Welcome to Bada Bing and the City, an ongoing series where we’re discussing the uncanny connections between two beloved HBO classics: Sex and the City and The Sopranos. Consider it a podcast within a podcast. How meta of us.

This week, we examine both of these shows and how they deal — or refuse to deal — with LGBTQIA+ issues. How impressed is AJ with bisexuality, compared to Carrie Bradshaw being weirded out by it? Were the lesbians too harsh with queer appreciator Charlotte York? Did you know the Mafia has a connection to Stonewall? Is Matt still mad at the And Just Like That… rabbi and mitzvah storyline? Poor Vito Spatafore: “It’s a goof!”

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com