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COL569: LTAS: Bubbles/Pods

In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Let’s Talk About Sex show. For this one, the guys discuss the concept of sex bubbles or sexpods, a safer sex practice of maintaining social/sexy time with a smaller group of people to help keep yourselves protected during the pandemic. Listen in as the guys tell more about “quaranteaming” and debate on its potential effectiveness. When thinking about it, is it really new or just necessary?

Show Topic

Sex Bubbles/Pods 

  • Definition?
  • Safety?
  • Potential?
  • Interest?

How to Form a Pandemic Pod | Greater Good 

“quarantine pods” as an effective way to get our social, emotional, familial, and sexual needs met without unnecessarily endangering ourselves or others. Pods are small, self-contained networks of people who limit their non-distanced social interaction to one another—in other words, they’re the small group of people with whom you share air without using breath-control precautions such as masks.

Pods (or “bubbles” or “containers” or “quaranteams”) aren’t just ways for people to have social connections within a pandemic. They also serve an important epidemiological purpose—they help limit the size and spread of outbreaks. That’s one reason why in the Bay Area, where the authors live, public health officials recommend that pods be no larger than 12 people who live across three households, and that pods limit their non-distanced social contact to one another for at least three weeks.

Despite the centrality of sex to our lives, many of us are ashamed of having sexual needs. This is tragic, because we should be no more ashamed of needing sexual contact than we should be of needing food. So, be honest with yourself and others: If you want to form a pod to meet sexual needs, say so, rather than concealing or minimizing that purpose.

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COLDR: S9E10: Makeovers: Crew Better Work

In this episode of COL Drag Race ‘T-Time’, the guys are again joined by Brady to discuss the magical makeover challenge of the most recent episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. This time, the show’s crew are the victims of this dragnificent makeup challenge. Which queen lip-sticks the competition? Check out the cubs’ looks as they put down the foundation for a blushing makeover.

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Facebook Comment:

  • AJ Lewis: “I have a request, although the season is almost over, could you all please stop talking around the episode and out of order? I ask because you guys do not mention names, the scene or anything as though a spoiler will be released a week after the show aired. Yes we all know Valentina didn’t know the song and was sent home as a result, so please critique that action. Pick apart Debbie downer Nina or better yet their outfits.”

Weekly Topic

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 Episode 10

Thoughts on This Episode:

  • [Gary] – It took 10 to be entertained
  • [Damon] – The cast and crew are family
  • [Chester] – SO. MUCH. FUN.
  • [Brady] – Mothertuckers!

Thoughts on Untucked:

  • [Damon] – Peppermint and Trinity have had it.
  • [Chester] – Fun carried over…
  • [Brady] – Not surprised…but hamburgers!?
  • [Gary] – Where’s Nina? Oh, nevermind

Cooldown Topics

Takeaways:

  • [Chester] – True sisterhood
  • [Brady] – Let’s talk about Brady ;D
  • [Gary] – Mental Health for All to See
  • [Damon] – Walking a Mile…

Snaps / Eyerolls:

  • [Gary] – Snaps for… Wintergreen Tastes Great & Donatella Velour’s Shade at Trinity
  • [Gary] – Eyerolls for… Unavoidable Behaviors
  • [Damon] – Snaps for… Kesha and Wintergreen banter..EPIC!
  • [Damon] – Eyerolls for… Nina giving up, but not giving up.  
  • [Chester] – Snaps for… Wintergreen for All Stars 3!
  • [Chester] – Eyerolls for… Nina just laying on the couch
  • [Brady] – Snaps for… Nina attempting to sew.
  • [Brady] – Eyerolls for… Consistency!

Closing Thoughts:

  • [Damon] – Top 5 Bitches!! Not who I thought it was…
  • [Chester] – Pure entertainment, fun all around
  • [Brady] – Great episode, and the top 4 is…
  • [Gary] – We Are Family & Queens will be slayed by the cuts from 1,000 nit picks

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