Bawdy Storytelling

Bawdy Storytelling

Bawdy Storytelling – dubbed 'The Moth for pervs' by the LA Weekly – is the nation’s original sex and storytelling series. Founded, emcee’ed and curated by sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour, Bawdy Storytelling features real people and rockstars sharing their bona fide sexual exploits. Bawdy Storytelling’s one-of-a-kind approach to sex-positive personal narrative has coaxed liberating tales out of everyday people, creating unforgettable experiences for performers and audiences alike. These stories aren't memorized. Storytellers aren't reading from cue cards. This is honest-to-badness story time with true sexcapades and poignant, hilarious, transformational tales at each and every show.

Episodes

September 1, 2024 36 mins

Is Sex one of your favorite ways to meet people? Sultry midwest feminist and sex-positive realtor Sara Lederach is a mother and wife who had squished herself small to serve others, but everything changes when she opens up her failing marriage, gets on Tinder, and meets the love of her life, Chuck. So when Sara reveals that she has fully functional diphallia, he rewards her bravery with the ultimate in fantasy fulfillm...

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In this episode, we dive into the hilarious and awkward world of Gloryhole etiquette with professional Game Master Jeffrey Allen Hayes. New to the world of anonymous sex, Jeffrey finds himself perplexed by an invite on the Scruff app. As he navigates the uncharted territory of Gloryholes, he wonders: Do you RSVP? Should you bring baked goods? And what exactly are the rules for touching? Join us as we explore the do’s ...

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My friend, has life gotten you so down that you’ve forgotten that you have Superpowers? Bay Area-based writer, performer, and educator Tatyana Brown is battling break-ups, job loss and the Sads; so should she really given up on sex at this young age? Hoping to jumpstart her libido, she heads to a play party and when a beautiful woman says “I could go for some strap-on sex,” Tatyana’s lightbulb moment happens. Before y...

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When you’re incapable of an emotional connection, can hookups fill the gap? When Nonbinary Polyamorous Storyteller Nurse Comedian Ex-Nun Kelli Dunham loses multiple partners to cancer, she looks for community in a Brooklyn LGBT Grief Support Group, and ends up loafer-deep in anonymous sex among the scrubby pines of Fire Island. Plus, Dixie talks Sex Geek Summer Camp, Bawdy in Portland and her new How to Be Bawdy virtu...

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Has a bad breakup ever made you think ‘the only way to get over someone is to get under someone else’? Author and Ethical NonMonogamist Kevin A Patterson is feeling a bit lost and confused, so he grabs his Bang bag and orchestrates his own gender non-specific traveling hand orgy. For one entire day, he schedules tag team handjob deliveries, because making people feel good, feels good. So much driving, ...

Have you ever cried because you hate the body you’re in? Netflix celebrity Dirty Lola gets onstage at Bawdy in Baltimore to tell the story of Sir, a kind Texan with a Southern Drawl who slides into her DMs to propose an arrangement. A fan of her Titty Tuesday posts, Sir suggests a year of virtual service, and quickly becomes Lola’s online Dom. Soon her submissive assignments begin to battle the negative self-talk impr...

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My God, that Leatherman is so hot - but why is he limping? In this vintage 70’s story, Leather & Kink Legend Race Bannon take you on a private tour of his first Gay Bathhouse, and this story is a doozy! Join us as we venture into Man’s Country, a private membership gay men’s club featuring 3 stories of wild adventure, including a theater, gym, restaurant, dance hall, sex shop, an orgy room, lockers, private suites for...

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Did you know that there’s an enclave of Bawdy SuperFans in Nashville, Tennessee? This episode is a Behind-The-Scenes story, the story behind the stories, if you will. For those who love the Dixie Ramble, get ready for a Puppet and Clown and Music Video filled birthday party (spoiler alert: wemay have broken the Birthday curse). Plus, the story of 2 talented Nashville musicians who were inspired to write sex-positive s...

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Can you guess the best makeup remover? Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Flora Goodthyme grew up feeling the pressure of her family’s heteronormative expectations, and struggled with what commitment could look like (some family members were on their sixth marriage, and many cheated). So she moved her single gay ass to San Francisco, discovered the sex-positive, polyamorous world of open relationships and was hooking up h...

