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Bad QueersReal Fake News | Episode 203After a month of travel, we're back with a live-ish, fast-and-furious episode– we have a LOT to cover. Fake news got exposed this week as Media Matters released their study on The New York Times anti-trans misinformation in their reporting. The madness of March is upon us and hasn't disappointed, we talk the first two rounds of the Women's BBall tourney and Sweet 16 predictions. Plus we button up this season of Love is Blind with our final thoughts on the finale and reunion.Shoutouts:Shana: Tuesday Harper: Author, creative, and entrepreneur who writes lov...2024-04-0151 min

Fig Widow CastThe Power of Narrative w. Kim RooneyTW: this episode mentions sexual assault Hiya! In this episode, I talk with Kim Rooney 高小荣, about writing about our trauma, truth in creative and journalistic writing, and being an "expert." where to follow me: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Pod Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Substack 2024-02-2859 min

Fig Widow CastMothers and mothers and mothersTW: parent loss In this episode I read to you poems about mothers. register for my reading on February 20 2024-02-0841 min

Fig Widow CastRoom for All of Us w. Shelli NicoleIn this episode, I talk with my dear friend, writer, editor, and critic extraordinaire, Shelli Nicole! where to follow me: Instagram Pod Instagram Twitter Bluesky Substack 2023-12-051h 11

Fat Guy, Jacked GuyDissecting Nu Metal's Cultural Chokehold with Dani JanaeThis week, we have a special guest with us to discuss the brief moment in the sun nu metal had at the very beginning of our decade for this season, 2003 - 2013. Dani shares the evolution of her relationship to nu metal as a young person, her thoughts on nu metal's impact on us & American culture, & what it was like to grow up & grow out of listening to it. We also have a few laughs at the expense of these bands, as well! You can find Dani on Instagram, Substack, or at her website. You can also listen...2023-11-281h 02

Fig Widow Castfor Palestinethis episode I read you poems by Palestinian poets. Baffler Palestine Issue 2023-11-0739 min

Blue Eyes Crying By The ChipsCrying Walking Backwards in the Rain Listening to L.T.D with dani janaewe are BACK baby. Once again, the peoples podcast about crying. The most popular podcast about crying. This time with my guest, one of my absolute favourite people and brilliant writer Dani Janae!Dani and I talk about learning to arrive at our emotions, processing why we cry to the songs that we love, and crying listening to L.T.D. You'll love it.You can find Dani on Twitter and a lot of her work through her Linktree, as well as her Newsletter In the episode we talk about two pieces she...2023-11-0332 min

Fig Widow Castfor LouiseRIP Louise Gluck 2023-10-1733 min

Fig Widow CastWhat We Knowtw: this podcast contains discussions of sexual assault In this poem I read to you poems by survivors. Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Instagram: instagram.com/figwidowcast Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow B luesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-10-1051 min

Fig Widow CastGrief is the Thing w. K. IverIn this episode, I talk more about music, I read to you from Lucille Clifton's Blessing the Boats, and talk to the uber-talented and wonderful K. Iver about their debut collection, Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco! Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Instagram: instagram.com/figwidowcast Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-10-0356 min

Fig Widow CastDani v. Dani w. Dani LamorteThis week I talk to you about my music obsessions, read to you from Camille T. Dungy, and talk to artist, writer, and performer Dani Lamorte! Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Instagram: instagram.com/figwidowcast Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-09-261h 09

Fig Widow CastIt's Fig SeasonThere's no guest this week, but it is my second favorite time of year, fig season. In celebration, I read you a bunch of fig poems from everyone from Louise Gluck to a special someone. Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-09-1243 min

Fig Widow CastFiggy Poems w. Elly BelleIn this episode, I read to you from Words Under the Words by Naomi Shihab Nye, and talk to poet and writer Elly Belle! Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-09-051h 23

Fig Widow CastLesbian Musings w. Alicia MountainIn this episode, I read to you from Head Off and Split by Nikki Finney, talk about lesbian elders, and interview Alicia Mountain about her new book, Four In Hand. Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-08-291h 08

Fig Widow CastLegacy Legacy w. Willie Kinard IIIThis episode I talk legacy, read Camille T. Dungy, and talk to Willie Lee Kinard III about their new book Orders of Service available for pre-order now. The audio during Willie's readings is a little choppy which I apologize for! Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-08-221h 06

