“hold off, So is this a Date?” Podcast Episode 108: 1st schedules | Autostraddle

Recently we are joined by author,

To L and Straight Back

co-host, potential TV exec, and my roomie
Analyssa Lopez
! We are speaing frankly about first times — the whom, the just what, the where, the that, plus the how.

However before we get into our very own real dating life, Christina fanfics a few of our favorite queer celebs in a game title of prefer Triangles!


SHOW RECORDS

+ One gay kiss wasn’t enough to get

Nine Great Complete Strangers

higher than #42 in my own
Nicole Kidman rating
.

+ adore Triangle celebs pulled from Christina’s ever-delightful
No Filter line
.

+ Christina and I spoke about very first times whenever we had been on
Terrible with Money
.

+ Analyssa’s crush associated with week
glowing on TikTok
.

+ In addition a fun anecdote about Jessica Chastain: we saw her perform a Q&A after a screening for

Molly’s Game

and she ended up being so poised and comfortable and fake but in a remarkable simple method. I had thinking,

We guess Jessica Chastain never battles to send an email

. And since then when i am creating a business-y mail i simply say to my self,

You Are Jessica Chastain. You’re Jessica Chastain.

Works pretty well.

+ Discover
my interview with Isabel Sandoval
and listed here are
the woman movies from the Criterion Channel
.

+ Did you notice the news headlines? The early morning news? Christina is
recapping

The Morning Show

.



Christina:

One of my personal very first go out techniques is guaranteeing perhaps not asking questions. I will return from a date and my friends could well be want, “How was it? Exactly what do they actually do? In which would they stay?” And that I’ll wind up as, “little idea. I got nothing.” I’m not sure what I converse about on dates, but it’s never any relevant details that anyone would like to hear on a follow upwards, because i am usually like, ok last one, I am sure they usually have work. I am not sure the goals.


Theme track performs


Drew:

Hi, I Am Drew.


Christina:

I Am Christina.


Drew:

And thanks for visiting,

Hold off, Is This a Date?


Christina:


Wait, So Is This a Date?

is an Autostraddle podcast focused on responding to this outdated question: hold off, is this a night out together?


Drew:

Every single day we become progressively quality and discover more and much more simple tips to communicate with the other person and all of our society.


Christina:

Wow. That was so beautiful and touching.


Drew:

Thank You.


Christina:

Also so softly robot in a way that i must say i appreciated.


Drew:

Great. Choosing like queer cult. Yeah.


Christina:

Yeah. Okay. As you’ve viewed, exactly how much? You done

Nine Perfect Visitors

yesterday?


Drew:

I did so. I saw it all in one single day. Really, and the finally event was the early morning after, while we created my personal brand new shelf. It actually was a proper winning… which is just how much focus must certanly be fond of that tv system.


Christina:

So that you’re simply not coming at all of us from a highly space, since you had been in a cult.


Drew:

Yeah, which was several days ago. It isn’t suitable to really have messed beside me excessively. However you understand what? Often terrible tv is important, specially when it movie stars most movie stars. Oh, we ought to talk about just who we have been.


Christina:

Ok last one. Right.


Drew:

We frequently do that.


Christina:

Right here our company is speaking about

Nine Best Visitors,

a tv program nobody cares about.


Drew:

Okay, well I am Drew Gregory. I am an author for Autostraddle. I am a filmmaker, I am a trans person, I’m a lesbian individual. Yeah. And I also do love Nicole Kidman.


Christina:

Wonderful work. I Am Christina Tucker. Additionally an author for Autostraddle, I am a lesbian person also grateful that

The Morning Program

has returned in my existence because it’s actually been, really, ruining it, in a good way. We like poor television!


Drew:

Yeah. That’s excellent terrible tv. Which is exceptional. Yeah.


Christina:

Chef’s hug. Chef’s kiss.


Drew:

Really, should we become into all of our online game?


Christina:

Im therefore excited to figure out, what is actually coming from the little mind today?


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

What horrors perhaps you have created?


Drew:

And this online game is known as fancy Triangles.


Christina:

Oh guy.


Drew:

And you’ll note that We have a hat here. Okay?


Christina:

Okay.


