Episodes We Love: Is Porn Wrong?

Dear Sugars

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Sugar, Wbur, Dear, Society & Culture, Cheryl Strayed, Advice, Steve Almond, Boston

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🗓️ 25 January 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Pornography is more abundant and accessible than ever before. So it probably isn't surprising that it appears to be having a greater impact on romantic relationships. Part one of a two-part series focuses on some basic questions about porn -- is it wrong to use it? Why do people turn to porn? Is there such a thing as "healthy" porn use in a relationship? This episode was originally published on December 1st, 2016.

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0:00.0	The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick.
0:10.0	Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your ears.
0:15.0	I'm Cheryl Strait.
0:17.0	I'm Steve Almond. This is Dear Sugar Radio.
0:20.0	Oh dear song, won't you please?
0:27.0	Yeah, some little sweet days would be.
0:34.0	I check my bell by every day.
0:42.0	Oh, and this sugar, using my way.
0:49.0	Hi Steve.
0:50.0	Hi Cheryl.
0:51.0	So guess what we're going to talk about today?
0:54.0	Are we going to talk about evangelical manners?
0:59.0	No, we can talk about Puritan ethics.
1:01.0	We're going to talk about pornography.
1:02.0	I was close.
1:03.0	Big, big topic that has become bigger in our lifetimes, wouldn't you say?
1:09.0	Absolutely.
1:10.0	When's the first time you saw porn or interacted with porn?
1:13.0	I remember finding a couple of playboys in a abandoned building and the cops catching me and my friend.
1:22.0	We were probably 11 or 12.
1:23.0	The cops caught you.
1:24.0	The cops caught us.
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