All Hail the Coffeehouse Queen, Dar Williams! Jason & Nick dive deep into Dar's first two albums, The Honesty Room & Mortal City,and, their poetic adolescences, teenage car accidents and seasonal depression! We're so glad you finally made it here to our 13th Episode! We hope we're aging well and that you will come and sit in the Honesty Room with us as we laugh and cry in the church of this goddess folk-singer-songwriter-diva.  (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for...

The new documentary of Aretha Franklin's live recording of her gospel album, Amazing Grace, is nothing short of a miracle. Just in time for Easter, Jason and Nick head to Church to learn at the feet of the Queen of Soul. This is the episode where we beg you to stop listening to this podcast and go to the movies, listen to Aretha, convert to Christianity and praise everyone involved in making this joyful noise!  (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back,...

Madeline Kahn was the Queen of Comedy and this week we talk to her biggest fan, Michael Cyril Creighton! Feel the flames...just around your face as we float through the glorious career of Hollywood's saddest and sweetest clown. Madeline has inspired Michael's career and life in the fullest way, and there are few fans we have met more devoted. Join us in hailing Mrs. White, Trixie, Eunice Burns and all of the delectable creations of this singular actress. (We are In Syndication! That's right...

Jason and Nick do a deep dive into one of the great "Chick Flicks" of all time: Steel Magnolias! Come celebrate female friendships, 6 divas in their prime, perfectly calibrated emotional monologues, historic one-liners and 80's fashion. Legends Only Please. We are still on Re-Runs! New episodes start in March, but until then, flashback to baby Jason and Nick in their 4th episode, flashing back to their moldy VHS collection from the 80s. That's right, it's time to go back to the HAUS OF...

She's The Greatest Star: Barbra! We interview Thomas Jay Ryan on how the Streisand chip was implanted in his young brain, and we analyze Barbra's music, movies and magic. This controversial beauty never begged for love, and neither will we! Come learn a new vocabulary from Brooklyn's hometown Diva. Give It To Me, NOW! (We are In Syndication! That's right it's time for Re-Runs, friends, so sit back, relax, smash that download button and enjoy one of our earliest episodes! We will be back with...

It's time to look back before we can move forward, so get ready for a montage as we bop through our favorite episodes, lessons, guests, foibles and of course DIVAS of the last two years of For the Girls Podcast! Get ready for Flashbacks as we question ourselves and each other about the last two years. This is a podcast for Battle Angels this week, come down memory lane to celebrate fandoms of Phoebe Snow, Aretha Franklin, Faith Hill, Mary Kay Place, Trisha Yearwood, Diane Keaton, Annie...

All Hail the wholesome virtuosic gender bending English icon Julie Andrews! This week we dive deep into the 1982 classic Victor/Victoria and explore everything it taught our little queer hearts, celebrate the Lesley Ann Warren of it all and delve into the delicious depths of this Blake Edwards masterpiece. So throw on a diamond studded poncho and meet us down at Ches Luis for a bit of Jazz, a bit of 80s Oscars snubbery, and a bit of Liza. We are putting the C, H, I and C into Chicago this...

Merry Christmas, ladies, it is time to get right with the Lord and learn her many names: Angela, Jessica and Mrs. Anna North Clause! Hop in our sleigh as we fly you back to 1996, 1910 and eternity in the CBS made for TV Jerry Herman Musical: Mrs. Santa Clause! Missed this one? Don't worry, we didn't and we are taking you through Angela Lansbury's every divine movement as the newly liberated Wife of Santa. Angela becomes a labor organizer, feminist revolutionary, child psychologist and savior...

Welcome to the Christmas Castle where we worship all the Country Christmas Divas. You better be ready to pin the tail on the Baby Jesus because this week is brought to you by Dolly, LeeAnn, Faith, Trisha, Loretta, Wynonna, Naomi, and R E B A! Get ready to enter The Three Club and maybe even The Four Club as we get you into the Christmas spirit, have political realizations and drive you to the Mall. We are innocuous, ambiguous, and ubiquitous this week, kids, and coming at you with origins,...

It's time for Diva The Movie, also known as All About Eve! We welcome writer and film savant, Mark Harris to dive deep into our fandom of this 1950's World of Women! Come celebrate Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe and the Thelma Ritter of it all. We define camp, get to the bottom of 50s gay coding, and ride it real bumpy though the wit, rhythm, furs and bon-mots of magnificent Margo, conniving Karen, illusive Eve and brilliant Birdie. We are so Thankful for this iconic...

Welcome to the cult of Audra, honies! Dust off your TONY Awards to get in the door because this episode is for LEGENDS ONLY. We welcome host of Netflix's The Big Flower Fight, Kristen Giffith-Vanderyacht to swim in the luscious and magical waters of his diva: Audra McDonald! So get your Mom to drop you at Barnes and Noble and meet us in the CD Section because we are going back to Broadway this week to gush over this living legend's career on stage, screen and in the recording studio. So tribe...

Bow down, because we are spitting straight bars this week as we worship the original multi-hyphenate, the Friple threat, the Judge, Jury and Executioner: Queen Latifah! Comedian Alex English is our guest and we dive deep into his fandom of the Jersey Girl, the Feminine Teacher, the Lady MC, Dana Owens! So get ready for some order in the court as we fan out over her reign. We dive deep into Set It Off, Living Single, Bessie, the albums and the celebrity of one of our most enduring stars. So...

