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The Unmasked Project

The Unmasked Project

Hosted by Layla Shay This is a solo podcast about taking the mask off and telling the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable. No small talk. No perfection. No pretending. We talk authenticity, identity, mental health, relationships, sex, creativity, and the messy in-between moments where life cracks you open and asks you to be real. Sometimes it’s just me. Sometimes friends join in. Always honest. If you’re tired of performing and ready for real conversations you’re in the right place. 🎙️ New

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00:14:51

Season 2 Teaser- Drawing the Circle

The Unmasked Project ·

2026/01/06

Hey yall! Layla here... as the new SOLO HOST! I have been nervous dropping anything myself... but one of my closest friends told me to draw the circle first and perfect as I go. I read listeners unmask to me while I unmask to them. Lets just be real for a fing second...Watch me in real time be vulnerable, imperfect, and raw. Whats a good description for SEO? How do I make this description perfect? Whatever... this is it. Here's my circle. Love you all!

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00:43:23

We’ve Been Lying to Ourselves—Time for a Real Talk

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/10/21

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, Layla and Brian throw off the last of their filters for the realest episode yet. No guests. No script. Just two co-hosts at a crossroads, confronting their creative and personal tensions head-on.They break down the behind-the-scenes struggles of running a sex-positive show in a platform-hostile algorithm, the burnout from doing it all themselves, and the existential question: is The Masked Swingers still serving their lives—or stalling them?From

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00:50:21

They Think Polyamory Will Ruin You—Here’s the Truth

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/10/07

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, Layla and Brian are joined by filmmaker and Monogamish TV creator Tracy for a deep dive into how ethical non-monogamy, sex, and power are portrayed—or butchered—by the media.From Fifty Shades of Misrepresentation to secret sex cults, condom taboos, and what Eyes Wide Shut got hilariously wrong, this episode rips the mask off how Hollywood shapes our sex lives. They debate if safe sex can be sexy on screen, why ENM characters are always creeps, and

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00:41:21

Inside Bone Lake: Fear, Desire & Secrets with...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/09/30

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, Layla sits down with visionary director Mercedes Bryce Morgan to pull back the curtain on Bone Lake — the bold erotic‑thriller that’s got audiences simultaneously horny and horrified. What starts as a romantic getaway turns into a psychological nightmare of power, secrets, and deadly desire.The question no one asked but Layla had to: “Would you have sex with your clone?”Get ready for juicy behind‑the‑scenes revelations, taboo talk, and real

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00:49:20

Ep. 83 - Race Questions You're Not Supposed to Ask

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/09/24

- -🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, Layla and Brian sit down for their most unfiltered conversation yet—asking each other the racial questions you're not supposed to ask.From creepy location-checking habits to camo fashion debates, bathhouse stereotypes, and whether Black people really don’t f**k with Ouija boards—nothing's off limits. They get personal, cultural, and occasionally controversial (with love).We’re talking washcloth culture wars, base tans gone wrong, ghosts

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00:46:24

My Polycule Imploded & I Got Locked Out (Literally)

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/09/16

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, Layla sits down with Naat—a fan-turned-social-media-slaya—for a brutally honest deep dive into her very first (and very dramatic) polycule.What starts with a locked door at a lifestyle party ends in heartbreak, healing, and a hot mess of jealousy, boundaries, and group chat tension. Naat spills everything: the friend-group-turned-polycule, watching her boyfriend hook up across the room, and the moment she realized… maybe poly just isn’t her vibe.But

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00:45:30

Ep. 81 - Ovulation Made Me Do It: The Text I...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/08/29

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week’s episode kicks off with heartbreak, hurt feelings... and a wildly inappropriate text message to an ex’s best friend. Oops.Layla gets raw about her breakup with James—who, btw, wrote a breakup song about her—and the impulsive decision that followed: sliding into his best friend’s DMs. The result? Some rejection, some reflection, and a whole lot of hilarious chaos.But that’s just the warm-up. From public play party orgasms with electric wands to

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00:52:24

Ep. 80 - What It’s Really Like at a Play Party...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/08/22

Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, we’re lifting the veil on one of the most tantalizing rites of passage in the lifestyle: your first curated play party. And we didn’t just talk about it—we brought in a couple who lived it.Meet Ray & Andy: longtime listeners who won tickets to The Play and walked in wide-eyed… only to become the stars of the night. From mirror spanking scenes that stopped the room to blindfolded sensory experiences, energetic makeouts, and even some accidental

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00:42:40

Ep. 79 - Smells Like BV? The Vagina Talk Everyone...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/08/15

🎧 Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!Second date, and we're bringing back a banger! We brought a masked OBGYN into the playroom. Dr. Arianna joins us to answer all your burning questions about BV, UTIs, birth control, vaginal hygiene, and the mysterious condition known as PMDD. From what your discharge actually means to whether boric acid is your best friend or a quick fix fail, we’re getting clinical without killing the vibe.This isn’t your high school health class. We’re talking real talk

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Ep. 78 - She Found Out She Was on the No-Fly List…...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/08/08

Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!In this tell-all episode, we rip the mask off one of the lifestyle’s most whispered-about topics: the No-Fly List. Who gets put on it, why they’re there, and how it feels when you find out you made the cut. From unspoken boundaries to repeated STI scares, we’re digging deep into what keeps people “off limits” in open relationships and Lifestyle circles.It’s raw, it’s real, and sometimes… it’s personal. We swap stories of awkward “not with you” moments, playing

