Bicons Podcast

We're back! For our comeback episode, we're discussing the Peacock masterpiece, We Are Lady Parts. This 6 episode season introduces our main character, Amina, to a punk rock Muslim girl group she reluctantly joins in hopes of being set up with her bandmates brother. We Are Lady Parts is hilarious and heartfelt with a killer soundtrack. In this episode, we focus on queercoding, the future of the show, and the refreshing representation of Muslim women.

Buckle in kids--cause we have a lot to say about Euphoria season 2. Oh brother... from Cassie and Nate, to Lexi's lifechanging play, there's A LOT to dissect. Join us and tell us what you think after that crazy season finale. 

Happy new years to the gorgeous gorgeous girls still processing 2020! If you need a feel good holiday movie, the late Satoshi Kon has yet another masterpiece. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) follows Gin, Miyuki, and Hana-- a trans woman who is determined to reunite a baby girl with her parents after being abandoned in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. 2.4 million/10 stars tbh. 

Comedian Mae Martin stars in a semi-autobiographical limited series about queer relationships, addiction, and trauma. Mae's character starts the series in a relationship with George, someone who is just exploring that they might not be straight after all. If you're looking for a satisfying and heartfelt ending, this is it. 10/10 stars. And if you like us, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts and share with your local gays!

We're back and spookier than ever. For Halloween 2021, the bicons are discussing how a movie that flopped in it's time is now a beloved wlw film. If you don't  think Jennifer's Body is pure cinema, listen to this episode & it might change your mind. If you'd like to support The Bicons Podcast, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcast and share with you local lesbi-gays!

We're back! With a brand new episode about the Netflix Original adaptation of "I'm Not Okay With This." The mini series follows Syd who, grieving a year after her dad died, discovers that not only is she gay, but she has superpowers? We're talking high school drama, hijinks, heteronormativity, and why Netflix doesn't support queer stories. If you enjoyed, please, as always, share with your local gays! Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts--it's the best way to help!

do you enjoy queer WOC representation? male gale analysis? gothic cinematography? discussing wlw tropes? tune in this week with an all-new new an improved bicons podcast episode! this week we’re discussing The Handmaiden by Park Chan-Wook. Don’t forget to check out our website biconspodcast.com/listen for show notes & sources! If you enjoyed, please leave us a 5 star rating nd share with your local gays.

For this week's episode of the Bicons Podcast, we're covering Michaela Coel's critically acclaimed series--I May Destroy You. The show delves into the recovery of sexual assault from our main character's perspective, Arabella and her best friends Kwame & Terry. As the series goes on, we learn that sexual assault is a lot more insidious and a lot more common. I May Destroy You doesn't pull any punches. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and tender. Stream it on HBO now!

Join us for Nowruz--Happy Persian New Year! We're back again for another bonus episode. In this months Bi The Way, we rant about the Vlog Squad drama and why we need deplatforming--not just cancelling. To celebrate Nowruz, we read our New Year's fortunes. Finally, what's a better way to get to know us than us oversharing from our natal charts? As always, if you liked this episode. please rate, review, and subscribe. 

#Gaslight #Gatekeep #Girlboss. America Psycho meets Oceans 8 in this Netflix original, I Care A Lot. Gone Girl's Rosamund Pike stars as Marla Grayson alongside Eiza Gonzalez as her girlfriend, Fran. The couple makes a living defrauding elderly people by forcing them under Marla's legal guardianship. This week, the bicons break down how, above all else, I Care A Lot is a satirical commentary on white feminism and the girlboss phenomena. We'd love if you let us know what you think by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! For more, you can follow us on IG @biconspodcast and Twitter @biconspod. And as always, share with your local gays!

Welcome back to another episode of Natalie Morales please top me. This week, we rave about the Netflix original, Dead to Me, starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. Described as a traumedy, found family and gay undertones come together for Dead to Me; It follows Jen Harding (Applegate) and Judy Hale (Cardellini) after their lives become forever intertwined following a series of tragedies and, well, murders. Will Jen and Judy end up together? Will Michelle return for the last season? Let's discuss! If you enjoyed the episode, please rate, review, & subscribe. As always, share with your local gays! IG @biconspodcast, Twitter @biconspod.

