Like a Virgin

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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:

Venus in Gemini Aug 25, 2022

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We're on summer gaycay! So rather than being up on all the latest in pop culture news, Fran & Rose get personal and dig into a question that never goes out of style: why have all your past relationships failed?

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Elephant Love Medley (Derogatory) Aug 18, 2022

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Exactly two of auteur Baz Luhrmann’s movies interest Rose: Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. Fran’s fandom runs deeper, and they forced Rose to watch Strictly Ballroom for the making of this episode
They also discuss their qualms with Elvis, touch on Gatsby and sing a lot
Plus, Fran’s trip to the Chromatica Ball, Gaga set list analysis from resident Little Monster Rose, a PSA from Fran to NOT watch Secret Celebrity Drag Race, the A League of Their Own reboot, and the Kim Petras leaked album

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Zero Dollars is No Money Aug 11, 2022

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Fran & Rose have been nonstop consuming media, so they made a special episode completely dedicated to yesterday’s — literally — pop culture: the culmination of this season of FBoy Island (with spoilers!), Harley Quinn's return, West World's decline, new movies They/Them, Not Okay, and Bodies Bodies Bodies, Pretty Woman and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande as a double feature of good movies with yikesy portrayals of sex work, Netflix’s Fleabagesque Persuasion adaptation, Maggie Rogers' new album/PhD project and the Beyoncé remixes
Plus, Like A Virgin book club members get some juicy recs including Book Lovers by Emily Henry and Husband Material by Alexis Hall

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Beyoncé Broke Out the Strap Aug 04, 2022

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Fran & Rose go song by song through Beyoncé's latest album, Renaissance, discussing its queer, Black influences & samples and talking theories about the future and favorites from her entire ouevre
Plus, welcoming August by Taylor Swift by talking about her ozone-damaging proclivities
Full reactions to Jordan Peele's Nope, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and this week's FBoy Island episodes (includes spoilers of all three! skip to 24ish minutes in if you want to avoid)

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Coke Zero is Cis Passing (feat. Cole Escola) Jul 28, 2022

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Comedian & soda pop aficionado Cole Escola joins Fran & Rose to talk about the drinkable and increasingly obsolete behemoth of popular culture
Tangents include gross cafeteria antics, cereal, Arby’s, and the teacher’s lounge
Plus FBoy Island, a herstory of Thor, the latest Virgin book club read and a no-spoilers Nope quickie

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Codpiece Ripper Jul 21, 2022

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Your heart may not go on after listening to Fran & Rose's takes on the iconic 1997 movie about a T4T couple, Titanic (and how our Rose like Titanic's Rose lost her virginity at sea <3)
Plus, are we actually starting a Like A Virgin book club?
Fran on Drag Race España season 2
Rose on What We Do in the Shadows
Ally anthem hits and misses
Rose saw the Minions movie

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Phantom Bukkake (feat. Jes Tom) Jul 14, 2022

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Comedian & writer Jes Tom joins fellow Phantom stan Rose & reluctant fan Fran to geek out over Jes & Rose’s absolute favorite musical Phantom of the Opera and the irresistibly bad 2004 Joel Schumacher movie adaptation, plus other obscure Phantom spinoffs
Learn theories about the queer identities of literally every character and also how Phantom was a root of Jes’s colonized desire
Plus: Ultimate Girls Trip, Stranger Things, Ms. Marvel and Fran’s Fire Island K Hole
🥳 celebrate Rose’s birthday by getting fucked to a Phantom of the Opera remix

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Juicy Mangos Fat and Well Fed (feat. Jacq Frances) Jul 07, 2022

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Performer & artist Jacq Frances (fka Jacq the Stripper) joins Fran & Rose to discuss the 1996 revenge comedy The First Wives Club
Tangents include Coyote Ugly, Goldie Hawn's funniest and hottest onscreen moments, Jacq's time shooting the movie Hustlers, whorephobia and Bette Midler singing in gay bathhouses (sorrrry we recorded this before she got TERFy on Twitter!)
Plus, Fran & Rose beam in from Fire Island really stoned to talk about their vacation, the Minions soundtrack and Stranger Things

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Openly Gleek (feat. Ty Mitchell) Jun 30, 2022

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Pornstar and writer Ty Mitchell joins Fran & Rose to talk about Ryan Murphy’s Obama-era hit musical TV series Glee, which none of them have watched in its entirety
Plus: new MUNA, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the latest season of Love, Victor, Madame Web casting news and the Buzz Lightyear movie with Pixar’s first completely forgettable “same-sex” kiss

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Girls Girling: Pride (Bonus) Jun 28, 2022

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As a gift to the Virgins this Pride 🌈 Fran & Rose are releasing an extra episode every week in June where they catch up about personal things from opposite coasts and tell each other secrets.

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