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00:41:24

Ep. 77 - We Left a Play Party for the Gym Crew… Was...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/08/01

Welcome back to The Unmasked Project!This week, we left a play party… to crash a gym crew happy hour. Yep, it was that kind of night.In this cheeky yet vulnerable episode, Layla and Brian unpack everything from flirty gym crushes to emotionally confusing “friendships” that only show up when someone’s single. We’re talking about hot bodies, hotter boundaries, and the real communication gaps hiding in open relationships.From sweaty workouts to sweaty situationships, we explore what happens when

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00:43:18

Ep 76 Pt 2 - He Used ChatGPT to Break Up With Me?! |...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/07/25

Welcome back to The Unmasked Project! In this no-holds-barred episode, Layla reads a ChatGPT-generated breakup text that stirs up serious questions about communication, ghosting, and emotional responsibility in polyamory. The relationship started fast—but ended faster, with guilt trips, AI scripts, and passive-aggressive silence.We dive into the messy emotional terrain of non-monogamy, sex parties, and swinger dynamics in a community that's evolving—sometimes for the worse. Are the parties getting

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00:45:33

The TRUTH About Boob Jobs, Botox & Beauty Pressure

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/07/18

Why do so many women feel pressured to change their bodies? In this raw, revealing episode, Jacki Schechner joins Layla & Brian to talk about boob jobs, Botox, body standards, and the surprising things men actually notice (and don’t).From straight pubes to shrinking boobs, they unpack how the algorithm fuels insecurity, how cosmetic surgery plays out in the lifestyle space, and how aging, sex drive, and confidence evolve with time.This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Subscribe so you don’t

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Ep 75. - Why Young Men Are Struggling with Sex &...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/07/11

Sabrina Baldini—TEDx speaker, sex educator, and host of After Sex Ed—joins us to explore what she calls “The Third Sexual Revolution.” From porn literacy and ED to dating app burnout and non-monogamy, we dive deep into how young men are navigating sex, relationships, and connection in a post-digital world.We talk about what’s broken in sex ed, how porn is shaping sexual expectations, and why so many people are craving something real—both in and out of the bedroom.Whether you're a curious dater,

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Ep. 74 - She Had It All—So Why Did She Break Up With...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/07/04

Welcome back to The Unmasked Project, fka The Masked Swingers! In this live relationship coaching session, Layla opens up about the emotional intensity of dating while married in an ethical non-monogamy setup. Her partner, brand new to both polyamory and serious relationships, brings passion—but also insecurity and emotional dependency. With the help of renowned relationship coach Mary Jo Lorei, we dive deep into what happens when love overload meets emotional labor and blurred boundaries.If you've

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00:44:00

Why Poly Breakups Hurt More Than You’d Expect

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/06/27

Poly Breakups, Brazil Temptations & Billionaire Messes — This One Has It AllLayla’s breakup hits hard—and Brian’s response? He hires a relationship coach to get to the root of their patterns. This episode dives into the emotional chaos of poly breakups, why ending things can still feel like failure, and how coaching (yes, even for emotionally intelligent people) can uncover what therapy sometimes misses.Plus, Brian spills on a moment in Brazil where his commitment was tested, and the duo breaks

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01:04:16

Raised in a Cult. Rebuilt Through Art.

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/06/20

Formerly The Masked Swingers, Welcome to The Unmasked Project!In this powerful and candid episode of The Unmasked Project, Vudu Dahl opens up about her life as a cult survivor raised in the “House of Maro,” and how she began her healing journey through s*x work, kink therapy, and somatic healing. From escaping abuse to becoming a kink educator and running her er*tic wellness brand Dalier, she shares her inspiring path toward personal liberation and emotional healing.We’ve dropped the masks, but kept

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00:51:58

BONUS: ICE Raids, Media Lies & Gaining Our Humanity

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/06/17

BONUS EPISODE 🚨 In this raw and urgent drop, we break format to talk about what's really going down in LA — and across the country. From ICE raids and media spin to the fear of speaking out, we're confronting the uncomfortable truths behind today’s protests, immigration policies, and our own responsibilities.This isn’t just about politics — it’s about power, purpose, and protecting our communities. Layla shares how mutual aid is her quiet act of rebellion, while Brian unpacks why being angry might

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00:47:40

I Swore I’d Never Date Outside the Lifestyle — Oops

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/06/13

Layla’s got a new man—and he’s checking boxes she swore she’d never touch. A 32-year-old vanilla, new to non-monogamous relationships, with zero prior partners... and she’s in love.This episode dives deep into the wild emotional ride of dating your first boyfriend while married, what happens when a pansexual, demisexual, poly powerhouse falls for someone outside the lifestyle, and whether she’s love-bombing or just riding the new relationship energy high.Brian and Layla explore radical honesty,

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00:49:10

How a Broke Girl Built a Sex Empire | Stephanie Megan...

The Unmasked Project ·

2025/06/06

This episode of The Masked Swingers is a women empowerment deep dive with a twist! We sit down with Stephanie Megan, host of Broke Girl Therapy, to talk about her life transformation—from broke and heartbroken in LA to podcast queen, cut queen, and non-monogamy advocate.From dating in LA and exploring open relationships, to navigating voyeur kinks, sexual exploration, and redefining love outside the rules—this is modern love done Stephanie-style: loud, honest, and hilariously messy.We get into it

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