This week we are accompanied by copywriter,

To L and Back

co-host, future TV exec, and my personal roomie
Analyssa Lopez
! We’re talking about first dates — the which, the just what, the where, the that, and also the just how.

Nevertheless before we get into our very own genuine online dating resides, Christina fanfics the our favorite queer celebs in a game of fancy Triangles!


PROGRAM RECORDS

+ One homosexual kiss was not enough to get

Nine Great Strangers

greater than #42 within my
Nicole Kidman ranking
.

+ fancy Triangle celebrities pulled from Christina’s ever-delightful
No Filter column
.

+ Christina and I spoke much more about basic times whenever we were on
Poor with cash
.

+ Analyssa’s crush of this few days
radiant on TikTok
.

+ Also a great anecdote about Jessica Chastain: I watched the girl carry out a Q&A after a screening for

Molly’s Game

and she was actually therefore positioned and comfortable and fake in a superb good way. I experienced the thought,

I gamble Jessica Chastain never ever battles to send an email

. And since subsequently whenever i am creating a business-y e-mail i simply say to myself personally,

You Are Jessica Chastain. You Are Jessica Chastain.

Functions pretty much.

+ Here’s
my interview with Isabel Sandoval
and here are
her films throughout the Criterion Channel
.

+ Do you hear the news headlines? The morning news? Christina is
recapping

The Day Program

.



Christina:

Certainly one of my personal very first big date techniques is guaranteeing perhaps not asking questions. I am going to come back from a romantic date and my pals could well be love, „How was it? What exactly do they are doing? Where perform they stay?” And that I’ll wind up as, „not a clue. I acquired absolutely nothing.” I’m not sure the thing I converse when it comes to on dates, but it’s never any relevant details that anyone would want to notice on a follow up, because i am always love, ok last one, I am sure they’ve got employment. I’m not sure the goals.


Theme song plays


Drew:

Hi, I Am Drew.


Christina:

I Am Christina.


Drew:

And introducing,

Hold off, So Is This a Date?


Christina:


Hold off, Is It a romantic date?

is actually an Autostraddle podcast centered on responding to the age outdated concern: hold off, so is this a night out together?


Drew:

Each and every day we get more clearness and find out more and a lot more ideas on how to communicate with the other person and the society.


Christina:

Wow. That was so breathtaking and touching.


Drew:

Many Thanks.


Christina:

Also thus gently robotic in a fashion that i must say i appreciated.


Drew:

Great. Opting for like queer cult. Yeah.


Christina:

Yeah. Okay. As you’ve watched, exactly how much? You completed

Nine Perfect Visitors

past?


Drew:

I did so. We saw every thing within one day. Well, in addition to the final event was the day after, while I created my personal brand-new bookshelf. It actually was an actual effective… which is just how much focus must directed at that tv plan.


Christina:

You’re not coming at all of us from a properly area, as you happened to be in a cult.


Drew:

Yeah, which was a few days before. It isn’t sufficient to essentially have messed with me excessively. You understand what? Sometimes poor tv is necessary, specially when it stars lots of stars. Oh, we have to talk about exactly who the audience is.


Christina:

Ok last one. Appropriate.


Drew:

We often do this.


Christina:

Here the audience is making reference to

Nine Great Visitors,

a Television program no body cares about.


Drew:

Okay, well I am Drew Gregory. I am an author for Autostraddle. I am a filmmaker, I am a trans individual, I am a lesbian individual. Yeah. And I also carry out love Nicole Kidman.


Christina:

Wonderful work. I’m Christina Tucker. Also a writer for Autostraddle, Im a lesbian person as well as happy that

The Morning Show

is back inside my existence because it’s really been, really, destroying it, in a great way. We love poor tv!


Drew:

Yeah. That’s some really good poor tv. Which is exceptional. Yeah.


Christina:

Chef’s kiss. Cook’s kiss.


Drew:

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


Christina:

Im thus excited to figure out, what is originating from your own small mind nowadays?


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

Just what horrors perhaps you have created?


Drew:

Which means this video game is known as Love Triangles.


Christina:

Oh son.


Drew:

And you’ll note that i’ve a hat here. Okay?


Christina:

Okay.


