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Like a Virgin

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A new pop culture podcast with a mix of news, cultural criticism, and comedy through a queer-trans lens, hosted by Fran Tirado and Rose Dommu. Though they are best friends now, Fran and Rose grew up very differently. Fran was a cult-ish, sheltered Christian camp counselor and Rose had a penchant for writing deranged fanfiction. Now they’re both godless heathens taking a look back at the formative classics that popped their cherries and made them who they are. Each week, the show starts off with a breakdown of the week’s pop culture news, then does a deep dive into one cultural object that one of them might be experiencing for the first time. They’ll also invite writers, comedians, activists, and entertainers to help them break it down.  Follow @rosedommu and @fransquishco on Instagram and Twitter.

Episodes

To Completion

Not gonna lie this ep is a weird one!! Fran & Rose's nastiest most personal unhinged takes on what is probably the most widely consumed media of all time... p0rn!! Plus, the Interview with the Vampire finale, The Crown, Young Royals and Lindsay Lohan's Netflix Christmas comeback what's your favorite niche p0rn category? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 17, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 62

MGMT Owned My Hole

Immerse yourself in mid-to-late aughts as Fran & Rose describe and revel in the finest fashion trends, tumblr pages and music of the most popular and enduring style movement from the Great Recession: indie sleaze Plus, Fran & Rose go to the movies to see Ticket to Paradise, and discuss sad gay period drama My Policeman what indie sleaze styles are you still wearing? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Nov 10, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 61

Cultural Appropriation is Good Again

Fran & Rose catch up on everything they watched and listened to in October and haven’t previously discussed on the show including movies (Tár, Fran finally watched Carrie), new music (Willow, Carly Rae Jepsen), television (Interview with a Vampire, The Watcher, The Great British Baking Show), theater (Hadestown, Wuthering Heights) and a wild tangent about John Travolta what aren't we talking about that we should be? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 60

Blood Is Blood

Heterosexuality is an underdeveloped desire and all vampires are queer. In the last installment of our special spooky season content, Fran & Rose explore the range and depth of vampire stories by discussing everything from creators of entire vampire worlds like Anne Rice to shows like True Blood and Adventure Time to movies like Let The Right One In Plus, the House of the Dragon finale and a FULL Midnights review what are your personal pros/cons of becoming a vampire? tag our finsta @likeavi...

Oct 27, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 59

This Is Bisexual Culture

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. For the last installment of our Tuesday bonus eps in October: Jennifer's Body. Fran & Rose dig into why it flopped then, why it's a cult classic now, and why Jennifer and Needy's kiss is hot and completely justified. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who Megan Fox would be today if she weren't bla...

Oct 25, 202234 minEp. 58

Pennywise Surprisingly Anti-Queer

Rose is down bad from covid so no news this week, which also means this episode contains even more of Fran & Rose discussing the work of Stephen King, most notably Carrie, It and The Shining, plus their source material, spinoffs & sequels what's your favorite Stephen property? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 20, 20221 hr 15 minEp. 57

All Roles Will Be Played By Lea DeLaria

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Fran & Rose take on the queerest, cultiest cult classic of all time: The Rocky Horror Picture Show tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who would play Frank N. Furter in your Rocky Horror reboot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 18, 202232 minEp. 56

Old Decrepit Man and Baby Girl

Fran & Rose were both Tim Burton stans at different junctures in their life, and while they are no longer stans because of... a lot of things that they get into... they break down the oeuvre of the Hollywood auteur most obsessed with big eyes Plus, they're live from New York with thoughts on this week's House of the Dragon, Smile and the new Interview with the Vampire series post about your guiltiest Tim Burton pleasure and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Oct 13, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 55

Buffalo Bill's Nipple Ring

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Rose pops Fran’s Silence of the Lambs cherry, and a conversation about the origin of our culture’s obsession with true crime and pathologizing serial killers ensues. Tangents include Fran’s Dahmer — Monster review and Rose's cannibalistic fantasies (she's a biter!) tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See...

