The gay Diva Podcast is here! Queer people are obsessed with iconic female performers, so hosts Jason Black & Nick Westrate set out to talk to every queer obsessed with a queen. The work of the great Divas is reviewed, classified, culturally contextualized and CELEBRATED. Fandoms collide, learn from each other and grow. Come and Join. Share the love.
Hosts Jason and Nick celebrate the enduring power of female friendship and iconic performances in the classic film Steel Magnolias, honoring Dolly Parton's legacy.
16 Sept 2025
Whitney Houston! with Korde Tuttle! "I Look to You"
Jason & Nick interview writer and artist Korde Tuttle about Whitney Houston! Learn how Whitney's music floated into his childhood bedroom and carried through his life. Listen as we queen out over our favorite Whitney tracks, live performances and the impact of her artistry. Bow to the Queen of the Night, the Queen of Pop, the Queen of our Hearts.
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10 Sept 2025
Bernadette Peters! with Michael Urie! "The Bernadetta"
Episode 2. Michael Urie joins Jason & Nick to discuss his life long love of Bernadette Peters and how his hopes of meeting her pulled him from Texas to New York City. Join us in hailing the Queen of Broadway!
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26 Aug 2025
Bette Midler! "An Endless Parade of Gay Sh*t"
The Pilot. The Origin Story... Jason & Nick discuss their Diva: Bette Midler. Listen to these queens analyze the music, the legacy and the magic of the Divine Miss M, and how she helped these queer boys from Michigan understand themselves and the world. Join us in worshipping "The People's Diva."
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30 Jul 2024
The Fabulous Four! "48 Years"
We're BACK! When Ms. Midler returns to the cinema, we return to the pod! We are mostly podding on PATREON these days, but we decided to come back to the main stem to talk through The Fabulous Four starring BEtte Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullallely! Take a ride through over 48 years of friendship, weed gummies, weed pens, mojitos and parasailing as we dive into our favorite genre: female friendships, and contemplate a new genre: aging actress ensemble vehicles. You ready to go to key west, this is going to be a Girls Trip you will probably forget. But smash that download button to hear Nick and Jason in the same room for the first time in years. The band's back together for you Battle Angels. X
(Come over to Patreon.com/forthegirlspodcast to hear a deep dive into Bette's first album: The Divine Miss M! Only 3 dollars a month for new episodes and our entire archive.)
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23 Apr 2024
Sister Rosetta Tharpe! Diva You Should Know (Re-Air #2)! "Velvet Music"
We are re-airing some of our favorite series, starting with: A Diva You Should Know! Find our full catalogue at patreon.com/forthegirlspodcast
There is one woman who is the GodMother, The Queen, The Patron Saint of Rock 'n Roll: SISTER ROSETTA THARPE! We have been dying to cover this extraordinary Diva for a while and we saved her to round out your Gay Pride Season! So come and learn about this genre defying, electric guitar playing, ball gown wearing Stadium Bride! I bet the history books didn't tell you that Rock was invented by a queer black woman did they? Well that's because all the history books are WRONG. So come for the herstory and stay for the soaring gospel numbers, the rollicking guitar licks and high flying vocal of SRT. That's right, kitty cats, this week we are burning down the entire Hall of Fame and rebuilding it in Rosetta's name!
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2 Apr 2024
Phoebe Snow! DIVA YOU SHOULD KNOW (Re-Run #1) "An Intimate Portrait"
We are re-airing some of our favorite series, starting with: A Diva You Should Know! Find our full catalogue at patreon.com/forthegirlspodcast
Phoebe Snow is a Diva You Should Know! So we are going to paint an intimate portrait of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time. We lost this genre-defying performer too soon to a the music industry did know what to do with her, and refused to support women properly. So come back to the early 70s as we rediscover the soaring vocals, poetic imagery and powerful emotion coursing through every note of Phoebe Snow's music. Dive deep with us to celebrate the albums, the jingles, the performances, the legend ..It looks like Snow...
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29 Mar 2024
IMMACULATE! Starring Sydney Sweeney! "Rosemary Beads"
It's Easter Weekend, Battle Angels, so we are rising from the podcast dead to take you to the IMMACULATE church of Sydney Sweeney. That's right it is time to dive into true horror with this Nun-sploitation flick. We have a new favorite final girl, and we want you to throw on a linen nightgown and run through an Italian field soaked in blood with us. Come for the Hers in Habits and stay for devil-Jesus. We get extremely sacrilegious as we worship our diva, so happy Good Friday! We cover horror, housewives, AMC diet coke recipes, have a bit of the book club and preview upcoming horror flicks! Spoilers abound! Ratings and Prayers and Reviews, oh my! Meet us in the convent for an episode you truly cån't face.
