Asexual Ex-Conservative Lunchlady

Does what it says on the tin. Gethard talks to a polyamorous witch librarian who once worked the front desk at a brothel, surprisingly perfect training for library life. They get into the realities of coven community, late-discovered neurodivergence, leaving a faith tradition, an ... Show More

Here’s the pitch: Engineer by day. International award-winning clown by night. Learned to read and walk in her 20s. This caller has a lot going on, and every story branches into a whole new world of surprises. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad-free episodes and access to ... Show More

A couple weeks back, Gethard talked with a lawyer whose husband came up a few times. We learned two key facts about him: he’s got a lot of birds, and he works on a tugboat. Well, he got through this week, and that means Geth got to ask him a few questions about the birds and a mi ... Show More

LGBT conservatives: Why? How? Where did they come from? What can we learn from them, and how can we dismantle the LGBT conservative that lives within all of us? Natalie Wynn (aka Contrapoints) helps us psychoanalyze one of the more confusing political positions of our time. Jeffr ... Show More

The LibDem leadership contender discusses the meaning of liberalism, the threat of fat-shaming, and the common humanity of being stardust but not necessarily pansexual 

The girlies talk birth control. They explain the historical origins of contraceptives, the science behind what the pill does to the body, and the political implications of the right to have sex without pregnancy. Digressions include Julia’s mystery illness, Eliza’s spiritual expe ... Show More

Sarah Longwell's political journey took her from a conservative raised in Trump country to a top GOP strategist and openly gay Republican. She broke with the GOP over Trump's election but has spent the past three years researching why her party changed -- and what it bodes for th ... Show More

Bridget sits down with Grace Lidinsky-Smith, a detransitioned woman, to talk about her experience getting top surgery and then regretting it, the danger of always thinking about everything through the lens of gender, how knitting saved her, and her hard won knowledge that with ti ... Show More

"Whatever" -- that's how the actress Maria Bello describes her sexual orientation. Her "love who you love" attitude toward sexuality, regardless of gender, is often referred to as fluidity. In this favorite episode from the archives, Maria joins the Sugars to discuss a couple of ... Show More

In another special edition of The Sleepover Club, we're joined by Vice features editor Hannah Ewens to discuss her recent long read about how the debate over human rights for trans people came to dominate mainstream UK media and divide British feminists. A TERF is a trans-exclusi ... Show More

Alex is sharing her thoughts on the Christian Walker and Kehlani Starbucks altercation. 😱☕ We’re also discussing how to talk about the 10 year old child getting an abortion from a pro-life perspective.😔💗 Khloe Kardashian is having ANOTHER baby with cheating Tristian.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ ... Show More

Episode two of Out & About kicks off with a weekly pregnancy update from Kate. After that, she and Pat dive into the week in gay news including Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett's comments regarding 'sexual preference', Carole Baskin coming out as bisexual, Britney ... Show More