Michelle & Emily welcome Liz VanWinkle, creator of Venus & Furs, to the podcast. They share a delicious bottle of Constant Disruption while talking about BDSM, the kink scene in St. Louis, what it means to be tokenized/fetishized, and the need for safe spaces for women to engage in play. Many terms associated with BDSM are defined, explained, and debunked. They talk about Sex Positivity, how to establish boundaries, sex slaves, golden showers, and sex positive dungeons. Liz offers sugges...
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Michelle and Emily welcome Ann Bingham, owner of Kula St. Louis, to the podcast. They share an elegant 2017 Pouilly-Fusse from Louis Jadot.They kick off the conversation with a humorous panty discussion that moves to a discussion of Body Image and changing personal perspectives.Ann shares how after living her whole life with a chronic illness and how after 20+ years of a demanding career she made the jump to entrepreneurship and opened her own yoga studio - Kula St. Louis. They talk about Ann's ...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Bonus Episode! Michelle and Emily welcomed actress, Rachel Ann Adams, to the podcast to discuss her experience in the film Parallel Chords, what it's like to be a working actress in New York, her future goals, and her love for St. Louis. They share a delightful Sauvignon Blanc.They originally recorded this episode in November 2018 when Rachel was in town promoting Parallel Chords premiere at the St. Louis International Film Festival. Their dream was to get Rachel back into the studio to record p...
Aug 24, 2019•33 min
If you haven't listened to Episode 46 - Be a Good Girl, part one of our conversation with Dana Kelly, we highly recommend you begin there.Part Two begins with a frank discussion on intersectionality, cultures, and race. They explore the concept of Hate being tied to our actions because of our lack of actions. Dana talks about how when women successfully organize, there always seems to be a 'bomb' dropped somewhere in the middle to disrupt the organization.Dana shares her story on how she had to ...
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Michelle and Emily welcome Artist, Activist, Poet, Diversity Educator, and much more guest - Dana Kelly - to the podcast. They sip on a rosé from Provence from Château Barbanau - L'Instant Rosé. After an in-depth analysis of the Rosé they are drinking, the talk turns to several ways to upcycle panties no longer needed which leads to a discussion on bras, breast reduction surgeries, getting boobs, and being raised by immigrant parents.Dana shares her experience of growing up in St. Louis as part ...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Michelle and Emily share a delicious bottle of L'Conti Brut sparkling wine with Audrey Crabtree, an award-winning performer, writer, and director. They have a fun and interesting discussion about comedy and clowning. They ask Audrey a ton of questions about life as a professional clown. Somehow, the conversation takes a sharp turn and they begin discussing the serial killer, John Wayne Gacy. Audrey shares that Sufjan Stevens even wrote a song about him. Link to the YouTube video is here: https:/...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Emily and Michelle welcome Sommelier Denise Mueller to the podcast. Over a delicious bottle of Châteauneuf du Pape by Guillame Gonnet, the conversation winds as the wine flows. They discuss Denise's journey to becoming a sommelier, how she started her own wine school and her books on wine (links below), how she used dinner parties with various friends and tasting groups in the St. Louis area to prepare for the sommelier exam. They talk about how Denise's life changed two years ago when she was h...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Live from Gaslight Studios in St. Louis, Michelle and Emily welcome the Executive Director from NARAL Missouri, Mallory Schwarz, to their "Time of the Month" Show. They talk about the importance of women’s reproductive rights and the impact recent legislation holds for all (regardless of what side of the aisle you sit). They share a bottle of Care Solidarity Rosé, a delightful Spanish wine whose company donates a portion of their proceeds to Breast Cancer research.Thank you for listening and sub...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Michelle and Emily welcome Francesca Passanise to the podcast. they share a delightful Argetinian Cabernet Franc, La Madrid. They have an enlightening conversation as they cover so many topics.Francesca shares her reactions to and perceptions of Puerto Rico after a recent visit there. They talk about Francesca's husband's style of art and when asked about her own artistic style, Francesca reveals she is a writer. She talks about being discouraged from pursuing writing as her career because she w...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Emily and Michelle welcome Dr. Becky Lynn, MD back to the podcast with a fascinating episode on the perceptions of marijuana's impact on women's sexual health and orgasms. They share a wonderful bottle of Tago, a red wine from Portugal.They learn about endocannabinoids that occur naturally in the human body. They talk about the lack of research on the effects of marijuana because it has been illegal for so long, but there is hope with the change in its legal status that more research will be don...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 42
Michelle and Emily welcome their producer and friend, Denise Naughton, back to the podcast. (You can learn more about Denise on Season 1, Episode 21 "Good News Network".) They share a wonderful, crisp bottle of Rosé from Squadra. They share their respective 4th of July experiences. Emily is thankfully recovering from the stress and anxiety of nearly losing her little man, Iggy Pup, and her fiancé Ken in separate scary situations. Michelle spent the 4th with several Improv friends. Denise visited...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Michelle and Emily share a bottle of La Pincoya (a Chilean blend) with guest Abby Kelman. Abby is an attorney who specializes in assisting clergy of all faiths with legal services. They have a fascinating discussion about life in Israel, Jewish culture and traditions, life as the daughter of a rabbi and the impact her father's sense of grace and belief in people had on her life. They talk about the active choice of choosing community and get a crash course in Yiddish (Did you know there are so m...
