The Ladylike Podcast

This week we have two amazing live stories for your listening pleasure. Our first story comes from Raegan Niemela who told the story of a crotch injury sustained as a child on a floating raft. Raegan is a Milwaukee based comic and you can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/raegan_niemela/ Our second story comes from Chicago comic Mo Good. Mo told the story of the time her kids found her se...

This week I sat down with Ali Drapos to talk about the time she got drunk on a date with an older man and pissed in her leather pants. Ali is a Chicago comic and she co-produces a weekly show at the Laugh Factory called Verified Laughs. Follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/alidrapos Our live story comes from Maggie Winters. Maggie told a story about the time she almost got in a girl fight at...

This week I talked to Carly Ballerini about all the procedures and wacky doctor appointments she’s endured since getting HPV. Check out her soon to be updated website: https://carlyballerini.com/ Our live story comes from Anna Jochum. Anna talked about finding out she had herpes and what it’s been like to live with it since. Follow Anna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/johntravulva The Ladylike Pod...

This week I sat down with Grace Freud to talk about a fisting experience that got a little soupy. Grace is a writer for The Eric Andre Show and Rick and Morty. Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gravedumbass Our live story comes from Milwaukee comic Dana Ehrmann. Dana told the story of a time she got once in a lifetime food poisoning while on the road with a couple male comics. Follow her...

This week technology failed me so we have two live stories and some live readings of the audience submissions for your listening pleasure. The first is from Jackie Cooper who talked about her experience getting roofied. (TW: Jackie mentions getting something put in her drink and the aftermath but she made it home safely.) Jackie produces Comedians You Should Know ever Wednesday at Timothy O’Toole’...

This week I talked to Ladylike regular Lael. Lael told me about some of the pitfalls of trying to eat healthier. Lael performed in the New Faces showcase at Just For Laughs in 2019. (Last name redacted for employment reasons.) Our live story is from Jessica Mance. Jessica talked about sex, abortion, and working in politics. Jessica runs a weekly Sunday show at Zanies called Sunday Social. Follow h...

This week I sat down with Eunji Kim to talk about the many times she has been unable to control her bladder. Eunji hosts a podcast called The Ajumma Podcast (@AjummaShow) with fellow comedian/Korean/Kim, Peter Kim (@Peterkz). She also produces a show called Congrats On Your Success!, which happens the first Thursday of the month at Uncharted Books, 7pm. Follow Eunji: https://www.instagram.com/theb...

This week I talked with Chicago comic Tessa Orzech about the time she got down and extra dirty in a bar bathroom after a long day of work. Tessa runs an awesome show called Camp at the Lincoln Lodge. Follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/tessaorzech/ Our live story comes from AJ Marroquin. AJ talked about his several attempts at vacation sex that went completely sideways. Follow AJ on Instagr...

This week I talked to Clare Austen-Smith about when she didn’t shit for a week while on a cross country road trip with her college boyfriend. Check out Clare’s podcast Fantasy Hotline and follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/okayclare/ Our live story comes from Chastity Washington. Chastity talked about the horrors of feminine products when she was growing up. Chastity is a comic based in Mi...

We’re back, baby! After a long Covid hiatus the Ladylike Podcast returns nastier than ever! For our first episode back, I talked to Lucia about our eventful trip to Austin, Texas. Lucia produces the live Ladylike shows with me. The Ladylike Podcast is produced by Gena Gephart: https://www.instagram.com/genagephart Theme song is Type of Wound by Natalie Grace Alford: https://nataliegracealford1.ban...

For Ladylike’s historic 100th episode I have gathered a collection of short and nasty stories from some of our favorites who have been featured on the podcast in the past. Bad news: I will be taking a short hiatus from releasing the podcast after this episode. Without being able to host live shows throughout the pandemic I haven’t been able to record new live stories and so I’m just about out! Goo...

This week I sat down with Katie Meuser to talk about her strange childhood stories like when she accidentally threw away her tooth and had a meltdown or the time her babysitter made her kiss her hamster’s butt. Katie is an artist based in Chicago. Check out her work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klmeuser Our live story comes from Chrissi Hartigan who talked about having sex as a biracial...

