Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Esoterotica is a revolving cast of poets, writers, and storytellers based out of New Orleans exploring what it is to be sensual, sexual, creative, and connected. Erotica is defined in the dictionary as "literature or art designed to arouse sexual desire." We do not think this is enough. To us, erotica explores an integral part of the human experience, the pleasures of the senses. It combines the two binders of humanity, written language and sexual experience. We encourage you to enjoy this exploration with us.
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Esoterotica: "Bare Essentials"
May 26, 2021 23:00 - 8 minutes - 5.93 MBWe don't have a show for you this week. Here's why.
Esoterotica: "Kinky Fucks"
May 13, 2021 01:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s “Kinky Fucks” for May 12th, 2021. If you’ve never been to an Esoterotica event—you may not know that we are some kinky fucks. Our Provocateurs get into all sorts of... let’s say less than usual sexual practices. And we do love them for it. If you’re interested in knowing more, you’ll need to ask them yourselves. And I highly recommend doing that. We have a quickie show tonight but it’s thick with the good stuff. And you’re going to want to stick through to the en...
Esoterotica: "On Fire"
April 29, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s “On Fire” for April 28th, 2021. For good reasons, the concept of passion being a flame goes back centuries. Fire is a ruiner and a method of cleansing. It can provide the warmth we need to survive the night. It can burn our whole fucking house down. A vital fire, neglected, can smother into nothing. And embers, hidden and forgotten can give birth to a new blaze. Tonight we bring to you a bit of our passion. So turn down the lights, like a candle or a whole damn inf...
Esoterotica: "Soft"
April 15, 2021 01:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBGreetings, denizens of Esoterotica Land and welcome to Esoterotica’s “Soft” for April 14th, 2021. My name is Mike Marina, subbing in for Shadow Angelina this evening. Tonight our provocateurs will explore the theme and idea of soft—gentle quiet—for in this loud raucous world, sometimes what we need is a contrast. Often Esoterotica’s provocateurs are bombastic, this night is that contrast. Featuring: Juliet Rose Shadow Angelina Aimé SansSavant Just Shannon Mike Marina Invaluable Emi...
Esoterotica: "Gods and Monsters"
April 01, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Gods and Monsters" for March 31st, 2021. When the Provocateurs of Esoterotica contemplate this particular theme, we never quite know what will happen. What we do know is that the delving into power exchange, the conventionally accepted ideas of what constitutes a god or a monster, the excavation of what is both divine and terrible within ourselves, never fails to leave us satisfied, while simultaneously filled with even more questions than we had before. Desire, se...
Esoterotica: "Dirty Deeds and Messy Minds"
March 18, 2021 01:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Dirty Deeds and Messy Minds" for March 17th, 2021. Sometimes life is messy; and tonight we are going to let that messy open it’s dirty wings and let go. Messy and dirty are deceptively complicated words and we each define them differently. From the heart-ravaging to the filthy perfection our 6 Provocateurs have taken this theme to its limits in all directions. We are so pleased that you’ve chosen to join us for our sometimes sticky, sometimes bloody, wild ride. Fe...
Esoterotica: "Introductions"
March 04, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Introductions" for March 3rd, 2021. Introductions happen all the time. And we have treated them as perfunctory, transactional, commonplace. But in the wake of a year where so many of our typical introductions have been stifled- a serious perspective and gratitude has come into play for many of us. How we are introduced can color our perceptions for a lifetime. Be that an introduction to a person, an idea, an action, a state of being. But introductions have the cap...
Esoterotica: "All On a Mardi Gras Day"
February 18, 2021 02:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "All on a Mardi Gras Day" for February 17th, 2021. Mardi Gras is one of the most misunderstood holidays in America. Most of the country views it as nothing more than a drunken street party of the most epic scale. And it is that. But that’s not nearly a full description. Those of us who are lovers and children of the Crescent City see it differently. While we certainly are known for throwing the best party in the nation to which the world is invited, it is also a ...
Esoterotica: "Sexiest Selections, Part 4"
February 04, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn honor of our tenth year performing original erotica in New Orleans, we present to you “Sexiest Selections: In Four Acts.” Each year Esoterotica’s “Sexiest Selections” celebrates our favorite pieces from the previous year in a series of beautifully curated shows. This year is no different, even though everything is. The pieces that make it into “Sexiest Selections” are voted on by the Provocateurs themselves. Come experience this retrospective with us in live premiere chat on YouTube o...
