Episodes
It’s time: 608 aka “Last Word” aka the very last episode of The L Word aka the worst series finale of all time — is here. And BOI do we have some notes! Join us for over two hours of deep analysis of an episode in which we get lots of eyeball close ups, a total remodel of a classic property, an allegedly 3 hour tribute video starring Ivan’s rings, some final cut shenanigans, the constant threat of woozie, bathroom snobbery, a new haircut for Molly and so much more! Follow us on Instagram and...
Published 05/17/21
Actor, recording artist and drag queen Willam Belli joins us for Episode 607, "Last Couple Standing,” in which everybody dances and dances and dances for charity!!!! Join us as Tasha, Jamie and Alice do a fun dance and Bette and Tina do a sexy dance and then it’s time to give away money on the microphone on the stage! Also Jenny made an iPhone movie and she wants to talk about it. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website...
Published 04/26/21
Well folks, we're finally here: episode 606, Lactose Intolerant. Educator, artist, writer and self-described "Professional Black Transgender Person." John Bellamy joins us for this wild ride of an episode which includes a Willy Wonka themed baby shower for a very unhappy Max, Kelly and Bette shaking it but not baking it, Tina using a phone in New York, Tasha and Alice boning while Jamie's in the shower and Jenny getting Shane a photo studio to develop the one photograph she has taken in her...
Published 04/12/21
Producer Shannon de Zeeuw joins us for episode 6.05 Litmus Test, in which the girls gather at the wired-for-sound Hit Club to determine if Dylan is a good person or a dirty schemer through Niki Stevens entrapment, Jenny hits the jackpot by stealing Alice’s screenplay idea, Alice and Jamie have a third wheel crush, Dylan and Helena have sex with NO MUSIC, Niki Stevens dances alone in slow-motion and so much less! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback Follow Riese everywhere at...
Published 03/29/21
It’s time for episode 6.04, Leaving Los Angeles, seemingly produced on a $35 budget. We’re joined this week by author/activist Thomas Beatie, who has the unique perspective of being the subject of the “pregnant man” story ripped from the headlines and stuffed into Max’s body under very different circumstances for Season Six! Join us as we reflect on Dylan being meh, Bette being hot, Jenny descending into bananas girlfriend behavior, time being a flat circle and Max having a not-so-great time...
Published 03/15/21
Comic and tie dye enthusiast Rhea Butcher joins us for a little LMFAO-ing on Episode 603, LMFAO! This week the whole group gets some very concerning text messages regarding Shane and Jenny's sexual activities, someone has stolen THE NEGATIVE, Alice saves a life, Shane does Eric Mabius's hair, Bette tries to fire Jodi and ends up getting fired, and so much more! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join...
Published 03/01/21
Big news: Alice is writing a treatment and Jenny is writing a treatment and Christina Tucker is joining us for this week’s journey into Shane’s car washing skills, Max’s ripped from the tabloids pregnancy, Dylan’s lady sandwich, Alice and Tasha are going to couple's therapy, Juicy f*****g Fremont, Bette running or...... not running?  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback Follow Riese everywhere at @autowin and her esteemed website @autostraddle. Join our membership program, A+,...
Published 02/15/21
Well friends, it’s time for the inevitable and infamous Season Six. We kick off this week with 6.01, in which Bette Porter impacts the fate of civilization with a dangerous butterfly shirt, Shane creeps around Los Angeles with all her t-shirts in a Whole Foods bag, Jenny throws a lamp, Tasha and Alice try to figure out if they have anything in common and Papi returns from the vortex to make us all liverwurst sandwiches!!! Oh and also, somebody killed Jenny? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter...
Published 02/01/21
Calling all heterosexual orphan shoplifters, it’s time for a “To L and Back” holiday special in which we recap the classic controversial holiday film, “Happiest Season,” starring our very own Kristen Stewart and Dan Levy and directed by Clea Duvall. Join two unpopular Jews as we traverse territory similar to The L Word’s: the collective psychological meltdown of a group comprised almost entirely of wealthy white people! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @tolandback Follow Riese...
