We are over to moon to have formerly ANONYMOUS BUTCH Zari Esaian back on the show to talk about Long Distance Relationships, Breakups, Bedbug Machines, Activism, Allyship, AND MORE. With my guest, Zari Esaian. Stay tuned. Zari is the founder of a feline appreciation society called Cat Klub. She loves a good fight, lives in New York, and you may recognize her from episodes 136 and as the voice of ANONYMOUS BUTCH, and episode 166 in which she saved a kitten off a busy freeway and then got it lost ...
Jun 19, 2020•41 min•Ep. 162
Today our PRODUCER CHRIS SUTTON steps up to the podcasting mic to celebrate our 201st Episode!!! We have been doing the podcast together for over 5 years. We talk about the podcast, and about how much the world has changed. Also: Vanport, Black Lives Matter, JK Rowling, Portland, Eyebrows, and MORE. Chris Sutton is the producer of this podcast, Sagittarian Matters. He has played in the bands Gossip, Dub Narcotic Sound System The Dirt Bombs, Chain and the gang, hornet leg, Spider and the Webs, th...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 161
Today we are over the moon to welcome Magic Hour Astrology's BRANDIE TAYLOR to the show to talk about Breakups, Rituals, Pisces, Mask Etiquette, Moving on in Relationships AND MORE. Brandie Taylor is a Sagittarius witch. She makes candles & does intuitive readings through magichourastrology.com
May 29, 2020•47 min•Ep. 160
Today on Sagittarian Matters, we are joined by 29-time special guest MORGAN to talk about human dog food, funky yogurt, give EXPLICIT instructions for soy curl preparation, apologize to sourdough photos, make pate, do life-like milk steaming wand impressions and MORE.
May 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 159
Today we are thrilled to welcome back Highly Favored Frequent Contributor BETH PICKENS to the show for a special CAPRICORN MATTERS edition. Beth & I answered your ADVICE questions & talked about making art during quarantine, the ancient sadness of the Capricorn, money management, getting mad at inanimate objects, vegan food fails and MORE. p.s. THANK YOU to Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs
May 15, 2020•57 min•Ep. 158
On today's episode, we are pleased to welcome JIBZ CAMERON (aka DYNASTY HANDBAG) to the show to talk about her story of almost getting into a fight with a nasty jogger. THEN Jibz enlightens us on all the trash t.v. we've been missing this quarantine (in particular Too Hot To Handle), PLUS a short review of the film FANTASTIC FUNGHI. Tune in! You can find Jibz on patreon: patreon.com/dynastyhandbag OR Buy one of her limited edition postcard sets to support National Bailout and the #FreeBlackMamas...
May 08, 2020•40 min•Ep. 157
Today on Sagittarian Matters, we talk about WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND A BABY SQUIRREL with wildlife rehabber Teddy Flory and reveal what happened to the baby squirrel your host Nicole found once he drove away with Craig Willse. Plus! Big emotions! Mentions of kidnapping! Squirrel-feeding controversy and MORE. Stay Tuned. You can find Teddy Flory on instagram @teddyflory. Craig Willse is on twitter at @cwillse
May 01, 2020•50 min•Ep. 156
On today's show, Michelle Tea joins Nicole to hear her story about an incident with some unmasked men that went viral. THEN, friend to the show MORGAN joins us to answer your VEGAN FOOD QUARANTINE questions. We give audible recipes for fruit crumble, vegan gravy, curry, vegetable broth, corona beans, homemade chili oil, treating a baked potato as a sandwich, and MORE. TUNE IN
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 155
We are over the moon to be joined by esteemed Sagittarian EILEEN MYLES today from their sometimes-home in Marfa Texas. Eileen read new poems for us, told us what they're working on, answered advice about career and boundaries, and described social distancing and this time in our lives in a way that felt like a song. You can find Eileen at EileenMyles.com or on instagram!