Esoterotica: "Sexiest Selections, Part 3"
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBIn honor of our tenth year performing original erotica in New Orleans, we present to you “Sexiest Selections: In Four Acts.” Each year Esoterotica’s “Sexiest Selections” celebrates our favorite pieces from the previous year in a series of beautifully curated shows. This year is no different, even though everything is. The pieces that make it into “Sexiest Selections” are voted on by the Provocateurs themselves. For the last three Wednesdays of January and the first Wednesday of February ...
Esoterotica: "Sexiest Selections, Part 2"
January 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBIn honor of our tenth year performing original erotica in New Orleans, we present to you “Sexiest Selections: In Four Acts.” Each year Esoterotica’s “Sexiest Selections” celebrates our favorite pieces from the previous year in a series of beautifully curated shows. This year is no different, even though everything is. The pieces that make it into “Sexiest Selections” are voted on by the Provocateurs themselves. For the last three Wednesdays of January and the first Wednesday of February ...
Esoterotica: "Sexiest Selections, Part 1"
January 14, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBIn honor of our tenth year performing original erotica in New Orleans, we present to you “Sexiest Selections: In Four Acts.” Each year Esoterotica’s “Sexiest Selections” celebrates our favorite pieces from the previous year in a series of beautifully curated shows. This year is no different, even though everything is. The pieces that make it into “Sexiest Selections” are voted on by the Provocateurs themselves. For the last three Wednesdays of January and the first Wednesday of February ...
Esoterotica: "Sumptuous Feast"
December 24, 2020 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s “Sumptuous Feast” for December 23, 2020. In this final episode in the bizarre, unprecedented, staggering, and yet somehow beautiful year of 2020 we, the Provocateurs of Esoterotica have come together in this virtual space to celebrate abundance and decadence, the richness of life, of connection, and of ourselves. We are grateful to you. We want to hear from you. Our writers miss knowing those who listen to us—you are essential. Like us on Facebook, follow us on I...
Preview: "Sumptuous Feast"
December 16, 2020 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBOn December 23rd, 2020, join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme "Sumptuous Feast." On that night we will be bringing you a sample of our many and varied appetites for decadence and abundance just in time for this year's end. For now an amuse-bouche of what we have to offer with our dear Panzachual. In the meantime, like share and subscribe to our YouTube channel, subscribe on iTunes, hook us with us on Stitcher, friend us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram or Spotify. We w...
Esoterotica: "Desirous Dreams"
December 10, 2020 02:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s Desirous Dreams, December 9, 2020. In dreaming and working to make those dreams a reality, we have arrived on the stage of our true lives. It is where we question ourselves, pulling at threads of who we are. We all need our ability to cerebrally create and wander, to daydream, now more than ever. And to share those dreams when we can, in journals, with lovers, even the whole world. Featuring: Meredith Ann Poignant Procrastinator Geoff Munsterman Buttercup Lo...
Esoterotica: "Pervertibles & Paraphilia"
November 26, 2020 02:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Pervertibles & Paraphilia" for November 25th, 2020. Human sexuality and arousal is literally all over the place and heavily dependent on our psychological and social norms. The subversion of those norms call to us over and over. The word "paraphilia" came into use in 1903 and describes the "experiencing of intense sexual arousal from atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behavior, or individuals..." but no consensus has ever been reached on the difference betwe...
Esoterotica: "Sensual Evolution"
November 12, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBWelcome to "Sensual Evolution" for November 11th, 2020. Sensuality and sexuality grow and evolve as we do... and sometimes in the most amusing ways. This week we offer a short and sweet show, and after the exertion that the last week has been for us Americans, that seems just about what we need. Featuring: Just Shannon Ollie Andy Reynolds Music: "Room To Breathe" © Ketsa. Feel free to drop a tip in the digital hat. The money will be split among the writers, who are mostly out of wo...
Esoterotica: "Myths & Lore"
October 29, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Myths and Lore" for October 28, 2020. For all of the measures and milestones, horrors and triumphs that humanity has faced, what does not change is our desire to talk about it. Our species has sought to understand itself through the art of storytelling since we began communicating. And many of those stories endure and echo in us to one degree or another, for thousands of years. Often when we hear the words myth and lore, we can mistakenly think of them as interc...