This week I went to Clare Austen-Smith’s backyard to talk about a college hookup that got dicey when she got an unexpected period. Clare produces a comedy show called Just Us Gals. Check out her earrings at Daisy Chain Jewelry and follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okayclare Our live story comes from Chicago comic Sonal Aggarwal. Sonal talked about the time she got felt up by a str...

This week I called Anica Cihla to talk about the time her diva cup got stuck. Like go to the hospital stuck. Anica is a comic based in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hog_mild Our live story comes from Sam Bam. Sam talked about a couple memorable periods and having endometriosis. Sam is a filmmaker and sex worker activist. Follow her her: https://www.instagram.c...

This week I talked to Lindsey Shaw about when she recently found herself in another “shit situation.” Lindsey’s web series Mid to Late will be shooting at the end of the month and released soon. Until then, follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/linsasha Our live story comes from Gena Gephart. Gena talked about being bad at pooping and the time she almost clogged the toilet at her boyfriend’s...

This week I called Chicago comic Chelsea Hood to talk about when she contracted Covid-19 last spring, comedy, and hummingbirds. Check out Chelsea’s handmade masks at Chicago Mask Project and follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/chelshood Our live story comes from Liz Stockwell. Liz told the story of a mysterious bout of diarrhea that lasted for two whole weeks. Liz is a Chicago...

This week I called LA writer and performer Jennie Mintz to talk about a mystery rash she had all over her chest for over a year. Check out Jennie’s web series Making It and follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniemintz Our live story comes from Chicago comic Drew Loryn. Drew told a drunken college story and talked about tampons and OCD. Drew has a mental health podcast called Doin...

This week I called Ellie McElvain in Los Angeles to talk about the unsavory things that have happened to her during her commutes to work. Ellie is a writer for Rhett & Link. You can find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemce Our live story comes from Katie Zane. Katie talked about the gross things she has experienced as a person with multiple sclerosis. Katie is a Chicago performer...

This week I called Chicago comic Ashley Leisten to talk about when she locked herself out of her house when she especially needed to use the bathroom and the desperate measures she was then forced to take. Ashley wrote and directed a full length musical which premiered at The Annoyance last year. Follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/ashleisten Our live story comes from Mary Novokhovsky who t...

This week I called Christina Lundin to talk about the struggles of living with a pea-sized bladder. Christina is a Chicago comedian and you can find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/xtinalundin Our live story comes from Correy Bell. Correy told a story about a time she sustained a semi-serious injury during sex when she first started dating her husband. Correy has appeared on TruTV...

This week I called Shelly Paul in Minneapolis to talk about the time she got a massive vaginal cyst. Shelly runs a monthly show called Pssy Cntrl at the Comedy Corner Underground in Minneapolis. Follow her on Instagram for updates about her upcoming web series: https://www.instagram.com/heyshellypaul Our live story comes from Chicago comic Malic White who talked about the time they broke their vag...

This week I called Deanna Ortiz in Chicago to talk about Brazilian waxes and the time a doctor made her shit in a tupperware. Deanna is a cast member at the Lincoln Lodge and hosts Crushes with Deanna Ortiz, available wherever you find your podcasts. Follow her on Instagram to see when new episodes are released: https://www.instagram.com/deannaortiz_ Our live story comes from Rachel Joravsky who t...

This week I called Liz Greenwood in Chicago to talk about the gross things she has endured as a long distance runner. Check out her Zoom show “What Do You Want From Us?” on August 7th or follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/someotherliz Our live story comes from Madeline Horwath who told the story of when she got the most constipated after a surgery (and the lengths she had to go to correct...

This week I talked with Chicago writer and comedian Stephanie Weber. Stephanie told me about the time her doctor sent her on a wild goose chase after she went to get her IUD removed and they had “lost it.” Stephanie’s first novel Nothing Nice To Say is coming out soon. In the meantime, find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steph_eloise Our live story comes from singer-songwriter Emma Gr...

This week I called Mary Santora in Cleveland to talk about a wild night of drinking that ended with her going to the bathroom somewhere that was not a bathroom. Mary is the co-host of the Cleveland radio show The Alan Cox Show. Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marysantoracomedy Our live story comes from Chicago comic Kari Johnson. Kari told the story of being a teenage gymnast wi...