First of all, let me just get it out of the way that I love and adore this podcast guest. Fight choreographer and movement coach Jacqueline Holloway and I met a thousand billion years ago (ok, maybe 9) while in a burlesque show. Since then we haven’t gotten to hang out in person– so I … Continue reading
Playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger took a lot longer to write her new play Click (previewing tonight at Simpatico Theater) than usual. That’s probably because she was inspired by the horrific Steubenville rape case and poured herself into researching its details, the trend of using social media to broadcast crimes, and the future of rape culture and … Continue reading
It was March 2016 the first time I performed burlesque in New York City. Having grown up in a small town in (yadda yadda literally it doesn’t matter, you know the story) this was a life-changing benchmark. It would also prove to be foreshadowing. The event was an abortion rights fundraiser and I was there … Continue reading
Psychoanalysis is usually associated with Freud, laying on a couch and weird thoughts about your parents. But there’s a lot more to it than that and Philly-based psychotherapist Courtney Douds is here to give us a more up-to-date understanding. A member of the Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis and bolstered by a slew of degrees, including … Continue reading
Online dating requires a ton of free time and is fraught with fears about weirdos, jerks and plain old impoliteness like ghosting. What if you could have someone else take care of the legwork for you? You can make use of the old world tradition of using a trusted reference for possible dates and apply … Continue reading
It’s #TBT and time for a vintage podcast. This one originally went up in December of 2013. It’s timely as the subject of this interview has moved on to even more exciting things and the site he co-founded is saying its goodbyes. I’m totally not sure how Eric Smith, co-founder of Geekadelphia, found time to … Continue reading
More than 50% of lesbian gay and bisexual people are discriminated against by doctors and for trans people that number jumps to 70%. This isn’t the AIDS crisis of the 80’s. This is common colds and cancer screenings in 2017. Finding good medical care is hard even when you’re not facing the additional concerns of … Continue reading
