We're off this week but have compiled some of our best bits from the vault! Get ready for an unfortunate hotel experience we had while on tour, Pizza Horse, and interviews with our friends Pete Zias and Sam Pancake!

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Recorded pre-Easter and pre-Pope dying, Erin is on her way to Whistler in Canada for a long weekend and Bryan is worried about whether his iMessage reaction to a straight man was sending the wrong signal. Erin shares news out of the UK where the TERF organization For Women Scotland won a court ruling defining a woman by biological sex. Bryan tells us about Alabama legislators passing multiple bills, including some forcing the display of the 10 Commandments, banning drag shows and prohibiting pride flags in public schools.

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We've joined The 700 Club! Who'd have thought when we started in 2011 that we'd be in this dystopian nightmare 14 years later?! For this momentous occasion we take a virtual tour of icon Sally Jesse Raphael's $6.5 million dollar mansion that's up for sale, and get surprised with well wishes from our friends and past guests! Bryan shares how the United States Air Force is defying the Trump Administration's ban on the use of pronouns in federal communications and how Norway is granting asylum to trans Americans. Erin warns us of the impending passage of the SAVE Act which will have long-lasting effects on the ability to vote in this country and will hurt married women and trans people the most.

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This week we're sharing our airline hacks for all you Southwest Early Birds! Bryan is back from El Paso with stories about his silent gym experience and helping an aunt take selfies. Erin discusses Selina Maria Chandler-Scott's arrest after suffering a miscarriage in Georgia, plus how state reps are using the incident to make a case against abortion bans. Bryan shares gratitude for The Golden State protecting the rights of trans athletes in school sports. Plus, we are introduced to a literary icon - Suzy Toronto!

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This week Erin is taking advantage of Canada's socialized medicine with pills that are going to give her nightmares, and is pulled over by the VPD AGAIN! We go on a deep dive on Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, and Bryan recalls the making of his album Heels.  Bryan advises us about which states are passing legislation against displaying Pride flags in schools and government buildings. Erin examines a post-mortem election study from Democratic pollster David Shor giving examples of the widening gender gap in voters, such as how 18 year old men were 23 percentage points more likely to support Trump versus 18 year old women.

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Happy Birthday Erin! Our feminasty celebrated another trip around the sun with a French dinner and an encounter with the VPD. Bryan educates us on polyamorous gay quad sleeping arrangements and shares an interesting expeience at Julius' in NYC. Erin briefs us on the pro-reproductive rights bills that look like they're headed to pass in New Jersey, plus the story of a midwife being charged by Texas' Attorney General for performing abortions. Bryan shares how El Cerrito, California (with a majority LGBTQ+ city council) is creating a plan to become a haven for queer families and businesses.

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This week Erin is back in Jigsaw's basement (Vancouver). Bryan has a memorable dining experience in NYC, plus he has a birthday surprise (and demonstration!) of Erin's birthday gift from Madison Avenue. Bryan informs us of Republicans changing their vote in the Montana legislature after both HB 675 and HB 754 targeting drag and trans children were defeated due to impassioned speeches on both sides of the aisle. Erin praises Rep. Bill Keating for his allyship in standing up for Rep. Sarah McBride who continues to be misgendered by Republicans in Congress.

We dedicate this episode to our longtime listener Tom McNab who passed away last week. If you'd like to make a donation in his name to one of the charities he supported, visit https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/

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Erin has some tales from her Scottsdale pit stop on the way home to New Mexico, and Bryan is having issues troubleshooting his new espresso machine. Erin breaks down how Reaganomics led to the rise in billionaires in this country, and how the widowed and divorced women of these tech company founders are using their immense wealth to help those in need. Bryan tells us about Love Is Blind's Sara Carton leaving her fiancé at the alter because of lack of knowledge and empathy regarding fundamental issues like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ rights.

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This week we're excited to have Jeffery Self to chat about his book Self Sabotage and Other Ways I've Spent My Time coming out March 11th! Bryan regales us with what happened at The Academy Awards IRL including a bathroom emergency and the snack situation inside the Dolby Theater. Bryan then discusses the unfortunate news out of Iowa where for the first time gender identity has been removed as a protected class under state law prohibiting discrimination. Erin briefs us on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's writings as an author which have inspired his way of firing those in the military who don't fit his white male narrative.

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Bryan is fresh from an NYC haircut giving him Elizabeth Taylor spider bangs. Erin missed LA’s Frieze Art Fair, but rediscovered the 1995 Denzel Washington film Devil in a Blue Dress.  Erin discusses the GOP obsession with increasing the U.S. birth rate.  Bryan reviews the data showing the number of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3%, tripling over the last 12 years. 

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