This Locker Room Talk & Shots podcast features a conversation about the cuckhold fetish with renowned sex therapist and BDSM expert  Dr. Dulcinea Alex Pitagora (AKA the Kink Doctor).

Dr. Dulcinea Alex Pitagora answers why it's a little more than showing up and getting down.

I was quoted extensively in Joseph Lamour’s article for Today on the guilt and shame of being a gay Chick-fil-A customer.

I spoke with Jamie Valentino for Cashmere Magazine about how kinks and fetishes develop and can be incorporated into relationships.

I was interviewed by Casey Clark for their Women’s Health article about what it means to identify as queer.

I was interviewed by Mina Starsiak Hawk (star of Two Chicks and a Hammer) about sex, sex work, anal sex, how to talk about sex, oh and also sex, for her podcast Mina AF.

I spoke with Mike Adams about opening up to exploring kink for his Hustler Magazine article.

My insights were included in Ashley Oken’s article for Women’s Health about the what it means to identify as greyromantic.

I was quoted alongside other sexuality experts by Ian Kerner in his piece for CNN Health on the transition from monogamy to nonmonogamy.

I was interviewed for this piece on unrealistic sexual fantasies by Ella Dorval Hall for Well+Good.

Sage Agee interviewed me on their Insider piece about navigating multiple polyamorous relationships.

Kayla Kibbe quoted me in her article for Cosmopolitan on how to avoid awkwardness at sex parties.

I was asked to give an expert opinion on this article by Jenna Ryu about the difference between BDSM and sexual abuse for USA Today.

Always a pleasure to speak with Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic Magazine about the importance of pleasure, particularly during hard times.

I had a great time talking to Marie Southard Ospina about non-monogamy for her SELF article, "6 Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Considering an Open Relationship."

Here’s round two of my quotes included alongside other sexuality experts in Fabiana Buontempo's follow up article for BuzzFeed with answers to readers' questions about some of my favorite topics

I was quoted alongside other sexuality experts in Fabiana Buontempo's article for BuzzFeed with answers to readers' questions about some of my favorite topics, including squirting, non-monogamy, and anal!

I was one of the relationship experts quoted by Natanya Biskar in this SELF article about how to spot and what to do about red flags in relationships.

I was interviewed by Michael Adams for Hustler Magazine about expressing “bizarre” desires with partners.

I highly recommend traveling with sex toys in general, and gave some tips to Mark Hay for his Mashable article on the topic.

I scratched the surface on ethical non-monogamy by answering Sophie Saint Thomas’s 20 questions on the topic for Men's Health.

I contributed to a verrrry long conversation about BDSM on Volonté, A Video Podcast by LELO.

I was featured in Gina Escandon’s article highlighting the essentials of ethical non-monogamy for SheKnows.

I gave some insight into aftercare for Sophie Saint Thomas’s Men's Health piece.

I spoke with Tracey Anne Duncan about the gendering of fitness for Mic Magazine.

I was interviewed by Ella Dorval Hall on the topic of cuckolding for O.School.

I was quoted in Tracey Anne Duncan’s Mic Magazine piece on post-traumatic growth.

I talked to James Sias for his video podcast Practicing Polyamory about emerging identities, and when poly is an identity and when it’s not.

I was asked to give my hot take on why a certain couple might get a sexual charge out of public finger sucking in Marisa Dellatto’s piece for the New York Post.

I got a mention in Tracey Anne Duncan’s piece for Mic Magazine about the importance of gender affirming clothing choices.

I’m quoted in Tracey Anne Duncan’s piece for Mic Magazine about people using TikTok to send sex positive messages about consent.

I offered my two cents for Tracey Anne Duncan’s Mic Magazine piece on premature post-COVID re-entry anxiety.

Mark Hay quotes my take on the hysteria around anal swabbing to detect COVID for his piece in the Daily Beast.

Tracey Anne Duncan quoted me in her Mic Magazine piece about the increase in the disclosure of queerness among young people.

My two cents on open relationship terminology was included in this GQ piece by Sophie Saint Thomas.

My research on the therapeutic benefits of subspace in BDSM interactions was referenced in Jamee Bell’s article on the topic for Big Think.

I collaborated with Tracey Anne Duncan for her Mic Magazine piece about leaning into self-compassion and self-love as an antidote to internalized misogyny.

Very pleased to be quoted alongside the illustrious Miss Couple in this article on the ins and outs of small penis humiliation by Kayla Kibbe for InsideHook.

Myself and my esteemed colleague Jesse Kahn were quoted in Allison Hope's piece for CNN Health on thinking and speaking more expansively and inclusively about gender.

I was quoted about the impact the pandemic has had on gender presentation this BuzzFeed piece by Fancy Feast.

I gave Joseph Lamour way more than two cents about how to set oneself up for success in exploring new role-plays for this Mic Magazine piece.

