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EduPunx Podcast

106 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings

Educator, Craig Bidiman, discusses the world of education, politics, and social justice with many everyday people throughout the world.

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88: Daniel Radin (Lake Saint Daniel & Future Teens) & the Search for Self

October 26, 2020 18:30 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Daniel Radin is the guitarist and vocalist in the band Future Teens and he’s also launched a new solo endeavor called Lake Saint Daniel - of which he has recently independently released a full-length album, “Good Things.” In this episode, we discuss Daniel’s experiences as a touring musician, doing the solo thing, and what it felt like to bring in a number of different tastes and styles into his sound without boundaries to create a very personal album. While we don’t talk a whole lot about F...

87: Mike Fox & Authentic Leadership, the Pandemic, and a bit about Vinyl

October 12, 2020 15:30 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

Mike Fox is the Assistant Director of Student and Family Engagement at Bristol Community College - he’s a great example of authentic leadership and an all-around great dude. Mike and I became acquainted six years ago when Katy started working with him at Lesley and we’ve been in touch ever since! He’s also always been a big supporter of my public speaking career so I’m glad to finally give him a platform! Mike and I discuss the importance on entertainment on college campuses, how the pandem...

86: Julia Hvoslef - Service Learning & Running the Boston Marathon

September 11, 2020 16:30 - 1 hour - 71 MB

Julia Hvsolef is the Assistant Director for the Office of Student Leadership & Community Engagement at UMass Boston - we work together! Julia is a badass educator and human being. We actually also went to graduate school together at UMass Amherst, so we’ve been connected for a few years now. In this episode, you get to hear us discuss her work with service learning programs and alternative spring break trips - as well as a hearty critique of that work and what it looks like to do jobs where ...

85: Casey Arn & Teaching High School Science (a bit about Vinyl, too)

August 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

Casey Arn is a high school science teacher in Oregon - he’s also a massive vinyl collector and one of my good friends! Casey has been in the education world for his entire adulthood and has a lot of wisdom to bestow upon our listeners on this episode. I’m excited that we got to chat about how he got into education and how his role at a small school consists of wearing a number of hats that require him to be prepared for really anything that comes his way. We also get into how he started coll...

84: Phoenix Lawson & How Pop Punk Shapes Lives

August 17, 2020 17:52 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

I’m back with another new episode! This week I chatted with Phoenix Lawson (they/them) - who is a college readiness coach based in San Francisco. In this episode, they discuss making the move from Student Affairs to working in a high school readiness system. We also discuss the difficult job search process in student affairs and mental health coping during the pandemic. Phoenix is also a pop punk aficionado - essentially being raised on Blink 182 and Green Day, and more recently The Wonder Y...

83: Ryan Ribeiro & Punk Community Standards

August 05, 2020 18:20 - 1 hour - 80 MB

I’m back after a three month hiatus and ready to get into it with another great punk educator in the world! Ryan Ribeiro works at Union College in upstate New York, where he now does community standards and conduct work after years of working in residence life. Fresh out of that life, Ryan is ready to tackle supporting students during the pandemic! The other side of Ryan’s life is full of punk tunes - primarily PUP and Jeff Rosenstock - the Fest community, and a lovely dog named Rocko. We ho...

82: Kim Warnick (Calling All Crows) & Sexual Harassment Prevention at the Gig

April 27, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB

Kim Warnick is a team member of Calling All Crows, which is a nonprofit focused on sexual harassment prevention at gigs, festivals, and other live events. This is great timing because April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month - so I wanted to have a conversation with Kim about her work with Calling All Crows and how it’s impacted the lives of concertgoers and volunteers alike. Despite the very real nature of the work Kim and I both do (with Art of Survival), this conversation was very light-he...

81: Derek Zanetti (the Homeless Gospel Choir) - Round 2 - This Land is Your Landfill

April 16, 2020 22:08 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

I'm stoked to bring back Derek Zanetti of the Homeless Gospel Choir for our SECOND conversation of this podcast - nearly 2.5 years since our first chat. If you’d like to like to listen to our first conversation from Dec of 2017, click here! Zanetti writes protest songs that are meant to make people think and find some form of comfort during these troublesome times. The Pittsburgh, PA-based musician has been creating tunes and touring the world for over a decade and his new album is his firs...