Drew:

And inside hat are bits of paper that have 10 reoccurring people who appear on Christinaisn’ Filter line, and that is specialized in star gossip and Instagram posts. Following there’s your own name and my personal title. And I’m going to pick three labels using this cap, and you are planning to wear your brilliant Christina fanfic limit, and merely tell me exactly what the love triangle will be between those three people.


Christina:

Wow. Okay. I’ll take a drink of eating plan Coke and I’m gonna be ready for this.


Drew:

Yeah. Just what dynamic could be. Okay. You see—


Christina:

I love that you set situations in a hat. It really is therefore bodily.


Drew:

Yeah. I love it. I mean, it’s a podcast, therefore no-one can actually trust, but We vow that, one, I’m not searching. Two, its all arbitrary. Okay. Prepared?


Christina:

click for more on m4m hookups-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. So that the first-name is Tessa Thompson.


Christina:

Iconic.


Drew:

Hayley Kiyoko.


Christina:

Mm.


Drew:

And Rosie O’Donnell.


Christina:

Now this might be fascinating, because precisely what the fuck are those three folks performing collectively? My personal instinct says that Tessa and Rosie are likely gonna be all of our main primary triangle minutes right here, because i’m like this’s the only real probable method to address this screwing trolley butt problem of a love triangle you’ve given me personally. So I feel just like they, I don’t know, found at a party, Tessa was experiencing wild. She ended up being like, “It’s Rosie O’Donnell. I’ll hook up with Rosie O’Donnell because the reason why the hell perhaps not?” That appears like the woman electricity.


Drew:

Completely.


Christina:

I do believe Hayley was actually registered into this triangle because possibly she is had a crush on Tessa for some time and additionally they came across at some function. And I also don’t believe Tessa is during in any manner, like, “oh, i cannot date the lady.” she is similar to, “yeah, we could vibe, we could hang.” But I think Hayley’s somewhat hung up on like, “wait, nevertheless installed with Rosie O’Donnell, the Rosie O’Donnell? Just how performed that take place?”


Drew:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Christina:

I do not consider there’s any actual tension within this triangle. I do believe there is only a little insecurity many issue.


Drew:

We see.


Christina:

I am not sure exactly how we’re fixing it because once again, i simply feel just like Tessa just completely vibes around. She is going to be like, i eventually got to get spend time with Rita Ora and Tayo Otiti at some time, so capture you lates. But I do consider, I’m not sure, maybe by the end it ends up with Hayley and Rosie connecting at some sort of brunch.


Drew:

Oh, I love that.


Christina:

Like, yeah, man. This is certainly generational lesbians. This will be like, we are moving the burn. I do believe that could be actually stunning, frankly.


Drew:

That will be gorgeous.


Christina:

That will be in addition so crazy.


Drew:

Yeah. Why don’t we move on to next haphazard trio.


Christina:

Oh child.


Drew:

Okay. It is therefore Niecy Nash.


Christina:

Awaiting any particular one.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

Uh-huh (affirmative).


Drew:

And Holland Taylor.


Christina:

Well, today.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Huh. Once again you really have placed myself in a difficult situation. Today, i am talking about, i assume it’s like, we need to begin with Holland and Niecy. I am not sure what is actually taking place here. Both can be found in very happy connections.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

I am not sure if anybody knows that Niecy Nash is absolutely enthusiastic about her partner, but the woman is, and I’m positive she actually is posted no less than six occasions today about that reality.


Drew:

Take a look, sometimes love triangles tend to be unrequited.


Christina:

I do believe it is going to have to be, but I believe enjoy it’s unrequited atlanta divorce attorneys fucking way. What is Hunter Schafer doing right here? Hunter Schafer is much like a dang kid only vibing.


Drew:

Early twenties. Would like to clarify.


Christina:

We stated the thing I stated. That is the same age. Jenna from

Any Office,

it is the same picture. Think about it. This one, i would need certainly to throw the soft towel in on. We honestly hardly understand.


Drew:

Okay. We could also put the labels back. Wait, allow me to put Hunter Schafer back in.


Christina:

Yeah.


Drew:

And we likely to do—


Christina:

Take me personally something different. I could generate some thing occur with Niecy and Holland. I don’t know just what, it is rather remarkable.


Drew:

Oh. Okay. This might be a very interesting trio. Gillian Anderson.


