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Radio Free Tote Bag

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Welcome to Radio Free Tote Bag! A weekly relationship advice podcast hosted by Audrey and Donovan.
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#334 Acoustic Head feat. Deanna

I remembered immediately afterwards - I watched like 100 hoof trimming videos. What's up gang we're joined this week by Deanna from The Worst Week Yet podcast. Also Andrew is here sometimes. We catch up and we have aphasia and then we answer so many questions. Is it fucked up to jerk it thinking of a friend | Dating when you go to alaska for work every three months | Is foreplay supposed to be a two-way street? (Yes) | Weird spot with a guy where youre bein cute with each other but its not a rel...

Dec 05, 20241 hr 13 minEp. 334

#333 Dono's Big Night At Chili's

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 on friend getting back together with crappy ex | Another one I can't remember Thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episo...

Nov 28, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 333

#332 Join The Flock feat. GOCK

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! 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 our continuing Frasier series, Di...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 332

#331 Nosedive Off The Bed feat. Fun With Sex Podcast

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 to be doing a lot of shit-talking to you about their other partner Thanks again to Jon and Natalie for joining us, find Fun With Sex wherever you get p...

Nov 14, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 331

#330 We Recorded This Election Night feat. MaryMary!

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 and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as our continuing Frasier series, Discord access, stickers, and more that's Patreon.com/...

Nov 07, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 330

#329 Democracy Sausages feat. Libby Watson

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 is feeling off | Is Libby mad at chat? | Response to the nausea/eating problems question from last week Thanks again to Libby for joining us, lovely ...

Nov 01, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 329

#328 Indie Pillager feat. Very Tall Bart

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 find info on his trans support organization at loushouse.org And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week a...

Oct 24, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 328

#327 They Did FFS On A Grape feat. Brian Alford

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 | Friends keep asking for help moving but they're kind of hoarders and are never packed up when you get there | Having trouble wanting to be intimate ...

Oct 17, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 327

#326 So What Drew You To The Clarinet? feat. Eli Yudin

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 | Cheap date ideas for when ya broke | How do you wipe? Thanks again to Eli for joining us, go check out his podcast What A Time To Be Alive (with past gues...

Oct 11, 20241 hr 25 minEp. 326

#325 Valentine's Day Is Ruined!! feat. DeadBlossomJesse

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 | Stressing about dating as a newly out trans woman with no sexual experience | How to tell your friend you want to go to their sex party Thanks again to Je...

Oct 03, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 325

#324 The Butter Bath feat. The Homie Marcos

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 autism as an excuse to be shitty to you | Afraid you're becoming an incel Thanks again to Marcos for joining us, find him and his show on socials @Ainte...

Sep 26, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 324

#323 Fruit: Eat It Up! feat. Katie Tightpussy

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 time as a newly out gay woman is stressing you out! | Things are going great but you have no one to share life with - what do you do when your relatio...

Sep 20, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 323

#322 Thirty Voice Messages Of Farts feat. Producer Dan

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 cope with not having someone to always text and flirt with after a breakup | Can't seem to find motivation to make art even though you want to | Keep s...

Sep 12, 20241 hr 16 minEp. 322

#321 Motorbunny Sponcon feat. MurderBryan

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 about hemorrhoids for some reason | Weight/body image issues making you feel like shit Thanks again to Bryan for joining us, follow him on socials @m...

Sep 05, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 321

#320 AUDREY BDAY QUESTION BACKLOG BASH

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 for tuning in folks! Want to support the show and get a bonus episode each week, plus our Frasier bonus series PLUS stickers PLUS OUR DISCORD AND MOR...

Aug 31, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 320

#319 Emotional Carpet Store Salesman feat. Kath Barbadoro

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 for having been friends with them? | Ex's friends/your neighbors are "mean gays" and they're talking shit about your ex but you're no contact - do you s...

Aug 23, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 319

#318 Snagglepuss feat. Andrew Hilary

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, quandaries and other sundries. We answer these burning questions! A listener updates us on an apology to an ex. | Is it problematic to stay friends with a...

Aug 16, 20241 hr 7 min

#317 Sniffies Briefs feat. Rebecca Alter

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 treated their ex partner. Should they contact them and apologize? | Someone encourages your friend to go monogamous and she goes for it. Then the guy che...

Aug 09, 20241 hr 17 min

#316 That's a Lot of Lore feat. Tåsi

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 with ADHD has it all but the ability to text back. How do you find success in dating? | Partner has a physical illness preventing them from taking care ...

Aug 03, 20241 hr 25 min

#315 That's Not Jessica feat. Darren Keen

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? | Where HAVE all the cowboys gone? Thanks again to Darren for joining us, go listen to PROBLEMS it's really good music and it's on streaming and keep...

Jul 26, 20241 hr 29 minEp. 315

#314 Roundball Woodcock feat. Ash from Horror Vanguard

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 the first time | Another scorcher | How to stop being an over-apologizer | Another response to the crankin' it in the toilet survey Thanks again to Ash ...

Jul 19, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 314

No I'm Listening 01 - A Frasier Podcast Pilot

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.com/rftb

Jul 15, 202459 min

#313 Wife Facts feat. Librarypunk

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 questions: Follow-up from the sexy mailman who wrote in | Gender dysphoria from a disability? | Best coffee table books to INTIMIDATE GUESTS Thanks again...

Jul 11, 20241 hr 18 minEp. 313

#312 Healthier, Well-Adjusted Overall

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 a bonus episode each week and stickers and Discord and more? Head on over to Patreon.com/rftb...

Jul 04, 20241 hr 12 minEp. 312

#311 War Chant Or Fertility Dance feat. FrankJavCee

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 will be | How different is FJC online vs offline? | Partner looking at cis porn every time you have sex and it's making you insecure | Several responses ...

Jun 27, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 311

#310 Some Fuss, No Muss! feat. Stefan Heck

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 trap | Wondering if you're mediocre at life (you aren't) | Would you help your friend jerk it?? Thanks again to Stefan for joining us (and bumping us...

Jun 20, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 310

#309 Oops! Synth Episode feat. Robin Hatch

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 getting hit on and you're worried it's gonna cause problems Thanks again to Robin for joining us, we love her and you should check out her music! Find h...

Jun 14, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 309

#308 Rat Girl Summer feat. HEALTH

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 | Rat Girl Summer | Pedal circuit question | Partner wants you to learn Chinese but turns out it's real hard | Would Johnny date a fan?? | Most annoying t...

Jun 06, 20241 hr 14 minEp. 308

#307 The Lizard Episode feat. Beetlemoses

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 and a margarita? | An existential sub follows up. | What do you do to cope in the hours and days following a breakup of a relationship of 5 years? | ...

May 30, 20241 hr 24 min
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