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Bawdy Storytelling

101 EpisodesProduced by Dixie De La TourWebsite

Bawdy Storytelling – dubbed 'The Moth for pervs' by the LA Weekly – is the nation’s original sex and storytelling series. Founded, emcee’ed and curated by sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour, Bawdy Storytelling features real people and rockstars sharing their bona fide sexual exploits. Bawdy Storyte… read more

101 Episodes | 2021 - 2024

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February 22nd, 2024

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Episode 286: ‘Spicy Pervertible’ (McKenning Wood)

January 4th, 2024

27:55

🎧 Episode 286:

 

‘Spicy Pervertible’ (McKenning Wood)

Hosted by Sexual Folklorist Dixie De La Tour

Opening Music: 8 Miles Wide by Storm Large

 

Episode 285: ‘On The Air’ (Bill Ratner)

December 30th, 2023

32:09

What’s the best way to usher in the New Year? On this week’s episode, legendary voiceover artist Bill Ratner shares a true story from his early days in Radio: When his green card bride Claudine leaves him, he’s alone …

Episode 284: ‘Holiday Hookup’ (Dixie De La Tour)

December 21st, 2023

28:14

Be careful with that Erection; you’ll put an Eye out, kid! Sexual Folklorist & Christmas Orphan Dixie De La Tour isn’t traveling for the …

Episode 283: ‘AssDance’ (Leah Carey)

December 15th, 2023

32:53

Have you ever let your tongue finish the dance that your ass began? Podcaster & Sex and Intimacy coach Leah Carey has never believed that great sex was something she deserved, but as she begins to seek out sensual, …

Episode 282: ‘Kinky Love Story’ (Madison Young)

December 8th, 2023

31:06

“Kinksters deserve Love too! You deserve a Fairy Tale that includes Whips and Chains and Rope and Nipple Clamps” Sexual Revolutionary & Feminist …

Episode 281: ‘Jack and Jill-Off’ (Carol Queen)

November 30th, 2023

31:34

Have you ever wanted to engage in a little friendly social masturbation? Legendary Author and Sexologist Carol Queen takes us on a freestyle journey …

Episode 280: ‘ClownF*cker’ (Ouchy the Clown)

November 23rd, 2023

43:45

How do you go from being a Gay Baptist Republican to the Biggest Freak Meme on the Internet? Infamous Pron Clown Ouchy the Clown tells his Origin Story, from his quiet Queer roots in Texas to the life-changing visit to …

Episode 279: ‘Lesbian Vision Board’ (Bambi Galore)

November 16th, 2023

32:11

Ever needed to juice up your marriage?

 

Have you ever talked to your wife about fucking a dude together? Burlesque, Drag and Theater sensation Bambi Galore is married to a woman, and they decide that what they need to …

Episode 278: ‘Take My Wife, Please!’ (Veronica Hart, a.k.a Jane Hamilton)

November 12th, 2023

37:38

Have you ever run away to the circus and offered a clown a blowjob? It’s 1977 in Jolly Old England, and Golden Age of Adult Cinema megastar Veronica …

Episode 277: ‘Geek Revenge’ (Annalyn Bond)

November 1st, 2023

27:03

Have you ever gotten laid at a Dungeons & Drag Queen sex party while dressed as an Entwife? Post body shaming and bullying, Cosplayer & Drag …

Episode 276: ‘Friendly Fire’ (Jet Noir)

October 23rd, 2023

28:30

Does assisting the other penis with lube application just feel like the polite thing to do? Burlesque Performer and Kinesthesiologist Jet Noir grew …

Bawdy Storytelling presents: All That and Mo: Dishing with Dixie

October 15th, 2023

47:49

This week, we’re featuring an episode of the All that and Mo podcast, where Bawdy’s host Dixie De La Tour and Best of Bawdy repeat offender Mollena …

Bawdy Storytelling presents the Double Teamed Podcast with Cami & Niki: Missing Kink, Prioritizing Partners, and Restructuring FWBs