This piece by Molly Longman for Refinery29 has my hot take on masturbating while thinking about partners.

My musings on the benefits of clit pumping were quoted in this Refinery29 piece by Molly Longman.

I spoke with Sophie Saint Thomas about what kink and psychedelics do and don’t have in common in this piece for Double Blind.

I was quoted in this Refinery29 piece by Molly Longman about how the movie “Happiest Season” portrays dating someone who’s closeted.

I was quoted in this a beautiful piece of disclosure by Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic about how it can be empowering to adjust body size as a form of gender presentation body modification.

Tracey Anne Duncan reported on the lack of access many trans people have to hormones for Mic, and I put in my two cents plus a little extra on the psychological affects of this phenomenon.

I spoke with Joseph Lamour for his Mic article on where sexual shame comes from and how to exorcise it.

I spoke with Sophie Saint Thomas about the psychology of knife play for Playboy.

I was quoted in this Refinery29 piece by Molly Longman on the joys of summertime sensation play.

I was honored to be sexologist Cyndi Darnell’s inaugural guest on her podcast, The Erotic Philosopher.

I spoke with Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic about the intersection of coronivirus and denial as a coping mechanism for the fear of death.

A liberation story in which Tracey Anne Duncan quoted the hell out of me for Mic.

I was interviewed by Samantha Cole for her Vice piece about coping with fluctuations in desire during the pandemic.

Canela López included me in an expert roundup for Insider about how quarantining during the pandemic will affect sexuality.

I spoke about how to deal with romance during a pandemic with Michelle Kim for them.

I spoke with Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic about why social distancing during early stages of COVID-19 is making people horny.

Alexi Cardona quoted me in an article on foot fetishists for Miami New Times.

A very timely and useful piece on things LGBTQ people can do before and after spending holiday time with family they’re not out to—by Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic with quotes by yours truly.

I was quoted along with other therapists on how to deal with difficult relatives over the holidays in this piece by Tracey Anne Duncan for Mic.

Once again I find myself in excellent company quoted alongside Dr. Meg-John Barker and Manhattan Alternative colleague Deesha Narichania in Erin Taylor's article for on sexual boundaries

I was thrilled to speak with Anna Borges for SELF about self-care tips for sex workers.

It’s so much fun talking to Tracey Anne Duncan about sex toys—here’s the result of our latest conversation about the evolution of sex toys as reported in Mic.

In Tracey Anne Duncan’s Mic article on whether or not temporarily abstaining from sex can help you focus I get the pleasure of being quoted alongside Justin Lehmiller PLUS Tracey Anne kept my snarky comment about chastity play from getting edited out!

I really love this article that Tracey Anne Duncan wrote (which happens to quote me) for Mic about having good sex after trauma.

My two cents were included in Tracey Anne Duncan’s article for Mic about new research findings about sexting.

I was quoted in Tracey Anne Duncan’s article for Mic about non-binary sex toys and sexuality.

Tracey Anne Duncan and I talked about the ins and outs of ethical sexual exploration in her article for Mic.

I spoke with Erika W. Smith about the importance of properly storing sex toys for her piece in Refinery29.

Tracey Anne Duncan and I talked about the reality of post-Pride drop and where it comes from in her article for Mic.

Take home message from my conversation with Tracey Anne Duncan for her Mic article: Be redundant and obvious when it comes to consent. We also talk about disclosing kinkiness + erotic asphyxiation & etc, check it out!

My former colleague Justine Cross and I spoke with Carrie Weisman for her FatherlyHQ article on BDSM for beginners.

My advice on "Best Sex Advice for a Healthy Sex Life" is included in Marriage.com‘s “Best Sex Advice for a Healthy Sex Life—Expert Roundup”

I spoke with Dr. Timaree Schmidt on Sex with Timaree (Podcast Edition) about my research on straight men who enjoy receiving anal sex, how annoying IRBs can be, among many other things.

I was asked to contribute my thoughts for this piece on the potential plights and pleasures of auto-fellatio by Mark Hay for Men's Health.

I gave my interpretation of a study’s statistics on who’s having the most sex over age 50 and how in Ian Kerner's article for CNN.

I collaborated with Grant Stoddard on this article for BestLife in which we talk about SO MANY roleplays and how they can add some spice to your sex life.

I was interviewed for this great article on taking dating sabbaticals by Aly Semigran for Well+Good:

I was quoted in this very cute and informative article on spanking by Carolyn Yates for Nylon.

I have a conversation with Tristan Taormino, the host of Sex Out Loud radio show, about being out as kinky as a therapist, the commonalities between sex work and psychotherapy, and the AltSex NYC Conference, among many other things in this hour long convo. 

I was quoted in this fun article by Carrie Weisman for FatherlyHQ on the use of the term “Daddy” during sex.

I was was asked to describe the kinky edge play aspects of deep throating in Carrie Weisman's article for Men's Health.