Published 12/21/20
Season Five is coming to an end and we are celebrating with not one but TWO group gatherings jam-packed with lesbian drama: Jodi's very weird experimental art show and Lez Girls' very weird wrap party! Will anyone have sex on the balustrade at Yamashiro? Will Molly throw a drink at Shane? Will Alice continue thinking-cheating with Clea the designer? Will Bette and Tina do a weird dance while Bette wears a terrible butterfly shirt? Join us as we wrap up the last good season of this strange...
Published 11/09/20
Are you gonna bleed soon? Alice sure hopes Tasha will! Furthermore, Bette and Jodi are wearing matching outfits for their all-day break-up-a-thon, Adele does a private premiere of Jenny and Niki's sex tape and subsequently takes over "Lez Girls," Dawn Denbo's snatching the Planet right out of Kit's arms, Shane's got a very large bong, Alice is gushing over Clea (special guest Melanie Lynskey)'s hot androgynous menswear inspired fashions and Kit's skulking around with a gun for some reason....
Published 11/02/20
Get your butt onto your bicycles 'cause writer Erin Sullivan (creator of the "Who Killed Jenny Schecter" podcast and also Riese's roommate) is here to discuss Episode 510, Lifecycle! Join us as we discover that Tasha has other friends, Adele is great at brand deals, Bette is a big ol cheater, Tina can't help loving Bette it's a thing she can't help, Molly is ready for Lesbian Sex 102, NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO PLAY “I’VE NEVER” CORRECTLY and Nikki has never used a strap-on before! It's one of our...
Published 10/26/20
Gaby Dunn, Mal Blum, Brittani Nichols and Cerise Castle joined Carly and Riese for a LIVE RECORDING of Episode 509, aka the episode where everybody engages in sexual activities with one another! Now, in podcast form, capture our rehashing of situations including the Showdown with the She-B*tches, Lover Cindi's wig, Bette's unethical non-monogamy, kissing the wrong person in the dark, bringing ice cubes into the bedroom, elevator fantasies, Shane's inadequate camerawork, Max's budding...
Published 10/12/20
This week on To L and Back, legendary Autostraddle writer and A-Camp band singer Ari joins us as Tasha goes on trial for being just another soldier in the army of love, Jodi prepares a Moroccon Feast for three days so Shane won’t have to take Molly to the theater, Nikki makes the cover of Celebrity Star Power Today as potentially being gay on the eve of the big premiere of terrible action film, Jenny hates that guy’s purple tie, Jenny cries in a fancy dress, Bette and Tina grapple with sexual...
Published 09/28/20
GET IN THE RING IT'S TIME FOR LESBIAN OIL WRESTLING. Carly's actual wife, legendary actress and photographer Robin Roemer joins us as we get greased up and Molly Kroll is loving it!!! This week on The L Word, Tasha walks up and down the same hallway for a week, Alice delivers a killer blind item in hopes of snagging a big TV job, Jenny and Niki are honestly just very extra, Jodi talks about sex to her ex, Molly is convinced that Shane wants to bang her and listen we're all here for the oil...
Published 09/21/20
I hope you set your alarm for 4:30 AM like Adele because LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION “Lez Girls” starts shooting first thing tomorrow and we’ve got Emmy nominated writer/producer of “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” Lauren Ashley Black, here in the studio to discuss the stir fry Bette left on the stove to go have sex with Tina, Jenny’s unprofessionalism, Dawn Denbo’s ongoing reign of terror, Adele’s mall madness makeover, Jodi’s robe, Phyllis’ sexy pool party, hot tea as foreplay and why any of these...
Published 09/14/20
Get your gay brownies ready we’re going to the cast party with special guest, comedic/actor and two-time Survivor contestant Zeke Smith!!! This week, the gals meet their Lez Girls counterparts at a wild party, Alice goes viral by outing a basketball player, Shane gets her boots on Dawn Denbo’s couch and her hands inside Dawn Denbo’s girlfriend, Max questions the veracity of Adele’s traveling salesman stories and we all dance on the table! 
