Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex in the context of Mormon/religious upbringing. In this episode we speak with Kimber Dixon about her childhood in Colorado as a Mormon, experimenting with Skype sex as a teenager, her time at BYU where she discovered art modeling and how she transitioned into traditional nude art modeling where she learned to connect with her body and gain strong body image. We want...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex in the context of Mormon upbringing. In this episode we talk with Michelle and Melissa- two best friends, one is active and one is not. Michelle is in her second marriage, and her first one ended tragically. Melissa is married and left the church in her adult life. They discuss what it was like learning about sex in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and how they teach their...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex in the context of religious/Mormon upbringing. In this episode we were lucky to talk to Kate Kelly about her childhood in Oregon, her relationship with her parents and grandparents, her work as the founder of Ordain Women, her sexual development in her teen years and time at BYU, activism, her marriage, divorce, and dating life after being excommunicated. A huge...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have open conversations about sex. In this episode, we speak with Ruel Brown about his teen years in Canada where he dated someone much older than him, required meeting with an apostle before his mission, and his marriage that sadly ended in a bizarre way. Ruel graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture. He's worked as an Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Art Teacher, Sculptor, and an...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open discussions with new friends and old friends about sex in the context of Mormon upbringing. In this episode with sit with Alex Vaughn in Provo, UT and discuss her childhood in Las Vegas, growing up with a bunch of sisters, her experience getting suspended at BYU, and having her sexual awakening.  This episode is the first of seven interviews that we conducted in Provo, UT in an effort to...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have open and frank discussions about sex in the context of Mormon upbringing. In this episode we speak with composer and producer Jimmy Sudekum about his Mormon childhood and his literal interpretation of the Law of Chastity. We discuss psychedelic drugs and their connection to spirituality and sexuality, atheism, and virginity. We also take a call with our guest Ash Brummer from a woman who is active in...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex. In this episode we speak with Chase McCown about growing up homosexual in a non-denominational Christian church, attending private school, trying to date women, and coming out after college. Chase is a comedian and actor living in Los Angeles and is a dream.  Call in to the show at (YES) 6969-LDS and ask us for sex, church, or love advice. And shoot us an email if...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open discussions about sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. Today we take your calls and discuss open marriages, and we also interview Lindsey Toiaivao about her childhood in Virginia, attending Stanford instead of BYU, and exploring her sexuality with her first boyfriend in college.  We are coming to Utah in May 2017 to do interviews! If you'd like to be on the show get in touch at...

You can now call the show and ask us a question anonymously! It can be a relationship, sex, or church question. It can also be a question about one of our interviews, our lives outside of the show, or anything you want. You can tell us a story about your mormon sex experience, too! We'll then answer the question on the show, maybe give advice, or just play it on its own. Give it a try! Its fun! (YES) 6969-LDS

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank conversations about sex in the context of Mormon upbringing. In this episode, we speak with Max about his childhood in Utah with unorthodox Mormon parents, his marriage that evolved into an open marriage, and his queer identity. Max is a University professor, so we left his last name off of this episode. You can donate to the show on Venmo @chrisduce and tweet at us @celestialsexpod

