Sagittarian Matters

Hello from the finish line of 2020!!! This week we are delighted to welcome TRANSANTA'S Kyle Lasky on the show to tell us about this new initiative to provide support to trans & non-binary youth.  It's also TOPS & BOTTOMS OF 2020 Time, plus SEX & THE CITY Highlight Lowlights!!!  TUNE IN.  Find Transanta on instagram at @transanta 

We are over the moon to have KAIA WILSON back on the show to answer your questions about Dog training, barking, Positive reinforcement, post-pandemic life, eating poop and MORE. Tune in!    Kaia Wilson is a musician, a  positive reinforcement focused dog training consultant, and a Capricorn.    You can buy Kaia’s music AND t-shirts that say DOGS! at kaia.bandbamp.com. Keep an eye on her Instagram page for news about remote puppy training and support! @kaia_wilson   

We are over the moon to have esteemed CAPRICORN BETH PICKENS join us this week to answer YOUR advice questions about roommates, PDA, connecting with other artists, getting hyped for zoom, how to navigate December of 2020 and MORE.    Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.  Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.  She has a podcast for artists called Mind Your Practice, and you can join her homework club RIGHT NOW at mindyourpractice.com 

We are over the moon to invite scientist, writer and podcaster Joe Osmundson to the podcast today!  Dr. Joe talked to us about Quaran-Pod planning, Covid activism, quarantine as community care, and MORE.   Dr. Joseph Osmundson is a scientist and writer living in New York.  Joe is 1/4 of the podcast Food 4 Thot, and the author of the memoir Inside/Out. You can find his Quaranpod Checklist, plust  writing on class, race, sex, and science at josephosmundson.com. 

We are over the moon today to welcome back friend to the show ROCCO KAYIATOS to answer advice questions and talk with us about mindful masculinity, bodies, healing, quarantine, savory oatmeal and MORE.    You can get his Mindful Masculinity workbook, sign up for workshops, and more at  https://www.theintentionalmanproject.com   Rocco Kayiatos is the cofounder of Original Plumbing Magazine and Camp Lost Boys, a summer camp created by and for men of trans experience. Rocco currently hosts a podcast and conducts workshops through the Intentional Man Project, a space dedicated to  Building healthier masculinity through intention, awareness and integrity.   

We are over the moon to bring you vegan food reviews from Friends to the Show MICHELLE TEA, ISA CHANDRA MOSKOWITZ & super-contributor MORGAN!!!! We talk about brownie bites, vegan creamer, crunchy snacks, PLUS Nicole gives advice to listeners on sauces, comics, and snacks. 

We were over the moon this week to have MORGAN join the Splendid Sagittarian Table to taste some foods on election eve.    In two cars parked nose to nose, the Splendid Sagittarian Tasting studio reviewed vegan brownie mix, Teecinno, mushroom chips, ginger seltzer, and gave advice on vegan Cheesecake, carob powder, oatmeal AND MORE. Tune in. 

We are over the moon today to welcome BACK to the show, queen of veganism Isa Chandra Moskowitz.        Isa is a vegan chef, a restauranteur and author of the books Veganomicon, Vegan with a Vengeance,  Isa Does it and so many more. She runs two restaurants called Modern Love in Brooklyn New York and Omaha, we once hosted Vegan Iron Chef together, and she loves cats.    Isa joined me to answer your advice questions about food trends, restaurant survival amidst covid, rotten tofu, savory soups, soy nostalgia, troubleshooting seitan AND MORE.          “When you grow up, stop with the peanut butter, start with the tahini.”    

Today on Sagittarian Matters, honored Capricorn BETH PICKENS Beth joins Producer Ponyo and I to read listener mail, discuss why she likes watching straight men play gay, answer your advice questions about self esteem and neurotic coworkers.      Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.  Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show. 

We are over the moon to welcome friend-to-the-show (and formerly Anonymous Butch) AMANDA back to help us be strategic when using our energy this month leading up to the election.  Amanda is a labor organizer and a lifelong activist living in Washington, D.C.  She talks with us about voting, what we can do, how to talk to people about voting, despair as a diabolical design, and MORE.  Tune in. 

We are over the moon to welcome back Honored Capricorn BETH PICKENS back to the show to answer your questions about neurotic coworkers, attachment styles, cohabitation, avoiding activist burnout and MAKING ART DURING FASCISM.    You can sign up for Beth's mailing list RIGHT NOW at bethpickens.com. She will be announcing TWO new secret projects in October, and it will behoove you to get in on the ground floor. So go! Bethpickens.com   In this episode we also mention TheLovelandFoundation.org and https://postcardstoswingstates.com/.    xoxoxoxo

We are over the moon to have honored Libra guest KATY DAVIDSON (Dear Nora) join us this week on the occasion of    the reissue of their rarities compilation (called Three States). It will be released  as a triple vinyl box set on September 18 on Orindal Records.  Katy joined me from Joshua tree via zoom To give advice about aging gracefully, heartbreak, making boundaries, our biggest quarantine food fails and MORE.    Plus! We acknowledge that the West Coast is on fire.   

