In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys present another All T, No Shade! This time around, the cubs discuss the recent fall of “pedestal level” celebrities due to their actions and beliefs both on and offline. Possibly attributed to social media spreading information faster, famous people are being canceled. Listen in as the guys discuss some recent “victims” of cancel culture and share their opinions and observations on its effect throughout society at large.
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?
“quarantine pods” as aneffective 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.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s time for another Let’s Talk About Food. This time around, the guys discuss guilty pleasures. But, what are guilty pleasures when it comes to food? Listen in as the cubs dig into this indulgent delight of a conversation and scoop up a heaping mouthful of pleasure.
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Let’s Talk About Food: Guilty Pleasures
Definition: noun – something, such as a movie, television program, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard. It can also be used to refer to one’s taste for foods that are considered to be advisable to avoid, especially for health reasons.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys continue their “What is…” series with an episode on pleasure. So, what’s your pleasure? What’s my pleasure? Is it a pleasure to meet you or a pleasure to make your acquaintance? Is pleasure just sexual or are there multiple types of pleasure? Listen in as the cubs get to the pleasure principle and break it all down for you. Will this episode be pleasurable to you?
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What is… Pleasure?
Definition: noun – a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. Adjective – used or intended for entertainment rather than business. Verb – give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to.
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys present their next installment of the “What is…” series. For this installation, the cubs talk about being confident. The guys spend some time airing out their definitions of confidence and discussing what it means to them. Is confidence sexy? Where is the line between confidence and arrogance?
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What is. . . Confidence?
Is confidence something we work on projecting? How do we see confidence in others? How sexy is confidence?
In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, the guys present another All T, No Shade! This time around, the cubs discuss the recent fall of “pedestal level” celebrities due to their actions and beliefs both on and offline. Possibly attributed to social media spreading information faster, famous people are being canceled. Listen in as the guys discuss some recent “victims” of cancel culture and share their opinions and observations on its effect throughout society at large.
