Like a Virgin

Fran & Rose discuss the 1999 classic rich kid stepcest film Cruel Intentions Plus, love-watching The Last of Us, Poker Face, and the Gossip Girl Series Finale, and hate-watching Fleishman is in Trouble and Real Friends of WeHo tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you guys heard of the Hunger Games? Fran & Rose discuss the hit books/movies that apparently everyone but producer Phoebe knows and loves Plus, Fran's dispatch from Sundance, lots of Madonna news, gay hockey erotica in Rose's Book Corner, some Oscars talk and an Avatar debate tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose discuss The Last Movie Star, Julia Roberts, her laugh, her hair and her oeuvre: from My Best Friend's Wedding to her literally small role as Tinkerbell in Hook to Erin Brockovich to Eat, Pray, Love is she the last movie star? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

...is M3GAN Plus, Drag Race, Mayfair Witches and announcing Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin as the inaugural Like A Virgin Book Club read! tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once upon a time we made an episode about fairy tales and talked about everything from what Fran considers to be Carmen Diaz's best performance (Shrek) to the horny riddle guessing of Rumpelstiltskin to the secret gay life of Hans Christian Andersen Plus, Fran & Rose watched Matilda the Musical and Glass Onion and they each hated one and loved the other can you guess which?! what's your favorite fairy tale? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s that time of year when Fran & Rose synthesize not only their favorite albums/movies/shows of the year but also divulge their best purchases (get out the guillotine!!!), compare psilocybin, Lexapro, and other substances they ingested in 2022, and announce the winner of the highly coveted Azealia Banks Award for Longest Voice Memos happy new year virgins we love you tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Hanukkah, Virgins!! To celebrate the festival of lights, writer and director Jill Gutowitz joins Fran & Rose to talk about the 2017 Jewish lesbian film Disobedience that has nothing to do with Hanukkah but everything to do with spit, Mamma Mia and brown hair! Plus, takes on that other winter holiday, Christmas, and Titanique tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TRUE VIRGINS PLEASE TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY AND BE ENTERED TO WIN A VIRGIN HAT!!! Fran & Rose are joined by performer and podcast icon Macy Rodman to talk about gayming, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in all its iterations, and the Angelina of it all Plus, it's New SZA Season!!!, White Lotus & a quick mention of The Menu (no spoilers!) send us pics of your favorite big t!tty gaming avatar @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TRUE VIRGINS PLEASE TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY AND BE ENTERED TO WIN A VIRGIN HAT!!! Fran & Rose got stoned in the studio to talk about their enduring love affair with weed Plus, an important announcement about the format of this show!!, life updates, The Crown this episode puts the 420 in @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's officially The Holidays, so Fran & Rose are talking about the only holiday film worth watching, Lesbian Christmas Classic Carol. Plus, age gap relationship discourse & power dynamics, Cate & Rooney's careers more generally and who's a Carol and who's a Therese. Plus, Bones and All, new Weyes Blood, Wednesday thoughts and Disenchanted Are you a Carol or a Therese? tell us on our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose can turn any conversation — even one about a children's series rife with Christian symbolism — into a conversation about gay bestiality porn. That's right, today's episode is about Narnia, and covers all its adaptations including the 2005 movie that launched the careers of James McAvoy and Tilda Swinton, and the imagined gay illicit romances of Narnia's creator C.S. Lewis Plus, Black Panther conspiracy theories, Taylor Swift's antitrust army & getting sucked in to The Crown tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not gonna lie this ep is a weird one!! Fran & Rose's nastiest most personal unhinged takes on what is probably the most widely consumed media of all time... p0rn!! Plus, the Interview with the Vampire finale, The Crown, Young Royals and Lindsay Lohan's Netflix Christmas comeback what's your favorite niche p0rn category? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immerse yourself in mid-to-late aughts as Fran & Rose describe and revel in the finest fashion trends, tumblr pages and music of the most popular and enduring style movement from the Great Recession: indie sleaze Plus, Fran & Rose go to the movies to see Ticket to Paradise, and discuss sad gay period drama My Policeman what indie sleaze styles are you still wearing? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose catch up on everything they watched and listened to in October and haven’t previously discussed on the show including movies (Tár, Fran finally watched Carrie), new music (Willow, Carly Rae Jepsen), television (Interview with a Vampire, The Watcher, The Great British Baking Show), theater (Hadestown, Wuthering Heights) and a wild tangent about John Travolta what aren't we talking about that we should be? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heterosexuality is an underdeveloped desire and all vampires are queer. In the last installment of our special spooky season content, Fran & Rose explore the range and depth of vampire stories by discussing everything from creators of entire vampire worlds like Anne Rice to shows like True Blood and Adventure Time to movies like Let The Right One In Plus, the House of the Dragon finale and a FULL Midnights review what are your personal pros/cons of becoming a vampire? