Deep Funny Dirty

Aiua Wild | Adam Riehl

Deep, Funny, Dirty explores the beautiful chaos of being human—where depth, humor, and raw honesty all meet. Each conversation dances between the soulful and the silly, the wise and the wildly imperfect. It’s the stuff we think, feel, laugh about — and sometimes rarely say out loud. Unfiltered, heartfelt, and a little mischievous, this podcast reminds us that growth and laughter often come from the same messy, marvelous place.

  1. Aug 11

    DFD #20 | The Evil Among Us w/ Alex Konicke

    This week on Deep Funny Dirty, we're stepping into something heavier than usual. We sit down with Alex Konicke, author of The Evil Among Us, to talk about what happens after tragedy tears through a family. Alex opens up about watching his older brother Zach spiral through addiction and resistance to help, and about how easy it is to miss the moment when concerning becomes dangerous, even for a family paying close attention and doing everything they knew how to do. But this conversation isn't really about the tragedy itself, it's about what comes after. We dig into the questions every family faces long before a crisis hits. When do you set a boundary. When do you call for help. When does protecting someone you love start putting everyone else at risk. Alex shares the reflections that have come from walking through all of it, and how he's turned unimaginable pain into a mission to change how Washington State responds to mental health emergencies. Alex's story is heavy, honest, and unexpectedly hopeful, a reminder that healing rarely looks the way we think it will, and that community and connection can carry us through even the hardest chapters. Connect with Alex Konicke Website | AlexKonicke.com FB | Alex.Konicke IG | @AlexKonicke Linkedin | Alex-Konicke Book | The Evil Among Us Spotify E Book | The Evil Among Us Apple E Book | The Evil Among Us Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #20 | The Evil Among Us w/ Alex Konicke
  2. Jul 14

    DFD #18 | The Realness Underneath w/ Megan Hoeffner

    What happens when the healer needs healing? This week we sit down with Megan Hoeffner, founder of an international yoga and sound healing school, for a conversation that gets real fast. Megan opens up about riding the waves of postpartum depression, sleep deprivation, and brand new motherhood, all while running a global wellness brand that never stops asking for more. We dig into the pressure that healers and wellness professionals feel to show up polished and put together even when they are quietly unraveling inside, and what it actually takes to admit you are not okay. It's a raw, funny, and deeply human look at building a dream, keeping a tiny human alive, and learning to actually take a breath, maybe for the first time. If you have ever felt like you had to have it all together for everyone else, this episode is for you. Hit play. Then breathe. Connect with Megan Hoeffner Website | TheEmbodiedWarrior.com IG | @TheEmbodiedWarrior Retreat Info Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #18 | The Realness Underneath w/ Megan Hoeffner
  3. Jun 30

    DFD #17 | Laughing to Survive w/ Barbie Applegate

    In this episode of Deep Funny Dirty, we sit down with comedian Barbie Applegate, a woman whose name barely scratches the surface of who she actually is. Barbie's story moves through an unconventional childhood, unexpected loss, and a winding career path that brought her full circle back to the one thing that always kept her going: laughter. Along the way, she discovered that humor isn't just a coping mechanism, it's a healing tool backed by real science, and one she now brings to audiences as a working comedian in her 50s. Together we explore what it means to be misread by the world, how tragedy can quietly shape a person's greatest strengths, and why the people who make us laugh the hardest often carry the deepest stories. We also get into the role comedy plays in mental health, the courage it takes to stand in front of a room full of strangers, and what it looks like to finally stop running from your own life and start living it out loud. Connect with Barbie Applegate IG | @Barbie.Hahaha FB | BCYoung YouTube | @Barbiehaha Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #17 | Laughing to Survive w/ Barbie Applegate
  4. Jun 16

    DFD #16 | Desire and Devotion w/ Christina Braver

    What happens when a romance novelist refuses to believe that desire and faith have to live on opposite sides of the room? In this episode, we sit down with Christina, a local author whose work explores pleasure, shame, spirituality, and the deeply human stories that live underneath them all. As both a Christian and a writer of sex-positive romance, Christina brings a perspective that challenges the easy assumptions many of us were handed about bodies, purity, love, and what it means to be “good.” Together, we talk about growing up inside religious messages that often made sexuality feel dangerous, dirty, or something to be controlled, especially for women. Christina shares how her own faith, curiosity, and writing helped her begin untangling shame from belief, and how romance novels can become more than entertainment. They can offer representation, permission, healing, and a more honest language for desire. This conversation moves through church, scripture, sexuality, interpretation, womanhood, marriage, pleasure, and the complicated process of reclaiming parts of ourselves we may have been taught to hide. It is thoughtful, vulnerable, funny, and deeply human. At the heart of it all is a bigger question: What if faith and sexuality are not enemies? What if love, embodiment, and pleasure have always belonged in the same conversation? Connect with Christina Braver Website | ChristinaBraver.com IG | @ChristinaBraverRomance FB | @ChristinaBraverRomance Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #16 | Desire and Devotion w/ Christina Braver
  5. Jun 2