Oct 11, 202237 minEp. 54

The Greenprint

Fran & Rose are obsessed with witches. From early roots like the Wicked Witch of the West and Mad Madam Mim to Practical Magic to A24's The Witch and their own personal experience with witchcraft, today's episode is an exploration of the changing face of witches throughout pop culture history Plus, they dutifully saw Bros... and have some thoughts post your favorite witch and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 06, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 53

Hocus Pocus 2 DVD Commentary Track

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. We're kicking off our special spooky season bonus content with a live watch of Hocus Pocus 2, intended to be consumed as you watch the long-awaited sequel, DVD Commentary style tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 04, 20221 hr 51 minEp. 52

From Twink to Twunk

nerrrrd alert 🚨 Fran & Rose are obsessed with Greek myths and their many contemporary literary adaptations, but don't worry it's mostly because of all the gay shit and jealous mommy vibes Plus, takes on non-ancient content including Pearl, X, Don't Worry Darling and this week's House of the Dragon tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us your favorite sex act from a Greek myth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 29, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 51

Queen Beryl Will Step on You (feat. Liv Hewson)

Actor Liv Hewson of Yellowjackets fame joins Fran & Rose to discuss Sailor Moon, and together they cover A LOT of ground, wending from the Japanese animated series to The Powerpuff Girls, Tumblr culture, Florence + the Machine concerts, Shakespeare plays and everyone's favorite topic, The Lord of the Rings Plus, Fran & Rose's takes on this week's Selling the OC, The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 22, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 50

Sexy Sauron

Fran & Rose catch up on their current obsessions after what felt like an eternity of vacation. Topics include Ethel Cain, Kelela, Rina Sawayama, Prey, Jurassic World, Selling the OC, lots of gay romance novels and the headliner... The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power tell us what you're watching/listening to/reading by tagging our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 15, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 49

Fifteen Loads on a Dead Them's Chest

You best start believing in ghost stories, Virgins... because you're in one: at last, an episode about the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl that changed Fran & Rose's lives forever Keira, Orlando, the abhorrent Johnny Depp (but mostly just his eyeliner), corsets, other horny pirate content and the aesthetic link between pirates and nonbinary people no "news" this week because we're still on semi-vacation, but back in full form next week! tag our finsta @likeav...

Sep 08, 202244 minEp. 48

Smelling Good is Being Memorable

We're on summer gaycay! So rather than being up on all the latest in pop culture news, Fran & Rose get personal and talk about how and why they are so beautiful. Post your beauty secrets and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 01, 202233 minEp. 47

Venus in Gemini

We're on summer gaycay! So rather than being up on all the latest in pop culture news, Fran & Rose get personal and dig into a question that never goes out of style: why have all your past relationships failed? Post about why all YOUR past relationships failed and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 25, 202228 minEp. 46

Elephant Love Medley (Derogatory)

Exactly two of auteur Baz Luhrmann’s movies interest Rose: Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. Fran’s fandom runs deeper, and they forced Rose to watch Strictly Ballroom for the making of this episode They also discuss their qualms with Elvis, touch on Gatsby and sing a lot Plus, Fran’s trip to the Chromatica Ball, Gaga set list analysis from resident Little Monster Rose, a PSA from Fran to NOT watch Secret Celebrity Drag Race, the A League of Their Own reboot, and the Kim Petras leaked album post ...

Aug 18, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 45

Zero Dollars is No Money

Fran & Rose have been nonstop consuming media, so they made a special episode completely dedicated to yesterday’s — literally — pop culture: the culmination of this season of FBoy Island (with spoilers!), Harley Quinn's return, West World's decline, new movies They/Them, Not Okay, and Bodies Bodies Bodies, Pretty Woman and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande as a double feature of good movies with yikesy portrayals of sex work, Netflix’s Fleabagesque Persuasion adaptation, Maggie Rogers' new album/...

Aug 11, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 44

Beyoncé Broke Out the Strap

Fran & Rose go song by song through Beyoncé's latest album, Renaissance, discussing its queer, Black influences & samples and talking theories about the future and favorites from her entire ouevre Plus, welcoming August by Taylor Swift by talking about her ozone-damaging proclivities Full reactions to Jordan Peele's Nope, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and this week's FBoy Island episodes (includes spoilers of all three! skip to 24ish minutes in if you want to avoid) DM us Taylor PJ intel @l...