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. For the last installment of our Tuesday bonus eps in October: Jennifer's Body. Fran & Rose dig into why it flopped then, why it's a cult classic now, and why Jennifer and Needy's kiss is hot and completely justified. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who Megan Fox would be today if she weren't blacklisted because of Evil Man Michael BaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rose is down bad from covid so no news this week, which also means this episode contains even more of Fran & Rose discussing the work of Stephen King, most notably Carrie, It and The Shining, plus their source material, spinoffs & sequels what's your favorite Stephen property? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Fran & Rose take on the queerest, cultiest cult classic of all time: The Rocky Horror Picture Show tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who would play Frank N. Furter in your Rocky Horror rebootSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose were both Tim Burton stans at different junctures in their life, and while they are no longer stans because of... a lot of things that they get into... they break down the oeuvre of the Hollywood auteur most obsessed with big eyes Plus, they're live from New York with thoughts on this week's House of the Dragon, Smile and the new Interview with the Vampire series post about your guiltiest Tim Burton pleasure and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Rose pops Fran’s Silence of the Lambs cherry, and a conversation about the origin of our culture’s obsession with true crime and pathologizing serial killers ensues. Tangents include Fran’s Dahmer — Monster review and Rose's cannibalistic fantasies (she's a biter!) tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose are obsessed with witches. From early roots like the Wicked Witch of the West and Mad Madam Mim to Practical Magic to A24's The Witch and their own personal experience with witchcraft, today's episode is an exploration of the changing face of witches throughout pop culture history Plus, they dutifully saw Bros... and have some thoughts post your favorite witch and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. We're kicking off our special spooky season bonus content with a live watch of Hocus Pocus 2, intended to be consumed as you watch the long-awaited sequel, DVD Commentary style tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

nerrrrd alert 🚨 Fran & Rose are obsessed with Greek myths and their many contemporary literary adaptations, but don't worry it's mostly because of all the gay shit and jealous mommy vibes Plus, takes on non-ancient content including Pearl, X, Don't Worry Darling and this week's House of the Dragon tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us your favorite sex act from a Greek mythSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Liv Hewson of Yellowjackets fame joins Fran & Rose to discuss Sailor Moon, and together they cover A LOT of ground, wending from the Japanese animated series to The Powerpuff Girls, Tumblr culture, Florence + the Machine concerts, Shakespeare plays and everyone's favorite topic, The Lord of the Rings Plus, Fran & Rose's takes on this week's Selling the OC, The Rings of Power and House of the Dragon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose catch up on their current obsessions after what felt like an eternity of vacation. Topics include Ethel Cain, Kelela, Rina Sawayama, Prey, Jurassic World, Selling the OC, lots of gay romance novels and the headliner... The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power tell us what you're watching/listening to/reading by tagging our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You best start believing in ghost stories, Virgins... because you're in one: at last, an episode about the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl that changed Fran & Rose's lives forever Keira, Orlando, the abhorrent Johnny Depp (but mostly just his eyeliner), corsets, other horny pirate content and the aesthetic link between pirates and nonbinary people no "news" this week because we're still on semi-vacation, but back in full form next week! tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're on summer gaycay! So rather than being up on all the latest in pop culture news, Fran & Rose get personal and talk about how and why they are so beautiful. Post your beauty secrets and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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? Post about why all YOUR past relationships failed and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 post about how Moulin Rouge shaped you and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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) DM us Taylor PJ intel @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 DM book recs to our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 get tickets to Jes’s July 29 show in LA and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 send minions memes to our finsta @likeavirgin42069 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Pride is over (thank god) but you can still tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and TV writer Nori Reed joins Fran & Rose to discuss the acclaimed 2006 film turned most important movie of all time for the gay community: The Devil Wears Prada Can't talk about TDWP without sharing horrifying real-life tales from the trenches of internships in the illegitimate industries of media, fashion and art How the fashion industry has changed in a post-TDWP world, and what the 2022 would look like This week in music, Fran listened to Drake's new dance music album while shaving their entire body (and liked it), AND they have secrets to share about Beyonce's forthcoming album Plus, Fran & Rose's Ms. Marvel takes, fundamentalist Mormonism content and a Virgin syllabus for our upcoming Star Wars ep tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and BUY TICKETS to our live show in Brooklyn June 28th!