Radio Free Tote Bag

We're joined by Alex Goldman this week, a returning favorite! It's a laid back episode but Audrey has a hurty tooth and needs to pee and kicks her router so it dies and UGH.  Donovan is Siskel coded. A listener follows up about setting up their friend who has autism. | How do you *not* masturbate because you believe its effecting your sexual energy for your partner? | We don't care for coochie coochie coo. Also, should you let your freak flag fly on the dating apps? | How do you get to a place where you're okay with being a stay-at-home sub? How do you find internal validation? Thanks again to Alex for joining us! He's considering starting a new podcast! You can contribute to a survey to help him get some figure out how to go about starting/sustaining that below!Alex's Membership Survey! Follow Alex on Twitter! Check us out on Patreon! Music from the show is found here!

You will be brought to justice! What's up gang, insane time this week and we're joined by returning homie Kayte Terry. We catch up with Kayte on her dating and relationship excapades and then we answer your questions - a couple of which it seems are fradulent!   How much oil is TOO much in your pee? | A lovely follow-up on the unexpected pregnancy question from last week | Partner won't knock off the baby voice | Catching flak for a pretty reasonable kink   Thanks again to Kayte for joining us! Check out her shows Fangs For The Memories and Tender Subject - we've been on both! And find her on socials @kayteterry to see her rad art   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff like sticker! and Discord!

Oh no Donovan's got news! No spoilers! Here's a spoiler though we're joined this week by John Cullen from Blocked Party and What Is A Jeopardy Podcast!   Friends with both sides post-breakup - how to handle social event invitations | How to navigate accidentally getting one your partners pregnant in a poly relationship | Feeling not-put-together at 29 | Anxious about getting back into dating after not having sex for 14 years   Thanks again to John for joining us, what a homie! Listen to Blocked Party and What Is A Jeopardy Podcast whever you listen to us. And find the link to John's upcoming show below: Broomgate: A Curling Scandal - https://link.chtbl.com/ijykS7P8   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!

What's up gang we're coming in hot this week with comedian David Tveite and you're about to learn a lot this episode! We talk about carpet swatches and the Twin Peaks town and then get a wild plane/relationship story. And then your questions:   Follow up from the listener who felt like they didn't have a strong sense of personality | You've got big social anxiety, should you fight it to go to an out of town party? (I say yes) | How do I stop crushing on every attractive person?   Thanks again to David for joining us! Follow him on Insta @killtveite and look out for him doin standup!   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!

Folksss it's time for more Return Of The Mack because we've got a returning guest this week - it's Merritt K! We catch up with Merritt about living in the dang Canadian wilderness, Star Trek, and a hair stuck in Dono's mouth. And then questions:   How pull weirdo baddies? | Follow up on befriending a quiet person | Partner stopped engaging with their passions but said they're not depressed   Thanks again to Merritt for joining us! You can find her most places @merrittk and find her new book LAN Party wherever ya buy books!   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb plus 180+ backlog episodes, a sticker, and more Patreon.com/rftb

What's up gang we're running late this week cause Audrey almost died but she's ok now! And it's episode 300 holy smokes! We're stoked to be joined by Rivka Rivera from the Movies vs Capitalism podcast and so we're talkin movies, we're talking embarassing dating stories, and we're answering your questions here's what we get into:   How to be a flirt without making people unccomfortable? | Getting past residual "men are trash" bad feelings when topping after transitioning | When/how to mediate when your partners are fighting with each other   Thanks again to Rivka for joining us! Listen to her podcast Movies vs Capitalism wherever ya find us and follow her on insta @therivkarivera   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week, Discord access, a sticker and more at Patreon.com/rftb

Listen idk what to tell ya it's a weird one we're goin thru it. It's just one of those days! You'll understand when you listen. Dry folks this week, here's what we get into:   Followup question on feeling out your sexuality and desire | Double compliment! RIP McAfee! | Friend is newly out as trans and she's doing great but she keeps making digs at you about how she's glad she doesn't look like that anymore | How to get back into dating after some bad experiences   Thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff what a steal Patreon.com/rftb