Fig Widow CastBegin Again w. Dior J. StephensIn this episode, I talk about podcasts some more, read to you from Kaveh Akbar's Pilgrim Bell, and talk to poet Dior J. Stephens about beginnings and their new collection of poems Cruel/Cruel. Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-08-151h 08

Fig Widow CastIn HandTW: this episode discusses sexual assault hey babes, we are back with episode 2 where I discuss the making of my new manuscript, sexual assault, and writing through big trauma. I also read to you from Alicia Mountain's new collection Four In Hand. the website where you can find poems: figwidow.com Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-08-0857 min

Fig Widow Castwe back in this b*tch!tw: episode contains mentions of sexual assault. At long last, after 3 years of waiting, I'm back! In this episode we catch up after a long hiatus, I read to you, I tease episodes to come. the website where you can find poems: figwidow.com Instagram: instagram.com/bell.biv.dahoe Twitter: twitter.com/figwidow Bluesky: danijanae.bsky.social Substack: danijanae.substack.com 2023-08-0149 min

The Barry and Joe ShowReign LaFreniere @bluphoriabandAbout Bluphoria: Now based in Nashville, Bluphoria formed in 2019 after Reign moved to Eugene to study film at the University of Oregon. During his sophomore year, Reign met Dakota Landrum (20-year-old rhythm guitarist and background vocalist), another University of Oregon student, "the only other black guy in the area,” at a party they were both attending. Rex Wolf (22-year-old bassist and background vocalist), a music major at the University of Oregon, and Reign met shortly after through Instagram and the band released their debut EP Alone in June 2020, and double A-side Landfills & Bottlecaps (featuring the songs “Something More” and “Conscien...2023-03-3129 min

City Cast PittsburghHow to Find a Partner in PghIf you’ve been striking out on the dating apps, some small adjustments to your profile might be the way to help you find love. We’re bringing back an episode with journalist and poet, Dani Janae, for her tips to find romantic love — or even a budding friendship — just by being yourself. Plus, check out a Valentine’s Day love letter from our listeners and newsletter readers answering why they fell in love with Pittsburgh. Read Dani's original piece here.Want some more Pittsburgh news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning n...2023-02-1414 min

Bad QueersGetting what I need (w/ Dani Janae from Autostraddle) I Episode 140This week we welcome writer Dani Janae from Autostraddle. We discuss growing up queer in Pittsburgh, the top 5 fictional characters that influenced our queerness and reviewed The White Lotus and The L Word: Generation Q. We broke down whether we felt "the gay voice" was real and representation in writing. Shoutouts:Shana: The San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition for hosting their first Black LGBTQ Human Book Experience. This will happen February 11th at 3 pm. The Black LGBTQ Human Book Experience is an interactive learning experience where readers can ask our human books...2023-01-161h 15

Bad QueersKris's Baby Beyoncé Update I Episode 129Kris returns to give us an update on Baby Beyoncé and what it's like to be a parent. Trans rights are up for debate this election season, and we have John's (Oliver and Stewart) showing their allyship. Is it a bad queer opinion to enjoy your long distance relationship? Susie Carmichael should be the next LGBTQ+ cartoon character.Shoutouts:Shana: TransClinique: Uses telemedicine to create a virtual concierge gender affirming clinic that provides convenient, high quality care to Trans and non-binary folks - and they did this adorable video of trans kids and their p...2022-10-241h 10

No Simple RoadReign LaFreniere of Bluphoria: Taking ChancesWe are so excited to have Bluphoria's guitarist Reign LaFreniere as our guest on No Simple Road This week! Bluphoria is a pop-rock/alternative band, with psychedelic and southern rock influences originally based out of Eugene, Oregon but now hailing from Nashville, Tennessee!LaFreniere, 22, along with Dakota Landrum [19, rhythm guitar, background vocals], Dani Janae [20, drums, background vocals], and Rex Wolf [21, bass, background vocals], are that rare collective who have figured out early on in their career how to combine rock, blues, alternative, pop, and psychedelia into a kaleidoscopic signature style of their own design. After spending...2022-09-232h 09

