Queerly Recommended

Kris and Tara had a dispute about Gunpowder Milkshake. Words were said. And now they're watching 2018's Ocean's Eight and delivering a bonus episode commentary track. We start right at 0:00 and go to the end. It's a bit of an experiment. Some chemical courage. Let us know what you think and if you're interested in seeing more.

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The episode you're about to hear was recorded on July 26, 2021. This is important because that day is… a Monday. Normally Kris and Tara record on Sunday evenings, after a long, restful weekend. Monday recordings are different. They're punchy. They're silly. They're… well they're a bit much, really. You have been warned.

With that out of the way, it's a pretty full episode. Tara shares her experiences with the Calgary Stampede, AKA the totally safe and not a super spreader event that's been going on for weeks and has a pretty shitty history. Kris regales us with her worst kiss story and it's delightful.

They have some killer recommendations with Kris going through the history of queer athletes with 2017's Battle of the Sexes. Tara follows up on her reading of Ann McMan's Covenant from last week, turning it into a full recommendation.

CONTENT WARNING FOR DISCUSSION OF FAMILY SEX ABUSE REPRESENTATION IN COVENANT: 1:10:55 – 1:11:50.

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Also discussed:

• Change of Plans by K. J.
• Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
• Summer Strawberry by Melissa Brayden
• The Goodmans by Claire Ashton
• Waiting in the Wings by Melissa Brayden
• Entangled (Tangle Valley #1) by Melissa Brayden
• The Tricky Series by Camryn Eyde
• Alone (History)
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
• Gunpowder Milkshake (Netflix)
• Ocean's 8
• RuPaul's Drag Race
• Cinders of Yesterday by Jen Karner
• Undercover Madam by JJ Arias
• Work Won't Love You Back by Sarah Jaffe

It's Queerly Recommended's Sweet Sixteen and we have one question for you: Are you down with the witchy witchy?

While you ponder that, listen to Kris and Tara dish about the latest Marvel offerings, tags for fiction, and the romantic utility of the humble tentacle. They revisit last week's conversation about trans women in lesfic with a terrific list of books that are just waiting for you to dive into. Last but not least, Kris utters a phrase that Tara has Never Heard An Author Say Before. Enjoy!

Official recommendations for this week are Under Her Influence by Amanda Radley, presented by Kris, and One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, presented by Tara.

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Also discussed:

• Black Widow (Disney+)
• The Lesbian Review and its many, many tags
• Roller Girl by Vanessa North (As you guys mentioned)
• Knowing Her by Raquel De Leon
• Second Exposure by Chelsea Cameron
• The Dreadnaught series by April Daniels
• Cheer Up (Graphic Novel) by Crystal Frasier
• Fake It by Lily Seabrooke
• Alone - Season Two (History)
• Atypical (Netflix)
• Fear Street Part One: 1994 and Part Two: 1978 (Netflix)
• Loki (Disney+)
• Covenant by Ann McMan
• Under Her Influence by Amanda Radley
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
• The Queen (Netflix)

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It's a big week for Kris and Tara as they talk over their lives, recommendations and schemes.

Last week, Kris figured out how to get women by kidnapping and this week she's perfected an approach to winning the reality series Alone. Tara brings the cozy goodness of Stardew Valley and dips into Marvel's Loki.

Official recommendations for this week are Love, Victor from Kris and Tara brings us Didn't Stay in Vegas by Chelsea M. Cameron.

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Also discussed:

• Grace Note's crowdfunding campaign
• Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
• Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
• Olivia Waite's Feminine Pursuits Series
• Roller Girl by Vanessa North
• Femme Confidential by Nairne Holtz
• Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae
• Handmaid's Tale
• Stardew Valley
• Catfish (movie and television show)
• Alone
• Change of Plans by K.J.
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season Six
• Griftlands
• Black Summer (Netflix)
• Loki (Disney Plus)

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It's episode 14! Kris's favourite number 14! We made it, friends!

This week, Kris regales us with stories of P-Town and Tara stirs the pot by asking which is gayer: P-Town or Palm Springs, and talking about an article with the best way to cook a cicada. It's a strange adolescence we're having. You know, trying new things, new experiences...but cicadas?

For official recommendations, Kris brings us Life in Death by M. Ullrich (Bold Strokes Books) and Tara cheats by saying she's recommending one book (Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price), only to sneak in two more (F*ck No! by Sarah Knight and Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski). We have a format, Tara!

