Emily to Gremily

When Sexy Meets Awkward

• Emily Hogan

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A cherry-pink Alani over ice, a surge of new listeners, and a packed inbox set the stage for a quick-hit solo that leans hard into community and confession. We open by inviting you to steer the show, share guest ideas, dream professions to feature, or pitch yourself, then pivot into a themed batch of Gremlin stories where sex meets slapstick and everyone survives with a laugh.

The first tale turns a birthday bash into a fire drill. From there, a Halloween wine night goes sideways when a four-year-old wanders in at precisely the wrong time, raising real worries about what kids absorb and how to set better boundaries. Nostalgia arrives with a Titanic-inspired sketch session that ends in a tipsy nap, proving that pop culture fantasies are best when adapted to real humans and their limits. Then we puncture Hollywood sheen with the truth about shower sex—slippery floors, busted wrists, zero traction—and suggest safer, smarter ways to capture the same intimacy without a trip to the ER. The capper? An elevator-to-hotel flirtation that concludes almost instantly, with names and high school breadcrumbs that spark both cackles and a gentle reminder about privacy and grace.

Across these stories, we hold a friendly, sex-positive line: romance is messy, safety matters, and humor helps us process the moments we once wanted to forget. Expect candid commentary, a few practical tips, and an open door for your own confessions. If you’ve got a Gremlin story, guidance question, or irresistible gossip, send it our way, and if there’s a guest you’re dying to hear from, tell us who and why at EMILYTOGREMILYPOD@GMAIL.COM

Follow on Instagram and TikTok, subscribe on YouTube @emilytogremilypod and if we made you snort-laugh on the commute, share the episode with a friend and leave a five-star review. What myth or mishap should we tackle next?

