Lies My Vagina Told Me
Host Brigitte Bako has starred in movies, written hit TV shows, and survived Hollywood with only minor emotional scarring—but there’s one saboteur who’s been with her the whole time: her vagina. In this fearless, funny, and sometimes frisky podcast, Brigitte revisits the wildest misadventures of her career, relationships, and sex life—guided (and misled) by her most unreliable co-pilot, her vagina.
Episodes
23 episodes
Girl Talk with DJ Mighty Iris
It's time for another chapter of Lies My Vagina Told Me, where my vagina has made a lot of questionable calls but today, she booked a professional. In this episode, I sit down for some girl talk with the one and only DJ Mighty Iris.You k...
In Session with Singer/Composer/Arranger Julian Fleisher
Julian Fleisher is the only man I have ever successfully completed couples therapy with. Yes, friendship couples therapy. It's a thing. It works.Julian is a singer, composer, bandleader, actor, writer, and radio host who has been perfor...
Confessions of a Vegas Showgirl with Actress/Singer/Dancer Ruby Lewis
Where better to do this podcast about my life's questionable choices than in Las Vegas, the mecca of questionable choices! I sat down with Vegas powerhouse—actress, singer, dancer, and showgirl—Ruby Lewis! We recorded live from the Blackmagic b...
A Gargoyles Threesome with Greg Weisman and Thom Adcox
Many of you don’t know that I am the voice of many famous cartoon characters, including the magical Angela on Gargoyles. Today, we have not only the creator of Gargoyles, Greg Weisman, but one of my favorite co stars, Thom Adcox, with me, divin...
Over the Moon with Actress and Author Sonya Walger
You may know her as Penny Widmore on Lost or the iconic Molly Cobb on For All Mankind, but I know Sonya Walger as a dear friend from our days on HBO's Mind of the Married Man, and now, as one of my new favorite author...
Drag Racing with Kelly “Full Throttle” Anderson
Living life in the fast lane is more than just a motto for Kelly "Full Throttle" Anderson! She's a mother of 4, a grandmother of 12, and a world-class, wheelie-popping drag racer. Behind the wheel of her iconic 2000 Camaro Z28 — affectionately ...
The 14x Nude Tennis Champion of the World, Randy Stanger
Meet Randy Stanger, the most wildly interesting man I know! He’s a stuntman, a handyman, and longtime right-hand man to the legendary Steve-O. He also is a ”porn adjacent” actor who once crossed paths with Jim Morrison. Randy has lived a life t...
Down to the Skivvies with 3x Emmy Nominated Costume Designer, Shawn Holly Cookson
Three-times Emmy Award-nominated costume designer Shawn-Holly Cookson is here to talk about her incredible career dressing her famous stars from the skivvies up! From intimate fittings to high-pressure set days, Shawn-Holly reveals ...
New York Glitter-soaked ’90s with Downtown Drag Royalty, Miss Guy
Today we’re time-traveling back to early-’90s New York City—when the clubs were filthy, the fashion was fearless, and my lying vagina was just getting started! Joining me is the iconic Miss Guy: downtown drag royalty, singer of The Toilet Boys,...
Sex, Iran, and Rock ‘n’ Roll with Author Roxana Shirazi
Today’s guest proves that if you survive revolution, rockstars, and racism, you’re legally allowed to write brilliant books about it. Roxana Shirazi—author of The Last Living Slut and The Dead Iranian Girl—is here to talk sex, survival, Iran, a...
Oh, Bianca! with Broadway’s Oh, Mary!’s Bianca Leigh
She’s a trailblazing trans actress, singer, writer, producer, and Broadway powerhouse—Oh, Mary!'s Bianca Leigh talks identity, sex, survival, in this episode of Lies My Vagina Told Me as we celebrate a very special milestone: the 5th birthday o...
Ladies of the Canyon with Blossom
From the famed song by Joni Mitchell to the amazing ladies who embody it—I share my unique experiences living in magical Laurel Canyon, including a shocking accident involving a car crashing into my home on the same day as the insurrection. On ...
Lies My Mother Told Me with Brigitte Bako
Taking it to ELEVEN in this, the final episode of Season One of Lies My Vagina Told Me. I’m coming to you straight from Venice, where I spill the wild family secret that explains my lifelong obsession with Italy… and why I might actual...
Sexty with Kimberly Huie
Sexty with actress, writer, director, and model Ms. Kimberly Huie. This ain’t yo momma's 60 baby. It’s SEXTY!Visit Kimberly’s website kimberlyhuie.comWatch Kimberly in
Pivoting with Actress Victoria Haas
From Acting to the Art World, we are pivoting with Victoria Hass. She left a successful career as an actress to run her father's estate, the great photographer Ernst Haas. And only after she left acting did her life feel like a movie. Coming fu...
Rock Royalty and Reinvention with Michael Des Barres
Rock star, actor, radio icon, Marquis, and mentor—Michael Des Barres joins me to dish on fame, survival, and why reinvention is the sexiest.Visit Michael’s website michaeldesbarres.comFoll...
Everything Vagina with Johanna Stein
We talk all things vagina with multi-hyphenate Emmy-nominated writer/producer/stand-up/actor Johanna Stein.Johanna @thejojostein is the creator of the viral video MomHead and...
Sex, Drugs, and Escargot with Chef Bob Blumer
Culinary Wizard and Surreal Gourmet Chef Bob Blumer teaches us how to make food sexy and delicious.Find Bob at his website bobblumer.com.Learn more about him
The Pink Marine with Greg Cope White
Everything is coming up PINK with Greg Cope White @ThePinkMarine the author of the Pink Marine and creator of Netflix’s new show Boots.Follow
I’m With the Band—and the One and Only Pamela Des Barres
From Zappa to Zeppelin, Pamela Des Barres has seen it all—and written it all. In this episode, the iconic author and ultimate insider joins me for a candid, hilarious conversation about love, lust, rock stars, and why women’s stories (even the ...
Stalker with George Zaverdas
He could’ve chopped me up and stuffed me in the trunk of his Buick—but instead, filmmaker George Zaverdas became my first fan, my first stalker, and my lifelong creative consigliere.Get movie r...
World Peace at the Swinger Club with Gary Lippman
In this episode of Lies My Vagina Told Me, I sit down with my dear friend Gary Lippman—author, cultural critic, and former pro bono attorney for the Innocence Project—to tackle life’s deepest questions: Can world peace really be achiev...