BDE (Big Dyke Energy)

Nipping at the heels of awards season, Rose and Gala are here to talk Tár and tarnished protagonists. A little bit of kvetch and a lot of klatch, there’s a game of sapphic villain top-bottom-vers to keep our spirits gay …

There’s a good chance that if you were a dyke in the early aughts, then a Tegan and Sara song has the power to open up a deep well of nostalgia and possibly even regret in you. In this month’s episode, Rose and Gala …

There's no crying in baseball, and no clams in the dugout. But there are clam-diggers! What? Haven’t heard that old chestnut in a while? Well strap …

Friendship bracelets, field trips, team sports, and sporty sandals… is there anything gayer than summer camp? In this brand spanking new episode of BDE, Rose and Gala make the case for summer camp as a homosexual root …

Straights talk a big game about daddy issues but dykes everywhere know that mommy issues are really the mother of it all. Of course, here at BDE, we know that anyone and anything can be a mother--including but not …

Join Rose & Gala on a Mercury-fueled ride down memory lane as they wax sapphic about LiveJournals past and all the trappings of being emotionally online in the early years of social media. Perhaps you, too, were a …

Come slither along the Taurus Scorpio axis on this Eclipse season episode of BDE. Or, should we call it the Horny/Spooky axis? And which is …

It's another episode of BDE, coming at ya this time with that Big Top Energy. Edging out of hot and heavy Aries season with a lot of confidence, this episode is a five course fist, serving up the tops that left an …

AND SHE'LL EAT FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. That’s what she said—and by “she” we mean Rose, the Pisces rising and Mercury, on this very Piscean episode …

Rose and Gala get back to the drawing board, beginning a new season of BDE with a tried and true approach: one episode, one theme, and all sapphistry …

Venus is STILL retrograde and the devil is in the details this Capricorn season. But with a moody full moon in Cancer blessing the month of January …

A choose your own (Sagittarian) adventure episode where each adventure is a quest to find good sapphic media. Welcome, one and all, to Rose and …

Welcome to the Taurus full moon panic room! What kind of goddess decided to cast Venus’ Rx shadow the day before the eclipse? Is it the same goddess …

Time to talk about the L word again…. Libras! Libra is ruled by Venus and Venus is all about our values so this episode we’re putting our values …

Join Rose and Gala as they wrap up Virgo season and prepare for Mercury retrograde in Libra by asking hard-hitting questions and not expecting you to answer them. Everyone knows that while Virgo is The Virgin in the …

Sun’s out and so are we in the newest episode of BDE. If pride is such a Leo thing then how come so many Gay Prides happen in Cancer season? Maybe that’s what Sister Sledge was singing about. Speaking of Leos, and we …

Our oceans are afire but our hearts are too in this Cancerian tinged episode that’s all about old flames and the timeless travails of lesbians who …

Spend the last day of Gemini season with Gala and Rose as they ride out the final waves of Mercury Retrograde. Enjoy a gentle mental cocktail of astro Insights and gaymes as they talk transits and trivia. How many …

As we savor the last hours of Taurus season, let’s take a beat and ask ourselves... is there anyone hotter than Kehlani? Nevermind, let’s talk about acrylic nails. Hands are a Gemini thing. Wait are we in retro shade? …

When the dykes are online talking about fighting Mary Oliver and conservative squares won’t let Satan have a lap dance, we know it’s Aries season. In this episode, we spend a good deal of time talking Aries magic and …

Gather, gentle perverts, for another episode of BDE and another anniversary: a year since COVID19 forced all goddess's homosexuals apart and into their underwater caves. It began in Pisces season and to Pisces season it …

It’s Aquarius time (but it’s not the age of Aquarius) and Rose & Gala are here to usher in the third season of BDE. Mars faces some difficult …

It’s a brand new Hierophant year and the end of an empire, so what better time to praise Capricorns? Listen to Rose and Gala regress to progress, and …

Rose and Gala help you savor the last drops of Sagittarius season on the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere and the Great(est) Conjunction. Go big or go home--and then go big at home! We know Sagittarians are …

