Full Disclosure: Sex, Culture, And Comedy

This week we welcome Tom Wray to the show, plus Kate Anderson is back! Tom is the Editor and Publisher of the Great Lakes Den, an online publication which covers bear, leather, and kink issues and news in the Great Lakes region. We start off by discussing how Tom and Eric met, which centered around Eric's article about a Mr. International Leather party and the backlash that ensued. Tom discusses why the article hit such a nerve in the leather community, the struggles of leathermen within the larger LGBT community, and why he decided to reach out to Eric and work together. Later we discuss Tom's own personal journey with leather, and circle back to issues of identity, BDSM practices, and inclusivity. A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE! —-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!!Leave the show a voicemail at (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

This week Chicago comedian Darius Kennedy joins us, along with Mary Zee, Craig Gaspian, and Caroline Allen. We talk to Darius about his start in comedy and the divide in Chicago between black and white comics. That leads us to discussing the controversial indictment decision in the Ferguson case involving Officer Darren Wilson. We talk about the protests that erupted over the decision, and also go over a slew of instances of excessive police force (videos on www.fdpod.com). Later we talk about the Shia Labeouf rape allegations, which leads to a discussion about false rape allegations. Finally we cleanse the race relations palette by watching the happiest white family on the internet. ----For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook! SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!!Leave the show a voicemail at (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

Full Disclosure live is back! Recorded November 12 at The Whistler in Chicago. Episode features performances from comedians Jeff Arcuri and Stephanie Hasz, songs from comedic songstress Amanda Costner, a performance from Air Sex National Champion Kate Anderson, and co-host Mary Zee. Plus audience games, round table discussions on sex news, and more! A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE!--- For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!!Leave the show a voicemail at (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

Hold onto your peeholes, because we have a doozy this week. Chicago dominatrix Vera Lamarr is in the bedroom along with improviser Kate Anderson. We start off talking to Vera about  urethral sounding, a procedure in which rods called "sounds" are inserted into the urethra for - pleasure? Then Vera talks about how she got involved in sex work, why she doesn't believe in calling the cops, the reciprocal relationship between client and domme, and more. Then, begrudgingly, Eric decides to let Vera do a sounding demo on him, while Kate sits bedside as a personal cheerleader. We wrap things up with the poignant "The Dudley's" sketch from this week's SNL, Cosmo's "28 Mind-Blowing Sex Tips for Lesbians", and the Wang Rong Rollin "Chick Chick" Chinse song craze. http://www.hulu.com/watch/714479 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzgwJ8tSE0 A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE! —-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNE

It's just a skeleton crew today with Eric and improviser Kate Anderson in the bedroom. We start things off by discussing this Wednesday's Full Disclosure LIVE, and some of the awesome prizes that are up for grabs. The women on the back of one of the adult DVDs leads to Kate talking about how she wants to #fuckallwomen. Of course we've all had the theme song to everyone's favorite sitcom Too Many Cooks stuck in our heads the last week. Kate and Eric go on to discuss why some women might have an aversion to dating bisexual men, including everything from perceptions of masculinity, "latent" homosexuality, and fear of STIs. Plus Kate pooped herself while trying to jill-off when she was a kid. Finally, our favorite San Francisco improviser Craig Gaspian joins the show for a new segment called poor internet connection small talk from a really loud bar. A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE! www.patron.com/fdpod —-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and

Searah Deysach is the owner of Early To Bed, a sex-positive, feminist adult toy store in Chicago. She steps into the bedroom along with Eric and comedian Mary Zee to talk about what inspired her to start her own business, her personal background with sexuality, the World Series, and a tremendous conversation about the many faces of feminism, politically correct humor, and much, much more! A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE!—-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!!Leave the show a voicemail at (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

We're back with our third iteration of our LIVE Full Disclosure! Recorded October 22 at The Whistler in Chicago. Episode features performances from comedians Andy Boyle, Nick Martin, and co-host Mary Zee, as well as Chicago sex educators and stars of the upcoming Showtime series Sex With Sunny Megatron Sunny Megatron and Ken-Melvoin Berg! Unfortunately half the recording was lost an a great performance from musician Clara and the Great Goddamn was lost. We definitely hope to have her back. A reminder to please help support the show and VISIT OUR PATREON PAGE! —- For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!!Leave the show a voicemail at (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

This week show favorites Mary Zee and Kate Anderson are back for a Full Disclosure spooktacular! We start things off by talking about offensive Halloween costumes, including parents dressing their kids as Ray Rice. Naturally that leads us to talking about Gawker's "Lena Dunham's Race Problem" think piece, which literally advocates that Lena Dunham singlehandedly dismantle racism. This leads the crew to discuss if artists and writers are obligated to confront social justice movements, and how many of those who've tried to encounter equal criticism. Then Nick Palm hops on to discuss the video of the racist SF tour guide that's been making the internet rounds. Finally, we wrap things up by talking about the sad news that The Lexington Club, one of (if not the only) dedicated lesbian bar in San Francisco is being forced to close its doors. Eric recalls his first experience at the Lex, and we talk about the gentrification and the changing San Francisco landscape. A reminder to please help support the show and VISI