Drew:

And inside the hat tend to be items of paper with 10 reoccurring those who appear on Christinaisn’ filtration line, which can be dedicated to celebrity news and Instagram posts. Following absolutely the name and my title. And I’m browsing pick three brands from this cap, and you are attending placed on the brilliant Christina fanfic cap, and merely tell me exactly what the really love triangle will be between those three people.


Christina:

Wow. Okay. I will just take a drink of eating plan Coke and I also’m probably going to be prepared because of this.


Drew:

Yeah. Exactly what the dynamic might possibly be. Okay. So you see—


Christina:

Everyone loves that you set situations in a hat. It really is very actual.


Drew:

Yeah. I enjoy it. What i’m saying is, it really is a podcast, therefore no-one can truly trust, but I promise that, one, I’m not appearing. Two, its all haphazard. Okay. Prepared?


Christina:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. And so the first-name is Tessa Thompson.


Christina:

Iconic.


Drew:

Hayley Kiyoko.


Christina:

Mm.


Drew:

And Rosie O’Donnell.


Christina:

Today this really is fascinating, because just what bang are the ones three individuals performing together? My instinct is saying that Tessa and Rosie are likely going to be all of our major primary triangle times right here, because I believe like this’s really the only plausible option to approach this screwing trolley butt dilemma of a love triangle that you have given myself. Thus I feel like they, I don’t know, came across at a celebration, Tessa was actually feeling crazy. She was like, „It is Rosie O’Donnell. I’ll attach with Rosie O’Donnell because the reason why the hell maybe not?” That appears like her energy.


Drew:

Completely.


Christina:

I really do consider Hayley was registered into this triangle because maybe she’s had a crush on Tessa for a time and they came across at some purpose. And I also don’t believe Tessa is within in any manner, like, „oh, I can’t date their.” she actually is similar to, „yeah, we can vibe, we are able to hang.” But In my opinion Hayley’s some hung up on like, „wait, you installed with Rosie O’Donnell, the Rosie O’Donnell? Just how performed that take place?”


Drew:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Christina:

Really don’t consider there’s any real stress inside triangle. In my opinion there is certainly only a little insecurity plus some worry.


Drew:

We see.


Christina:

I don’t know the way we’re resolving it due to the fact again, i simply feel just like Tessa simply definitely vibes away. She’s going to wind up as, i got eventually to go hang out with Rita Ora and Tayo Otiti eventually, so get you lates. But i really do imagine, I’m not sure, possibly right at the end it concludes with Hayley and Rosie connecting at some kind of brunch.


Drew:

Oh, I Like that.


Christina:

Like, yeah, man. That is generational lesbians. This is exactly like, we’re driving the burn. I think that may be really beautiful, seriously.


Drew:

That is beautiful.


Christina:

Which in addition very chaotic.


Drew:

Yeah. Let’s proceed to the following random trio.


Christina:

Oh son.


Drew:

Okay. So it’s Niecy Nash.


Christina:

Looking forward to this 1.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

Uh-huh (affirmative).


Drew:

And Holland Taylor.


Christina:

Well, now.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Huh. Once again you have located me personally in a challenging circumstance. Now, I mean, I guess its like, we must begin with Holland and Niecy. I don’t know what’s going on right here. Both can be found in very happy connections.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

I don’t know if anybody knows that Niecy Nash is totally obsessed with her girlfriend, but the woman is, and that I’m certain she actually is published no less than six occasions today about this reality.


Drew:

Appear, occasionally love triangles are unrequited.


Christina:

I do believe it will need to be, but I believe think its great’s unrequited in most fucking direction. What’s Hunter Schafer carrying out right here? Hunter Schafer is similar to a dang kid merely vibing.


Drew:

Early twenties. Would like to explain.


Christina:

We stated the thing I mentioned. This is the same get older. Jenna from

Any Office,

this is the same photo. Seriously. This option, i may need certainly to toss the towel in regarding. We really do not understand.


Drew:

Okay. We can also put the names in. Hold off, I want to put Hunter Schafer back in.


Christina:

Yeah.


Drew:

And Then We probably do—


Christina:

Take myself something else. I could generate anything take place with Niecy and Holland. I don’t know what, it is very remarkable.


Drew:

Oh. Okay. This really is a tremendously interesting trio. Gillian Anderson.


