Welcome to the Vanilla with a Side of Kink.
Winner 2024 W3 Award: Podcast Lifestyle Category
Winner 2023 W3 Award: Podcast Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2023 Webby Award Honoree Lifestyle Podcast
2023 Nominee People's Choice Podcast Awards: Society & Culture and Leisure
This podcast is one couple's journey into the world of kink and polyamory.
It's a podcast for all you normal Joe citizens who are be-bopping around the world out there, who have some questions and some curiosities about things you don’t even know that you want to know about.
Maybe you are looking to add some spice to your current romantic relationship.
Maybe you have some interests in things you fear others might judge you for.
Did you see a wacky scene in a movie that, maybe to your surprise, got some juices flowing?
Have you read some erotica that has piqued your interest in learning more about other ways to elicit sensations and stimulate your body and mind?
Then Vanilla With A Side Of Kink is for you!
Welcome to Season Six! Which is irrelevant in episode terms, but helps us know what part of our journey we are talking about! And Season Six is about the time period after the pandemic …
We take our title from the famous movie the Princess Bride since Renee is definitely a princess and she is my bride! And just like in the movie there are dangers in this world that can …
With her newly found freedom, Renee takes the opportunity to hunt down something valuable.
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In this episode the pressure reaches a breaking point, just two months after the wedding???? What did Dan do now?
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In this episode, our heroes return home from the Eurekamoon and come back to reality, and it starts to hit hard. A trip to Universal Studios is a welcome break.
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Honeymooning during the mid-pandemic break was not exactly what our heroes expected. As they travel to Eureka, California for some personal time, the pandemic makes it presence known.
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The Wedding! Yay!
The title for this episode comes from the movie Up! It is when Ellie says to Carl, "You and me, we're in a club now!" And our heroes are certainly in a club of their ow…
In this episode, our heroes discuss the day before one of the most important days in their relationship, their wedding. If you want to know what we did for our wedding from cake topper …
Renee's predictive powers from the last episode come true, resulting in a mini-meltdown. Friends come to the rescue to save Renee from herself and from canceling the wedding, even thoug…
Renee finally gets her engagement ring! A wedding venue is selected as we inch closer and closer to the wedding date.
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In this episode, it is July 2021, and our heroine realizes she has a very short time to plan a wedding! But wow, what a job she does! Als a new family member arrives unexpectedly.
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In this episode, Renee rewards a friend in a big way. All Tied Up San Diego gets a new logo and holds its first in-person event since March of 2020, and Dan completes the final piece of…
This episode concludes our two-part episode celebrating our beloved Skyler who left us in April of 2021. This episode includes pet loss, so if you are sensitive please be advised.
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This episode is part one of our discussion of the wonderful celebration of Skyler, who was Renee's dog from before our relationship started. This episode deals with pet loss, so we unde…
As February, March, and April of 2021 roll around, the pandemic reaches the one-year mark, and things start to change for the better.
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As 2020 comes to a close, our heroes find themselves helping others become Bedroom Bondage Bosses and petting wild creatures, and having Christmas in the driveway.
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In this episode, Dan and Renee share the game that kept them entertained for hours during the pandemic, Gloomhaven!
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Dan discovers that the Learning Management System he chose for the courses is not delivering the impact he desired and makes a significant change. And the new 101 Course starts and the …
Dan and Renee celebrate their sixth anniversary and there is a special twist that comes out of this one!
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Six months into the pandemic, life has begun to change, much of it for what feels like the negative. In this episode, our heroes discuss the joys of post-video production of the All Tie…