Transitioning to parenthood is confusing as hell! If you are overwhelmed with all the conflicting advice on the internet, you'll enjoy Eleanor and Alexandra giving you straight talk on topics like pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
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A podcast that documents queer stories from the frontera. Created by Alexandra Nichole Salazar-Vasquez
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BAMMER.co - Building community through storytelling and facilitating the sharing of LGBTQ+ experiences.
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Meet Cute Romance Bookshop is a queer-owned, feminist bookshop focusing on genre romance, located in San Diego, CA. This is the Meet Cute BookPod! Our virtual and in-store events will be rebroadcast here, so if you don't live near us or you prefer to listen rather than watch via Zoom, we've got you covered! And, on top of that, we'll be doing some podcast exclusive deep dives into the world of romance writing, reading, and publishing!
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Join DJ, Producer, and Intersectional Feminist advocate Lauren Abedini AKA KITTENS, for SHE/HER/THEY. Each episode she'll delve into insightful conversations with special guests who transcend identity expectations to give their takes on authenticity, gender, life paths, creativity, and figuring out life outside the boxes and binaries. It takes guts to go against the grain of society, and SHE/HER/THEY has your back along the way. Follow SHE/HER/THEY and KITTENS on IG: @sheherthey @iamkittens ...
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Interview of Gavilán Rayna Russom
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Interview of Gavilán Rayna Russom for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi TOHP
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Interview of Aristilde Kirby for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Interview of Honey Pluton for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Send us a Text Message. Fresh outta hurricane Beryl, Eleanor and Alex are leaning into the fresh trauma and going through items you'll need to help prepare for any extreme weather events. Whether you're pregnant, postpartum, or have small babies or children an easy checklist helps everyone handle things. Products we mentioned: Berkey Filters Eleano…
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Ok, maybe buy these - Postpartum Edition
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Send us a Text Message. Last week we focused on the things our clients voted as their "biggest wastes of money" - this week we flipped the script and cover the items we really like and recommend. For you! Hotmilk Lingerie Simple Wishes Store Pumping Bra Kindred Bravely Bodily Ingrid & Isabel Maternity Tank Top Bamboobies KeaBabies nursing pads Soot…
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In this episode, Alexandra Salazar talks with Angela Garza, a Chicana dyke from Mcallen, TX who shaped the Rio Grande Valley punk scene. She was in bands such as Angela & the X's, Inkbag, Dykes Interrupted, and The Follies. In this conversation, they discuss cunt rock (coined by Letty Martinez, lead singer of Angela & the X's and now singer to FEA …
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Send us a Text Message. There are so many things recommended when you are prepping for baby. Buy this boob thing, this crib, this rocker, this breast pump. No not that one, this one! And with all the money spent on different things, what are some items that are just not worth the hype? This week Eleanor and Alex discuss the items their clients swea…
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Suzie Kruger felt like she just fell into the role, but has maintained one of the most impressive careers organizing Adult Parties across London Europe and the rest of the world. Join Mike on a journey with icon, Suzie Kruger as she tells us all about her trials and tribulations at the vibrant center of the UK sex club scene.…
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Send us a Text Message. You've taken the birth class, practiced your breathing, and done a practice drive to the hospital, but what happens when you step into those doors? This week Eleanor and Alex discuss the step before you are admitted and sent to labor and delivery. The choices you can make and ways to make the triage experience more comfortab…
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Interview of Davey Davis for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Author Liana De la Rosa, a Pod Exclusive
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Today, we have Becca’s chat with author Liana De la Rosa, whose next novel, Isabel and the Rogue, is a Victorian-set historical romp about a Mexican wallflower unofficially spying on the British aristocracy and an actual British spy unofficially spying on her. It’s out June 4th. Liana talks about: Her personal history of romance reading; What is so…
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Author Alexandra Vasti, a Pod Exclusive
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Today, we have Becca’s chat with author Alexandra Vasti, whose debut novel, Ne’er Duke Well, is a delightfully steamy regency romp in which a rakish Duke with radical politics in need of a respectable wife hires a seemingly proper matchmaker who secretly runs an erotic circulating library. Hijinks ensue. It’s out July 23rd. Alexandra talks about: H…
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Evelyn's birth story - Eleanor shares her experience birthing her 2nd baby
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Send us a Text Message. TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions PTSD, hospital transfer, and Obstetric violence/forced cervical exam, PPD, anxiety, and OCD. **Please care for yourself and if this is a trigger for you please skip this episode!** This week Eleanor shares her second birth story with us. She planned for a home birth but during the birth, plans chang…
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Author Kaliane Bradley, a Pod Exclusive
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Today, we have Becca's chat with author Kaliane Bradley, whose debut novel, The Ministry of Time, which she somewhat jokingly describes as “a time-travel romance about empire, bureaucracy, and cigarettes,” just came out May 7th. Kaliane talks about the theatrical production that made her start writing again after university, the experience of being…
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Back from hiatus to discuss the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Join us for an urgent and critical conversation with Joy where we discuss settler colonialism in The Rio Grande Valley and Palestine. *edit: at 25min it is 5 generations instead of 5 years* Joy (she/her) is a queer farmer and soil scientist who organizes for collective liberation. Texas…
