41: Releasing Your Inner Bonobo

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Susan Block is a world renowned sex therapist, radio talk show host and expert on the culture of the bonobo great ape. Needless to say, this is an especially interesting episode! We explore how pleasure can be a guiding principle in the good life, when it is tempered with kindness and a sense of meaning. We discuss the methods and positive outcomes of erotic theater therapy. We cover different cultural perspectives on sex, sexual identity, taboos and repression. We take a deep look into the culture of the Bonobo great ape, who is one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, to see how they might teach us about forming a more peaceful society – they have never been seen killing each other in the wild or in captivity! Other topics include female empowerment, asexuality, polygamy and politics. This episode contains material that may be graphic for some of our younger viewers, but it is an enlightening look into the psychology of sex and the good life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain behavior, and creativity.
0:08.0	Each episode will feature a new guest who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:14.8	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:18.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. guest. So today I'm very lucky to have Dr. Susan Block on the show.
0:41.0	Dr. Susan Block is an American sex therapist, author, filmmaker,
0:45.0	TV talk show host, and cultural commentator.
0:48.0	She is founder of the Dr. Susan
0:50.0	Institute for the erotic Arts and Sciences.
0:53.0	Thanks Susan for talking to me today.
0:55.0	Oh, it's my pleasure Scott.
0:57.0	I'm excited.
0:58.0	I'm excited too.
1:00.0	You are known for lots of things.
1:03.0	If we can talk about lots of stuff tonight,
1:05.0	you are the most...
1:06.0	Oh, absolutely.
1:07.0	Some of which I'm famous for and some of which I'm infamous for.
1:10.0	You know, I've known you since I was a little baby. You were a grad student at Yale. You were literally in the audience of a talk I gave at Yale. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I gave a talk an academic talk on meeting intelligence with my colleague Glen gear and you came
1:29.3	up to me after the talk and you were just so supportive and I just want to thank you you know I don't
1:34.4	I like to you fully thank you well you're welcome thanks aren't necessary I did I
1:40.1	wanted to come up to you because I wanted to connect with you because I wanted to connect with you.
1:44.0	Yes.
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