Christina:

Oh. Now, Gillian, famously semi recently solitary, features your dog, in addition true. She is not any longer matchmaking the guy from

The Crown

that made the woman feel Margaret Thatcher, that we think is probably for the right. Now, hmm. See, I believe like someone’s merely planning should have feelings for Niecy into the corner because she’s only doing the woman thing.


Drew:

That is a truly good point. That’s a good point.


Christina:

She’s simply undertaking the woman thing. I think Holland and Sarah, I don’t know, they may be able get freaky. There could be perhaps, possibly they receive Gillian over for products. Maybe situations get just a little spicy. Whom could state? Maybe Niecy comes with Jessica. Maybe Jessica will leave very early. Maybe there’s emotions on all edges. Once more, I am not sure truly what’s occurring because i can not picture most of these people in alike space together. Its exciting to think about, for me personally. I’ll fork out a lot period great deal of thought later on. Now, though?


Drew:

Yeah. It may undoubtedly be an orgy moment with the lovers included, like enjoy Gillian Anderson becoming unmarried.


Christina:

In my opinion that may be it. I think they may have gotten together and been like, let’s understand this noted bisexual into some puss. I think that would be amazing.


Drew:

Wow. Exactly what an extraordinary fivesome that would be. Okay. Progressing.


Christina:

In addition, is it possible to merely ask one concern concerning hat? Can it be like a news man limit?


Drew:

It is. I don’t have like a… It’s a fairly low hat, but I don’t have a lot of caps. Therefore It Is—


Christina:

I am glad one that you may have is a newsboy cap.


Drew:

It really is a little newsboy limit. Yeah. I believe We pull it well often.


Christina:

You have the tresses for this. I believe it.


Drew:

Cheers.


Christina:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. Demi Lovato.


Christina:

Incredible.


Drew:

Christina Tucker. And Cara Delevingne.


Christina:

Interesting. Today this really is fascinating. Because functioning myself into here’s not at all something it’s my job to carry out. I Really Don’t normally create audience fic for the reason that it’s—


Drew:

I understand.


Christina:

Awkward.


Drew:

Well let us embarrass you.


Christina:

Why don’t we embarrass me personally. So Cara’s had some kind of gathering, correct, at the woman bonkers house or apartment with the vagina tunnel causing all of the Leo sculptures for the backyard, that’s what’s occurring. I think Demi provides chosen that they can attend, it is possibly however a tiny bit anxious about likely to a party as of this lunatic lesbian’s household because famously, compound issues are tough. A celebration at Cara’s house is going to get weird rapidly. There is an entire area that is just a ball gap. I do not understand what’s going on there. And I also notoriously never love parties or individuals. Therefore I feel like maybe Demi and that I have connected in a few kind of peaceful individuals area. My abdomen feels like Cara merely wants to begin some crap and simply tries to enter between that somehow, just for the crisis sake of it all. Brings the woman sex table energy to the due to the fact, why not result in disorder, if you can? additionally a Leo, she’s going to wind up as, hello, how come the attention not on me personally?


Drew:

So that the concern that We have is actually Cara splitting up the and Demi’s beautiful by going for you or choosing Demi? What type people strays?


Christina:

And that’s the things I are unable to… Hmm. Hmm. My personal instinct is like I have to state Demi, but that is only because Really don’t feel just like I would personally accomplish that. And I feel form of bad saying that Demi should do that, again, individuals i actually do maybe not understand and can probably can’t say for sure. But possibly because I am not doing that.


Drew:

Yeah. But personally i think as you’re loyal away from inactivity. So I do not know if you need to feel bad about any of it.


Christina:

Positively. Which is an infamous motto, end up being idle since it is effortless.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

Hello.


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

Yeah. And I additionally think Cara would exhaust myself.


Drew:

Yeah. That is probably true. I’d want to view it though.


Christina:

Oh certain. I really could be exhausted for like a weekend. I really could be tired for like a weekend or two.


Drew:

Okay. Here is the last one. Its Kiki Palmer.


Christina:

Fun.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer, who had been put in the cap considering get older differences. And myself. Wow. I favor that I’m an integral part of this. Just What? Delighted birthday for me.


Christina:

Okay. Thus Drew is within love with both Kiki Palmer and Hunter Schafer. That is where we are starting.


Drew:

However.