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Author Amy Lea with Lynn Painter, A Virtual Event Recording
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Today, we have the audio recording of our February 13th, 2024 virtual event celebrating Amy Lea’s latest book The Catch, a romcom about an influencer who heads to a rural fishing village in an attempt to rescue her floundering career and ends up in a fake engagement with a burly and bearded bed-and-breakfast owner slash fisherman. Amy is in convers…
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Author Alison Cochrun with Mazey Eddings, A Virtual Event Recording
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Today, we have the audio recording of our April 3rd, 2024 virtual event celebrating Alison Cochrun’s latest book Here We Go Again, a sapphic romcom about death in which two childhood friends to enemies to lovers take their beloved, terminally ill former teacher on a cross country roadtrip. Alison is in conversation with the great Mazey Eddings. The…
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Author Mazey Eddings, a Pod Exclusive
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Becca chats with Mazey Eddings, author of A Brush With Love, Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, and the forthcoming sapphic rom-com Late Bloomer. Mazey talks about her introduction to genre romance and what is so much fun about historicals; How she drafted her first book during dental school lectures; Why including neurodiversity in her books is importan…
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Author KT Hoffman, a Pod Exclusive
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Becca chats with author KT Hoffman whose debut, The Prospects, a queer baseball romcom, is out April 9th!Bởi Meet Cute Romance Bookshop
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Interview of Eliot Duncan for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Today, we have Becca’s chat with audiobook narrator and indie author Natalie Naudus. You may know her voice from such hits as One Last Stop, Starling House, She Who Became the Sun, and Daughter of the Moon Goddess, among many more. Natalie talks about how she got in to audiobook narration, and what the process for narrating an audiobook looks like;…
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Writing and Publishing Trans Romance, An Author Panel (Rerelease)
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Today, in celebration of the Trans Rights Readathon which is returning for a second year (running from March 22-29th) we are re-sharing the recording of our panel on Writing and Publishing Trans Romance with Anita Kelly, EE Ottoman, and Emory Lee, moderated by TJ Alexander. You can find out more about the readathon and sign up to participate at htt…
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Today, we’re talking about book bans. What are they? Where are they happening? And, most importantly, what can we do to fight them? Philomena Polefrone from the American Booksellers for Free Expression project is here to break it down.Bởi Meet Cute Romance Bookshop
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We're back babes! New year, new name!
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Send us a Text Message. It was time for a revamp! Thanks for sticking with us while we worked out our kinks and our semi - new direction for the pod. Who knew it would take as long as it did? Not us! Eleanor and Alex discuss their updates, as well as where they've been the last 6 months or so. Also - Alex's black eye. Not good times. So we're EXTRA…
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Author C.M. Nascosta, a Pod Exclusive
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Today, we have Becca's chat with author C.M. Nascosta, an indie author who writes cozy monster romance. You may know her from her breakout hit Morning Glory Milking Farm. C.M. talks about her introduction to genre romance, what she thinks was behind her first viral book and what going viral felt like from her perspective, how she approaches indie p…
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Mohsin Zaidi: The Remarkable Journey of a Gay Muslim
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In this heartening episode, join Mike as he engages with Mohsin Zaidi, a passionate lawyer, LGBTQ activist, and best-selling author of "A Dutiful Boy". Learn about Mohsin's remarkable journey from a poor London neighborhood to his rise as a celebrated lawyer amidst the challenges and triumphs of growing up as a gay Muslim. Gain deeper insights into…
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The Politics of Diversity in Romance, an Author Panel
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Today, we have the audio from our second virtual Mind the Gap panel, focusing on the politics of diversity in writing, reading, and publishing romance with Nisha Sharma, Nana Malone, Kennedy Ryan, and Adriana Herrera. This conversation was recorded in July 2023. They discuss the way that talking about “diversity” broadly masks anti-Blackness specif…
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Today, we have Becca's chat with author Kelly Farmer, whose most recent novel, It’s a Fabulous Life, a sapphic retelling of the classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life, was released last fall from Alcove. In this episode, Kelly talks about her introduction to genre romance and her early attempts at writing a novel, the growth in traditionally…
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Becca chats with author Regina Black, whose debut, The Art of Scandal, a sexy drama about a political wife, a young artist, and some very messy (very wealthy) families, was released last year in hardcover and is coming out April 23rd in paperback. Regina talks about her introduction to genre romance, the strange feeling of having your “debut” novel…
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Interview of Alexandra Burris and Emmy Pritykin
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Interview of Alexandra Burris and Emmy Pritykin for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Author Virginia Heath Live! (Recorded)
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Becca chats with author Virginia Heath about the Mills and Boon romances Virginia snuck from her mother’s stack of library borrows, the bumpy start of her writing career, her take on category vs. single title romance in the world of historicals, writing humor and the roots of her particular sense of humor, her writing process and what happens when …
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Interview of Dee Holtsclaw for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi TOHP