Published 09/07/20
L.A’s hottest new club is SHEBAR. It has everything: Dawn Denbo, her lover Cindi and only the best champagne in the VIP rooms! Also included: Jodi wanting to dance and Bette wanting to fight, Max’s podcast is a blog now, Tina can’t keep up with Brenda, Jenny doesn’t want to cast Niki in her film because she doesn’t look like she’s read a book recently, Adele coming in hot with the scheming and Shane playing video games aggressively while picturing everybody naked. 
Published 08/31/20
Let's go lesbians! Get your gaydar guns, feather your hair and pick up the phone, Shane hasn't had sex for three entire days and WOW her mind is clean as a whistle. Jodi and Bette are heading to Big Bear for Bette to read a novel at a picnic table while everybody plays football and has morning mojitos! Tasha gets an info packet on her homosexual behavior, Tina goes on a date with a heart surgeon who collects art, Max loves his new video camera, and we're gonna find out who's on top and who's...
Published 08/24/20
You know that Shane, never the bride, always f*cking the bridesmaids! This week on The L Word everything gets very fun, very fast. We've got imaginary sex matchups between Bette and Helena! We've got Jenny's garbage bag dress! We've got drunk misanthropic Tina! We meet Adele, who has read Some of Her Parts ten thousand times! Also, Tom has a little crush on Max, Tina is obsessed with Bette, and Tasha and Alice have a middling double date and is Jodi's place too funky for Bette? Only one way...
Published 08/17/20
We are BACK with the Season Five Premiere episode of “To L and Back,” in which so many questions are asked, and several are answered. Where did Jenny sail to on her raft? Did Tina have sex with Kate Arden? What pre-school will admit Angie? Who is Helena’s new roommate in prison? Is Tasha okay? Does Phyllis wanna shack up with Joyce? What the f**k is wrong with Shane right now?
Published 08/10/20
It’s the Season Four finale, and much like Season Four itself we are ALL OVER THE PLACE. These places include: a daring sign Heist involving Shane/Alice/Bette and raw meat, Jodi having red wine in a tent allegedly, a going away party on the beach for Tasha, Jenny adopting a puppy and letting it pee all over town, an unhinged hotel-pool confrontation between Jenny, Kate and Stacey “Your Little Magazine Called Curve” Merkin, some Bette/Tina sexual tension and Joyce Wyshnia returning WITH! A BANG!
Published 06/30/20
"Lez Girls" is hot off the press and Bette doesn't care for it in "Literary License to Kill." We are joined by listener SSG Lauren Montoya, who reached out to us about sharing how Tasha's fictional experience in the military compares to her actual one. Together, we witness Henry ripping off his toenails, a bad day for Spacegate at Intechmode, Jodi eating an orange, Shane daddying Jared, everybody yelling at everybody else about who is or is not a lesbian, and Molly Kroll's debut appearance! 
Published 06/22/20
Little Boy Blue, come blow your cash, because Helena and Catherine are betting 100k on “In the Pink” as you can clearly see on this lipstick map! Also, Max heads to Skokie for his mother’s funeral, Paige wears a terrible hat, Bette gets a seating chart in her pants, everybody wanted a monkey or a horse as a child, we’re OFF TO THE RACES and Kate Arden has arrived with a bottle of tequila and a passion for visual movies.
Published 06/15/20
Jenny hunts for a director and Alice, Tasha, Helena and Papi spend 50% of the episode in Alice’s bed in this episode with special guest and passionate Tasha fan, Dr. Carmen Phillips of Autostraddle! What is Marina doing here? How much shittier can Shane’s Dad be? How much traffic does OurChart ACTUALLY get? Why hasn’t Helena gotten any poker winnings? Why is Angus still here? How hot does Bette look in a worksuit? Join us for a really funny episode sure to enable at least 1.5 hours of...
Published 05/25/20