BiD: Break it Down • Gilmore Girls

Original Air Date: May 5, 2002 BID Recording Date: November 23, 2021 Most people who are engaged to someone they love don’t have sex with strangers. Or maybe they do. B&D put their “expertise” to good use: for her, insights on dark rooms and lifestyle parties; for him, Buddhist funerals and the 2002 Emmys. They also pay respect to lesbian overalls, Rachel G’s physical acting, and the Ploy 2 th...

Original Air Date: April 28, 2002 BID Recording Date: November 23, 2021 The future’s just a fucking concept that we use to avoid being alive today. Briana has some real criticism for two topics she’s quite an expert on: photography shoots and sex in public bathrooms. She also BiDs to Danny about robes, sandwiches and secrets. *No Shirtless Nate #7*

Original Air Date: April 21, 2002 BID Recording Date: November 16, 2021 I had a really fucked up life and I use sarcasm to hide how ridiculously vulnerable I really am. B&D merrily chat about casual homophobia, the choreography in Brenda’s shop sex, and the Griffiths/Sisto family resemblance. Plus, Mel pops up with cooking questions and B&D add FT and SP to their glossary!

Original Air Date: April 14, 2002 BID Recording Date: November 11, 2021 My tummy hurts. B&D explore youthful beauty, full fledge Judaism, Margaret’s infectious laugh, munchies with The Hooker, and the gays’ romantic comedy. Oh, and Taylor’s tummy finally feels better!

Original Air Date: April 7, 2002 BID Recording Date: November 7, 2021 It’s all hard, Ruth. We just made different choices. B&D bask in the pure joy of Patty Clarkson in her relentlessly quotable Emmy-winning turn as Sarah, plus thoughts on how “Linda” is in her relationship with Nate, comfortable bros in hot tubs, and things becoming more familiar rather than easier.

Original Air Date: March 17, 2002 BID Recording Date: September 29, 2021 I miss you, Dad. Ruth is wearing vintage clothes and B&D are enjoying vintage memories of “possible” quad meet-ups, the JuRo laugh, and abdomen pains in 2002. *No Shirtless Nate #5*

Original Air Date: March 24, 2002 BID Recording Date: October 5, 2021 Bitch, I know how to use a remote! B&D welcome Jon into the fold, and he loves Taylor’s vocabulary just as much as they do. They mull over keeping someone on the line, hitting your mom, catching and releasing ants, bathtub pleasure, and that sublime Margaret.

Original Air Date: March 31, 2002 BID Recording Date: October 13, 2021 I sit and watch all the time. In fact, that’s pretty much all I do. B&D relate to so much in this ep: assessing who in the surrounding area you’d bang, preemptively distancing yourself from a suitor, having filler friends, wanting intimacy, and sexual tension at age 12 with a teacher. Well, that last one only applies to one...

Original Air Date: March 10, 2001 BID Recording Date: September 23, 2021 You are not on the list of people who get to touch my tit. Danny wants to re-title this episode of future Desperate Housewives actors “Gif-Ted,” and Briana is excited by all its strong women. B&D bitch about unrealistic screen character actions and ponder about having couples friends.

Original Air Date: August 19, 2001 BID Recording Date: September 14, 2021 Why do people have to die?  To make life important. Beepers and fax machines and breeziness, oh my! David continues his coming out tour as Briana shows surprising empathy for Brenda and Danny delights in BiD'ing Season 1 stats. *No Shirtless Nate #4*

Original Air Date: March 3, 2002 BID Recording Date: September 18, 2021 If my life were a movie, I'd fall asleep or I'd walk out. B&D welcome their first guest: Simone, who BiDs about drug effects, dating etiquette and Alicia Keys facial blindness.  Meanwhile, Briana perks up for ashes-filled lockets and the Bhagavad Gita; and Danny explains his eternal depression-bond with Brenda.

Original Air Date: August 12, 2001 BID Recording Date: September 2, 2021 We're done talking now. Briana isn't done talking, but is uncharacteristically quiet as Danny takes his own TRIP to the past: Craiglist inquiries, berets, free refills at strip clubs, and being called the f-word. Fun!

Original Air Date: August 19, 2001 BID Recording Date: September 7, 2021 This is soooooo not how I need you to be right now. It's a heavy episode, but B&D manage to squeeze in thoughts about Gabe's shower rap, Billy's biker shorts, and how mothers perceive themselves vs. how their offspring see them. *No Shirtless Nate #3*

Original Air Date: July 29, 2001 BID Recording Date: August 19, 2021 Your own fucking life is a ticking clock, too.  Everybody's is. B&D take life by the peanut-sized balls and gush over Rachel Griffiths' AND Brenda's spectacular acting, David's dancing on ecstasy, and Gabe's BDE.

Original Air Date: August 5, 2001 BID Recording Date: August 27, 2021 Those who can't do,  criticize. B&D do criticize menopausal hair, but have nothin' but love for Ileana Douglas, art show hilarity, and Claire & Nate's incredible laundry room scene. *No Shirtless Nate #2*

Original Air Date: July 8, 2001 BID Recording Date: July 26, 2021 I'm surrounded by relics of a life that no longer exists. B&D chat about light topics like adults hitting on underage teenagers, wiping the ass of your longtime love, empty gay hook-ups, and finding out surprising things about a newly-deceased family member. *No Shirtless Nate #1*

Original Air Date: July 15, 2001 BID Recording Date: August 5, 2021 Why should he be happy?  How happy are you? B&D cover text tones, first "I love you"s, Los Angeles freeway talk, gay porn, and Claire's ever-gorgeous lighting.

Original Air Date: July 22, 2001 BID Recording Date: August 12, 2021 Haven't you ever slept with a woman and not fucked her? ...NO! On Briana's 20th birthday, Nate referenced Will & Grace , David wore Claire's baby-T, and Claire hiked with her hair down.  Also, Danny BiDs big time about exactly how hot Peter Krause is.

Original Air Date: June 24, 2001 BID Recording Date: July 7, 2021 You have YOU. Brenda and Nate may have different takes on sex, but B&D share similar thoughts on racial ambiguity, Chola Claire, fashion cycles, and Brenda's infuriating yet alluring arrogance.

Original Air Date: July 1, 2001 BID Recording Date: July 15, 2021 Some days I wake up so fucking empty I wish I'd never been born, but what choice do I have? B&D are delighted to welcome not only Margaret, but Lorelai and Rory Gilmore to the 6FU universe!  They also touch  on using sexual aggression to handle insecurities, and what talents Briana would like to be remembered for at her fun...

Original Air Date: June 10, 2001 BID Recording Date: June 7, 2021 I'm not supposed to 'be' anything. Danny swoons at brotherhood and marvels at Brenda's luminous home, while Briana explores the histrionic mother/surly teenager dynamic. Then B&D proudly explain to Listener(s) what HT is.

Original Air Date: June 17, 2001 BID Recording Date: June 29, 2021 You wake up one day and your baby has stolen a foot. B&D search for a tidier way to say "anniversary of death" before diving deep into gay cruising norms, how trauma can 'freeze' a person, and MCH's butt.

Original Air Date: June 3, 2001 BID Recording Date: June 5, 2021 My father's dead, my mom's a whore, my brother wants to kill me, and my sister's smoking crack.  I think I win. The Pilot reintroduces B&D to some of 6FU's most significant elements: the details MCH puts into David, Brenda's wardrobe (...), luminous Claire, (s)mothering by Ruth, and Peter Krause's ch...