September 21st, 2023

48:43

Today Double Teamed Podcast's Cami & Niki talk about their recent journeys with kink & power exchanges, along with answering some listener questions centered around prioritizing partners, restructuring FWBs, and …

Episode 275: ‘Polka-Dotted Villain’ (Midori)

September 15th, 2023

27:24

Have you ever thought about Eroticizing your Coulrophobia? Author, Educator and ‘Super Nova of Kink’ Midori offers a masterclass in negotiation to a …

Episode 274: ‘A Drag Queen’s Goodbye’ (Jubilee)

September 5th, 2023

38:03

Are you doing it wrong forever, or just wrong tonight? Hillbilly Drag Queen Jubilee confesses to being a ‘Lily dippin, fairy flipping, dick kissin’ gay boy’ - but before that, she was Joe, a Midwestern Fraternity …

Episode 273: ‘My Favorite Gender’ (Trixie Lamonte)

August 18th, 2023

33:05

Would you fly 3000 miles for ‘strange’ sex? Kinky, queer, poly sex educator Trixie Lamonte loves anonymous sex, but they’re way too social and know …

Episode 272: ‘Wayward Priest’ (Father Ebenezer Johnson)

July 8th, 2023

34:40

Do you believe that over-the-knee spankings are the lubricant of sexual discipline? Father Ebenezer Johnson breaks the seal of confession to tell us the story of Amy, a friend whose lifelong fantasies feature religious …

Episode 271: ‘High Voltage!’ (Blythe Baldwin)

June 28th, 2023

38:27

What would compel a kinkster to become electrified in the bedroom (and Is vaginal lubricant conductive)? Queer Poet & Storyteller Blythe Baldwin …

Episode 270: ‘Quarterly Report’ (Matthew Beld)

June 13th, 2023

33:52

Does it turn you on when your Dom ignores you and watches South Park while you’re choking on their massive meatstick? Non-binary writer & comedian Matthew Beld matches with bootycall-to-be JDaddy on 3 different …

Episode 269: ‘Top 5 Strangest Sexperiences’ (Heklina)

May 31st, 2023

37:04

Have you ever had anyone pay you to pee in their fern? Grrrl, that’s number 5 on Heklina’s list, so brace yourself! Legendary Drag Legend Heklina died on April 3rd in London while performing Mommy Queerest with Peaches …

Episode 268: ‘Summer Camp Seduction’ (Julie Barr)

May 20th, 2023

41:47

Ever broken the rules as a teenager and then spent your entire life having absolutely no regrets about it? Love warrior and community connector Julie …

Episode 267: ‘Lockdown Legend’ (Alyssa Westerlund)

May 3rd, 2023

32:42

What would it look like to Win the Pandemic? Comedian Alyssa Westerlund breaks up with her boyfriend at the beginning of Lockdown, and she’s been …

Episode 266: ‘Treesome’ (Beth Stephens)

April 6th, 2023

41:59

Do you want more than to get married and have babies with a ‘Holler Adonis’? Professor & co-founder of the Ecosexual Movement Beth Stephens …

Episode 265: ‘Squat and Jiggle’ (Kirsten Mohan)

March 11th, 2023

35:12

Shockingly Powerful, my ass! Have you ever been incredibly excited for a gorgeous Timothy Chalamet lookalike to get the hell out of your house after …

Episode 264: ‘Brand Name BubbleButt’ (Justin Hall)

February 24th, 2023

29:20

Have you ever spent a wild weekend with 15,000 big hairy dudes in the Redwoods? Award-winning cartoonist Justin Hall doesn’t drink, but he knows he …

Episode 263: ‘Menu of Sensory Delights’ (Lila Donnolo)

February 17th, 2023

36:58

Are you surrounded by huge sex parties, tantra and kink events, sex science socials and orgies - though you don’t want any of it? Living in a …

Episode 262: ‘Welcome to the Nut House’ (Shilo McCabe)

February 12th, 2023

34:09

Have you ever been surrounded by tree rodents while you tried to 1) enjoy a D/S scene with your Sir and 2) maintain your perfect AirBnB guest rating? Queer Femme Dyke & Sex-Positive Artist Shilo McCabe is looking …