Battle Angels Assemble! It is Election Week and we are bringing you a Diva filled playlist to give you solace, courage, fortitude, inspiration and ignition as you march, stand or wait to VOTE tomorrow. We know that the Beth Army can't wait to vote this monster out of office, and you know the Divas will be with you in spirit every step of the way. So come along as we listen carefully to Dolly, Mavis, P!nk, Melanie, Roberta, Tracy, Martina and Nina as they sing songs of Liberation. A clear blue...

Happy Halloween, Witches! Get ready for some Satanic Panic, because we are flying back to 1990 to celebrate the Grand High Witch of Movie Halloween: Angelica Huston in THE WITCHES! We all know kids smell like dog shit, so warm up your little voice because we are going to sing the praises of the truly grotesque and joyous witches of Roald Dahl and Jim Henson's imaginations. Set your VCR tracking to spooky, and cuddle up with your grandmamas and your chocolate bars. We are working only with...

Welcome witches to the Diva Hall of Fame where we worship the white winged Witch of them all: STEVIE NICKS! It is finally time to cast a spell for this Mount Rushmore Diva, the timeless sorceress, the songwriter Diva supreme with her super fan, Mark Snyder. All we wanna do is talk about Stevie Nicks this week, so cast your spells in honor of the uber feminine Queen of box sets. We are going to be making sure your crystal visions are 20/20. Get ready for the STORM of it all because there is...

Gather, All Witches on our Island of Spells as we summon the 90s classic, PRACTICAL MAGIC! That's right, Owens Girls, we are whipping out our candle collections and brushing off our powers to conjure Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing and The Diane Weist!!! Welcome to our second Heaven where we eat brownies for breakfast and stir coffee with our minds. October is for curses, kids, so grab Marie Osmond and meet us down at the Witch Motel because we are going to combine our powers...

It's time for part 3 of our favorite returning series: My Favorite Murder She Wrote! That's right, kids, we are sailing back into our personal paradise, Cabot Cove, to kick off the spooky season, and this time, they call the witch Mariah! Come down to the Cabot Cove Community Players where the new woman in town may be too good at her roll as a historic town witch. Draw a Pentagram and summon Eve Simspson to write your name in the book of the beast, we can get as scary as we want because we...

It's time to get into all of your fall feelings with the soul searing, Diva stuffed, aughts epic: THE HOURS! This Had Oscar Buzz's host, Joe Reid, joins us to discuss his favorite movie and all 11 Divas in it. So put some rocks in your pockets, grab a pumpkin spice latte and meet us down by the river to celebrate the beginning of the modern Streepasaince, the Kidman Oscar triumph and the Julianne Moore of it all! Get ready for a panic attacks, kids, because this is Swoon the Movie and it is...

It's TV Binge time finally! That's right, we watched a whole season of a show that we told you we were going to and we stuck to it with HIGH FIDELITY! Come celebrate this criminally not-renewed Hulu romantic dramedy and it's two Divas: Zoë Kravitz and Da'Vine Joy Randolph! So walk over to the offices of For the Girls Podcast and bring your best vinyl and all of your fandom because we are going to do some culture SHARING. We loved this new indie aughtsy rom-com and want you to watch it to so...

It's Cyndi Lauper week with D-Listed writer, journalist and Cyndi fan Mieka Strawhorn! We are starting at the very beginning with an album review of the first, the iconic, the never overplayed: "She's So Unusual." So strap a tutu to your head, throw some glitter in the air and get ready to bop like Tipper Gore ain't watchin'! We put on our Prince thongs, play mouth guitars, destroy pool toys and pretend to cry with white girls as we worship this era-defining, activist legend. So get ready to...

The time has finally come to discuss the greatest Broadway Diva of them all, Elaine Stritch! This legendary old broad has been on Nick's Mount Rushmore of Divas for decades and we are going to etch her onto yours. So door rings, bells chime, here comes Lainey! We are at Liberty this week kids, so if you are cute and gay, come on down to the Great White Way. We worship this WASP style icon, this actors' spirit, this confessional Diva of the Theatre- so raise your vodka stinger, throw on a say...

Grab your roller skates and your 4 best punk girlfriends and let's join the cult of Belinda Carlisle! We have ice cold takes for these hot summer days, so join us in celebrating the Go-Go's front woman, the queen of Pop, the chanting witchy goddess, Belinda, with her superfan and friend, David Russell! We are unsealing these lips and flying to Thailand to spin and prance to some of the greatest bops of the last century. So, live your life be free kids because we are mad about all of you and...

Welcome home to the Haus of Roberts!!!! That’s right, we are headed back to the year 2000 and driving to Hinckley California to celebrate the Oscar winning turn of our Hollywood sweetheart, Julia Roberts! So throw on your favorite halter top, grab a vile of ground water and get reading to dismantle the entire system! This week, we not only review this great film, but we turn into Diva Lawyers in order to pick apart its most iconic monologues, defend Aliens, date dirty bikers and prove that...

Broadway Divas have always been our strongest suit, so hop into your open grave and dream of 1999 when our returning guest and best friend of the podcast, Nick Mayo, first saw AIDA! That's right we are worshipping at the feet of Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott this week, queens, so you better star cross that love, brush off your original Broadway Cast double CD cases and get ready for some belting down in Egypt! The Gods love Di-i-vas, and so do we! So come for the Nubian Queens,...

It’s finally time to touch the third rail of joy, the ultimate actress, iconic screen legend: Alfre Woodard! We hope you are comfortable with our feelings at this point because we are going to dive deep into the career of this human cry cue. It’s Jason’s Birthday episode, so pour yourself a nip, and summon all your Big Mom Energy as we go Down in the Delta to catch some Passion Fish. We are coming to you this week with all our Heart and Souls as we form a mob to burn down the Academy and put...