80: Sara Lieto - Being a Poet & a Woman in STEM

March 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Sara Lieto is a poet, an app developer, and all-around wonderful human. Selfishly, I wanted to interview Sara because I wanted to learn more about what she does - since we always interact at the gig in Boston but never seem to make the time to sit down and have a proper chat. So I reached out and here we are! Sara has a knack for the written word and does some great work spreading radical feminism wherever she goes. This brand of feminism creates a great foundation for her as she navigates a...

79: Roman Mars (Radiotopia & 99% Invisible) - What Punk Can Teach Us About Human Development

February 24, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Roman Mars is a founder of the podcast company, Radiotopia and the host of the podcasts, 99% Invisible as well as What Trump Can Teach Us About Constitutional Law. While Mars is an established radio and podcast host, he is a student of the world - as both of his podcasts deal with him constantly learning and figuring out ways in which we all fall into the larger societal landscape. Mars also grew up as a punk - as we explore throughout the episode. This punk upbringing influenced not only th...

78: David Cave & the Search for Meaning through Recovery

February 05, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

David Cave is a former skrams vocalist from Denver, Colorado - which is where most of the stories in this conversation take place. Because before moving to Boston and quickly becoming one of my best friends, David lead an entirely different life. From beginning to drink and smoke at a young age, to getting in recovery through meetings and having a sponsor, to eventually finding some peace with the universe, David has lived a lot of life in just 33 years. Now, 13 years sober, David finds hims...

77c: Top Albums of 2019 (Part 3 of 3)

January 10, 2020 20:47 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

2020 just started, so it’s time for top albums of 2019! I got together Scott Hayden, Casey Arn, and Katy Hamm to all return to the podcast to discuss our favorite albums of 2019! NOTE: THIS IS PART THREE of the conversation, so if you’ve missed the other two, go there first! Unless you just wanna know our top three albums, then hell yeah - you’re in the right place. Here are the songs you get to hear on this episodes (some spoilers, obviously): - “Like a Girl,” Lizzo - off the album, Cuz ...

77b: Top Albums of 2019 (Part 2 of 3)

January 10, 2020 20:46 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

Hey there! 2020 just started, so it’s time for top albums of 2019! I got together Scott Hayden, Casey Arn, and Katy Hamm to all return to the podcast to discuss our favorite albums of 2019! NOTE: THIS IS PART TWO of the conversation - so if you’ve missed the first part, go there first! Unless you just wanna know our top 4-7 albums, then hell yeah - you’re in the right place. Here are the songs you get to hear on this episodes (some spoilers, obviously): - “Drunk I,” Mannequin Pussy - off ...

77a: Top Albums of 2019 (Part 1 of 3)

January 10, 2020 20:45 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

Hey there! 2020 just started, so it’s time for top albums of 2019! I got together Scott Hayden, Casey Arn, and Katy Hamm to all return to the podcast to discuss our favorite albums of 2019! NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST PART of the conversation - so start here! Unless you just wanna skip to our top 4-7 albums, then hell yeah - listen to part 2. or if you just wanna know our top 3, go to part 3! Here are the songs you get to hear on this episodes (some spoilers, obviously): - “Tail Whip, Struggl...

76: Joe Palana - Stand Up Comedy & Autism Research

December 08, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 126 MB

Joe Palana is a stand up comedian based in Boston, he is also an autism researcher - and on this episode, we discuss the ways in which Joe connects those two aspects of his life. Joe is a quick-witted, hilarious person who I watch perform virtually each week. We dig into Joe’s history as a Harvard alum, how he traveled the country doing stand up comedy, as well as his love of ska, new wave hip hop and jazz. Joe also breaks down his connection to supporting individuals with autism and how hi...

75: Rachel Betron & Anti-Imperialist Activism

November 22, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

This week I chatted with Rachel Betron! They work at Seattle University - in my home region of the Pacific Northwest! So it was nice to talk to someone so close to home! While Rachel and I haven’t met in human form yet, we hit it off quickly as this conversation quickly veered into some awesome topics. We started with Rachel’s educational and professional trajectory and eventually branched off into a larger conversation on the Seattle QTPOC DIY community - it’s roots in anti-imperialist and ...