What's up gang this week it's the fastest guest return of all time - Brad Pearson from Self Worst podcast is BACK baby! We talk about your guys, mental health, Dono's rough times, and Electronovan stops by. Then your questions:   New LGBTQ - Where tf are the gays? | Is this person into you and what should you have said? | Dad won't stop talking about podcasts   Thanks again to Brad for joining us! Again, go listen to his show it rocks, look up Self Worst wherever you're listening to this.   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week plus stickers, Discord access, and streams at Patreon.com/rftb

It's Tony Time™ mfers we've got Tony Boswell from Minion Death Cult back with us this week so you know we're stoked! We catch up with Tony on his golfing, DJing, and a better approach to dating. And then it's question time:   How to find a creative outlet | Audrey is really cute and writes bangers | How to survive as a beefy thicc boy | Navigating a snoring partner who's disrupting your sleep   Thanks again to Tony for joining us! Listen to Minion Death Cult wherever you get your podcasts and find him on Insta @wordisbondtv   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as Discord access, a sticker, streams, and more

Whats up hound dogs, Donovelvis here, bringing you a heater of an extendo mode episode featuring our good homie Brian Alford from The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast! This one is a banger, it's simultaneously off the rails and on the rails. Serious, heartfelt, and dumb ass hell. We talk about podcasting, Brian's history with dating and relationships, a very sweet story, and then your questions!   Struggling with sexuality after trauma but unsure if ace or just figuring things out | In a great relationship but potentially have to move back home - would an LDR be worth it? | How to befriend a quiet person? | Already in love after leaving a long time marriage - should you be taking space to process the divorce and not dating?   Thanks again to Brian for joining us, extremely good people, go listen to The Worst of All Possible Worlds wherever you find podcasts or at worstpossible.world and follow Brian on Bsky @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the

Welcome back gang, there is an insane storm going on in Chicago during this one but we made it! And we're stoked to be joined by musician, performer, and all-around cool lady, The Convincing Actor! We talk about how smart Dono is, how words are hard, Lavender's performance in Chicago and her history with music and performing, and then your questions.   Thanks again to Lavender for joining us! You can find her on Insta @theconvincingactor and find her music under the same name!   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! What a steal! Thief!

Folks! We're stoked to be joined this week by comedian, author, musician, and game-hater Dave Hill. We talk about cigarettes, Gator Golf, and how much Dave hates games. And an embarassing dating story. And then your questions.   Thanks again to Dave for joining us! Find all his stuff at davehillonline.com   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!

Jesus christ gang I am so congested. I try to lean away from the mic to schnork. And that's where the whole Tay Zonday thing came from.   We're joined this week by Brad Pearson from Self Worst podcast, a show we both recently guested on that I cannot recommend enough. We're on a similar sincerity wavelength. We're also in a goofy as hell mood on this one so buckle in. We talk about my horrific congestion, Brad's show, and get a great embarassing dating story about a very personal question. And then your questions:   TW on this first one - a follow up to a reddit question from the bonus | Having trouble keeping friends | A comment that I do not understand | Creepy dad problems when you're trying to support your bedridden mom   Thanks again to Brad for joining us! Again, go listen to his show it rocks, look up Self Worst wherever you're listening to this.   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week plus stickers, Discord access, and streams at Pa

It's dry folks this week and we know what you crave. Bickering! We recorded on Valentines day and determined that we are each other's Valentine after much consternation. Audrey describes a recent car accident that she was involved in (she's unharmed!) Donovan spins a yarn about their "fake scottish uncle." It's really good. Then we do some questions!How do you, an ADHD having adult who was diagnosed in childhood, handle a partner with a recent ADHD diagnosis navigate impuslvity in spending? How do you address rejection sensitive dysphoria? | A listener follow up about a long-distance age gap relationship. | A harrowing question about family chaos and what to do about a parent who is threatening to harm theirself if you move away. | An RFTB Classic: We give advice to somone who feels trapped in their job and too paralyzed to make a change. (spoiler, you're not!)   Content warning for suicide mention at ~49 minutes in.   Thanks for listening! Subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/RFTB

