Podcast Summary: RISK! – “Sex & Supper”

Date: December 16, 2025
Host: Taj Easton (with segment intros by Hana Nobel)
Featured Storytellers: Nikki Bailey, Hana Nobel

Episode Overview

This episode of RISK!, themed “Sex & Supper,” dives into the hilariously messy, surprisingly heartwarming intersection of food, sex, and vulnerability. Hosted by Taj Easton, with full-throttle honesty and unfiltered storytelling, “Sex & Supper” features two bold, irreverent tales from Nikki Bailey and Hana Nobel. Both stories explore the messy (often literally), awkward, and deeply human experiences of intimacy, bodily functions, grief, and unexpected connection, all seasoned with humor and self-reflection.

Story 1: “That’s Not Sexy Baby”

Teller: Nikki Bailey
Segment Start: 03:55

Key Discussion Points & Insights

• The Setup:
  Nikki, a college student, is blissfully binge-watching The Vicar of Dibley after indulging in her favorite Chinese food, when she receives a late-night hook-up text from her on-and-off lover, “Mr. Big.”

  “He had the body of Fred Flintstone and the face of Q-Tip from Tribe Called Quest.” (05:03, Nikki Bailey)

• The Encounter:
  Mr. Big arrives in his least-paint-stained sweatpants and proceeds straight to the point:

  “He took a couple sips, looked around my room, and, full of charm and romance, said, so, do you want to fuck?”
  (06:22, Nikki Bailey)

  Their sex is “adequate”—never mind-blowing, but enough for Nikki’s then-self-esteem.

• Yearning for More:
  Nikki’s main emotional struggle centers on Mr. Big’s perpetual emotional distance. He confides, shares vulnerabilities, but never true affection:

  “He had this annoying habit of telling me that he loved my body ... but he never did [say he loved me]. Loving my body was as close to loving me as he would get.”
  (07:08, Nikki Bailey)

• A Battle with Digestion:
  The previous feast begins to exact its revenge mid-cuddle. Nikki is locked in an epic internal struggle, desperate to avoid farting in front of Mr. Big. She details the increasingly comedic war between her gas and the afterglow of “adequate” sex:

  “My belly was beginning to interject. She was being quite rude about it too ... And when I laughed, it was beginning to take effort not to let air.”
  (11:20, Nikki Bailey)

• Climax of Chaos:
  Eventually, her resolve breaks. She lets out a massive, comically loud, and unmistakably offensive fart:

  “Instead of a cute, quick, airy discharge, what came out was long and rumbling and so, so stinky. And it sounded wet. ... It was the funniest thing I had ever heard or done or experienced in my entire life.”
  (13:50, Nikki Bailey)

  Mr. Big’s decidedly un-sexy reaction:

  “He clamped his arms down tight over the covers to make sure that the farty air didn’t leak up into his face ... and growled, ‘That’s not sexy, baby.’”
  (14:49, Nikki Bailey)

  This only makes Nikki laugh (and fart) harder.

• The Aftermath:
  Mr. Big chooses not to spend the night, and Nikki realizes this is the true end:

  “A man who doesn’t laugh at a fart is not a good man to me. ... That was the day I realized that Mr. Big would always be Mr. Big.”
  (15:34, Nikki Bailey)

• Resolution & Growth:
  Nikki cycles forward, celebrating the unconditional love she now shares with a partner who embraces every part of her, gas included:

  “She supports my art and my farts and finds flatulence as funny as I do. ... We’re a match made in digestive heaven.”
  (16:32, Nikki Bailey)

Notable Quotes

• On Intimacy and Vulnerability:

  “[Mr. Big] would disappear for months, but when he did come around, he made me feel good about myself. He paid attention to me. He confided in me. ... For a fat woman in America, having someone say they love my body was a buoy for my constantly sinking self-esteem.”
  (10:20, Nikki Bailey)

• On Accepting Real Love:

  “If you can't release wind with your partner, well, it's not a real relationship.”
  (15:34, Nikki Bailey)

Interlude: “Men Are the Spiders”

(17:00–18:05, Vesta Victoria song)
An old-timey musical interlude humorously warning about the perils of men—a cheeky thematic bridge.

Story 2: “Curry Coitus”

Teller: Hana Nobel
Segment Start: 22:54

Key Discussion Points & Insights

• Grief & Craving for Connection:
  After the traumatic loss of a close friend (Levi), Hana returns from a week of Jewish mourning (shiva), emotionally spent and seeking comfort from her new fling, Kevin:

  “If you don’t know what shiva is, it’s a Jewish week of mourning. Think the intensity of a funeral times seven ... and you also eat a fuck ton of deli meat.”
  (23:22, Hana Nobel)

• Relationship Beginnings:
  Newly dating, they’re still in the phase of “trying to be cool and sexy”—peeing with the door closed, no bodily functions witnessed, keeping things hot.

