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We explore the pros, cons, limits, and our own experiences of non-monogamy.<\/p>\n<p>The full episode can be streamed below or listened to on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2BHCBvCX4ShfUUWylEEKz7?si=C2_jikMaTzqK40UAg4MwvQ&amp;dl_branch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify Volonte Pleasure Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/rx0fd3n148.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_rx0fd3n148 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/rx0fd3n148\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/lelo-podcast-love-revolution-during-the-pandemic\/\">Love During a Pandemic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our very first episode, we talk about non-monogamy and the different forms that it can take. 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We are sure you&#8217;ve heard of relationship configurations such as open relationships, polyamory, swinging, etc. Today, we talk to NYU professor Dr. Zhana and host of the Sexie Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":36739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[925,1029],"tags":[1030,669],"coauthors":[947],"class_list":["post-36717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-committed","category-podcasts","tag-podcasts","tag-sexual-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LELO Podcast with Dr. Zhana and JJ: Love and All its Forms<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/lelo-podcast-love-and-all-its-forms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LELO Podcast with Dr. Zhana and JJ: Love and All its Forms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In our very first episode, we talk about non-monogamy and the different forms that it can take. 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