#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.
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#19: Think You Know What Swinging Is? Myth Busting Misconceptions Of ENM
🔞 Explicit Content – 18+ only 🔞Amy & Emily are back on the sofa for Episode 19 of the Beyond Vanilla Podcast, and this week we’re tackling some of the biggest myths and misconceptions about the swinging lifestyle.We’re breaking down what people think the lifestyle is versus what it’s actually like — from jealousy and relationships, to dogging myths, to whether friendships really exist in the ENM and swinger community.We share our own personal experiences — the good, the bad, and the messy — and talk about how jealousy shows up (and why it doesn’t mean you’re a “bad swinger”), plus the realities of ethical non-monogamy, open relationships, and swinging.As always, it’s raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically honest!
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#18: No Filter, No Gatekeeping: Leaving The Lifestyle, Imitate Hygiene & Your Swinging Questions Answered!
⚠️ Explicit Content | 18+ OnlyThis episode contains frank, unfiltered conversations about swinging, sex, and everything in between. If you’re under 18, this one’s not for you.Episode 19 of the Beyond Vanilla Podcast with Amy, Emily , Benjamin & the one and only Doug the Pug.This week we’re diving into YOUR questions straight from Instagram — and nothing is off-limits. From intimate hygiene to pegging, our dream club theme nights, going viral on TikTok, playroom etiquette, and even our thoughts on Bonnie Blue we are giving you our opinions in our usual unfiltered way!As always, expect plenty of laughs, swearing, oversharing, and zero sugarcoating. No gatekeeping here — just the real talk about the lifestyle you won’t hear anywhere else.
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#17: Secrets, Smogies & Naughty Stories!
🔞 Explicit Content – 18+ OnlyThis episode of Beyond the Vanilla is not for the faint-hearted. Secrets, Penthouse, orgies, fisting (yep, we said it) — nothing’s off limits in this episode. Amy, Emily & Ben are on the sofa with all the unfiltered stories, savage opinions, and unapologetic laughs you can only get from us. 🔞Amy and Emily are back — and this time, they’ve dragged Ben onto the sofa with them (because let’s be honest, you all love when the boys get involved).We’re spilling everything: Emily and Darren’s trip to Secrets, Amy and Ben’s Birmingham adventure including Amy's first time fisting a man! As you know by now she has no filter so be prepared to hear all about that in graphic detail. Amy & Ben are spilling the tea about their bank holiday blowout at Penthouse. Expect chat about group play etiquette, what really goes down at an orgy, and some seriously unfiltered laughs along the way.But it’s not all naughty stories — we’re also diving into the bigger stuff: disability and accessibility in the lifestyle, one-penis policies (and what we really think of them), and how relationship dynamics constantly shift.As always, it’s unapologetic, uncensored, and most definitely unfiltered.
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…
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