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206. Proving Love: An Interview with Dr. Chuck Tingle

If you’re not familiar with Chuck Tingle, prepare to have your life irrevocably changed. Dr. Tingle is the author of world-famous books such as My Billionaire Triceratops Craves Gay Ass, Pounded by the Gay Color Changing Dress, Pounded in the Butt by my Book, “Pounded in the Butt by My Book,” Slammed in the Butt by My Hugo Award Nomination, Feeling the Bern in my Butt, Pounded by the Pound: Turned Gay by the Socioeconomic Implications of Britain Leaving the European Union, and Pokebutt Go: Pounded By ‘Em All.

His bio is equally diverting:

Hugo Award nominee Dr. Chuck Tingle is an erotic author and Tae Kwon Do grandmaster (almost black belt) from Billings, Montana. After receiving his PhD at DeVry University in holistic massage, Chuck found himself fascinated by all things sensual, leading to his creation of the “tingler”, a story so blissfully erotic that it cannot be experienced without eliciting a sharp tingle down the spine.

Recently on Twitter, he did an informal AMA wherein I asked if he’d be a guest. To my complete shock and utter joy, he agreed. Tingle’s books and his online persona are surreal and fascinating, and so is this interview. I had a number of questions from podcast listeners and Patreon supporters, plus several questions of my own, and Dr. Tingle was kind enough to answer all of them.

We talk about Tingle’s mission to prove love and prove that love is real, and dealing with people who are not on your wavelength. He talks about educating buckaroos, how one becomes a buckaroo or a lady buck, and why he doesn’t want to write about famous women in the news and in current events. Dr. Tingle also mentions his GoFundMe, to help people avoid thinking about the man with wieners for hair and benefitting the Billings Public Library, and we discuss his experience with his Hugo nomination, and what books he is working on now.

SPECIAL NOTE:  I know many people listen to podcasts at 1.25 or 1.5 speed – I definitely do. I want to encourage you to drop the speed down to normal levels for this episode because of the way Dr. Tingle speaks. He has a unique cadence to his speech, and if you listen at regular speeds, you should be good.

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During this episode, we also mentioned Chuck’s GoFundMe page, which aims to prevent people from thinking about the man with wieners for hair, and benefits the Billings Public Library. You can find Dr. Chuck Tingle on his website, on Instagram, and on Twitter.

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This Episode's Music

This episode features two original songs — TWO!! —  both courtesy of Dr. Chuck Tingle and used with permission.

Our intro song was True Buckaroo and our unmistakable outro music: I Wanna Get Hard With my Buds, both provided by Dr. Chuck Tingle and available on Soundcloud.


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  1. cbackson says:

    OMG I have never been as excited about a podcast as I am about this. “Slammed in the Butthole by My Concept of Linear Time” is a MASTERPIECE.

  2. Anne says:

    Omg omg omg – fangirling like crazy here.

  3. Did he say “Which way’s the sword gonna go”–was that a Princess Bride reference??

  4. hng23 says:

    I’m looking forward to seeing him win the Hugo for ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’!

  5. sarrible says:

    I don’t understand any of what happened in this podcast. Might as well have been in a language I don’t speak.

  6. Michelle C. says:

    However did you read all of that without laughing?

    I listened and laughed so hard I nearly wet my pants.

  7. Marci says:

    That was wonderful! I listened after watching the psychedelic light show Olympic opening ceremony. A surreal smiling Friday night.

  8. Patricia says:

    Props to you, Sarah, for the interview. I couldn’t finish the podcast unfortunately. It was too difficult to listen.

  9. SB Sarah says:

    Stay tuned – the transcript will be up in a moment, thanks to super-speedy Garlic Knitter!

  10. Regina says:

    So much WTF, I thought it might be April 1. I hope for this site’s sake that this was not the first podcast of any new listeners. Sorry.

  11. cleo says:

    I’m so excited about the podcast sponsors and Free Books! I’ve been eyeing the Alyssa Cole for awhile.

  12. marjorie says:

    thank you for this, sarah and garlic knitter! the “special note” is a treasure. (i also enjoy the repeated trope of “son name of jon.” it’s kinda Homerian.)

    but i too am a little at sea here. who is the devil man ted cobbler? ted cruz?

    and does anyone have a recommendation of a good introduction to Dr Tingle’s oeuvre? i have looked at the delightful covers but which will i most enjoy reading, if i wish to know the true way?

    ps the handsomest quarterback is aaron rodgers. bc he is not a devil man ball-deflating cheater.

  13. SB Sarah says:

    @marjorie: while I’m not fully fluent in all the characters, real and surreal, in the Tingleverse, Ted Cobbler is Chuck’s neighbor, and a scoundrel who annoys Chuck most thoroughly. His repeated complaints about Ted Cobbler on Twitter and in his Reddit AMAs led some to question if he was real or a representative figure of all evil annoyances. Dr. Tingle says he’s real, and he lives up the street.

    As for a good introduction, for full Tingle experience (ahem) “Pounded by the Pound” might be a good start, or “By the Gay Color Changing Dress,” but if Dr. Tingle’s buckaroo fans are to be believed, all of his Tinglers are unique and you can pretty much jump in anywhere.

  14. Minerva says:

    Thank you for introducing me to such a fascinating person. Goodness knows the world needs more people who want to spread the message of love (and fight evil with a harmless snake in a purse).

  15. adelaide says:

    in many parts of the interview Sarah sounded like she was trying very hard to not laugh. 😀 OMG.. i honestly don’t know how to take the whole interview.. it is definitely entertaining!

  16. Lisa M says:

    That was so not my cup of tea. I just don’t get it. Didn’t find it funny or darling or something that I wanted to look into more. I don’t get the fangirling at all. Oh well.

  17. Michele says:

    I listened and still I am honestly not sure what to make of this…

  18. Footnotegirl says:

    I audibly squee’d when I heard who the guest was going to be. Thank you for this!
    Sadly, it appears the gofundme has been cancelled, which is sad. Man, I can’t wait for the Hugo’s. Please let him win!

  19. chacha1 says:

    I haven’t read any Tinglers and this interview was indeed surreal, but there is a very cogent and important takeaway:

    “The point of proving love is that it is an action.”

    Yes, Chuck, it is!!

  20. JR says:

    Thanks for the compliment! I’m so glad I listened all the way to the end! Also, I now wish I’d submitted a question about the cover art for Dr. Tingle’s books.

  21. Hussy says:

    I think that pretending to suffer from mental illness in order to sell books isn’t cool.

    It reminds me of that YouTube musician Ronald Jenkees who pretended to be awkward in his videos just to get more views.

    Taking all of the interviews and AMAs the creator of Tingle has done in the past, the project raises additional issues of ageism and homophobia. The creator likely didn’t think all of these through and has now painted themselves somewhat into a corner.

    Maybe everyone is cool with it, but I wonder what other readers think. Maybe I am just too old for this ‘meme inside a meme’ level of trolling.

  22. Melanie says:

    What a fascinating interview with a fascinating man. Truly the breadth of human experience and expression is amazing. If he is pretending to be a character then he maintains that pretence with a startling consistency. All that really matters is that there is clearly an audience for his work who love what he does and how he does it. 🙂

  23. Woofb says:

    To an English Brit, Dr Tingle sounds as though he’s speaking underwater. This gives me quiet joy, although the cat appears to be unaffected so far…

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