Episodes
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 |...
Published 09/12/24
Published 09/12/24
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...
Published 09/05/24
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...
Published 08/31/24
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...
Published 08/23/24
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...
Published 08/16/24
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...
Published 08/09/24
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...
Published 08/03/24
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...
Published 07/26/24
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...
Published 07/19/24
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    
Published 07/15/24
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...
Published 07/11/24
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
Published 07/04/24
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...
Published 06/27/24
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...
Published 06/20/24
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!...
Published 06/14/24
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...
Published 06/06/24
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...
Published 05/30/24
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 would we name a race horse | Feeling weird because you're still friends with someone who has distanced themself from your other friends | 
Published 05/23/24
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* m********e 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...
Published 05/16/24
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...
Published 05/09/24
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...
Published 05/02/24
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...
Published 04/25/24
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...
Published 04/18/24
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...
Published 04/13/24