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Queerly Recommended

Queerly Recommended

Book reviewer, Tara Scott, and award-winning author, Kris Bryant, discuss queer books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels and narrow down selections for listeners. Grab a glass of wine, dram of whisky, or cup of coffee and join them as they suggest to you, the listener, and to each other, something wonderfully queer and inspiring to check out.

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01:08:27

Kindergarten Valedictorian (QR 057)

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2023/04/11

This week, Tara comes to us from her sickbed. She’s down with Covid and wants us all to stay home when we think we have a cold, because sometimes it's not "just a cold." Kris reveals the classic literary novel she hates and shots are fired at baseball. A listener question also sends them deep down the rabbit hole of their reading and writing histories. Official Recommendations From Kris: Shrinking (Apple TV+) This week, Kris brings us the television series Shrinking. The story follows a therapist

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01:06:16

Cures for the Common Book Hangover (QR 056)

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2023/03/28

Come and celebrate with us as Tara announces her new job. Also, Kris finally reveals her age for all of you playing at home. We get advice on book hangovers. The two try to separate the art from the artist with the third season of Ted Lasso (it’s hard, y’all). Then Tara describes her new adventure into the world of Bollywood and Indian cinema. Official Recommendations From Kris: Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton A lot of the early scuttlebutt on this book was around its tagline and the reaction to it

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01:03:08

I’m Gonna Say A Thing (QR 055)

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2023/03/14

You want to know the easiest way to turn Kris and Tara into perpetual recommendation machines? Just ask them to pick one of something. Works every time, including this episode, where we get not just one but two questions asking for their favourite thing. Look at the works discussed list! The first ten are from the first ten minutes! Official Recommendation From Kris: Wolf Pack This week, Kris recommends the Paramount+ teen drama series, Wolf Pack. In the wake of a sudden wildfire, two teenagers

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49:25

Kris Sees You, Criminals (QR 054)

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2023/02/28

Tara unveils a brand new hobby and Kris does an endzone dance to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’s Super Bowl win. Then they get down to business (serious face). No, for real. Okay, fine. There's lots of laughing in this one. We hope you have as much listening as we did recording this one. Official Recommendations From Kris: Ghosts (CBS) This week, Kris recommends the American TV series Ghosts. Sam and Jay think they’ve won big by inheriting a country house. Unfortunately the tenants are still

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48:23

Is That What You Call Yourselves? (QR O53)

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2023/02/14

What do Kris and Tara talk about off-mic? Vegetables! On-mic, they continue to discuss vegetables, sports, Japanese shows with no angst and tons of food, as well as taking the temperature of the latest season of Drag Race (tepid so far?). With that out of the way, the two dive into THAT EPISODE of THAT SHOW (The Last of Us) and Lee Winter's impossible task of rehabilitating one of her worst villains. Official Recommendations From Kris: The Last of Us Kris comes to us from the post-apocalypse,

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47:58

They're Here, We're Here (QR 052)

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2023/01/31

This week, Kris and Tara are thrilled to welcome two very special guests to the podcast. All the way from We’re Here Season 2, we have Shangela’s drag daughter Amy Rambow and Amy’s son Alex. If you’ve listened to the podcast before, you know we have a special place in our hearts for We’re Here. In this time of increased radicalization and targeting of queer people, We’re Here is one of the most important shows on TV, documenting these shifts, while keeping its message of love front and center

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01:27:31

New Year, Same Us (QR 051)

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2023/01/17

Kris and Tara are back from break with an extra long episode. We’ve got listener questions this week and it’s all about reintroductions. Who are we? What are we like? What are we doing on this podcast? Questions are answered! Kris’s new book, Catch, is also out! She discusses reviews and her thoughts on first and third person perspective bias. And, Kris and Tara check in on how their dogs are doing. Kris found something that wasn’t a walnut. Tara felt deep inter-species empathy for her puppy. Also,

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04:12

Happy new year!

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2023/01/03

No new episode this week because the holidays borked our recording timing. But! We don't want to leave you totally hanging, so here are our top 5 most downloaded episodes of 2022. If you haven't listened to any of them yet, you should check them out! Mistaking Access for Permission: in this regular episode, we have a segment with sapphic romance superstar author Jae and Sarah Wendell, Smart Bitches Trashy Books co-founder, talking about the all-too prevalent problem of readers sexually harassing

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01:00:57

She Can Get It (QR 050)

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2022/12/20

We made it to the end of the year! Not just us here at Queerly Recommended, but you did too! Good for you and good for us. To celebrate, Kris is releasing her latest book, Catch. In this last episode of the year (also the 50th regular episode — can you even?), Tara and Kris deep dive into the importance of We’re Here (HBO Max), the different ways gingerbread houses can work into a romance, and their recent awesome bonus pod with chefs Catie Randazzo and J Chong from The Big Brunch. Happy Holidays,

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56:59

Remember Who the Fuck You Are, with Catie Randazzo &...