I had a conversation with Grant Stoddard for his Vice piece about the best and worst sex games.

Always happy to be cited alongside Charlie Glickman in an article about anal! Kasandra Brabaw drives it home once again for Refinery29.

I’m quoted in this article on temperature play by Kasandra Brabaw for Refinery29.

I had a whole lot of fun talking about the ins and outs of anal with Kasandra Brabaw for Refinery29.

I was interviewed and quoted by Grant Stoddard in this cleverly written article about the psychosexology of foot fetishists for Vice’s Tonic.

I gave input along with other sex therapists and experts in Ian Kerner's CNN article on whether one's number of sexual partners matters, and why there tend to be inaccurate reporting among genders.

I was quoted by Kasandra Brabaw for Refinery29 in an article on hook ups that's good and good for you.

I was quoted by Grant Stoddard for Vice’s Tonic in what is likely the most eloquently written and entertaining article on scrotal inflation ever published.

I was interviewed by Shawn Setaro for his Complex piece on FOSTA/SESTA’s danger to sex workers.

My esteemed colleague, sex researcher Dr. Zhana Vrangalova, quoted me in her article for them. on the ways sexuality can transition during gender transition/expansion.

I had a stimulating conversation with Dr. Zhana Vrangalova and Joe Pardavila on their The Science of Sex podcast about consensual non-consent in BDSM and the difference between kink and abuse, among many, many other things. Another long one, better grab some popcorn.

I was interviewed at length by Rolf Potts for his Deviate podcast, in which we cover a range of BDSM 101 topics, interspersed with a healthy dose of personal disclosure on my part. It’s an hour plus so get comfy.

I talked about the science of birthday sex in this article Jamie Kravitz wrote for Elite Daily, and revealed whether or not it lives up to the hype.

I was quoted in an article Carolyn Yates wrote for Autostraddle about the joys and pitfalls of noisy sex and how to embrace and/or muffle it.

I was interviewed and quoted by Kristin Hugo for Newsweek on the devastation that legislation targeting sex workers is already causing

I am quoted by Sara Jore-Pivet for French Marie Claire on the pleasure of pain in an article about spanking “La fessée thérapie ou le lâcher-prise option BDSM

Experts Reveal: How to Deal with Incompatible Sex Drives?” is missing the text: "I talk about the 3 C’s—Communication Creativity and Consent—in Marriage.com‘s “Experts Reveal: How to Deal with Incompatible Sex Drives?

My two cents on the Cruz porn scandal are quoted in Kate Feldman’s “Ted Cruz and the Mainstream Appeal of Incest Porn” for the New York Daily News.

My perspective on the benefits of spanking in Gigi Engle’s “7 Things You Didn’t Know about Spanking Therapy” for Marie Claire.

I respond to “Ask a Sexologist: Are women ‘less promiscuous’ than men because of biology or societal oppression?” in Slutever’s Sex + Love Advice column.

A conversation with Ignite Intimacy podcast’s Ms. LAH about how KD came to be an alternative sexuality affirmative therapist and creating shame-free spaces for kink poly trans and LGBQ-identified people.

My interview with Dr. Michael Aaron the author of Psychology Today’s Standard Deviations on what inspired the creation of Kink Doctor.

My interview with Dr. Michael Aaron the author of Psychology Today’s Standard Deviations on what inspired the creation of Kink Doctor.

The independent research team I work with debunks misconceptions about BDSM and presents findings in “Beyond 50 Shades Darker: Debunking Popular Myths about BDSM” for Psychology Today’s Standard Deviations.

I comment on parenting while kinky in Sophie Saint Thomas’s “How to Stay Kinky After You Have Kids” for VICE Magazine.

My conversation with Irish RTÉ2fm Radio’s Chris and Ciara on equal opportunity fluid bonding and other ways that kink can be bonding.

My perspective on tattooing in a kinky context is quoted in Sophie Saint Thomas’ VICE Magazine article “Meet the Kinky Couples Who Get Turned on by Tattooing Each Other

E! News reports on my conversation with EJ Johnson about his feelings surrounding his gender identity.

The therapy session that EJ Johnson had with me on his reality TV show EJNYC was called a must-see moment on E! News.

Sophie Saint Thomas attended and wrote about the 1st annual AltSex NYC Conference for Nylon.

My talk on the intersection of kink and poly at the 1st annual AltSex NYC Conference is referenced in Debra Soh’s New York Magazine article “3 Insights about Kinky and Nonmonogamous Sex”.

My AltSex NYC Conference co-organizer Dr. Michael Aaron and I spoke with Dr. Timaree Schmidt about what we mean when we talk about “alternative sexualities.

GO Magazine proclaims “The Kink Doctor Is In”.

Brad Sagarin references the mechanisms that reinforce consent as outlined in my paper on consent versus coercion in his article for The Guardian “Never tried BDSM? Go on it’s good for you”.