Christina:

Oh. today, Gillian, famously semi recently unmarried, has your dog, additionally true. She’s no longer online dating the guy from

The Crown

that made her be Margaret Thatcher, which I believe is most likely for the very best. Now, hmm. See, I feel like a person’s only planning to need feelings for Niecy when you look at the part because she’s merely doing her thing.


Drew:

That is an extremely great point. That’s a fantastic point.


Christina:

She’s only doing the woman thing. I do believe Holland and Sarah, I am not sure, capable get freaky. There could be maybe, perhaps they ask Gillian over for drinks. Perhaps circumstances have somewhat spicy. Exactly who could say? Perhaps Niecy includes Jessica. Possibly Jessica departs very early. Perhaps there is feelings on all sides. Once again, I am not sure actually what exactly is taking place because I can’t envision a lot of these folks in the same area together. It really is thrilling to take into account, for me. We’ll fork out a lot period thinking about it later. Today, though?


Drew:

Yeah. It may positively be an orgy time using associates included, like enjoy Gillian Anderson becoming single.


Christina:

In my opinion that may be it. I think they may have become together and been like, let us have this mentioned bisexual into some puss. In my opinion which can be incredible.


Drew:

Wow. What an amazing fivesome that might be. Okay. Shifting.


Christina:

Additionally, am I able to just ask one question concerning cap? Will it be like a news kid limit?


Drew:

Truly. I don’t have like a… It really is a fairly superficial cap, but There isn’t many caps. So it is—


Christina:

I’m pleased the one that you may have is a newsboy limit.


Drew:

Its some newsboy cap. Yeah. I do believe I pull it off often.


Christina:

You have the hair for it. It’s my opinion it.


Drew:

Thanks A Lot.


Christina:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. Demi Lovato.


Christina:

Incredible.


Drew:

Christina Tucker. And Cara Delevingne.


Christina:

Interesting. Today this is fascinating. Because operating me into here is not a thing i do. Really Don’t often write audience fic because that’s—


Drew:

I am aware.


Christina:

Embarrassing.


Drew:

Well why don’t we embarrass you.


Christina:

Why don’t we embarrass myself. So Cara’s had some sort of gathering, appropriate, at the woman bonkers home with the pussy tunnel causing all of the Leo statues during the lawn, that’s what’s occurring. In my opinion Demi has determined that they’re going to attend, it is maybe nonetheless just a little anxious about probably a celebration at the lunatic lesbian’s residence because famously, material issues tend to be hard. A celebration at Cara’s property is going to get strange quickly. There’s a whole area that’s just a ball gap. Really don’t understand what’s taking place there. And I notoriously you should not love functions or folks. Therefore I feel just like maybe Demi and I have connected in a few sort of silent people zone. My gut is like Cara only desires start some shit and merely tries to be in between that in some way, simply for the crisis benefit from it all. Brings her intercourse table power to the due to the fact, have you thought to result in disorder, whenever you? In addition a Leo, she is going to wind up as, hello, why is the attention not on me personally?


Drew:

Therefore, the question that We have is Cara splitting up your and Demi’s stunning by going for you or opting for Demi? Which people strays?


Christina:

And that’s what I can not… Hmm. Hmm. My personal abdomen is like i need to state Demi, but that’s only because I do not feel i’d do that. And I also believe method of bad saying that Demi would do that, once more, you I do maybe not understand and can most likely never know. But maybe because I am not performing that.


Drew:

Yeah. But personally i think as if you’re faithful of inactivity. And so I do not know when you have to feel poor regarding it.


Christina:

Positively. Which is a well known motto, end up being idle because it’s simple.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

Hello.


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

Yeah. And that I in addition believe Cara would fatigue myself.


Drew:

Yeah. That is most likely genuine. I would love to find it however.


Christina:

Oh positive. I really could be worn out for like a weekend. I possibly could end up being tired for like a weekend or two.


Drew:

Okay. Here is the finally one. Truly Kiki Palmer.


Christina:

Fun.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer, who was simply placed back in the hat caused by age differences. And me. Wow. I like that i am part of this. Exactly What? Pleased birthday celebration for me.


Christina:

Okay. Therefore Drew is actually really love with both Kiki Palmer and Hunter Schafer. That’s where we’re beginning.


Drew:

Obviously.


