Queerly Recommended

What do Kris and Tara talk about off-mic? Vegetables! On-mic, they continue to discuss vegetables, sports, Japanese shows with no angst and tons of food, as well as taking the temperature of the latest season of Drag Race (tepid so far?). With that out of the way, the two dive into THAT EPISODE of THAT SHOW ( The Last of Us ) and Lee Winter's impossible task of rehabilitating one of her worst vill...

This week, Kris and Tara are thrilled to welcome two very special guests to the podcast. All the way from We're Here Season 2, we have Shangela's drag daughter Amy Rambow and Amy's son Alex. If you've listened to the podcast before, you know we have a special place in our hearts for We're Here . In this time of increased radicalization and targeting of queer people, We're Here is one of the most i...

Kris and Tara are back from break with an extra long episode. We've got listener questions this week and it's all about reintroductions. Who are we? What are we like? What are we doing on this podcast? Questions are answered! Kris's new book, Catch , is also out! She discusses reviews and her thoughts on first and third person perspective bias. And, Kris and Tara check in on how their dogs are doi...

No new episode this week because the holidays borked our recording timing. But! We don't want to leave you totally hanging, so here are our top 5 most downloaded episodes of 2022. If you haven't listened to any of them yet, you should check them out! Mistaking Access for Permission : in this regular episode, we have a segment with sapphic romance superstar author Jae and Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitch...

We made it to the end of the year! Not just us here at Queerly Recommended , but you did too! Good for you and good for us. To celebrate, Kris is releasing her latest book, Catch . In this last episode of the year (also the 50th regular episode — can you even?), Tara and Kris deep dive into the importance of We're Here (HBO Max), the different ways gingerbread houses can work into a romance, and t...

This week, Tara (Butter Tart) Scott and Kris (Midwest Biscuit) Bryant sit down with chefs Catie Randazzo and J Chong from the hit cooking competition reality show, The Big Brunch . They talk about what it was like representing their communities, how real the camaraderie was on the show, family meals, and, most importantly, what kind of bread they think the judges are. If you think Catie and J were...

The holiday season is upon us and Kris and Tara come bearing gifts…of recommendations! Seriously, they had to make room this week to fit everything in. Kris regales us with the end of The Walking Dead and the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. Tara talks about The Big Brunch (yes, again) and Canada's own Ryan Reynolds. There's a bunch of other good stuff before a dive deep into the recommendations...

Roslyn Sinclair has committed high crimes against readers' productivity and we are here for it! This episode, Tara is joined by f/f romance author Milena McKay. They gathered to sit in gratitude and fangirl about one of their favourite stories of all time. It began as a Devil Wears Prada fanfic and ended up being rewritten and published as its own original work. Yes, it's Truth and Measure season,...

Are things coming to an end? Nobody knows. Kris and Tara are taking things one step at a time by talking about the (possible?) end of Twitter and what that means for QR going forward ( subscribe to our newsletter! ). They move on to talk season finales on tv, finales that aren't finales, finales that are…something else? Fin-allez? Official Recommendations From Kris: Life Partners (2014) Have you h...

Kris is back with a new book on the horizon and a contest is coming, so stay tuned. Tara is on vacation and loving it. They talk about the faux pas that was GBBO's Mexican Week, plus what they love and don't love about reality shows. We have fun here. If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi ! Official Recommendations This week, Kris recommends the m/m film Bros (2022)...

This is the problem with recommendations: when you love 'em, you can't stop talking about 'em.  Thanks to her recommendation in the last episode, Amanda returns to dish and deep dive into Yuri on Ice! Tara devoured the m/m figuring skating romance anime series in a weekend, and this whole episode is dedicated to geeking out about the things they loved about it (and one or two things they didn't)....

Kris is away this week, so Tara lit up the Queer Signal and her friend from Toronto, Amanda, showed up. Amanda and Tara talk different Pride events and their own queer journeys, before diving into recommendations. If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi ! Official Recommendations Tara describes Purposefully Accidental by G. Benson as an explosion of trope candy. Enemi...