This week, we were delighted to be joined by Highly Favored Frequent Contributor MORGAN to answer your questions about recipes, tofu, beans & greens and more. We also taste tested a Honey Mama's Tahini Tangerine Cacao Nectar bar,  and a very special travel cake from the New Farm Cookbook.    In this episode, we ALSO give verbal recipes for sesame tempeh, ye olden tofu scramble, preserved lemons, salad dressing for bitter greens & MORE.   

We are over the moon to welcome back Honored Capricorn and MVP BETH PICKENS!!!    Beth Pickens is the author of the book Your Art Will Save Your Life. Her forthcoming survival book for artists will be out with Chronicle Books in Spring of 2021.  Beth is an arts consultant, a CAPRICORN, and an esteemed friend to the show.  Beth joined Producer Ponyo and I via zoom to  answer YOUR advice questions on judgment, corona-kosher, writing & racism, other people’s vibes, plastic surgery, money and MORE.        Sagittarian Matters FINANCIAL CHALLENGE: Identify ONE financial goal you would like to achieve between now and the end of the calendar year.  Ex: Paying off something, saving a certain amount.  Pick one goal and make a plan of how you’re going to get to it.  Make it manageable, small & possible.  Share it with us on Social Media!    When you achieve your goal, send us a photo of you with your homemade sign!

Today on the show, Podcast MVP MORGAN joins us from a distance and through a glass door to try TIKTOK COFFEE (aka Dalgona Coffee aka Quarantine Coffee), BREAKFAST HUMMUS, Sweet Potatoes with Tahini Butter & Lime, Maple Pecan Malk & MORE.    Sweet Potatoes with Tahihi Butter & Lime: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020274-sweet-potatoes-with-tahini-butter   TikTok Quarantine Dalgona Coffee Recipe: https://www.cocoandash.com/tiktoks-whipped-coffee-recipe/   Milk Street Breakfast Hummus  https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/hummus   Malk http://malkorganics.com/products/

We are over the moon to welcome Elderqueer & Lamplight Space founder MEG BRADBURY to the show today to talk about ED recovery, Aging as a Queer, Orthorexia, Punk & MORE.    Find Meg online @elder_queer @lamplight.space   Social and Racial Justice Centered Anti-Diet / Body Diversity Awareness Work Recommendations   The Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor Body Respect by Lindo Bacon & Lucy Aphramor Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay A Hunger So Wide & So Deep: A Multiracial View of Women’s Eating Problems by Becky Thompson A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Affirming Care by Sand C. Chang, Anneliese A. Singh, & lore m. dickey Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body & Culture: The Developmental Theory of Embodiment by Niva Piran My Grandmother’s Hands Racialized Trauma & the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts & Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, MSW LICSW S

We are over the moon to welcome Capricorn grunge lover KAIA WILSON (Team Dresch) to the show for advice on DOGS  (dog life, dog death, speaking dog) & a Teacinno redemption tour! She also provides a spot-on impression of The Grape Lady.    You can buy Kaia's solo music and your own DOGS tshirt at  https://kaia.bandcamp.com/   The grape lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THfiHQZVSw0

We are over the moon to welcome Call Your Girlfriend's Aminatou Sou and Ann Friedman to the studio to talk about their new book, BIG FRIENDSHIP.  Resident Capricorn and highly favored contributor Beth Pickens joined NJG for this very special occasion.     Big Friendship is a book about friendship & feminism. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.     We talked about Shine Theory, couples counseling, Metallica navigating interracial friendships, the queerness of chosen family and MORE.      “Here, friendship gets the emotional and intellectual respect it deserves; and like any truly great love story, Ann’s and Aminatou’s is a page turner. I love this book. “   —Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good and Mad     Aminatou Sow is a writer, interviewer, and cultural commentator. She is a frequent public speaker whose talks and interviews lead to candid conversations about ambition, money, and po

Today we welcome back VERY special guest and resident Esteemed Capricorn BETH PICKENS (Your Art Will Save Your Life) to answer your advice questions about coffee, advanced degrees, the pandemic, unsolicited advice, activism, Today's Special & MORE. Also! Nicole starts the show by telling you about Carrie Bradshaw's worst boyfriends! Tune in.