Episode 261: ‘Go Time!’ (Michael Noel)

February 6th, 2023

30:50

Have you ever gone to a Festival and ended up making out with your friend’s husband while an audience applauds your oratory skills? Recovering heterosexual and stand-up comedian Michael Noel has a crush on his One Wheel …

Episode 260: ‘Tsunami’ (Crystal Crowe)

February 2nd, 2023

39:02

Have you ever been afraid of destroying your date’s leather seats with your orgasms? Baker, Chocolatier and Bawdy team member Crystal Crowe is so …

Episode 259: ‘Technical Difficulties’ (Jessica Cohen)

January 21st, 2023

37:55

Do you get turned on by the smell of Nubian milk goats? Artist and Corset fitter Jessica Cohen is a 20 year old college student in Berkeley when she …

Episode 258: ‘Deliciously Skewered’ (Cassie Brighter)

January 14th, 2023

39:21

Have you ever packed an RV with 24 horny naked friends and headed out for a weekend of skiing and sexy shenanigans? With a brand new gender transition and Sex-Positive LA events organizer title under her belt, Trans …

Episode 257: ‘Addiction and Affirmations’ (Dolan Wolf)

January 8th, 2023

39:00

“How was your Breakfast. Have you tried the Flogging?” Leatherman, filmmaker and fisting aficionado Dolan Wolf visits a Kinky Brigadoon in the …

Episode 256: ‘Werewolves and Witches, Too’ (Magnolia Rouge)

December 30th, 2022

41:51

Can Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns be a part of your sexual awakening? Burlesque performer and social worker Magnolia Rouge’s broken heart is …

Episode 255: ‘Voodoo Vial’ (Rain DeGrey)

December 23rd, 2022

30:28

Have you ever needed to transport your Daddy’s spunk across state lines to visit your in-laws for the Holidays? Educator, writer and performer Rain …

Episode 254: ‘Theoretically Bi‘ (Allison Moon)

December 16th, 2022

34:59

Are you a lesbian who’s realizing you’ve only clocked serious time on one penis? Author, storyteller, sex educator and playwright Allison Moon deeply prefers women - with one 6 1/2 inch cis-gendered bi-male exception. …

Episode 253: ‘Special Needs Scholar‘ (Jeffrey Allen Hayes)

December 10th, 2022

36:14

Do you collapse in a puddle of jizz when mitosis is discussed, or shudder with pleasure when Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost is debated? …

Episode 252: ‘Boob-lovin’ Bisexual‘ (Dara M Wilson)

December 4th, 2022

30:52

Did you grow up without any bisexual representation, so you assumed you must be straight? Comedian and storyteller Dara M Wilson spent her Harvard years deducing that everyone dated their boyfriends and f*cked their …

Episode 251: ‘Yes/No/Maybe‘ (Marcia B)

November 26th, 2022

30:34

When it comes to sex and kink, do you need to experience *everything* to know what actually turns you on? Internationally-recognized speaker, writer, coach and sexual communication expert Marcia B feels that in order to …

Episode 250: ‘Freaky Deaky‘ (Michael D. McCarty)

November 21st, 2022

24:55

Have you ever caught someone staring straight at your naked junk - and not been insulted? Professional storyteller Michael D. McCarty dials his …

Episode 249: ‘Gold Medal Winner‘ (Alice in Bondageland)

November 13th, 2022

29:10

Have you always wanted to be the Best in the World at Sex? Growing up with parents who expected her to compete in the Olympics, Alice in Bondageland was forced to compete in archery, synchronized swimming, …

Episode 248: ‘Off to the Chariot Races‘ (Mx Shannon Amitin)

November 5th, 2022

27:53

Have you ever had muscular strangers seek you out for your tiny hands? Trans activist Mx Shannon Amitin is no stranger to San Francisco’s kinky …

Episode 247: ‘Jagoff Zombies‘ (William Winters)

October 21st, 2022

37:52

Do you find it spooky to explore new boundaries? Former political organizer & Bonobo Network founder William Winters really connects with Jamie …

