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Reintroducing the "Democrasexy: voice notes from a pleasure activist" podcast
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Reintroducing the "Democrasexy: voice notes from a pleasure activist" podcast

Unpolished, unedited, imperfect, immediate, intimate
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5 of Wands card from the Our Tarot deck. “Pleasure Activist” potion created by Dori Midnight in collaboration with adrienne maree brown, purchased at HausWitch in Salem, MA. Forgot where the crystal is from!

Welcome to the relaunch of the “Democrasexy: voice notes from a pleasure activist” podcast!

I hope to bring you episodes with some regularity, but most likely they will arrive much like actual voice notes from your actual friends — without fanfare or preamble. I’ll share what’s on my mind in the moment, unedited and unpolished, and I hope you’ll respond either in the comments or to my inbox (becky (@) democrasexy.com) to keep the conversation going.

Much gratitude to

for her perfect words in her piece “In praise of voice notes,” which I took as a sign from the universe to dust this podcast off. Please read her whole piece below:

life, annotated
In praise of voice notes
“Are you a text or a call person?” is a binary question. I’m a voice note person. Give me all your meandering, your uncertainty, your riskiest humour. Give me the short story long, the one thing and the other thing I must know before I know the main thing. Serve it with a side of white noise—your fan whirring in the background, your dog barking in the d…
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If you’re looking for a new tarot deck, the “Our Tarot” deck and guidebook are my go-to for guidance in my own activism and organizing journey. Find it here.

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Want to understand what I mean by “pleasure activism”? Listen to this previous podcast episode:

What "pleasure activism" means to me

What "pleasure activism" means to me

Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown is a must-read for anyone doing organizing work (as are all her books, especially Emergent Strategy, but this is the one I started with): https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html

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