TSRA 036: What Is Freedom Anyway?

Sun November 02 2008

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TSRA 035: Character Play; Being What You Are Not

Sun October 12 2008

Growing up Asian American, Yia felt shame. She cringed at the heavily accented English of the older women in her family. She felt embarrassed that non... read more

Growing up Asian American, Yia felt shame. She cringed at the heavily accented English of the older women in her family. She felt embarrassed that none of her teachers could say her name. And she hated the cruel schoolyard digs about the sexual prowess of Asian women. So for a long time, she rejected that part of herself, changing her name and telling herself that she was different. One Halloween,... read more

Growing up Asian American, Yia felt shame. She cringed at the heavily accented English of the older women in her family. She felt embarrassed that none of her teachers could say her name. And she hated the cruel schoolyard digs about the sexual prowess of Asian women. So for a long time, she rejected that part of herself, changing her name and telling herself that she was different. One Halloween, not knowing what else to wear, she donned a long black dress with two slits up the side. She slicked her hair back, put on red lipstick. When she looked in the mirror, the voice that spoke was not that of Yia, but of Madame Mai Li, an Asian American Madame who owned a brothel, spoke in a heavy accent and readily gave out advice on sexual matters. In having fun with Madame Mai Li, Yia’s shame began to dissolve. Join us for this episode, where in honor of Halloween, we bring you an exploration into character play, of being what you definitely are not. read less

TSRA 034: The One For You

Sun August 31 2008

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TSRA 033: The Shiny Red Ball

Sun July 27 2008

Enjoy this episode where we explore the social dynamics of the Shiny Red Ball. Shiny Red Ball (noun) 1. term describing an attractive new person in a ... read more

Enjoy this episode where we explore the social dynamics of the Shiny Red Ball. Shiny Red Ball (noun) 1. term describing an attractive new person in a community who becomes the subject of attention, desire and jealousy from more established members. For many years it was thought that Shiny Red Balls were women pursued primarily by men with short attention spans. However, in recent years it has been... read more

Enjoy this episode where we explore the social dynamics of the Shiny Red Ball. Shiny Red Ball (noun) 1. term describing an attractive new person in a community who becomes the subject of attention, desire and jealousy from more established members. For many years it was thought that Shiny Red Balls were women pursued primarily by men with short attention spans. However, in recent years it has been observed that both men and women are attracted to Shiny Red Balls, and that Shiny Red Balls are represented by both sexes. read less

TSRA 032: Poly? Monogamy?

Sun July 13 2008

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