Episode 246: ‘Cockgarden‘ (Scoby)

October 14th, 2022

26:12

Do you shy away from new mouths and genitals after the Pandemic? Cuddle Party facilitator & emotional fermentation starter Scoby has been situationally monogamous for most of COVID, and now she’s ready to get back …

Episode 245: ‘Second Opinion / 5 Minute Warning‘ (Elizabeth Barlow and Soren Berg)

October 9th, 2022

53:00

Do you ever feel like your vanilla therapist really doesn’t understand your need for sadomasochistic shenanigans? Yes, graphic artist Elizabeth …

Episode 244: ‘Please Beg Me‘ (Leland Carina)

October 1st, 2022

37:21

Do you need permission to ask for exactly what you want? When nonbinary queer switch and writer Leland Carina interviews Sarge and the GangBang Girls for an article in Leatherati.com, she is so impressed with what they …

Episode 243: ‘Disappointed Gymnast‘ (Michael Patrick Duggan)

September 25th, 2022

42:31

Ever been hit on in a gay bar by an Olympic Gymnast with a fetish for older men? Writer and cartoonist Michael Patrick Duggan is feeling tired and …

Episode 242: ‘Master, Mister or Muse‘ (Tanya Gilstrap)

September 16th, 2022

37:05

Have you checked ‘Best Threesome’ off your Google Spreadsheet? Queer Polyamorous Ethical Slut Tanya Gilstrap has just figured out that they enjoy …

Episode 241: ‘Homomentum‘ (Woody Shticks)

September 9th, 2022

35:13

Are you an overeager trick or treater? Well, pull up a urinal, because this week professor Woody Shticks is here to teach you the Ancient Art of …

240: ‘Bloody Handprint‘ (Mollena Williams-Haas)

September 1st, 2022

36:49

Can a Viking teach you to have fun when you’re bleeding? Infamous storyteller Mollena Lee Williams-Haas goes on on a pervert tour of Europe, …

Episode 239: ‘Winning‘ (Sarah Dopp)

August 25th, 2022

21:16

Have you ever stimulated a prostate through a vagina? Queer neurodivergent artist & coach Sarah Dopp encounters a generous & tech-savvy …

Episode 238: ‘Making Love to the Universe‘ (Misha Bonaventura)

August 19th, 2022

32:57

Can Sex Parties empower you to heal your lifelong insecurities? Bonobo Network co-producer Misha Bonaventura is invited to an intimate acid-induced …

Episode 237: ‘Overly Responsive Robot‘ (Rachel Lark)

August 9th, 2022

46:31

Have you ever used Google Drive to negotiate your most elaborate scenes? When beloved Bawdy musician Rachel Lark meets new flame Tim on Tinder, they defeat their long distance woes with shared spreadsheets containing …

Episode 236: ‘Fresh Out tha Oven‘ (Dick Wound)

August 2nd, 2022

35:35

Is there anything more difficult than not being able to touch, taste or kiss your long-distance partner? Kinkster & Podcaster Dick Wound first …

Episode 235: ‘Glass Slipper‘ (Lilian Rogers)

July 21st, 2022

32:03

Have you ever gotten a hand stuck in your vagina while a college party rages just 4 feet away? Sex educator and queer high femme Lilian Rogers loves …

Episode 234: ‘Strange Addiction‘ (Claire Webber)

July 17th, 2022

30:01

(CW: this episode discusses underage sexual exploration) 

Have you ever done something really naughty on the internet? Delightfully unhinged Seattle …

Episode 233: ‘Venn Diagram‘ (Bruce Wang)

July 11th, 2022

40:58

Where do Nerds end and Perverts begin - and are you down for a little Hard Justice while bent over the hood of a Batmobile? When Bruce Wang’s long lost lover returns from Australia, she needs Bruce’s help to get her …

Episode 232: ‘Message from the Cosmos‘ (Dossie Easton)

July 2nd, 2022

34:32

Feeling defeated by last week’s overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court? As an antidote to the bad news, we share this origin story from Author, Psychotherapist, Kinkster, Sex Radical and Ethical Slut, Dossie …

