In this episode, Sarah interviews Emily Nagoski, New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are and Burnout. Emily shares her personal and professional journey through academia to her current full-time role as a speaker, writer, and sex educator. Sarah and Emily discuss how to combat burnout, promote healthy conversations around sex during the pandemic, and reflect on how sex positivity is an anti-fascist act.

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Emily Nagoski Bio: https://www.emilynagoski.com/the-facts

Emily Nagoski Instagram: https://instagram.com/enagoskiEmily Nagoski Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilynagoski

Amelia Nagoski Bio (Emily’s twin and Burnout co-author): https://www.burnoutbook.net/about-the-authors

Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090

Seven Sisters Colleges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sisters_(colleges)

Feminist Survival Project 2020 (Emily/Amelia Nagoski’s Podcast): https://anchor.fm/fsp2020

Feminist Survival Project, Ep 21: Your Body Will Tell You: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-your-body-will-tell-you/id1485281031?i=1000467832450

Ibram X. Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist (Book): https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1

A definition of burnout: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/burnout

Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People (Harvard Business Review article): https://hbr.org/2019/12/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people

Burnout (Book): https://www.burnoutbook.net/

Kate Manne’s Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Down-Girl-Misogyny-Kate-Manne/dp/0190604980

Emily Nagoski TED Talk, How Couples Can Sustain a Strong Sexual Connection: https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_how_couples_can_sustain_a_strong_sexual_connection_for_a_lifetime/transcript?language=en

Jason Stanley’s How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them: https://www.amazon.com/How-Fascism-Works-Politics-Them/dp/0525511830

Timothy Snyder’s The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America: https://www.amazon.com/Road-Unfreedom-Russia-Europe-America/dp/0525574468

Emily Nagoski’s other works (bottom of page): https://www.emilynagoski.com/home

Emily’s 2 romance books (The Belhaven Series): https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B06XHCV6GZ/ref=dp_st_1496704185

A full transcript of the episode can be found here.

Recorded: September 4, 2020Twitter: https://twitter.com/AcaDamesPodcast E-mail: [email protected] Voicemail #: (919) 666-7301(Voice memos can also be emailed if you would like!)Creative Director: Mara BuchbinderMusic by: Grace Mesa — PremiumBeat.com Production, editing, and admin by Meryem OkArtwork by Melissa Hudgens at Leafy Greens Designs