“hold off, Is This a night out together?” Podcast Episode 108: First schedules | Autostraddle
April 25, 2025
Recently we are joined by author,
To L and Right Back
co-host, potential TV exec, and my roomie
Analyssa Lopez
! We are speaing frankly about basic dates â the just who, the exactly what, the wherein, the that, and exactly how.
However before we enter into our very own actual internet dating life, Christina fanfics a few of well known queer celebs in a game of appreciate Triangles!
SHOW RECORDS
+ One homosexual hug wasn’t adequate to get
Nine Great Strangers
higher than #42 inside my
Nicole Kidman rating
.
+ fancy Triangle celebs pulled from Christina’s ever-delightful
No filtration column
.
+ Christina and I also talked much more about very first dates when we had been on
Terrible with Money
.
+ Analyssa’s crush with the few days
glowing on TikTok
.
+ In addition a great anecdote about Jessica Chastain: we saw 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 an extraordinary good way. I experienced the thought,
I gamble Jessica Chastain never ever battles to transmit a message
. And since next each time i am creating a business-y e-mail I just tell my self,
You Are Jessica Chastain. You Are Jessica Chastain.
Functions pretty much.
+ Here’s
my personal interview with Isabel Sandoval
and listed below are
her movies regarding the Criterion Channel
.
+ Did you notice the news? The day development? Christina is
recapping
The Day Show
.
Christina:
Among my basic big date moves is actually guaranteeing perhaps not inquiring questions. I’ll come-back from a night out together and my friends could be similar, “How was it? Precisely what do they are doing? In which would they stay?” And I also’ll be like, “no clue. I managed to get absolutely nothing.” I don’t know what I converse when it comes to on times, but it is never any related details that anybody may wish to notice on a follow up, because i am usually like, oh yeah, I’m certain they will have a position. I don’t know what it is.
Theme tune performs
Drew:
Hi, I’m Drew.
Christina:
I’m Christina.
Drew:
And thanks for visiting,
Wait, Is It a romantic date?
Christina:
Wait, Is This a romantic date?
is an Autostraddle podcast centered on answering the age old question: delay, is it a romantic date?
Drew:
Each and every day we become more and more clearness and get the full story plus simple tips to keep in touch with the other person and all of our neighborhood.
Christina:
Wow. Which was so gorgeous and touching.
Drew:
Cheers.
Christina:
Also so lightly robotic in a manner that i truly appreciated.
Drew:
Great. Opting for like queer cult. Yeah.
Christina:
Yeah. Okay. Because you’ve seen, how much cash? You done
Nine Perfect Strangers
yesterday?
Drew:
Used to do. We saw all of it in a single day. Really, in addition to the final episode was the morning after, while I created my brand new shelf. It actually was a real effective⦠that is exactly how much focus ought to be fond of that television system.
Christina:
So you’re simply not coming at you from a proper area, since you had been in a cult.
Drew:
Yeah, which was a few days before. It isn’t really suitable to actually have messed with me too much. But you know what? Occasionally poor tv is necessary, especially when it movie stars countless stars. Oh, we should discuss which the audience is.
Christina:
Ok last one. Correct.
Drew:
We generally accomplish that.
Christina:
Right here we have been dealing with
Nine Perfect Complete Strangers,
a TV show no-one cares about.
Drew:
Okay, well my name is Drew Gregory. I am an author for Autostraddle. I’m a filmmaker, I’m a trans person, I am a lesbian individual. Yeah. And I perform love Nicole Kidman.
Christina:
Amazing work. I Am Christina Tucker. In addition an author for Autostraddle, i’m a lesbian person and thankful that
The Day Show
is back within my life since it is really been, well, damaging it, but in a great way. We like poor television!
Drew:
Yeah. Which is great poor television. That’s exemplary. Yeah.
Christina:
Cook’s kiss. Chef’s kiss.
Drew:
Really, should we obtain into our very own game?
Christina:
I’m thus excited to find out, what is originating from your small head today?
Drew:
Okay.
Christina:
What horrors have you ever developed?
Drew:
Which means this video game is called adore Triangles.
Christina:
Oh son.
Drew:
And you’ll notice that You will find a hat right here. Okay?
Christina:
Okay.
Drew:
And inside the cap are items of paper which have 10 reoccurring people that show up on Christina’s No Filter column, in fact it is specialized in star news and Instagram posts. After which there is your name and my name. And that I’m going to choose three names out of this cap, and you’re attending placed on your own brilliant Christina fanfic limit, and merely let me know what the love triangle could well be between those three individuals.