We're never eating peaches again. This time around the bicons discuss the film with nothing short of a cult following, Call me by Your Name--a gay story set in a 1980's Italian summer. It often gets compared to Portrait of a Lady on Fire (which we covered in episode 8) because of the small details, symbolism, and parallels to mythology. Tune in to hear us debate age-appropriate relationships, color theory, and more jokes about armie hammer. If you enjoyed this weeks episode please rate, review, and subscribe--and as always, share with your local gays! Follow us on IG @biconspodcast and Twitter @biconspod. 

Welcome to the first episode of Bi the Way--a new monthly bonus episode where we talk about what we're watching, pop culture news, and maybe take a little quiz here and there. For our first #BTW we complain about how the Golden Globes snubbed Michaela Cole for 'I may Destroy You'. Is Arm & Hammer...yk... a serial killer? Finally, we take a quick lgbt pop culture trivia quiz. Next week, we're back to our regularly scheduled program with Broad City. 

We're back at it again with Euphoria 2.0! This time, we're focusing on the absolute masterpiece "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob" - the Jules special. This is the first episode we don't see through Rue's eyes. Instead, we get to see just how much Jules has been going through and what lead to her leaving Rue at the train station to run away.  This perfect counterpart to the Rue special last month starts with 4 straight minutes of Jules life flashing before her eyes all set to Liability by Lorde. We hope you check the rest out for yourselves. If you enjoyed, please rate, review, & subscribe. And as always, share with your local gays!

This week the Bicons talk about how being bisexual isn't always fun. Often, we're in pretty precarious standing both in an out of the LQBTQUI+ community. In THE BISEXUAL, writer, director, and actress, Desiree Ahkavan, proves that coming of age and coming out happen several times in a queer person's life. Listen along as we talk about one of the most overt and authentic representations of bisexuality. If you enjoyed, rate, review, and subscribe & as always... share with gays in your area.  To get a head up about future episode, you can  follow us on IG (@biconspodcast) and Twitter (@biconspod).

The Half of It is the fresh-faced queer love story that taught us all we need to know about love, friendship, and yearning. Quietly revolutionary, Alice Wu takes us on a modern gay female journey through the lens of a first generation Chinese teenager, Ellie Chu. If you enjoyed this episode, please spread the word to you local gays by rating, reviewing, and subscribing. Please follow us on IG (@biconspodcast) and Twitter (@biconspod).

Raise your hand if you would never leave Kirsten Stewart eating alone. This week, the bicons talk about the new holiday film, Happiest Season, created by the lesbian icon herself, Clea DuVall. Following the familiar, loveable romcom formula, Happiest Season grapples with the all too known feeling of a closeted queer kid going home for the holidays and what it means if your partner can't come out. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. You can follow us on IG (@bicospodcast) and Twitter (@biconspod). Don't forget to share with your local gays. 

Skins UK but make it A24. Euphoria is the gritty, dark, & glossy HBO original that tackles drug addiction, abuse, mental health & what it means to be Gen Z. If you enjoyed the episode please rate, review, & subscribe--and share with your local gays. You can follow on IG (@biconspodcast) and Twitter (@biconspod).

This week the bicons celebrate the mini-series, Hollywood on Netflix. I's not just a what could've been story--it's a what should have been. The show incorporates intersections of race, sexuality, class--you name it! And spoiler alert! It has a happy ending. If you enjoyed this episode, please support the Bicons Podcast by sharing with your friends and leaving a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Visit biconspodcast.com/resources to find ways you can contribute to Black Lives Matter, First Nations Support, and LGBTQI+ outreach. 

