Cliterally Speaking the Podcast

Michelle and Emily are joined by three members of Touchy Topics Tuesday: Tiffany Robertson (founder), Laurie Shannon, and Elizabeth Joseph. This episode's recording was a little different with Emily in the studio and Michelle and guests "zooming" in. Michelle's son had been diagnosed with COVID and they were following the CDC guidelines. (He's fine now, thankfully.)Michelle was drinking Inopia, a...

Emily and Michelle welcome Frankie Ruprecht to the show. While Emily and Michelle share a bottle of Dolcetto D'Alba while Frankie sips on a Rye Bourbon from Switchgrass Spirits. They have a beautiful conversation about cultural expectations, corporate life, how does the pie grow, loss and love. Frankie shares her personal story of becoming a widow at a young age. This lead to a deep conversation a...

Emily and Michelle welcome Katie Moon to the podcast. Katie is the Exhibits Manager at the Missouri History Museum and the curator of the Beyond the Ballot exhibit at the museum. After Michelle and Emily visited the exhibit, they knew they had to have Katie on the podcast. In addition, Katie is the author of the upcoming book "Groundbreakers, Rule Breakers, and Rebels" to be released in November 2...

Michelle and Emily have huge #fangirl moments when welcoming Tonina to the podcast. From IAMTONINA.comTonina is a singer/songwriter, bassist, music journalist and poet from St. Louis, Missouri who performs her original music along with her arrangements of covers in both Spanish and English. Tonina comes from a family of music lovers that exposed her to many music styles, from funk, soul, and jazz...

Michelle and Emily welcome THE Don Reed to the podcast from his home in LA. If you're a fan of the podcast, Snap Judgment, then you're familiar with Don Reed. He was Snap Judgment's Performer of the Year in 2016. Don is currently Co-Producing Robert Townsend's one man show "Living the Shuffle." He's a series regular on Amazon Prime's "BARTLETT" co-financed by and recurring role starring Hamilton c...

Michelle and Emily welcome Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel founders of JustMomsSTL to the podcast. JustMomsSTL have been working tirelessly to bring awareness about the environmental radioactive crisis sitting on the surface of a landfill located 1000 feet from residential communities. Backstory - In 2012, Just Moms STL founders became alarmed by the intense odor emitted from the West Lake Landfill...

Michelle and Emily welcome back to the podcast their favorite cultural anthropologist Dr. Donna Marshaye-White. Dr. Donna previously joined them in Season 1 (#2, Bumping Barbies) and Season 3 (#52, Ignite Your Sexual Spirit)where she shared her extensive expertise in understanding human behavior. They discuss how people have behaved during the Corona times - from kindness towards each other to fea...

Michelle and Emily welcome the famous Jason from the Wine Merchant to the podcast. They recorded the episode in the beginning of June when the George Floyd protests were just beginning. Their conversation goes from Jason's history as a high school dropout, how the Corona virus would kill him if he would catch it, and how he finally caught the attention of his amazing wife. The episode is longer th...

Welcome to Season 5! Emily and Michelle are finally back in the studio with a great guest to start off Season 5. They welcome Laura Roodman-Edwards-Roodman-Edwards-Ray to the podcast. They talk about love, first orgasms, numerology (Laura and Michelle are both 5's and Emily is a 2 but what does that mean?), how Laura married and divorced the same man twice (aka Psycho Dick), her journey towards fr...

Michelle and Emily have a special announcement regarding season 5, wrap up of season 4, vacations, and wine. Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cliterallyspeakingpodcast.comFacebook: @cspeakpodcastInstagram: @cliterallyspeakingthepodcastTwitter: @cliterallyspea1Please call our comment line: 812-727-0794Watch our youtube channel (Clite...

Emily and Michelle welcome Marriage and Sex therapist and fellow podcaster Angela Skurtu to Cliterally Speaking. Michelle enjoys a bright Cava from Giocatto while Emily breaks out a 2002 commemorative bottle from Madonna, Confessions on the Dance Floor. Angela rounds out the wine selection with a tasty Pinot Grigio from Cavit. According to Angela, it's a bottle that will guarantee a buzz! Angela s...

Michelle and Emily welcome Beth Ostrander, Authentic Pleasure Coach and Speaker based in Toronto, to the podcast. Michelle shared her tasting notes and panty recommendations for a Pinot Nero from Antonutti (an Italian wine). Emily was drinking a Gigondas from Bois de Menge. And, Beth shared a Pinot Grigio from Jackson Triggs Winery in Niagara Falls, Ontario. While discussing the different wines th...