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Hey cheers guys! Emily, Emily to Gremily here with another solo episode. Um, I want to welcome all brand new listeners and welcome back all returning listeners. I have noticed in the past like two weeks, three weeks, more like two weeks, I've gotten a really huge spike in listeners and downloads and followers. So I want to welcome all new listeners and welcome back the returning listeners. Thank you guys so much for tuning in. For the episode drink this week. Okay, this sounds weird. I again have no alcohol, and it's not because I'm like going on a journey or you know, having a sober cleanse. Um, honestly, I just didn't make it to the store to go grab something. Um, I could have ordered like a bottle to my house. I've done it many times before. Um, I just didn't really want to wait to for the delivery to get here and to start filming. Like when I'm in the mood to film and like ready to go and I'm excited, I don't want to sit around and wait because what if I lose the momentum and then I just start to suck? I don't know. Not that all my episodes are like grand and beautiful, but I just was in the momentum of let's get it going. So I just said, okay, it's fine. So we have today another Alani. I think last week I had the pink slushy one. This week I did the cherry twist, I think it is. I'm not sure. It's cherry, it's pink, it's so pretty. I love her. So yeah, and I decided to romanticize my life a little bit and put it in a glass over ice and not just have it in the can like I did last week because I didn't like the aesthetic of it, I didn't like the way it looked. Also, I put out a call to action last week. It was at the end of the episode, and then after I did it, I was like, damn, I should have done it at the beginning. So I'm gonna do it right now. If you guys have any suggestions or ideas on content and people you guys want to see on the podcast, email me or DM me on Instagram or TikTok and let me know who you guys are interested in seeing as a guest on the podcast. Whether it be a specific person or someone who has a per like a specific profession, anything like that, let me know what your ideas are, who you want to see, what type of guests you want to see coming on, and all that. So yeah, just email me at emily to gremilypod at gmail.com, or you can DM or message me on Instagram or TikTok and let me know your thoughts. If you yourself want to be a guest, let me know. Or if you have a friend or a family member that you think would be great or would be interested, let me know. And I am just gonna have to start messaging people and putting myself out there and asking if they want to come on the podcast, which is kind of scary because I don't want people to think I'm like a weirdo who's like, who the hell is this girl? But I mean, I can't expect people to just come to me. That would be nice, but I will start putting out messages to people who seem interesting and would be interesting to have on, but I definitely want your input on this as well. So again, email, message, DM, what have you. And yeah. Um, I'll make sure to say that again at the end. Also, this episode has a random theme. I always go through my email and I pick out like some stories that seem funny, whether they be stories, guidance, or gossip. This episode, I realized I was leaning more towards Gremlin stories. So this entire episode is just Gremlin stories. But after I had picked like three of them, I realized they all had an unintentional theme, which was sexual mishaps. So I found one, two, so three, and then two extras that had the exact same theme going on. So that's what we're gonna talk about today. Gremlin stories from listeners who had a type of sexual mishap happened um in sometimes the bedroom. Some of these didn't involve a bedroom at all. Um, so yeah, let's get started. Okay, and the first story is from Penny. Penny says, a few months back I learned I'm absolutely useless in an emergency. It was my birthday, and my boyfriend decided to be super romantic and decorate the house with bouquets of my favorite flower and candles all around our bedroom. I, of course, needed to jump him right away. While we were in the middle of it and I'm on top of him, I noticed that a bouquet on the nightstand had caught the flame of the candle and the fire was now spreading to our curtains. I stop moving and just point and stare without saying anything. He looks up to see what I'm silently freaking out over and immediately throws me off of him and puts out the fire. Luckily there was very little damage, but needless to say, I shouldn't be anyone's emergency contact. Penny. Um, yeah, I okay. A lot of these I also don't really have anything to say about. Um, I picked them because they were just funny and a little bit unique. Yeah, I don't have any experience with this. I've never been around a burning building, knock on wood. Uh uh, there's no wood. I don't know, knock on my head. Um, yeah, I've never been in this situation. I don't know if I'm amazing in an emergency or not. I hope I never really have to find out. I have saved several people with CPR. So, you know, I'm just a hero. I'm just a girl. But um, yeah, I don't know if I I would like to think I would be good in an emergency. The truth is, I don't really know. I do sometimes clam up though, like I can't get my words out, which I'm sure you guys have noticed here on this podcast. And it's obviously not the best look when I'm trying to make a living speaking, and it's a little uh like right now, I can't get my words out. It's a little frustrating. So I but I'd like to think if I saw a fire, I'd be able to articulate that there is a fire right there and also be able to put it out. I just don't know. So let's hope we don't have to find out. And luckily there was no day almost no damage. She said very little damage. So there we go. Also, I love that he threw you off of him. I imagine him just like yeeting you like a football, just like all right, anyway. Next. Um, the next one is Anonymous. Anonymous says, Anonymous, please, I cannot believe I'm writing this in, but after telling my best friend what had happened, she said it was worthy of a submission. So on Halloween night, after taking our four-year-old out trick-or-treating and putting her to bed, my husband and I decided to have some wine. After we finished the bottle, we went to our bedroom and got down to business. We are always quiet because we don't want to wake our daughter up. I guess the wine made me a little louder than normal. And I woke her up right when we are finishing, and I see the door creak open, and the hall light floods the room and lights us up while our child just looks at us confused. We immediately get dressed and put her back to bed, and I'm horrified that I just scarred my daughter. She was normal the next morning, and we aren't going to bring it up to her, but I'm dreading the possibility of getting a call from her school. Signed anonymous. Um, I mean, I think she's four. So, I mean, I have I know nothing about kids. Um, I know as much about kids as I do about fires. I'm not really around them, so I don't know what what would be normal and what wouldn't. I don't think she would say anything because it's not like she knows what's going on, right? I don't know. Um, yeah, I I'm assuming like what's today? What's the date? See, I don't even know what's going on right now. I don't know what date it is. Um, it's a couple weeks later, let's say, so she hasn't said anything yet. Unless it's gonna blurt, she's gonna blurt it out randomly. I think you're good. And I, you know, I feel like kids live so like in the moment and in the present, they don't really like think back to what they saw, you know, last night or a couple weeks ago. So I feel like she probably didn't register or and she was sleeping, she woke up in the middle of sleep. So I feel like it didn't really register what was happening. So I think you're