Real Talk Radio with Nicole Antoinette

By Nicole Antoinette

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This is Real Talk Radio, a podcast filled with honest conversations about... everything! Join host Nicole Antoinette and her guests as they dive deep into work, love, sex, money, sobriety, friendship, racism, body image, mental health, grief, fear, big life changes, and more. To help support this 100% listener-funded show, visit https://www.patreon.com/nicoleantoinette.

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New Podcast, Omg!

01.19.2022

It’s been 6 months now since the end of Real Talk Radio, and I am beyond excited to share some fun news with you. I’m starting a new podcast! ** SUBSCRIBE NOW: The Pop-Up Pod

Real Talk Radio with Nicole Antoinette episodes:

01.19.2022 New Podcast, Omg! It’s been 6 months now since the end of Real Talk Radio, and I am beyond excited to share some fun news with you. I’m starting a new podcast! ** SUBSCRIBE NOW: The Pop-Up Pod
07.21.2021 Grief, Money, and Wanting More with Alex Franzen Alexandra Franzen (she/her) is a writer, consultant, and entrepreneur based in Hawaii. She is the author of six books and the founder of the Tiny Press, a publishing imprint specializing in very short books of 100 pages or less. Alex ...
07.07.2021 Adventure & Forgiveness with Carrot Quinn Carrot Quinn (she/they) is the author of two books: Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart, which is the book that first got me into long-distance hiking back in 2016, and her newest book, The Sunset Route—Carrot’s memoir of a childhood marked ...
06.23.2021 The Courage to Fail, with Kate Grace Kate Grace (she/her) is a professional track athlete and Olympian who believes in the power of chasing big goals and in sharing that journey authentically, most often on Instagram as @FastKate. This is Kate's third time on RTR (heck yes ...
06.09.2021 Marriage, Fatherhood, and Choosing the 'Stable' Path, with Kenneth Mackins Kenneth Mackins (he/him) and I have been friends for almost 20 years, and this conversation is a deep dive into the wildly different life choices we’ve each made in those two decades. Kenneth and his wife have been together for ...
06.02.2021 Minisode: the Future of Real Talk Radio Friends—as those of you in our Patreon community already know, we are now entering the sweet & tender wrap-up phase of this podcast, which will be ending on July 21. There will be a wonderful new full-length episode every other ...
05.26.2021 Quitting What You Thought You Wanted, with Holly Whitaker Holly Whitaker (she/her) is the founder and CCO of Tempest, a modern digital recovery program, as well as The Temper Magazine. She is also the author of the New York Times Bestselling book, Quit Like a Woman. In this conversation ...
05.19.2021 Listener Questions — What We Argue About, Navigating Dietary Differences, our 8-Year Age Gap and more, with Nicole & Gent I’m joined again by my partner Tom (he/him), who most of you know by his trail name: Gent. In this episode he and I answer six listener questions — about how we handle conflict, the things we’ve learned about each ...
05.12.2021 Renovating an RV, Living on the Road, and Redefining the American Dream, with Jupiter Jupiter (they/them) is a wandering, non-binary 20-something currently traveling the US in their self-renovated 1979 Class C RV named Hottie. This is such a wonderfully honest conversation about mobile living; Jupiter shares why they quit their corporate job to buy ...
05.05.2021 Breaking Free of Productivity Culture, with Irene Morning Irene Morning (she/her) is a somatic coach, pleasure witch, and sexual health educator with a focus on trauma resolution and how to utilize pleasure for collective liberation. This conversation was a dream—I took so many notes and am completely obsessed ...
03.29.2021 Anti-Capitalism & Exploring Enoughness, with Raechel Anne Jolie Raechel Anne Jolie (she/her) is a writer, educator, and the author of Rust Belt Femme (Belt, '20) which was a finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award for Best Non-Fiction, and was named in NPR's Favorite Books of 2020. She's a ...
03.22.2021 Choosing to Be Soft, with Margeaux Feldman Margeaux Feldman (they/them) is a writer, educator, and community builder who has organized award-winning events within the disability community. Their work centers around the question: In a world that works to oppress and divide us, how do we care for ...