Aug 04, 20221 hr 22 minEp. 43

Coke Zero is Cis Passing (feat. Cole Escola)

Comedian & soda pop aficionado Cole Escola joins Fran & Rose to talk about the drinkable and increasingly obsolete behemoth of popular culture Tangents include gross cafeteria antics, cereal, Arby’s, and the teacher’s lounge Plus FBoy Island, a herstory of Thor, the latest Virgin book club read and a no-spoilers Nope quickie tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 28, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 42

Codpiece Ripper

Your heart may not go on after listening to Fran & Rose's takes on the iconic 1997 movie about a T4T couple, Titanic (and how our Rose like Titanic's Rose lost her virginity at sea <3) Plus, are we actually starting a Like A Virgin book club? Fran on Drag Race España season 2 Rose on What We Do in the Shadows Ally anthem hits and misses Rose saw the Minions movie DM book recs to our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 21, 202257 minEp. 41

Phantom Bukkake (feat. Jes Tom)

Comedian & writer Jes Tom joins fellow Phantom stan Rose & reluctant fan Fran to geek out over Jes & Rose’s absolute favorite musical Phantom of the Opera and the irresistibly bad 2004 Joel Schumacher movie adaptation, plus other obscure Phantom spinoffs Learn theories about the queer identities of literally every character and also how Phantom was a root of Jes’s colonized desire Plus: Ultimate Girls Trip, Stranger Things, Ms. Marvel and Fran’s Fire Island K Hole 🥳 celebrate Rose’s...

Jul 14, 20221 hrEp. 40

Juicy Mangos Fat and Well Fed (feat. Jacq Frances)

Performer & artist Jacq Frances (fka Jacq the Stripper) joins Fran & Rose to discuss the 1996 revenge comedy The First Wives Club Tangents include Coyote Ugly, Goldie Hawn's funniest and hottest onscreen moments, Jacq's time shooting the movie Hustlers, whorephobia and Bette Midler singing in gay bathhouses (sorrrry we recorded this before she got TERFy on Twitter!) Plus, Fran & Rose beam in from Fire Island really stoned to talk about their vacation, the Minions soundtrack and Stran...

Jul 07, 202259 minEp. 39

Openly Gleek (feat. Ty Mitchell)

Pornstar and writer Ty Mitchell joins Fran & Rose to talk about Ryan Murphy’s Obama-era hit musical TV series Glee, which none of them have watched in its entirety Plus: new MUNA, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the latest season of Love, Victor, Madame Web casting news and the Buzz Lightyear movie with Pixar’s first completely forgettable “same-sex” kiss Pride is over (thank god) but you can still tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 30, 20221 hrEp. 38

Girls Girling: Pride (Bonus)

As a gift to the Virgins this Pride 🌈 Fran & Rose are releasing an extra episode every week in June where they catch up about personal things from opposite coasts and tell each other secrets. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 28, 202232 minEp. 37

Release Your Job (feat. Nori Reed)

Comedian and TV writer Nori Reed joins Fran & Rose to discuss the acclaimed 2006 film turned most important movie of all time for the gay community: The Devil Wears Prada Can't talk about TDWP without sharing horrifying real-life tales from the trenches of internships in the illegitimate industries of media, fashion and art How the fashion industry has changed in a post-TDWP world, and what the 2022 would look like This week in music, Fran listened to Drake's new dance music album while shav...

Jun 23, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 36

Girls Girling: Work (Bonus)

As a gift to the Virgins this Pride 🌈 Fran & Rose are releasing an extra episode every week in June where they catch up about personal things from opposite coasts and tell each other secrets. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 21, 202228 minEp. 35

Millions for the LGBT

At long last, the Housewives episode. Fran & Rose's favorite franchises, seasons, housewives, iconic quotes and taglines What they've been watching: the new Star Wars show, more Ewan McGregor movies, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Staircase (plus a quick herstory of the True Crime genre), Jurassic Park, Legendary's Dolce & Gabbana flop And listening to: Ctrl b-sides, Christina's Spanish language album tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and BUY TICKETS to our live show in Brooklyn June...

Jun 16, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 34

Girls Girling: Erotica (Bonus)

As a gift to the Virgins this Pride 🌈 Fran & Rose are releasing an extra episode every week in June where they catch up about personal things from opposite coasts and tell each other secrets. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 14, 202230 minEp. 33
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