GOBBLE GOBBLE IT'S TURKEY DAY! And so ofc we're talking about the food we all know and love - Chili's in 2024. (Editors note there are not wheels on the chilis to go logo that was a fabricated memory damn) Holiday hell and travelling and Dono is a supergenius. And questions: Dating app profile advice returns | Dipping toes into g e n d e r | Update…

What's up gang! We're joined this week by part of the punk rock band GOCK! We do all the usual, answer a surprising number of questions, and goof out epic style. Sorry idk why I said that I needed a third thing I'm tired. Thanks again to the Gock gals for joining us, find them on Insta @gocknroll and listen to their music wherever ya find music! An…

Hey you! We're joined this week by Natalie and Jon from the Fun With Sex podcast and $luts Party Chicago! Wonderful people, we talk about Gen Z's relationship to sex, building a club scene with good communication, and falling off the damn bed. Then it's your questions: Recommended resources that informed our views on sexuality | New partner seems t…

Well that shit sucked. But this guest? And you, listener? Wonderful. We're joined by musician MaryMary! to talk dating and synth stuff and embarassing story and then it's your questions. Thanks again to Mary for joining us, go listen to her music as MaryMary! and find her on insta @marymarychic And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show …

Oooooo it's Halloween and election season, double spooky! And joining us this Halloweek it's streamer Libby Watson! We talk to Libby about Wal-Mart, democracy sausages, and a sink-pissing ex before answering YOUR questions, here's what we get into: Having trouble cumming during sex and partner is feeling bad about that | Relationship of over a year…

New week new guest! We're joined by youtuber Very Tall Bart and it's a good ol time, heres what we get into: Help finding a side hustle without getting burnt out | Follow up to weight loss kink question | Partner has issues with eating Thanks again to Very Tall Bart for joining us, go find his stuff on Youtube and Bluesky @verytallbart and you can …

INSOMNIA ENERGY! Joining us this week in the midst of Dono's whirlwind of sleeplessness - it's returning champion Brian Alford from The Worst of All Possible Worlds. We talk about comets and a mexican restaurant with gamer lights and then it's question time: Feeling lightly weird when people find out you've been in a relationship since high school …

Folks! New ep, great ep, we're joined by a first time guest this week! Comedian, writer, and host of What A Time To Be Alive podcast it's Eli Yudin! We talk about Dono's horrifying cracker experience, Eli's new pup, and an absolutely punishing first date experience. And then it's questions: Navigating being aromantic but wanting to have kids | Chea…

I'm gonna say it at the top: banger episode. We're joined by streamer DeadBlossomJesse this week and they are fantastic. We talk to Jesse about loneliness while streaming, Chicago, pelicans, their divorce, a thoughtful Valentine's day gone wrong, and then your questions! Here's what we get into: How do you smile through the pain of a divorce | Stre…

This one is wild out the gate gang, we are joined by Marcos from The Ain't Shit Show and many of the best Western Kabuki episodes. We talk experiences in the Craigslist personals, absolutely wild encounters, and Marcos' relationship history before getting into your question: Dating while living with your parents | Partner seems to be using their au…

Lotta sponsors on this ep! Fruit (Eat It Up!™), Olivia Newton John, and the dark chocolate bar Dono ate beforehand and so we're gettin wacky. We're joined this week by post extraordinaire Katie Tightpussy, formerly of Twitter now mostly of Bluesky! We get the ol embarrassing dating stories and then it's question time: Dating as women for the first …

That's right from Blocked Party and YKS we have the inimitable Producer Dan joining us this week. On his first podcast appearance! We talk to Dan about having his phone number out in public, an embarrassing dating story, and the importance of hydration! And then it's your questions: Update to the music festival ex question from last week | How to c…

Return of the Bryan! Returning champion Bryan Quinby aka MurderBryan from the Guys podcast join us again this week! We catch up on Bryan's life since starting Guys, his daughter moving out to head to our alma mater, self-esteem, and then your questions here's what we get into: GF can't cum and seems fine with that but you're not | Someone writes in…

What's up gang it's Audrey's bday and to celebrate we're getting through as many backlog questions as we can and ya know what? We did alright we hit a lot. So if you've been waiting for an answer to your question from over a year ago maybe we hit it this time! There's so many questions I can't list em all so you'll have to listen to find out Thanks…

Good LORD don't get covid people that sucked! Dono's back, we've got Kath Barbadoro back on the show, and we're rip-roaring to go this week. We're talking food around the country, we're talking overcoming injury, we're talking dating, and then it's question time: Ended friendship with a guy after he turned out to be a creep, are you a bad person fo…

What up tote nashe (nat? naischte?) it's Audrey posting this week because Donovan is afflicted with the Novel Coronavirus. They're alright! Getting better, chattin' with them as we speak. Sitting in as Definitely Not Donovan Donovan this week is friend of the show Andrew Hilary joining us for a rollicking discussion of your questions, queries, quan…

