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Time flies, holy smokes. Thanks for being with us for our fifth year! And so we're celebratin and we've got Kath Barbadoro back with us to help! And it's an extra special episode thanks to one of yall who suggested we read listener embarassing stories and boy howdy we got a bunch. Also a question! And an update cause Dono goofed with the highlighter!   Thanks again to Kath for joining us, we love her and you should follow her on Twitter @kathbarbadoro and check out her podcasts! And if you're in Austin go see her like tonight when this is out, plus other dates on her Twitter.   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 like Discord access and a sticker and our undying love.

Tragedy continues to strike in the Dono household but not on the show because we're very excited this week to be joined by Stefan and John from Blocked Party! We talk lube disaster, Canada, learning to drive at 33, and of course embarassing dating stories from our guests. Then? Your questions:   Relationships always ending at the six month mark and feeling like it's because you're depressed | New partner has an 11yo who they haven't told the truth about their parentage - red flag? | Shibari comes up multiple times in the box now why could that be? | Oh no Star Wars erotica!   Thanks again to Stefan and John for joining us this was such a great time! Follow them on Twitter @boring_as_heck and @cullenthecomic and find links to their shows, streams, and show dates!   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 Discord access, a sticker, and of course our undying love.

Holy shit we're so excited to have Max from Eve 6 with us but the whole intro of the show is sabotaged by Donovan's cool VPN that they need to watch Love Island UK. But we disable that! We figure it out! And we get into a very good episode. We hear about Max's relationship history and an embarassing story from performing before we get into your questions:   Question in a blender | Not jiving with a group you're making music with - how to know whether to smooth things over or leave | A follow-up from the listener who called their friend mid | Feeling like you're trans but feeling like you can't explore that until losing weight and working through general body dysphoria | Discussing working thru addictions   Thanks again to Max for joining us! Follow him on Twitter @Eve6 for tour and music updates, links to his Buzzfeed column, and just some pro-tier tweeting 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!  

Oh thank god you found us! We've been a mile underground and we're desperate for sunlight and happy to be free. And we've got returning champion Katie Rose Leon with us we're going KRL modeeee and so we're catching up, we're talking about depression, and Steely Dan. And then it's you're questions:   Dating poly people as a mono person | KRL boyfriend voltron | Converting to judaism to get a big ass? | Communication issues in a new potential romance | Attachment style mismatch in an LDR and struggling to handle this | Trying to marry KRL | Sad breakup update but with personal work alongside it | How to be more physically attractive | A mean question that better be a bit   Thanks again to Katie for joining us we love her so much! Listen to Ballin Out Super and follow her on Twitter @katierose   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!

I'm sayin it up front: fantastic energy on this ep. 10/10 real good times cause we've got cartoonist and podcaster Beetle Moses with us! We've got a new sound drop, we've got a bullet vacuum, we've got bird talk, and we hear about a great dud of a date from Beetle. And of course, your questions:   Friends say you're too mid for dating apps what to do? | BeetleJuice cancelled | Is Harris single? | Dommy mommy has become abusive | Bees as a gift with flowers? | Single by choice but how to deal with craving for attention | Beetle-Yolo romance? | Boyfriend may have been making up all his stories from high school   Thanks to Harris for joining us! Follow him his comics are fantastic @beetlemoses on twitter and insta and all them things and listen to Cold Cuts wherever podcasts are.   And thank you for tuning in! Hey get a bonus episode each week and support the show at patreon.com/rftb this week we've got Whack Nicholson back with us get in here!

Ok it's a scene tonight: Audrey is heartbroken, Dono has a rad ponytail, and we're joined by the one and one JUNIPER from Western Kabuki podcast and twitter shitposting fame. Also GOONERS! We discuss all of this, we hear a fantastic bad date story, and then we answer your questions:   Have a date planned with a coworker but starting to think you're not into them | Bad twitter sex scene takes - what gives? | Feeling isolated post breakup and at a loss for what to do   Thanks again to Juniper for joining us! Follow her on Twitter @JUNlPER and listen to the Western Kabuki gooning episode you simply must   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!