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2022/12/13

This week, Tara (Butter Tart) Scott and Kris (Midwest Biscuit) Bryant sit down with chefs Catie Randazzo and J Chong from the hit cooking competition reality show, The Big Brunch. They talk about what it was like representing their communities, how real the camaraderie was on the show, family meals, and, most importantly, what kind of bread they think the judges are. If you think Catie and J were great on the show, wait until you hear them on this episode. Follow Catie on Instagram:

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01:05:17

Polar Bears? I’m Out (QR 049)

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2022/12/06

The holiday season is upon us and Kris and Tara come bearing gifts…of recommendations! Seriously, they had to make room this week to fit everything in. Kris regales us with the end of The Walking Dead and the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. Tara talks about The Big Brunch (yes, again) and Canada’s own Ryan Reynolds. There’s a bunch of other good stuff before a dive deep into the recommendations. Keep warm, friends. Stay bright. Official Recommendations From Kris: Christmas Mouse by Rachel

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01:02:08

Milena McKay (and Tara) loves Truth and Measure (QR...

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2022/11/29

Roslyn Sinclair has committed high crimes against readers' productivity and we are here for it! This episode, Tara is joined by f/f romance author Milena McKay. They gathered to sit in gratitude and fangirl about one of their favourite stories of all time. It began as a Devil Wears Prada fanfic and ended up being rewritten and published as its own original work. Yes, it’s Truth and Measure season, baby! Referred to by Lee Winter as "The Lesfic Bible," Truth and Measure has impacted the lesfic scene

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52:09

Any Last Thoughts on Twitter? (QR 048)

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2022/11/22

Are things coming to an end? Nobody knows. Kris and Tara are taking things one step at a time by talking about the (possible?) end of Twitter and what that means for QR going forward (subscribe to our newsletter!). They move on to talk season finales on tv, finales that aren’t finales, finales that are…something else? Fin-allez? Official Recommendations From Kris: Life Partners (2014) Have you heard about the one about the two girls? One’s straight, one’s queer. They’re the best of friends until…the

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48:15

If I Have to Know, So Do You (QR 047)

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2022/11/08

Kris is back with a new book on the horizon and a contest is coming, so stay tuned. Tara is on vacation and loving it. They talk about the faux pas that was GBBO's Mexican Week, plus what they love and don’t love about reality shows. We have fun here. If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi! Official Recommendations This week, Kris recommends the m/m film Bros (2022). While it might be best known as the first gay romantic comedy released by a major studio that features

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53:13

Yuri on Ice! (QR 046)

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2022/10/25

This is the problem with recommendations: when you love ’em, you can’t stop talking about ’em. Thanks to her recommendation in the last episode, Amanda returns to dish and deep dive into Yuri on Ice! Tara devoured the m/m figuring skating romance anime series in a weekend, and this whole episode is dedicated to geeking out about the things they loved about it (and one or two things they didn’t). If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi! Other works discussed: Steven

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52:44

The Friend From Toronto (QR 045)

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2022/10/11

Kris is away this week, so Tara lit up the Queer Signal and her friend from Toronto, Amanda, showed up. Amanda and Tara talk different Pride events and their own queer journeys, before diving into recommendations. If you enjoy this episode, please consider buying Kris & Tara a Ko-fi! Official Recommendations Tara describes Purposefully Accidental by G. Benson as an explosion of trope candy. Enemies to lovers? It’s in there. Slow burn? You betcha. Fake relationships? Of course! It follows the story

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53:02

Jonathan Van Ness Says “Tara 4 Congress!” (QR044)

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2022/09/27

This is not your normal episode of Queerly Recommended, friends! This week, we’re bringing you a conversation that Tara had earlier this year with nonbinary truth teller, Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Gay of Thrones). In front of a live audience at Benevity's Goodness Matters conference, JVN talks all about authenticity, self-acceptance, and the importance of dualities. Somehow, Tara (just barely) keeps her shit together, especially when he says she should run for Congress. Can a Canadian run for

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57:18

Tattooed Chaps (QR 043)

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2022/09/13

Tara talks new hair colours and adding to her tattoo collection. Kris is back from ClexaCon, with stories of creating the perfect author photobomb. We’re not in our twenties anymore, with our back tattoos and art house films. We’re past our thirties (how past? None of your business), which means it’s documentary time, bay-bee! This week, an interesting theme connects a number of the recommendations: how and why people quit competitions. When discussing Glow Up and RuPaul's Drag Race, Tara tells

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57:44

Nothing But Ding Dong (QR042)

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2022/08/30

By the time you hear Kris say she's looking forward to the upcoming ClexaCon, bemoaning her 9 AM panel and how everyone’ll be hungover… it's already happened. Time is weird, people. Regardless, WHENEVER you’re reading this (hearing this?) you’ll be treated to Tara and Kris passing judgement on the contestants wimping out of Alone: Frozen, all from the comfort of their homes. There’s a bunch more stuff, too, all of it very good. Too much to list, really (there is a list, it’s below). Oh, they pick

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01:01:01

You Can Have My Cheese (QR 041)

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2022/08/16

A lot is going on in this episode! Kris has a book baby coming out. Who does it look like? We’ll find out! Tara reveals how the cosmic calendar and the finite nature of the known universe gave her some peace. They both try their best to fan cast The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and find it surprisingly tough. Kris walks down memory lane with her experiences of Lilith Fair and makes an impassioned argument for its return. To top it off, Kris reveals whether or not she has ever been dumped. If you

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