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Interview of Callan Molinari for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Interview of Saoirse Sawyer Eason
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Interview of Saoirse Sawyer Eason for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Interview of Julia Salgado for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Interview of Cristy Road Carrera
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Interview of Cristy Road Carrera for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Author Lana Ferguson, a Pod Exclusive
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Today, we have Becca's chat with author Lana Ferguson, whose debut, The Nanny, cam out last spring, and whose second book, The Fake Mate, a paranormal shifter romcom, came out in December. Lana talks about the Harlequin romances she discovered on her grandmother’s bookcase as a teen, why The Nanny is set in San Diego and why she gave her debut main…
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Romance Historian Steve Ammidown, a Pod Exclusive
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Long time no see! We are back! It’s season two! And we are starting off with a bit of romance history because we love context! Today, we have Becca's chat with archivist and romance historian Steve Ammidown. We hope you find this conversation both accessible and fascinating! If you'd like to learn more about romance history, you can follow Steve on…
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We just wanted to pop in to let you know that the Meet Cute Book Pod is coming back for Season 2 later this month! Until that drops, you can catch up on Season 1. And, as always, please rate, review, and tell your friends and lovers about us.Bởi Becca Title
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Interview of Bernie Wagenblast for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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Peter Tatchell: Fearless Human Rights Activist
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It's an honour to have Peter Tatchell on the podcast, a fearless LGBTQ and human right's activist who's launched social movements the world over including in some of the most politically dangerous countries. He and Mike talk early life, influences and trajectory and his own gay journey both in Australia and in the UK, as well as his work founding O…
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HOW TO FEEL 5% BETTER WHEN THE WORLD IS CRUMBLING | SHE/HER/THEY w/KITTENS
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IDK about you but the world is feeling WAY more insane and heavy than usual. I started this little challenge for myself to find a tiny crumb of joy to cling to each day for at least a 5% boost to keep me from going into full despair mode. Shockingly a lot of other people wanted to join in too so now we have a super easy mental health and self care …
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Interview of Nathan Levitt for the NYC Trans Oral History ProjectBởi NYC Trans Oral History Project
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BARBIE IS A GAY & OFF STRIKE w/ALEXANDRA SHIPP | SHE/HER/THEY w/KITTENS
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My own personal Barbie and long time friend, Alexandra Shipp, joins me this week for a very extra special post SAG/AFTRA strike chat to talk all things Barbie movie, how her character was in love with Margot Robbie (shocking? I think not), working with Greta Gerwig, smashing gender expectations, and taking some important life advice from mountain g…
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QUEER, JEWISH, IRANIAN, & FEMME. KEEPING IT FASHIONABLY TOGETHER with NICOLETTE MASON | SHE/HER/THEY
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This week body positive fashion trailblazer and co-founder of Iranian Diaspora Collective, Nicolette Mason is here! We chat about how we're juggling mental health during a time when it seems like at least one part of your identity is being attacked somewhere at all times, the importance of community healing, and carving out your own lane in a world…
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Prof. Steve Gillon: Modern Historian and Documentarian (Friend of JFK Jnr.)
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Steve Gillon recently retired following 40 years as a professor of American history at some of the most prestigious universities in the US and UK where his students appreciated his dedication to storytelling even more than his in-depth knowledge of history. He also served as long-time spokesperson for the History channel on A & E cable network. Lis…
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THE LESBIAN SUPERBOWL, ASTROLOGY SHADE, & GETTING REPRESENTATION RIGHT with HINA | SHE/HER/THEY
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This week HINA joins me for what honestly just feels like any conversation we'd have bantering over lunch. You know them from their witty and hilariously brilliant Tik Tok bits (if you don't literally sprint over to @Hina's profile there immediately). We get into lesbian culture and how it's represented in media, astrology games, how outside percep…
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Lesbian Speed Dating 101 & How to ask a girl out for coffee vs dinner | SHE/HER/THEY w/KITTENS
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COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVICE TIME!Submit your questions to hello@iamkittens.com and I'll give my literal expert level advice during solo episodes every other week. Wanna submit a question for a friend, get a little guidance for your own situation, or just have someone provide an incredible explanation to literally anything? Email meee xoNEW EPISODES ON…
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The Gay Agenda, Making Music vs Acting, & Nonbinary Trailblazing with E.R. FIGHTMASTER | SHE/HER/THEY
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E.R. FIGHTMASTER joins me this week for a god damn DOOZY of an episode. They're intimidatingly cool and good at basically everything. We packed in an absurd amount of topics so buckle up. We get into new music they just dropped (which is FAB), the SAG/WGA strike they're on, the difference between acting & making music, why the WNBA is superior, tra…
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You Don't Know Sh*t. Parasocial Relationships & Grief with KITTENS
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Following people on social media...being a fan...it's a slippery position to be in. You can end up having a one sided relationship with someone who doesn't know you exist..assuming all kinds of things about who they really are as a person or their personal life, leading to let downs or odd behavior. I've been dealing with the loss of a good friend …
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