Episode 231: ‘Take a Load Off‘ (Matthew Beld)

June 24th, 2022

36:11

How do you give and receive pleasure while detaching from gender expectations? Storyteller and writer Matthew Beld has spent the Pandemic isolating …

Episode 230: ‘F*ckcation‘ (April Kidwell)

June 17th, 2022

31:05

Have you ever had first time anal with your best friend/ex-fiancee in a jacuzzi room at Disneyland? Comedian/Writer/Producer April Kidwell and her butt buddy Scott are having a hard time in their relationship, going …

Episode 229: ‘PungeonMaster‘ (Mosa Maxwell-Smith)

June 10th, 2022

40:32

Do you suffering from Witzelsucht (an obsession with groan-worthy puns and jokes)? Preschool teacher Mosa Maxwell-Smith tingles with glee when people …

Episode 228: ‘Lust, Terror & Curiosity‘ (Sylvia Blalock)

June 4th, 2022

28:50

Do you ever wonder if Black people go to Burning Man? Pansexual Polyamorous Poet & Woman of Color Sylvia Blalock is looking for love - but how …

Episode 227: ’Au Revoir, Small Town‘ (Brendan Taylor)

May 27th, 2022

32:16

Have you ever received oral sex from a beautiful French woman at 200 miles an hour? Teenage Brendan Taylor had always believed that those Penthouse …

Episode 226: ’Feral Sex Doll‘ (Reid Mihalko)

May 21st, 2022

36:42

Have you ever used an under-inflated rubber doll to jumpstart your reunion-slash-sex party? Sex educator Reid Mihalko spends more than a year …

Episode 225: ’Birthday Bunny‘ (Dixie De La Tour)

May 13th, 2022

41:02

Would you be nervous about meeting someone if you’d already had sex with the person, yet you’d never actually seen them? After boffing someone at a …

Episode 224: ‘Gender & the Space Between’ (Ryan Vermouth)

May 7th, 2022

30:17

Do you ever wonder if maybe your Mom was right? As a 15 year old ‘sexually ignorant Midwest teenager’, Ryan Vermouth’s weeping mother confronts him. …

Episode 223: ‘Never Have I Ever’ (Kimberly Anne)

April 30th, 2022

26:55

Has opportunity ever knocked on your back door? Travel Junkie & Stoner Kimberly Anne gets off a plane in Sydney and immediately encounters bike messenger Sam smoking a joint in the park, & that’s a great way to …

‘BeefEater’ (Frank Strona)

April 26th, 2022

34:37

Hey, wanna try out a Gloryhole while the Dragon Lady naps? LGBTQIA sexual health specialist & speaker Frank Strona discovers 1970s-era adult …

Episode 221: ‘Politeness, Authenticity & Kung Fu’ (Midori)

April 14th, 2022

26:24

Are you ready to show all the Masters & Maestros & Big Bros what you’ve got? Told live onstage at Bawdy’s 15 year Anniversary event, …

Episode 220: ‘The First Taboo’ (Wonder Dave)

April 6th, 2022

32:38

Wanna know the secret to great - and sex-positive - parenting? Comedian, writer, and performer Wonder Dave tells us how his parents got it right by slipping him quality learning materials early on, and how he shared his …

Episode 219: ‘Loving Widely, Loving Deeply’ (Allison Moon) 


March 31st, 2022

48:51

Did you think that you’d have time to accept that invite to play, only to learn your opportunity is gone forever? Friendly Misanthrope and Sex Educator / Author Allison Moon met carpenter & seminary student Hans in …

Episode 218: ‘Me, on Display’ (Lesley Jones)

March 25th, 2022

30:30

Isn’t BDSM just the Addams Family filmed in a dark 24 hour Fitness, but with sex equipment? Suspended with rope from a vaulted ceiling on Folsom …

Episode 217: ‘Defensive Grindr’ (Jeffrey Allen Hayes)

