Robert Bruegmann joins us to share his first fiction book: Roman Ivory - A Novel. We discuss men loving men in the 19th century. It leads to a discussion of coded signals, generational discovery, the author's expertise in art & architecture, and the backdrop of murder.
The violation of Josefina (in the last episode) hit Baz and Albert hard. We're still sorta reeling from the fallout that situation. Too many of our fellow women in the Mexican culture have this sort of thing in their past. It is deeply infuriating. We can definitely see the anger that Mateo has in response, but we also realize that vigilantism i...
2025-02-19 21:33:54 +0000 UTC View PostChaos spirals around all of our main characters trying to keep their heads above the fray.
While the story is dark, for sure, both Baz and Albert are starting to see come holes in the plot and take note of what we think is at work here. It appears Albert is questioning some of the choices that creator, John Logan, made in writing and prod...
2025-02-19 20:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe plot thickens, the mystery deepens. And man, are we ever in a dark hole of a mystery!
All of the horrors of the Japanese and German fascist regimes are on full display for us to cringe and recoil from. Yet, given the recent circumstances in our real (political) lives, we don't think a more relevant show should be covered. And we can't ...
2025-02-19 01:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt's 1963. In what is left of the United States after WWII.
We begin a dark sci-fi series. One where the allies LOST WWII. The US was split between the main Axis powers of Japan taking possession over everything west of the Rocky Mountains and Germany taking possession of everything east of the Rockies. This leaves the Rockies themselves a...
2025-02-19 00:29:09 +0000 UTC View PostWell, we're finally here. Midge has hit the big time. And, as usual, it's sort of a stumble, recover, gracefully compose and then write some comedy from it. Y'know... life. For Midge.
This starts off one of the best seasons of Midge's climb, slip, struggle to regain ground into the world of becoming a well-known comic that she was born to ...
2025-02-19 00:26:24 +0000 UTC View PostEverything seems to be moving in a more positive manner. Fingers crossed this isn't the end of our favorite British students. But, if it is, it leaves us with hope that all will work out in their collective futures. A very bittersweet episode and potential end to the series.
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Penelope is having thoughts of venturing out as a single woman again in the dating pool. Will she sink or swim or maybe, just maybe, she chooses not to dive in at all?
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Fri, Jan 6, 2017
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2025-02-17 05:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostA common theme in latino families: religion. Even for those of us who are atheist, we still have to deal with those family members who are fervently religious. And Penelope and her mother (Lydia) are no exception in this spicy (yet totally funny) episode.
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Mothers and daughters often collide in family dynamics. Add latino passion and opinions into the mix and the results are often volatile in be best comedic way.
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Penelope and...
2025-02-17 05:18:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe penultimate episode. Will we get a fourth season? The jury is still out as of this posting. Fingers crossed, eh? Anywho... things seem to be sorting itself out except with the end of the school year coming up, we're tossed onto another rollercoaster that is Nick's move to Uni life.
Maybe light is starting to form at the end of this dark tunnel of a season? M-a-y-b-e?
Well, we can hope, can't we?
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Thu, Oct 3, 2024
Elle's art going viral on social media lands her an interview...
2025-02-17 05:09:59 +0000 UTC View PostSooooo many things going wrong lead up to this fiasco of a dinner get together with the newly out gay dads. All their ("adult") children seem to have several opinions about it. And we are totally here for it all!
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2025-02-17 05:02:59 +0000 UTC View PostBaz couldn't wait to put this one in front of Albert (isn't that usually the case?). This was for two reasons:
1) Rita Moreno (that Puerto Rican goddess of an actress/songstress/comedian) is part of the cast and she is bloody brilliant!
2) It seems that Albert has very little experience with American sitcoms. He hasn't seen many so t...
2025-02-17 04:57:07 +0000 UTC View PostLet's face it. Divorce is hard. No matter who goes through it. It's just the pits.
But then we have Grace and Frankie going through a divorce. THAT is a completely different but entirely relatable situation. Let's dive in...