Christina:

I do not truly know in which we are finishing following that for the reason that it simply may seem like what’s going to occur. See, Kiki has actually this, the thing I like about Kiki Palmer, among the numerous circumstances I love about Kiki Palmer, would be the fact that this woman is 27 years old and contains the power of a 45 year-old Black girl whatsoever moments of the day. I think it is amazing to own these types of big auntie electricity at the woman early age. And that I merely feel like in a love triangle scenario, she’d wind up as, „Oh no, I’m a young child of God. I got to get. This is simply not for me. Y’all do what you must perform, but i will be prepared with this.” So perchance you and Kiki have hooked up previously and from now on Hunter has actually entered the world and Hunter’s love, Ooh, I got a crush about person. And perhaps Kiki is like, yeah, i am allowing it to go.


Drew:

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


Christina:

However.


Drew:

Oh, thank you so much. Wow.


Christina:

Come on.


Drew:

Wow. What a world, where i am starting up with Kiki Palmer. And that has to end because I start online dating Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

I mean what a world by which i am too lazy to hack on Demi Lovato. There are many globes that we’re going through.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Yeah. But In my opinion all of you absolutely vibe, but i believe it comes to an end because Hunter is similar to, mm, i wish to perform even more using my existence. I wish to get out indeed there and enjoy some shit. She is younger.


Drew:

I am talking about, I Understand. That’s great.


Christina:

I know. And Kiki’s similar, if anyone desires to arrive over on Sunday for brunch, you are welcome.


Drew:

Oh, therefore Kiki and I also remain friends?


Christina:

In my opinion every person continues to be buddies inside scenario.


Drew:

Oh, that is good. Which is nice. Okay, I Prefer that


Christina:

I really don’t believe there’s genuine harm thoughts. I think everyone’s like, yeah, growth. It must take place.


Drew:

Yeah. Which is fantastic. I enjoy this. Really, this was a pleasure. Thank you so much for playing with me.


Christina:

Thanks a lot for, i am phoning this The Newsboy Cap online game.


Drew:

Great. Go complete Love Triangles. Its today a Newsboy Cover.


Christina:

Yeah. No, that has been truly fun.


Drew:

I’m therefore glad. Well, i believe it’s the perfect time that individuals go into the main topic of the few days with the help of our really unique guest. Very our subject recently is first times, and, very unique guest, would you like to introduce your self?


Analyssa:

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

To L and Straight Back

podcast with Drew in accordance with Riese. So when Drew and Christina performed their intro, I’d to chew my personal tongue to not say, „i am Analyssa!” That is normally my personal intro.


Christina:

You probably did a fantastic job, and that I thank-you’re recognized to listen it, truly.


Analyssa:

Yeah. I assist co-host the

To L and Right Back

podcast, I’ve authored some things for Autostraddle. I work at a TV studio, and so the fancy Triangles online game believed extremely specifically designed for my presence in addition. Long-time listener, very first time caller.


Christina:

Incredible.


Analyssa:

Etc, et cetera. Hello everyone.


Drew:

And also, my roomie. So in fact, we are recording this separately for audio functions, but we have been in spaces with a wall between you.


Christina:

This really is breathtaking things. And I also love this synergy, this Autostraddle corner advertising terminology.


Analyssa:

It is a bit like, did I have in the pod caused by nepotism? Like style of.


Christina:

Yes. But in fairness to you, our friends have actually received on the pod up until now as a result of nepotism. Therefore?


Drew:

Ana, am I able to ask you to answer something publicly with this podcast? When I reference the wall around the spaces. I can’t use my dildo while men and women are residence, correct? Our very own wall space are way too slim. Or maybe you’ve not heard? Perhaps you have not heard it?


Analyssa:

I heard one sex noise out of your area.


Drew:

Okay. Once actually poor.


Christina:

Well, today i’ve some follow through concerns. Only one solitary sex noise? Or was just about it a continued rumble of a vibrator?


Analyssa:

No, i recently mean one instance.


Christina:

Gotcha.


Drew:

Okay. I will accept that.


Analyssa:

So we can talk about that offline because i believe I’m sure with regards to was actually, when you convey more questions we are able to chat.


Drew:

Cool.


Christina:

I would personally love to be concerned.


Drew:

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


Christina:

Additionally thrilled to mail anyone some form of white sound equipment, i believe could also perform marvels.


Drew:

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