Ep 6: Pole Dancing is Good For You

This is Good for You

Pole dancing is no longer a red light secret— it’s in viral social media posts, movies, suburban mom exercise classes, everywhere. Sometimes I watch YouTube to watch competitive pole dancing and I’m in awe— the sensuality, yes, but the athleticism! I wanted to learn more about all the ways it can make a dancer feel good so I reached out to Queerly Femmetastic, a dancer who does cosplay, crochet, and gets low on the pole.

Indulgence

Nichole recommends starting your own little collection. She collects decks of cards, like the ones she’s gotten from artofplay.com

Guest

Brooklyn bred bombshell Queerly Femmetastic is a nerdy connoisseur of Blackness. She spends her time cosplaying, twerking, and practicing sneaky splits. She always interested in talking about Star Trek, Hermione Granger, cats, and ways to topple white supremacist cis-normative patriarchal capitalism. Find her on Twitter at @is_she_okay, on IG @poleblerd, and listen to her podcast, Cheers & Queers.

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Production

- Producer: Eric Silver

- Editor: Brandon Grugle

- Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins

- Theme Music: Donwill

- Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd

About The Show

Nichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotees why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.