Suzannah Weiss Makes a Biblical Case for Pleasure on “Oh F*ck Yeah”

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LOS ANGELES — Writer and sexologist Suzannah Weiss joins Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow for a conversation challenging the idea that bodily pleasure and spirituality must exist in opposition, using biblical interpretation, sexuality and faith as the starting point.

In the episode “Finding Spiritual Truths in Sexuality with Suzannah Weiss,” Weiss revisits biblical passages about sex and asks how much shame surrounding pleasure comes from scripture itself and how much comes from the people interpreting it. The show notes summarize that argument with a simple line: “We weren’t given taste buds to not taste food!”

The discussion then moves into hookup culture, with Weiss and Willow examining how patriarchal ideas can shape whose pleasure is treated as important. Weiss also describes her belief in multiple messianic figures and the role she sees for them within a sex-positive movement inspired by Jesus.

The episode sits at the intersection of several strands of Weiss’ public work: sexuality education, religious interpretation, writing and performance. Under the Jesus Christ Pornstar identity, she has developed projects that explore the body, divinity, sexuality and gender, including The Second Cumming, Uncovering Eve, Hysterical Literature Bible Readings, Jesus Lessons and The Porn Psychic.

Weiss is currently a PhD student in clinical sexology researching religious sex workers and how they reconcile their vocation with faith. Her academic background includes cognitive neuroscience, gender and sexuality studies, modern culture and media, psychology and sexual health, while her religious framework draws from Reconstructionist Judaism and Quakerism.

As Suzannah Weiss, she is a sex therapist and author of Subjectified: Becoming a Sexual Subject and Eve’s Blessing: Uncovering the Lost Pleasure Behind Female Pain, which received the 2026 AASECT Book Award for General Audience. Her bylines have appeared in outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Playboy, and she has held editorial roles with Teen Vogue, Complex and Vice.

Fans can find the Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow episode through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack and YouTube, while Weiss’ broader work is available through her listed creator and professional platforms.

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