This week, the Radio Free Tote Buddies are joined by writer Rebecca Alter to talk becoming ordained ministers, Skibidi Toilet and Momo the freaky-ass bird lady! She gets pretty vulnerable about attatchment! Follow it up with some listener questions, which is a thing we do! A relationship is long over and there's still guilt about how a listener tre…

Greetings dear listener! Gather close and attend ye the tale of our friend, actress and artist Tåsi, joining us on the program! We talk Seltz and the evils of Fanta, we talk bear v gorilla and the horrors of Ursus Maritimus. We get into a very fun embarassing dating story about a clogged toilet. Then, listener questions! Anxious/Depressed person wi…

THUNDER NOISE! It's stormin in Chicago, Dono's sick, Audrey had a nice date, and we're joined this week by musician Darren Keen aka PROBLEMS! We're talking sobriety, getting back into dating, ART, and your QUESTIONS: Dating after being hardcore gaslit | Struggling with the initial loneliness after moviing to a new city | Nebraska dog - good or nah?…

Alright listen Audrey drank several beers and Dono napped right before this, I don't know what to tell ya. But wait we're joined this week by Ash from the Horror Vanguard podcast! Who is now out as trans! LFG! We catch up, Audrey takes a bird ID quiz, and then it's question time: Relearning how to have sex after gaining the ability to orgasm for th…

That's right, we hear the blues a-callin! You got us to our Patreon goal and, as promised, we're doing a bonus series on Frasier! Audrey's seen it multiple times, Dono's never seen an episode, and we're watching and discussing. THE FIRST TASTE IS FREE! Subscribe to our Patreon for more hot Frasier action and bonus RFTB episodes each week at Patreon…

IT'S HOT! Except in Chicago its fine here for now. But everyone else on the show this week is gettin scorched and I mean EVERYONE cause we've got all three of the Librarypunk hosts with us, it's Sadie, Jay, and Justin, it's a goddamn panel show so we're talking inter-podcast romance and an embarrassing dating story from Sadie and then it's your que…

Good lord it's Fugue Week I stg. No guest. Dry. Moving and hard feelings, we're both a lil run down. But it makes for comedy and then we're pushing through and getting to as much of this question backlog as possible. Like ten of em it's a new record. Too many to list I am still exhausted. Thanks for tuning in folks! Want to support the show and get…

COME ORIGINAL! It's HOT gang jesus christ, it's a sweatisode and it's extra hot cause we got musician and weirdo extraordinaire FrankJavCee with us! We talk to Frank about all kinds of stuff from inflation to catching feelings to being queer and then it's question time: A mysterious insect cartoonist wonders what the calling card of 2020s music wil…

OOOOooooo Canada! O beach! O Plefan! What's up gang we've got a wild ep this week featuring Beach Dono and returning champion Stefan Heck! We talk beach and moving and curling and canada and jerking off into the toilet and also your questions: Poly but a new partner is making you want to go monogamous | Wanting to leave your twitch cohost in a glue…

What's up gang we're joined again by extremely cool person, Robin Hatch! We talk about our mutual pod friend meeting Fred Durst, Robin's move to LA, her dating life, and a whole lot of synth talk. Listen, we got excited idk what to tell ya. And then questions: Trying not to fall into codependency again and SPOOKED | You're a mailman and you keep ge…

Eyyyyy new guest time! We're stoked to have Johnny Health himself from the band HEALTH with us! We talk music and get several embarassing stories before diving headfirst into your questions, here's what we get into: A new listener says very nice things about us but is worried about overcoming their disability | Beer and margarita guy follow up | Ra…

Howdy Totebaggers! We're joined this week by Beetlemoses of comics fame, who joins us for a freewheeling conversation that roams from fame to ignominy, from lizards to dogsitting. Then we get into listener questions! How do you navigate seeing people you know on dating apps? | A beer and a margarita is a cause for concern? If you've ONLY had a beer…

Hoowee! What's up gang, let's get right to it we've got Haus of Decline returning to the show - Trans Style! We talk about negative feedback on our media, Alex's coming out, getting the hang of makeup, and then questions: Partner is saying your friend is too mean to you | Feel like you're not asexual anymore after a psychdelic experience? | What wo…

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 …

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 qu…

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 2…

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 s…

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…

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 w…

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 yo…

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…

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 …

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 relatio…

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 question…

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 …

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…

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 question…

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 wi…

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 par…

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!Por Radio Free Tote Bag

What's good Tote Gang! 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 gen…

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? | Ho…

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 sexualit…

FOLKS! Happy New Year we're stoked to have Grace Freud from Girl God with us this week and we're getting goofy, we're getting sincere, we're having a blast. We talk sobriety, hear a couple great embarassing dating stories from Grace, and then we answer your questions: How to get back on track with your routine after a big depressive episode | How t…