Queens of the Round Table

Sometimes, the PLURAL NOUN of the A SHAPE Table need to let off some steam.  Especially in these ADJECTIVE days of the TYPE OF BEER Virus.  So, they took to playing some MAD LIBS about The Great COLOR Way!  Pull up a chair, sharpen your NOUN, pour a very strong NOUN-tail and get ready to use your PART OF THE BODY.

The Queens are coming undone!  On his recent 5 hour visit back to NYC, Aaron caught up with Francesco for a quick wellness check. Things start to fall apart once Alexa gets involved and shows off some her new.... skills.  Grab a Whiteclaw (cause that's all we had) and let's get gassy....

In this very special episode, Aaron puts on his best Terry Gross and interviews Francesco and their very good friend Scott Seraydarian about The Pathfinders Society, a graphic novel written by Scott and Francesco, illustrated by Steve Hamaker!  Hear stories about Scott, Francesco, and Aaron at NYU, how Scott and Francesco came up with the idea for the Pathfinders (yes, it starts with Adam Sandler'...

Let's face it, dear Queenies.  It's hard in here for a Queen.  Cooped up, too many cookies, wine to the Nth degree, and at-home workouts?  Oh, brother. So, Aaron and Francesco decided to just talk it all out.  From the passing of Nono Gorga-Giudice, the celebration of the return to New York Housewives, Gwyneth Paltrow's celebration of all things on Goop Lab, to a few laughs and sips of rose, we tr...

That's right, for this microcast, Francesco is on his own in the Green Room and he's here to give you a quarantine tour of the room that lots of Queens magic happens in.  Of course, there's reflection on  the Housewives, talk of his wedding, Zoom therapy, and a big shoutout to his Penguin people.  Pour a Solo Shot of Sambuca, and join this nutty Italian at the quarantined table. 

It's a really weird moment, Queenies.  We know.  Currently, we are not in the same city, with Francesco sheltering in place in Manhattan and Aaron in Sag Harbor. And so this week, we decided to write a love letter to dear old NYC.  She's going through some hard times.  And we will always love her.  Pour yourself a Big Appletini and grab a  seat at the table... preferably 6-8 feet away.  (And for w...

AAAAAANDDDD, we are back for Season 2.5!  This time around, we're giving you Microcasts.  That's right, Queenies,  short episodes for when you need a Quick Queens Fix.  A Queens Quickie.  Perhaps while you're working out.  Oh wait, no, not possible.  Oh, or shopping? No, that's tough.  You need all your wits about you these days when you're getting pasta and TP.  Wait! Getting a mani/pedi.... nope...

It’s our very first foursome! The Queens have always been each other’s Galentines.  And In the final episode of Season 2, just in time for V-Day, we have our dear friends Arianne and Kimberly at the table joining the discussion. From guilty pleasures to our origin stories, songs written for one another to being mad at art, tap dancing as children to dancing queens, we spend this time celebrating o...

From the far away beaches of Thailand to the autumnal air of Provincetown, Lake Atitlan to the Arno River, these Queens have seen a lot and have the stories to prove it.   In this episode, we share some of our favorite (and scariest) travel moments near and far.  So grab your passport, pour yourself a roadie, and join us at the round table because like our friend Lisa Stansfield said, we've....bee...

We know very real disasters happen every day, but in our lives we’ve been fortunate enough to escape the really bad stuff.  Here are some of the disasters--equal parts horrible, hilarious, embarrassing, and frightening--that both define our friendship and who we are in the face of adversity. So shake yourself up a Hurricane and join us at the table because with these Queens, it’s always somet...

Jed Bennet might be the # 1 fan of your Queens. So it’s long overdue that he joins us at the round table. Listen as he delights with a compelling round of QueensQueries, professes his love for us, shares stories of his family, reminisces about how Francesco and he became friends at Scholastic, and discusses the state of picture books in the world.  So pour yourself a brown drink, because we a...

Last season we only scratched the surface of the meaning of fitness and wellness in our lives, separately and together.  And with a brand new year upon us, we're putting on our 2020 glasses and looking inward.... and at ourselves naked in the mirror. Not perfect? That's okay, as long as we can wear a zazzy outfit as we stroll the streets of Paris when we're 80.  Join us as we spike that...

