The Bi Pod - All Things Bisexual

This week, we’re talking to Jess Vosseteig about her new book, Affirmations for Queer People! We are also doing a giveaway! If you’d like to win your own copy of the book, head over to our Patreon to enter. The giveaway is open to all paid and free subscribers on our Patreon. The giveaway closes on Sunday, 8/4 at midnight Pacific time! You can find Affirmations for Queer People here: https://bookshop.org/a/83912/9781507222263 You can find Jess on Instagram @jessvoss_art You can find Jess’s website and cool queer merch here: https://www.jessvossart.com/ You can find the tarot deck that Jess illustrated, Tarot for You and Me, here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tarot-for-You-and-Me/Gary-DAndre/9781668033968 Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod.

This week, we’re talking about queer style with special guest and Bi Pod Patreon member, Shanna! We chat about our personal style journeys, gender and style, and making the outside match the inside.  Our patrons are also getting links to some of our fave pieces of clothing. To listen to the full episode, find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod Exciting news! Evan designed the “I’m not a straight person, leave me alone!” shirt that we come up with in this episode. You can get yours here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-bi-pod?ref_id=35133  You can find the stylist that Christina mentions, Mac Rose, here: https://www.instagram.com/officialmacrose/?hl=en  You can find the masc lesbian inspired fashion journey we talked about here: https://www.tiktok.com/@ian3snacks/video/7368243060582632750  Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com.

This week, we are your content concierge! We’re recommending and chatting about some of the content we’ve been consuming lately, and Evan suggests some books, shows, and movies based on listener requests. As expected, most of our recs are queer! You can find Stud Country in a city near you here: https://studcountry.us/ You can find Zolita’s Small Town Scandal dance tutorial here: https://www.tiktok.com/@zolita/video/7356313969763634478 All of the books we mentioned in today’s episode are on our Bookshop list, which you can find here: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentioned-in-2024 The one exception is A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles, which isn't on Bookshop for some reason. You can find it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/252277/a-seditious-affair-by-kj-charles/9781101886069/  Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com.

Hi Barbies! We’re talking about the Barbie movie, which we believe is a film about gender performance. We discuss Barbie as an ace icon, Ken’s compulsory heterosexuality, the homoerotic tension between the Kens, and all things gender. And of course, we beach off. You can find the American Hysteria episode about Barbie here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nqy5sz15xeOLhIVGD420r You can learn more about Kenneth Handler’s work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359582/  You can read more about Barbie as ace/aro representation here: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/barbie-is-an-asexual-icon-heres-why-thats-import If you want the scoop on the Earring Magic Ken situation, here’s a summary: https://money.howstuffworks.com/barbie-earring-magic-ken-gay-icon-1993.htm  Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com

We’re talking about complicated & confusing friendships! We cover what we see as the 3 types of confusing/complicated friendships, before digging into our personal experiences with formative codependent friendships, complicated queer friendships (are we in love???), and the follies of adolescence. To listen to the full episode, find us on Patreon on at patreon.com/thebipod

Welcome back to class! In Bisexuality 201, we get into the “symptoms” of bisexuality, the ways that bisexuality can intersect with other labels and identities, and how our understanding of ourselves can change and evolve as we do. If you haven’t listened to Bisexuality 101 yet, you can find it in our feed! If you’ve listened to both episodes, you can download your completion certificate for FREE on our Patreon. You can find out if you are experiencing any of the symptoms of bisexuality here: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/am-i-bisexual  You can find the TikTok we mentioned here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3axq0ptvku/?igsh=MzY1NDJmNzMyNQ%3D%3D  Here are the reflection questions for your optional homework: What is your definition of bisexuality? Which labels feel the most true for you? Do any of your other identities chafe with or inform these labels? What would your life look like if you followed the societal “trellis”? What is the light you are growing toward now? Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod

We’re talking about the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend! Again! This time, we talk about Rebecca’s (questionable) heterosexuality, Valencia’s queer journey, AJ’s gender, and Daryll and White Josh’s relationship. We also give you our take on the end of the show and who we woudl have picked in the Love Quadrangle. Plus Evan pitches some excellent plot and character additions for the show! To listen to the full episode, including Evan’s pitch for additional characters and plots, find us on Patreon on at www.patreon.com/thebipod

