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Polyamory Podcasts

  • Multiamory Podcast | Active 2014 – current
    Multiamory offers support and advice for modern relationships. Whether you are monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do relationships differently.
  • Let’s Talk Polyamory | Active – 2024
    On this podcast we share our ideas and advice on how to have authentic, connected, secure and sexy non-monogamous relationships whether you’re monogamish, in an open relationship, a swinger, polyamorous or a relationship anarchist!
  • Making Polyamory Work | Active 2019 – 2024
    Grounded in reality and untamed honesty, Libby Sinback tackles the hard questions about how to create and maintain authentic, loving and healthy non-monogamous relationships.
  • Normalizing Non-Monogamy – Interviews in Polyamory and Swinging | Active 2018 – 2024
    We’re a married couple in our thirties who have been exploring non-monogamy for over 15 years. Every week we interview people from across the spectrums of gender, sexuality, and relationship styles to hear their amazing stories.
  • We Gotta Thing | Active 2014 – current
    A (self proclaimed) sexy and healthy approach to the swinging lifestyle.
  • Polyamory in Black | Active 2023 – 2024
    Polyamory in Black is an exploration of black love in the poly space. From the lives and minds of a triad we will examine what it means to be poly, how culture influences connections, and the stark contrast from the mainstream representations of polyamorous relationships.
  • Plus Size Polyamory | Active 2021 – 2022
    Explore what it means to be polyamorous in a mostly monogamous society. Learn from interviews with our wonderful guests about the challenges and rewards of dating as a plus-sized person. Tips for successful plus size dating, sex, and relationships.
  • Polly Wanna | Active 2016 – 2020
    Poly Wanna Podcast Is a raw, inside-look at the polyamorous lifestyle from the inside. It takes a peek into the ever-changing and unique world of all kinds of ethical non-monogamy with your host Britt Vasicek.
  • Polyamory Weekly | Active 2005 – 2021
    We share tales from the front of consensual non-monogamy from an inclusive point of view. We answer listener questions and interview activists, educators, leaders, and authors to help you improve your relationships.
  • Life on the Swing Set | Active 2010 – 2023
    A podcast about swinging, polyamory, open relationships, and “the lifestyle” from the trenches. A diverse group tackles many issues involved with non-monogamy and what it means to be a swinger or polyamorous from the point of view of educating and illuminating what, for many, is a confusing journey to start on.

Polyamory-Adjacent Podcasts

  • Savage LoveCast | Active 2006 – current
    Dan Savage, America’s only advice columnist, answers your sex questions and yaps about politics.
  • Problem Solved with Therapy Jeff | Active 2024 – current
    Therapy Jeff solves all your relationship problems really easily, probably.
  • Big Dating Energy | Active 2024 – current
    A playful, funny, and vulnerable podcast where licensed therapist Jeff Guenther talks to comedians, celebs, relationship experts, and every now and then an ex-partner about dating and relationship stuff. Come for the validation, stay for the painful and awkward self-disclosure.
  • Allo and Ace | Active 2024 – current
    Welcome to Allo and Ace, where we delve into the intricate dynamics of allosexual and asexual relationships. Join us as we navigate the complexities, celebrate the diversity, and foster understanding between these two unique perspectives on love, intimacy, and connection. Whether you’re allosexual, asexual, or somewhere in between, our podcast offers insight, empathy, and a safe space for exploration. We’ll explore the intersections, challenges, and joys of relationships where sexual attraction isn’t the only currency. Let’s bridge the gap and celebrate the beauty of love in all its forms.
  • Sluts & Scholars | Active 2017 – current
    Sluts & Scholars is an award nominated podcast for professionals who prioritize pleasure. Nicoletta Heidegger is a licensed MFT and sexologist. She chats with folks from across sexuality, kink, and professional spectrums about desire, pleasure, shame, stigma and (of course) bodily functions.
  • Sex & Psychology | Active 2020 – current
    The Sex and Psychology Podcast is the sex ed you never got in school—and won’t find anywhere else. Kinsey Institute researcher Dr. Justin Lehmiller takes you on a journey through the psychology of sex and relationships, offering practical tips along the way that can help you take your intimate life to the next level.

Polyamory Books – Nonfiction/Advice

Polyamory-Adjacent Books – Nonfiction/Advice

Polyamory Memoirs

  • This Heart Holds Many: My Life as the Nonbinary Millennial Child of a Polyamorous Family by Koe Creation
  • Many Love: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s) by Sophie Lucido Johnson
  • Open: One Woman’s Journey Through Love and Polyamory by Rachel Krantz
  • More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter
  • Necessary to Life: A Memoir of Devotion, Cancer and Abundant Love by Louisa Leontiades

Fiction Books with Poly/ENM Representation

Polyamory Websites

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Polyamory Media

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Break-up / Rejection Texts

  • Thank you to community member A.B. for providing these AWESOME texts for rejecting someone gently and kindly. Feel free to use these as they are or edit them to match your normal style of communication.
  • (After a first date): Thank you so much for your time today. It was nice to get to meet you and talk. You have a great smile and eyes and are all sorts of cute. Unfortunately, I didn’t really feel a connection that I’m usually looking for and I’m not interested in planning another date.
  • (When things fizzle and it’s okay): I’ve been thinking lately about where I spend my time. We seem to have fizzled kind of naturally and I think that’s okay. I wanted to let you know that I’m not interested in planning any more dates. I’ve enjoyed time with you, but don’t see it going anywhere. Please let me how if you’d like to talk about this, otherwise no response is fine. Good luck with everything!

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