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Also discussed:

• The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
• Backcast by Ann McMan
• Stick McLaughlin: The Prohibition Years by CF Frizzell
• Sarah the Illstrumentalist
• Measure of Devotion by CF Frizzell
• Handmaid's Tale
• Alone (Second Season)
• How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
• Stardew Valley
• Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier
• Tara's list of 14 f/f books to read this summer (Lambda Literary)
• A Breathless Place by Harper Bliss
• In the Distance There is Light by Harper Bliss
• The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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Welcome back loyal listeners! Queerly Recommended is now a teenager and we're feeling all kinds of things.

Kris and Tara start off with an extremely strong stance on annuals vs. perennials and it just...goes from there. And that recent Autostraddle quiz about which job you'd have in a lesbian romance? Well, they answer it on the air, for... science?

For official recommendations this week, Kris and Tara are both back with media they were just getting into last time: Tara comes in with Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters and Kris shares why everyone should watch the Pride docuseries from Hulu.

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Also discussed:

• A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Drunk Lesfic
• Truth and Measure by Telanu (aka Roslyn Sinclair)
• SpacedMuch's Not Everyone and the follow up Pure Shores (no, we're not even linking to it, that's how salty Tara still is about that story)
• Rae D. Magdon's The Best Entertainment
• Handmaid's Tale
• Ragnarok (Netflix)
• How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

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It's episode 12! Queerly Recommended is officially old enough for vaccines and to celebrate, Kris and Tara share the origin stories of the podcast and a certain nom de guerre.

Then, things turn to the professional as Amanda Radley mails in with an answer to that Audible question from the last episode. Kris (or, rather, Brit Ryder) pimps her new book Not Guilty and discusses the novella that launched it, Shameless.

Eventually, Tara and Kris remember to share their recommendations and this week it's a real catch. Kris delights in Netflix's Someone Great and Tara does a glow up with Netflix and BBC's...Glow Up (It sounded better in our head. Enjoy!)

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Also discussed:

• Amanda Radley
• Drunk Lesfic (available through Kris's Patreon)
• Shameless and Not Guilty by Brit Ryder
• Pride (Hulu)
• Handmaid's Tale and Cruel Summer (still)
• Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters
• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
• Someone Great (Netflix)
• Glow Up (Netflix)

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The vaccination rate of the podcast continues to improve as Tara discovers the sole benefit of being in her 40s. Kris, forever young, welcomes her with grace and aplomb. Seriously, though, if you can get vaccinated, you should.

What else? Oh yeah, the podcast.

Kris and Tara muse over coffees loved and lost, the fiery appeal of the iciest of queens and yes, dear listeners, they even answer some of your questions. For official recommendations this week, we have f/f romance, The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley from Tara and Kris brings home the queer film The Thing About Harry.

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Also discussed:

• Edge of Glory by Rachel Spangler
• 52 Best Thawing The Ice Queen Books from The Lesbian Review
• Stow Away (Netflix)
• The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
• Cruel Summer (Freeform)
• RuPaul's Drag Race - US, Australia
• Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
• Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
• The Thing About Harry (2020)
• The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley

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In this week's episode of Queerly Recommended, Kris and Tara answer your questions before wading out into the weeds of bank security questions, rank betrayal by a trusted sister (trusted no more), the emotional ending of Wynonna Earp and their preferred audiobook read speed.

The big recommendations this week are Pretend It's a City (Netflix) from Tara and Summerland (Netflix) from Kris.

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Also discussed:

• Wynonna Earp
• Shameless
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
• Thunder Force (Netflix)
• High School by Tegan and Sara
• The Lesbian Period Drama Sketch by SNL

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This is what happens when you record on a Monday.

Hello, friends! Things get a bit punchy this week on Queerly Recommended. Kris and Tara start off by recommending…vaccines! You should get'em if you can. Then they're back in fighting form and solving a murder. Or plotting one? Listen, if you ask silly questions, you get silly answers.

For official recommendations, Kris brings us the film Boy Meets Girl from 2014 and Tara delights over rock documentary The Go-Go's. And that's just officially. Unofficially, they recommend a buttload more. We're not going to quantify buttload for you. We're all adults here.

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Also discussed:

• Barbara Ann Wright (author)
• D. Jackson Leigh (author)
• KB Draper (author)
• Merry Shannon (Legends of Ithyria series)
• Heather Rose Jones (Alpennia series, starts with Daughter of Mystery)
• Fruit of the Golden Vine by Sophia French
• The One (Netflix)
• Walking Dead Finale
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch)
• All I Ever Wanted: A Rock n' Roll Memoir by Kathy Valentine

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