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**Like a Virgin**

A new pop culture podcast with a mix of news, cultural criticism, and comedy through a queer-trans lens, hosted by Fran Tirado and Rose Dommu.
Though they are best friends now, Fran and Rose grew up very differently. Fran was a cult-ish, sheltered Christian camp counselor and Rose had a penchant for writing deranged fanfiction. Now they’re both godless heathens taking a look back at the formative classics that popped their cherries and made them who they are.
Each week, the show starts off with a breakdown of the week’s pop culture news, then does a deep dive into one cultural object that one of them might be experiencing for the first time. They’ll also invite writers, comedians, activists, and entertainers to help them break it down.
Follow @rosedommu and @fransquishco on Instagram and Twitter.

Latest Episodes:

Kelly Clarkson Has Put Us All in Danger Oct 15, 2026

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What the hell did Fran win a (regional) Emmy for?
We must prepare for war (Girls reboot)
Kelly Clarkson is beefing with a “curiosity shop” slash luxury magic boutique
Why Troye Sivan is the Only F*gg*t Pop Star
Is Amazon’s Carrie Certified Doodoo Caca?
Carrie’s adaptational changes compared to the book
Stephen King and what Mike Flanagan gets right

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DEADLINE: Fran Tirado and Rose Dommu to Direct 'The Batman 2 ' Oct 08, 2026

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Our commenters have really strong feelings about latte art
Gothic Renaissance NYC is our chosen family
Batman production halted; so begins our hunger strike
Fran & Rose have agreed to direct Batman Part 2
Our [SPOILER FREE] review of Club Kid by Jordan Firstman
Josh Hutcherson is trans masc culture
Verity and the Enchickenification of Media
Cathy in East of Eden low-key created Rose
The Bible According to Fran: the story of Cain & Abel
Virgin Homework: Watch Carrie on Am*z*n Pr*me

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Batman movies, Ranked by Bisexuality
TWO MORE spooky season episodes coming up

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To Transvestigate a Baker Oct 01, 2026

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A Gleeboot Ryan Murphy wrote “an hour ago”
Tinashe sampling the worst song in Gaga’s catalogue
Poly representation on Great British Baking Show
An Atlantis live-action remake — but who plays Tarzan?
A Sleeping Beauty “inspired” adaptation
Jesse Singal and the Boston Covid Lesbian Bar Drama
Is Primetime Robbie’s best performance?
Phoebe Bridgers acting era????
Love to see Digger flopping
Chris Hansen’s next move
The sycophancy of To Catch a Predator

But we are, all of us, the sickos…
The Rated-R Jurassic Park that End of Oak Street wasn’t

Love Hypothesis casting was inspired by its own fanfiction??

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Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, according to gay pervs
Batman movies, ranked by bisexuality

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Bricking News Sep 24, 2026

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Buy Best Woman out on paperback now!
Explaining the beef between Miley Cyrus and stealth icon Amanda Lear
Perfume Genius’ newest song “Natural High”
Video game composer David Wise
Bowen Yang’s addition to the layered parfait that is Oh! Mary
Is Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil better than The Odyssey? At least one podcast host may think so
The highs and lows of the Comedy-Horror genre
Do the first two Resident Evil movies/Mila Jovovich vehicles hold up?
Rose Recs:
- Comics: Absolute Wonder Woman, Batman: Year One, Batman: The Man Who Laughs
- Books: Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk, The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
- Movies: Blair Witch 2016, Deadly Mile High Club, Pyewacket, The People Under the Stairs

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ཐི༏ཋྀ󠀮 xoxo ROSE ♱ FRAN

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Lady Gaga's Baby HATED Practical Magic 2 Sep 17, 2026

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Subscribe to our Patreon for twice-monthly deep-dive bonus episodes!

