Normalizing Non-Monogamy -  Personal Stories of Polyamory, Swinging, and Beyond

Normalizing Non-Monogamy - Personal Stories of Polyamory, Swinging, and Beyond

Author: Emma and Fin Language: English Episodes: 100
Emma and Fin have spent more than fifteen years navigating the landscape of non-monogamy together, and their conversations extend far beyond their own marriage. In their Normalizing Non-Monogamy-Personal Stories of Polyamory, Swinging, and Beyond podcast, they create a space for the kinds of honest, nuanced discussions that often happen only behind closed doors. Each episode is built around a conversation with someone from across the vast spectrums of gender, sexuality, and relationship structure. While you’ll hear from many people who identify as polyamorous or within the swinging community, a significant number of their guests share stories that defy easy categorization-they’ve crafted unique, personal dynamics that work specifically for them. The result is a collection of genuine narratives that highlight the practical realities, emotional complexities, and profound joys found in these varied ways of loving and connecting. By focusing on individual experiences rather than abstract theory, this podcast moves the topic from the realm of taboo into everyday life. Listening feels like sitting in on a thoughtful, compassionate, and sometimes surprisingly ordinary chat between people who are simply figuring out what brings them fulfillment. Emma and Fin’s long-term perspective as a couple provides a steady, relatable foundation for these explorations, making the entire series feel grounded and accessible whether you’re deeply familiar with these concepts or just curiously learning.
Episodes
Ep 411 - Sarah: Round 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:04
Sarah is back! We last had the pleasure of talking with Sarah back in the beginning of 2022 on Episode 217 and a lot has changed since then... Spoiler alert: Sarah is now a mother! Today, Sarah catches us up on her adven…
Ep 410 - Kristen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:04
Kristen's journey is one of perseverance, resilience, curiosity, and self-discovery. She refers to her thirties as her "waking up period" and her forties as her "sexual self-actualization." Now in her fifties, she feels…
Ep 408 - Carrie + Drew [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:26
Carrie and Drew have been married about 10 years and are high school sweethearts who grew up in pretty religious families with purity culture heavily influencing them both, and their partnership. A few years ago Carrie f…
Ep 407 - Ayala [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:52
Ayala first read The Ethical Slut in high school and actually started dating non-monogamously from the beginning of her relationship explorations. It wasn't until about a decade later that she intentionally set out to se…
Ep 406 - Courtney + Derek [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:52:00
Courtney and Derek were both on the show separately over the past two weeks and today we're delighted to bring them on together to tell their very own love story! Both of their individual stories are incredible and we de…
Ep 405 - Courtney [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:30:57
Courtney just turned 50 and has been exploring polyamory and non-monogamy for the last three years or so... However, her story begins long before she and her husband of 16 years opened their relationship in 2022. Today,…
Ep 404 - Derek [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:26
If you were thinking of skipping this one, consider rethinking that... Derek first learned about polyamory from one of the original writings on the subject in Green Egg Magazine back in 1990 (see link in show notes below…
Ep 403 - Marla [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:36
Marla has been exploring and practicing non-monogamy for about 20 years after learning about it during their first year of college. After getting out of their last monogamous relationship early in their college experienc…
Ep 402 - Sarah [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:17
Sarah is an elder Gen Z in her mid to late twenties who feels like she's always been polyamorous but didn't have the words for it. Like many, her initial dating experiences followed the model of serial monogamy, but for…
Ep 401 - Cooper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:55
Cooper and his wife are in their forties with three kids and have been married for over 17 years. While they only "officially" opened their relationship about three years ago it wasn't a completely foreign concept to the…