74: Josh Cyr (The World is a Beautiful Place...) & Challenging Toxic Masculinity

November 13, 2019 13:40 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MB

It’s time for a new season of the podcast! In this first episode back from the extended break, I sat down with Josh Cyr - who is the bassist from the band, The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die. We chilled out in the band’s tour van right before its sold out gig at the Great Scott in Boston - where Josh also played double duty playing bass for the opening act, Harmony Woods. Josh and I had a quick chat about his history in music, with TWIABP, and his perspectives on...

73: Jack Senff & the Act of Re-Inventing Yourself (Again)

August 29, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Jack Senff is a singer-songwriter based out of Traverse City, Michigan. Jack has already had a wild ride through a number of genres and approaches to storytelling - especially as he’s transitioned from emo to post hardcore/skrams, and then into more contemporary indie jams - but now he’s truly on his own, using his own name, and releasing an incredibly stripped down release. Throughout his career, Jack has maintained his DIY ethics in touring, putting on gigs, and releasing his tunes - while...

72: Amy Hoffman (Future Teens) - Welcome to Breakup Season

August 14, 2019 15:27 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Amy Hoffman is the vocalist and guitarist for the Boston-based band, Future Teens! Amy is one of the most wonderful human beings in the scene and their dedication to making the scene safe and inclusive is one of the best examples of creating a community of care. Amy had a wild ride that led her not only to the east coast but also to a career as a professional musician aboard cruise ships and eventually into their role with Future Teens. The band is about to release a brand new album, and Amy...

71: Brian MacDonald - Cosplay & Counterculture

August 01, 2019 16:30 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Brian MacDonald is the Director of Residence Life at UCLA - he’s also a prominent cosplayer and promoter of the counterculture within higher education. Brian has been in the field for a while now, and this conversation serves as a way for us to unravel the many moons of his career. We dig into how authenticity comes through in our work and what it looks like to confront and acknowledge your privileges along the way. Brian also opens up about how cosplay has helped manage his mental health en...

70: Clare Cady - Campus Food Banks & Crossfit

July 18, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 134 MB

Clare Cady is the founder of the Colleges & Universities Food Bank Alliance (CUFBA) - she’s also an all-around badass. Clare and I go way back to our days at Oregon State University - where we met and became quick friends! In this episode, Clare shares her experiences with homelessness, joblessness, and food insecurity. She explores how the creation of CUFBA has impacted many college communities and the lives of even more students. We even dig deep into our mental illness similarities and wh...

69: Sarah Desmarais (Fucko) - It's Never too Late to Start a Band

July 01, 2019 10:00 - 46.8 MB

Sarah Desmarais is the guitarist and vocalist for the Massachusetts-based band, Fucko. Sarah also works in marketing for America’s Test Kitchen - which is something I learned early in the conversation and it wound up steering the beginning of the episode. Sarah and i discuss what it’s like picking up an instrument (guitar) a little later than folks typically pick it up and start noodling around. Having also delayed my guitar learning til my 20s, I could relate to Sarah a good deal - especial...

68: Chris Lee-Rodriguez (Really From & I Kill Giants) & the Pedagogy of Nostalgia

May 15, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Chris Lee-Rodriguez is a brilliant musician, educator, and all-around good person. Chris is the guitarist and vocalist for the Boston-based jazzy emo band, Really From, and previously lead the math punk act, I Kill Giants. Chris recently released his first solo project with an EP called, “It Could Happen,” which he self-released on May 3. You will hear a number of these tracks throughout the episode! Chris teaches young people how to play guitars and a number of other instruments - an exper...

67: Kevin Klein (Valleyheart) & Exploring Spirituality through Music

May 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Kevin Klein is the lead singer and guitarist for the band, Valleyheart. Kevin is a multi-talented musician who has been on a wild musical journey to get to where he is today. Starting out playing in a Christian metalcore band, Exiting the Fall, Kevin eventually veered into more chill outlets as his interests in music evolved. Eventually those efforts would become the Salem, MA-based band, Valleyheart. During this conversation, Kevin and I dig into his spiritual roots and how they have influ...