Jul 05, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Michelle and Emily share a bottle of Mâcon-Milly Lamartine, a delicious white burgundy, with Michelle Mynx, a pioneer of the modern pole world, who has performed in hundreds of shows both as half of the critically acclaimed Polesque duo “Gravity Plays Favorites” and as a solo artist. In 2010, Mynx opened her studio in St. Louis, the Mynx Academy. https://www.mynxacademy.com/The three of them don't shy away from the headlines that Missouri and other states have been making regarding abortion righ...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Michelle and Emily welcome rising star, vocalist, actress, and artist, Alicia Revé to the Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. They share bubbles by Segura Viudas, a Brut Reserva.The conversation flows as freely as the bubbles. They talk theatre: church plays, favorite shows, firsts, and acting for film vs the stage. They talk show business: being an actor, being an actor of color, being a woman of color in the business. They talk about how art is also a form of activism and that it can be used to c...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Michelle and Emily share a bottle of Maysara Autees while welcoming guest Angelia Scott to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. They share a wonderful bottle of pinot blanc from Maysara Winery called Autees. Michelle met Angelia at the Mannequin Art Project where Angelia and her partners in Sacred Touch STL had their mannequin art piece, "Mr. Cosmos & Mrs. Earth," on display. They talk about the emotional release that occurs when an art piece is finished almost as if giving birth and how differe...
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Michelle and Emily welcome guest Regina Sykes to the podcast. They have a frank, intimate, heart-wrenching, and poignant conversation on what Regina and her family and friends went through when her daughter, Monica, went missing three years ago and the aftermath learning she'd been murdered by her boyfriend. Regina's honesty about the pain she felt then and now, the grief she struggles with, and how she works to move forward in life with a human-sized hole in her heart.Because Regina had been fo...
May 31, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Michelle and Emily pepper their audio engineer and newlywed Sam Maul with questions about his recent wedding. They want the details on everything but the wedding night. Get the inside scoop on the most sought after St. Louis wedding of the year. Michelle and Emily compare their wedding experiences with the current environment. How many attendants do you have? Tuxedos vs Suits. Best color for the bridesmaids. How many cocktail hours are enough during the wedding and reception? DJ versus live band...
May 27, 2019•52 min
Michelle & Emily share their sorrow over the fire at Notre Dame in Paris with a bottle of Forth, a 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Sonoma region. Emily shares how exactly ten years ago she was in Paris at Notre Dame on a life-changing journey. They welcome guest, friend, and myofascial therapist, Melissa Russell (https://www.quantumhealingarts.net) to the podcast.Michelle endured tailbone pain for two and a half years and did a variety of treatments before finding Melissa. After several mon...
May 24, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Michelle and Emily welcome guest Carol DeVaughan to the podcast. The conversations in this episode are deep and challenging but end on an uplifting note. They talk about the tragedy in New Zealand, the prime minister's response, gun control, the Holocaust, the importance of travel inside of and outside of the US. They talk about the Anne Frank house and Michelle shares some poignant stories from when she traveled Europe in 1990. Carol shares how she had to make changes and adapt her life to situ...
May 17, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 34
UPDATE AS OF 12/2/2022 - It has been brought to our attention that Lora DiCarlo has filed for bankruptcy. If you or anyone you know has an outstanding claim against the company, visit https://bedbible.com/lora-dicarlo-bankrupt/ to get more information on the bankruptcy and how to file a claim. Emily & Michelle sip on a bottle of Lavico and welcome Lora Haddock, CEO of Lora DiCarlo , a woman-run start-up determined to change the face of pleasure products to the podcast. https://loradicarlo.co...
