To L And Back: An L Word Podcast

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2.05 Labyrinth Aug 26, 2019

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Dana and Ton-Tom are prepping for their weird bachelorette party but Dana gets a little distracted by Alice's amazing rack. Meanwhile, Kit is turning a profit thanks to TOE ughhhh, we came up with 50 ways to murder mark and Gomey while they hang up 50 hidden cameras, Helena Peabody gives Tina a big grant and gives Bette absolutely nothing at all besides a hot tip on Tina's pregnancy and then everybody attends a really really bad party!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

0.03 Generation Q Trailer! Aug 23, 2019

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The Generation Q teaser is here! Carly and Riese have lots of feelings about it — and so do you! Here's a quick recap of the trailer that caught us all by surprise!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

0.02 Season One Wrap-Up: VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! Aug 23, 2019

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This week on To L and Back, Riese has four of her Autostraddle Senior Editors right there with her at a table because for just one week a year, we actually work in the same location instead of all over this damn country! First, we quiz Rachel, L Word Virgin, on what happened in Season One (which she has never seen) and then we talk about our fave characters and sex scenes and then we reveal the true reason for this podcast episode (it involves an upcoming fundraiser!!!) It's just a super fun hang for all of us and I think you'll like it.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo

2.04 Lynch Pin Aug 19, 2019

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Hello, Helena! This week on "The L Word" we meet two new main characters — Helena, who we love and Mark, who we hate. Special guest Drew Gregory, who ranks "Lynch Pin" as her second-favorite-episode of all time, joins us for this journey. Will Shane & Jenny find a roommate who will keep their clothes on and stop talking about Jesus? Was New York prepared for how good Jennifer Beals looks when she walks down the street and will Helena support her little arts project? Will the ol switcharoo work to divert Carmen's attention from Shane to Jenny? What does Dana WANT from Alice WHAT DOES SHE WANT and where did those palm trees come from? Why are they making us endure T.O.E??!!! All that and more on this week's ep of To L and Back!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

2.03 Loneliest Number Aug 11, 2019

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If you're game to play "Too Hot" with Carmen in her boyshorts then you have a lot in common with all of us, and also Shane, and possibly also Jenny? On this week's episode with special guest and certified Friend Of The Pod Brittani Nichols, Alice is shaking the lesbian phone tree with the delusional expectation that Pink might fall out, Dana's thighs feel great, Tonya's planning the first-ever corporate sponsored lesbian wedding, Bette is unraveling at alarming speed, Tina's wearing a blanket again and moving in to Joyce's guest house and Jenny's gonna get into Charlotte's writing class if it's the last thing she does! All of this and more awaits you in our thrilling episode!!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein (@laurentaylorklein)

2.02 Lap Dance Aug 06, 2019

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This week on "To L and Back," super special guest Brittany Ashley joins Riese and Carly to discuss "Lap Dance," an episode in which Robin gets left at the altar, somebody drops a camera onto a Lazy Susan at a Chinese restaurant, Shane crashes a music video shoot to play tonsil hockey with Carmen, Tanya charms Dana's Cylon parents, Kit tries to lock down the Planet and Dana and Alice continue to battle ELECTRIC SEXUAL TENSION and Jenny is EEEK a bad writer.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein (@laurentaylorklein)

2.01 Life, Loss, Leaving Jul 28, 2019

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It's our Season 2 Premiere with our new co-host Carly Usdin AND a super-special guest, actor/activist Vico Oritz (Vida, Misdirection)! Five months have passed (or have they??) since we last saw any of these women in their underwear or their jackets, and Jenny's been collecting rejection letters while a baby grows inside Tina and everybody spreads rumors about Marina. Also, Dana and Alice battle sexual tension, Tina flips a table, Bette has some excuses to share, Shane is going to do Arianna Huffington and WE MEET CARMEN FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!! Plus: introducing our new segment HOT GOSS, in which we share special hot gossip! Check out Autostraddle.com for your weekly episode footnotes and musical complaints.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited by Lauren Klein (@laurentaylorklein)

1.14: Limb from Limb Jul 08, 2019

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It's time for the finale of The L Word's first stunning season and boi did we have feelings this week!! Provocations is finally making its big debut, Jenny is playing the dating game, Ivan loves a lip sync, Alice doesn't think Dana should marry tonya, Shane is spiraling over Cherie and HOW WILL IT ALL END? WILL IT BE JUST LIKE THEY SAID IT WOULD BE?? WILL LIFE GO EASY ON ME? Tina will throw a shoe.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo

1.13: Locked Up Jul 01, 2019

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Who here can speak the language of the manatees? Well, not Jenny with that weird font, that's for sure. Elsewhere this week, a protest breaks out at the California Art Center over whether or not it is true that Art = Filth, landing Bette, Candace, Alice, Dana and Shane in the 'ol clinker, where Candace and Bette fight sexual tension with road trip games. Meanwhile, Dana's monster girlfriend is left alone with her cat, Tina does 150 good deeds in one day, Kit starts a flirty friendship with a sexy drag king, Jenny and Marina both go on dates with Robin the Trapeze Artist and Tim enjoys beers and basketballs.

Check out Autostraddle.com for your weekly episode footnotes and musical complaints.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo

1.12: Looking Back (Live from A-Camp!) Jun 24, 2019

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It's our first-ever live episode of To L and Back, recorded live at A-Camp! Join us — and special guests Be Steadwell, Marni Kellison, Laneia Jones and two "margaritas" as we tackle the Dinah Shore episode. Dana will meet Tonya, her guest liaison, who is the worst, and Shane will recall the girl who took her sunshine toy and then her heart, and Jenny, who is not a 100-footer, will buy a "lesbians wanted" t-shirt and deliver a short monologue on the topic of Marina. We will talk about how hot Candace the Carpenter is when she's out here workin', and our own Dinah Shore medical emergencies, and the truth about cats and dogs and lesbians and the harmonies of "Closer to Fine" and when we're done, everybody will go to the pool! Just watch out for disease okay? Shane might not be around to leave you a bottle of water.

Check out Autostraddle.com for your weekly episode footnotes and musical complaints.

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Thank you to special guests Laneia Jones, Marni Kellison, & Be Steadwell!

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Mixed & Edited by Lauren Karen Klein Produced by Riese Bernard, Lauren Karen Klein, and Kristin Russo

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