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12 Dec 2023
Merry Cher-mas! "Christmas: The Cher Album"
Merry Christmas everyone! Let's celebrate with Cher, babe! We review Cher's new Christmas album, "CHIRSTMAS." It is full of bops and bangers and classics, and we go through it all, babe. So hop into your drop top sleigh ride, and get ready to play some f*cking Christmas music. We cover so many divas, Bette and Cher's relationship, our Christmas traditions, and mostly just kiki about one of our favorite ladies to ever do it, the Dark Lady, Loretta, Babe: CHER!
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5 Dec 2023
My Favorite Murder She Wrote 4! The Christmas Episode! "Wanda-Vision"
We're back with a special Christmas Episode for everyone! While we are now completely moved to Patreon, we wanted to pop back in to remind you all of what you are missing in Heaven...that is, CABOT COVE! So it is time for you to get PRAYED UP for the holidays. Fly down east with us as we celebrate the holiday season with Jessica Fletcher, Dr. Seth, Sherriff Mort, and special guest stars Amy Brenneman and Sela Ward! This episode teaches us about business, Judges named Amy, slut-shaming, illegitimate children, and all about how to keep the Christmas spirit. So come read the good book and get right with God, as we celebrate the ultimate Christmas Diva: Angela Lansbury.
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2 Aug 2023
The Patreon Migration! "Haunted Guest House"
Battle Angels! We are moving the podcast in its entirety to our Patreon! So, we are reuniting on here, to tell you about it, the future of the pod, Barbie, the Meg, Haunted Guest Houses and of course a little Shelley Winters. We are back- kind of. Have a quick listen as we chart our new path.
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1 Oct 2022
Hocus Pocus 2! "BooooOOOOK!"
That's right, the witches are back! Someone lit a black flame candle and brought the two of us out of hell and back to the hell of podcasting! We watched the movie last night with the rest of the global population, and then saved all of our takes for the hot mic. This is an unedited, unvarnished one night only return for us, and one way or another we are gonna find ya, and bring you all the goosies, all the nostalgia, and all the Divas. So strap your Roombas on your feet and get ready to fly to Salem, sisters!!!!!!!
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30 Apr 2019
Mary Kay Place in "DIANE"! "My Dark Legacy"
Mary Kay Place stars in the new film "Diane," and Jason & Nick are here to review it! We gush over its astonishing divas, our moms, our aunts, our grandmas and all the casserole queens of the world! Come and learn about 5 of the greatest actresses of all time, the themes of this beautiful film, and the meaning of life. Join us in kicking off our Mary Kay Place Oscar campaign!
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22 Jan 2019
Can You Ever Forgive Me? "The Lee Israel Estate"
Jason & Nick discuss the film "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" starring Melissa McCarthy as Diva biographer and superfan, Lee Israel. Take a trip back in time to 1992 to when queer women and men had to become con-artists to make their art (just like today!). Come and celebrate comedy queen Melissa McCarthy and get our takes on the best actress Oscar race as it stood two months ago when we taped this episode!
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11 Dec 2018
Teaser, “One For the Vault”
Jason Black & Nick Westrate give a sneak peak at their new Queer Diva stan-cast. They are setting out to chat with every Queer obsessed with a Queen. Join them as they celebrate all of the most iconic female performers of all time and the impact they have had on the lives of queer people. Diva fandoms collide and celebrate and learn from each other.
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Inside a recent episode
Steel Magnolias! "Legends Only"
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Mm-hmm. And there's this part where Sally is walking away from the group and just the way it's shot kind of like on a steadicam and everything. I was like, gosh, this is a really beautiful film. And you forget like it was nominated for an Oscar and for Julia Roberts was nominated for an Oscar for it. And Sally Field was nominated for a Golden Globe for it. And Shirley MacLaine was nominated for a BAFTA for it. So it was like it was a serious film at the time, you know, that I think it frustrates me that it's. put into this sub-genre, you know? You know, there was this, because I've seen it so many times, I was paying attention to certain, just kind of more of the minutia of it. […]
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