Michelle and Emily welcome friend Ellen Kunkelman to the podcast. Ellen shares her experiences during her time as a member of the College Conservatives in the early 1990s. They have a lively discussion about tactics they employed, about Ellen's interactions with Phyllis Schlafly, the television show Mrs. America, and the Equal Rights Amendment. They talk about the impact Rush Limbaugh's negative t...

Michelle and Emily welcome guest and friend Porscha Anderson to the podcast. While Porscha stays committed to her 21-day challenge and drinks water, Emily sips on a lovely Rosé from Folie en Provence and Michelle enjoys a Roussanne from Muddy Arch. They have a lively discussion about dating, relationships, sex in your 40s, and self-love. They explore the space between having a relationship and jus...

Emily and Michelle have another great B-side conversation with friend and fellow improviser, Ian Koller. They discuss mask-making, the artist Mark Riden, last week tonight with John Oliver. They compare their wines and Ian's beer which must have a high ABV%.Ian shares his journey from his first play in high school through college and to improv. They discuss the traumatizing effects of being bullie...

Emily and Michelle discuss how the stay-at-home orders are affecting them and what they are doing to maintain hope and joy in their lives. They are joined by their producer Denise Naughton who shared she'd not left her apartment in five days. Michelle is drinking a rosé from Les Caprices D'Anais while Emily enjoys a Bordeaux Superiere from Chateau La Croix de Roche. And Denise is sipping on a Baro...

Michelle and Emily welcome Lula Mena to the podcast. Emily met Lula on a recent visit to El Salvador and was so inspired by her work with empowering women and creating change in their communities, she knew she had to have her on the show. While recording the episode from her shoe closet, Emily sips on a traditional Spanish red wine from Toro called Romanico. Michelle, recording from "Studio C" enj...

Michelle and Emily welcomed Season 1, Episode 13 guest, Nicole Gorovsky, back to the podcast to catch up and get her insight and perspective on the developments in civil and criminal litigation cases like Epstein, Weinstein, and others. They ask the big question of "how many women does it take to be believed?" They explore the behaviors of serial abusers and how the need for power and control driv...

Michelle and Emily host their first remote podcast during the social distancing orders. Emily in her shoe closet and Michelle in her home office with great remote support from their audio engineer, Sam Maul. They welcome guest Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, associate professor of fashion design at Washington University in St. Louis, to the podcast. Although everyone is drinking their own wine, Emily share...

Emily and Michelle welcome Chantel Waterbury, Co-Founder & CEO of INSPR and Founder & formerly CEO of Chloe+Isabel to the podcast. Over a bottle of Invetro, they discuss challenges female entrepreneurs face from overcoming their own self-doubt and closing the wealth gap, and how to fight the urge to devalue their product or service. Chantel shares her incredible life story about leaving home at th...

Emily and Michelle welcome the founder and CEO of Brazen Goods, Inc. creator of Lorals to the podcast via Zoom. In the studio, Emily and Michelle drink a fabulous 2016 Argentinian Malbec, LUCA. Melanie sips on a vodka cranberry from her home office in Los Angeles. Melanie shares the story behind why she created her company and how she revolutionized the sexual health product industry. One of her c...

Michelle and Emily welcome winemaker AND owner of Brook & Bull Cellars in Walla Walla, Washington to the podcast during here quick visit to St. Louis. They were lucky to sample three wines of her wines: a 2019 Rosé, 2017 Come Hell or High Water, 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon. They learn of the special connection her winery has with St. Louis. Ashley shares the intricate process winemakers use to make re...

Emily and Michelle are joined by renowned architect and developer, Steve Smith of The Lawrence Group, the genius behind The Angad Arts Hotel and the City Foundry (set to open Spring of 2020 in St. Louis) for a fascinating discussion about putting dreams into action. Over a bottle of white Rioja called Monopole from 201, after Michelle gives a little lesson on the Spanish wine industry and the neon...

Michelle and Emily share a bottle of Amarone with guest and friend, Mary Hennesy, while discussing early uses of profanity, retail therapy, being comfortable with yourself and your choices as you get older. They talk travel, curating goods, and entrepreneurship. Visit http://www.urbanmatterstl.com/Thank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Visit our website: www.cl...

Bonus episode of highlights of a collection of interviews at the 2019 TedX Gateway Arch Women's Event held in December. Guests included in this episode are Amy Wagenknecht, Christine Baldwin, Robbie Walls, Micki Hancock, and Sharon Dean. For more information on the TedX Gateway Arch initiative, visit https://www.tedxgatewayarch.orgThank you for listening and subscribing to Cliterally Speaking the...