Sex and the City S1E6: "Secret Sex"

The world has been blessed with another Lena Dunham memoir, and we’re here to discuss! Famesick adds a whole new dimension to the idea of Girls Rewatch as Lena reveals how her life was falling apart behind the scenes of Girls. We chat about the validation of a diagnosis, the paradox of keeping together on-screen friendships while having no time for friends of your own, and the mental toll of becoming an overnight success (the Chappell-Roanification of a writer.) Confirmed, it’s the perfect book to listen to while crying and cleaning your room! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girls Rewatch Podcast is taking a trip to Pittsburgh this week to discuss season 2 of The Pitt.  We take a look at the season as a whole, discussing the mental health journeys of the characters, how the ER is a mirror of America, and equally as important, Ogilvie’s gay undertones. We also discuss the pure joy of seeing Santos rip out Mel’s braid during karaoke, Dr. Robby’s abandonment issues, Whitaker's strange approach to his break room fight with Langdon, and the dedication of a certain sunburned performer. YOU OUGHTA KNOW!  Stop the guesswork and start something that works. Join Weight Watchers Core+ program for the ultimate weight loss support and better results at weightwatchers.com/GIRLSREWATCH ! Use code GIRLSREWATCH at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dana Donnelly of Midnight Milkshake Podcast and writer/ director of The Prospect puts on her anthropologist hat to discuss SATC S1E10, “The Baby Shower.” Our four ladies take a road trip to suburban Connecticut for ex-party girl Laney’s baby shower and bravely confront the idea of motherhood.  Samantha heats up her old slut rivalry with Laney and delivers her most iconic line (“you bitch!”) Charlotte laments her stolen baby name and 90s-style deletes her Pinterest board, Carrie misses her period and contemplates motherhood from a journalistic perspective, and Miranda shares a familial moment with Carrie in the condom aisle at the drug store.  We discuss how having a secure sense of identity can make you a better slut and mother, why being a goofy gal means you have the most natural sexual energy, the argument for throwing more events that celebrate not having a baby, and why Carrie should never open Excel. Use code GIRLSREWATCH at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan Carlino of spiritual sister podcast Feelin’ Girly joins us to discuss SATC S1E9, “The Turtle and the Hare.”  Samantha has a full trauma-response to being rejected and Queer Eyes a baldie with bad breath, Charlotte enters vibrator psychosis and orgasms for probably the first time in her life, Miranda stages a Rabbit intervention, and Carrie considers a lavender marriage to Stanford. We discuss how the best party favor at a wedding is a tailored piece of relationship advice, Stanford’s timeless struggle as a gay without “the gay look,” the 30’s panic of relationship musical chairs, and how an ugly guy approaching you at a bar is better than a lazy hottie's DM. Time to get off the apps and into the wild!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claire Parker from the Vox Media podcast Good Noticings and stand-up special 32, returns to the pod to discuss SATC S1E8, “Three’s a Crowd.” Big is having a blast playing games with Carrie about his book publisher ex-wife, Charlotte flirts with the idea of a threesome IRL and in her dreams, Samantha sleeps with a married man while still being a girl’s girl, and Miranda laments how her friends won’t go down on her in therapy. We discuss the continued DUFF treatment of Miranda, why you should beware men that tell you how pretty you are when pitching a threesome, and how it’s 4th wave feminism to be both stupid and a genius.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jo Firestone (of Broad City guest-star fame and author of upcoming sequel Sex on Murder Island) joins us to discuss SATC S1E7, “The Monogamists.”  Carrie discovers she isn’t exclusive with Mr. Big and taunts him with Justin Theroux (pt. i,) Charlotte does her best to avoid giving head, Miranda and Skipper hook up in a black box theater sans-sheets, and Samantha is secretly poly in the real estate market. We give Jo a run-down of the sexual bases in North v. South Brooklyn, discuss the politics of being on your phone while inside someone, and reveal why you can’t afford to be loyal when apartment-hunting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re keeping it in the family for this monumental episode of SATC S1E6 “Secret Sex,” an allegory for the gay experience.  Carrie goes on her date with Mr. Big in the tits-on-toast dress, Miranda does the ‘90s equivalent of going through your date's search history and finds a spanking fetish, Charlotte is, of course, being waspy and divulges about screwing a Hasidic folk artist, and Samantha is cool with it all.  Find out why you should never mess with a cheese monger, the argument for bringing back brick-and-mortar dates, and why kicking someone in the face is a great way to break the ice.  Justice for Libby!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Flynn is back for a third time to discuss Carrie’s unexpected $1000 pay-day, Miranda & Samantha’s debate on sex and power, and Charlotte’s nude modeling to seal an art deal in SATC Season 1 Episode 5, “The Power of Female Sex.” How has apple pay led to gay guy job erasure? Does shopping, in fact, release the creative spirit? Are all gallery girls secret freaks (Marnie, we’re looking at you…)? Find out on this episode, and go see Charlie Flynn’s ONE NIGHT ONLY hour at Union Hall on March 29th to see if he works his new bit into the show. Use code GIRLSREWATCH at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Our listeners get 15% off plus free shipping when they buy two or more pairs of prescription glasses at WarbyParker.com/GIRLSREWATCH — using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman from Exploration: LIVE! join us to compare and contrast the ladies of Girls and Sex and the City. Whether earnest or satirical, showing great friendships or ones that you should run away from, these shows captured certain truths for ladies everywhere. Natalie can’t believe the amount of good sex Samantha is having, Charlie reminds her to view the women as gay men, Evan argues Big is Adam, and everyone wishes Amelia good fortune on her inaugural SATC voyage. Our listeners get 15% off plus free shipping when they buy two or more pairs of prescription glasses at ⁠WarbyParker.com/GIRLSREWATCH⁠ — using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad Head to ⁠cozyearth.com and use out code GIRLSREWATCH for up to 20% off. And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, be sure to mention you heard about Cozy Earth right here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan O’Connell, creator and star of the Netflix show SPECIAL whose third book (INSPIRATION PORN) releases this spring, joins us to discuss SATC Season 1, Episode 4 “Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys.” We discuss how Ryan could simply never relate to the notion of dating younger as Carrie and Samantha attempt in this episode, Charlotte’s true-to-form fear of becoming the “up the butt girl,” and the inevitability of a Mr. Big dating one of your friends.  Our listeners get 15% off plus free shipping when they buy two or more pairs of prescription glasses at WarbyParker.com/GIRLSREWATCH — using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad Share a little extra love this February and wrap yourself—or someone you care about—in comfort that truly feels special. Head to cozyearth.com and use out code GIRLSREWATCH for up to 20% off. And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, be sure to mention you heard about Cozy Earth right here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices