Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. Listener discretion is advised.

You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement.

The testimony shared on this podcast are told from the personal experience and perspective

of the survivors.

Not all legal outcomes are known or final.

Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.

Now, here's your host, Eric Squarsinsky.

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the Preacher Boys podcast. Today's guest is Erica Smith. She's been a sex

educator for 23 years. And in 2019, she developed a program called the Purity Culture Dropout,

where she educates people who grew up with a lack of sexual education in restrictive,

religious environments.

Of course, she was a perfect fit for the show, and I'm so excited to share this conversation with you.

Stay tuned to the very end. She talks a little bit about a new book she's working on to provide compassionate sex education to those who never received it, and she tells you I can find out more about her programs

and connect with her online. But without further ado, here's my conversation with Erica Smith.

Erica, thank you so much for joining me. Thank you so much for having me today.

Yeah, I'm excited to have this conversation. And I'm hoping this gives me enough street cred to

finally get my Balesa sponsorship, because everybody that's outspoken against purity culture gets these vibrator deals where they get to promote.

And I'm like, I've hacked meal kits.

I've got to try something different.

So hopefully this gives me enough cred to go down that route.

That would be pretty cool.

Yeah, you'll get some free stuff.

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