Episodes

  • Episode 358: The Rules of Attraction

    Episode 358: The Rules of Attraction
    Jul 5 2026
    Melisa and Alli answer a listener email about their attraction to masc women vs. femme after coming out. Also, is there a power dynamic when kissing?

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    38 mins
  • Episode 357: Three Plus One

    Episode 357: Three Plus One
    Jun 28 2026
    This week Alli and Melisa explore the "3+1" theory from Simon Sinek which says that relationships require three core pillars of compatibility combined with one external factor -- Intellectual Compatibility, Emotional Compatibility, Creative/Sexual Compatibility and the key factor, Circumstances.

    Learn more about Simon Sinek here.

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    37 mins
  • Episode 356: Meet Liliana Bakhtiar (Atlanta City Council Member)

    Episode 356: Meet Liliana Bakhtiar (Atlanta City Council Member)
    Jun 21 2026
    Trigger Warning: Episode mentions rejection of trans kids, a violent murder, and self harm

    Liliana Bakhtiar -- the first queer Muslim person to be elected in Georgia and the first non-binary councilmember of a major U.S. city -- joins the show to speak about issues currently facing the residents of Atlanta. Liliana also shares their upbringing in a family of political refugees and immigrants, their coming out story and how their family is accepting of them and their two partners.

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    https://www.lilianaforatlanta.com/

    Georgia lawmaker comes out as nonmonogamous

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    56 mins
  • Episode 355: In Our Femme Energy

    Episode 355: In Our Femme Energy
    Jun 14 2026
    What distinguishes femme energy versus masculine energy when you take away the heels and the backwards hats? Our friend Robin joins the discussion with Alli and Melisa as they talk about how these energies present in different ways in our lives.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 354: When Things Fall Apart

    Episode 354: When Things Fall Apart
    Jun 7 2026
    Alli shares how the book "When Things Fall Apart" is helping her right now. We also get into how to get comfortable with the discomfort of not knowing the future. (And how sometimes seeing a medium helps a little bit...)

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    39 mins
  • Episode 353: The Capacity

    Episode 353: The Capacity
    May 31 2026
    Sometimes we take someone's capacity for a relationship really personal when the reality is, it's not that deep. This week Melisa and Alli discuss how much capacity plays a role in emotional bandwidth for a relationship. Sometimes someone's unavailability stems from having so much on their plate in other areas of life. But the bigger part of that is how the lack of capacity is communicated -- or if it's communicated at all.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 352: Meet Kiki!

    Episode 352: Meet Kiki!
    May 24 2026
    Kiki Joy joins us to share about life living in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota and being on her own since the age of 17. She talks about her journey to coming out later in life and how the pandemic forced her to face her own sexuality. Kiki also shares how she's working to find her place in the queer community while struggling with body image and learning to honor and love herself.

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    Trigger Warning: This episode mentions suicidal ideation and sexual assault.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 351: Lessons of Emotional Turmoil

    Episode 351: Lessons of Emotional Turmoil
    May 17 2026
    Alli and Melisa explore the emotional ups and downs of relationships, both romantic and platonic that have taught us some lessons along the way. And accepting the fact that not everyone is going to like you or invite you to everything.


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    37 mins