Christina:
Wow. Okay. I’m going to take a drink of diet plan Coke and I also’m will be ready with this.
Drew:
Yeah. Precisely what the vibrant might possibly be. Okay. Which Means You seeâ
Christina:
I enjoy you place circumstances in a hat. It’s very physical.
Drew:
Yeah. I love it. What i’m saying is, it’s a podcast, therefore there is no-one to actually trust, but We promise that, one, I am not searching. Two, it is all arbitrary. Okay. Ready?
Christina:
m4m hookups-hmm (affirmative).
Drew:
Okay. Therefore the first name is actually Tessa Thompson.
Christina:
Famous.
Drew:
Hayley Kiyoko.
Christina:
Mm.
Drew:
And Rosie O’Donnell.
Christina:
Now this can be interesting, because what the bang are those three men and women undertaking collectively? My personal instinct says that Tessa and Rosie are most likely going to be the major major triangle minutes right here, because i’m such as that’s the only real plausible solution to address this fucking trolley ass issue of a love triangle you have provided myself. Thus I feel like they, I don’t know, found at an event, Tessa was actually experiencing untamed. She was actually like, “its Rosie O’Donnell. I’m going to hook up with Rosie O’Donnell because exactly why the hell perhaps not?” That may seem like the woman fuel.
Drew:
Completely.
Christina:
I really do think Hayley had been entered into this triangle because maybe she’s had a crush on Tessa for a while as well as came across at some function. And that I don’t think Tessa is in any way, like, “oh, i cannot date her.” she is exactly like, “yeah, we are able to vibe, we can hang.” But i do believe Hayley’s a little hung up on like, “wait, nevertheless connected with Rosie O’Donnell, the Rosie O’Donnell? How did that happen?”
Drew:
Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Christina:
I do not believe there is any actual tension inside triangle. I think discover a bit insecurity many issue.
Drew:
We see.
Christina:
I am not sure exactly how we’re solving it because once more, i recently feel like Tessa just positively vibes down. She is going to end up like, I got to go go out with Rita Ora and Tayo Otiti eventually, very get you lates. But I do think, I don’t know, possibly by the end it ends up with Hayley and Rosie bonding at some type of brunch.
Drew:
Oh, I Really Like that.
Christina:
Like, yeah, man. That is generational lesbians. That is like, we’re driving the burn. In my opinion that would be truly beautiful, honestly.
Drew:
That’s stunning.
Christina:
Definitely also very crazy.
Drew:
Yeah. Let us move on to the following arbitrary trio.
Christina:
Oh boy.
Drew:
Okay. Making it Niecy Nash.
Christina:
Waiting around for any particular one.
Drew:
Hunter Schafer.
Christina:
Uh-huh (affirmative).
Drew:
And Holland Taylor.
Christina:
Well, now.
Drew:
Wow.
Christina:
Huh. Yet again you have put me in a difficult situation. Today, after all, i suppose its like, we will need to begin with Holland and Niecy. I’m not sure what’s occurring here. Both have delighted relationships.
Drew:
Yeah.
Christina:
I don’t know if anyone understands that Niecy Nash is completely obsessed with her wife, but she actually is, and that I’m positive she actually is submitted at the very least six times today about that fact.
Drew:
Seem, sometimes like triangles are unrequited.
Christina:
In my opinion it is going to need to be, but personally i think want it’s unrequited in almost every screwing path. What is Hunter Schafer undertaking here? Hunter Schafer is much like a dang teenager merely vibing.
Drew:
Early twenties. Simply want to explain.
Christina:
We stated everything I stated. That’s the same age. Jenna from
Any Office,
it is the exact same image. Seriously. This one, i would must put the bath towel in upon. We really do not understand.
Drew:
Okay. We could also put the labels back in. Hold off, allow me to put Hunter Schafer back.
Christina:
Yeah.
Drew:
Therefore We planning performâ
Christina:
Pull myself something else. I will make something happen with Niecy and Holland. I am not sure just what, it’s very remarkable.
Drew:
Oh. Okay. This really is a rather fascinating trio. Gillian Anderson.
