{"podcast":{"title":"CockTales: Dirty Discussions","slug":"cocktales-dirty-discussions-543763","podcast_index_feed_id":543763,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2818687/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/cocktales-dirty-discussions","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/91308abddaa9248027d6fd8f47bc1ad0.jpg","author":"Kiki Said So & Medinah Monroe","episode_count":488,"summary":"CockTales: Dirty Discussions is hosted by Kiki Said So and Medinah Monroe. Both women are in different stages of their love lives; one single and one in a serious long term relationship. The women give uncensored accounts about their sex and dating lives, relationships, and what it's really like to navigate the sea of love in Atlanta. On CockTales, the ladies gather over great drinks and discuss the latest happenings in their sexual experiences dating lives. 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