03.08.2021 Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail, with Heather "Anish" Anderson Heather "Anish" Anderson (she/her) is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and the only woman who has completed the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails three times each. In this conversation Heather shares honest stories from ...
03.01.2021 Pleasure, Dancing, & Masturbation with Che Che Luna Che Che Luna (they/them) is a holistic trauma-informed sex + pleasure educator that guides LGBTQIA+ folx back home to their bodies and personal liberation. They are a queer, nonbinary, latinx professional dancer who finds great joy in embodying sensuality and ...
02.15.2021 Hiking, Grief, & Liberation with Amanda Jameson Amanda Jameson (she/her) is a Black queer woman, communicator, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion advocate who is also a fellow long-distance hiker. In this episode we talk a bunch about hiking (of course!) as well as about Amanda’s grief ...
02.08.2021 20 Questions with my partner, Tom (aka Gent!) This episode was a particularly fun one for me to record—because it features my partner, Tom (he/him) who most of you know by his trail name: Gent. Our conversation is centered around 20 questions that folks submitted on Instagram—everything from: ...
02.01.2021 Meaningful Disobedience, with James-Olivia Chu Hillman James-Olivia Chu Hillman (they/them) is a facilitator and enthusiastic advocate of necessary, uncomfortable, and life-changing conversations. Our chat is filled with good squirmy questions—particularly about what it means to be in right-relationship with ourselves and others, and what can be ...
01.18.2021 Minisode: Nicole & Julia In this little minisode, my dear friend Julia Hanlon (she/her) and I share our words of the year for 2021—why we chose those words and how we plan to honor them. We also talk about some specific ways in which ...
01.11.2021 Marlee Grace on Making & Breaking Commitments Marlee Grace (she/her) is a dancer and writer whose work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, creativity, and art making. She joins us for a conversation about commitment—how to commit, how to not be an unrelenting asshole to yourself when ...
12.21.2020 How Bear Hebert practices productivity that won't kill your soul Bear Hebert (they/them) is a radical life coach, social justice educator, and anti-capitalist business consultant. They work with activists, artists and other weirdos to find divergent paths to unconventional success, and in this episode they share stories & tactics for ...
12.14.2020 How Nia Patterson started a business while working full-time Nia Patterson (she/her) join us to tell honest stories from the early days of starting her business—where the initial money came from, the role of imposter syndrome and self-doubt, the myth that if you love something you never resist or ...
12.07.2020 How Laura Simms helps people find the right-fit career Laura Simms (she/her) join us to share what constitutes "right-fit" work, the common mistakes and cultural messaging that can make this work tough to find, as well as her strategy for what to do differently. To view a transcript of ...
11.30.2020 How Laura McKowen stays sober Laura McKowen (she/her) joins us to share specific details, simple strategies, and honest stories about what helps her to stay sober. To view a transcript of this episode, click here. More from Laura at @laura_mckowen and lauramckowen.com ** To support ...
11.16.2020 How Dan navigates hard conversations In the fourth episode of our new series, "But How Though?", Dan Lynn (they/them) join us to share honest and useful details of how they navigate hard conversations. How can we learn to receive a "no" in a more neutral ...
11.09.2020 How Kirby manages her mental health In the third episode of our new series, "But How Though?", Kirby (she/her) joins us to share the specific things she does to manage her mental health. We talk about triggers & glimmers, how to create a "coping kit," the ...
11.02.2020 How Chelsee learned to love budgeting In the second episode of our new series, "But How Though?", Chelsee Bergen (she/they) joins us to talk about how she finally fell in love with budgeting. We dig into aligning our spending with our values, how budgeting can change ...
11.02.2020 How Chelsee learned to love budgeting
10.26.2020 How Natalie stopped being such a people-pleaser In the first episode of our new series, "But How Though?", Natalie Lue (she/her) joins us to tell honest stories about how she became less of a people-pleaser. We talk about what people-pleasing is, how we've each engaged in it ...