• A Sex-Positive Grand Gesture—Gone Awry:
  Inspired by Sex and the City’s Samantha (who covers herself in sushi for Valentine’s), Hana decides to spice up the night, despite Kevin ordering Indian food:

  “I laid a towel down on the futon ... took my clothes off, and said, ‘Eat this curry off of me.’”
  (26:41, Hana Nobel)

• The Physics (and Physiology) of Curry:
  Gravity, heat, and curry’s chaos quickly defeat any pretense of sexiness:

  “Samantha picked sushi for a reason. ... Gravity doesn’t really affect it. ... The difference with curry: Newton’s laws of motion go into motion. ... I was twisting and turning so curry did not go into my vagina, because I had enough going on at the moment.”
  (27:42, Hana Nobel)

  The experience devolves into “whack-a-mole” curry cleanup rather than steamy romance. Both dissolve into laughter instead of lust.

• Unexpected Consequences:
  Days later, Hana discovers a rash—ringworm, not from curry but from cuddling a date’s dog. Still, she hilariously shares the scare and explanation with her house full of sex-positive, polyamorous roommates:

  “Everyone said, what? ... They were sex-positive, but everyone has their limits.”
  (31:11, Hana Nobel)

• Reflection on Sex Positivity and Vulnerability:
  Revisiting the Sex and the City scene, Hana realizes both she and Samantha’s sushi surprise were flops. Nevertheless, she’s proud of her messy, honest, and sex-positive gesture:

  “I was proud that I incorporated a little bit more sex-positive Samantha in my life, because I’m usually the Miranda-Charlotte hybrid—a little neurotic intellectual.”
  (32:28, Hana Nobel)

• Love and Mourning Intertwined:
  Despite initial chaos, Hana and Kevin date for two years and support one another through grief. Together, they later honor Levi at Burning Man’s Temple, a powerful closure nine months after his death.

  “I’m not really a big afterlife person. ... I really hope Levi wasn’t watching down on me when I was asking [Kevin] to eat curry off my body. ... But it was a beautiful moment where I thought—okay, our relationship, the start was that he supported me when I was spirally and grieving, and now he’s here, nine months later, when I’m still grieving in a much more grounded way. And I think part of it was because I really did show my crazy at the start—but I think most of it is because we kept calm, and we curried on.”
  (32:56–33:19, Hana Nobel)

Notable Quotes

• On Trying Too Hard for Sexiness:

  “If you’ve ever been in a relationship, the worst part is deciding what to eat for dinner. ... I did not have the bandwidth.”
  (25:50, Hana Nobel)

• On Relationship Milestones:

  “We were still peeing with the door closed. We haven’t farted in front of each other yet. We’re still at the fun stage—you know that relationship where it’s still hot and sexy? You’re still doing reverse cowgirl and pretending you like it ... just me?”
  (24:47, Hana Nobel)

• On Embracing Imperfection:

  “Was it sexy? No. But was it fun? Yes. And it did exactly what it needed to do—it shifted the mood.”
  (29:15, Hana Nobel)

Memorable Moments & Quotes (with Timestamps)

• “So, do you want to fuck?”
  (06:22, Nikki Bailey)

• The epic fart:

  “It sounded like a death metal song, screamy and screechy and weirdly melodious in its noisiness and power.”
  (13:53, Nikki Bailey)

• “That’s not sexy, baby.”
  (14:49, Mr. Big, relayed by Nikki Bailey)

• On grief and sexiness colliding:

  “As I poured from my empty cup, Kevin poured from a literal bowl of curry onto my body. And I wondered, what stage of grief is this?”
  (28:12, Hana Nobel)

• The ringworm reveal:

  “I did not have a worm in me. ... That is not what ringworm is.”
  (31:41, Hana Nobel)

• On being real:

  “I think part of it was because I really did show my crazy at the start—but I think most of it is because we kept calm, and we curried on.”
  (33:15, Hana Nobel)

Episode Highlights by Timestamp

• 03:55–16:51: Nikki Bailey’s “That’s Not Sexy, Baby”—awkward hook-up, emotionally fraught sex, gas gone wild, and the freedom of finding someone who loves every part of you.
• 17:00–18:05: Interlude – Vesta Victoria’s “Men Are the Spiders” (archival song poking fun at men).
• 22:54–33:20: Hana Nobel’s “Curry Coitus”—mourning and messy intimacy, a failed but funny food-sex experiment, and the healing power of laughter and support during grief.
• 33:55–34:50: Closing musical moment with another vintage tune.

Takeaways

• Intimacy is Messy (Literally and Emotionally):
  Both stories strip away pretenses, showing that the line between sexiness and hilarity is thin, and real connection comes when you can share the awkward, smelly, and imperfect moments.

• Vulnerability Brings Real Connection:
  It’s not grand gestures or performative passion, but rather honesty and acceptance—of yourself and each other—that creates enduring bonds.

• Humor as Healing:
  Whether grieving a friend or cringing over a fart, laughter becomes a tool for connection and growth.

Where to Find the Storytellers

• Nikki Bailey: @nikkibailey / nikkibaileycomedy.com
• Hana Nobel: @hana.nobel / hananobel.com

RISK! delivers another uproarious, surprisingly tender episode, confirming that when it comes to sex, supper, and life, it’s okay to laugh so hard you fart—or accidentally start a curry catastrophe on your partner’s futon.