This Feels Bi

*Sink your teeth* into this episode bi babes, as we tackle the juicy, *eternal* and deeply queer topic of Vampires in PART 1 of our 2 PART series on them! 🦇 Joined by Nay Bever, co-producer of the Shudder / AMC+ docu-series QUEER FOR FEAR (2022), and host of the podcasts Attack of the Queerwolf and Today in Gay, in Part 1 we explore the queer origins of the Vampire and how that representation has...

Haunted houses 🤝 bisexuals. After all, they're spooky, filled with velvet accessories, and often haunted by a tragic (and potentially hot and queer?) ghost. Yes, bi babes, in this episode, we explore the queer undertones of the haunted house and examine how and where the haunted house motif shows up in queer + queer-coded art. Listen (and scream??) as we discuss the most iconic haunted houses, fr...

She gets good grades, she's cautious, she's the only one alive at the end of the movie, and she's … maybe a little queer? Yes, bi babes, for this topic, we break down the FINAL GIRL, a slasher trope that's historically steeped in queer-coding, and more recently, overt queerness and bisexuality.  With the help of genre experts, Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman of the Horror Queers podcast, we track th...

Yeehaw, bi babes! This week we're two-stepping into country music, a genre that is somehow both associated with heteronormativity and feels *very* queer-coded, and we're joined by bi musician Lydia von Hof to help us unpack this one. We dig into country music's iconography and its homosocial roots, the genre's predisposition toward yearning, and why The Chicks became sapphic icons after Nashville...

American Girl Dolls: classic childhood relics or sapphic icons? (Or perhaps... both?) Come along as we *find our inner stars* ⭐️ and investigate the queer community's relationship with American Girl Dolls. Joined by co-host of Sounds Like A Cult podcast, and former American Girl Doll enthusiast, Reese Oliver, we dive into why so many bi and queer folks owned + loved American Girl Dolls growing up...

Gather your coven and green velvet because we're traveling from Massachusetts to England to our local AMC theater to watch Nicole Kidman come to this place for... *literal* magic. 🔮 Joined by bi bestie of the pod and fellow witch Amanda Montell, we tackle the recently released PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (2026), unpacking the— erm—   erotic energy between Nicole Kidman + Sandra Bullock, the queer-coded cur...

Happy Bi+ Visibility Month, bi babes!  This week we're tackling the all-too-commonly-experienced phenomenon of… Imposter Syndrome. So if you've ever felt like you're "not queer enough," this episode is just for you. 🩷💜💙   With the help of Rebecca Minor, gender specialist, author, educator, and creator of Bi+ (In)visibility, we uncover why bi+ folks experience imposter syndrome disproportionatel...

It's the most wonderful (and perhaps bisexual?) time of the year. That's right, bi babes; today, we're dedicating an entire episode to the season of AUTUMN. Not only does Fall kick off Bi Visibility Month, but it also brings apple orchard dates, coven hangs, and a surplus of fall *cough* (bisexual) fashion. We talk about the factual history behind the season's overall queer vibe (LGBTQ+ History! N...

Ah, the early 2000's: a decade of Y2K, indie sleaze, boy bands, Nylon Magazine, and the pop culture phenomenon that was Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson. Not only was this time filled with iconic media moments (t. A.T.u's "All the Things She Said"!! Jennifer's Body!), it was campy, queer-coded, and the era that made Erin and Amanda think, "I might wanna kiss a girl." Joined by lesbian novelist an...

Are Raisinets queer?! We've always thought so, and Hannah Einbinder just confirmed it. Yes, bi babes, this week we're tapping into our inner *scream queens* covering Jane Schoenbrun's latest film: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (2026). From featuring bi-cons Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder as leads, to an erotic fried chicken in a spooky cabin meet cute, to an equal parts candy / blood...

Film bros? More like film BI BABES! That's right, we're heading over to the 70mm 🎞️ IMAX cinema today to explore the global box office hit of the summer: Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY. Joined by filmmaker and founder of the Transgender Film Center, Sav Rodgers, we venture on our own queer odyssey of Nolan's film, situating Nolan's interpretation within the context of Homer's original epic. We di...

Another bombshell has entered the villa...You guessed it, bi babes, we'll be spending this episode in Fiji tackling THE reality TV series of the summer: Love Island USA season 8.  With the help of Evan Lazarus, internet personality and host of Girls Watch Podcast, we'll be unpacking the many layers of queerness underneath the show's ostensibly heteronormative premise: from its bicon host Ariana Ma...

Shell bras, ocean covens, and the inherent duality of having both fish and human parts... yes, bi babes, we are talking MERMAIDS. After all, why do so many folks end up having mermaid phases? What exactly is it about the expansiveness of the sea and the mermaids that inhabit it (we're believers!) that feels so bi?!  With the help of author Jade Song of the award-winning novel Chlorine, we *dive* i...