This week Chicago dominatrix and hardcore fetishist Maya Sinstress enters the bedroom, and we have the return of Air-Sex Champion and guest-host Kate Anderson! Maya brought a guest of her own, as we're also joined by her clown slave "Ass-Face The Clown". Maya talks about being rebellious from the time she can remember, and how she entered into sex work at the age of just 17. Throughout the interview, Maya is "in scene" with Ass-Face, ordering him around, spitting in his mouth, kicking him in the genitals, and so on. Both Maya and Ass-Face talk about why they enjoy humiliation in their relationship, and how despite the surface-level inequity, there's a genuine care and concern for each other. Ass-Face also talks about the feelings that compel a client to seek out sex workers and the trepidation that goes through their mind with respect to anonymity. Kate has a new girlfriend and she's madly in love! We talk about transitioning from single life into relationships and where monogamy fits in all of this. Kate als

This week SSBBW porn performer and fetishist Mysti Mountains (NSFW) enters the bedroom, plus Chicago comedian Mary Zee is back co-hosting!  Mysti starts off by explaining one of her most requested services - squashing - and agrees to do a demo later in the show. Then we get into Mysti's story - where she grew up, how she's always identified as a sexual person, and how her mother never discussed sexuality with her. It wasn't until after college that she began to put on weight - and despite understanding its niche marketing for her business, Mysti says she doesn't see her weight as part of her identity. We then talk about how Mysti got her start in the adult industry, leaving a lucrative 20-year career working with children. This leads to us talking about parenting in the digital age, and how to talk about sex and porn with your children when it's so readily accessible with technology. Then Eric has a panic attack, and things get weird. After a short break, we come back and Mysti begins the squashing demo on Er

We're back this week with September's LIVE show at The Whistler in Chicago. Unfortunately there were some technical issues with the recording, and only the last half of the show got recorded. Kristin Clifford and Alex Seligsohn gave wonderful performances, along with co-host Mary Zee, but those were not to be captured on the foreverness of the internets. After I babble about my fear of flight and death (and looking for a job!), we start the show towards the end of Marty DeRosa's hilarious set. After that we play a spectacular game of "What Are People Jerking Off To?", followed by a roundtable discussion of sex news and questions with Kristin, Marty, Mary, and myself. Finally, we end with an incredible demo by the woman herself, Auntie Angel, aka the "Grapefruit Blowjob" lady. Angel takes us through how she developed the technique, how to execute it, and then yes - performs it live on stage. It's some juicy audio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obKLdou0LH0 And seriously I'm looking for work! Any copywriting,

This week Rachel Kramer Bussel, author and editor of modern erotica, steps into the bedroom to chat with Eric. The two discuss the openness with which they share their life both in-person and online, and the challenges of maintaing relationship boundaries while still telling their own stories. The two also talk about the ever-eroding boundaries of privacy, and how society will eventually need to be more accepting of those whose non-traditional identities are exposed. Later Rachel talks about growing up as a child in New Jersey, and what initially drew her to literature and writing. Although she attended the notoriously counter-culture UC Berkeley, it wasn't until Rachel moved to New York that she began exploring her own alternative sexual identity, which she began incorporating into her writing. Eric hasn't read erotica since the days of dial-up internet, so when he read Rachel's work it was with relatively fresh eyes. Eric and Rachel discuss what compels readers to erotica, and why it seems that the audience

It's an intense episode this week! Chicago comedian Mary Zee is back holding down the fort with Eric. Arist and photographer Wyatt Neumann skypes in to discuss his recent art show "I Feel Sorry For Your Children", based on online backlash he received after taking pictures of his 2-year-old daughter nude. Wyatt began receiving comments calling him a child pornographer, and his social media accounts were accordingly shut down. Wyatt discusses how the pictures came about, the ensuing backlash, and why he ultimately decided to turn the experience into an art show. We also discuss the nebulous line of privacy when it comes to parents uploading pictures of their family to social media, how sexualization is a matter of perception, and the stigmatization of the body in general.  Then we have queer porn performer, writer, and sex worker activist Kitty Stryker skype in to discuss the recent Facebook #MyNameIs policy which is requiring users to validate and use their legal name, meaning sex workers, drag performers, tra

This week Air Sex Champion Kate Anderson and Chicago comedian Mary Zee step into the bedroom and the fun don't stops.   We begin by talking to Mary about Menage-a-Hah, the sex-positive variety show she produces and co-hosts with Eric. Mary talks about why she decided to start the show and what it's like being a sex-positive comic in the Chicago comedy scene.   Then the conversation turns to Kate, who explains what the Air Sex World Championship is and how she became involved. Kate reveals that she very recently came out as a lesbian, and we review some of the top lesbian anthem songs. Kate also talks about her family's reaction to coming out as well as whether or not she's worried about her Air Sex Champion status affecting her work. This leads to Eric discussing HR and the time when he had to undergo sexual harassment training because of a Vagina Monologues t-shirt he wore to a company Christmas party where people were shirtless and doing blow.   Kate then gives us an on-air sampling of her Air Sex prowess..