Happy 2020, Queenies!  Nothing says new year like CLEANING.  It can be a rebirth, a new beginning, a way to exorcise demons, or just quiet the mind.   In this episode, we're talking everything from cleaning habits learned from our mothers to our favorite products, housekeepers past and present, our rituals, and our compulsions.  So put your overalls on, tie your hair back, and...

That’s right, Queenies, this is our very own LEMONADE!  Sit back and relax before the ball drops and hear what we think was the best of 2019.  From The Politician to The Great Believers, Madonna‘s Madame X tour (of course) to Tootsie on Broadway, TAK Room to Lizzo, this is the ultimate guide to what we loved and what we want you to hear and see.   So pour one out for 2019, cause we...

We have been through it all when it comes to style: Blonde hair, platforms, piercings, striped bellbottoms, ruffled tuxedo shirts, you name it.  In this episode, we are joined by the fantastic Cristina Breslin—a dear friend and a personal stylist—to really tailor this talk.  So crimp that hair, pour a glass of bubbles (the drink of choice for the Secretary O'Style herself), and let's tal...

When you come out of the closet, all fresh-faced and horny, you never really think about what it will be like to be 45. And yet, here we are.  Join us as we throw the closet doors open on the mystique of middle-aged gaydom.  Gay bars or long, hot baths?  A hit of Molly or a Celestial Seasoning?   Flat abs or a pizza and sweats?  It can be a tricky landscape to navigate. But when you have your life...

If we took a holiday/Just some time to celebrate/Just one day out of life C'mon! We had to.  What are the holidays without your best friend?  Luckily, we've never really had to know.  From crazy Italian Christmases, to the Annual Styling of the Holiday Barbies, to the wearing of the beloved Star of David glasses, we've done it all.  So spike some nog and throw on another log ca...

Oh, musicals.  We've seen many, talked about them all, and often pretend that our lives, together and apart, are one giant tap number.  For this episode, we curved our shoulders, turned in our knees, jazzed our hands, and chatted all the magic that is musical theater.  Pull up an empty chair at this table (see what we did there?) and warm up those pipes with a Spiked Throat Coat because our hills...

That's right, fans!  November 12 is Aaron's birthday and on that night, we sat down and spent some time doing a deep dive on all things Goldschmidt.   Hear!  Birthday tunes that have not been licensed!   See!  The inner workings of what makes Aaron the man we know and love, including discussions of his bar mitzvah, his move to San Francisco, and his psychic portrait by the...

At the round table, we celebrate and argue our differences. We also realized early on that we have so much in common. As 19-year-olds, we quickly revealed to one another that we’re both children of families who declared bankruptcy in the mid-1980s. So pour yourself a triple, Mr. IRS, and go deep with us on the power of money and the value of the people with whom we share our lives.  

Welcome back to Queens of the Round Table!  We begin Season 2 the way we began Season 1 (but with a brand new sound setup)--on Shabbat, catching up, and leading right into a discussion of our Queen: Madonna.  This episode, like our friendship, is really about loyalty--about being able to call those that you love dearly on their shit, sticking around even when the times are tough (and the...

In 1998, Aaron decided to move from New York City to San Francisco and asked Francesco to be the Bandit to his Smokey.  The move included a 14' Penske truck, a pink Barbie backpack, Bowers Bakery in South Dakota, some chickens, the Great Salt Lake, Anna Qindlen on tape, and a Power Chillini. Spike your Gatorade and let's get this trip started!  And please note, dearest fans, that this is...

We are reunited during a heatwave in July after 6 weeks and celebrating all things Hamptons—the beauty, the beach, and the bounty. Pour a glass of rosé and join us as we talk about Aaron’s life here, Francesco’s revelations... and Lizzie Grubman.

The last recording before summer break and we go freestyle. From summer reads to summer TV, to reflections on the East Village, we talk about it all before Aaron heads to the Hamptons for the summer. Come to this round table with your bikini, a cold one, and something to say.

A surprise to both of us: A very special friend arrived in the Hamptons and we brought her directly to the Round Table to be our very special guest. She’s the true definition of a fangirl and we question her about all things Comic Con. So get your furry costume on, pour a Dr. Whotini, and join us for a discussion about unapologetic fandom.