Stripped, A Podcast

What do pumpkin eggnog, artichoke hearts, and fingerless men’s gloves have in common? So glad you asked! They’re ALL bizarre-o post-breakup purchases on the credit card bills of your favorite cohosts (specifically one cohost). In this ep, we talk dream wardrobes for dream breakups and yessir, it will make us undateable, but only like a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. Which is why we turned to psychology to dissect the validity of retail therapy and why getting over someone can cost so many darned Benjamin$. Plus: advice on cleansing your room’s energy fields of pesky “sex ghosts” no Benjamin$ can buy. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

We gather ~salon style~ with some friends and couples to ask them what they wore when they met, how clothing influenced their attraction, and, uh, whether their sex brand is a velvet robe or more of a rumpled tee. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

This 15 minute meditation has everything from unbuttoned shirts to love poems to feet (if that’s your thing!). Take a moment to breathe with us, cycle through a grounding massage, and admire Isabel’s moody lighting and Emma’s greenhouse (that’s right, we made a video version of this pod, too!). We love you. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

What’s the difference between a kink and a complex? And where does a distaste for being on top fit in?? Is a dealbreaker necessarily something you should run away from??? Are YOU a Bond Girl???? To answer these questions, we present to you, Sex Brands Special Guest and Known Sage...Ron! Back by popular demand! (Kidding) **this episode is not brought to you by White Claw, watermelon edition**

Part therapy session, part pillow talk, we give (highly inventive) names to our relationship complexes and prescribe matching cocktails as a way of saying “cheers” to being unique, difficult, and worthy of love. Featuring special guests and reasonably complicated humans: Rory, and Emma’s Little Sister. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

From an airport rendez-vous to a sweaty, crowd-filled grocery store waltz, your innermost thoughts and erotic fantasies did not disappoint. Think of this episode as a time capsule, a living, community diary of our deepest hopes, dreams, and reveries from the dawn of postquaramerica. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

These days, we’re dreaming of kisses with strangers and meetups with lovers...escapist fantasies much like a certain seventeen—17!—hour bus ride Isabel braved back in January for a...could it be?...sexcapade. Okay, maybe a 17-hour bus ride isn’t the hottest fantasy, but we break down her [lack of] rationale. And while we’re on it, what should you pack on your next sexcapade? A tracksuit? (Isabel) No more than one—1!—pair of pants? (Emma) And what’s sexier, a woodside cabin or a beachfront cabana? Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas; From the Free Music Archive; CC BY-SA 4.0

We check in with your favorite minimalist and shopaholic to see how they are faring in these quartimes. Emma’s swapping sweatpants for high-waisted jeans that "feel like warm hugs." Isabel’s dressing up sweet merch from her fourth grade theatre production of Twinderella for “entertainment.” And despite being miles apart, both may or may not be growing out their whiskers (giving them the unbeatable street cred of Brad Pitt c. 2008//a British detective novel PI//one of these guys). Maybe it’s a cry for help. Maybe it’s the female experience. Maybe it’s Maybelline. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 4.0

The Master Smooch-Avoider, The Reluctant Kisser, The Snog-Refuser… whatever you call him, we sit down with a guest who does not kiss his suitors (?) despite his experience in the bedroom (and, boy, does he have experience). We FaceTime this Anti-Lip-Locker (a friend of a friend of a guy Emma went on one date with) to talk ~inTimAcY isSuEs~.  If you like what you hear, check out our brand-spanking-new newsletter and follow @strippedpod. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 4.0

Welp, Emma no longer has her dream job and jury’s still out on whether or not Isabel’s been “found,” but the duo is back (now flaunting semi-adult statuses) to talk their post-grad dating wardrobes, the difference between the FWB and the F*Buddy, and how to diffuse the tension on one of those pesky “is-it-a-date?” dates through fashion. Also, check out our brand-spanking-new newsletter! And follow @strippedpod. Music: "Magic" by Six Umbrellas From the Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 4.0