Sagittarian Matters

Today on Sagittarian Matters, we talk about art, making art during depression, pets, saying goodbye, supporting friends through grief and MORE with frequent contributor BETH PICKENS. Plus! In a Sagittarian Matters first, both host and guest openly cry at the same time. Don't skip it!

Today on Sagittarian Matters, we welcome writer and regular Michelle Tea to the show to answer your questions about weddings, white supremacy, current events, breakups and MORE. Also please enjoy a squirrel update and the sound of producer Ponyo gently snoring.  

Today we are over the moon to welcome artists Yasmine Diaz & Akina Cox to the show on the occasion of their new zine, "Sleepwalking Towards the Exit". We talk about religion, estrangement, cults, representation, insular conservative communities, safety, imposter syndrome and MORE!    You can hear them read THIS SUNDAY at Other Books in Boyle Heights ( otherbooksla.com ) , or order their zine: http...

We are delighted to welcome back Tier 1 Friend-to-the-Show BETH PICKENS, author of "Your Art Will Save Your Life", to answer listener questions on what to do if you are disgruntled with your MFA Program, how to make art during grief, how to support grieving friends, applying for grants and MORE. Bonus: Beth lets us in on her controversial system of putting her friends into tiers, including the dre...

Today on the podcast, we welcome Alison Bechdel back to the show! Alison is the author of Fun Home, Are You My Mother? and Dykes to Watch Out For.  She joined NJG to discuss family, memoir, grief, social media, and MORE.    You can find an illustrated excerpt of this interview in the Nib's Family Issue.  https://membership.thenib.com/

Today on the show we deliver good news, bad news, a food review, friend to the show Morgan, and some advice.  Featuring Banza Lentil Rice, Vegan Banh Mi, Chickpea Tofu, Boundaries, news involving Alison Bechdel, Queer Abby, Ponzini Linguini AND MORE.  Tune in.    patreon.com/nicolejgeorges

Today on the Splendid Sagittarian Table, we welcome LAGUSTA “Umami” YEARWOOD back to the show in honor of NJG’s 22nd vegan anniversary to talk about…. VEGAN FOOD.    We give recipes, talk vegan travel, etiquette around shade and unsolicited advice, our favorite restaurants in NY, Portland, LA, advice about knives, miso, fermented foods AND MORE.  Enjoy.   You can find lagusta at lagustasluscious.c...

Today we welcome comedian, actor & writer LIZZY COOPERMAN to the studio to chat about a humid Christmas, crying emojis, comedy, Lyme Disease, misadventures in modeling and MORE. Find her debut comedy album, Organism, on iTunes or via LizzyCooperman.com right NOW.

Today on Sagittarian Matters we present trans history, dolphin communication, philanthropy, respectability politics and MORE as Dr. Susan Stryker and Chris Vargas discuss REED ERICKSON.   A link to Chris’s video on Reed Erickson:   https://vimeo.com/chrisevargas/oneforall    

Today on the show we answer the question HOW CAN I SURVIVE A VISIT WITH MY FAMILY with Friend To The Podcast & Capricorn expert, Beth Pickens.  We talk being queer, vegan, political, boundaried and MORE.    Find Beth at @bethpickensconsulting on instagram, or take her Getting Real With Money workshop at  https://womenscenterforcreativework.com/events/getting-real-with-money-in-2019/      

On today's show we talk (again???) about GLASSES, attitudes about money and aging, self worth, neuroses, and MORE with my guests Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life) and Ariel Schrag (Part of It).  Tune in.     

Today, on a very special episode of Sagittarian Matters, we dive into the world of lies, theft, class issues & demagnification as we get to the bottom of host Nicole's glasses woes with the help of Ariel Schrag, Isaac Soloway Strozier, and Valerie S. TUNE IN. Ariel Schrag's new book Part Of It, it out NOW with Mariner Books.

