Queerly Recommended

What do you think of when you hear the phrase "skinny pancakes"? Kris returns from GCLS with stories to tell, including an answer to that question. In this strange in-between time of summer, when shows have ended and not started up again, Kris has been watching movies and Tara has been reading a book about crypto.

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From Kris: The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

Kris’s official r...

The GCLS conference has come and gone, but this was recorded before that, so Kris shares her plans for the con. 

We hear the tale (tail?) of a new kitty entering Kris’s domain. Everybody give it up for Mangy Kitty! Wait, we're getting an update. The cat has a new name and it’s… oh. Oh dear. Really? You’ll have to listen to find out more.

Kris and Tara also do a final debrief of their (very strong) feelings about the ending of The U...

Kris returns from Vegas, poorer in money but rich in experiences, which she is here to share. Later, the pair deep dive into the latest season of The Ultimatum: Queer Love. As of the time of recording, the final episodes had not been released, so these are very in-process thoughts. 

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From Kris: Sally (2025)

Kris’s official recommendation this week is the documentary Sall...

In this week’s episode, Tara talks about their experience at a local queer art market while Kris brainstorms ways to make money to finance her upcoming trip to Vegas. We learn about a pretty fullproof way to kidnap Kris and she shares more cat stories. 

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From Kris: Incendiant by Virginia Black

Kris’s official recommendation this week is Incendiant by Virginia Black. A fo...

This week, Tara discovers that all the fanfiction she's been reading lately has completely thrown off her ability to determine what is and is not a long book. Kris talks about her first time interacting with AI. This turns out to be Tara’s activation phrase and leads to a longer conversation about AI, how it’s coming for our jobs, and what we need to keep in mind when using it.

And, of course, they bring recommendations.

This week, Kris catches Tara up on all the news. Book deadlines, a trip to Vegas, Tiki the rescue dog, and a whole summer dedicated to working on what? Check that episode title. 

Kris is super busy and Tara is a little scatterbrained (wait for the outtake at the end to hear why). But what’s nobody too busy for? You guessed it: recommendations.

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From Kris: Younger (Netfli...

Sometimes you just gotta get away, and that’s what Kris and Tara did during their unannounced break (sorry about that). But they’re back now, and ready to report on where they’ve been, what they’ve done and, perhaps most importantly, what they recommend.

Also, Tara cheats this week. Instead of one official recommendation (which is the entire point of this podcast) Tara comes back from vacation with two. Buckle up, folks. Chaos reig...

Kris is selling football cards at a retirement home, hoping to get The Golden Girls in on the grift. Tara is happily boring and middle-aged with her triple-paned windows and kids who keep teasing her that her new glasses make her look like a Pokemon bug researcher. 

Official Recommendations 

From Kris: Straight Up (2019)

Kris’s official recommendation this week is the romantic comedy Straight U...

Kris has been writing and is stuck in a wild limbo where the days to her next book's deadline get smaller as the story keeps growing. Tara suggests a new trend to solve Kris’s problem, before our hosts wade bravely into the epilogue debate. They're deep, dangerous waters, but they have the nerve to say their piece. And to top it off, Tara bores the class by gushing about her upcoming triple-paned windows. You know, real adulting st...

Important kitty update: the angel and the devil have switched roles and now no one is safe. Kris and Tara discuss the correct nomenclature around being a friend to cats. Labels are bandied around and a suitable title is found. In other news, Tara’s youngest turns ten and there’s some talk about milestones before, you guessed it, this week’s recommendations!

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From Kris: ...

Last episode, Tara put out the call for queer YA books and a reader did the damn thing and delivered. So this week, we start off with a handful of fantastic reader recommendations for the little people in your life.

Audiobook listening speeds, sphagnum moss, The Odyssey, and other queer topics are also discussed.

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From Kris: Prime Target (Apple TV+)

Kris’s official reco...

Current Kris thanks Past Kris for being an adult and having a super low deductible. Tara shares stories from her life in the freezing north, leading to a cross-cultural exchange of their experiences with frigid temperatures. It’s cold, y’all.

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From Kris: The Traitors, season 3 (Peacock)

Kris’s official recommendation this week is the third season of The Traitors, the Am...

Kris and Tara talk about their different experiences with last week's Polar Vortex. Kris relates job stress and what she has to do to make sure others get the job done. Then it’s on to the recommendations!

Official Recommendations 

From Kris: Severance (Apple TV+)

This week, Kris officially recommends the critically acclaimed series Severance. 

A technology is created that can separate the memo...

This isn't just any episode of Queerly Recommended. This is the hundredth episode!

To celebrate, Kris and Tara look back over the last four years and pick out the top five recommendations they each made since this whole bag of cats (black and orange) started. Of course, despite the strict format, they add some honourable mentions because limitations are for cowards.

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Kri...

It’s the last day of 2024, so we're looking back at our favourite recommendations of this year. These books and films moved us in a way that's lasting, whether for the message they provided or the comfort they brought.

Of course, Tara and Kris also squeeze in some Cracker Barrel discourse (What age is their target audience? What’s the deal with the sodium content?) and chat about gambling and fantasy football.

Happy New Years, ever...

We're bringing more holiday recommendations to you in this slightly shorter episode of Queerly Recommended. We also get an after-action report on Orange Kitty following an injury and discover some unsettling facts about cat eyelids.

From meddling Grandmas to Secret Santas, we’re your one-stop for queer media and opinions this holiday season.

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From Kris: Merry Weihnachte...

Tara and Kris discuss the important matters of the moment: Christmas trees! Are you a white light or coloured light kind of house? Listen to find out Kris's stance and then stay to catch up on horrible HR managers, Orange Kitty and Black Kitty updates, as well as all the delicious food that Tara "bricked" herself with on a recent work trip to Toronto. And, as always, they have recommendations

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Last episode, we said we love you and to take care of yourself. That's more true than ever. 

This week, Tara and Kris trade stories about the week of the US election, its aftermath, and more importantly, what comes next. They settle on being pirates.

We’re still here, folks, and we’re going to be here until the wheels fall off this thing. Kris doesn’t have a recommendation this week, but Tara ...

It's a big week. We love you and hope you're taking care of yourself, whatever that may look like. 

Kris gives an update on her visit to P-Town for Women's Week and her plans for Friendsgiving. Tara talks ice queens and participating in The Lesbian Review's event.

As always, we have a bunch of recommendations. We hope they give the distraction you need from the world outside.