Esoterotica: "True Confessions"
October 15, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "True Confessions" for October 14, 2020. Esoterotica specializes in telling true stories, but each night that we have braved “True Confessions” we encourage each other to go deeper, be braver, and hold ourselves accountable. Beyond the enticing religious connotations or the fraught legal ones, have you ever really thought of what is it to confess? Confession is an admission of not only our authentic truth but also our culpability in that truth. The shedding of ...
Esoterotica: "Sacred Sluts"
October 01, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Sacred Sluts" for September 30, 2020. We all have those moments, those situations, those lovers whose time with us help to define and refine what desires we will end up discovering, opening us to to not only pleasure, but who we want to become. This self-discovery through a shared act makes the act itself sacred. Who could avoid developing a want for more? Tonight we offer six pieces from seven Provocateurs who give us a glimpse into their moments of accepta...
Esoterotica: "Inspire Me"
September 17, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBStorytelling is one of the most sacred acts that humans can engage in. It has the capacity to elevate our minds while making us excruciatingly relatable to one another across hundreds or thousands of years. Every culture engages in the weaving of tales, from valor to heartbreak, from simple pleasures to moments of heart-stopping bravery. The crosses we bear, the scars from what we’ve survived, and the love we’ve experienced that make them worth it. Humanity thrives on storytelling. It is...
Esoterotica: "Fan Service, All Nerdrotica"
September 03, 2020 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBRest in Power, King. Wakanda. Forever. Welcome to Esoterotica’s, Fan Service, All Nerdrotica, September 2, 2020. One of the most fantastic things about growing up is finding the people who share your passions and interests, who geek out like you geek out, who you can discuss backstories and timelines and theories on characters that helped keep you going when you needed them most. Who can listen to your ideas and solemnly or emphatically nod and say, “Head cannon accepted.” And if we are...
Esoterotica: "Healing"
August 20, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s “Healing” for August 19, 2020. Healing is the ultimate in choice. And with that in mind, we want to begin this show with a trigger warning. TW: to face the worst that we have been through, be it acute or gradual—acknowledging and working to rid ourselves of coping mechanisms patch-worked together that no longer serve us—we sometimes must confront the worst in ourselves and tell the truth of who we are working to become. That can be difficult to listen to. It can ...
Preview: "Healing"
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.3 MBOn August 19, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "Healing." "Healing" will be a night dedicated to one of the most empowering, vulnerable, and sexy things we can possibly do for ourselves. And when we share that, transcendence becomes possible. To entice a few memories, we have pulled from the vault two tastes of years past from Mike Marina and Shadow Angelina. Like, share, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Find us on all major podcast platforms. Follow us o...
Esoterotica: "Subversions, All Kink & Fetish Erotica"
August 06, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Subversions, All Kink and Fetish Erotica" for August 5th, 2020. Subversion: The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution. Yes. Please. Kink: A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight. A quirk of character or behavior. A stiffness in the neck or back. A person’s unusual sexual interest. Yes. Indeed. Fetish: A need or desire for an object, body part, or activity for sexual excitement. An excessive and irra...
Esoterotica: "Unthemed & Unabashed"
July 23, 2020 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Unthemed and Unabashed, July 22, 2020. I don’t know about you but when all of this started, I had no idea it would go on this long. We are so glad to still be able to stay connected to our friends, fellow writers, and our audience, providing stimulation and comfort in such times as these. If you’ve listened to any of our previous nine episodes, you’ve experienced how our show themes inspire the provocateurs to work within the constraints to express their unique ...
Esoterotica: "Homecoming"
July 09, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Homecoming" for July 8, 2020. It has been four and a half months since the Provocateurs and audience of Esoterotica have been together in our home at the AllWays Lounge on Saint Claude Ave in New Orleans. And I confidently speak for all of us when I say, we miss it desperately. In an effort to ...soothe that ache, tonight we go back into the vault, pulling from pieces spanning from 2013-2019. From Provocateurs both near and far. Join us as we return to the places...
Esoterotica: "Tarot: The Spread"
June 25, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s, "Tarot: The Spread" for June 22, 2020. We humans have been trying for thousands of years to understand ourselves and our place in the cosmos. Some think we have been using tarot for divination toward that end since sometime in the late 18th century, but it’s probably been much longer than that. Tarot and similar tools have long been sought after for their guidance using symbolism to better address the spiritual, emotional, traumatic, and divine journey we are on....