Jrodconcerts: The PodcastAlt-Rock Band: BluphoriaWelcoming Reign LaFreniere, lead vocalist and guitarist for Bluphoria, a young band making big waves in the music world. LaFreniere, 22, along with Dakota Landrum [19, rhythm guitar, background vocals], Dani Janae [20, drums, background vocals], and Rex Wolf [21, bass, background vocals], are that rare collective who have figured out early on in their career how to combine rock, blues, alternative, pop, and psychedelia into a kaleidoscopic signature style of their own design. After spending two years amassing hundreds of thousands of streams independently and packing houses in the Pacific Northwest, the band took to the studio to pay homage...2022-08-1514 min

City Cast PittsburghHappy Valentine's Day, PittsburghDating in Pittsburgh is hard enough — and getting on the apps is like, a whole other thing. What pictures do you post? What should you say? Are like, mask selfies ok? There’s a lot to figure out, but not to worry—Pittsburgh City Paper arts and culture writer Dani Janae is here to help you get all the dates. Plus, an estimated 11,000 love locks will be cut off the Clemente Bridge today in advance of restoration work. We've got a tribute to all the Pittsburghers who locked their love and threw away (or lost!) the key.Read Dan...2022-02-1419 min

Wait, Is This A Date?1.05 Best Sex EverOur episode topic this week is Best Sex Ever so we are talking about… the best sex we’ve ever had! We’re joined by Autostraddle writer, poet, and journalist Dani Janae as we get into some steamy anecdotes followed by an in-depth discussion about what makes good sex good. And we spend a lot of time on Drew’s sexual hang ups that she may or may not have actually done a lot of work on this summer! Come for the lesbian movie-themed game, stay for the coming. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @waitisthisadate SUP...2021-09-0857 min

Fig Widow CastTo MarsThis week I just read you poems from Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds and You Don't Have To Go To Mars For Love by Yona Harvey 2020-11-241h 02

Fig Widow CastEvolutions and Exorcisms with Gia FagnelliThis week i read to you from the Wild Iris, talk horror movies with myself, and sit down with Gia Fagnelli to talk his new project, Exorcism Exhibition. Follow Gia @giafagnelli on everything 2020-10-061h 23

Fig Widow CastCuz I Eats A Lotta Vegetablesthis episode I talk with myself about Khadijah Queen, Ratched, and jealousy!2020-09-2959 min

Fig Widow CastUnnatural DevicesThis week is another reading week where I bring you poems by Toi Derricotte, Patricia Smith, and Lauren Alleyne 2020-09-011h 00

Fig Widow CastHow To Write a BookThis week I read from two new collections of poetry and talk about how to know if you have a book in your nest of poems! Books mentioned: Diana Khoi Nguyen - Ghost of & Michael Lee - The Only Worlds We Know 2020-08-181h 12

Everyone Sucks HereA Poet's Guide to Course Correcting feat. Dani JanaeIn this episode Jerome & Brian talk to poet Dani Janae about the role poetry in social movements, sex work, prison abolition and the difference between punitive and rehabilitative justice. The boys then do a semi-deep dive on the history of LGBTQ rights in Cuba and compare the differences between how a socialist country and a capitalist one acknowledge and correct their mistakes.2020-08-071h 14

Fig Widow CastExquisite and SublimeThis week I'm recovering from an illness so all I do is read to you.2020-07-2857 min

Fig Widow CastWhorantine DiariesIn this episode we get XXX rated! I talk about Nicole Dennis Behn's "Here Comes The Sun", more Natalie Diaz, and writing about my favorite topic: sex! Follow my unstoppable bop playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5OjnVGtgDuKF62Bw3kGyim?si=h6kTMhD0SxCgPRWFtOTqrw 2020-07-141h 11

Fig Widow CastStay BlackIn this episode I talk about Natalie Diaz, how to write a poem for a revolution, and everything I’ve been reading and writing this week.2020-07-071h 05

Fig Widow CastThe Roniafter the world's longest hiatus, I'm back to talk about Coronavirus, Justin Phillip Reed, and creativity in the time of a pandemic. This weeks book shoutouts are: The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters The Malevolent Volume - Justin Phillip Reed Zami - Audre Lorde 2020-06-3048 min