Rose and Gala record a Scorpio season episode, take 2, leaving the first try in the vault (a mystery!). An investigative episode into the annals of …

How do you cuff in a pandemic? How is your Covid pod like an ensemble cast rom-com? Are cardinal Libras guilty of cardinal sins or just full of …

Rose and Gala zoom in to talk Virgo virtues, viral realities, and the trappings of electoral politics as activism. Who's chaos is whose, and who are …

An episode that keeps Leos in mind even when they think not enough people are thinking about them. An episode that knows an easy square is hard to find and even fixed signs need a little tenderness. Come for the …

Gala and Rose talk crustacean coping mechanisms, emotional containers, Vida, and the commitment and care it takes to sustain a movement. Shelter in …

Gala and Rose take a ride on the information expressway this Gemini season, talking Lunar Eclipses and multiple realities in the pandemic parallax …

Rose and Gala staying homo and here for you. On this Taurantine season episode, they’re fetching the bolt cutters and talking big moons. Tune in and …

The inimitable Aries Astro Queen, Annabel Gat herself, visits with Rose and Gala on this episode of BDE. What’s sapphic about isolation? What will …

Gala and Rose square dance through the rest of this Pisces/ Aquarius retrograde and help you get right with the full moon in Virgo. Saturn shifts …

Capricorn season might be over but Daddy’s still making waves. Ride out the mid-winter blues with Rose and Gala while they track which signs are getting t-boned and why AQUARIUS season is tv heaven. What is a sex wedge? …

Maddy Court aka Xena Worrier Princess joins Rose and Gala to dish about her Scorpio struggles and offer up her Lezdom to those seek her advice. What’s Cheryl Dunye got to do with it? Find out

Rose and Gala want to know who put the X in your Mercury Rx this Scorpio season. In an episode full of anecdotes and apocrypha, your favorite …

Was your first girlfriend also a Libra? Rose and Gala want to know who struck the inaugural blow to your heart this chilly autumnal season. Cozy up with a tea and perk your homo ears as they discuss all things cardinal …

Rose and Gala savor the dog days of summer with a Virgo-charged episode that is equal parts criticism and praise, a combo these Earthy babes need to survive! Tune in for Rose’s Lily Tomlin obsession, Gala’s Virgo PHD, …

Gala and Rose usher Leo season out in regal fashion with a round of Top/Bottom/Vers and a roundup of the greatest Leo Dykes that never were. 

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Congrats! You made it! Sort of? Rose and Gala try to make sense of the eclipse season/Mercury Rx pileup, and dish on Midsommer, Big Little Lies, 90s Boy Bands, and an overwhelming sense of dread. Don't worry, there's …

This pride weekend, Rose and Gala play with roles that remind you no matter what gender you are, it’s all in the family. They’re not gay as in happy …

Is there an astrological predictor of bedroom behavior, or does it really take all kinds? Rose and Gala introduce a new segment, and try to get to …

Rose and Gala rub real hard on an age old conundrum: Lesbian Bed Death. What gives and who can’t get it up? 

Is resurrection possible? Listen up for …

In the latest episode, Gala and Rose talk Tank Girl, queer dystopias, black holes, and grappling with environmental crisis while Uranus settles into …

 “Are you codependent or are you just happy to see me?” Rose and Gala discuss the age old lez conundrum of renting a Uhaul and losing your autonomy. …

Are you gen x, gen (wh)y, gen z, or a millennial? What if generations were divided by Pluto’s position, instead? Gala and Rose delve deep into the Pluto in Scorpio Generation and offer up some sapphic answers. Tune in …

Dontcha think? Rose and Gala talk wounded healers, evolved masculinity, queer roots, and the centaur's ingress into Aries. Oh, and Xena: Warrior …

With news of an L Word reboot looming, Rose and Gala ask the burning question: is this the way that we live--and love? Plenty of dykegressions, a laundry list of complaints, and some hotly contended debates over the …

It’s not easy being queer but it sure is educational! In their debut episode, Rose and Gala explore the different love languages of the zodiac in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Tune in for "dykegressions", Astro …