#37 - Blue on Black
The Bruises join us in studio to talk about their new album, how they
came up with their band name, and why they're big in Belgium! Read more...
#36 - Shear Arzo
Arzo from this season of Bravo's Shear Genius joins us in studio to talk about her experience on the show and her career here in SF. Read more...
#35 - Sustainable Housing/Sustainable Nightlife - Debra Walker for Supervisor in District 6
Debra Walker - Lesbian candidate for Supervisor of District 6! Ms. Walker dishes on what's going on in the community and what her plans are for the future of District 6. Read more...
#34 - Getting to know Flawles and Cherrybomb
We get to know Cherrybomb on the Sweet cruise! and FlawLes' Talonya Geary fills us in on how you can look fancy while supporting the EQCA. Read more...
#33 - The Dinah Shore Warm Up
Mariah Hanson joins us to talk about her plans for this year's Dinah. Find out what's in store for Club Skirts 20th Dinah Shore Weekend and how Club Skirts got its start in our hometown, San Francisco! Read more...
#32 - Happy Ho's
DJ dirtyKURTY explains how the popular SF Holiday party "Happy Ho's" originated. She talks about her upcoming album and what she's got going on in San Diego these days. Read more...
#31 - Sweet Suzanne
Suzanne Westenhoefer interviews . . . herself (we can never get a word in with her), but its all good - because she's hilarious! :) Be sure to catch her this weekend at The Rrazz Room - Dec. 3-6. Read more...
#30 - The Sweet Life with Dani Campbell
j. and Charlie discuss their time on the Sweet Caribbean cruise and get a chance to catch up with Dani Campbell and her thoughts on Tila Tequila's coming out as a lesbian over Twitter last week and whether there's anything going on between her and Brianna Stockton. Read more...
#29 - From Politics to Porn
Shine Louise Houston of Pink and White Productions joins us in the studio to discuss what it takes to be a queer porn star, how she broke into the industry, and where she hopes queer porn will go. Read more...
#28 - Lesbian Running for the Board of Supervisors
Laura Spanjian, who is running for Supervisor in Distrct 8, joins us in the studio. We talk about Prop 8, whether Obama will actually fulfill his promises to the gay community, her cost-conscious green plan, and what exactly the Board of Supervisors do. Read more...
#27 - Go Go Homo A Go Go!
MC Hammer and Ron Jeremy all in one week! Only in San Francisco. Stina, whom you might remember from previous U Haul It episodes, joins us in the studio as our guest host. Read more...
#26 - Kink on the Cheap!
Meliza Banales joins us in the studio to discuss Kink on the Cheap (and just in time for Folsom!). Meliza wanted to note that the a good cane should make a "whooosh" sound. And as always - don't be crazy. "Kink on the Cheap" is at your own risk, but isn't risk half the fun? Read more...
#25 - TLP One-Year Anniversary !!
Tragik joins us in the studio to talk about their new projects, the challenges associated with being a Bay Area music artist, and their upcoming shows. This group's one to watch in the dance music scene, combining several different styles to get you moving, you don't want to miss this. Read more...
#24 - Girl in a Coma Rocks Our Face Off.
Charlie catches up with Girl in a Coma at Homo A Go Go and discusses their recent comparison to The Gossip, tattoos (including our new favorite - the Elvis Cock tattoo), Morrisey's ability to find good female vocalists, as well as when GIAC will be back in San Francisco to perform next. You won't want to miss this. Read more...
#23 - Jewmongous
The makers of Lezbros and Jew Lo join us to talk about their work, including Lezbro's premiere on MTV's Logo network and the concern Jew Lo caused with Frameline. Read more...
#22 - Sweet! Podcast
Shannon Wentworth, co-founder of Sweet, a new lesbian travel company, joins us to discuss their upcoming Caribbean Cruise. This isn't you're typical lesbian vacation, so you'll want to listen about how Sweet plans to merge lesbian travel with social and environmental awareness. Read more...
#21 - The Locker Room
DJ Nuxx, promoter of SF's Cockblock party joins us in studio as our guest host and dishes on what's to come for the party and her experience as a promoter. Oregon also joins us to talk with Summer Triolo, a former inmate at Fluvanna Women's Correctional Center, who was discriminated against as a result of her appearance being more towards the butch end of the spectrum. The AP broke this story, last month, and we wanted to speak with Summer to get the details. Turns out there was a lot more going on in terms of ill treatment against women, than just discrimination against those considered "butch." Read more...