66: Shawn Carter & DIY Comedy Debate

April 11, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

Shawn Carter is a professional comedian, comedy producer, podcast producer, and all around great guy. Shawn runs comedy shows all over Boston - and has been doing so for well over a decade. He has helped create a fantastic community of comedians in the Boston area that are supportive, creative, and genuinely trying to make each other better. The DIY ethics Shawn exudes are a testament to how hard he works, how much he puts his friends over, and the opportunities he creates for others to thri...

65: Katy Weaver & Creating a DIY Photography Career

April 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Katy Weaver is a professional photographer who created a career for herself out of sheer drive and passion for photography. Katy is also one of Craig’s eldest friends from college at Oregon State - the two met at the college newspaper and wound up working together off and on for many years. So they’re pretty familiar and use this episode to catch up a bit while exploring how Katy went from taking photos of Craig’s metal band in college to taking them of hundreds of people and couples from li...

64: Junior Peña & the Future of Student Affairs

February 20, 2019 19:52 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

This week’s guest is Junior Peña. Junior is the Assistant Director for the Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy, & Diversity Office (LEAD) at Salem State University. Junior and Craig have a great conversation about Junior’s journey through the field of higher education and what keeps him here through all of the ups and downs we experience. Junior went to UMass Boston for undergrad - which is where Craig works - so they had some things to discuss about that connection. The conversation evolves in...

63: Bill Huff & Prepping for ACPA 2019!

February 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

This week Craig chats with Bill Huff - who is the Associate Director of Summer housing at Georgetown in DC - about his role as the conference chair for this year’s national ACPA 2019 conference, which takes place in Boston! Bill and Craig discuss Bill’s transition from growing up the midwest to living on the east coast as a professional, and branch into the always hectic work of summer housing and conference support - which is a wild never-ending revolving door of excitement. From there, we ...

62: Allie Triglianos on Tattoos in Higher Ed & Femmes in Hardcore

January 30, 2019 17:00 - 1 minute - 57.9 MB

This week I chat with Allie Triglianos, who is a Residence Director at Rutgers. Allie has been in Residence Life for YEARS - and the experiences she has amassed along the way have given her a great perspective on how to support students from all walks of life. Allie is a VERY visibly tattooed professional, which plays a massive role in her relationships with students on her campus. It can also create interesting interactions with colleagues and administrators - but sometimes those folks surp...

61: Label Owner Round Up (with Joey Cahill, Jake Sulzer & Dustin Watson)

January 24, 2019 19:00 - 59.8 MB

This week is another special conversation of the podcast - it’s also the firs to include THREE guests. Individually, I sat down with Joey Cahill, Jake Sulzer, and Dustin Watson to discuss their record labels. This was an idea that came to me one day when I coincidentally was planning to hang out with the three dudes one day and was like, “hey! wanna do my podcast?” Glad this episode could come together - granted, a day later than usual, but it’s a good one, so I hope you all dig it! 6131 Re...

60: Top Albums of 2018 (with Casey & Scott)

January 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.8 MB

Welcome to season three of the EduPunx Podcast!! Before we jump back into the world of punk education and the DIY scene, we’re gonna have a full-fledged chat about the top albums of 2018 - as chosen by Craig and two of his friends, Casey Arn and Scott Hayden. All three are in an ongoing 2-3 year long text thread that is all music all the time - and some political banter as well - which is expected. But this discussion is nonstop music! AND you get to hear a bunch of songs from our top albums...

X: Craig updates y'all on his condition & the podcast future!

December 17, 2018 22:35 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

In which Craig discusses his healing process from a recent accident and gives a preview of the upcoming season of the EduPunx podcast. Hey folks! Just wanted to share a big time update on my condition - including the original post I share about the incident - which can be found by clicking here! Since the incident, I have done a quite a bit of healing - I’ve always been moved into a carbon fiber cast, which is much more enjoyable than the plaster cast I had for three weeks! A big positive...

59: Nicole Mazzeo (Pleasure Pie) & DIY Sex Positivity

November 19, 2018 03:30 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Nicole Mazzeo runs the DIY sex-positive organization, Pleasure Pie. While Nicole was once located in Boston, she now resides oversees - in the Netherlands - which makes this our second international conversation of the year! We actually had this conversation at the beginning of October - before the podcast was corrupted, and before I was hit by a car last week. So it’s good to know that a lot has changed between then and now. But the conversation is full of fun reflection and perspectives on...

