This week, I sit down with Sar Surmick, founder and director of The Consent Academy, an education collective in Seattle, Washington that teaches… consent! As a pan-sexual, genderqueer, & polyamorous kinkster, Sar has had decades of experience both in and working with sex-positive communities. When not directing the Academy, Sar works as a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in Identity, a Sex-positive Educator, and a writer. This is one of my favorite conversations yet. Sar is experienced, knowledgable and engaging with a comprehensive, clear-eyed vision of consent that goes way beyond sex, really to every corner of our existence and, hopefully, co-existence with each other but also every organism on Earth and the planet itself. I found it fascinating and uplifting and I suspect you will too.
The Heart of Jacks Podcast
Episode #5 - Consent Academy
Guest: Sar Surmick
Released November 2, 2020
The friendliest Jacks of all
Not mincing words
And talking consent with Sar Surmick
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Segment 1: Paul recounts his visit to the friendliest jack-off club of them all, AOK Jacks, situated deep in the Bible Belt at the crux of Arkansas and Oklahoma, where he was introduced to "The Jacks Handshake." Paul then gets just a little cranky as he comes to accept that not everyone does consent the way he does and wonders what consent is all about.
Segments 2, 3 & 4: Consent Academy: Interview with Sar Surmick
Sar Surmick brought the Consent Academy together in 2016 as a way to advance consent education in Seattle and across the world. With over 20 years of education experience and a strong belief that consent creates a backbone for safe and productive interactions, Sar has worked with a variety of organizations to promote and educate about consent. As a pan-sexual, genderqueer, & polyamorous kinkster, Sar has had decades of experience both in and working with sex-positive communities. When not directing the Academy, Sar works as a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in Identity, a Sex-positive Educator, and a writer.
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The Heart of Jacks Podcast, written and produced by Paul Rosenberg
Theme Music is Carouselophane by Jake Bradford Sharp
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Mentioned in this podcast:
The Consent Primer: Foundations for Everyday Life by Sar Surmick, Rachel Drake, Lara-Ashley Monroe