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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

402 - Looking Back on the Polyamorous Commune (with authors Glen Olson and Terry Lee Brussels)

Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

Multiamory, LLC

Relationships, Sexuality, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9970 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Glen Olson and Terry Lee Brussels, authors of the book "Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement," join us for a deep discussion about their book, the history of polyamory, influences from literature and the idea of a utopian society, and more.Glen Olson is an author and historian of polyamory communities in America. He is a retired fire captain, paramedic, and technical writer. Over the years he has made presentations to colleges and science fiction conventions on the subject of open relationships and polyamory. Find more about Glen at glenolson.org.Terry Lee Brussel-Rogers is an author and hypnotherapist, helping clients with everything from intimacy without jealousy to spiritual growth and poly relationship coaching. Terry co-founded Live the Dream, an education and support group for people interested in alternative lifestyles, cooperative living, open relationships and group marriage. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community. Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

In thinking about the research and interest in communes and trying to put polyamory in it,

0:10.4

we might be in the middle of our next social cycle.

0:15.0

So sociologists have noticed that about every 60 years,

0:19.0

the United States goes through a set of either a spiritual enlightenment, emotional

0:25.3

enlightenment, expanded options, and then they sort of, you know, calm down and

0:31.6

go back mostly to the way they did things before and then the next new phase starts and it's been

0:38.2

Tract since colonial times so in

0:42.0

1967 when the Supreme Court, under pressure from a lot of wonderful

0:46.8

civil rights movement, allowed marriage, any man and any woman of any race could

0:52.0

get married, that may have started that 60 year cycle, along

0:57.4

with the human potential movement going on at the same time and the Beat Generation movement that had turned into the Energetic Hippie movement, they all infused a whole generation, two generations of people with the ideas that I can choose to do something with my life that's important.

1:17.2

Welcome to the multi-amory podcast. I'm Jace.

1:20.3

I'm Emily and I'm Dedicher. We believe in looking to the future of relationships

1:24.6

not maintaining the status quo of the past. So whether you're monogamous,

1:29.0

polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do relationships differently, we see you, and we're here for you.

1:37.0

Fongs I know I did.

1:43.0

Forcing me for myself to fit.

1:50.0

On this episode of the Multiamery Podcast, we're sort of continuing on a theme from

1:57.7

last week of focusing on elders in the Polyamery community.

2:02.3

Specifically this week we are talking with

2:04.8

Glenn Olson and Terry Brussels Rogers who are authors of the new book 50 years of

2:10.1

Polyamary in America. The book focuses on their experiences as well as experiences of some of their

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