Nika gets back from Mexico and regails us with the highs and lows of her highs…and lows. The besties discuss longevity and sustainability in queer nightlife spaces, and why finding your own moments of joy when the world is so full of tragedy is an important part of showing up for the hard stuff. Anya and Nika interview Brooklyn drag queen and performer Glow Job about making mistakes part of one's brand, taking life's curveballs in stride, and moving through life with an open heart.

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WE'RE SORRY! We lost the audio of the episode we recorded last week and we attempt to go back in time and re-record it for the besties. Nika talks about her whirlwind passport drama before going to Mexico last weekend. The besties answer a listener question about how we sustain ourselves from night through day at queer raves. Anya tells us about a time she snapped at a friend's family member over a political disagreement on the way to a college football game (ew). Nika tells us about the exclusion and later the mythologization of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in the LGBTQ rights movement.

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The girlboss besties discuss the new show about Anna Delvey "Inventing Anna," and breaking glass ceiling of women being horrible people, too. They talk the trials and tribulations of letting people know you want to smash, the Ryan Murphication of Euphoria, the recent abusive antics of Kanye West, and Nika tells us about the time she ended a friendship by ghosting them. Anya tells us about the harsh ups and downs jazz sax legend Frank Morgan experienced in his life, from his talents, his addiction, his incarceration, and his comeback. 

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The planets are direct (until April!!) and the girlies are *thriving*. They unpack some interesting dreams they’ve had, revel in feeling desired on the dance floor, and discuss the lost but important art of eye fucking. They mull over their recent entanglements coming to an end and discuss what the aftermath has been like, waxing poetic on leaning into being openly emotional. Head over to the patreon for more in depth details about all of that! Anya takes us on a deep dive about her anxious avoidance blowing up in her face years ago. Nika tells us about the lost history of two Black communities in Providence, Rhode Island called Hard Scrabble and Snow Town that were destroyed by white supremacists in the 19th century.

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The girlies attempt to be more relatable by talking in-depth about their theories on AI, the future Mars colony, and discussing body modifications. Anya talks about her bad acid trip this week and Nika tells us about a friend fall-out she had that was based in lies. Anya talks about the history of the mostly forgotten African-American neighborhood in NYC called Seneca Village, which was demolished for the construction of Central Park.

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The girlies talk about the legendary birthday party that Anya threw for Nika, Nika talks to The Besties from the other side (her late 20's) Anya talks about a traumatic day at the doctors, Anya and Nika unpack the drama of West Elm Caleb, talk in depth about the highs and lows of anal sex, and Anya takes us on a deep dive about the time things got emotionally (and sexually) weird with a client. Nika tells us about an accident that led to the discovery of Penicillin. 

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Nika and Anya discuss the showtime show Yellowjackets (mild spoilers abound!) and allude to some salacious interpersonal drama that can be found on the patreon episode. This week Ty Mitchell (@typemitchell) joins the besties to talk about online cancellation, sex work, the nuances of his relationship to sex and sexuality as a porn star, a truly hellish coat check situation which could honestly be a bottle episode of a hit show and he even leaves us with some truly gorgeous home decor life hacks. Get into it!

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Nika and Anya talk about their goals to join a queer femme roller derby group of friends in 2022. Nika tells us about mistaking a fun hook up for true love when she was 19 in Brazil. Anya tells us about the myths and mistakes surrounding the "surrender" of the last Aztec emperor Montezuma to the Spaniards in the 1500s.

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The girlies are still apart so this weeks intro was recorded on zoom. Nika and Anya catch up and Anya tells us all about her 2 week Mexican sabbatical and takes us on a journey of its paradise filled highs and shit filled lows. Nika fills Anya in on how shes been surviving without her in New York (news flash, she doesn't love it!). Nika and Anya talk about the sometimes tricky reality of being chronic over sharers with a podcast and Nika tells us about some hot dance floor moments and updates us on how her independent woman era is going. Anya takes us on a deep dive about the time she accidentally *kind of* did blackface on Halloween when she was 11. Nika tells us all about the 2003 cancellation of the world famous country music band The Chicks (Wide Open Spaces, Cowboy Take Me Away, Not Ready to Make Nice). 

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This end of the year round up episode is for the BESTIES...no seriously this episode is for the people who really just want to hear us dish about our lives. We pre-recorded this before Anya and Nika separated for their New Years celebrations (we don't wanna talk about it okay it's been very painful for us). We reminisce on 2021 and talk about how much we love each other ...BIG SURPRISE. If you're a cop or a future employer, every time we mention doing acid it's a JOKE.

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