https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6832060-simon-says-consent-on-mondays-we-kink For our first On Mondays We Kink, we talk about consent and how it matters at every stage of the kink journey. I share the story of Simon, a man who tried to bribe his way into our party on the weekend rather than provide me with a phone number. I use this case…More
15 years on from the Cronulla riots
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6795370-15-years-on-from-the-cronulla-riots Today we look at the Cronulla race riots and wonder what it means to have a Prime Minister who embraces the Cronulla culture. Fifteen years on from that day, I have a sinking feeling that Morrison’s a PM for the people who gathered on the sand more than those who came by car and…More
Scott Morrison on suicide and men’s emotions
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6777883-scott-morrison-on-suicide-and-men-s-emotions Warning – today we are talking about suicide. Please look after yourself and seek support if you need it. Today we are talking about how our Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about mental health and suicide and how this is contradicted by his actions after he mocked the shadow treasurer for crying during the…More
Cashless Welfare Card as Ritual Shame
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6745036-cashless-welfare-card-as-ritual-shame Today the Australian Senate is voting on a bill to expand the cashless welfare card (CWC) after it was pushed through the lower house yesterday. It is the final sitting day of the year. The CWC is a tool of shame that the LNP Governments have used to punish poor people for existing. This…More
On pleasure and Cobra Kai
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6727300-on-pleasure-and-cobra-kai Today we talk about pleasure, balance and Cobra Kai. We’ve just set a new rule in my house where on Mondays we do kink. In this podcast I decide to pull that over here, starting out with this critical analysis of pleasure. Pulling on ideas from Derrida, Barthes and Burke, we define pleasure, jouissance…More
Strip Search Trauma
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6685487-strip-search-trauma This is a hard one that comes with a trigger warning for cops and sexual violence. This week a former prisoner was strip searched by the police at Parramatta train station because her Opal card ran out of money. This search was done in public. This cast looks at my strip searches in prison…More
Viva La Podcast
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6666080-viva-la-podcast Today we celebrate 13 episodes by looking at how podcasts are a powerful tool of the media revolution. The podcast allows us to speak our minds in a space where we’ve traditionally been spoken at. By inverting this hierarchy, podcasts allow us to find and share individual experiences and viewpoints. In an environment where both…More
Therapy
https://deboningpower.buzzsprout.com/1498075/6647077-therapy Today I poke at therapy and how we can use it to take our power back. Not much research today, ‘cept for some Foucault fangirling, so here are some links about some of the tools I’ve used on my journey. Meet Shrinkola: Australia’s detention regime sets out to make asylum seekers suffer, says…More
