Like a Virgin

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 p...

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" thi...

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.

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.

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...

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 yi...

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 (inc...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 th...

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.

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 Spani...

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.

Comedian, writer & actor Caleb Hearon joins Fran & Rose to talk about his favorite murderer John Wayne Gacy and other fictional and real gay killers This opens the door to tangents about everything from Garth Brooks' Sasha Fierce-esque alter ego to Lorena Bobbitt's ex-husband's porno to The Silence of the Lambs Caleb actually would rather have talked about Julia Roberts  This podcast...

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.

Comedian Sydnee Washington of Peak 2000s podcast joins Fran & Rose to talk about Paris Hilton and her groundbreaking show The Simple Life (with Nicole Richie, who was not Paris's first choice) It takes a turn into other leading ladies & chaos agents of 2000s culture and the reality TV genre: Jessica Simpson, LiLo, the Kardashians... Fran, Rose & Sydnee's Senior Superlatives Bimbo idiot...

Matt Rogers guest stars in an iconic mashup of the Las Culturistas and Like A Virgin cinematic universes  To talk about: theme parks! Disney! Six Flags! Universal! Dollywood! All of them! Matt’s secret tip for skipping the lines at Universal Studios Orlando Lots of singing! A herstory of misguided ally bops 🎶 from Macklemore to Jewel 🎶 on the occasion of Kendrick’s new release F...

Today we’re giving the Virgins what they really want by finally speaking on allll things Lord of The Rings Fran & Rose’s Middle Earth alter egos J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis’s gay romance Elf dick + Hobbit hole? Is it Surreal or So Real? Dance Fever, obviously An Into the Woods review The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are Back tag our finsta likeavirgin42069 See omnystu...

🚨 There are Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness   spoilers in this episode! 🚨 Watching WandaVision together sealed Fran & Rose's friendship, so they saw Doctor Strange for Wanda and Wanda only  Multiverses in pop culture: Russian Doll, Everything Everywhere All At Once Cheryl Strayed's concept of the ghost ship, and Fran & Rose's personal multiverses She came on this bi...

Fran & Rose are Nicole Kidman stans. Fran was in love from the moment their atheist bisexual bad girl neighbor showed him Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and Rose’s love for the redheaded witch aesthetic has its origins in Practical Magic. Today’s episode is dedicated to Nicole’s wigs, noses, and iconic performances, her very few flops, and her legacy of representation for...

This podcast loves a 4 girls trying to find love and make it in the city show, and Girls — despite gestures wildly everything — is no exception. 10 years after its premiere, the girls are rewatching Girls, and Fran & Rose have 2022 takes on everything from Adam & Hannah's role plays to Jezebel's virulent fatphobia. And of course they argue about which Girl each other is. Plus,...