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 you about how she's glad she doesn't look like that anymore | How to get back into dating after some bad experiences   Thank you for tuning in! You...

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 podcasts   Thanks again to Brad for joining us! Again, go listen to his show it rocks, look up Self Worst wherever you're listening to...

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 snoring partner who's disrupting your sleep   Thanks again to Tony for joining us! Listen to Minion Death Cult wherever you get your podcasts and...

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 relationships, a very sweet story, and then your questions!   Struggling with sexuality after trauma but unsure if ace or just figuring things out | In a...

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 questions.   Thanks again to Lavender for joining us! You can find her on Insta @theconvincingactor and find her music under the same name!   And thank you...

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 the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!

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 one so buckle in. We talk about my horrific congestion, Brad's show, and get a great embarassing dating story about a very personal question....

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 questions!How do you, an ADHD having adult who was diagnosed in childhood, handle a partner with a recent ADHD diagnosis navigate impuslvity in spending?...

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 with someone as soon as you know you need to, or wait for a holiday/important event to pass?   Thanks again to Tim for joining us! Find him on...

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 partner ignored them for their other partner! | Keep hearing you give off more of a friend vibe what do you do? | Another one I forgot   Thanks for...

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!

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 gender identity. | How do you handle a friend group that ~just~ wants to go to bars and shows when you want to do lower key things? | When you're...

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? | How to handle resenting a friend who is "perfect" and makes you feel bad by comparison? | Update on the "saying bro during sex" question | So hot...

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 sexuality for the first time during gender transition | How to not shock your cat with static (an absolute tragedy) | How to stop cohabitating with your...

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 to find community in queer spaces that aren't strictly for gay men, as a gay man | Can't make a relationship last longer than three months is...

Ho ho ho ho ho neighhhh whats up gang it's holiday time and as is tradition we've got our dear friend Dylan with us! We're talkin holiday shit, we're talking ungulates, we're hearing a nice dating life update from Dylan, and we're answering your questions here's what we get into:   Split between two potential partners who both want monogamy | Nice words for us and also what’s some growth we’re proud of this year? | New to gay stuff - can you call a guy bro during sex? | Bring back Horse Dono...

Folks! Audrey is out this week due to Holidays but Dono is holding it down and we're got an excellent guest this week, Rory Uphold from Crimes of the Heart podcast! We chat about our shows and religious shame around sex, hear an excellent embarrassing relationship story and then it's question time:   How to support a depressed partner when their material conditions are bad and out of their control? | Is that actually sugaring or just a relationship with a weird power dynamic? | How to support...

WOOOO what's up folks it's Totesday it's another week and we're joined by returning guest and friend of the show and partner of the Audrey, it's Korla! We get a dating update, we get a laryngitis health update, we hear about misogynist vore, and then it's question time:   Getting back together casually with a former romantic partner and it's good but is that good? | Is the relationship losing its luster or are you just depressed? | Miserable in your current city and wanting to move but is the...

Folks! It's a wild one this week, our dear Audrey is down with laryngitis and so is Producer Audrey this week - hittin the soundboard and occasionally chiming in with the RASP! Luckily we have Josh from The Worst of All Possible Worlds as guest host and we're stoked to be joined by our friend Mo (@bongineer on Bsky) returning for the main ep! We hear a great embarassing relationship story from Mo, discuss which mascots are furries, and then it's question time:   How to break up with someone...

Folks! Happy holiday times, we've got a special episode this week with actress, teacher, and one of my favorite people in Chicago Sarafina Vecchio! We talk about the worst foods Audrey could eat on mic, dating after getting married too young, a truly heinous date reveal, and then it's question time:   Lovely update from the person who asked about dating someone with autism | Family your parents cut off are trying to reenter your life, should you let them in? | Feeling skeezy putting yourself...

Howdy folks it's a brand new week in THE TOTE ZONE! And this week we're stoked to be joined by returning favorite @JUNlPER and we're catching up, we're talking about Elon personally banning the Juniper AI, a breakup, and how all billionaires are soulless and miserable. Also it's a relationship show and we answer your questions here's what we get into:   Your kids love the zoo but your wife wants to explain that it's a bad time for the animals and you agree but you don't want to ruin the zoo -...

Wew gang! Welcome back to the Hotel Donofornia where this time Dono got stuck in an elevator for an hour! Wild times but luckily we are joined by returning guests Kayte and Leslie from Fangs For The Memories podcast. We talk about The Incident, our recent dating lives, and then we get into a record number of your questions for a guest episode:   Buffyverse Boyfriend Watch | Is it kosher to rematch with someone on a dating app after kind of ghosting them a year ago? | A discussion of BORG and...

WHATS UP WTFERS AND WTFETTES?? Have we done that bit yet? It's unclear! But what is clear is we're stoked to have Brynn Nieboer back with us on the show where we're talkin about slickies, Mio, Brynn's recent dating times, but NOT discourse! We will never do discourse! But we will answer your questions here's what we get into:   Coming out as trans to your bigoted parents while you're stuck living with them for a couple more months? We say ya don't have to | Struggling with telling people you...

This episode is SO DRY and tonight, we're cleaning out the Q box!We did about a million questions so I'm not going to do these in order BUT here's what we get to!How do you effectively negotiate your emotions when what you need to share is hard for your partner to hear? Especially as a relationship nears its end? | How to navigate dating when you're demisexual? | $60 ceramic pumpkins?? WHO?? | How do you handle a customer getting rowdy with you on the phone in a service position? | We dunk on...

Giddy up and yeehaw pardners, we're stoked this week to have Drew Toothpaste of dasharez0ne and Everything Is Real fame! We hear an all-timer embarassing dating story involved THE 9/11 before getting to your, the listener's, questions. Here's what we answer:   Dating an autistic person and having trouble conversationally | Navigating an open marriage when your kids and your partner's kids all go to school together | How to handle a friend who's always talking down to himself | A second date...