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3.12 Left Hand of the Goddess Mar 16, 2020

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This episode has everything: special guest comic Kelley Quinn (best known for not being cast as a barista in Generation Q), "Pussy 101," Carmen's entire family in winter coats, Alice popping pills and f*cking Lara, Shane's Dad slouching, a winter wonderland Jenny eating sushi in bed with a french girl she just met, Bette confessing she cannot ski moguls, Bette stealing a baby and so much more! P.S. SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.11 Last Dance Mar 09, 2020

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Hey, you know who's a lesbian? DANA FAIRBANKS!!!! This week on The L Word, we say goodbye to Dana Fairbanks for many minutes, with activities including yelling at a funeral, Carmen becoming a gardener, the ashes of 100 dead bodies, a hike to a magical waterfall, genuinely fun flashbacks, Max flexing his map-reading skills, Tina and Henry being a general nightmare, and everybody having an excuse finally to wear cute puffy coats! Come for Dana in pigtails, stay for the performance art.

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.10 Losing the Light Mar 02, 2020

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Friends, we have come to the end of the road for our dearest Dana Fairbanks. In an episode that allegedly spans 45 minutes of time but definitely actually spanned a good 3-4 hours of time, we witness Shane and Carmen having a late afternoon fight, Bette yodeling in the countryside, Tonya having a baby so she'll never have to be alone, Jenny having a lunatic lunch with Tim, Alice buying a sunshine flower toy, Tina having a heterosexual lunch with Henry's friends, and in a refreshing breath of the freshest air, a surprise appearance by our very own PEGGY PEABODY!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.09 Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way Feb 24, 2020

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Writer and breast cancer survivor Kim Hoffman pops in for this massive downer of an episode which includes Max's Top Surgery Prom, Bette struggling with the sounds of silence, Helena and Dylan engaging in some sex tape nonsense, Tina falling for HENRY, Carmen shocking her parents with her devious lesbian rebellion, Alice going on one date with a character we forgot ever existed, Dana taking a turn for the worse and so much more!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.08 Latecomer Feb 17, 2020

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Filmmaker Rhys Ernst doubles the number of Rieses in our "recording studio: for "Late Comer," a chaotic and ridiculous nightmare of an episode best known for the song "Transformation," which haunts us to this day. Dylan and Helena have full sex, Shane's in the shithouse 'cause of Carmen's bad dream, Bette ships off to a meditation retreat, Helena takes the whole gang to a WNBA game in a private jet, Max gets a pack-n-play, Alice goes wig shopping and Nona Hendryx is down with that do. Party on, Dana!

Special thanks to this episode's sponsor, EveryPlate! Get 3 weeks of EveryPlate meals for only $2.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code tolandback3

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.07 Lone Star Feb 10, 2020

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Musician Mal Blum joins us for this beefy-armed episode of "To L and Back," "Lone Star." TIna "goes to Canada" to chill at craft services with fucking Josh Becker, Jenny "shoots Max up" with hormones, the girls host a Happy First Chemo Pool Party for Dana, Billie's bender continues to destroy everything in its wake, Alice chases a Dana cutout across several SoCal landfills, Shane and Carmen get matching tattoos, Eve Ensler hates Jenny's book and everybody comes together to see the B-52s rock it at The Planet!

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

3.06 Lifesize Feb 03, 2020

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Riese and Carly are back on "to l and back" picking up right where we left off — deep in the mud of season three! Comedian Jes Thom joins us for episode 306, wherein topics of conversation include strap on mechanics, monogamy amongst birds, how we are supposed to believe that Dylan isn't gay, Tina exploring her interest in flesh and blood men, Jenny's survivor memoir and so much more!

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Follow our SPECIAL GUEST Jes Tom @jestom, @jesthekid

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

Generation Q: 1.08 Lapse in Judgement Jan 27, 2020

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We regret to inform you that Bette Porter will not be mayor of Los Angeles. But at least we have a jam-packed episode of To L and Back! Drew and Analyssa discuss the finale and the entire first season of The L Word: Generation Q with special guests Riese and Carly who you may know from such things as hosting this podcast. Couples break up, couples get back together, and there's a sex scene so good one of us may have called it "the best L Word sex scene ever." It's been a great season and we can't wait for the gay-os to continue! Until then we'll be asking one question: FINLEY OR DANI??

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Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

Generation Q: 1.07 Lose It All Jan 20, 2020

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Bette Porter is not afraid to sleep with your wife! And we're not afraid to admit that we loved a certain sinful make out! Join Analyssa, Drew, and the world's number one Sinley shipper Riese Bernard as they discuss the penultimate episode of the inaugural season of The L Word: Generation Q. Tina is still in town, Micah is still trying to be seen, Dani is still too focused on work, and our favorite throuple is falling apart. All this drama has our hearts racing like horses stampeding in mud!

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Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join our membership program, A+, to ensure our site lasts as long as this show did!

Follow our Gen Q co-hosts hosts Drew Gregory (@draw_gregory) and Analyssa Lopez (@analoco_ / @analocaa)

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

Generation Q: 1.06 Loose Ends Jan 14, 2020

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TINA!!!! That's right! Tina is back and so are we to discuss her return and lots of other Gen Q excitement. Shane and Quiara are reconciling, our favorite throuple is sort of making things work, Finley and Sophie get a bit too close, and everyone is scrambling post-Bette pushing her ex-lover's husband down the stairs. Oh and Angie? She passed her driving test and is ready to tell Jordi she loves her. It's just about the cutest thing you'll ever see!

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Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join our membership program, A+, to ensure our site lasts as long as this show did!

Follow our Gen Q co-hosts hosts Drew Gregory (@draw_gregory) and Analyssa Lopez (@analoco_ / @analocaa)

Theme song: Be Steadwell @besteadwell

Logo: Carra Sykes @carrasykes

Episode Produced, Mixed, Edited: Lauren Klein @laurentaylorklein

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