Sex, Bodies, and Cinema
Jason Goode & Ashley Rose
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Sex, Bodies, and Cinema is a podcast that explores the intersection of film, sexuality, and human experience. Hosts Jason Goode and Ashley Rose, both film professionals and somatic sex educators, analyze a different movie each episode. They delve into the context, creators, and themes of each film, focusing on how it challenges taboos around bodies and desire. The show aims to spark conversations about embodiment and relationship dynamics, encouraging listeners to see cinema and their own lives through a new lens.
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Babygirl (2024): Desire, Power, and the Courage to Reveal 14.08.2025 1h 5minJason & Ashley do a deep dive into Halina Reijn's 2024 movie, Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson. -
An Education (2009): Desire, Deception, and the Hunger for Life with Jamie Lee Finch 31.01.2025 1h 38minIn this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley are joined by author and educator Jamie Lee Finch to explore An Education (2009), a coming-of-age drama directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Nick Hornby. The film, based on journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir, follows Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London, who becomes entangled with an older, charming con man, David (Peter Sarsgaard). As Jenny is swept into a sophisticated adult world, the film unpacks themes of power, agency, and the longing for freedom. -
Eyes Wide Shut (1999): Unmasking Desire in Relationships 11.01.2025 1h 24minIn this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley dive deep into Stanley Kubrick’s provocative 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The film follows Dr. Bill Harford on a bizarre, night-long journey through the hidden worlds of desire and secrecy after his wife, Alice, shares her secret fantasy of another man. As Bill navigates his own sexual awakening, the couple’s relationship faces a crisis of trust, power, and unspoken truths. -
Y tu mamá también (2001): Sexuality Running Amok and the Road to Self-Discovery 04.01.2025In this episode of Sex, Bodies, and Cinema, Jason and Ashley dive into Alfonso Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), a provocative coming-of-age road trip film that follows two teenage boys, Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna), who embark on a journey to the coast with a much older woman, Luisa (Maribel Verdú) -
Take This Waltz (2011): The Dance of Desire and the Boundaries of Fidelity 28.12.2024 1h 16minJason and Ashley dive into Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz (2011), a poignant and emotional drama that explores the complexities of desire, fidelity, and the search for meaning in relationships. -
Basic Instinct (1992): Exposing the Hidden Eroticism of the Classic Film Noir 21.12.2024 1h 27minIn this episode, we dive deep into the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. -
Moonlight (2016): Vulnerability, Masculinity, and the Journey to Belong with Jeremy Crittenden 14.12.2024 1h 27minWe dive into the 2016 masterpiece Moonlight, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney. -
The Starling Girl (2023): Reclaiming Agency in the Shadow of Purity Culture 07.12.2024 1h 11minJason and Ashley dive into Laurel Parmet’s The Starling Girl (2023), a coming-of-age drama about Jem Starling (played by Eliza Scanlen), a 17-year-old navigating her place in a repressive Christian fundamentalist community. -
Poor Things (2023): Embodiment, Pleasure, and the Dynamics of Power with Garland Jarmon 30.11.2024 1h 27minJason & Ashley do a deep dive tinot the 2023 film, Poor Things, thethe story of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, played by Emma Stone, a young woman brought back to life by the unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter, played by Willem Dafoe. -
Bliss (1997): Sexual Trauma and the Path to Intimacy 30.11.2024 1h 4minWe discuss Lance Young's 1997 film, Bliss, starring Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, and Terrence Stamp.
