Archive - Dire Straights

Is s** like going to the gym, really?

A Dire Straights Q&A: We answer your questions about 'maintenance sex,' divorce stigma, 'Love Island,' patriarchal survival strategies, and more.

Jul 16 •

Tracy Clark-Flory

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53:15

The tech bro hero's journey

‘Techno-optimists’ are fantasizing about a childish, regressive, and heteropessimistic vision of the future.

Jul 9 •

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Tracy Clark-Flory

57:58

June 2025

What is couples therapy for?

We psychoanalyze the field, from its eugenicist origins to popular wisdom about marriage as 'hard work,' and consider the moral quandary of 'fixing…

Jun 25 •

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Tracy Clark-Flory

1:13:15

April 2025

'Dark feminine' influencers are selling seduction as liberation

A TikTok trend claims women can use their sex appeal to manipulate straight men into better behavior and free themselves from the disappointments of…

Apr 15 •

Tracy Clark-Flory

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52:44

Introducing Dire Straights

A feminist podcast critiquing heterosexual love, sex, politics, and culture.

Apr 15 •

Tracy Clark-Flory

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1:46

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