Is that a Magic Wand in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Cuddle Party Facilitator and Intimacy Coach Scoby Goo feels like an outsider until she stumbles upon our little storytelling show, and its inclusive atmosphere changes everything for her. Obsessed, Scoby follows Bawdy from city to city, and becomes captivated with a Seattle magician and their tantalizing true tale of an orgy at a Magician’s Conferen...

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Have you ever desperately craved ‘grown-up time’? Sex Educator Phoenix Mandel is working as a Travel Nanny with a rare night off in Canada, so when they are Invited to what they assume is a casual house party, they’re determined to make the most of this child-free time. But when Phoenix arrives, they discover it's actually a lively kink and sex-themed gathering - uh oh, that could mean breaking their Master’s BDSM agr...

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Holy Baby Bump, talk about the best sex of your life! In this week’s story, journalist, essayist, and author Tracy Clark-Flory is eight months pregnant and the bigger her belly grows, the more distant she feels from her usual spank bank cravings. Should impending motherhood change her fantasies? In search of answers, Tracy interviews a whip wielding/childbearing dominatrix, a lactating cam mod...

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Dixie is back, and so is the Podcast! In this episode: You’ve been told ‘Don’t do Bondage when you’re High’, but have you ever heard a true story that illustrated that point? Well, Science tells us that we learn best from a story, so this week, we have an informative ‘Don’t Try This at Home’ story for you. Punk Rock Leather Daddy Al Rahm Lujan was a mere 20 years old and fresh out of the Navy, and just beginning to ex...

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🎧 Episode 286:

 

‘Spicy Pervertible’ (McKenning Wood)


Hosted by Sexual Folklorist Dixie De La Tour

Opening Music: 8 Miles Wide by Storm Large

 

Episode Description:

 

Have you ever awakened so achingly horny that you can’t even complete the Highlights Word Search?

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December 30, 2023 32 mins

What’s the best way to usher in the New Year? On this week’s episode, legendary voiceover artist Bill Ratner shares a true story from his early days in Radio: When his green card bride Claudine leaves him, he’s alone during the Holidays in an empty double wide and his evening shift duties at KJOI (LA’s easy listening music station). So when a fan requests something a bit more intimate than the Percy Faith Orchestra, w...

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Be careful with that Erection; you’ll put an Eye out, kid! Sexual Folklorist & Christmas Orphan Dixie De La Tour isn’t traveling for the Holidays, so she offers to petsit and housesit for a friend (hint: there’s a hidden agenda). Her hosts hit the road and the intrigue begins: Dix spends Christmas Eve interviewing 3 (4?) men to find the perfect casual sex candidate for this special occasion. Is there anything more exc...

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December 15, 2023 32 mins

Have you ever let your tongue finish the dance that your ass began? Podcaster & Sex and Intimacy coach Leah Carey has never believed that great sex was something she deserved, but as she begins to seek out sensual, kinky live events in her local community, she meets a man who makes her feel safe enough to try new things. Together, they set a boundary and WOW, who knew it could be so hot to have someone tell you No whe...

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“Kinksters deserve Love too! You deserve a Fairy Tale that includes Whips and Chains and Rope and Nipple Clamps” Sexual Revolutionary & Feminist Prn Producer Madison Young is a globetrotting fetish model who likes her rope cinched Tight, and is not a fan of the ‘Is this comfortable for you?’ check-in. So when she meets the Rope Artist, she quickly falls in love with this stranger’s warm touch, his smell, and most of a...

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Have you ever wanted to engage in a little friendly social masturbation? Legendary Author and Sexologist Carol Queen takes us on a freestyle journey back to the 80’s, where she details her own fear of sex, and how she found true love. In the early days of the AIDS Epidemic, lack of medical answers lead to a generalized Coitophobia… could intercourse actually kill you? Soon the San Francisco Jacks come up with a creati...

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How do you go from being a Gay Baptist Republican to the Biggest Freak Meme on the Internet? Infamous Pron Clown Ouchy the Clown tells his Origin Story, from his quiet Queer roots in Texas to the life-changing visit to Burning Man that changed everything. Returning to Oakland with 70+ new best friends and an appreciation for people who can juggle sh*t, our pal Doug dons a leather harness, Doc Martins and greasepaint, ...

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