Today on the show we crack open a box of fermented & moldy delights,  delivered to us by Urban Cheesecraft,  and report on the treasures within. We sample Lebanese Kischk, Wanpaku Natto, A wheel of Moldy Cambozola, plus a slice of funghi pizza from Virtous Pie! Enjoy.        Today’s episode brought to you by Urban Cheesecraft ( urbancheesecraft.com ), Wanpaku Natto ( wanpakunatto.com ), and  LAGUS...

ANONYMOUS BUTCH & Little Shop of Horrors! Today on the show, NJG addresses y'all about the term y'all, gives a topical rant about Little Shop of Horrors, and then speaks to our 2nd Anonymous Butch about class, butchness, dating, misogyny and MORE. Tune in!   Today’s episode brought to you by Lagusta’s Luscious’ chocolates: organic, fair-trade, always vegan caramels,  bonbons, bars, and more made f...

This week we are over the moon to welcome Kathleen Hanna to the Sagittarian Matters studio to talk about her new project, Tees 4 Togo, sending girls to school in Togo, West Africa. Kathleen played fetch with Ponyo, talked about capitalism, feminism, a sustainable art & activism career, kararoke and MORE.    Get YOUR tshirts at tees4togo.com   Today’s episode brought to you by Lagusta’s Luscious’ c...

We spoil Dancer in the Dark, ask dogs about current events, reveal Nicole's dark secret as a pet sitter, and MORE.    Ali Liebegott is the author of books The IHOP Papers, The Beautifully Worthless, & the upcoming Summer of Dead Birds. She wrote for Transparent & paints in Los Angeles.    Today's episode sponsored by Lagusta's Luscious! Use offercode Sagittarian at checkout for 10% off at Lagustas...

Today we kill boners & talk about animal communication, grief, ghosts and MORE with astrologer & psychic medium Jessica Lanyadoo.   Find Jessica's NEW podcast, Ghost of a Podcast, at LoveLanyadoo.com   Today's episode brought to you by Lagusta's Luscious Chocolates.  www.lagustasluscious.com   Use the offer code SAGITTARIAN for 10% off your order. 

Today on the show, JD Samson joins us to give advice on aging, glasses, friendship, karaoke and MORE.  Today's episode brought to you by Lagusta's Luscious Chocolates.  www.lagustasluscious.com   Use the offer code SAGITTARIAN for 10% off your order. 

On today's show, regular guest Beth Pickens joins us for some advice on self promotion and hopelessness for artists. Comedian Sabrina Jalees answers advice questions on dogs & bisexuality, and friend to the show Morgan guides Nicole in trying her favorite ice cream flavor: Mermaid. Fact: We talk about 4 different vegan ice cream flavors and places in this episode.

Today on the show, Morgan joins us to try a nightmare recipe from the 1950s called Donut Prune Salad. PLUS, Beth Pickens (Your Art Will Save Your Life) introduces us to black sesame butter & Nicole makes a fatal mistake & tries to redeem herself all in one episode! TUNE IN.     

It's a big episode today. NJG rants about ageism and R. Crumb in comics, we talk to an Anonymous Butch about how Queer Abby's advice worked for her, and Brandie Taylor of Magic Hour Astrology joins us to talk about online dating! Bonus: Boundaries and a case for taking it slow.

Today we have a very lesbian episode of Sagittarian Matters, with friend to the show Katy Davidson (Dear Nora) returning to taste test hummus varieties, vegan goat-cheese cassava chips, and prunes dipped in tahini! #prunes4bones Tune In.

Tahini based sweets and savory sauces, vegan creamers, all sorts of liquids, a miser-inspired noodle salad recipe and MORE with returning Friend-to-the-Show Morgan.    Find us on instagram!  @Sagittarian Matters   Send us your advice questions! 9713619998    

Today's show features author Eileen Myles talking teeth, dykes, advice, teaching, and more. PLUS, Eileen reads 2 poems from their new book, Evolution. Tune In.

Today's talk with NJG & Alec Longstreth originally appeared on the Isle of Elsi Patreon Podcast. We talk about children's books, gender, making comics and MORE. Plus! A bonus vacation intro straight from Shark-Town, with Friend To The Show, Isaac Soloway Strozier.