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Dixie de La Tour (0:02)
The following podcast contains true stories of sex, kink, gender, or body image. Thanks for being a consenting adult. Cause here we go.
Jen (0:12)
All of my life I've never fit But I won't complain and I won't quit I am enormous.
Ninja Sex Party (0:22)
Get used to it.
Jen (0:27)
Everyone tells me I'm too much Maybe it's too much. Just you're not enough for me can't you see I'm the kind of woman I'm supposed to be? Hey, my vagina is eight miles wide. Absolutely everyone can come inside. If you're ever frightened, just run and hide. My vagina is eight miles.
Jeffrey Allen Hayes (0:57)
What?
Dixie de La Tour (1:05)
Hi there, and welcome to the Bawdi storytelling podcast. I'm sexual folklorist Dixie de La Tour. And this week, we have a story from drama therapist and professional game master Jeffrey Ellen Hayes. I hope you're doing well, my little potato. I had so many things I wanted to talk to you about, but they were about my world, the emails I get, what's. What's currently happening in my life. But I want to focus this week on my favorite word. And I bet it's your favorite word, too, because I have been seeing it everywhere in the past few days. I was so excited when Joe Biden stepped down and Kamala Harris stepped up. I've loved that woman. And I've had a dream that this could be our president. We could have a woman president, someone who cares about other human beings, someone who embodies equality and kindness. And, you know, I don't normally talk about politics, so I gotta be really excited to share this with you. It feels very vulnerable to talk about something that a lot of people feel very strongly about. Your opinion may be different than mine, but I'm just happy. I'm so happy. And then when Tim Waltz joined the ticket, it's just been all I've seen everywhere is my favorite word. And my favorite word, it's always been my favorite word is joy. It's what I do with my show when people want to tell a story and it's a downer and it's hard, yes, I will let you tell that story, but ultimately, you got to bring them back up. You gotta give the world hope. Body storytelling is a celebration, and at the heart of any celebration is joy. So watching the last few days, watching everybody throw out the word joy with images of these two people looking joyful, holding pigs, dancing on stage, so different than the way we've been feeling the past couple of years. We really needed that hope. And I feel like it's been a complete Transformation for me. I have been throwing myself at work, trying to figure out what's next, planning a tour, and you just never know where things gonna be. But to suddenly just have everything feel like it's possible, because this feels possible. I just wanna see us continue this for the next however many days we have. Not that many. I've been watching people at the Democratic Convention. Sold out, no room. All the rooms are booked in town. And everybody's just feeling so hopeful. So don't judge me because I talked about politics on a podcast about storytelling. If it ever affected our lives, right now is when it's going to affect our lives. It's not this way. Off. They're doing whatever they do in Washington kind of place. Our world has been upended, and I'm really excited about the possibility of it being turned into the world we want to live in. So I hope you agree with me. If you don't, I'm grateful for the fact that you listen with an open mind and realize that everybody has a different take on things. My take is the world is a better place this week, and I want to see it keep getting better. I want to see children get fed. I want to see people feel more secure financially. And I want to see all my queer friends have the rights they deserve, the life they're entitled to live. I want that for all of us. I want reproductive rights, of course. I have told my story on stage about my reproductive history, and that story is called Reproduction Roller Coaster. Because I am a fertile girl. And when you know you don't want kids, that could be a problem. But I feel like we're headed in the right direction. I'd love it, as always, if you'd tell me what you think. I love it when you send me voice memos. I love it when you send me emails. It's bodystorytellingmail.com is the best email address. I'd love to hear your hopeful voice and know that you're gonna get out there and vote just like I am, and we're gonna make this happen. That was the most different Dixie Ramble, wasn't it? That was not what you expected. I started talking into a microphone. It wasn't what I expected. Cause I don't script it. I just feel it. And today that's what I'm feeling. I'm feeling joy. I am feeling joy. Well, I'm ready to make an announcement today that has been a long time coming. I am so excited to tell you that bawdy storytelling is coming back to Chicago. I Love Chicago. I did the show so many times there before the pandemic and haven't been in a long time, but I finally got the perfect venue. I'm going to tell you, and there's also an ask in this. I am going to perform Body at the Heath Main stage in the Den Theater which is one of the most beautiful theaters I've ever seen. All these big time comics and podcast shows perform on that stage. It's where I want to be. The date is going to be on Friday, September 6th and that is soon. So if you know anybody in Chicago, please make sure that they know that Bawdy's coming. That is a incredibly short timeline. Finally got the contract and I signed it. They were in charge of my tickets. I finally got my ticket link and and we're ready to roll. So it's Friday, September 6, happening on the Heath Main stage at the Den Theater in Chicago. That same weekend I'm going to be offering how to be Dixie's Secret System for Uncensored Storytelling. This is going to be an all day intensive. Me and you and a bunch of open minded, fun people telling our stories, learning how to do it well. You're going to walk out a master storyteller. You're going to feel so much more comfortable talking about what feels like difficult stories that could be trying to talk about polyamory in a way that invites people into your story. Talking about kink, talking about consent. I have been working in this realm for so long and I have lots of ways to do it that I know work because they've worked for how many years now? So I would love it if you would be part of that all day storytelling intensive. It's going to be happening in a private location that'll be released to you once you register. There's a link in the show notes for tickets to buy tickets for the Chicago show at the Den and also for the all day storytelling intensive. I'm going to be in Chicago for the weekend. Let's hang out. Let's hang out for the whole weekend, why don't we? I'll see you on Friday, September 6th. And I'm so excited to be coming back to Chicago. Right behind it. I'm gonna have announcements for other cities that I am putting tickets up for right now. Coming back to Portland, Oregon. I'm gonna be in Philly doing something for first Person arts really soon. I've got Seattle and Boston and I'm working on another city really soon. But pay attention Chicago, your job. If you choose to accept it is to get your tickets now for that show at the den on Friday, September 6th. Thanks for spreading the word. It's time for a story, and I'm so happy that I get to share one that I love. Not just because I love the story, the playfulness, the clever creativity that goes into this person's approach to sex and kink, but it's a person I adore. You may have heard him on our podcast before. He's a beloved fixture and has won Best Body Storytelling many, many times. So just in case you're not sure who I'm talking about, I'm going to tell you who that is. Jeffrey Allen Hayes has won Best of Body multiple times. He holds an MA in drama therapy and works as a professional game master, facilitating games like Dungeons and Dragons, with a focus on emotional growth and healing. Jeffrey is a beloved core member of the bawdy family, and his stories are among our most requested. I love Jeffrey Ellen Hayes so much. When I first met him, I felt like I'd met a version of myself. That same attitude toward, I'm gonna be who I am. I'm gonna do it my way. I can make it up. Sex and kink. Who says there's a rule. I wanna break the rules. That's the way I feel. And when I met Jeffrey, I was like, oh, my God, I'm not the only one. Jeffrey does it too. I hope this story inspires you. This storyteller is Jeffrey Allen Hayes.
