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May 19 2020 121
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Since 2016, thousands of people in New York City have attended the touchpoint town hall, an open forum conversation about love and sex. It's real people sharing the things they've experienced in bed and in love amongst a room of a hundred perfect strangers. Everyone can be anonymous and anyone can share. This podcast will feature some of the stories that are shared as well as some narration from touchpoint founder, Jared Matthew Weiss. At touchpoint, our mission is to cultivate emotional, relational, and sexual intelligence by creating space for people to learn from each other. In addition to our town hall, we are also working on a deck of cards that will make it easy to have a meaningful conversation about love and sex with the ones you choose.

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Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19: Part Six

May 19 2020 75 mins  
On this week's episode of the Touchpoint Town Hall, we heard from two couples who were navigating unique challenges in quarantine. First, Brandi and Kat shared about negotiating personal space while in lockdown. Especially since Brandi is a trans man who longs for alone time to become "more familiar" with his new body. Then, Jedaya and Josué opened up about being in a new relation

Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19: Part Five

May 13 2020 74 mins  
Ida, a 76-year-old widow logs in from Jerusalem (at 2:30am her time) to share with us her epic love story, and also to do a vibrant recitation of her new quarantine digital dating profile––which she literally raps for us... Paul and James share about how they got married at their local movie theatre at the box office window, and then drop some knowledge about why marriage equal

Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19: Part Four

May 06 2020 74 mins  
In this week's episode of Touchpoint, we have three very different stories about what it means to fully be ourselves. First Taty opens up about being polyamorous and redefining love for herself... ...then Erika shares how she navigated having––what she felt was––an embarrassing health issue with a new partner while she was quarantined with him...and his parents... ...and th

Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19: Part Three

May 01 2020 74 mins  
This episode was a total emotional rollercoaster, from Brooke's recitation of her sexts with an ex... ...to Punam's incredible story of a socially distanced child birth... ...to Jamie's wisdom around gender and touch... ...to Don's vulnerable share about his wife’s battle with Alzheimer’s… ...to Natalia's breathtaking song... ...to celebrating Kelly and Hannah's engagement...

Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19: Part Two

Apr 16 2020 60 mins  
In our second virtual episode, nearly 500 people from around the world logged in live to witness Jared chat with people about the things they’re experiencing in bed and in love during quarantine. Below are some of the highlights. 🙏🏼 A story from a Canadian woman of Indian origin who has discovered the power of self-pleasure as she navigates a solo quarantine and confronts t

Love, Sex, & Dating During Covid-19

Apr 03 2020 70 mins  
In this episode, Jared hosts 250+ people from 26 countries for a conversation about love, sex, and dating during Covid-19. Below are some of the highlights. 👩‍❤️‍👨 A story from two people who found each other on @bumble three weeks ago, had their first date (and “kiss”) over FaceTime, and have deeply fallen for each other. Also, he’s a doctor working 72-hour shi

The Touchpoint Check-In

Mar 21 2020 71 mins  
It's March of 2020, and we are all in the midst of a real crisis of connection right now. We have been told to socially distance ourselves; to steer clear of each other. To hunker down in our homes, to avoid physical touch; and so our need for human connection has never been greater. That’s why, in response, we've decided to host a virtual, daily check-in call every night at 6pm

The Most Courageous Love Story Ever Told

May 22 2019 65 mins  
On today’s episode of Touchpoint, I sit down with two of the bravest people I’ve ever met. Their life stories both individually and collectively stand as prismatic examples of the messes we create when we do not show up as ourselves and the magic we experience when we do. I first met Nick and Katherine North in Marfa, Texas at a week-long creative conference called Yeah Field T

Danger, Touch, & Transformation In Bed

Apr 23 2019 73 mins  
On this episode, you’ll hear stories of sexual exploration, gender transformation, and what one poet calls, “skin starvation.” Plus, Dr. Zhana offers some surprising insights into what consent means in the United States, and so much more. For more about Touchpoint, visit us on web or on Instagram For more about Dr. Zhana, follow her on Instagram.

What Does It Mean To Be A Man?

Mar 26 2019 48 mins  
Andrew Horn wants men to get more vulnerable. He’s the founder of a new organization called Junto, a not-so-secret club for men to explore emotional mastery where he curates workshops and weekend retreats for bros to come together, take off their macho masks, and get real about their feelings. In a #metoo world, this work is very important. And that’s why I wanted to chat with