Episodes
Ginger continues the two-year tradition by sitting down with Cooper for a frank and intimate discussion about his new novel Approaching the Swingularity: Tales of Swinging & Polyamory, toxic masculinity, inclusion and diversity, sexuality, and sexy vacations and resorts. You can buy the book now RIGHT HERE at ApproachingTheSwingularity.com/ – use promo code SWINGSET at checkout to save 10%! If you still need to catch up, pick up A Life Less Monoagmous here Approaching the...
Published 04/15/17
It’s really been a year, hasn’t it? I know I’ve been quieter than usual, at least here on the blog. I’ve been outspoken to the point of blithering loudmouth elsewhere, though. Including a misguided, if impassioned, attempt to reign in someone trolling in a Trump hat on election night at #SSDesire.  I feel unmoored. Unstuck in time and space. And not in the good way that post-Desire usually brings. Unmoored in that I truly don’t feel I have a handle on direction just now. I don’t know how to...
Published 12/19/16
It’s Desire Week at Life on the Swingset, with 150 days and less than 25 rooms remaining for our 2016 Desire Takeover (November 5-12) we’re running Desire episodes of the podcast as well as blogs and articles. If you’d like to join us in Desire this November, head over to SSDesire.com! It’s booking fast! For this Desire Week special, Cooper offers five essays about Desire from the audiobook version of his memoir My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory for your...
Published 06/10/16
This is the first two chapters from my novel A Life Less Monogamous in audiobook form, read by myself, Cooper S. Beckett, and Kat Stark. Buy through the buttons below to SAVE 10% with promo code SWINGSET! We all come to a point in our lives where we finally ask the ever-looming question, “Is this all there is?” And most of us coast along afterwards, just accepting that the answer to that question is probably, “Yes, this is it.” Sometimes, though, we’re lucky. Sometimes we run into...
Published 03/25/16
The veil is lifting, and Cooper believes that the acceptance of bisexual males is becoming more commonplace. He has his fingers crossed. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 07/12/15
“I don’t want to swing anymore.” The feeling can come up for everybody. This is how to work your way through that, and reboot. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 07/05/15
Being Dom and being sub in a single night in San Francisco. Cooper takes us back and forth between both scenes. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 06/28/15
Cooper puts on his drunken gonzo journalism hat to talk about a melon ball fueled evening at Desire Resort & Spa in Mexico. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 06/21/15
Cooper talks about the weird phenomena of his prostate orgasm after effects, the jittery waves of orgasms, which have started appearing after non-prostate orgasms as well. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 06/14/15
Cooper tells the story of his vacation crush, the brown-eyed girl he met in San Francisco. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 06/07/15
Cooper details the journey from bright-eyed newbie to someone who’s got at least some of “it” figured out. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 05/31/15
Cooper talks about erectile dysfunction and being nervous about swinging. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 05/24/15
Cooper tells a story of a night with newbies that turned into more than planned unexpectedly. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 05/17/15
Cooper posits the concern mitigation of designating a time and place a safe zone from judgement, and thus allowing yourself freedom to make mistakes. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 05/10/15
Cooper takes you through how to hide a sex swing. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 05/03/15
Cooper discusses the newbie question of “how does this work?” and how it applies to swinging. This is the work-in-progress podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 04/05/15
Cooper talks about the fact that we all have wanderlust, a “grass is greener” mentality, and how our society would be so much healthier if we didn’t stigmatize it so hard. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 03/29/15
Cooper talks about how to take your sex toys on vacation, and what that means for airport security. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 03/22/15
Cooper gives you the whys and hows of oral sex with a barrier. He also gets silly. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com    
Published 03/15/15
Cooper reminds us all how awesome making out is, and how we should do it far more. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 03/09/15
Cooper reflects on how vital touch is to our human experience, and how it’s sidelined in vanilla culture. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 02/22/15
The exciting phenomena of a first date with swingers recharging your primary relationship, as Cooper continues his origin story. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 02/15/15
Cooper and Marilyn go on their first date with a swinging couple. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 02/08/15
Cooper reflects on the fact that he isn’t now, nor ever was cool, but that in non-monogamy, he gets to do something that the cool kids he knew in high school could only dream of. This is the podcast version of the audiobook My Life on the Swingset: Adventures in Swinging & Polyamory written by Cooper S. Beckett. Buy the ebook, paperback, or uncut and commercial free audiobook at MyLifeOnTheSwingset.com
Published 02/01/15