10.26.2020 How Natalie stopped being such a people-pleaser
10.06.2020 Nicole Antoinette on What's Next for Real Talk Radio We're baaaack! Our summer sabbatical is over and changes are afoot. In this episode Nicole is interviewed by Julia Hanlon of the Running On Om podcast, sharing a deep dive into what's next for this podcast and community. Support the ...
10.06.2020 Nicole Antoinette on What's Next for Real Talk Radio
07.07.2020 Summer Sabbatical Real Talk Radio is on summer sabbatical for July & August. This quick minisode shares two other podcasts to listen to in the meantime. Selected Links From This Episode Books, Resources & People Mentioned Thirst Aid Kit Justice in America ...
07.07.2020 Summer Sabbatical
06.16.2020 Jimanekia Eborn on Trauma, Choosing Happiness, and Self-Care vs Self-Soothing Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, Comprehensive Sex Educator, and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. She is the host of Trauma Queen - a podcast mini-series for survivors of assault and their allies. The podcast focuses on uplifting voices ...
06.16.2020 Jimanekia Eborn on Trauma, Choosing Happiness, and Self-Care vs Self-Soothing
05.26.2020 Esmé Weijun Wang: Milestones, Change, & Celebration Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of a New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), and a novel, The Border of Paradise (2016). Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, Esmé lives in San Francisco, and can be ...
05.26.2020 Esmé Weijun Wang: Milestones, Change, & Celebration
05.19.2020 Nick North: Milestones, Change, & Celebration Nick North is a dude, a husband, a dad to 5 kids, and a Branding Strategist. He also has a history of living as a woman, a wife, a mom, a photographer and one of those fancy director of marketing ...
05.19.2020 Nick North: Milestones, Change, & Celebration
05.12.2020 Mara Glatzel: Milestones, Change, & Celebration Mara Glatzel, MSW is an intuitive coach, writer, and podcast host who helps perfectionists and people pleasers redefine their self-care and reclaim their sovereignty. She’s also a queer, femme wife and mother of two, a recovering control freak, and a ...
05.12.2020 Mara Glatzel: Milestones, Change, & Celebration
04.21.2020 Muffy J Davis on Changing Everything (Your Name, Your Relationships, Your Job, and Your Life) Muffy J Davis is a working class queer femme, a writer, a podcaster, a person who has recovered from an eating disorder, and a long distance hiker. She wrote a book called Ink in Water: An Illustrated Memoir (Or, How ...
04.21.2020 Muffy J Davis on Changing Everything (Your Name, Your Relationships, Your Job, and Your Life)
04.14.2020 Carrie Mack on Showing Up, Believing in Yourself, and Qualifying for the Olympic Trials Marathon Carrie Mack is an elite level marathoner and member of Oiselle's all female training group, Littlewing Athletics, in Bend, Oregon. She's also the Community Engagement Manager for the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, an organization that believes good food ...
04.14.2020 Carrie Mack on Showing Up, Believing in Yourself, and Qualifying for the Olympic Trials Marathon
04.07.2020 Andréa Ranae Johnson on Showing Up For the Work That's Yours To Do in the World Andréa Ranae Johnson is a teacher and facilitator supporting people who want to make a difference. She founded Whole / Self Liberation to offer resources and spaces to heal, grow, get free and lead so that we can each make ...
04.07.2020 Andréa Ranae Johnson on Showing Up For the Work That's Yours To Do in the World
03.31.2020 Susana Frioni on Desire, Sex, and Harnessing Our Erotic Energy Susana Frioni is a podcaster, personal coach, and embodiment teacher who ignites women through erotic empowerment. Her brand is called LOVE SEX DESIRE, with an audience spanning over 190 countries for whom she produces and hosts a weekly podcast alongside ...
03.31.2020 Susana Frioni on Desire, Sex, and Harnessing Our Erotic Energy
03.24.2020 Andrea Glik on Attachment Style, Pleasure, & BDSM as Somatic Healing Andrea Glik, LMSW is a psychotherapist, somatic healer, and sex educator. Andrea specializes in treating trauma and PTSD for women, survivors, and queer & trans folks, utilizing body based and feminist therapy practices to help clients come home to themselves. ...

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