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2025-02-17 04:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostTugging at our heartstrings, this one was a brilliantly written and acted episode. We enjoyed it not only as audience and fans, but also the writing of the episode.
How did you all feel about it?
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2025-02-17 04:46:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe series isn't pulling many punches with this season. And we're a bit fearful of where it's all going to go. Fingers crossed it'll all pan out.
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Thu, Oct 3, 2024
Charlie seeks medical help and beg...
2025-02-15 06:42:15 +0000 UTC View PostSo, the premise of showing Albert 9 to 5 was to prepare him for this series. In it we have two of our gay holy trio, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin (though Dolly eventually joins them later in the series). One of the best written, performed and executed shows to highlight our golden years of life, this series is not one to be missed.
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2025-02-15 06:21:48 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a series that Baz has been carrying on about with both Vance and Albert. It is brilliant ensemble series out of the UK with Russell T Davies (of Doctor Who/Torchwood/Queer As Folk fame) at the helm.
The series was written and shot to be watched between the two shows in success with each episode release. 1 of Cucumber followed by t...
2025-02-15 06:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostWe close in on two important threads with Jack and Danny. Our bromance deepens as we learn some more in each of their pasts. All the while still providing those awkward AF moments that have us cringing so hard.
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2025-02-15 05:38:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Rob Osler returns to share the first book in his Harriet Morrow Investigates series: The Case of the Missing Maid. We discuss the parallels between the Progressive Era (1890-1920) and current events, writing an exemplary and queer woman in a historic setting, and the unfolding of the series.
MW Lindberg shares their book: Black Hole Recess. We discuss writing children for adults, as well as children facing violence, non-binary characters in fiction, and finding one's self in a story.
Scott Hightower shares his book: Imperative to Spare. We discuss oral storytelling and poetry, touching on topics of grief journeys and rebuilding ones life after loss, and expanding your internal self by expanding your world.
Zachary Pace shares their book: I Sing to Use the Waiting. We discuss how the turning points in the careers of several women singers informed and shaped the author's life through topics like identity and how artists code genders to tell our stories.
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J.M. Frey helps us ring in the New Year by sharing her recent novel: Time & Tide. We discuss time travel and time slip stories, the Regency/Georgian era, and lesbian/bi romances, all while keeping an eye on causality of changing the first lesbian kiss in literature.
2025-01-01 16:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostAlbert had NO IDEA what he was in for when Baz told him this would be our New Year's reaction!
For the first twenty minutes or so, he was flabbergasted. Totally sideswiped by the bullet train that is Auntie Mame (and patron saint of WROTE podcast - Rosalind Russell). This is one of our all-time favorites (Baz and Vance - the founders). Van...
2024-12-31 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe start a new series. 30 minute bops going on here from across the pond. A dramedy based on the creator's real-life journey as an ordinary gay man.
Baz has been wanting to show this to Albert since they've started this reaction channel/series. And Albert didn't disappoint. This is the first two eps we did back to back.
Enjoy!
Straight (pun intended) outta Baz's era - this is one he couldn't wait to have Albert react to. It's one of Baz's favorite films of all time. Though filmed at the end of the 20th century (1998), this hit all the marks of (gay) life in the 80s to a tee.
We'll just leave it there - Albert's reaction is spot on. Couldn't have asked for bette...
2024-12-20 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostSo...
This one needs a bit of context. It's a generational thing. Albert has grown up in an era where trigger warnings, gender norms and other cultural issues have varied widely from when Baz came up during the 70s-90s. On top of that, Baz's mom is a bonafide Golden Era Hollywood fanatic and amateur historian. She knows the goss on a lot o...
2024-12-20 03:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostSo, since Albert loved reacting to The House Sitter gay-themed Christmas movie - mostly due to Baz's bah-humbug snarky comments during the reaction - we thought, why not do another.
This time around we're reacting to a gay rom-com holiday (Lifetime network) film: A Christmas to Treasure. This time around the most interesting thing is that...
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