If you’re looking for the Queer DMV office so you can apply for your queer card and pay your membership dues, you’ve come to the right place! Just kidding, it’s free to be gay! On this week’s episode, we chat with Flo Godineau about what it means to be bisexual enough and nonbinary enough. We also talk about backcountry skiing (as a metaphor about dating), and how Smallville fanfiction can make you queer. You can find Flo on Instagram at @outwithyourdogYou can find their newsletter at https://outwithyourdog.substack.com/ Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod

Changes are coming to The Bi Pod! We also get into our resolutions and things to look forward to this year.  To join our Patreon community and access all of our episodes, playlists, and get the Zoom link to our anniversary party, find us at patreon.com/thebipod  We also want to share that ProtectPalestine.org is an excellent resource for up-to-date information about what is happening in Palestine and what you can do to help: https://www.protectpalestine.org/

In our last episode of the year, we share a few listener letters and answer your burning questions! Christina cries, and Evan dishes some hot gossip about a potentially queer celebrity run in from six years ago. If you don’t want to wait until 2024 to hear from us again, find us on Patreon! We’ll be releasing one more bonus episode over there before the end of the year. You can find more information about Transanta here: https://www.transanta.com/ If you want to make us very happy, you can fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/MSseNiWVEDp7R5je8 *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

This week, we’re talking about the television show Crazy Ex Girlfriend! In addition to being hilarious, smart, and out of the box, this show is very, very queer, which we love to see! There are three explicitly bisexual characters! While the show ran for four seasons (a surprise for Christina, who thought she’d seen the whole thing), we’ve recently rewatched the first couple of seasons so we mostly discuss those. The links below contain spoilers for season three!You can read about Darryl’s bisexuality and our anthem, Gettin’ Bi, here: https://www.themarysue.com/crazy-ex-girlfriend-gettin-bi/ You can read more about the show’s queer characters here: https://bi.org/en/articles/the-unicorn-scale-crazy-ex-girlfriend-part-2***Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipodFor more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod.Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com.The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

We're talking about the queer content bringing us comfort right now, and covering everything from podcasts to television shows (Christina even has a novel to recommend! Fiction!). We are collecting listener letters for a mailbag episode! Send us your thoughts on a recent episode, your queer stories, and any questions you’d like us to answer. You can DM us on Instagram @thebipod, or email us at thisisthebipod@gmail.com.There are many tools and resources you can use to contact your representatives. If you’re in the US and looking for a starting point, try this one, which helps you send letters to your representatives: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-stop-the-genocidal-bombing-of-gaza?source=mc_email You can read about Palestinians’ use of Queering the Map here: https://time.com/6326254/queering-the-map-gaza-lgbt-palestinians/You can explore Queering the Map here: https://www.queeringthemap.com/We share a lot of content recommendations in this episode! Books are linked below, and the music, podcasts, and tv shows we discuss can all be found on their relevant streaming services. Maddie Zahm’s new album “Now That I’ve Been Honest” Music: Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" Music: Chappell Roan’s "Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" You can find The Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson here: https://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/the-truly-devious-series/ You can find the book Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko here: https://queerbookbar.com/products/girls-like-girls ***Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipodFor more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod.Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com.The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

How do we have difficult conversations with the people we love? Is it possible to extend self-compassion to ourselves when we've made a mistake or caused harm (is that allowed?)? How does anti-racism fit into all of this? This episode gets into it! We're joined by Roxy Manning, PhD (Clinical Psychologist) and Sarah Peyton (Neuroscience educator) to talk about Roxy's book "How to Have Antiracist Conversations" and the handbook Roxy and Sarah co-authored, "The Antiracist Heart". This conversation (and these books!) align with many topics close to our hearts, and we're excited to share it with you! Mentioned in this episode: How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy by Roxy Manning The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook by Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga The Freedom Project Roxy & Sarah's podcast, Fierce Compassion For more on Roxy and Sarah, check out their websites: https://antiracistconversations.com/ https://roxannemanning.com/ https://sarahpeyton.com/ *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/thebipod⁠  For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to ⁠The Bi Pod Bulletin⁠. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram⁠ @TheBiPod⁠. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

How do you take care of yourself when things are hard? This week, we are revisiting our episode "How to be a Person," which we originally released in July 2022. We offer some musings and (a little bit of) concrete advice about how to get through difficult periods. You can find Carmen Spagnola's work here: https://www.carmenspagnola.com You can find Tracy Lynn's movement classes here: https://www.tracylynnmovement.com You can find How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis here: https://www.strugglecare.com/book *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