in the clear. If she was older, then yeah, I'd be worried about it. Um, but yeah, I think you're good. I think, I don't know. Okay, the next one is from Judy. Judy says, like every 90s girl, I was obsessed with the movie Titanic, as I know you are as well. I am. I'm an artist and was in school in London pursuing my dreams. The movie had been out for a couple of years, and my roommate and I had the large two VHS tape. I do remember those. It was like this thick. All right. Um, after studying the draw me like one of your French girls scene, I had convinced my 19-year-old brain that it was peak romance and I needed it. I had started dating a fellow artist who was dashingly handsome, but I was a little embarrassed to tell him my fantasy. We were out at a local pub and I finally mustered the courage to ask him if he would draw me. He said, of course, and later that night we went back to my flat and I got undressed and ready to pose. I was a tad uncomfortable and feeling extremely vulnerable, but I settled into it. After a while, he shakes me, and that's when I discovered I had passed out in a drunken daze while he was drawing me. We laughed it off and went to bed, but very embarrassing. We have now been married for 23 years and chuckle when that scene is referenced. Judy. Alright, yes, I love the movie Titanic, and in in theory, it seems like it'd be super sexy and romantic, but yeah, to lay there in front of someone while they draw you, it sounds weird. Like I don't I wouldn't ask someone to do that because I yeah, it'd be in my head about it. And I would have had several drinks to probably get me out of my head, and passing out is um an unfortunate side effect of the drinks. So yeah. Um, thank you, Judy, for that. And also, you went to school in London and the way you like wrote it out, like you said, flat instead of apartment. I love that it's like my submissions are becoming so international. It's exciting. Okay, the next one is from Taylor. Taylor says, I have a bone to pick with Hollywood. We just talked about that. Why do they make shower sex scenes look so glamorous in the movies when in real life it's a train wreck? I have seen it done in so many movies that I assumed it was possible, but no, no, it is not. When I was 22 and finally living on my own, my boyfriend and I decided to try it. We slipped pretty hard, and I had a severely bruised shoulder, and he broke his wrist. It was embarrassing going to the emergency room and explaining what happened, Taylor. Um, I agree with you. Yeah, it again, in theory, it sounds like it's romantic and you know, beautiful and like steamy and whatnot, and it's it's not. I feel like every person well, okay, maybe I shouldn't generalize. I feel like most people think this, and then you attempt to do it, and it's it's like you said, it's not. Um you can't get traction on the floor because it's slippery, and if you're not under the water, then you're freezing cold, and it's just like it's just not it. Like, no, I hate it. I hate it. And yeah, you're right. I have a bone to pick with Hollywood as well. They should really make it, but then that wouldn't be fun. I was gonna say they should make a movie where it's like more realistic, but I guess we're watching movie for like the romance and the appeal and whatnot, but whatever. All right, the last gremlin story is from Jennifer, and I did save this one for last on purpose because I was cracking up when I read it, and I was like, oh, this is perfect. All right, Jennifer. Jennifer says, so we are coming up on the anniversary of this happening, so I thought let's relive it together. I went back home for Thanksgiving six years ago. I was sharing a room with my sister who is a year younger than me, and we decided to go out the night before Thanksgiving and meet up with a couple of people from high school who were also in town. One of those people was my sister's friend Jacob, who I knew had a huge crush on me in high school, but I always pretended I didn't notice. So we are out having some drinks and catching up. Jake is being pretty flirty, and I thought he looked cute, so I decided to give him the time of day and flirt back. Alright. Slowly people are calling it a night and going home until it's just myself, my sister, and Jacob left. I give my sister the signal to leave, and Jacob and I continue flirting. He tells me he has a hotel room since his parents' house was packed, so we decide to go to his room. We are making out in the elevator and on the way to the room, very movie-like. When we get to the room, I'm unbuckling his pants when he says he's quote, been waiting for this forever. My confidence skyrockets. Unfortunately, my confidence isn't the only thing that was set off because he came right in his underwear as soon as I got his pants to his ankles. I was bummed and I could tell he was mortified. I told him it wasn't a big deal, but I needed to get going. I hightailed it out of there and never reached out to him. I've always kind of felt bad for it. So, Jacob from East High in Denver, Colorado. Sorry I ghosted you and told my sister what happened. Sign Jennifer. You just blew up his spot again. I died when you said, Not only do you give us his name, you tell us what high school he went to and what city. Like, come on. I um I was like, this is too good not to read. I was like, I kind of feel bad that I'm putting this out there. And God, the Jacobs of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Um, I hope you don't get bombarded, but um, it was too good not to read. I couldn't believe you falling out at him. And then wait, you I'm sorry I ghosted you and told my sister what happened. I gotta assume you told your sister and then she said something to him, and then he was made fun of. Like, or she told the friend group and it got around, and this poor guy is just living in shame. Oh man, I about died when I read that. Oh my god, I cannot believe you blew up his spot like that twice. You did it twice, and it's uh coming up on the anniversary. So I wonder if now Thanksgiving is like a ruined holiday for him. Like, does he have PTSD around the holidays? Oh my god, that poor guy. Um, so yeah. Um Jacob from East Height in Denver, Colorado. Jennifer is sorry. And um, and now I'm sorry too because I said it on the air, but I couldn't not. And if you would like to email me and tell your side of the story and send a message to Jennifer, feel free to reach out and let me know. So that is it. They were pretty quick, like Jacob. Um, but yeah, it's gonna be a short episode today. Um, I'm so sorry. Um, if you would like to follow myself and the podcast, you can do so on Instagram and TikTok, Emily to Gremlypod on both. You can also watch this episode on YouTube, Emily to GremlyPod on YouTube. If you have your own Gremlin story, if you need Gremlin guidance or if you have a juicy piece of Gremlin gossip that you're dying to share, you can email the podcast Emily to Gremlied Pod at gmail.com and make sure to write in the subject line what segment you're writing in for. And if you sign it, it's gonna your name's gonna be read on the podcast. But if you say anonymous or you leave it unsigned, you'll remain anonymous. Um, also remember to like, follow, share, subscribe, rate five stars, do all the things. I feel like I say that every single time. I guess it's gonna become my thing now. And reminder if you have someone that you would love to see on this podcast, if you yourself would love to be on the podcast, or if you have an idea of like a person or a profession, anyone you would like to see on the podcast, reach out to me, email me emily to grammarlypod at gmail.com, or message me, DM me on Instagram or TikTok, and let me know. That's our episode. So we're gonna cheers out. Cheers to you, cheers to me, cheers to um Jennifer and Jacob from East High School in Denver, Colorado. I I wish you two well, and that's it. Bye.

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