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horizontal with lila

by Lila Donnolo

Horizontal with Lila is the podcast of intimate conversations about sex, love, and relationships that's entirely recorded while lying down. Many of the episodes are recorded in bed at Hacienda Villa, a sex-positive intentional community in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Others are recorded while horizontal elsewhere.

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  1. Positively Sex! with Lila {an iHeart Podcast Trailer!}

    SUBSCRIBE to the new "POSITIVELY SEX! WITH LILA" podcast on APPLE PODCASTS (or wherever you like to get your podcasts) & never miss an episode! Get ready for a 46 episode season of Sex Ed, with Pleasure! Host Lila, Intimacy Specialist & founding member of the premier sex-positive intentional...

  2. 129. Introducing "Positively Sex!" Sex Ed, with Pleasure

    Hello horizontal lover. This is horizontal with lila, the podcast about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down. Usually, the first part of our conversation is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and the last part is available exclusively to my patrons on...

  3. 128. sex parties done right: lila x that sex chick

    Hello horizontal lover. Intimacy investigator. Horizontalist. Typically, horizontal is the podcast about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down. The first part of our conversation is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and the last part is available exclusively to my patrons on...

  4. 126. you spilled your hot come on my hot girlfriend: horizontal with the king of cuckolding [1 of 2]

    Hello my horizontal lovers, my intimacy investigators, my horizontalists! horizontal is the podcast about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down (and usually, while wearing robes). With few exceptions, our conversations are languorous, meandering, and long-form, as though post-coital…

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  5. 125. like a vagina wrapped around a pole: quickie with a bisexual femme poet ladyboss

    Hello my horizontal lovers, my intimacy investigators, my horizontalists! horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, & relationships of all kinds, recorded while lying down, and usually, while wearing robes. If you've listened to either one of my 'between two wizard' episodes, 85. well-hung...

  6. 123. this ritual is horizontal: mash-up with a wizard podcast [1 of 2]

    Hello horizontal lovers & ritualists, horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, & relationships of all kinds, recorded while lying down. this ritual is horizontal is part of my Season 4, the Season of Experiments. Usually, I have a guest or two reclining next to me, sharing a pillow, but This...

  7. 121. how to suck tits (properly): horizontal with an oversexed kinkster [1 of 2]

    Hello horizontal lover. This is the podcast about sex, love, & relationships of all kinds that's entirely recorded while lying down. Usually, I aim to make every recording more of a long-form conversation and less of an interview, but the world is topsy-turvy, and so is Season 4, my Season of...

  8. 120. climaxes & denouements: quickie with lila

    Hello horizontal lover. horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, & relationships of all kinds, entirely recorded while lying down. Usually, I have a guest or sometimes two (and on one notable occasion, nine!) reclining next to me, or, This Season in the Era of Covid, my guest is sometimes lying...

  9. 118. probably the slowest sex i've ever had: horizontal with radical self love (3 of 4)

    Hello horizontal lover. horizontal is the podcast about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down. You're listening to Season 4, my Season of Experiments. During this season, I'm playing with form and format, length and structure, context and content. I'll be including mash-ups with other...

  10. 116. planet friendship: horizontal with radical self love (1 of 4)

    Hello, horizontal lover. horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, and relationships of all kinds, recorded while lying down. This is Season 4, my Season of Experiments. This season marks the first time I've ever recorded remotely. So, many times, I'm no longer in the same bed as my guest— which...

  11. 113. other people's love: horizontal with a global matchmaker (2 of 4)

    Hello my horizontal lover. horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, and relationships of all kinds, recorded while lying down. This is Season 4, my Season of Experiments. I'll be playing with form in all sorts of ways: with coaching sessions and mash-ups and crossovers, happenings and themes…

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  12. 112. broken a few hearts: horizontal with a global matchmaker (1 of 4)

    Hello my horizontal lover. horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, and relationships of all kinds, recorded while lying down. This is the kickoff of Season 4, my Season of Experiments. I'll be playing with form in all sorts of ways: with coaching sessions and mash-ups and crossovers…

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  13. 111. Black men can't drive: quickie with an actor / writer / singer / director / educator

    Hello horizontal lovers. horizontal is the podcast about sex, love, & relationships of all kinds that's recorded while lying down, wearing robes. A typical recording is long and languorous, and lasts between three and five hours. When I release it, I divide it into two parts (if we recorded for...

