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Season 5, #88 – Love Begets Love

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 […]

Season 2, #40 – A Sense of Grace

Michelle and Emily welcome Abby Kelman to the podcast. Abby is an attorney who specializes in assisting clergy of all faiths with legal services. They have a fascinating discussion about life in Israel, Jewish culture and traditions, her niece’s book on Polish, Jewish, lesbian, erotic porn of the late 19th century, life as the daughter […]

Season 2, #37 Platonic Touch Therapy

Michelle and Emily welcome guest Angelia Scott to Cliterally Speaking the Podcast. Michelle met Angelia at the Mannequin Art Project where Angelia and her partners in Sacred Touch STL had their mannequin art piece, “Mr. Cosmos & Mrs. Earth”, on display. They talk about the emotional release that occurs when an art piece is finished […]

Season 2, Bonus Episode, Mauled by Love

Michelle and Emily pepper their audio engineer and newlywed Sam Maul with questions about his recent wedding. They want the details on everything but the wedding night. Get the inside scoop on the most sought after St. Louis wedding of the year. Michelle and Emily compare their wedding experiences with the current environment. How many […]

Season 2, Episode 34 – The Common Good

Michelle and Emily welcome guest Carol DeVaughan to the podcast. The conversations in this episode are deep and challenging but end on an uplifting note. They talk about the tragedy in New Zealand, the prime minister’s response, gun control, the Holocaust, the importance of travel inside of and outside of the US. They talk about […]

Season 1, Episode 24 – Beauty Queen with the Big Leg

Emily and Michelle drink a bottle of Saint Emilion Chateau Quintus while talking with their guest, Amy Rivera about her remarkable life. Although born with the inflammatory disease lymphedema, Amy wasn’t officially diagnosed until she was 32. Amy shows the power of resilience in overcoming a crippling disability with no known cure. “I was supposed […]

Season 1 Episode 20 – The Love Shack

Happy Valentine’s Day! Emily and guest, Heidi Harris (Associate Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony)work hard to get Michelle out of her grumpy perspective on Valentine’s Day and love. It is an emergency intervention! They talk “bedroom accessories,” great first loves (you will be SOOO surprised by Emily’s first great love), relationship roles and how […]

Season 1, Episode 10 – Crazy Young Mother

Emily & Michelle welcome the amazing, vibrant, and brave, – the “crazy young mother” – Julia Greco. During this episode Julia shares how a lifetime of chronic pain took her to the darkest of places during the summer of 2018. Julia chronicles her journey on her wonderful blog, https://crazyyoungmother.com/and how her ultimate delights – her […]

Season 1: Episode 03 – Kavanaugh & Narcolepsy

Featured Wine During this episode, we shared a bottle of Rosé by Domaine Saint Damien. Here, Emily is carefully filling each glass – nice even pours! As always, we share our tasting notes with our listeners during the show. Emily offers a more traditional perspective for tasting, while Michelle never disappoints with a more whimsical perspective.

Season 1: Episode 02 – Bumping Barbies

We blushed and laughed a lot as we had a conversation of firsts. We explored first crushes, the first kiss, first love, first time for sexual intimacy.