#24: Merry Swingmas From Beyond Vanilla HQ! Xmas Episode
🔞 Explicit Content Warning: This episode includes adult themes, lifestyle chat & unfiltered language. Listener discretion advised.Merry Christmas you filthy animals! 🎄This week we’re bringing you a festive special — recorded on location because apparently we like to challenge ourselves (and your eardrums). So if the audio is slightly chaotic, just pretend it’s snow, crystals, or sleigh bells. You know us — ever the professionals. 😉In this episode, we’re diving into:✨ Christmas & New Year events happening in the lifestyle🎉 Our plans for the holiday season🎄 Hilarious stories from festive meets gone by💋 Celebrating our first play anniversary🔥 The first ever Anti-Social DTF event happening the very night of recording📜 Our “Fuck It List” for 2026 — what we want to try, explore, experience & maybe surviveIt’s cozy, cheeky, slightly chaotic and full of festive filth — just the way we like it.Grab a mulled wine, get comfy, and celebrate with us as we wrap up an incredible year with all of YOU. ❤️Thank you for listening, supporting, laughing, learning and wobbling with us.We love you and we’ll see you in 2026. 🎙️💋
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#23: Bliss Cruise Breakdown! What Really Happens On A Ship Full Of Swingers?
🔞 Content Warning: This episode contains explicit discussion of adult themes, ENM, and the swinging lifestyle. Listener discretion is advised. 🔞This week on Beyond Vanilla, Amy is catching up with Emily and Darren fresh off their Bliss Cruise adventure — and yes, they’ve brought home all the gossip… and a touch of the infamous swinger flu.Expect uncensored stories, naughty tea, and zero gatekeeping as they spill exactly what really goes down on a debaucherous swinger’s cruise and their wild night at a Florida swinger resort. If you’ve ever wondered what these trips are actually like behind the glossy TikToks and filtered posts… buckle up.We recorded this one remotely thanks to the germs they smuggled back from sea 👀 so please excuse a couple of small tech issues — but trust us, the stories more than make up for it.Get comfy, grab a drink, and come sail into the chaos with us.
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#22: When The Lifestyle Gets Real: Solo Play & The Wobbles That Came After.
🔞 Explicit Content Warning: This episode contains open and honest discussions about ethical non-monogamy, solo play, emotional vulnerability, and relationship dynamics. Listener discretion advised.This week it’s just Amy & Ben — and we’re keeping it extremely real. We’re diving deep into what happens after solo play in an open relationship… when the emotions hit, the insecurities creep in, and your attachment style decides to make a surprise appearance.Amy opens up about discovering her anxious attachment style and how it’s changed the way she understands her reactions, communication, and confidence in the lifestyle.We’re breaking down:How solo play can trigger unexpected feelingsHow to communicate through the wobble without blameHow to recognise when it’s your attachment style talking — not your partnerAnd why it’s totally normal to have these feelings, even in a healthy, open relationshipNo sugarcoating. No gatekeeping. Just the honest, messy, real side of ethical non-monogamy.Because you can be secure and still have wobbles. You’re human.
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#21: Breaking the Ice in the Lifestyle (and Maybe a Few Rules)
🎙️ Content Warning: Adult themes, explicit language, and way too much laughter. 18+ only.This week on Beyond Vanilla, Amy and Emily are joined by the one and only Doug the Pug in place of the boys!We’re talking about breaking the ice in the lifestyle — creative, funny, and sometimes spicy ways to meet new couples that go beyond the usual bar or restaurant setup. Because let’s be real… not everyone’s a social butterfly or a drinker, and sometimes even us anti-social swingers need a few tricks up our sleeve.From our own hilarious experiences to fresh ideas for first meets, we’re sharing real stories, real talk, and a few chaotic tangents (obviously).Oh — and because it wouldn’t be us without a detour — we’re touching on BDSM in the lifestyle.It’s raw, honest, unfiltered, and full of laughs — just how we like it.🎧 Tune in to Episode 21 of Beyond Vanilla — where honesty meets hilarity in the world of ethical non-monogamy.
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#20: Rejection In The Lifestyle: There’s A Mop For Every Bucket!
🔞 Explicit Content Warning: This episode contains adult themes related to the ENM and swinging lifestyle. Listener discretion is advised! This time on Beyond Vanilla, Amy and Emily are diving into one of the trickiest parts of the lifestyle — rejection.How do you handle being rejected? And how do you reject someone kindly without feeling like an absolute villain?As Amy always says, “There’s a mop for every bucket — sometimes your mop just doesn’t fit in their bucket, and that’s okay!” 💦We’re sharing our top tips and tricks for navigating rejection like pros — from setting boundaries and keeping confidence intact to remembering that it’s never personal.We’re also chatting about neurospicy swingers, the real reasons rejection stings so much, and of course, sharing our usual chaos and funny stories along the way.Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Absolutely no gatekeeping.If you’ve ever felt that little sting of “not chosen,” this one’s for you.🔞 Explicit Content Warning: This episode contains adult themes related to the swinging and ENM lifestyle.
Beyond Vanilla is a sex-positive podcast on non-monogamy, hosted by best mates Amy C & Emily Spice. Join us for unfiltered chats on open relationships, boundaries, jealousy, and everything in between. With our hubbies along for the ride, no topic is off-limits. Expect real talk, personal stories, plenty of laughs, and zero judgment. 💋 New episodes weekly. Come for the chat, stay for the chaos. A taste of life Beyond Vanilla awaits…