Apr 17, 2020•35 min•Ep. 154
We are thrilled to welcome MARISSA PATERNOSTER of the band Screaming Females to the show today. Marissa joined us post-tour and current-quarantine to discuss a real smorgasbord of things. Napping, Subway, Tiger King, Spitting, Coming out and MORE. You can find Marissa & support her band at ScreamingFemales.com. In this episode we mention our friend Dawn Riddle. Find Dawn on instagram @dawnriddle or online at http://www.dawnriddle.com/
Apr 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 153
Today we joined some Sagittarian Matters MVPs together for a LIVE episode on Zoom! Michelle Tea & Beth Pickens answer your advice questions about cohabitating under quarantine, flirting, dating, avoiding burnout, how to handle your family and MORE. Producer Chris is here to say hi and tell us how life is doing under Covid, and Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs joins us with a very special live variation on our THEME SONG!!! Tune in.
Apr 03, 2020•56 min•Ep. 152
On today’s episode not only do we have Fan Favorite & Resident Capricorn BETH PICKENS, but we also have the tale of the ORPHAN SQUIRREL. Beth Pickens talks to us about strategies for surviving quarantine, being of service, and staying mentally well during these tough times. You can get her wonderful book, “Your Art Will Save Your Life” NOW through Feminist Press.
Mar 28, 2020•58 min•Ep. 151
Cameron Esposito is a Los Angeles-based comic, actor, and writer. Her new book Save Yourself is available for pre-order NOW and if you get the audiobook through Libro.fm you can choose your local bookstore to benefit from the sale. Cameron joined me via zoom to answer your advice questions, tell us about her childhood eyepatch, comedy, her book AND MORE.
Mar 20, 2020•55 min•Ep. 150
Today writer & long distance hiker Muffy J. Davis joins us to try Chickapea brand pasta! Packed with protein, Nicole was stoked. We also talk about punishment food, trail food, vegan cheese sauce, social distancing and MORE. for more information: chickapea.com muffyjdavis.com
Mar 14, 2020•35 min•Ep. 149
Today we welcome back Friend to the Show, Fan Favorite & Frequent Contributor BETH PICKENS to help us answer your ADVICE questions. Tune in to hear about responding to inappropriate proclamations of love, boundaries with family, supporting partners with addiction, clapping back, surviving the election cycle and MORE. PLUS- New potential segment- "Life Lessons With Beth". MOVE THE STAPLE, PEOPLE.
Feb 28, 2020•44 min•Ep. 148
Today we have very special guest, author & frequent contributor MICHELLE TEA in the studio to give some ADVICE on when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, polyamory, attachment styles, limerance, intrigues, girl scout cookies and MORE. You can find Michelle on instagram at @michelleteaz & @thisisyourmagic.
Feb 22, 2020•39 min•Ep. 147
Today we bring a QUEER ABBY episode to you with special Sagittarian birthday-twin guest BRANDIE TAYLOR of Magic Hour Astrology. Answering listener questions about betrayal, boundaries, STIs, rent, communication, your feelings and MORE!!! Want advice? Call or text your questions! 971-361-9998 Find Brandie at magichourastrology.com or @Magichourastrology on instagram.
Feb 14, 2020•42 min•Ep. 146
On today's show, we are in Kauai, Hawaii with guests BETH DITTO (Gossip), TEDDY KWO (Gossip) and MATT BUSCHER (amateur hype-man), reviewing local vegan donuts, testing Nicole's veganism, writing songs about prunes and MORE.
Feb 08, 2020•40 min•Ep. 145
Vegan blogger & cookbook author JACKIE SOBON joins us to talk about her new book, Vegan Yack Attack's Plant-Based Meal Prep, & to answer listener questions about food! Bonus: Nicole grosses Jackie out by revealing a particular snack preference. Find Jackie at: veganyackattack.com
Jan 31, 2020•32 min•Ep. 144
Today on the show, Nicole braves bad brownies, fake chicken, an egg-speriment and more with friend to the show Rocco Kayiatos. They also tackle a listener question from last week: What to do if you are in your 30s and want to quit your job to be an artist? Tune in for talking about punk damage, Camp Lost Boys, a rant about VooDoo Donuts & MORE. We talk about: Sweet Earth fake meat, JustEgg, Chao Cheese, Donut Friend, By Chloe, Hail Merry, 365 Whole Foods & MORE.