#20 - Be All That You Can Be, But Not In The Army
Col. Cammermeyer joins us to discuss the current state of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Why is Obama dropping the ball on repealing this archaic policy? And does she think gay people should continue to join the military - her answer may surprise you. Read more...
#19 - Queer Filmmaking
Madeline Lim, Executive Director of the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, as well as j. Aguilar and Meliza Banales join us to talk about the upcoming film festivals. Madeline discusses upcoming offerings from QWOCMAP including film festivals, premieres, and FREE film making courses. J. Aguilar, who m Madeline Lim inspired to become a filmmaker) and Meliza Banales discuss their short film “Getting Off” which is premiering as part of Frameline 33’s Dirt and Desire. Read more...
#18 - U Haul It! v2.0
Joelle’s back with U Haul It!!!! Check it out then come back to the website (www.TheLesbianPodcast.com) and vote for who you think is the best match to join CC on a date at Straybar. Read more...
#17 - Where Are All The MTF Lesbians?
In the past, we have done several shows regarding how the lesbian community and ftm communities interact. In our research for these shows, however, we noticed that we never really hear anything about male to female transpersons who identify as lesbians. In this episode, special guest Sherilyn Connelly, an mtf lesbian, comes on the show and answers our many questions: such as why mtf lesbians seem to be invisible, her experience within the non-trans lesbian community, and what the dating scene is like for mtf lesbian. Read more...
#16 - Is "Butch" Endangered?
Tallon Nunez, owner of the Facebook group "Butches Unlimited," and Jae Sevelious, an assistant professor at UCSF who's work focuses on trans health, join us for a discussion on tensions between the butch and ftm communities. Is butch and endangered term? What is at the root of this tension? Is there a need for the gender binary?
#15 - Melissa Ferrick
Mango kicks off their first party of the year, Dre is our guest host and also on the Board of Directors for Ally Action, Melissa Ferrick dishes about SXSW, Katy Perry, and her upcoming show in San Francisco, and a listener updates us on her "Ask Charlie" advice. Read more...
#14 - Best Thing You Haven't Heard
We interview an upcoming lesbian artist, Sarah O, whose recent work with The Real Dionysus is gaining lots of attention on www.Last.FM Read more...
#13 - Bisexuality in a Multi-sexual Society
A discussion on bisexuality: is the term even relevent anymore? Read more...
#12 - U Haul
We have an intriguing show for our audience: you, as a listener, can interact with The Lesbian Podcast. You just have to listen to the podcast and click on the U-Haul It link to participate and determine the results. Read more...
#11 - Fist or Spit
Michelle Tea from Sister Spit talks about her book and Roadshow antics. Read more...
#10 - B.A.D. Girls
We talk with the Bay Area Derby Girls (aka the B.A.D. Girls) about being ranked #1 on the West Coast and wrestling with some rugby girls in an upcoming event. Read more...
#9 - Lesbian Chef on Top
Jamie Lauren, executive chef of Absinthe, talks about her experience being a contestant on Bravo's Top Chef. Read more...
#8 - Homo for the Holidays
"HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS; our way of filling your stockings full of funny Christmas stories, kinky gift exchange, and Meliza Banales poetry. You won't believe her story about sex and bondage. Read more...
#7 - Girls, Guns, Gossip & Gifts
This is the last month of the year and people are scrambling to get their loved ones gifts for Christmas. There's some naughty and nice suggestions on the Top Ten Lesbian Gift Guide. We also shared some laughs and opinions over Prop 8 The Musical, starring Jack Black as Jesus. Read more...
#6 - The Relationship Episode
Franca, a 30 year marriage/relationship therapist answers listeners questions about what it takes to have a good relationship. Read more...
#5 - Homo Hip Hop
This week on The Lesbian Podcast we take the show on the road and catch up with the ultra talented lesbian hip hop duo, God-des and She! They fill us in on making number one on Logo's click list and what their plans are for the future. The current album, "Stand Up," is available on iTunes. Read more...
#4 - Tempting Faith
This time we had the esteemed Meliza Bañales from Sister Spit. Bañales was the first Latina to win a poetry slam on the west coast. Her film, Do the Math, with award-winning director Mary Guzmán was the winner of a 2006 Frameline Completion Grant and received an Honorable Mention in Outfest 2007. Read more...
#3 - Spanking Hot!
#2 - Time for Change
Understanding the construction of 'gender' through an analysis of transsexualism is enormous and full of intricate details. We hope you like the interview. When Mags says, "Your relationship is not a checklist of body parts." we hope it touches you as it did us. Read more...
