Category: Sexuality & Desire

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Sex Therapy and Intimacy with Dr. Judy Kuriansky January 5, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Sexuality & Desire

Passion, technique, and emotional honesty are all part of good sex, argues Dr. Judy Kuriansky, a veteran sex therapist and protege of Masters and Johnson. She and Armand DiMele, joined by Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, debate Schnarch’s raw-desire model against Kuriansky’s view that intimacy is a skill built through practice, gestalt techniques, and her three A’s: acceptance, acknowledgment, and appreciation.

Male Sexuality with Dr. Michael Bader Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Michael Bader
Category: Identity & The Self, Sexuality & Desire

Sexual fantasy is a creative workaround for deep psychological inhibition. Dr. Michael Bader, author of “Male Sexuality,” joins Armand to explain how childhood guilt, the fear of hurting others, and the loss of selfhood quietly kill desire, and why “healthy ruthlessness” is actually essential to arousal.

What Bonobos Reveal About Human Nature Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atin
Category: Sexuality & Desire, Society, Culture & Current Events

Our closest genetic relative isn’t the violent, male-dominated chimpanzee but the bonobo, a peaceable ape in which females run the group and sex defuses conflict. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti draw out what this means for human assumptions about aggression, gender, and our own nature.

The Science of Sex with Mary Roach Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Mary Roach, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Sexuality & Desire, The Mind & Neuroscience

Mary Roach, author of Bonk, joins Armand and co-host Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW to trace the surprisingly awkward history of sex science, from Leonardo’s coition figures to MRI studies of intercourse. They cover orgasm as a nervous system reflex, the upsuck theory, and how couples still struggle to talk about desire.

Dominance and Submission with Melissa Febos Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Melissa Febos
Category: Identity & The Self, Sexuality & Desire

Melissa Febos, author of the memoir “Whip Smart,” describes her four years as a professional dominatrix in Midtown Manhattan and what it taught her about power and fear. Armand DiMele and co-host Dr. Sherry Siegel probe why high-powered men seek submission, and Febos reflects on how therapy finally let her see the work clearly.