This is not your normal episode of Queerly Recommended, friends! This week, we're bringing you a conversation that Tara had earlier this year with nonbinary truth teller, Jonathan Van Ness ( Queer Eye , Gay of Thrones ). In front of a live audience at Benevity's Goodness Matters conference, JVN talks all about authenticity, self-acceptance, and the importance of dualities. Somehow, Tara (just bare...

Tara talks new hair colours and adding to her tattoo collection. Kris is back from ClexaCon, with stories of creating the perfect author photobomb. We're not in our twenties anymore, with our back tattoos and art house films. We're past our thirties (how past? None of your business), which means it's documentary time, bay-bee! This week, an interesting theme connects a number of the recommendation...

By the time you hear Kris say she's looking forward to the upcoming ClexaCon, bemoaning her 9 AM panel and how everyone'll be hungover… it's already happened. Time is weird, people. Regardless, WHENEVER you're reading this (hearing this?) you'll be treated to Tara and Kris passing judgement on the contestants wimping out of Alone: Frozen , all from the comfort of their homes. There's a bunch more...

A lot is going on in this episode! Kris has a book baby coming out. Who does it look like? We'll find out! Tara reveals how the cosmic calendar and the finite nature of the known universe gave her some peace. They both try their best to fan cast The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and find it surprisingly tough. Kris walks down memory lane with her experiences of Lilith Fair and makes an impassioned...

With COVID behind her, we welcome Tara back to the land of the living (sorry, it's a bit of a mess right now) and catch up with Kris who is back with Brit Ryder's award from GCLS (thief!). There's tons to catch up on! We revisit a tale of sisterly abuse, which Tara claims is the best story she's ever heard, minus the living-with-trauma bits. For some reason, the evil presence of Subway's Jared is...

Sorry, friends. No episode this week, because Tara got COVID and couldn't record an episode. But, in the most mini of mini-sodes, Tara recommends two things: Self-care The Great Canadian Baking Show (and yes, it has great queer representation!) See you in two weeks! Listen to the episode

The world's a heavy place right now, so after pleasantries about puppies and tattoos, Kris and Tara sit down to talk about the devastating attack on reproductive rights that is the repeal of Roe vs. Wade. There's no jokes about this, it just sucks. Know what else is unacceptable? Sexual harassment of authors. Instead of questions this week, Kris and Tara bring on popular lesfic author, Jae, and Sa...

There are many key figures in lesbian literature, without whom, we wouldn't have today's rich publishing scene. Radclyffe is one of them. In this episode, Radclyffe shares what inspired her not just to write but to publish lesbian fiction, her thoughts on the industry, why lesbian fiction has always been political, and what she queerly recommends. Happy Pride y'all! If you enjoy this episode, plea...

Welcome, welcome, one and all to your Queerly Recommended meal of the week! As a little aperitif, we begin with a discussion of the corporatization of Pride. Following this is a starter of listener questions…as well as other questions! Is Kris a people pleaser? Who was the first lesfic author Tara and Kris met? We have a relaxing deconstruction of 80s fashion trends, an out-of-left-field callout o...

Kris and Tara are talking about drugs this episode — specifically, cannabis. They wonder about their parents' experience with Mary Jane and modern technology, before getting into their recs. And the recs? They cover a wide variety (although very few books this time). Lots of good TV and movies out there, especially documentaries. We're living in a golden age! If you enjoy this episode, please cons...

Context for future historians: the world is currently ON ONE. Things are looking pretty dark right now. But if there's one theme for this week's episode, it's that we've been here before and we will fight again. This week, Kris and Tara go hard. Kris talks about her moving experience supporting queer kids who were targeted by parents at their school. And watch out supporters of Friends , Pretty Wo...

This week opens on one of those eternal questions. No, it's not "Cake or Death?" It's something a lot more…I dunno, you're going to have to listen. Kris and Tara go all over the map in this one. They discuss THAT ENDING of Killing Eve . They pass judgement on store names in Hallmark movies. And, speaking of Hallmark movies, Kris might have to rescind her "No Hallmark" bumper sticker. Also, if you...

We're running on fumes and getting loopy. Kris is fresh off of a ten-hour drive and Tara has been working all day. You know what that means? That's right, it's a Monday night recording sesh. Get ready for the weird, the tired and the queer… recommendations, that is. If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi ! Transcript coming soon Official Recommendations This week, Kr...