  14. 109. love who you love: horizontal with indonesia's openly LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter [1 of 2]

    Hello horizontal lovers. horizontal is consensual eavesdropping on conversations about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down, wearing robes. In this and the following episode, I lie down with Kai Mata, Indonesia's rainbow-toting, openly LGBTQ+ singer-songwriter. She is a thoughtful…

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  15. 108. listening about race: horizontalism with lila

    In this episode, I lie down with myself. I share: * the WOC Podcasters solidarity statement * my personal commitment to ongoing anti-racist action * the names of a few of the many Black lives lost to police brutality, and: * the story of that time I didn't talk about race (for 11 years) and how...

  16. 105. mom-ogomish: horizontal with expat parents (2 of 4)

    Hello horizontal lovers. horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. Consensual eavesdropping. Intimate talks about intimate topics recorded while lying down right next to each other, wearing robes. This is part two of my four-episode arc with Eri Kardos Patel and Jaymin Patel, recorded in February 2020....

  17. 104. good kids gone wild: horizontal with expat parents (1 of 4)

    Hello horizontal lovers. horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. Consensual eavesdropping. Intimacies of all kinds. It's us lying down right next to each other, wearing robes, sharing secrets, in your ears. Welcome in, and welcome back! It's been a few months since my last episode — This winter, I…

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  18. 103. her name was elizaida: quickie with a (polyamorous pansexual) kinky Latinx woman

    Usually, our conversation is long and languorous, and lasts between three and five hours. When I release it, I divide it into two parts (if we recorded for three hours) and four parts (if we recorded for five). The first half of the conversation is available in all the podcast places, and the...

  19. 100. the narcissist tried: horizontal with nine (guests, friends, & lovers)

    This is THE 100TH EPISODE OF horizontal!!! Naturally, this one is a bit different than the others. In celebration, I am releasing a never-before-heard experimental episode, recorded on May 21st, 2019 — the 2 year anniversary of horizontal. In every other episode, I lie down with one or two people...

  20. 99. indiana jones is my father: horizontal with chosen family (2 of 4)

    horizontal is Slow Radio about intimacies of all kinds. I think of it as consensual eavesdropping — we're lying down, wearing robes, sharing secrets, in your ears. In this, the second episode of a four-part series with those who consider themselves chosen brother and sister, I lie down with…

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  21. 98. withhelds and unsaids: horizontal with chosen family (1 of 4)

    I love snuggling, sleepovers, storytelling, sex, and stargazing, among other things. So I've metaphorically rolled them up in audio form and made you this podcast. Horizontal is Slow Radio. We're lying down (usually late at night) wearing robes, sharing secrets, in your ears. It's like consensual...

  22. 95. body heat: horizontal with monogamous lovers (2 of 4)

    horizontal is a podcast of intimacies recorded while lying down. It's Slow Radio. Consensual eavesdropping. Because I love sleepovers, spooning, secrets, sex, storytelling, and stargazing, I've metaphically rolled them up in audio form and made you this. Each recording is typically between two…

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  23. 94. i want to make love to my soulmate: horizontal with monogamous lovers (1 of 4)

    I love sleepovers, and spooning, secrets, sex, storytelling, and stargazing. I've metaphorically rolled these things up in audio form and made you this podcast. horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. Consensual eavesdropping. Intimacies of all kinds. It's us lying down right next to each other,...

  24. 93. keep fucking / infinite love party: quickie with the [boundless artist] behind {my lingerie play}

    This is a podcast about intimate relationships of all kinds. It's Slow Radio, consensual eavesdropping. It's us lying down, sharing secrets, in your ears. Each full-length recording is between 3 and 5 hours long, divided into two episodes. Part one: available in all the podcast places. Part two:...

  25. 91. loving bravely: horizontal with your marriage 101 professor (1 of 2)

    horizontal is Slow Radio about intimacies of all kinds. It is entirely recorded while reclining. I think of it as consensual eavesdropping— we're lying down, wearing robes, sharing secrets, in your ears. In this episode, I lie down with Dr. Alexandra Solomon: clinical psychologist, author of…

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  26. 89. death, sex, & skirts: horizontal with the co-hosts of skirt club (1 of 2)

    Season 3 mostly consists of threesomes, and in this episode I lie down with the founder — as well as the New York City host — of Skirt Club, a private women's club for the curious kind. Skirt Club is also the name of their sex party, an event designed exclusively for women to explore their...

