Sagittarian Matters

Episode 295 DEAN SPADE returns to give ADVICE on gossip, boundaries, control, helping friends in hard times & MORE.

We are over the moon to welcome back friend to the show DEAN SPADE for some advice on love, liberation, intergenerational dating, boundaries and MORE.

Dean joined me in honor of his new podcast, Love in a F*cked Up World. We will be posting the third episode, with guests Tourmaline and Morgan Bassichis, in our podcast stream alongside this episode.

 

Now please enjoy my talk with…. Dean Spade.

 

p.s. We will be recording more advice together soon! If you'd like to submit a question, please DM Sagittarian Matters on instagram.

 

Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law, and the author of the books Love in a Fucked Up World, Mutual Aid: building solidarity during this crisis and the next, and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law

 

 

Episode 294 QUEER ULTIMATUM & AND JUST LIKE THAT s3e7 with JOAN LUBIN

Today on Sagittarian Matters we are completing our Ultimatum Queer Love s2 coverage by talking with reality dating competition show enthusiast and expert, Joan Lubin. In the second part of the show, we recapped season 3 episode 7 of And Just Like That, the episode where everyone (except the known Broadway stars) sang karaoke,  The Woman shared a drink with Duncan, and then got wildly hostile when Miranda acknowledged reality.

 

 

You can hear us recapping the entire season of AJLT Patreon.com/nicolejgeorges.

If you become an Honorary Sagittarian or above you’ll have access to tons of bonus episodes, diary comics and top ten lists, AND you’ll be supporting my art and podcasting work, as well as the work of producer Ponyo and assistant executive producer Hermes the tortoise.

 

Today's episode was edited and produced by me, Nicole J. Georges. 

Episode 293 QUEER ULTIMATUM Finale with Karen Tongson, Poulomi Saha & Greta LaFleur

We are over the moon to present you with the finale of our 3-part Queer Ultimatum crossover coverage with Nicole's other podcast, The Gaymazing Race. 

In this episode, titled MAGAN MOANS SADLY, Nicole and Karen Tongson are joined by professors Poulomi Saha and Greta LaFleur to discuss the Ultimatum Queer Love REUNION and provide final thoughts and commentary on this season. 

Please join us as we discuss the fate of Nicole's trial wife, what counts as queer sex anyway, and what part of the reunion felt like  "a paid promotion by heterosexuality".

Stay tuned.

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Episode 292 QUEER ULTIMATUM s2 Overview with Karen Tongson, Dani Wassell, and Amanda Faye Jiminez

We are over the moon to present our 2nd of 3 Queer Ultimatum crossover episodes with The Gaymazing Race. 

Creator of the Ultimatum Fantasy League Dani Wassel, and raconteur, writer and performer Amanda-Faye Jimenez join Karen Tongson and Nicole to process everything from "The Choice" to "Ultimatum Day."

We discuss a range of topics from trial spouse criteria, to  mommy issues, to sexual loopholes and "good old fashioned tribadism."

Episode 291 QUEER ULTIMATUM s2 with Karen Tongson, Poulomi Saha, and Greta LaFleur

We are over the moon to present you with this crossover episode with Nicole's other podcast, The Gaymazing Race.

TGR returns with 3 special bonus episodes on season 2 of THE ULTIMATUM: QUEER LOVE. Karen and Nicole gather queer experts, friends of the pod and Ultimatum enthusiasts to join them in astute, if also sometimes raw and raunchy assessments of the couplings, uncouplings and potential throuplings of Netflix's messiest queer dating show. This week: Greta La Fleur and Poulomi Saha join us to introduce all the couples, haircuts, trial spouses and more leading up to "The Choice."

Episode 290 ALISON BECHDEL

Alison Bechdel returns to the podcast to talk about drawing goats, making a living as a lesbian and her new book SPENT!

 

Alison Bechdel is a Virgo friend to the show and  the author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and the graphic memoirs Fun Home, Art you My Mother and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. She joined me in the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to talk about her newest book, SPENT- a comic novel.

 

Alison is hitting the road with her new book Spent later this month. Look her up and go see her in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco AND MORE!

 

You can listen to my 2016 and 2018 Sagittarian Matters interviews with Alison on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

 

Episode 289 TRAITORS finale & reunion recap with Beaux Lyles-Lamotte

We are over the moon to welcome back birthday twin to the show BEAUX LYLES-LAMOTTE to discuss the finale, reunion, and episode 10 of TRAITORS. 

Plus, Nicole's most recent and bizarre travel innovation. 

 

Beaux Lyles-Lamotte is an honored sagittarius and the witch behind Magic Hour Candles. They love reality t.v. and have been offering their Housewife insights all season as we've recapped The Traitors US, Season 3. 

You can find Beaux at magichourcandles.com

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Episode 288 LOVE IS BLIND finale & reunion recap with Dr. Joan Lubin

Wedding bells are ringing and longboards are rolling as we recap the FINALE and REUNION of Love is Blind with friend to the show, Dr. Joan Lubin. 

Joan joined me in the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to recap the finale and reunion  of a show that feels like a self-styled lobotomy, Love Is Blind, season 8.

 

Dr. Joan Lubin is a major reality dating competition show enthusiast, and Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature at Durham University.

Episode 287- LOVE IS BLIND recap with Dr. Joan Lubin

We are over the moon to welcome reality dating show enthusiast Dr. Joan Lubin to the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to recap episodes 1-3 of Love Is Blind, season 8. 

Join us, won't you, as we discuss attachment styles, straight men, and how Nicole would fare on this very show (spoiler: she'd do GREAT).

Find recaps of the rest of this season of Love Is Blind, plus bonus videos, Traitors, and early access episodes on Patreon! Patreon.com/nicolejgeorges

Thank you for your support.

 

Dr. Joan Lubin is a major reality dating competition show enthusiast, and Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature at Durham University. 

 

 

 

 

Episode 286- TRAITORS recap with Beaux Lyles Lamotte

We are over the moon to welcome Honored Sagittarius Beaux Lyles Lamotte back to the show to give a full breakdown on the reality star-studded cast of Traitors UK, and to recap episode one.

I get a crash course in Scandoval, The Housewives, Gabby the gay Bachelorette, Carolyn from Survivor (Courtney Love as professional wrestler?) and all the contestants who entered Alan Cumming's castle this season.

We also discuss my DeeDee Ramone haircut of yore, seeing Jillian Michaels from the Biggest Loser on a dating app, breakups over Skype, AND MORE. 

 

You can find videos and more Traitors recaps at patreon.com/nicolejgeorges

 

You can find Beaux at magichourcandles.com