That's right Audrey is out this week but our good friend @farbsy is with us! We catch up, I realize I thought that Grease was Hairspray, and then questions:   Navigating incestuous friend group drama. In Spokane! | Did we ever poop ourselves? | Funny or romantic valentine best? | Partner got ya a sweet gift, how to repay? | Recently ended LTR where you lived together - be alone or get out there?   Thanks again to Max for cohosting this week, find him on Insta and TikTok @farbsy   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!

It's a full crossover ep! We've got both Alex and Stephen from Haus of Decline with us this week which means it's gonna be a grand ol time. We catch up before hearing an incredible embarassing date story from Stephen. And then it's question time:   Friend keeps getting nausea but refuses to take medication for it | Dad has an online girlfriend on facebook and it seems to be a genuine thing but you're concerned | Different types of dicks and their differences | Person with crippling fear of not finding a meaningful connection has crush on person with crippling fear of abandonment   Thanks again to Alex and Stephen, you can find them and their work on Twitter @hausofdecline and @snapdeus   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 like Discord access, stickers, and shoutouts!

Hello howdy we're very excited this week on account of we've got musician podcaster extraordinaire Howell Dawdy with us! We talk nicotine addiction and quitting, about Howell's show Fast Track, and then hear his embarassing dating story before getting into your questions:   Who is The Boy?? | In a loving hetero relationship but feeling longing towards an old friend and thinking you may be bi | Love for both of our shows and a game show question | Top Tip Tips 2023   Thanks again for Howell for joining us, what a lovely guy! You can find him and links to his shows on Twitter @HowellDawdy   And thank YOU for listening!  You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff like stickers and the RFTB Discord wow!

Yeehaw buckaroos, from Twitter and Western Kabuki podcast - we've got the one and only @WhackNicholson with us! And we're stoked, we're chattin at the top - shared Newgrounds porno experience, a twin RFTB that sells meat apparently, and of course an embarassing relationship story. And then? You already know, it's your questions:   Coworker might have overhead you say "I want to die" and a lil worried | A follow up on the person whose therapist set them up on a date with another patient | New relationship haunted by an insane ex - red flag city | A nice message from a listener :)   Thanks again to Whack for joining us, follow him on Twitter @WhackNicholson and listen to Western Kabuki wherever podcasts are!    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!

Gang I'm gone off that bucatini this week and so we're in riff city at the beginning and so luckily we've got comedian and onlyfans-er extraordanaire Megan Graves back with us! We talk albatross wings and wife horror, get a lovely update on Megan's dating life, and then hop into your questions:   Have become part of an activity-based friend group but feeling left out from hangs outside the activity | Poly time management crisis - three relationships and only like three hours of sleep | How to get better at eating better and getting less fast food | A bdsm relationship that is clearly abusive so we give advice on escaping   Thanks again to Megan for joining us! Find her and her stuff on Twitter @itsmegangraves and keep an eye out for tour dates!   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!

Alina's endo surgery donation link - thank you for your support: https://gofund.me/36f0a0f1   Folks! We're extremely excited this week cause we've got host of Bizarre Beasts and SciShow Sarah Suta with us! We talk to Sarah about her extremely cool work, lasers, and a failed cave date ending in a small town road trip. Then! Questions!   When and if to intervene when your friend is living in squalor and doesn't seem to care | Wanting to sleep separately from a partner but not sure how to communicate it without hurting them | An all new seize or salad - what to do when your mom is being shitty to your partner | If and how to ask a colleague to get together outside of work   Thanks again to Sarah for joining us, she's rad and you should check out her shows on Youtube - Bizarre Beasts and SciShow! And you can follow her on Insta @sarah.suta   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!