Queerella Fistalot is a Chicago burlesque performer, dominatrix, and BDSM performance artist. She joins Eric and Chicago improviser Caroline Allen in the bedroom this week to give us her story.   As it turns out, Eric had unknowingly seen Queerella perform previously at Sunny Megatron and Ken Melvoin-Berg's wedding. Queerella talks about her life growing up in a small town in Missouri, the adopted daughter of Christian parents. Despite their medical professions, Queerella's parents found themselves part of a cult-like Christian church that encouraged abusive practices which had a dramatic impact on Queerella and ultimately led to her fleeing Missouri for Chicago.   Queerella opens up about her sexuality and her experience coming into her own with women, and how she was finally able to explore her personal and professional desires in Chicago's  alternative scene. As her name would imply, some of those proclivities include fisting, as well as blood play and suspension, which she speaks to Eric and Caroline abou

Wow! It's our first ever LIVE Full Disclosure podcast. The show was PACKED and at there was apparently a line down the block just 10 minutes in. My thanks to everyone who came out and all the performers: Standup: Natalie Jose and Tommy McNamaraBDSM Demo: Dominatrix Sophia ChaseImprov: Adal Rifai, Katie McCarty, Craig Gaspian, Caroline Allen, Damien MondragoonSponsor: Early to Bed sex-positive toy shop in Chicago And the amazing staff at The Whistler! Our next live Full Disclosure will be coming at you September 28, 8pm FREE at The Whistler. See you there!—-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!! or Listen on StitcherWe want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail! (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

Eric is on the road this week in Madison, Wisconsin, and on his journey he ran into some friends both old and new. Full Disclosure favorite Jen Larsen is on the show, as well as old co-host Jess Kuno who's skyping in. Plus Madison's own sex educator, author, and host of The Ropecast podcast Gray Miller aka Graydancer is with us. After talking about what Madison is like, we dig into things with Gray. While his background is in rope play, recently Gray has been venturing into cigar play, something no one on the show had heard of before. Gray goes on to talk about his own introduction to BDSM, how he became a figure in the scene and pioneered open space kink events called GRUE's, the openminded nature of Madison, and controversies he's encountered in his career. Plus, the crew discovers Braco the Gazer. —-For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!! or Listen on StitcherWe want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail! (415) 7

Ryan Driller is one of the top male porn stars performing today. He's also the first straight male performer we've had on the show. He Skypes in to chat with Eric and improvisers Craig Gaspian, Damien Mondragon, and Katie McCarty. Ryan talks about his childhood and his first introduction to sex through a Penthouse magazine, his previous career as a Boy Scout Master, entering the industry as a gay-for-pay performer, and how his adult career has affected his personal life. Next Eric talks about his experience marching in Chicago's SlutWalk 2014, an event raising awareness about rape culture. While Eric is a huge supporter of ending rape culture, he has some trepidation about the hive-mind chanting that occurred at the march, as well as recent credos espoused by some online feminist movements. As the female to speak for all females, Katie weighs in and provides her perspective. Finally, in homage to their upcoming performance at The Whistler and Craig's last podcast while in Chicago, the crew gives perhaps one o

Iona Grace (NSFW) is a Kink.com (NSFW) star, social activist, and friend of Eric's. She also has a rough history with Eric. Iona steps into the creepy dungeon-esque basement of Eric's former apartment to talk about her abusive past, how she became a porn performer, and the struggle of "fitting the bill" of cautionary tales of sex workers. And by the end, she and Eric are friends! Plus, Eric talks about depression and his encounter with Robin Williams outside the Comedians of Comedy show in 2007. —-CHICAGO! Full Disclosure is coming to you LIVE for our premiere variety show August 27 8pm @ The Whistler. Click the flier below for the Facebook event: For more sex news and comedy please follow me on Twitter @EricBarry and like us on Facebook!SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES and please rate us!!! or Listen on StitcherWe want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail! (415) 779-6855 or email eric@fdpod.com

Oh boy do we have one meaty episode! Jenny Graves is an Australian geneticist, professor at the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) PhD, and member of the The Australian Academy of Science. She joins Eric, Craig Gaspian, Australian improviser Richard Wielga, and Los Angeles dominatrix Snow Mercy (who happens to have a fancy science PhD of her own) to discuss the misconceptions surrounding the "gay gene", and what exactly might go into the genetic expression of one's mating partner. Australian geneticist and professor Jenny Graves. Next up we talk with Snow. Snow discusses her Mormon upbringing, her personal sexual growth, and her ultimate foray into becoming a dominatrix. Later Snow generously demonstrates those skills as Craig generously volunteers to get spanked, slapped, and paddled all over his bottom. It was one of my favorite moment's of this podcast. Eric Barry, Snow Mercy, Craig Gaspian. We then move on to talk about the marriage of friends of the show