Bawdy Storytelling Podcast – Episode 57: ‘It’s Stuck in There!’ (Sarah Pennino) Date: January 17, 2019 | Host: Dixie De La Tour | Storyteller: Sarah Pennino

Overview

Episode 57 of Bawdy Storytelling, hosted by “sexual folklorist” Dixie de La Tour, features Sarah Pennino telling her hilarious, raw, and all-too-relatable tale, “It’s Stuck in There!” The podcast, described as “The Moth for pervs,” brings a signature blend of candid, sex-positive real-life storytelling. In this episode, Sarah, a queer single mom and sports lover, recounts an unforgettable encounter that perfectly captures the messy, awkward intersection of sexual freedom and parenting.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: Sex-Positive Storytelling & Community

• Dixie teases the NSFW nature of the show, with the usual humorous irreverence (“It’s dirty, y’all. Put your earbuds in.” [00:08])
• Dixie shares a backstage “unicorn” matchmaking anecdote—demonstrating Bawdy’s inclusive, celebratory approach to sexuality and connection. (See also: “A unicorn is someone who hooks up with men, women, couples...” [06:08])
• Introduction of Sarah Pennino, who was both thrilled and terrified to share her story live for the first time.

2. Sarah’s Story: Sex, Soccer, and Single Motherhood

a. Festival of the Babes (FOB) – The Lesbian Soccer Tournament

• Sarah describes the event as “less of a lesbian soccer tournament and more of a, like, fuck fest for horny, sporty, queer women.” [07:23]
• At the opening night bar, Sarah locks eyes with Aiden—a nonbinary person she’s chatted with on Tinder but “blew off” just the night before.

b. Instant Chemistry

• Sarah and Aiden quickly escalate from “immediate energy and connection” [08:15] to hot tub make-out at Sarah’s Airbnb, then into a night of passionate sex, all described with a bold, playful tone.
• “We fuck all over this living room. Yeah, I must have come, like, half a dozen times, at least, probably more.” [09:04]

c. Unexpected Emotional Depth

• Despite living in different cities (Portland and Seattle), their connection continues—texts, sexts, FaceTime calls lead to a deepening relationship and eventual family meeting.
• Sarah describes the delicate balance of single parenting: “Navigating time to see somebody is complicated…frantically trying to find weekends with his friends and weekends with his grandparents…” [10:21]

d. Meeting the Kid

• Sarah brings her 13-year-old son, Marcel, to meet Aiden in Portland for the weekend—she’s nervous, but the weekend goes smoothly.
• “Aidan has set up this place in the basement for them to play video games. And they take us out to an arcade and we eat ice cream…” [11:02]

e. The Night of the Incident

• After the movie, waiting for Marcel to go to bed so they can finally reconnect sexually, Sarah and Aiden get intimate. The sex gets intense—described in vivid detail, culminating in Aiden fisting Sarah.
• “And just as I start to relax and enjoy and my eyes roll back in my head, I hear a knock at the door.” [13:03]

f. Comedy of Catastrophe: Overlapping Roles

• Marcel bursts in—panicked because he swallowed a Dr. Pepper bottle cap and insists he needs to go to the hospital.
• All the while, Aiden’s fist remains inside Sarah: “We have a blanket over us, and we're sitting up and pretending like there's not a fist in my pussy, but in fact, there is.” [14:14]
• The conversation with Marcel happens entirely “with a human hand inside my vagina.” [16:16]—an absurd, mortifying, but ultimately human moment.

g. Aftermath: Mom Guilt and Self-Acceptance

• Sarah experiences a wave of “mom guilt,” fearing the overlap between her sexual needs and her responsibilities.
• Aiden comforts her: “Aiden wipes the tear from my eye, and they tell me that everything's okay, that I did nothing wrong, that I'm still a good mom.” [16:44]
• She resolves: “All parents fuck up in some way. And if anything, when he grows up, he'll just have a really interesting story to tell his therapist.” [17:34]

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “All of my life I've never fit...I am enormous...Get used to it.”
  – Opening chorus, evoking themes of self-acceptance and daring to be different. [00:15–00:30]

• “FOB is Festival of the Babes. It's a big lesbian soccer tournament. And it's actually less of a lesbian soccer tournament and more of a, like, fuck fest for horny, sporty, queer women.”
  – Sarah, establishing the sex-positive, celebratory tone. [07:23]

• “We fuck all over this living room. Yeah, I must have come, like, half a dozen times, at least, probably more.”
  – Sarah, exuberantly describing her sexual freedom and pleasure with Aiden. [09:04]

• “So Aiden did the right thing, and they left their fist inserted in my vagina...we're sitting up and pretending like there's not a fist in my pussy, but in fact, there is.”
  – Sarah, blending comedy and honesty in a moment of chaos. [14:14]

• “As a mom, I'm constantly worried that I'm fucking it up...my worst nightmare has just come true, where my sexual needs have overlapped with my requirement to be a present parent...”
  – Sarah, vulnerably sharing the universal fear of messing up as a parent. [16:16]

• “...maybe not all parents have to have a conversation with their 13 year old with a human hand inside their vagina. But all parents fuck up in some way.”
  – Sarah, reflecting on imperfection, parenthood, and self-forgiveness. [17:34]

Important Timestamps

• [07:13] – Sarah’s story begins: nervous first-time teller, setting up FOB in Vancouver.
• [09:04] – The passionate night with Aiden.
• [10:21] – Navigating single parenthood and new love.
• [11:02] – Marcel meets Aiden; family dynamics.
• [13:03] – The night of the incident: building sexual tension, then sudden interruption.
• [14:14] – Hilariously awkward mother-child exchange...with a fisting in progress.
• [16:16] – Mom guilt and Aiden’s reassurance.
• [17:34] – Sarah’s closing reflection on parenthood and acceptance.

Tone & Character

True to Bawdy Storytelling’s ethos, the episode is raw, outrageous, and deeply human—mixing explicit sexual adventure with self-deprecating humor and genuineness. Sarah brings vulnerability and comic timing as she exposes the unpredictable mashup of queer dating and parenting. The story lands as both a hysterical sexcapade and a moving meditation on authenticity and self-acceptance, whether as a lover, a mother, or both.

Summary Takeaway:
Sarah’s tale is a perfect example of Bawdy’s ethos: boldly sex-positive, unflinchingly honest, riotously funny, and ultimately about connection—in all its messy, complicated, and beautiful forms. Whether you’re a parent, a queer person, or just someone who’s ever tried (and failed) to compartmentalize different parts of your life, this is a story for you.