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At long last, the Housewives episode. Fran & Rose's favorite franchises, seasons, housewives, iconic quotes and taglines What they've been watching: the new Star Wars show, more Ewan McGregor movies, The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Staircase (plus a quick herstory of the True Crime genre), Jurassic Park, Legendary's Dolce & Gabbana flop And listening to: Ctrl b-sides, Christina's Spanish language album tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and BUY TICKETS to our live show in Brooklyn June 28th!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian, writer & actor Caleb Hearon joins Fran & Rose to talk about his favorite murderer John Wayne Gacy and other fictional and real gay killers This opens the door to tangents about everything from Garth Brooks' Sasha Fierce-esque alter ego to Lorena Bobbitt's ex-husband's porno to The Silence of the Lambs Caleb actually would rather have talked about Julia Roberts  This podcast is hosted by a gay murderer  You DMed us the tea on All-Stars' glaring constructive criticism void This week, Rose watched Down with Love & Fran watched the 1996 101 Dalmatians  The Kate Bushaissance tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Sydnee Washington of Peak 2000s podcast joins Fran & Rose to talk about Paris Hilton and her groundbreaking show The Simple Life (with Nicole Richie, who was not Paris's first choice) It takes a turn into other leading ladies & chaos agents of 2000s culture and the reality TV genre: Jessica Simpson, LiLo, the Kardashians... Fran, Rose & Sydnee's Senior Superlatives Bimbo idiot culture & fighting girls Is Lourdes Leon the only interesting contemporary heiress? Downtown Abbey: A New Era and Top Gun: Maverick are in the running for Rose's movie of the year Fire Island is unquestionably the movie of the summer AND the century for all Fran & Rose exercise their newfound privilege to talk about Netflix content by praising the new Stranger Things tag our finsta likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Rogers guest stars in an iconic mashup of the Las Culturistas and Like A Virgin cinematic universes  To talk about: theme parks! Disney! Six Flags! Universal! Dollywood! All of them! Matt’s secret tip for skipping the lines at Universal Studios Orlando Lots of singing! A herstory of misguided ally bops 🎶 from Macklemore to Jewel 🎶 on the occasion of Kendrick’s new release Fran’s favorite show Legendary is back Jinkx’s Judy Garland snatch game was a religious experience  Harry Styles’s adult contemporary debut tag our finsta likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re giving the Virgins what they really want by finally speaking on allll things Lord of The Rings Fran & Rose’s Middle Earth alter egos J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis’s gay romance Elf dick + Hobbit hole? Is it Surreal or So Real? Dance Fever, obviously An Into the Woods review The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are Back tag our finsta likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🚨 There are Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilers in this episode! 🚨 Watching WandaVision together sealed Fran & Rose's friendship, so they saw Doctor Strange for Wanda and Wanda only  Multiverses in pop culture: Russian Doll, Everything Everywhere All At Once Cheryl Strayed's concept of the ghost ship, and Fran & Rose's personal multiverses She came on this bitch mad as hell What Sara Bareilles & Joni Mitchell have in common Anticipating A Strange Loop & Into the Woods on Broadway Are Fran & Rose queer fracking rich or just living beyond their means? tag our finsta likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fran & Rose are Nicole Kidman stans. Fran was in love from the moment their atheist bisexual bad girl neighbor showed him Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and Rose’s love for the redheaded witch aesthetic has its origins in Practical Magic. Today’s episode is dedicated to Nicole’s wigs, noses, and iconic performances, her very few flops, and her legacy of representation for beautiful, depressed women everywhere. Plus: bicoastal bagel discourse, Nicole's latest film The Northman, new queer teen media Heartstopper and Crush, and Selling Sunset. If you're a real fan you'll follow our finsta @likeavirgin42069!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast loves a 4 girls trying to find love and make it in the city show, and Girls — despite gestures wildly everything — is no exception. 10 years after its premiere, the girls are rewatching Girls, and Fran & Rose have 2022 takes on everything from Adam & Hannah's role plays to Jezebel's virulent fatphobia. And of course they argue about which Girl each other is. Plus, Fran & Rose hadn't watched the Drag Race finale at the time of recording because we had to record earlier than usual because of Fran's birthday (Happy Birthday Fran!) but they still have some opinions about it, Rose finished watching Our Flag Means Death, which got gayer, and Fran did some juicy original reporting about Omar Apollo's muse. If you're a real fan you'll follow our finsta @likeavirgin42069!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last time queers had real fun watching TV was in 2019, when Gay God gave us Are You The One? Season 8, known officially as the Sexually Fluid season and colloquially as the bisexual chⒶos slut takeover of an otherwise meh reality dating competition. Comedian Honey Pluton joins Fran & Rose to talk about all the cumming, advanced math and ✨growth✨ that occurred on this one-of-a-kind season of unhinged television.  Plus, JK Rowling’s latest mega flop doodoo caca movie & predictions (!!!) for the Drag Race season finale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.