Sagittarian Matters

Today on the show, writer Michelle Tea calls in with a ghost story, and friend to the show Morgan joins me for Top Ten Hijinx, including vegan thin mints, soup talk, Couples Therapy, remembering Kim Shattuck & more. Tune in.

We interviewed LAGUSTA YEARWOOD live at MooShoes in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of her new book, "Sweet + Salty: The Art of Vegan Chocolates, Truffles, Caramels, and More from Lagusta's Luscious."   In honor of the spooky Halloween Holiday, we are talking about a horrifying subject: What really goes on at chocolate & sugar plantations, and how to find the most ethical sweets you can.    ...

We are so lucky to have fellow Sagittarius YUMI SAKUGAWA join us today to discuss meditation, experimentation, capitalism, making friends, relaxing into your practice AND MORE.    You can join Yumi for a webinar October 20th  called HOW TO TRANSMUTE YOUR CREATIVE BLOCKS AND FEARS INTO POWER AND JOY here:  https://www.crowdcast.io/yumisakugawa    

Today on the show, in honor of the impending HALLOWEEN season, we bring you two stories of close calls. Stories about your loyal host and producer Ponyo almost getting kidnapped!!! If YOU have a scary story for the podcast, please call it in! 971-361-9998. Keep it short short short, leave a message, and we'll post the spookiest ones!    

On today's show, Jibz Cameron aka DYNASTY HANDBAG joins us for the second time, with stories stories stories! Find out about the girl with a tail, Martha Stewart the goblin witch, my worst haircut AND MORE.    You can find Jibz and Masterpiece Weirdo at DynastyHandbag.com, or support her at patreon.com/dynastyhandbag .    You can listen to our episode from the DAY BEFORE the 2016 election here:  h...

Today on the show, we talk all things FOOD with cartoonist Liz Prince, queer filmmakers Chris Vargas and Greg Youmans, and friends-to-the-show Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life), Morgan (lover of beans), and introducing... Suzanne Longstreth.  Things we talk about in this episode:  Monty's Goodburger, thyme iced tea, strawberry shakes, prickly pear seltzer, unicorn kisses, Arnold Palmer,...

Today we are enthused to be joined by Team Dresch members Kaia Wilson and Marceo Martinez! We spoke in a Portland cemetery about ghosts, aging, music, travel and their reunion tour!   You can see Team Dresch on the east coast later this month  https://www.teamdresch.com/events , or check out their new song My Hands, Your Pockets, here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNMipN4Xf84

Today we are graced with sexpert Dr. Katie Spencer to answer your questions about sex after top surgery, long distance dating, sex with a disability, communication and more. PLUS water sports vs your mattress, with drop-in Sagittarius, Becky. AND Friend To The Show Morgan joins us to answer a listener question about making boundaries with challenging family members. All while your faithful host at...

Today on the show we present a RIVETING tale of kitten danger and possible rescue with Cat Club International founder, Zari Esaian.    We also complain about complainers, give advice to someone about text processing with old friends, tell you where to find butches in your neighborhood, give a tempeh salad recipe, AND MORE.    Welcome back to Sagittarian Matters!!!   oday on the show we present a R...

"Everything makes me more, nothing makes me less." Mona Tavakoli is the co-director of the LA Rock Camp for Girls, a social justice organization dedicated to empowering girls through music.  On this episode, we talk about being a mascot, role modeling, and how you can support Rock Camp without being a musician.  https://www.monatavakoli.com/about-1 When she is not wearing a pizza beret at Rock Cam...

Today on the show we have authors Michelle Tea & Beth Pickens join NJG to talk about creating new spaces and community. We talk about tours, money, how to choose where to put your energy, flossing, self promotion and MORE.  Tune in.    #professionalpractices    @bethpickensconsulting      

Today we discuss COWS vs. HORSES, shave ice, antiquated food manners, up-to-date dog manners, and the trouble with crystals mining. With my guests Michelle Tea, Dawn Riddle, and Isaac Soloway Strozier. Tune in!  

