Episode 12
Dec 3, 2024
We ask "Is This Poly?!" of the movie "Challengers" — and of the trailer of the movie "Challengers." On "Asks the Amateurs," an anonymous Stubert wants to compare notes about comparing metamours. Daniel shares a "Crazy Sexy Poly" story about meeting a partner's crime family.
Laurel shares a dream about THE Tim Horton. It involved an office chair, a rocky peninsula, and a lot of sleep laughter. It’s also just a ploy to appeal to Canadian Trekkies though. Canadian Trekkies, please write to us at polyamateur hour at gmail dot com.
Is This Poly?!
This week starts off with looking for the poly themes in the Zendaya vehicle “Challengers”. Was the film poly or did the trailer trick us all into thinking something more poly was gonna happen?? This is also the birth place of the Zendayagram for those loyal listeners out there wonder where that dumb idea came from. It’s here. It came from right here.
Ask the Amateurs
“My question is about comparisons. Humans tend to compare ourselves to other people a lot or compare our relationships to our friends or parents' relationships.
I feel like this could get magnified or really difficult in non-monogamy. How has this played out in polyamory for you all? Do you find that you compare yourself to your metamour often?
Do you compare your partners or relationships to your other partners in relationships?”
Normie Corner
Hey, but like, what is a metamour? Let the Amateurs break it down for you.
Crazy, Sexy, Poly
Daniel tells the harrowing tale of meeting Laurel’s paternal side of the family on a trip to LA for a wedding! A fun filled adventure of organized crime! Or just talking about organized crime…