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 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! What a steal! Thief!

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. And then your questions:

TW on this first one - a follow up to a reddit question from the bonus | Having trouble keeping friends | A comment that I do not understand | Creepy dad problems when you're trying to support your bedridden mom

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

And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week plus stickers, Discord access, and streams at Patreon.com/rftb

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? How do you address rejection sensitive dysphoria? | A listener follow up about a long-distance age gap relationship. | A harrowing question about family chaos and what to do about a parent who is threatening to harm theirself if you move away. | An RFTB Classic: We give advice to somone who feels trapped in their job and too paralyzed to make a change. (spoiler, you're not!)

Content warning for suicide mention at ~49 minutes in.

Thanks for listening! Subscribe to our Patreon at Patreon.com/RFTB

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 Bluesky and Twitter @crulge(.urinal.club)

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! Wowza!

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 tuning in folks and thanks to everybody who came to the live show we love y’all ya made our year already ❤️

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

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 making art, do you have the audience in mind or do you create for *you?* | I'm a guy but I feel ~gender~ feelings when I see attractive women. What do I do?

Then we talk about Nick Kroll's dad and Blink-182's connections to the military industrial complex.

Find Rory's artwork/merch here!
www.EroticFuneral.com

Follow Rory on X, the Everything Site!
www.Twitter.com/Bonejail

LIVE SHOW! Come see RFTB on stage in Chicago at The Hideout, Saturday January 20th tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33413936/radio-free-tote-bag-chicago-hideout-chicago

Q-Box music for this week: https://youtu.be/_HO86JjtB2c

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 that it's making people always message you mundane compliments on dating apps (what a struggle!) 

Thanks again to Tom for joining us! Listen to Ten Thousand Losses wherever ya find your podcasts!

LIVE SHOW! Come see RFTB on stage in Chicago at The Hideout, Saturday January 20th tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33413936/radio-free-tote-bag-chicago-hideout-chicago

And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb!

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 partner without breaking up | Passed out from hookah on a first date | Can you make a relationship work when you're both bottoms?

Thanks again to Craig for joining, seriously a gem of a human! Find him on insta @itsmecraiglee and check out his VO classes at Real Voice LA

RFTB LIVE SHOW! Saturday, January 20th at The Hideout in sunny Chicago! Get tickets here we'd love to see you: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/33413936/radio-free-tote-bag-chicago-hideout-chicago

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 more!