    DFD #15 | The Space Between Perspectives w/ Maurice Anthony

    Some conversations don’t fit neatly into one side or the other. In this episode of, we sit down with Officer Maurice Anthony for a grounded, honest, and deeply human conversation about perspective, responsibility, race, community, and what it means to serve from inside a system that many people have complicated feelings about. Maurice brings a rare and thoughtful lens to the conversation. From working in corrections to becoming a police officer, he shares how his experiences shaped the way he sees people, conflict, accountability, and the power of simply treating someone like a human being first. He talks about the tension of showing up as both a Black man and an officer, the assumptions people project onto the badge, and the importance of building trust before there is ever a crisis. This episode moves through hard topics without trying to flatten them into easy answers. It is about the space between identity and uniform, frustration and compassion, authority and service, being misunderstood and still choosing to show up with intention. Maurice doesn’t offer a perfect solution. He offers something better: honesty, humility, and a reminder that change often starts in the smallest moments of connection. Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #15 | The Space Between Perspectives w/ Maurice Anthony
  6. May 19

    DFD #14 | The Gift Unseen w/ David Lunsford

    In this episode of Deep Funny Dirty, we sit down with David for a conversation about identity, faith, embodiment, and the strange, sacred work of becoming yourself. Born without one hand and raised inside a Christianity that promised miracles, David shares how years of praying to be “healed” eventually led him into a much deeper question: what if wholeness was never about being fixed? Together, we explore moving beyond religious fear, reclaiming spirituality, learning to trust intuition, and finding the kind of self-love that turns old wounds into creative power. It is tender, funny, honest, and a little mystical, exactly the kind of human mess we love. A conversation about overcoming, unbecoming, and discovering the magic that was already there. Connect with David Lunsford Website | EmotionalCreative.com IG | @_davidlunsford_ Email | David@EmotionalCreative.com Spotify Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro Song | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Borderless by Luke Rain & Cello Joe⁠⁠⁠

    DFD #14 | The Gift Unseen w/ David Lunsford
  7. May 5

    DFD # 13 | Meeting Myself in the Darkness

    This episode was originally recorded for Journey of the Modern Soul and has been brought into the Deep Funny Dirty world as part of the evolution of this work. A few years ago, I found myself circling an idea that both pulled me in and freaked me out a little: darkness therapy. Not the metaphorical kind… the real, sit-in-complete-darkness-for-days kind. It took time, a lot of questioning, and some honest self-inquiry to figure out whether this was something true for me or just something that sounded intense and interesting. Eventually, I said yes to a 5-day darkness sit. In this episode, Aiua Wild joins me to unpack that experience through a Deep Funny Dirty lens. We get into what actually happens when the lights go out, what comes up when there is nothing to distract you, and how confronting, strange, and unexpectedly humorous it can be to sit with yourself in that kind of space. We talk about the challenges, the mental loops, the moments of clarity, and the kind of growth that does not come from trying to fix yourself, but from actually being with what is there. It is deep. It is a little weird. There are moments that are funny in that “well, here we are” kind of way. And like most things worth exploring, it is not about the darkness itself. It is about what you find when you stop running from it. Connect with Aiua Wild IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SensuousRevival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReviveYoSenses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adam Riehl IG | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FB | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AdamRiehlHealing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AdamRiehlHealing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro Song | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Borderless by Luke Rain & Cello Joe⁠⁠⁠

    DFD # 13 | Meeting Myself in the Darkness

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Deep, Funny, Dirty explores the beautiful chaos of being human—where depth, humor, and raw honesty all meet. Each conversation dances between the soulful and the silly, the wise and the wildly imperfect. It’s the stuff we think, feel, laugh about — and sometimes rarely say out loud. Unfiltered, heartfelt, and a little mischievous, this podcast reminds us that growth and laughter often come from the same messy, marvelous place.