell you a lot about a person. This week we’re answering listener questions about making out. Evolving Opinions | Kissing vs. Sex | Kissing vs. Making Out | Duration | Sexual Chemistry/Compatibility | The Most Important Skill | Setting a Precedent | Communication & Consent | Memorable (Not-)Kisses | Intoxicants Credits: Musi…
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Follow along on our social media @delveintothedex to see the images that we talk about this episode! This week's:⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠Here's our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It's Billy's birthday and apparently that legally means you can not judge him! According to Billy at least. He keeps shouting at us. but I'm not ju…
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We're continuing our discussion on emotional sadomasochism this week, covering hypnosis, negotiation, mid-scene troubleshooting, and how to subvert harmful experiences into hot scenes. Intimacy & Vulnerability | Intentional Emotional Extremes | Trauma & Triggers | Negotiation & Scene-Planning | Reassurance | Transphobia & Misogyny | 24/7 Emotional …
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Sadomasochism isn’t just physical – many kinksters play with pain and discomfort in the emotional and psychological realms, too. This week we’re discussing the art of emotional S&M! What is Emotional S&M? | Enough to Make You Blush | Emotional vs. Psychological | Hot Ones | Hurts So Good | Grown-Up Playtime | Healing | Winning | Topping | Communica…
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