BDE (Big Dyke Energy)

Uranus, my anus, anus squares oh my! Rose and Gala do a little reconnaissance, recovering from eclipses, uncovering the influence of Jupiter on Uranus and what the American (Student) Spring has to do with it, and welcoming another season of dis/content. Come for the astro insights and student solidarity, stay for a Love Lies Bleeding review and other horny gay stuff.

It's been a long time, we shouldn't have left you... without a dope pod to enjoy. Missy Misdemeanor references aside, we mean to keep showing up for you. But, how to show up as if nothing has changed when everything has changed? How to reconcile the healing self with the self in the burning room?  With the passing of our depressive episodes and the turning of the wheel into Aries season, we invite you to join us as we grapple with the disparity of creating art in such a destructive time. To inspire us and lead us into this terribly beautiful terrain--we look to none other than Aries Supreme Tracy Chapman, whose brief (but mighty) return to public consciousness is the sign we've all been waiting for. Are there ga(y)mes? Certainly play is a part of it? Are there gripes? What's a dyke without one? Are you ready? Then listen up!

Deep in Virgo season, Rose and Gala reappear to reap the seeds that Venus Rx and Mercury Rx have sown. What's on the table this harvest season? A medley of astrology roots. We're talking sisters and we don't mean beans and corn. What do Capricorn and a Cancer have in common? What's Leo got that Aquarius hasn't got? How likely is it to find an Aries and a Libra chilling in the same room? What is the sign of soup? Gather round as we stir the pot and add a dash of creative chaos. Did you think a Virgo season episodes would be tidy and tight? Mutables like Virgos contain multitudes, my dudes. Here, along theVirgo/ Pisces axis, we know that love of the process is a profound and sacred love. Do we talk about pets and illness? 6th house says YES. Do we play an absurd lesbionic survival game with hypothetical scenarios? Who would we be if we didn't?

On this episode of BDE, Rose and Gala delve into the depths of this season’s dramatic Venus Rx transit using the common language of trashy television. If deciphering all this transit talk has got you in a tizzy, take heart and tune in as we take our astro advice and stick it to the dykes, deviants, and delightful normies on N*tflix’s Queer Ultimatum. De-stress with our arm-chair relationship psychology banter chased with a rousing game of “would you rather?” In a world of Venusian ultimatums, would you rather have Aussie call you "mate" during sex or let Mildred's stylist do your hair? We answer the tough questions so you don’t have to… because we love you as only a sapphic (devotee of Venus) can!

This is an episode dedicated to Poker Face, a practically perfect new show starring Natasha Lyonne (who is also an executive producer). An episodic murder mystery, the only real crime this show commits is heterosexual camp. It’s a good thing we’re here to Scooby the crew, pull off their masks, and unveil the homosexual energy that hides behind them. Stay tuned for astrological games, sapphic nostalgia, and a hearty dose of fanfare. Spoilers galore, beware all who enter here.

Saturn has shifted into Pisces and —while all the Saturn in Aquarius babes are taking a deep breath—our Saturn in Pisces pals are getting ready for life school. What’s a dyke got to learn from the lord of time and discipline under the sign of intuition and fluidity? Can a person known for boundlessness learn to set boundaries? Settle in and ponder these imponderables with us as we talk Saturn Return dos and don’ts. Join us as we consult the gnostic Saturn Rx texts otherwise known as lesbian books, albums, and movies made for dykes in their late 20s. Get in homos, we’re giving the shapeless shape in this episode of BDE!

Nipping at the heels of awards season, Rose and Gala are here to talk Tár and tarnished protagonists. A little bit of kvetch and a lot of klatch, there’s a game of sapphic villain top-bottom-vers to keep our spirits gay after asking the hard questions: What makes a villain juicy? What makes a straight cis man decide to make a movie about a lesbian predator? What makes a straight cis woman choose the role? Is the world short on narratives that cast queer people in a predatory light? Kick it with us as we dream up a lavender menace worth the price of our salt.

There’s a good chance that if you were a dyke in the early aughts, then a Tegan and Sara song has the power to open up a deep well of nostalgia and possibly even regret in you. In this month’s episode, Rose and Gala harness that power for their own purposes, roping you into a Tegan and Sara retrospective chord by opening chord. Listen in your living room as we debate which hit songs belong to which signs. Let us get back in your head with an accompanying Spotify playlist :) …Celebrate the first true representation of soft butches wearing thermals under band shirts in High School (tv show based on Tegan & Sara’s teen years co-created by Clea DuVall). If those two topics don’t satiate you, enjoy a clever meal of dyketastic comparisons in the form of a game we’re calling “Sisters or ‘Sisters’.” Listen along to our picks for each sign here :)

There's no crying in baseball, and no clams in the dugout. But there are clam-diggers! What? Haven’t heard that old chestnut in a while? Well strap in because this episode, devoted to late summer’s best stone fruit (blues?)—the Georgia Peaches, is packed with old things made new again. Tune in from the bleachers as Rose and Gala each take a swing at the astrological make-up of the cast of the new A League of Their Own. Throw back some stale popcorn while Rose methodically (Virgo-ically?) rounds the bases and watch out for Gala’s Libra-fueled curve balls. Make sure to let us know if we hit it out of the ballpark!

Friendship bracelets, field trips, team sports, and sporty sandals… is there anything gayer than summer camp? In this brand spanking new episode of BDE, Rose and Gala make the case for summer camp as a homosexual root and a faggy foray. Swing a while in the sapphic hammock of lesbian yearning and discontent, reminisce about the days when no-talent shows were a drag dream and the bounds of Orthodox Jewish camp were no match for a budding young dyke. Play along as we top, bottom, vers our way through all the summer camp signifiers. What’s toppier? Dr. Pepper Chapstick or event-themed T-shirts? Tune in and find out!