  27. 87. poly by nature: horizontal with an evolutionary psychologist (1 of 2)

    In this episode, I lie down with Geoffrey Miller, PhD: evolutionary psychology professor, author of books, out polyamorist, lifelong investigator of human nature. I met Geoffrey at a dinner party hosted by a Blue Man and curated by an adventuresome scholar of the brain— expressly for the purpose…

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  28. 85. well-hung psychedelic sex wizard / no hookups: between two wizards (1 of 2)

    Season 3 mostly consists of threesomes. Whereas in Season 1 and 2, I was lying down with a single guest at time, many of my Season 3 episodes will have me lying down with two people at a time — in this case, between two wizards. These humans are in some kind of relationship with one another. Thus...

  29. 84. john cusack ruined a lot of things (for my generation): quickie with an actor

    Usually, our conversation is long, sensual, and languorous, lasting between two and three hours, and when I release it as horizontal with lila, I divide it into two parts— the first half is available in all the podcast places, and the second is available exclusively to my patrons of the…

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  30. 82. 200 dating profiles: horizontal with a superconnector (1 of 2)

    Welcome to horizontal, the podcast about intimacy of all kinds, recorded while lying down, wearing robes. I know I said that Season 3 would be threesomes all season long, but we will still have the occasional dyad, because, sometimes it just works out best that way. In this episode, I lie down…

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  31. 79. not gonna be the abusive guy: horizontal with a poly kinky couple (2 of 4)

    Welcome back to part 2 of 4 episodes with my dear friends, primary poly partners, kinky lovers, and entrepreneurs, leaders in the poly / kink People of Color community, Tiana & Orion. In episode 78. surprise surprise he liked black chicks, we dove into Tiana's sexual development. We talked about...

  32. 78. surprise surprise he liked black chicks: horizontal with a kinky poly couple (1 of 4)

    My name is Lila, and I love sleepovers, spooning, sharing, storytelling, sex, and stargazing, among other things. I've metaphorically rolled them up in audio form and called it a podcast. Horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. It's intimacies of all kinds. It's consensual eavesdropping. It's us…

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  33. 76. the discerning dick: horizontal with dudes who talk to dudes about sexuality

    Welcome to the second threesome of Season 3! Horizontal is still Slow Radio. It's still consensual eavesdropping. It's still us reclining, sharing secrets, in your ears. But while the first two seasons had me lying down as though post-coital and stargazing with only one person at a time, in…

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  34. 74. trauma queen(s): horizontal with a manager and her/his client

    Welcome to Season 3 of horizontal! This is the podcast of intimacies recorded while reclining. It's still Slow Radio. It's still consensual eavesdropping. It's still us lying down, sharing secrets, in your ears. But while the first two seasons had me lying down with only one person at a time,...

  35. 72. how I met your mother: sitting relatively upright with my dad

    This conversation is not like the others. It's still Slow Radio. It's still a conversation about intimacies of all kinds. But this time, to close out Season Two, this time we recorded while sitting relatively upright, because my guest, is my Dad. We recorded about a year ago, sitting on a…

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  36. 70. tiger mom: horizontal with a recovering perfectionist

    My name is Lila, and I love sleepovers, spooning, sharing, storytelling, sex, and stargazing, among other things. So I metaphorically rolled them up in audio form and called it a podcast. Horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. It's intimacies of all kinds. It's consensual eavesdropping. It's us…

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  37. 69. average-sized penis: quickie with The Sex Hacker

    This episode is a little different than the others. It's a quickie. If you've been listening to horizontal, you know that: at the end of every conversation with a guest, I ask them to tell me a story. Each full conversation is between two and three hours long. It gets divided into two parts and...

  38. 67. true love or bust: horizontal with a world-class relationship coach

    I love sleepovers, spooning, sharing, sex, storytelling, and stargazing, among other things. So I metaphorically rolled them all up in audio form and called it a podcast. horizontal with lila is Slow Radio. It's intimacies of all kinds. It's us lying down, wearing robes, sharing secrets, in your...