58: Francesca Impastato (Macseal) & the Representation of Queer Women Drummers

November 07, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 132 MB

We’re back after a month away with a chat with Macseal drummer, Francesca Impastato. Francesca is a graduate of Berklee College of Music - where she focused on drums and music business, as well as instrument repair - of which, she has a fantastically misogynistic story to share. Francesca began drumming at the age of 5 - and not just hitting the drums with sticks, but actually finding the rhythm and beat and playing from there. One could say she was born to play the drums. Francesca and I s...

57: Dustin Ramsdell - the Higher Ed Geek

October 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Dustin Ramsdell is the Higher Ed Geek. Dustin hosts a podcast called The Higher Ed Geek Podcast - and he runs the ConnectEDU podcast network. He also works in the eduTech realm - where he is the Student Affairs Lead for Noodle Education. Like me, Dustin got his start wanting to be in secondary education, but eventually found his way into student affairs - which he left not long ago. Yet, their paths have crossed over the years, and while Dustin has (temporarily) left traditional college camp...

56: Dylan Slocum (Spanish Love Songs) - From Collegiate Baseball to Punk Rock Gigs

October 04, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Dylan Slocum is the lead singer and guitarist for the punk rock band, Spanish Love Songs. Dylan grew up playing baseball and was even a collegiate pitcher - which gave him a fascinating look into the college experience from the standpoint of a student athlete. Dylan and I broke down the lack of self-care that exists for a majority of student athletes, and how Dylan eventually developed his own path through education and even the punk rock realm. Dylan and I sat down in my kitchen after a he...

55X: James & Craig left the microphone on and just kept talking

September 30, 2018 12:00 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MB

James Ikeda is a high school History teacher, DIY musician, and an all-around brilliant human being. James is the type of person to have a lot of projects and ideas and energy to do cool creative work outside of the classroom. This extra episode features a special look into the friendship and shared sense of humor between Craig and James. The microphone was turned on to start recording the second segment of the episode, and instead they both got distracted just flew into many topics and even...

55: James Ikeda (the Michael Character) - the Folk Punk Educator

September 27, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

James Ikeda is a high school History teacher, DIY musician, and an all-around brilliant human being. James is the type of person to have a lot of projects and ideas and energy to do cool creative work outside of the classroom. He also does some great work in the classroom - but through a much different approach. That’s the thing about James - he’s able to do both; the bit of being an authentic professional teacher, and the bit of being an authentic punk musician. And as you’ll learn in this ...

54: Dawn Graham & DIY Zine Culture

September 19, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Dawn Graham is a punk educator, a zine creator and distributor and one of my favorite people! Dawn works with Boston young adults as they interact with and learn more about current technologies. They’re an endlessly talented and devoted creator of zines - and you get to hear all about how they found their gateway into zines at a very young age. So zines are in Dawn’s blood! Through Stay Kind!, Dawn tables and distributes their own work as well as the work of others that they support and wan...

53: Andi Macone & Recovery through Fitness

September 05, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Andi Macone is the New England Youth & Young Adult Program Manager for Phoenix Multisport, which is an active sober community dedicated to supporting those in recovery from addiction and substance use disorder. Andi is also Craig's former colleague at UMass Boston. The two have had a wonderfully supportive relationship over the last two years. Both are also in recovery, so this conversation focuses on recovery, fitness, and how it can be hard to stay in control of our lives when responsibili...

52: Glorivette & Rox (Queerdos) & Queer POC Resistance

August 22, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 82 MB

Glorivette and Rox run the Queerdos Brand, which is a DIY activist clothing brand meant to uplift and empower the experiences and humanity of queer people of color. The two were inspired by the recent insurgence of "The Future is Female" shirts, but they wanted to focus on the broader queer community in order to encompass folx regardless of gender and orientation. We had a bi-coastal conversation this week, in which we discuss the struggles of being a queer person of color - and all of the ...