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open discussions about sexuality. In this episode, we have a great conversation with Beth Alexandroff about her Pentecostal/Assemblies of God upbringing and compare it to our Mormon upbringing. Beth opens up about the lack of sex education she got and finally coming into it in her late twenties. We also discuss what its like to attend a very religious university, then move to LA, and leave...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex through the lens of Mormonism. In this episode, we speak with musician and artist Scott Vance about his childhood in Idaho with divorced parents who had very different religious perspectives. We get into masturbation, the mission, and unrealistic expectations for a spouse. Check out Scott's band The New Electric Sound and his collaboration with his wife On Life...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch. This week we forego our typical interview and review the seminary film Godly Sorrow starring Aaron Eckhart with non-LDS comedian Thomas Ouellette. Thomas is part of comedy team Icky Pep and sketch group Edgemont. Godly Sorrow is intended to teach the principle that there is a difference between worldly sorrow (social implications of sin) and godly sorrow (eternal implications of sin/the deep knowledge that you have...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank conversations about sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. In this episode we talk to Dwight Schmidt about his childhood in the desert of Hesperia, CA where he lived near his big, extended Mormon family with interfaith parents- his Dad was an atheist while he was growing up. Dwight takes us through his teen years where he explored his sexuality and then slowly came to terms with his...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open conversations about sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. We speak with Tatum Langton in this episode about her childhood in North Salt Lake, being raised by a Honduran mother and American father, abuse, her teenage years where she discovered her sexuality, and then her decision to get married in her early adulthood. Tatum opens up about the problems in her marriage related to...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and funny conversations about sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. In this episode, we speak with Jake Justice about his faith crisis at BYU and the health scares that followed, his sexual exploration before he returned to church, and his current activity at church that recently involved renewing his temple recommend. Jake is a musician and can be found at jakejusticekeys.com You can follow...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank discussions about the ways in which we were taught about sex growing up in the Mormon faith. In this episode, we speak with Natalie Neal again in part two of our interview series with her. Chris and Natalie discuss the years that they were married to each other and how the LDS church's teachings and BYU honor code affected their early sex life. They also discuss the challenges of having sex when...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch. Today we talk to Marcello Ambriz about his childhood in Los Angeles, being a Mormon teenager and learning about sex from janitors and coaches, and exploring his sexuality in his adulthood. Marcello is a touring photographer and has worked with musicians such as Fifth Harmony, Ricky Martin, Selena Gomez, and New Kids on the Block. Check out his work at www.mjambriz.com You can follow Celestial Sex on Twitter...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank conversations about sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. In this episode, we speak with Jordan Richins, a sex coach who is Mormon. She describes the differences between a sex coach and a sex therapist, her practice working with LDS clients- in particular newlyweds who are uncomfortable with sex, and we explore the LDS church's position on what is and isn't OK between partners. Jordan can be...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we explore sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. Today we've got Stephanie Huntzinger on the show, and she really opened up about getting cancer in her 20's, experiencing infertility, and adopting her first child. We also discuss how Chris and Stephanie were teenagers together and Chris's big crush on Stephanie, and how he had a hard time articulating his feelings for her when they were kids. If you are...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we explore sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. Today we talk to Chris (fake name) about his childhood in Los Angeles, discovering his homosexuality, experience as an LDS missionary, and then attending BYU where he is currently a student. Later in the episode, Chris treats us to his hopes for how he would like to have sex for the first time with another man. Please don't report Chris to the Honor Code...

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce, and produced by Colin Hatch, where we explore sex through the lens of Mormon upbringing. This week we read three listener submitted stories- Hard R here- and also dive into a State of the Podcast discussion where we look back on the past two months and talk about the future of the show.  This is our final episode of 2016, see you in 2017! You can follow us on Twitter @celestialsexpod You can donate to the show on Venmo @chrisduce

Welcome to Celestial Sex, hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch, where we have frank and open discussion about sex in the context of Mormon upbringing. Today we talk to Natalie Neal- a director, photographer, and host of the feminist podcast Telephone. She shares stories about getting her period and trying to tell her friends about it, being pressured into having sex for the first time, getting caught masturbating, and feeling punished by having to confess things to her bishop. In...

Welcome to Celestial Sex- hosted by Chris Duce and Produced by Colin Hatch- where we have frank conversations about the ways in which Mormons were taught about sex vs how they think about sex now. In this episode, we talk with Sean Bagley about his childhood growing up in West Jordan, UT, attending film school as a teenager where he learned about homosexuality during the Prop 8 movement, early experiences seeing internet porn, and his first sexual experiences with his girlfriend. Sean is a...

Welcome to Celestial Sex- an interview series hosted by Chris Duce and produced by Colin Hatch about sex and love through the lens of Mormon upbringing. This week we talk with our friend Elisa. We can't give you her last name because of some truly bizarre things that have happened to her, but we cover that in the episode. Elisa shares her struggles with dating in High School and dating Mormon men at BYU, her point of view that it isn't worth all the b******t and hassle, and ideas on retaining...