Esoterotica: "Let's Make a Mess"
June 11, 2020 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Let’s Make A Mess, June 9, 2020. Humans are complicated: our feelings, our love, our connections. We make a mess of everything. And yet, in spite of and because of all our nonsense, we have the capacity for such indelible beauty. Tonight is a love letter to that capacity. So... are you ready? Have you turned your lights down? Maybe lit a candle? If you’d prefer, hold a hand, even if it gets... messy. Lean in to our voices and please enjoy our offerings for "L...
Esoterotica: "Future of Sex"
May 28, 2020 01:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Future of Sex" for May 25, 2020. Tonight we bring you a double feature of longing, boldness, and desire. A quick trip into what will or could be... Featuring Roux B Shears, Just Shannon, and the fischer Pete. Music: "Surge and Swell" by Pictures of the Floating World. Feel free to drop a tip in the digital hat. The money will be split among the writers who are mostly out of work. Venmo: @ShadowAngelina Cashapp: $ShadowAngelina PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/shadowa...
Esoterotica: "Former Fervor"
May 14, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Former Fervor" for May 13, 2020. Tonight we dive deep into our past, rattle old cages, and shake the memories loose. For nearly 9 years Esoterotica’s live show has been taking place every other Wednesday at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans. In that time we have had well over 100 different poets, storytellers, musicians, and avant-artists on our stage. Only in the last two years did we begin the recording process. Tonight is a night for those pieces we so adored t...
Preview: "Former Fervor"
May 07, 2020 03:00 - 7 minutes - 4.88 MBOn May 13, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "Former Fervor." That night we will be digging through nearly nine years of performances to find the gems, the broken hearts, oh the places we have been. To entice a few memories we have pulled from the vault two tastes of years past from Aimé SansSavant and Shadow Angelina. In the meantime, like, share, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe on iTunes. Follow us on Spotify. Friend us on Facebook. Leave us...
Esoterotica: "Bigger and Easier"
April 30, 2020 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "New Orleans; Bigger and Easier" for April 29, 2020. Tonight we engage in our most enduring passion, fiercest adoration, and certainly the most tumultuous love affair- our relationship to this incomparable place where we make our home. We invite you to join us, whether you are a local, a long distance lover, even if you’ve never made her acquaintance, indulge in these love letters to our breath of life, our muse, our mother, our lover’s quarrel... New Orleans. Mus...
Preview: "Bigger and Easier"
April 22, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MBOn April 29, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "New Orleans: Bigger and Easier." For now we would like to offer you two different tastes of our adoration. Here is "City Thoughts" by Andy Reynolds and "Beloved" by Shadow Angelina. Please like, share, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe on iTunes. Follow us on Spotify. If you like the shows, leave us reviews and comments. We would love to keep in contact with you!
Esoterotica: "Unsung Heroes"
April 15, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Unsung Heroes" for April 15, 2020. It has been a month since New Orleans went into quarantine. Only 7 weeks since Mardi Gras−which feels both a lifetime ago and only a few days gone. And that’s one of the things about the past, how strange and beautiful the human perspective can be when looking retrospectively. Which brings us to tonight’s theme. We dedicate this night to those that gave us kindness as a lover, taught us, helped us grow, even if it meant letting eac...
Esoterotica: "Fatuous and Fervent"
April 12, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Fatuous and Fervent, April 1, 2020. In this, the second quarantine installment of our biweekly show every other Wednesday at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, Louisiana, we invite you to listen in on our offerings on the confessional, the fantastical, the bewildering lines between true and false on this surrealist of April Fools Days. Feel free to drop a tip in the digital hat. The money will be split among the writers who are mostly out of work. Venmo: @ShadowAn...
Esoterotica: "Into the Dark"
April 02, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB***Re-mastered*** Esoterotica has had to cancel its live show for March 18, 2020, at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, Into The Dark, due to global pandemic. If this is your first time experiencing us, welcome. We want to remind you that our connections to one another are the most important thing we have in the face of all of this. And our connections are stronger than we think. So turn your lights down low, light a candle, hold a hand, even if it’s your own, and lean in to our voices an...