We're dropping into your feed early to talk about Season 2 of Heartstopper! We start with a discussion about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and then give some general spoiler-free thoughts about the show before we enter spoiler territory. You can find the second half of our conversation about this season of Heartstopper, along with a Heartstopper-inspired playlist, over on our Patreon! You can get updates about the SAG-AFTRA strike here, including frequently asked questions for influencers/podcasters and contact information: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/ *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

This week, you had questions and we have answers! From blue nail polish to conflict resolution, we are answering a wide range of questions submitted by our listeners. You can find our interview with Lucy LaForge here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4obQ9NAqOOg4VkciKb4zIW?si=3e07eabf866f446a You can find Evan's Casually Obsessed episode about Star Trek (Star Trek Picard - Part 1: Don't Buy Into Your Own Hype) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JPkCLN7JwCsLdHVW5Wg8r?si=12188a0e2e7d4f9c You can find our discussion about the book Rethinking Gender here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0l2Hk3Yb6Toa96VLPpFhio?si=6fe6a1c426ed47f8 All of the links above go to Spotify, but you can find these episodes wherever you listen to podcasts! If you want to make us very happy, you can fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/MSseNiWVEDp7R5je8 *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

We're talking to bicon Lucy LaForge, who you may know from her music project Lucy & La Mer! We chat about Lucy's music, queer artmaking, bisexual mental health, and becoming a confident bisexual. You can find Lucy's music (Lucy & La Mer) wherever you get your music, including this month's Patreon playlist! You can watch Lucy's Tedx Talk on breaking down binaries here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM7YHDNvHy8&ab_channel=TEDxTalks You can find a resource/hotline list and guide to finding a therapist as a queer person here: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/LGBTQI If you want to make us very happy, you can fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/MSseNiWVEDp7R5je8 *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

This week, we're talking about Half Bad: The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself, a show Evan has watched no less than three times! We start with a spoiler-free discussion and then move into spoiler territory later in the episode. If you like magic, casual multi-attraction and polyamory, complicated relationships, and French accents, we think you'll love this show. You can find a trailer for the show here: https://youtu.be/xDc_iartATY If you want to make us very happy, you can fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/MSseNiWVEDp7R5je8 *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/61307 Ft: Analog By Nature.

We're talking writing and media representation and celebrity crushes! AJ Bermudez joins us to talk about the unlikely house party that is Stories No One Hopes Are About Them. We loved this short story collection, and so did the LAMBDA Literary Awards, who nominated it for their 2023 award for Bisexual Fiction! You can find Stories No One Hopes Are About Them here: https://bookshop.org/a/83912/9781609388638 Instagram @a.j.bermudez  Twitter @Amandajbermudez Website: https://amandajbermudez.com You can read more about A.J.’s film, My Dead Friend Zoe, here: https://deadline.com/2023/05/ed-harris-sonequa-martin-green-natalie-morales-join-my-dead-friend-zoe-1235365416/   You can submit your own writing to The Maine Review here: ⁠https://www.mainereview.com/⁠  Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod

This week, we're talking about attraction! How do we know when we're attracted to someone? What's the difference between attraction and envy? Is it useful to label attraction, or should we just let it be? All things discussed in this episode! If you want to hear the thirstier companion piece to this conversation, check out our most recent Patreon bonus episode! You can find more information about Ace by Angela Chen here: https://www.angelachen.org/ace You can hear Emily Nagoski talk about the enthusiastic maybe here: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/come-as-you-are/consent-and-enthusiastic-maybe You can learn more about Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2564-tomorrow-sex-will-be-good-again  If you want to make us very happy, you can fill out our listener survey here: https://forms.gle/MSseNiWVEDp7R5je8 *** Support us on Patreon and get exclusive access to cool stuff here: https://www.patreon.com/thebipod For more content sent right to your inbox every month, subscribe to The Bi Pod Bulletin. Prefer to get social first? Follow us on Instagram @TheBiPod. Want to be included in future mail bag episodes, or just give us your thoughts? You can leave us a voicemail at (480) Hi Bi Pod (480-442-1763) or email us at hey@thebipod.com. The Bi Pod is hosted by Evan Chelsee and Christina Brown. This episode was edited and produced by Evan Chelsee. Our theme song is Coming Home by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. Ft: Analog By Nature.