This week we talk about the soy creamer drought, AND we try fishless fish sticks, french onion dip, Pu-erh root beverage, peanut butter on garlic bagels, Vegan Cookies, accidental DOG FOOD, and MORE.

Today on Sagittarian Matters, friend to the show Beth Pickens and I discuss our queerest obsession, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, in a very special Pride Month edition. PLUS! Fan Favorite Morgan joins me to answer listener advice questions on gender Etiquette, Making Friends as an Adult, Partnership,Finding a job & MORE. Tune in.    

On today's episode, we welcome queer cartoonist & sex educator Archie Bongiovanni to the mobile studio to chat about The Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Greasebats, sex toys & advice.    "Hitachi Magic Wands want to drag you to hell with them."   You can find them on instagram @babywrist, or order their books now at Powells.com        

Today we talk about writing, community, diva cups, professional practices, astrology and MORE in a very special In-Conversation with Mariko Tamaki (Skim, This One Summer) recorded LIVE at the Queers & Comics Conference in New York.    Mariko has a new graphic novel out RIGHT NOW, "Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me" (with artist Rosemary Valero-O’Connell) and you should run, don't walk, to get i...

Today on the show we are delighted to have Professor Karen Tongson with us to discuss karaoke, queerness, representation, and her new book, “Why Karen Carpenter Matters”. PLUS, in a bonus clip, we talk about our mutual obsession with the Amazing Race. Tune in.  

Today we welcome back Friend-to-the-Show Rocco Kayiatos to answer some advice questions about transness, dating, and to chat about his new project, Camp Lost Boys, a summer camp for and by men of trans experience. Along the way we review chaga-cinnos, talk about cadaver dogs, Ponyo chimes in, we talk about how to approach people with constructive criticism, AND MORE.    Find Rocco at RoccoKayiatos...

Today on Sagittarian Matters, we bring you a recipe for vegan cheese sauce, Chocolate Nachos, how to cook Soy Curls, coconut yogurt, vegan ranting & raving, advice on coming out, family and MORE with your host, Nicole J. Georges. Stay tuned.     

Inspired by frustration and rage after the 2016 election, Koreangry is the comic of artist and animator Eunsoo Jeong.  In this photographic comic of hand-built dioramas  with a unibrowed rage-a-colic doll in the center, Jeong tackles sexism, racism, immigration, work, depression, families and MORE.    Eunsoo joined us in the Sagittarian Matters studios to talk about her comic, her process, her rag...

Today on the show, fan favorite MORGAN joins us to taste CHICKPEA ICE CREAM at Little Bean in Portland, Oregon. Then, Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS jumps in the mix to help an artist who is having an emergency as their artist residency.    Find Little Bean at littlebean.com , and Beth Pickens at bethpickens.com or buy her book, Your Art Will Save Your Life, from Feminist Press.   

We are joined today by astrological angel JESSICA LANYADOO to answer listener questions & talk about cancel culture, friendship, emotional maturity, pet compatibility and MORE. Tune in.    Find Jessica's NEW podcast, Ghost of a Podcast, at LoveLanyadoo.com  

Join us for a very special episode of Sagittarian Matters where we talk about punk, dancing, homorobics, physical exercise, learning to accept and inhabit our bodies, start our own punk movement practices, cheerleading and MORE with very special guests, Emilia and CJ from PONYSWEAT!!!  "Fuckin everybody else can have the gym and they can have all the other shit, but aerobics is for us."  ponysweat...

We are over the moon to welcome Cuban-American artist, writer, and musician Cristy C. Road to the show today! Cristy joined us to talk about her Next World Tarot deck, growing up punk and queer in Miami, her love of Child's Play and SO. MUCH. MORE.  Tune in.   

Today on the show we bring you our FAVORITE VEGAN RESTAURANTS & FOODS in Portland & Los Angeles with Friend-to-the-show Morgan. Plus! Dried Fruit Power Rankings, non-dairy milk, food poisoning, make-ahead meals, gummy vitamins, soups, the hard garlic questions and MORE. Tune in.