What's up gang, we're stoked to have author and very cool person Tim Faust joining us this week! We talk to Tim about his recent move with his partner, the AVNs, and of course an embarassing dating story and then it's question time:   Kind of accidentally became poly, what should you know? | Challenges of dating a sex worker? | Should you break up with someone as soon as you know you need to, or wait for a holiday/important event to pass?   Thanks again to Tim for joining us! Find him on Bluesky and Twitter @crulge(.urinal.club)   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wowza!

No no it won't GIVE you a migraine it's about migraines bc I had a migraine. Welcome back gang it's just us this week so we try to lightning round thru the question backlog and then that doesn't actually happen at all. Here's what we get into:   We killed it at the live show! (thank you!) | Partner went to visit their other partner and that other partner ignored them for their other partner! | Keep hearing you give off more of a friend vibe what do you do? | Another one I forgot   Thanks for tuning in folks and thanks to everybody who came to the live show we love y’all ya made our year already ❤️   You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!

Hey It's Audrey, just letting everyone know how grateful we are for everyone who came out to the live show and made it what it was. Sorry no main feed this week! We haven't forgotten about you!

What's good Tote Gang!Sorry the description wasn't up when this released, our bad! Our guest this week is Rory Blank! We discuss the coldwave, recent films, Lincoln Chafee (the subject of our episode art,) and cyberpunk dystopias. Spampunk! Then, of course, the listener queries from our Question Box!We offer some guidance to a person who's just ended a long relationship in the midst of a shift in their gender identity. | How do you handle a friend group that ~just~ wants to go to bars and shows when you want to do lower key things? | When you're making art, do you have the audience in mind or do you create for *you.* | I'm a guy but I feel ~gender~ feelings when I see attractive women. Then we talk about Nick Kroll's dad and Blink-182's connections to the military industrial complex.   Find Rory's artwork/merch here!www.EroticFuneral.comFollow Rory on X, the Everything Site!www.Twitter.com/Bonejail LIVE SHOW! Come see RFTB on stage in Chicago at The Hideout, Saturday January 20th tickets here: 

What if we spent half the show discusses the Meet N' Fuckiverse? This week's episode answers that question. And joining us, from the 10K Losses podcast, it's Tom Pain! We discuss the aforementioned topic, romance mechanics in video games, and then we hit Tom with our new, bigger and better 1-2 punch interview.   How to slide into DMs on Discord? | How to handle resenting a friend who is "perfect" and makes you feel bad by comparison? | Update on the "saying bro during sex" question | So hot that it's making people always message you mundane compliments on dating apps (what a struggle!)    Thanks again to Tom for joining us! Listen to Ten Thousand Losses wherever ya find your podcasts!   LIVE SHOW! Come see RFTB on stage in Chicago at The Hideout, Saturday January 20th tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33413936/radio-free-tote-bag-chicago-hideout-chicago   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb!  

It's another year, gang, welcome to the NEW Radio Free Tote Bag! And joining us on this momentous first episode of 2024 we have voice actor Craig Lee Thomas with us! We talk about Craig's VO work, a meet-cute with his now wife, and a truly heartbreaking embarassing dating story. And then? We answer your questions:   Navigating exploring your sexuality for the first time during gender transition | How to not shock your cat with static (an absolute tragedy) | How to stop cohabitating with your partner without breaking up | Passed out from hookah on a first date | Can you make a relationship work when you're both bottoms?   Thanks again to Craig for joining, seriously a gem of a human! Find him on insta @itsmecraiglee and check out his VO classes at Real Voice LA   RFTB LIVE SHOW! Saturday, January 20th at The Hideout in sunny Chicago! Get tickets here we'd love to see you: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33413936/radio-free-tote-bag-chicago-hideout-chicago   And thank you for tuning in! You ca