WOooooo ohhh yeaaa it's that liminal space between xmas and new years, we've got Deanna Machi from the The Worst Week Yet with us, and everyone is drunk except Dono who is stone cold bullshit sober. A classic dynamic! We discuss words for cold, hear a couple embarassing dating tales from Deanna, and then we answer exactly two questions lmao:   In an LDR for 4 months after a long friendship and realizing the relationship ain't for you - how to end things | Fresh outta college, feeling bad about self-image, could lifting weights be the cure?   Thanks to Deanna for joining us! Follow her on Twitter @ddddeanna she's great   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!

It's that time of year again folks - we've got our dear friend Dylan with us, it's cold, and we're talkin santa and relationships. So grab a cup o nog and a yule log come with us it's Radio Free Tote Bag.   A listener implores us to revisit animorphs | An update from LDR Aussie and they're getting married!! | A listener followup on forgetting about orders reveals some of us also have severe adhd | Have only had short relationships and feeling self conscious about it   Thanks again to Dylan for joining us and thank you for listening! And happy holidays and all that jingle jangle. Listen to Santa and support the show at Patreon.com/RFTB

haha so I kept forgetting to post the episode because I had to watch School of Rock with Korla so sorry it's late!   Donovan and Audrey embark on a quest to defeat their question backlog (unplanned) and answer your questions in this shamble to the finish line. The holidays are almost over folks. We're gonna make it!

Picture Audrey - she's blasting clouds, and we're appearing out of the clouds, and we've got Sandy Frizzle back with us this week! We talk smokin, the youths, parking lot sex, and more embarassing tales before getting into your questions! Here's what we've got:   Getting into online sex work - is social media expertise a necessity? | Working 50 hours a week on top of taking care of a kid while your partner seems to be dropping the ball - how do you fix this? | What do we love about our jobs? | What's the appropriate way to message/interact with OF creators?   Thanks again to Sandy for joining us, she's just great people! Follow her and find her stuff on Twitter @SandyFrizzle   And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb plus instant access to over 100 episodes in the back log! What a steal!

Hoowee we are fighting the bad connection demons today folks which is very annoying cause we have a great first time guest, it's Violet Valentine! And so we're talking gaming up top, we're hearing a fantastic embarassing hookup story, before diving into an incredible question box this week, here's what we've got:   VORE TOWER DEFENSE GAME vore tower defense game how to explain to partner? | How do you open up to your partner about severe depression? | A very nice message for all three of us :) | Afraid to date people who "have their shit together" cause you think you're not good enough | Co-ghosting! Is it a thing, is it bad, or is this just something normal?   Thanks again to Violet for joining us, just a wonderful guest to chat with :) You can find her and links to her stuff on Twitter @slutpilled   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!

Folks, we're heading into Thanksgiving and we just moved and we're tired. So we're taking the week off for the main show and unlocking a modern classic, our talk with Jim E. Brown!   Please enjoy!Follow Jim on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DeLyy3rTPFUgp2jDnKBKR?si=vJF1rFh8SA2frI_5NcCakAListen to Audrey's Digimon podcast she does with her Partner, Korla!https://data-transfer.castos.com/    

Welcome to RFTB where I have created the worst bit of all time bc we're both moving and our brains are broken. And yet, luckily, we have Tony Boswell with us this week to help us turn that bit into gold and answer your relationship Qs! Here's what we've got, and NOTE watch out for a trigger warning about halfway thru:   Ass eating etiquette - should you clean your mouth? | Crush on a friend but other friend beat you to the ask-out punch and now they're together how to cope | How to get thru long distance in CANADA | A heavier question (TW) on intrusive violent thoughts | A listener is a bad influence on us   You can find Tony on Twitter @wordisbond and his show @miniondeathcult   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!

Shh! Ha ha, just playin listener, it's a hilarious bit on account of we have Jay and Justin from Library Punk podcast with us! And we're havin a goofy ol time up from with two embarassing date stories before getting into your questions. Here's what we get into:   Wanting to watch your favorite show with you're partner but they keep cracking jokes the whole time | Dennis follows up | Dating someone new, how to not overwhelm them! | Ending a relationship with someone who is dependent on you | Our bird mating dances revealed   Thanks to Jay and Justin for joining us! You can find them and their show on Twitter @librarypunk   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!