Christina:
Oh. Now, Gillian, famously semi recently single, has actually a dog, additionally real. She’s no longer dating the person from
The Crown
that made the woman be Margaret Thatcher, which I believe might be for optimum. Now, hmm. See, I believe like another person’s just browsing must have feelings for Niecy inside spot because she actually is merely performing her thing.
Drew:
That’s a very great point. That’s an excellent point.
Christina:
She actually is just undertaking the woman thing. In my opinion Holland and Sarah, I’m not sure, they may be able get freaky. There might be perhaps, maybe they invite Gillian over for beverages. Maybe situations get somewhat spicy. Whom could state? Possibly Niecy comes with Jessica. Perhaps Jessica departs very early. Perhaps there’s feelings on all sides. Once more, I’m not sure really what is taking place because I can’t imagine these folks in the same space with each other. It is thrilling to consider, for me personally. We’ll fork out a lot of time thinking about it later. Now, however?
Drew:
Yeah. Could seriously be an orgy time using the associates included, like celebrate Gillian Anderson being single.
Christina:
I think that would be it. I do believe they could have received collectively and already been like, let’s get this mentioned bisexual into some puss. I believe that would be amazing.
Drew:
Wow. What an extraordinary fivesome that could be. Okay. Progressing.
Christina:
Additionally, could I merely ask one question towards cap? Could it be like a news child cap?
Drew:
Its. I don’t have like a⦠It’s a fairly superficial hat, but I don’t have some caps. It Is Thereforeâ
Christina:
I’m glad the one that you really have is a newsboy limit.
Drew:
It is somewhat newsboy cap. Yeah. I believe I pull it well sometimes.
Christina:
You’ve got the hair for it. In my opinion it.
Drew:
Thank You.
Christina:
Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Drew:
Okay. Demi Lovato.
Christina:
Incredible.
Drew:
Christina Tucker. And Cara Delevingne.
Christina:
Interesting. Now this really is fascinating. Because functioning me into is not something I usually would. I Really Don’t usually create viewer fic for the reason that it’sâ
Drew:
I’m sure.
Christina:
Awkward.
Drew:
Really let us embarrass you.
Christina:
Why don’t we embarrass me personally. So Cara’s had some kind of gathering, appropriate, at the woman bonkers house with the snatch canal and all of the Leo statues in lawn, that is what’s going on. In my opinion Demi provides chosen that they will attend, it is perhaps nevertheless only a little stressed about probably a party during that lunatic lesbian’s household because notoriously, material dilemmas are difficult. A party at Cara’s property is getting odd easily. Absolutely a whole room that’s only a ball pit. I do not determine what’s going on there. And I notoriously cannot love events or men and women. Thus I feel possibly Demi and I have actually linked in a number of type of quiet folks region. My gut feels as though Cara only desires to begin some crap and just tries to get into between that in some manner, just for the drama sake of it all. Brings her gender workbench power for this due to the fact, why not cause chaos, if you possibly could? In addition a Leo, she’s going to be like, hello, exactly why is the interest not on me?
Drew:
So the question that You will find is actually Cara separating your and Demi’s breathtaking by choosing you or going for Demi? Which people strays?
Christina:
And that’s what I can’t⦠Hmm. Hmm. My gut is like i must say Demi, but that is because I don’t feel just like I would do that. And I feel sorts of poor stating that Demi would do that, once more, individuals i actually do maybe not know and will most likely never know. But maybe because I’m not doing that.
Drew:
Yeah. But personally i think as you’re faithful of inactivity. So I don’t know when you have to feel poor about it.
Christina:
Positively. That is an infamous motto, be lazy since it is simple.
Drew:
Yeah.
Christina:
Hello.
Drew:
Okay.
Christina:
Yeah. And that I also think Cara would deplete me.
Drew:
Yeah. That’s probably true. I would like to see it however.
Christina:
Oh yes. I really could be worn out for like a weekend. I could be exhausted for like a weekend or two.
Drew:
Okay. Here is the final one. It’s Kiki Palmer.
Christina:
Fun.
Drew:
Hunter Schafer, who had been placed back in the cap considering get older distinctions. And myself. Wow. I love that i am part of this. Just What? Delighted birthday if you ask me.
Christina:
Okay. So Drew is in love with both Kiki Palmer and Hunter Schafer. That’s where we are starting.
Drew:
However.