Girls, Guts, and GialloThe Haunting (1963)Autostraddle writer Dani Janae joins me to discuss the queer themes in this classic horror flick. A great watch for going crazy in your house during quarantine! 2020-04-101h 04

Fig Widow CastIts in the RhythmI’m talking more Paige Lewis this week, poetry’s oral history and how to get started in the performance poetry scene 2020-02-0451 min

Fig Widow CastGroin Kicks w/ Alecia McKeeThis week I talk about unreliable narrators, poet Paige Lewis, and Krav Maga with Trainer Alecia McKee 2020-01-211h 07

Fig Widow CastKidz Trap w/ Brittney ChanteleI talk about Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar, Caroline Palochek, ands it down with friend Brittney Chantele to talk about her new project The Golden Opportunity. Get tickets to the album drop show on February 22nd, 2020 at the Thunderbird Cafe!2020-01-071h 16

Fig Widow CastAnother Goddamn Year End ListI recap the books I read in 2019 and give you my top 5 2019-12-2458 min

Fig Widow CastSweet Freaks w/ Sarah Elaine SmithThis week I get real personal about my love of Emily Dickinson and talk to channel to the divine, Sarah Elaine Smith about poetry, fiction, and the mystery of the desert.2019-12-171h 31

Fig Widow CastDelphine Steals the ShowThis week I get personal about how I would die for Delphine, gush over Mary Ruefle, and call you out for being a bad friend to yourself 2019-12-0348 min

Fig Widow CastLil thiccy and Big Fig w/Key GabrielThis week I recap Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips, poetry as change with Toi Derricotte, and I talk with my dear friend Key Gabriel @_gabzart_ about their work 2019-11-261h 11

Fig Widow CastThe Other WomanThe Muse. Who is she? Why is she so alluring? Why you should ignore her (sometimes)! This week I read from Nikola Madzirov's Remnant of Another Age and talk about everyone's favorite mistress, the Muse.2019-11-1955 min

Fig Widow CastIt’s in the Cards w/ Ki11erpancakeThis week I talk Esmé Weijun Wang, Donika Kelly, and Gabriel Garzón-Montano. I sit down with Genevieve Barbee-Turner of Ki11erpancake to talk about tarot, spooky shit, Pittsburgh, and illustration. Follow Genevieve at @ki11erpancake_illustration on IG. Check out her website at Ki11erpancake.com 2019-11-121h 25

Fig Widow CastSome Sort of Vegetable Casseroleits a free for all. I talk vacation, Kingdom Animalia, The Collected Schizophrenia’s by Esmé Weijun Yang. The library audiobook app is Overdrive or Libby. It’s Election Day, vote Lisa Middleman 2019-11-0553 min

Fig Widow CastWe Eatin Good w/ Eric PilgramThis week I talk about Aracelis Girmay, Shirley Jackson, turning 27 and FOOD with my Taurus bae and chef pal Eric Pilgram 2019-10-291h 04

Fig Widow CastAnansi Said We Ain’t FriendsDiscussing myths and lore around spiders and why I consider them to be the most creative beings of all time. I also talk about what I’m reading: Michelle McNamarra’s book, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, and revisiting the poems of Louise Glück 2019-10-221h 08

Fig Widow CastSpooky Slut TalkThis episode I talk about Bassey Ikpi’s book, I’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying, read some poems by Mary Ruefle, and wax poetic about my love of horror. You can read more of my thoughts on horror on my blog at figwidow.com follow me on Instagram to watch my 31 days of Halloween celebration, with streaming every Tuesdays and Saturdays. Also the movie I incorrectly attributed to Michael Kennedy was by Sam Wineman and it’s called “The Room”! Attend Brittney’s event "A Fire on Venus" Oct 17 @ 8pm and Oct 18 @ 8pm. Theme done by Djor who you can fol...2019-10-1547 min

Fig Widow CastWrite for Your LifeThis week I talk about making a living as a writer, my writing process, how I overcome writer's block and get to a finished product. This week’s recommendations: Odes to Lithium by Shira Erlichman. Dunce by Mary Ruefle What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young. You can follow my artist friend Key @_gabzart_on Instagram 2019-10-0835 min

Fig Widow CastThe Library is Open (always!)This episode is about reading: what I’m reading, how I’ve developed healthy reading habits as an adult and how you can too.2019-10-0135 min