Jan 24, 2020•41 min•Ep. 143
Today we are BACK with Capricorn friend to show and frequent contributor BETH PICKENS, who joined us on her BIRTHDAY to give advice to listeners, talk about a celebrity sighting and review By Chloe's new "Chicky" with Nicole! We answer questions about how to survive during this hard political time, Quitting your job in favor of art, getting an agent, troubleshooting grants, sliding into irrelevancy and MORE. PLUS, Nicole talks about a high school crush, a chat-n-cut, and how you can help Austral...
Jan 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 142
Today we have vegan food gifts, recipes, holiday favorites, a top ten, and we answer YOUR listener questions about protein, restaurant foods, oat milk, lentils AND MORE with Splendid Sagittarian Table Fan Favorite, MORGAN. Tune in.
Dec 20, 2019•58 min•Ep. 141
Today on the show, we are thrilled to have Dr. Ebony Flowers join us. Dr. Flowers is a cartoonist and ethnographer. She is the author of the book Hot Comb, a collection of "haunting short stories about the Black experience that go far beyond hair and beauty, into issues of race, class, gender, and family bonds". She also holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she wrote her dissertation as a comic (mostly). She is introduced on today's show by ca...
Dec 13, 2019•36 min•Ep. 140
Live from the Last Bookstore in LA, it's artist, illustrator and author LISA CONGDON!!! We interviewed Lisa about her new book, Finding Your Artistic Voice , and talked about time management, creativity, making a living as an artist, AND MORE. You can find Lisa's books, her store, and more at LisaCongdon.com. Produced live on the scene by Ponzini Linguini. Production assistance & heavy lifting by Chris Sutton.
Dec 06, 2019•56 min•Ep. 139
Today we are delighted to welcome back esteemed guest, astrologer, and psychic medium JESSICA LANYADOO to the show! Jessica joins us to advise listeners about red flags, communication, sex, dating and MORE. You can pre-order her new book, Astrology For Real Relationships, RIGHT NOW.
Nov 23, 2019•46 min•Ep. 138
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 137
Today we are bookending our spooky series with a first-person tale of Astral Projection and manifestation from Esther Godoy. Esther also chatted with us about the recent issue of her magazine, Butch Is Not A Dirty Word. You can get the Mental Health issue of her magazine now at butchisnotadirtyword.com .
Nov 08, 2019•26 min•Ep. 136
Today on the show, musician and actress BETH DITTO joins us with two of her most hair-raising stories! We talk ghosts, aliens, conspiracy theories and MORE. Plus! Producer CHRIS SUTTON joins us with a little commentary about his own Olympia alien scares. Tune in!
Oct 31, 2019•31 min•Ep. 135
Today on the show, writer Michelle Tea calls in with a ghost story, and friend to the show Morgan joins me for Top Ten Hijinx, including vegan thin mints, soup talk, Couples Therapy, remembering Kim Shattuck & more. Tune in.
Oct 25, 2019•39 min•Ep. 134
We interviewed LAGUSTA YEARWOOD live at MooShoes in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of her new book, "Sweet + Salty: The Art of Vegan Chocolates, Truffles, Caramels, and More from Lagusta's Luscious." In honor of the spooky Halloween Holiday, we are talking about a horrifying subject: What really goes on at chocolate & sugar plantations, and how to find the most ethical sweets you can. You can find Lagusta, her chocolates her book and MORE at lagustasluscious.com Tune in!...
Oct 18, 2019•32 min•Ep. 133