Christina:
Really don’t really know in which we’re closing after that because that simply appears like what’s going to occur. See, Kiki provides this, what I love about Kiki Palmer, one of the many situations I favor about Kiki Palmer, is that the woman is 27 years old and it has the energy of a 45 yr old Black girl anyway moments of the day. In my opinion its wonderful having these huge auntie electricity at the woman early age. And that I merely feel just like in a love triangle circumstance, she’d be like, “Oh no, i am a young child of God. I got to go. It is not for me. Y’all would what you must perform, but i’m prepared because of this.” So perhaps you and Kiki have connected in earlier times nowadays Hunter features registered the world and Hunter’s like, Ooh, I got a crush with this person. And possibly Kiki is just like, yeah, i am allowing it to get.
Drew:
Wait, Hunter features a crush on me? Maybe Not Kiki?
Christina:
Without a doubt.
Drew:
Oh, thank you so much. Wow.

Christina:
Think about it.
Drew:
Wow. What a world, where i am setting up with Kiki Palmer. Then who has to finish because I begin matchmaking Hunter Schafer.
Christina:
I am talking about just what some sort of which I’m as well lazy to cheat on Demi Lovato. There are plenty of globes that weare going through.
Drew:
Wow.
Christina:
Yeah. But In my opinion all of you surely vibe, but i believe it finishes because Hunter is a lot like, mm, I want to do even more using my existence. I want to get-out indeed there and experience some shit. She actually is younger.
Drew:
After all, I’m Sure. That’s fine.
Christina:
I know. And Kiki’s like, if anyone desires appear more than on Sunday for brunch, you are pleasant.
Drew:
Oh, very Kiki and I also remain friends?
Christina:
In my opinion everybody remains friends inside situation.
Drew:
Oh, that’s nice. That is wonderful. Alright, I Really Like that
Christina:
I do not imagine absolutely genuine harm thoughts. I think everybody’s like, yeah, development. It needs to take place.
Drew:
Yeah. That’s fantastic. Everyone loves this. Really, it was a pleasure. Thanks a lot for playing with me.
Christina:
Thank you so much for, I’m calling this The Newsboy Cap game.
Drew:
Great. Move over Fancy Triangles. It’s now a Newsboy Cap.
Christina:
Yeah. No, that has been really enjoyable.
Drew:
I’m thus happy. Well, i believe it’s time that we get into all of our major subject associated with the few days with this really special guest. Very our subject this week is first times, and, very special visitor, do you want to introduce your self?
Analyssa:
I really do. Thank-you for inquiring. I’m Analyssa I am also the co-host of Autostraddle’s
To L and Straight Back
podcast with Drew sufficient reason for Riese. So when Drew and Christina did their unique intro, I had to chew my tongue to not say, “I’m Analyssa!” Which is normally my personal intro.
Christina:
You did a great job, and I also thanks a lot’re honored to listen it, undoubtedly.
Analyssa:
Yeah. I help co-host the
To L and Straight Back
podcast, I authored some things for Autostraddle. I just work at a TV business, so that the like Triangles game felt very especially created for my presence additionally. Long time listener, first-time person.
Christina:
Incredible.
Analyssa:
Etc, et cetera. Hello everyone.
Drew:
And in addition, my roommate. Therefore actually, we’re recording this independently for noise reasons, but we’re in areas with a wall between us.
Christina:
It is beautiful material. And that I like this synergy, this Autostraddle cross advertising jargon.
Analyssa:
It’s somewhat like, did I have throughout the pod because of nepotism? Like variety of.
Christina:
Yes. However in fairness to you, our friends have gotten about pod so far caused by nepotism. So?
Drew:
Ana, may I ask you some thing publicly with this podcast? When I reference the wall surface in between the areas. I cannot utilize my personal dildo while men and women are home, correct? All of our walls are too slim. Or maybe you’ve perhaps not heard? Maybe you have maybe not heard it?
Analyssa:
I’ve heard one intercourse noise from the place.
Drew:
Okay. Once actually bad.
Christina:
Well, today We have some follow-up concerns. Just one single lone intercourse sound? Or was just about it a continued rumble of a vibrator?
Analyssa:
No, i recently indicate one example.
Christina:
Gotcha.
Drew:
Okay. I will accept that.
Analyssa:
So we can discuss that off-line because I think I’m sure when it was, when you convey more concerns we can talk.

Drew:
Cool.
Christina:
I’d like to be concerned.
Drew:
Yeah. Christina, possible appear.
Christina:
Also pleased to send anybody some type of white sound device, In my opinion may possibly also perform miracles.
Drew:
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