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#90 The Banned Sex Educator: Film, Shame & Sexual Freedom with Dr. Mark Schoen
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#90 The Banned Sex Educator: Film, Shame & Sexual Freedom with Dr. Mark Schoen

What happens when sex education is left to shame, silence, and the internet?

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The Erotic Realm podcast explores eroticism in all its forms, including the darker desires of BDSM and kinky sexuality. It’s mission is to humanise eroticism one erotic realm at a time.


In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Mark Schoen — sex educator, filmmaker, and founder of SexSmartFilms — to explore what decades of teaching human sexuality have revealed about shame, censorship, and sexual freedom.

We explore:

  • What decades of sex education have taught Mark about desire.

  • Banned books, censorship, and why sexual honesty still scares people.

  • How film can teach what classrooms often miss.

  • Cultural differences in sexual messaging.

  • Mark’s work with William Masters, Betty Dodson, and his transgender film project.

Research Article: X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated With U.S. Adolescents’ Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media.

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