May 10, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Michelle and Emily welcome guest, author, and friend, Isabelle Raymond, to the show while relishing a delicious bottle of an Italian wine, Susumaniello 2015. Emily and Isabelle encourage Michelle to stop hoarding her wine reminding her that life is too short and to drink the wine. Michelle offers a compromise that she knows will cost her more money.Isabelle shares her passion for pole dancing and the impact it has had on her life, professionally as well as personally. A vulnerable point in her l...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Michelle and Emily celebrate their monthly "Time of the Month" facebook live show with a studio audience in Studio A. They sip on a splurge wine: Nicholson Jones 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. Emily showers Michelle with birthday gifts of flowers, wine glasses, and dark chocolate cake.Emily asks Michelle to share select advice through the decades of life. Michelle gives advice from 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, and 40-50. They share funny stories about their first cars and learning to drive a stick shift...
May 02, 2019•55 min
Emily and Michelle welcome Kansas City author and friend, Rachel Ellyn, to the podcast where they compare divorces, ruminate on how the criteria for a woman's 'ideal mate' changes as we age, and share tips on outsmarting skimmer machines at gas station pumps within the first five minutes!The conversation stays lively and engaging as they sip on a bottle of Pierre LeGrand 2016 (side note: Michelle's not a fan. Laugh along with Emily as she tries to convince Michelle of the wine's finer attributes...
Apr 26, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Michelle begins this episode complaining about the painful flare up of her plantar fasciitis after enjoying a month of relief from the cortisone shot. She talks about the emotional blow she felt from the fear of never living without the pain in her foot. Emily offers great words of encouragement and implores the Cliteratti to send positive healing vibes.They welcome their friend Michelle Biedermann to the studio where they explore the world of clean crafted wine and wine making while enjoying a ...
Apr 19, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Michelle & Emily begin this episode lamenting the recent passing of former teen idol, Luke Perry and how getting older correlates with the switch from attending baptisms and weddings to a lot more funerals.After consoling each other, they open a bottle of Crossfork Creek Merlot and welcome Nicole Jeray an LPGA professional to the conversation.Nicole shares her journey from being a caddy at 13 to playing for her college, Northern Illinois University, and then turning professional. They discus...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Emily & Michelle welcome Meredith Sutch & Elena Barbero to the podcast. Meredith works with the distributor Tavolo Vigneto to bring the wines Elena's company represents. They share two bottles of Italian wine from the region of Piedmont. The first is a white wine, Site dei Fossili made from the Arneis grape. The second is a red wine, Barbaresco often called the Queen of Wines from Piedmont. Michelle pledges to visit Elena on her next trip to Italy.They discuss the ways being a female Som...
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Michelle and Emily welcome artist and photographer, Vanessa Rudloff to the podcast. They drink a bottle of red wine - The Juice Asylum - and talk about Houdini dogs, Naughti Gras, Fetishes, Tiny Bronze Dicks, and interesting first dates and making new friends as adults.They have an interesting and in-depth discussion about the idea that all the challenges in life have brought you to the person you are. Vanessa shares her perspective on and her belief in 'what's meant to be will be.' They talk ab...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Michelle and Emily welcome Photographer & Lifestyle Brander, Caren Libby, to Season 2 of the podcast. They share a wonderful Cabernet Franc from Vignoble Musset-Roullier as they give their opinions on the Oscars, speculating on whether or not Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have a 'thing' going on?? They explore the themes presented in the Oscar winner for Documentary Short, "Period. End of Sentence." and the initiative, The Pad Project. www.thepadproject.org. As Caren eloquently says "It's all...
Mar 22, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Michelle, Emily and guest (& friend), Jacqui Krawczyk Segura, celebrate the end of Season 1. They review a bottle of Soul CR 2015 while talking about themed parties (e.g. 12th Night, Gin & Croquet, 1970s Birthday Roast) and costume closets.They talk Fashion. Emily shares her mantras: "If it feels like you, it's gonna look like you! If you enjoy it, wear it, own it!" Michelle shares a funny story about yoga pants, a comfy sweatshirt, and paint.Jacqui details her favorite "good morning, pi...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Michelle & Emily highlight some of the topics and guests in Season 1 of Cliterally Speaking the Podcast.Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Cliterally Speaking the Podcast) for all the behind the scenes discussions during our recording sessions.A...
Mar 09, 2019•1 min