Pour yourself a ~ *negroni sbagliato*~ and get ready to geek out because today we're sailing over to Westeros to immerse ourselves in the *extremely bi* universe that is HBO's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 🐉  Whether it's the Targaryen love triangles, not-so-subtle bi storylines, or Emma D'Arcy's red carpet looks, the Game of Thrones prequel series is chock-full of queer energy. This *spoiler-filled* episo...

Theme nights, phallic paraphernalia, tequila shots, and... suppressed bi awakenings?! That's right, babe, we're talking about bachelorette parties.  While the topic may seem aggressively hetero, we couldn't help but notice a couple things that feel... well, a little bi. Joined by bestie of the pod, NYT bestselling author, and host of the Sounds Like A Cult and Magical Overthinkers podcasts Amanda...

Today we're talking about one of THE most chaotically bi films to come out of the past decade… Emma Seligman's feature directorial debut, SHIVA BABY (2020). 💜 Joined by hosts Britney and Ashley of Black Girl Film Club podcast, we unpack the film's bi representation in Rachel Sennott's portrayal of Danielle, the film's approach to sex work, Seligman's use of horror genre elements to craft an exist...

PRESENT TIME! To celebrate the launch of our PATREON (!!), we're giving everyone a *taste* of what you can expect if you subscribe to the After-Party, our members only club. 💞💞 It's our not-so-covertly-named episode, AMANDA GOES TO A STRIP CLUB: a first-person narrative as Amanda and Erin discuss a spicy visit to Casa Diablo, one of Portland's most iconic (and a very queer) strip clubs.   Bi bab...

THE MUMMY (1999)… a cornerstone of bisexual cinema and the bi internet's favorite movie to claim as their own. In this episode we tackle the burning question: what about The Mummy makes it feel SO bi, and why was it so many bi folks' queer awakening? Is it the gorgeous Rachel Weisz and her slutty little librarian glasses, is it Brendan Fraser's pretty boy appeal (those eyes!), is it the erotic sep...

Dust off your daisy dukes and ripped tees, and get ready for a tequila-soaked honky tonk good time at our favorite bra bar… COYOTE UGLY. 🔥 Joined by lesbian performer and ASL interpreter Caroline Blaike of the iconic LA institution Jumbo's Clown Room, we cover everything from the legacy of the original New York saloon to the Hollywood movie it inspired, based on author Elizabeth Gilbert's GQ arti...

Who famously U-hauled it to a Finnish island with her life partner? Tove Jansson, queer creator of the adorable, beloved Finnish illustrative series Moomin, or Moomintrolls. Joined by artist, performer, and Zine-creator Taylor Blackwell, we delve into the whimsical, wonderful queer utopia that is Moominvalley, unpacking the queer history of Tove and her work, which has experienced a renaissance in...

Break out your Post-it's + matching blue and pink fits 🩷🩵 bi babes, and get ready for an episode in honor of the groundbreaking 1997 sleepover staple: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion and its subsequent off-Broadway musical adaptation. Joined by THE Heather Mooney of Romy & Michele: The Musical, Jordan Kai Burnett, we unpack the non-traditional, queer-coded friendship at the center of the...

Break out your Vans + Hot Topic because today we're talking about THE one and only Warped Tour🤘(cue nostalgia). With the help of queer romance author Becca Grischow, a self-described "writer of books for Warped Tour bisexuals," we unpack the queer overtones / undertones of the longest-running traveling music festival in North America, the skateboard / emo aesthetic, pop punk music in all of its q...

On Thursdays we wear pink 💖 + drop a new episode dedicated entirely to the movie, the myth, the *very queer* and queen bee-filled legend… MEAN GIRLS 👑🐝 Joined by Jamie Lotfus, Emmy-nominated comedy writer, NYT bestselling author, and Webby-winning host of the podcast The Bechdel Cast, we unpack "weird brunette on hot blonde crime," which characters feel the most queer and queer-coded (spoiler:...

🍎 🍒🌳🎃… that's right bi babes, in this episode, we'll be tackling the most recent campy, queer-coded, cult classic to hit theaters… Forbidden Fruits (2026) directed by Meredith Alloway.   Join us in our virtual Free Eden as we dissect the film's influences and its queer-coded cinematic DNA, like Mean Girls (2004), Jennifer's Body (2009), The Craft (1996), and more. We dive into why covens are i...

Soft-swinging, #MomTok, and the impossible double bind of being a Mormon woman in 2026… sounds kinda bi to us. 👀 We're joined by ex-Mormon content creator, TikTok commentator, and host of the Girlscamp Podcast, Hayley Rawle, as we dive into the cultural phenomenon that is The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Hayley brings her insider, ex-Mormon lens to the show, unpacking how purity culture, religio...