Podcast
Asking for a Friend
Hosted by Spectrum South · EN
Dr. Laura McGuire (they/them) is an intersectional queer sexologist, doula, educator, and parent of two. In this show, Laura sits down with special guests for thought-provoking conversations on how sexuality, gender, race, faith, and ability shape our sexual experiences and identities as queer people.
Asking for a Friend is a Spectrum South podcast. Hosted by Dr. Laura McGuire. Produced by Dani Benoit.
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AFAF Ep. 18: Channelling Negative Energy into Beauty with Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer
Sep 29, 202300:43:47Tap to summarizeOn the season three finale of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer, activist, author, and the first openly transgender Bishop in a major Christian denomination, to discuss being our own cheerleaders, finding hope in our current climate, and the evolution and ongoing restrictions of coming out.
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AFAF Ep. 17: Queerness in the Borderlands with Sarah Luna
Sep 1, 202300:34:27Tap to summarizeOn this month's episode of Asking for a Friend, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Sarah Luna, a Texas-born sociocultural anthropologist, professor, and award-winning author, to discuss her coming out experience in San Antonio, her research on migrants, sex work, and missionaries, and her latest project on sapphic and transfeminist activism in Mexico City.
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AFAF Ep. 16: Promoting Equitable Prenatal Care with Dr. Erin Atkinson
Jul 26, 202300:40:07Tap to summarizeOn this month's episode of Asking for a Friend, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Dr. Erin Atkinson, a prenatal genetic counselor in Houston, Texas, to discuss queer family building, access to competent sexual healthcare, and the nuance of sex chromosomes.
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AFAF Ep. 15: Evolving Identities and Queer Feels with Sunflower Summit
Jun 27, 202300:42:34Tap to summarizeOn the Pride month episode of Asking for a Friend, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Sunflower Summit, a queer Latinx artist, producer, and mental health professional, to discuss finding wholeness in their queer identity, how their music and mental health journeys have intertwined, and the importance of storytelling.
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AFAF Ep. 14: Jewish Perspectives on the Queer Experience with Orlando Meier-Brix
Apr 18, 202300:36:33Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Asking for a Friend, host Dr. Laura McGuire welcomes the podcast's first international guest, queer and trans Jewish scholar Orlando Meier-Brix, to discuss his conversion to Judaism, queer inclusivity in the Jewish faith, coming out as non-binary in his home country of Austria, and evolving trans rights in Europe.
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AFAF Ep. 13: The Evolution of Queer Southern Law with Sarah Saint and Milan Pham
Mar 14, 202300:37:05Tap to summarizeOn the season three premiere of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Sarah Saint and Milan Pham, two queer southern lawyers, to discuss the future of marriage equality in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, queer parental rights in family planning, and the evolving legal landscape for trans folks in the South.
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AFAF Ep. 12: Sexological Entrepreneurship with Mickie Woods
Jul 13, 202200:44:35Tap to summarizeIn the season two finale of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with Mickie Woods, founder of Intimacy Games, to chat about entrepreneurship in sexological spaces, approaching conversations about love and sex with a new or long-term partner, and how the metaphysical and spiritual realms play into her sexology work and business.
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Queerness and Sex Education in Rural America with Jacob P. Kelley
Jun 7, 202200:46:47Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire chats with sex educator, influencer, and content creator Jacob P. Kelley about queerness and sex education in rural America, their experiences in entrepreneurship, HIV outreach and prevention, and fighting stigma.
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Queer and Trans Reproductive Justice and Support With Amy Miller
May 10, 202200:38:04Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with birth worker and educator Amy Miller to discuss the full spectrum of birth work, including support with birth, abortion, fertility, and postpartum; navigating the medical landscape as a queer person; and being a non-binary, polyamorous parent.
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AFAF 9: Sex Education in Black Southern Communities with Jasmine Phillips
Apr 5, 202200:35:41Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Asking for a Friend podcast, host Dr. Laura McGuire sits down with sex educator, Ph.D. candidate, and disease intervention specialist Jasmine Phillips to discuss being a Black LGBTQ researcher, sexual satisfaction and communication among partners, healing generational trauma, and how to meet communities where they're at when it comes to sex education.
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