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For the Girls!

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The gay Diva Podcast is here! Queer people are obsessed with iconic female performers, so hosts Jason Black & Nick Westrate set out to talk to every queer obsessed with a queen. The work of the great Divas is reviewed, classified, culturally contextualized and CELEBRATED. Fandoms collide, learn from each other and grow. Come and Join. Share the love.

Episodes

Meet Me in St. Louis! "We Need to Talk About Tootie."

1h 32m · Published 30 Mar 04:00
Hop onto the Nostalgia Trolley, Friends of Judy, as we go back to 1944 Hollywood and 1903 St. Louis to celebrate one of the great movie musicals of all time: Meet Me in St. Louis! Just in time for Easter we are ready to worship any resurrection of the work of Divas: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremmer and Marjorie Main! We are coming with the earm worms, so grab your gin, meet us in the bathtub and get ready for origins, confessions, Chintz, thirst and us being the most Horrible! We celebrate the counterpoint and beautiful tension of this masterpiece as well as its horny sisters on trolley Cars! We swoon, we sigh, and we say ICONIC, So put us on your dance card and get ready for Art on art on art on art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tina Turner! with Benjamin Degrèse! "TITAN"

1h 37m · Published 23 Mar 04:00
The day has finally come to honor, celebrate and worship the Goddess of Rock: Tina Turner! And just in time to prime you for this weekend's upcoming TINA Documentary, we welcome her superfan, Ben, who runs the Tina Turner Blog and wins every contest involving Tina, so don't even try to. Get ready to do the Pony, shake your manes, and steam up those windows. Put on your shortest dress, and start to strutting, because we are going to tell you about the bad things gay kids do, give you Whatever You Want, and make your Wildest Dreams come true on this episode. Start chanting because we are headed to Nutbush to discuss the impact, the history, the legacy of the Performer, the Voice, the Legend: TINA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drop Dead Gorgeous! "We Did It!"

1h 23m · Published 16 Mar 04:00
We're Back with a Diva Filled SEASON 3 PREMIERE! This week we present to you the "Mount Rose Sara Lee Cosmetics For the Girls Podcast Drop Dead Gorgeous DIVA Pageant!" Don't cry out loud, we are searching for Kiki's EGOT as we reclaim this Diva stuffed classic in the named of Y2K Camp. So throw some vaseline on your teeth, grab a cardboard box of VHS tapes and meet us on the swan float, babies. We are going to worship Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Allison Janney, Ellen Barkin, Amy Adams, Brittany Murphy, Kristen Rudrüd, Mindy Sterling, Alexandra Holden, Mo Gaffney, Nora Dunn and Queen Xenu herself: KIRSTIE ALLEY! We rewrite the Best-Of-1999 lists, marvel at some of these jokes, and really just revel in the dirty, dark and absurd America of Drop Dead Gorgeous! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miss Piggy!"Slay Pig!" *In Syndication!*

1h 29m · Published 09 Mar 05:00
Enter the Diva Supreme, America's Greatest Superstar, the one the only MISS PIGGY! Moi better be ready, because we are going to try to cover the influence, the impact, the import of the greatest actress, singer, personal trainer, international icon, Miss Piggy. There aren't even enough adjectives to start this episode, so just download it. We cover Piggy's film career, romance and political impact. We cover Billionares, And MacDowell, Fair Queens, and Fergie! So exile that self-doubt, grab your gay pride and get ready to get drop dead gorgeous! (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Working Girl! "Let The River Run" *In-Syndication*

1h 15m · Published 02 Mar 05:00
"Working Girl" Rewatch! Take the Staten Island Ferry back to 1988 with us to celebrate Melanie, Sigourney and Joan. This is an Origins episode where Jason and Nick continue mining their nostalgia til death. Worship the hair, the eyeshadow, the shoulder-pads, and the Reaganomics of this classic comedy. These ladies teach us mergers & acquisitions, flawless fashions, and the value of female friendships. Let the River Run! (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nancy Wilson! "Hard Bop" *In-Syndication*

1h 27m · Published 23 Feb 05:00
Come to the schoolhouse children, because there is a Diva you should know named Nancy Wilson! This week we worship Sweet Nancy, the girl with the honey-coated voice. We go back to the Cocoanut Grove to fly through 70 albums over her prolific and criminally under appreciated career. So come fire walk with us back to the 60s with us as we take a hard bop through Ohio, New York City, Los Angeles, and get drunk in San Francisco listening to Pop, R&B, Broadway and JAZZ. You don't know How Glad We Are to be listening to Nancy Wilson, so hop on this train and let her transport you to another world. (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sister Rosetta Tharpe! "Velvet Music" *In-Syndiaction*

1h 20m · Published 16 Feb 05:00
There is one woman who is the GodMother, The Queen, The Patron Saint of Rock 'n Roll: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE! We have been dying to cover this extraordinary Diva for a while and we saved her to round out your Gay Pride Season! So come and learn about this genre defying, electric guitar playing, ball gown wearing Stadium Bride! I bet the history books didn't tell you that Rock was invented by a queer black woman did they? Well that's because all the history books are WRONG. So come for the herstory and stay for the soaring gospel numbers, the rollicking guitar licks and high flying vocal of SRT. That's right, kitty cats, this week we are burning down the entire Hall of Fame and rebuilding it in Rosetta's name! (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dar Williams! "I Am the Others" *IN-SYNDICATION*

1h 24m · Published 09 Feb 05:00
All Hail the Coffeehouse Queen, Dar Williams! Jason & Nick dive deep into Dar's first two albums, The Honesty Room & Mortal City,and, their poetic adolescences, teenage car accidents and seasonal depression! We're so glad you finally made it here to our 13th Episode! We hope we're aging well and that you will come and sit in the Honesty Room with us as we laugh and cry in the church of this goddess folk-singer-songwriter-diva. (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aretha Franklin's AMAZING GRACE! "GO TO CHURCH!" *In Syndication*

1h 5m · Published 02 Feb 05:00
The new documentary of Aretha Franklin's live recording of her gospel album, Amazing Grace, is nothing short of a miracle. Just in time for Easter, Jason and Nick head to Church to learn at the feet of the Queen of Soul. This is the episode where we beg you to stop listening to this podcast and go to the movies, listen to Aretha, convert to Christianity and praise everyone involved in making this joyful noise! (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Madeline Kahn! with Michael Cyril Creighton! "Chicken Video" *In Syndication*

53m · Published 26 Jan 05:00
Madeline Kahn was the Queen of Comedy and this week we talk to her biggest fan, Michael Cyril Creighton! Feel the flames...just around your face as we float through the glorious career of Hollywood's saddest and sweetest clown. Madeline has inspired Michael's career and life in the fullest way, and there are few fans we have met more devoted. Join us in hailing Mrs. White, Trixie, Eunice Burns and all of the delectable creations of this singular actress. (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with new episodes in March, and you can always find new episodes on our Patreon.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the Girls! has 126 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 158:28:34. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 7th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 21st, 2024 02:45.

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