We are over the moon to be joined by honored Sagittarius Beaux Lyles Lamotte to discuss TRAITORS US season 4 (including the new cast and the SECRET TRAITOR) and also to talk about what we each wanted to be when we grew up. 

Tune in.

You can find Beaux at MagicHourCandles.com

Support the podcast and watch a video version of our episode at patreon.com/nicolejgeorges

We are over the moon to welcome back friend to the show DEAN SPADE to give advice on political divides with family, the term "emotional affairs",  grief, ageism and the romance myth, friend breakups/makeups, boundaries with your date's ex, coworkers and MORE with my very special guest, Dean spade.  PLUS advice on looming pet grief, with an extra bit at the end from Nicole. Stay tuned.

Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a law professor  and the author of the books Love in a Fucked Up World, Mutual Aid: building solidarity during this crisis and the next, and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law

Dean joined me in the sagittarian matters social distancing studios to give advice to listeners and to tell me about his new patreon page. You can join him now at patreon.com/deanspade.

We are over the moon to welcome back friend to the show DEAN SPADE for some advice on love, liberation, intergenerational dating, boundaries and MORE.

Dean joined me in honor of his new podcast, Love in a F*cked Up World. We will be posting the third episode, with guests Tourmaline and Morgan Bassichis, in our podcast stream alongside this episode.

Now please enjoy my talk with…. Dean Spade.

p.s. We will be recording more advice together soon! If you'd like to submit a question, please DM Sagittarian Matters on instagram.

Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law, and the author of the books Love in a Fucked Up World, Mutual Aid: building solidarity during this crisis and the next, and Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law

Today on Sagittarian Matters we are completing our Ultimatum Queer Love s2 coverage by talking with reality dating competition show enthusiast and expert, Joan Lubin. In the second part of the show, we recapped season 3 episode 7 of And Just Like That, the episode where everyone (except the known Broadway stars) sang karaoke,  The Woman shared a drink with Duncan, and then got wildly hostile when Miranda acknowledged reality.

You can hear us recapping the entire season of AJLT Patreon.com/nicolejgeorges.

If you become an Honorary Sagittarian or above you’ll have access to tons of bonus episodes, diary comics and top ten lists, AND you’ll be supporting my art and podcasting work, as well as the work of producer Ponyo and assistant executive producer Hermes the tortoise.

Today's episode was edited and produced by me, Nicole J. Georges. 

We are over the moon to present you with the finale of our 3-part Queer Ultimatum crossover coverage with Nicole's other podcast, The Gaymazing Race. 

In this episode, titled MAGAN MOANS SADLY, Nicole and Karen Tongson are joined by professors Poulomi Saha and Greta LaFleur to discuss the Ultimatum Queer Love REUNION and provide final thoughts and commentary on this season. 

Please join us as we discuss the fate of Nicole's trial wife, what counts as queer sex anyway, and what part of the reunion felt like  "a paid promotion by heterosexuality".

Stay tuned.

Want to support the podcast? Please do! Become an Honorary Sagittarian at:

patreon.com/nicolejgeorges

We are over the moon to present our 2nd of 3 Queer Ultimatum crossover episodes with The Gaymazing Race. 

Creator of the Ultimatum Fantasy League Dani Wassel, and raconteur, writer and performer Amanda-Faye Jimenez join Karen Tongson and Nicole to process everything from "The Choice" to "Ultimatum Day."

We discuss a range of topics from trial spouse criteria, to  mommy issues, to sexual loopholes and "good old fashioned tribadism."

We are over the moon to present you with this crossover episode with Nicole's other podcast, The Gaymazing Race.

TGR returns with 3 special bonus episodes on season 2 of THE ULTIMATUM: QUEER LOVE. Karen and Nicole gather queer experts, friends of the pod and Ultimatum enthusiasts to join them in astute, if also sometimes raw and raunchy assessments of the couplings, uncouplings and potential throuplings of Netflix's messiest queer dating show. This week: Greta La Fleur and Poulomi Saha join us to introduce all the couples, haircuts, trial spouses and more leading up to "The Choice."

Alison Bechdel returns to the podcast to talk about drawing goats, making a living as a lesbian and her new book SPENT!

Alison Bechdel is a Virgo friend to the show and  the author of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and the graphic memoirs Fun Home, Art you My Mother and The Secret to Superhuman Strength. She joined me in the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to talk about her newest book, SPENT- a comic novel.

Alison is hitting the road with her new book Spent later this month. Look her up and go see her in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco AND MORE!

You can listen to my 2016 and 2018 Sagittarian Matters interviews with Alison on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

We are over the moon to welcome back birthday twin to the show BEAUX LYLES-LAMOTTE to discuss the finale, reunion, and episode 10 of TRAITORS. 

Plus, Nicole's most recent and bizarre travel innovation. 

Beaux Lyles-Lamotte is an honored sagittarius and the witch behind Magic Hour Candles. They love reality t.v. and have been offering their Housewife insights all season as we've recapped The Traitors US, Season 3. 

You can find Beaux at magichourcandles.com

Listen to the end of the show for a special offer code for listeners to get 15% off their order at magichourcandles.com. 

Please go to patreon.com/nicolejgeorges and become an honorary sagittarian or above TODAY!

And if you join at a higher level, I’ll say your name on the podcast. Producer Ponyo will too

Wedding bells are ringing and longboards are rolling as we recap the FINALE and REUNION of Love is Blind with friend to the show, Dr. Joan Lubin. 

Joan joined me in the Sagittarian Matters Social Distancing Studios to recap the finale and reunion  of a show that feels like a self-styled lobotomy, Love Is Blind, season 8.

Dr. Joan Lubin is a major reality dating competition show enthusiast, and Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature at Durham University.