Coming up this month on Patreon, we’ll excavate the hidden gems and gay interest lore of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. patreon.com/LikeaVirgin

Our free episode this week is a two-part review of:

HOPE: The highs and lows of the largest American release of a Korean film since Parasite — a 2 hour, 47 minute monster-chasing gag

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2: Fran left the theater and Rose had to be medicated

Also discussed this week:

Why can’t Lilly Wachowski get any of her films made?
The missing lesbian plotline from Practical Magic 2
What music artists should have been on the Practical Magic 2 soundtrack?
The possible Hope sequel
Lena Dunham’s baby
Lady Gaga’s baby

Become a true Virgin by paying us for our work :) patreon.com/LikeaVirgin

XOXO ROSE AND FRAN

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Gay 9/11, Galliano Gate, Piss Gate Sep 10, 2026

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Subscribe to our Patreon for an upcoming deep dive two-parter on Dolly Parton and Tim Curry: patreon.com/LikeaVirgin

This free episode discusses:

Shallow thoughts on surviving gay 9/11 (ahead of deeper thoughts on Dolly/Tim on Patreon)
This podcast does not formally recognize the passing of racist Instagram backdrop designer Yayoi Kusama
Galliano and the hypocrisy of the fashion world
Doll Invasion debrief and Charlene Incarnate’s “Piss Gate”
Fran and Rose’s favorite Dolly Parton songs
Tim Curry’s sexuality
Legend (1985) starring Tim Curry as satan and twink Tom Cruise with his pre-transition teeth
Fran watched Annie (1982) also starring Tim Curry and that turned into a conversation about Sarah Jessica Parker’s hair
Our official OFFICIAL FOR REAL THIS TIME statement on whether or not we will discuss Doo Doo Caca on HBO aka Harry Potter

Support our independent work by subscribing to two bonus episodes per month: Patreon.com/LikeaVirgin

XOXO ROSE AND FRAN

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Most Beautiful Disney Dresses, Ranked (Patreon Preview) Sep 03, 2026

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No new episode this week as we are recovering from Doll Invasion, but that means you get a special treat: one of our Patreon bonus episodes! We release two of these a month, so subscribe now and get more of us in your ears!

Refer to our free post on Patreon to see photos of each dress and superlative category:

Best Disney Dresses, Ranked
Worst Dress
Best Separates
Unconventional Materials Challenge
Tboy Swag
Crone Realness
Sasha Velour Award for Excellence in Nightgowns
Best Cloak/Outerwear

Xoxo Fran & Rose

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We Recorded This Hours Before Dolly Passed <3 Aug 27, 2026

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Next week, we will be discussing nothing but Dolly Parton. This episode, recorded hours before the passing of the one and only Dolly Parton, features the following:

Why everyone should come to Doll Invasion
The Ren Faire docuseries just might get us to reconsider the documentary genre
Our X3 viewing
Recent casting controversy in the upcoming Harry Potter series
The Gilded Age is returning and infinitely better than Harry Potter
Two recommendations from Rose’s Book Corner:

Red X by David Demchuk (2021)
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (2021)

2 Trans 2 Furious
What Fran and Rose would do with $10M+ in inheritance
Birkin discourse
The Bisexual Problem by VerilyBitchie
How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong

Subscribed virgins get two bonus episodes this month: One explaining Mr. X-Toon controversy (plus extended personal gossip) and another with a Disney Villain Smackdown. Subscribe to bonus episodes on Patreon.com/LikeAVirgin

LOVE Y’ALL XOXO ROSE AND FRAN

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Transgender Films for People Who Get Laid Aug 20, 2026

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This episode discusses two films we’ve lovingly labeled as the “queer homework” genre. Both films are about sex, and some kind of unlocking, and both films are very firmly in an indie filmmaker canon for the Criterion-enjoyer:

Jane Schoenbrun's Sex & Death at Camp Miasma
and Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex

For deeper-dives into the culture of yore twice a month, subscribe to our bonus episodes at: Patreon.com/LikeAVirgin

XOXO Rose & Fran

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GRWM to Commit Atrocities (Rhaenyra Targaryen Makeup Tutorial) Aug 13, 2026

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It’s a Girls Girling episode! Rose and Fran conduct unstructured gossip and the latest in culture. For highly researched deep-dive episodes twice a month, subscribe at Patreon.com/LikeAVirgin

This week, we discuss:

Baela get your gun! And more on the House of Dragon S3 finale
Titane’s place in the trans canon
Is Muriel’s Wedding better than the Odyssey?
Someone Please Buy Rose the $2200 Franklin Mint Rose from Titantic Doll Trunk Set
More X-Men gossip

Next week we’ll discuss Jane Schoenbrun's Sex & Death at Camp Miasma and Greg Arakki’s I Want Your Sex

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