Grit & Glitter
A weekly podcast dedicated to the power of women’s wrestling. Hosted by Harley Pageot, Em Fear, and their team of correspondents known as The Glitterati.
Episodes
Em, Don, & Val Pancakes chat with Pro Wrestling Illustrated editor Kevin McElvaney about all the women who ranked on the 2025 installment of the PWI 500!
Plus: speculation on who could be the first duo to hold the new AEW women's tag team championship.
Harley was live at AEW All Out in Toronto and Meg was watching at home!
They discuss merch opportunities, not knowing how they're supposed to feel about Kris Statlander, who could possibly end Mercedes Moné's title run, and whether Beth Phoenix is here to stay. Plus: Harley explains what tailgating is to our Welsh correspondent.
(This episode originally aired August 18, 2020.)
As part of their season 3 mission to spotlight as many different promotions as possible, Harley and Em prep an entire episode covering Canadian promotion ECCW. Then #SpeakingOut hits, management is accused of years of sexual harassment and bullying, and half the roster quits.
Instead, Em and Harley pivot to focusing solely on one of ECCW's biggest stars and try to answer one simple ...
It's the sixth anniversary of G&G and the debut of a new segment we're calling "Glitterati primers"! On this edition, Harley chooses four matches to get to know him and makes Em, Lindsay, and returning guest Brie Montoya watch them.
His watch list for this episode:
Marlena vs. Sunny in an arm-wrestling match
WWF Monday Night Raw (2/24/97)
Momo Watanabe vs. Jungle Kyona for the Wonder Of Stardom Championship
Stardom Stardom...
It's the return of 20 Questions as Harley chats with comedian, actress, and wrestling ring announcer Melanie Dahling!
She discusses becoming a wrestling fan as an adult, her love of Jody Threat, Can't Hardly Wait, career highlights, and working with the Toronto Wrestling Club.
Harley is joined by Meg and her partner Jim to discuss AEW Forbidden Door 2025!
Meg & Jim talk being live in attendance in the O2 Arena in London, Toni Storm vs. Athena, the TBS Championship four-way, whether Athena will disappear back to ROH now, and early indicators that the first women's Blood & Guts match may be coming.
Em and Harley welcome back Kate Meizner, singer and principal songwriter of Brooklyn power pop band Jobber, ahead of the release of their debut album To The Stars!
They discuss wrestling as a metaphor for slave-wage capitalism, wrestling music videos, wrestling as catharsis, and manifest a collab with B3CCA.
Originally conducted August 17, 2021 for the website Bell To Belles. Never before heard. Harley spoke with British wrestler Chakara on the theme of "momentum."
"What does a goddess do on her time off? 21-year-old Chakara was taking England by storm in the tail end of 2019 after two standout matches against Big Swole for Riptide Wrestling. Then a pandemic hit. For 16 months she was forced to sit on the sidelines and watch the...
On the season 15 premiere, Em throws a summer picnic with Laz and Don joining her to dig into a potluck of summer wrasslin' matches!
They discuss a graduation (of sorts), a trip to the beach, and, of course, when Ants invade the picnic. Plus: Is borscht an appropriate beach treat? What food would you bring to a summer wrestling show? And the enduring impact of Sara Del Rey.
On the season 14 finale, it's the return of G&G Film Club! Em and Lindsay are joined by debut guest Peaches to discuss the 2017 film Signature Move.
"Zaynab, a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, and lesbian woman living in Chicago, takes care of her TV-obsessed mother Parveen. As Zaynab falls for Alma, a bold and very bright Mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love, and wrestling."
Harley, Em, Mayydayy, and Laz discuss the women of NXT Slammi-- sorry, TNA Slammiversary.
It was the 23rd anniversary of TNA and every match save one featured former or current NXT superstars. Jacy Jayne beat Masha Slamovich clean to capture the Knockouts Championship. The tag titles were relegated to the pre-show. And Indi Hartwell picked up a win over someone the crowd loudly believed to be racist. What does all it mean? We...
Harley and Meg talk the women's action from All In: Texas including a match of the year candidate from Toni Storm and Mercedes Moné, Athena winning the casino gauntlet, the debut of Syuri, the returns of Harley Cameron and Alex Windsor, and where we go from here.
Up next: Forbidden Door in August in London with Meg in the building, then All Out in September in Toronto with Harley in the building.
As we cross the halfway point for 2025, Em, Lindsay, Laz, and Don tap into their inner clairvoyants to make a series of predictions as to what the state of women's wrestling could look like over the next six months.
On the 300th episode of Grit & Glitter, it's Glitterati origin stories.
Harley, Em, Mayydayy, Val Pancakes, Don, Lindsay, Meg, and Laz share how they became wrestling fans, how they got into making podcasts and zines and art and wrestling championships, early favorites, current faves, and what being a part of this team has meant to them.
Plus: the premiere of the top secret new Grit & Glitter theme song!!
After three long years, it's the return of The Newly-Tagged Game, our game show where tag teams compete to see which duo knows each other the best!
Harley & Em host as Rosie Fingers & Jess Reina Casablanca take on the Stoner Brothers. They're quizzed on food gimmicks, entrance music, road trips, cartoons, and more. Rosie & Jess think they'll get 7. Twins Rick Scott & Scott Rick think they're going to get every si...
Em, Val Pancakes, and Mayydayy are joined by special guest Toddy Tondera to book the BIGGEST GAYEST WRESTLING SHOW EVER!
They each take turns booking a dream match, a "wildcard" segment, and three wrestlers for the Big Gay Rumble (or "Grumble"). With money no object and time and space no concern, find out which LGBTQIA+ icons were enlisted.
Then, share some of your own ideas by finding Grit & Glitter on Instagram, BlueSky or d...
Pride 2025 continues as Don welcomes Full Queer Tag Team Champions C.R.E.E.P.S. - Irving West & Andey Ripley!
They talk how their team came to be, starting out in Georgia, and some of the people that have helped them along the way, as well as their move to Pittsburgh, all the great queer tag teams in the area, and constantly learning and trying to be the best tag team they can be.
Em, Lindsay, and Brian Bell kick off PRIDE MONTH with a roundtable chat about their LGBTQI+ milestone moments in wrestling. From Chyna and Billy Gunn as chaotic bisexual gateways to Paris Is Bumping, Golden☆Lovers (of course), and more, we dive deep into what in wrestling has made us feel seen and included as queer fans.
WE WANT YOUR STORIES TOO! Wanna share your LGBTQI+ wrestling milestone moment? Write us an email - or even ...
For the entire month of May, Harley & Em present a special four-part installment of "Living Legends." With this series, we present a definitive look at the lives and careers of some of your favorite active wrestlers. Where did they come from? How did they get to where they are today? And why are they so beloved?
This time it's Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee! From getting released by WWE to starting their own podcast, joinin...
For the entire month of May, Harley & Em present a special four-part installment of "Living Legends." With this series, we present a definitive look at the lives and careers of some of your favorite active wrestlers. Where did they come from? How did they get to where they are today? And why are they so beloved?
This time it's The IInspiration! From celebrating their WrestleMania win to struggling to get any attention, bei...
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