  39. 65. the clitoris and the culture: horizontal with wednesday martin phd

    People say "do what you love." And I love sleepovers, spooning, sharing, sex, storytelling, and stargazing, among other things. So I metaphorically rolled them all up in audio form and called it a podcast. Welcome to horizontal! It's Slow Radio. It's intimacies of all kinds. It's us in your ears,...

  40. 63. I love you and I beat you to it: horizontal with an actor-romantic

    In this and next week's episode, I lie down with my college friend, the actor-romantic, Triple Threat, improviser, mimic, voice-over artist, chameleon, ham, and all-around delightful, well-adjusted human, Burl Moseley. He's such a phenom that he recently got his own song on the musical TV show...

  41. 61. my gender is dolly parton & miss piggy: horizontal with queerfatfemme

    I often say that this show is about intimate relationships of all kinds. Not just romantic and sexual relationships, which tend to be the only ones that our society considers to be under the umbrella of "intimacy," but also family relationships and friendships and mentorships, platonic love…

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  42. 59. I'm gonna fuck him forEVER: horizontal with a polyamorous podcaster of political proportions

    Horizontal is a podcast of intimacies recorded while lying down. Think of it as consensual eavesdropping. Together, we're making private conversations public, in order to dispel shame, diminish loneliness, and alchemize human connection. Brene Brown, the world-renowned researcher/storyteller and...

  43. 57. fear of intimacy: horizontal with the love (drive) podcaster

    Horizontal is a podcast of intimacies recorded while lying down. I'm really glad you're here. You can think of it as consensual eavesdropping.Together, we're making private conversations public, so that we can dispel shame, diminish loneliness, and alchemize human connection. If you've been...

  44. 55. touch hunger: horizontal with a professional nurturer

    This week and next week's episodes are the last ones recorded on my horizontal does america tour, which took place in October & November of 2017. Lucid Studios NYC provided a car, and I went on a solo road trip adventure, circumnavigating the U.S., covering 10,700 miles and recording with people…

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  45. 53. sperm control: horizontal with a nonmonogamy consultant

    Horizontal is a podcast about intimacy. It's recorded while lying down, wearing robes, sharing a single pillow. I take you into my bed (or in the case of these episodes, recorded while I was on the road across America, someone else's bed), and let your ears watch as I unzip intimate…

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  46. 52. permission to change your mind: quickie with a sex therapist

    This episode was recorded on my horizontal does america tour in November of 2017. I took to the road in a little blue car and drove solo around the country with two intentions: to feel as free as I could possibly feel, and to lie down and record as many episodes with fascinating humans as I could...

  47. 50. your pussy is not a sheath: horizontal with a vagina whisperer

    Welcome back to horizontal! I missed you. This is the podcast of intimacies recorded while lying down, wearing robes. It aims to make private conversations public in order to dispel shame, diminish loneliness, and alchemize connection. After a hiatus, during which I went to Burning Man, also…

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  48. 48. libertine: horizontal with the doyenne of dirty stories

    horizontal is a podcast of intimacies recorded while lying down. In this episode, I lie down with sexual folklorist Dixie de la Tour. Dixie is the founder, curator, and host of Bawdy Storytelling, the longest-running sex storytelling series in the United States. Samia Mounts, of the "Make America...

  49. 46. 12 ways to say no gracefully: horizontal with the co-founder of cuddle party

    horizontal is the podcast of intimacies that's recorded while lying down. In this episode, I get the opposite of vertical with Marcia B., co-founder of Cuddle Party, creator of The Good Girl Recovery Program, and co-leader of weekend intensives like "Make Hot Play Happen" and "The Wanted Man,"…

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  50. 44. don't fuck in my room: horizontal with a (grown-up) child of poly parents

    In this episode, I lie down with one of my favorite humans, Lurleen. Lurleen lives in Portland, Oregon. Well, I still think of her that way even though she recently moved to the outskirts. Let's say she's Portland adjacent. When I first met Lurleen, I thought, "This is the most beautiful woman…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Horizontal with Lila is the podcast of intimate conversations about sex, love, and relationships that's entirely recorded while lying down. Many of the episodes are recorded in bed at Hacienda Villa, a sex-positive intentional community in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Others are recorded while horizontal elsewhere.

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Lila Donnolo

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