Kris returns from Vegas, poorer in money but rich in experiences, which she is here to share. Later, the pair deep dive into the latest season of The Ultimatum: Queer Love. As of the time of recording, the final episodes had not been released, so these are very in-process thoughts.

Official Recommendations

From Kris: Sally (2025)

Kris’s official recommendation this week is the documentary Sally (2025), which explores the life of the first female astronaut, Sally Ride, including her accomplishments and the revelation about her sexuality after her death. Kris described this as a powerful documentary, emotional and informative, and she thinks she and Sally would have been great friends.

From Tara: A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell

Tara’s official recommendation this week is A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell, an enemies-to-lovers queer romance set in the Regency period. It features a young woman who wishes to be taken seriously as an anthropologist and ventures to find an old Viking burial ground she believes to be on her property.

Works/People Discussed

• FUBAR (Netflix)
• Alone (The History Channel)
• Alone: Australia (SBS)
• My Mom Jayne (2025)
• The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)
• RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (Paramount+)
• KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
• The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
• This is Who I Am by Harper Bliss

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In this week’s episode, Tara talks about their experience at a local queer art market while Kris brainstorms ways to make money to finance her upcoming trip to Vegas. We learn about a pretty fullproof way to kidnap Kris and she shares more cat stories.

Official Recommendations

From Kris: Incendiant by Virginia Black

Kris’s official recommendation this week is Incendiant by Virginia Black. A follow-up to Consecrated Ground (which you do not have to read to check out this book), it takes place in a world of vampires, witches and monsters lurking behind the scenes of our regular world. Kris loved it.

From Tara: Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare

Tara’s official recommendation this week is the hard-to-describe but utterly charming Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare. A hair stylist gets stood up on a spur-of-the-moment date only to discover that the woman she’s texting is from another point in the multiverse, five months in the past. With her friends behind her, she plots with her crush via text so that her multiversal version can get together with the girl of her dreams.

Works/People Discussed

• SASS - Sapphic Action Support Squad Facebook Group
• Sapphics with the T merch
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• The Traitors (Peacock)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• 28 Weeks Later (2007)
• 28 Years Later (2025)
• RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (Paramount+)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
• Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black
• The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron

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This week, Tara discovers that all the fanfiction she's been reading lately has completely thrown off her ability to determine what is and is not a long book. Kris talks about her first time interacting with AI. This turns out to be Tara’s activation phrase and leads to a longer conversation about AI, how it’s coming for our jobs, and what we need to keep in mind when using it.

And, of course, they bring recommendations.

Official Recommendations

From Kris: On Swift Horses (2024)

Kris’s official recommendation this week is On Swift Horses, a romantic drama film that revolves around a woman and her relationship with her husband’s brother. Kris described their relationship as one of those "few times in a life" things that wake a person up to who they really are, challenging them to move past themselves.

From Tara: Di-Curious by Erin Branch

Tara’s official recommendation this week is Di-Curious by Erin Branch, a book steeped in the TTRPG space (that’s table-top roleplaying games for all you cooler kids). It's about one woman’s journey to rebuild her career after a mishap puts her into the crosshairs of an old friend she'd unwittingly hurt. Sparks fly! Tara described this as a cozy, thoughtful, and lovely read.

Works/People Discussed

• SASS - Sapphic Action Support Squad Facebook Group
• Ed Zitron
• The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
• Queer Liberation Library
• The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC)
• Sirens (Netflix)
• Jeopardy! (NBC)
• RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (Paramount+)
• Principle Decisions by Thea Belmont
• Boss of Her by Anna Stone

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