The story of Orpheus & Eurydice brought to life in this lesbian reimagining. POALOF is an all around cinematic masterpiece while telling one of the most sweet and sophisticated love stories. Follow us on Instagram (biconspodcast) and Twitter (biconspod) for updates on future episodes. If you enjoyed, share with your friends and leave a 5-star review for even better content to come! Here's to being anything but straight :)

You can't kill their spirit, but these cheerleaders can steal your girl. All Cheerleaders Die has got it all: witches, body switching, vampires, and teenage girls killing predators. Get in the mood for Halloween and watch a good ol' comedy horror with the bicons. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review. It really is the best way to help. You can also find us @biconspodcast on IG and @biconspod on Twitter for updates about future episodes! Stay gay theydies. 

Here's to all the theydies waiting for their sarcastic cottage core gardener girlfriend. In this first ever Halloween special, we gush about the gay ghost anthology show, The Haunting of Bly Manor--the second series following The Haunting of Hill House.  The book-to-screen adaptations by Mike Flannigan beautifully tell stories of grief and love while simultaneously sending a chill down your spine. If you enjoyed the Bicon's episode, please share with your friends & leave a 5-star review for a shoutout on a future episode! Find us @biconspod on twitter and @biconspodcast on IG for show updates! 

How y'all feeling after that finale? Well we've got some opinions. The 100 is not only one of the most popular CW shows off all time, but it gave the LGBT community one of the most important representations through badass BISEXUAL lead, Clarke Griffin.  Give us a listen, share with your friends, and leave us a 5-Star review if you enjoy our show. After that, whatever the hell we want! Please checkout our resources page at biconspodcast.com/resources where you can find information about voting, Black Lives Matter, and LGBTQI+ outreach. 

For the bifurious amongst us. This week, the bicons prove that you can be critical of the movies you love. We're breaking down the bisexual representation in Scott Pilgram vs. the World where our protagonist goes head to head with his new girlfriend's 7 evil exes (NOT ex-boyfriends). If you like the show, please follow us on Twitter (@biconspod) and Instagram (@biconspodcast). Also leave us a 5-star review for a shoutout on the show!

“This is a love story.” …Well, kind of. Today we’re exploring Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dry-wit novella, Fleabag. It’s a lesson on how to come to terms with yourself, and how to balance the good, the and, and the ugly of being a modern woman. Looking for more? Leave us a 5 star review and follow us at @biconspodcast on IG / @biconspod on Twitter. 

It's the being born into an immigrant family and killing your spirit trying to live up to their standards for me. Desiree Akhavan is the bi big sister we never knew we needed. In <em>Appropriate Behavior</em> Akhavan explores being queer in a conservative family, putting her own relationship at risk for staying in the closet, and the nuances of being an Iranian woman in America. Buckle up, because this one hits home.  If you like us, please consider leaving us a 5-star review, follow us on IG @biconspodcast, and Twitter @biconspod. Oh, and spread the word to your local gays. 

Dan Levy really said we don't need homophobia to make a gay story real. Schitt's Creek presents to you perhaps one of the best dressed pansexual characters in television to date. As Dan's character David Rose said, "I like the wine, but not the label." It really can be that simple. If you like us, please leave a 5-Star review, follow us on IG @biconspodcast, and Twitter @biconspod. Oh, and spread the word to your local gays theydies.  

Coming of age but make it gay. This episode, the Bicons break down Atypical. Even though Casey is in a caring relationship with Evan, there's just something about her new best friend Izzie. Atypical mostly focuses on her autistic brother Sam's life and growth, but Casey's love life proves to be a fresh spin on the love triangle and a rare refreshing representation of bisexuality. If you like us, please leave a 5-Star review, follow us on IG @biconspodcast, and Twitter @biconspod. Oh, and spread the word to your local gays.

Bicons is here! The podcast for people who... can't sit right? have a favorite flannel? drink too much iced coffee? If you know, you know. We're officially here to break down your favorite bisexual and queer representations in film & tv. In our premiere episode, we talk about what bisexuality means to us and why we wanted to start this podcast. If you enjoy, please leave us a 5-Star review, subscribe, & follow us on IG (@bicondpodcast). Spread the word to your local gays theydies.