51: Chris Paraskevas & Teaching English in French Canada

August 15, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Chris Paraskevas is a high school English teacher, vinyl and tattoo collector and baseball player based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada! This marks our first ever international conversation! Chris is an avid fan of literature, culture, and how social issues intersect and inform everything he teaches his students. Chris is a risktaker in the classroom - having taught a unit using the first season of the TV show, Atlanta, to dissect racial issues explored in the show through the classroom context....

50: Matt Coviello & University Public Safety

August 08, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB

Matt Coviello is a Public Safety officer at UMass Boston. Officer Coviello's focus on the force is community outreach and educational work. Craig and Matt work together at UMass Boston and are both very visible people on campus. Craig and Matt discuss what it's like working on a college campus in a big city like Boston, how the 2009 recession impacted Matt's initial approach to entering the police force, and why some of the most rewarding aspects of his work often occur outside of the campus...

49: Yannick Florest & Educating through Hip Hop

August 01, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB

Yannick Florest is an educator, teacher, and a rapper. Yannick has been educating in the New York area for his entire adulthood, and has taken much of what he has learned throughout the last decade or so and has put it into his music through the avenue of hip hop. Yannick has an incredible flow, brilliant messages, and some wonderful autobiographical flourishes that makes his art feel that much more personal as it is enjoyable. Craig and Yannick met up in Brooklyn, NY a couple weeks ago to,...

48: Hannah Liuzzo (Lilith) & Musical Mentorship

July 18, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Hannah Liuzzo is the guitarist and vocalist in the Boston-based band, Lilith. Liuzzo is also a music teacher, mentor, and purveyor of musical instruments. This conversation centers on the lessons learned while educating the generation of musicians, while also discussing ways to make scenes more inclusive to femme musicians and how to get men to take up less space and listen. Hannah and Craig chilled out on Craig and Katy's back porch for this relaxed conversation between two new music nerds ...

47: Late Bloomer & What Happens When Education Doesn't Work Out

July 11, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Late Bloomer is a grunge rock and roll band from North Carolina - the band consists of three progressive dudes doing work in the scenes of their relatively conservative state to challenge toxic masculinity and to uplift social justice initiatives. And it just so happens that Josh, the bassist and vocalist of the band, initially went to college to be a teacher and was planning to continue into the field until the Great Recession of 2008 derailed those plans. Even though he watched his educato...

46: Corinne Chun - Hawaiian Education & Teach for America

July 06, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

Corinne Chun is an educator, a Teach for America alum, and an Oregon State Beaver! Craig and Corinne get to catch up after a few years of being separated by oceans and life so talk about the world of education from the perspective of someone who grew up in Hawaii. Corinne chronicles her early days coming up through the education system on the island, while discussing the motivations to experience college on the mainland - at Oregon State University, where the two were RAs together! Corinne ...

45X: Aria Carpenter - "Does this make me gay?"

June 24, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

As expected, Aria Carpenter and Craig wound up talking about sex for A WHILE, enough to release an EXTRA episode! In this episode, they break down a number of the myths and misconceptions that they have heard over the years from friends, students, and customers. The question of whether what you like dictates your identity comes up, as well as some information about lube, and the resilience of the vulva. There's still so much to cover in this extra episode and we hope you dig it! MUSIC NOTES...

45: Aria Carpenter & Trans Sex-Positive Education

June 20, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB

Aria Carpenter loves sex. Aria also loves educating folks about sex! So it's a great thing that she works for a sex toy shop called Good Vibrations here in Massachusetts. Aria is not only highly informed on understanding different sex toys, lubes, and condoms, she is also adept at leading workshops and educational opportunities for colleges and other work spaces. So this is going to be our most sexually explicit conversation to date - and that's a good thing because frank conversations on se...

44: Mauricio Dimas & the Joy of Cooking

June 13, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB

Mauricio Dimas is a chef. A damn good chef. He is the Chef de Cuisine at a high-end Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon called, Autentica. Mauricio is one of Craig's eldest friends - having met in sixth grade in 1999 - and the two have been through a lot over the years. Craig and Mauricio met up at a donut shop in Portland on Craig's recent trip home and decided to record a chat! While attempting to attend college, Mauricio realized that the traditional education route was not for him. S...

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