March 10th, 2022

34:46

Is it true that you can get dick delivered on your phone? Storyteller Jeffrey Allen Hayes works at his local LGBT Senior Center, and when his clients discover hookup apps, they have so many questions. Hired to create …

Episode 216: ‘But I’m a Celesbian’ (Marga Gomez)

March 3rd, 2022

45:57

Can you give someone a Blowjob and still be a Feminist?  Nationally recognized playwright, actor and comedian Marga Gomez is a Lesbian icon whose …

Episode 215: ‘Healing Acts of Service’ (Mollena Williams-Haas)

February 25th, 2022

36:31

Is it a Dominant act if your Master ordered you to do it to them? Storytelling Superstar Mollena Williams-Haas adores her Austrian Composer husband …

Episode 214: ‘King & the Turkey Baster’ (Danjo)

February 19th, 2022

28:24

Is how you eat your French fries an indicator of your sexuality?

High Tech globetrotter Danjo is in a love triangle at work; he wants Kelly, but their supervisor Roger wants Danjo. A frustrated virgin whose …

Episode 213: ‘Boot to the Face’ (Jason McNamara)

February 9th, 2022

33:34

Have you ever found yourself wandering thru a bad neighborhood at 4 AM in your blood-soaked pajamas? In this Vintage story from 2011, Comic Book Writer and Educator Jason McNamara desperately wants out of his live-in …

Episode 212: ‘Lucky Pierre’ (Carol Queen)

February 4th, 2022

25:21

Lucky Pierre (noun, 1940’s) The person in the middle of all the action.

What’s your ideal state of promiscuity? Sexologist, Author & Legend Carol …

Episode 210: ‘Masturbate-a-Thon Bukkake’ (The Ebony Goddess)

February 3rd, 2022

20:34

Would you welcome someone with a disability at your masturbation party? What if they were a person of color with beautiful brown battle scars? The …

Episode 211: ‘Compliment Orgy’ (Mia Toroh)

January 27th, 2022

24:51

Have you ever been to the Strap-On-A-Thon at Burning Man? Seattle Storyteller Mia Toroh wants nothing more than to attend Camp Beaverton for Wayward Girls’ signature lesbian orgy. Spying the Tinkerbell/Sinead O’Connor …

Episode 209: ‘Double Dommed’ (Ian Dodd)

January 13th, 2022

25:52

‘Double Dommed’ (Ian Dodd)

Hosted by Sexual Folklorist Dixie De La Tour

Opening Music: 8 Miles Wide by Storm Large

Episode Description: 

 

Would …

Episode 208: ‘Chapel of Bushf*cking’ (Elizabeth Barlow)

January 9th, 2022

29:28

Have you ever sketched the beautiful woman across from you at a kimchi burrito shop, just to get a date? Queer cartoonist & first time Bawdy …

Episode 207: ‘It’s Never Too Late’ (Billie Bertan)

December 31st, 2021

30:10

What do Marilyn Monroe and Reinvention have in common? For our last episode of 2021, Trans Role Model Billie Bertan tells us how she came to love …

Episode 206: ‘The Worst Sex Ever’ (Dixie De La Tour)

December 23rd, 2021

35:53

Wanna play a game? Bawdy’s own Dixie De La Tour has a million stories, but when she realizes that she needs a truly bad sex story, she has to post an …

Episode 205: ‘The Teacher’s Service Boi’ (A’magine)

December 17th, 2021

34:43

Do you like it Dirty? Author & Educator A’magine is leading an erotic talk workshop In the woods when a sexy, muscular butch strides in with a …

Episode 204: ‘Drag & the Destruction Cycle‘ (Lysol Tony-Romeo)

December 8th, 2021

22:49

How do you learn to fade your hitman? Reverend and Drag enthusiast Lysol Tony-Romeo moves to San Francisco in pursuit of the 3 Ps: legal pot, public …

Episode 203: ‘Comedians with Chlamydia‘ (Kate Willett)

December 2nd, 2021

28:53

Am I polyamorous, or just down to clown? Feminist comedian Kate Willett is thrilled to live in a artist’s convent because “Dating is impossible on a …

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