Christina:

I do not really know where we are ending following that because that simply appears like after that happen. See, Kiki features this, the things I like about Kiki Palmer, one of the numerous situations I love about Kiki Palmer, is the fact that the woman is 27 yrs old and has now the power of a 45 year-old Black lady anyway times during the day. I do believe it’s incredible for such big auntie electricity at her young age. And I also just feel like in a love triangle scenario, she’d wind up as, “Oh no, I’m a kid of Jesus. I got to go. This is simply not in my situation. Y’all do what you need to carry out, but i’m prepared using this.” So perhaps you and Kiki have connected in earlier times and now Hunter provides registered the world and Hunter’s like, Ooh, i obtained a crush on this subject individual. And possibly Kiki is just like, yeah, I’m allowing it to go.


Drew:

Hold off, Hunter has actually a crush on me? Perhaps Not Kiki?


Christina:

However.


Drew:

Oh, thank you. Wow.


Christina:

Think about it.


Drew:

Wow. What a global, where I’m starting up with Kiki Palmer. Then which includes to finish because we start dating Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

What i’m saying is what some sort of wherein I’m as well sluggish to hack on Demi Lovato. There’s a lot of worlds that individualsare going through.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Yeah. But I think you guys positively vibe, but i believe it comes to an end because Hunter is like, mm, i do want to do more using my existence. I would like to move out indeed there and encounter some shit. She is youthful.


Drew:

I mean, I’m Sure. That is good.


Christina:

I understand. And Kiki’s similar, if anyone desires come more than on Sunday for brunch, you’re pleasant.


Drew:

Oh, therefore Kiki and that I stay buddies?


Christina:

I do believe every person stays buddies in this scenario.


Drew:

Oh, which is great. That is wonderful. Alright, I Really Like that


Christina:

I do not consider there’s actual hurt thoughts. I do believe every person’s like, yeah, development. It needs to take place.


Drew:

Yeah. That’s fantastic. I favor this. Well, it was a pleasure. Thanks for playing with me personally.


Christina:

Many thanks for, i am contacting this The Newsboy cover online game.


Drew:

Great. Go over Love Triangles. It really is today a Newsboy Cover.


Christina:

Yeah. No, which was actually enjoyable.


Drew:

I’m thus glad. Well, In my opinion it’s the perfect time we go into all of our major subject in the week with our very special visitor. Thus our topic recently is first times, and, really unique visitor, do you want to present your self?


Analyssa:

I do. Thank-you for inquiring. I am Analyssa and I am the co-host of Autostraddle’s

To L and Straight Back

podcast with Drew and with Riese. And whenever Drew and Christina performed their own intro, I got to bite my tongue not to say, “I’m Analyssa!” Which can be frequently my personal intro.


Christina:

You did a fantastic job, and I thank you so much’re recognized to know it, really.


Analyssa:

Yeah. We help co-host the

To L and Back

podcast, I composed a couple of things for Autostraddle. I work at a TV studio, so that the prefer Triangles game thought extremely especially intended for my existence also. While listener, first-time caller.


Christina:

Incredible.


Analyssa:

Etc, et cetera. Hello everybody.


Drew:

As well as, my roomie. So actually, the audience is tracking this separately for noise functions, but the audience is in rooms with a wall between united states.


Christina:

It is gorgeous stuff. And I also love this synergy, this Autostraddle mix promotional jargon.


Analyssa:

It really is a bit like, performed I get on pod for the reason that nepotism? Like particular.


Christina:

Yes. However in fairness for you, all of our guests have actually received on the pod up to now because of nepotism. Very?


Drew:

Ana, could I want to know some thing openly about podcast? When I reference the wall surface in-between the areas. I can’t use my personal dildo while people are home, correct? All of our walls are too thin. Or maybe you have perhaps not heard? Have you ever perhaps not heard it?


Analyssa:

I heard one intercourse noise from your own place.


Drew:

Okay. Once isn’t really poor.


Christina:

Well, today i’ve some followup concerns. One lone sex noise? Or was it a continued rumble of a vibrator?


Analyssa:

No, i simply suggest one instance.


Christina:

Gotcha.


Drew:

Okay. I can accept that.


Analyssa:

And we also can discuss that traditional because I think I know when it was actually, when you convey more concerns we can chat.


Drew:

Cool.


Christina:

I would like to be involved.


Drew:

Yeah. Christina, you’ll be able to appear.


Christina:

Also pleased to post anyone some kind of white sound device, I think may also perform miracles.


Drew:

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