Pitney & Amelia's Bitchen Boutique

(Get it? 101? Binary? Aw. come on.) We've been talking to each other about gender for a while, and thought it was time to share our thoughts. Listen to two cisgender folks get super nerdy about word definitions and analyze the hell out of them, and the way human brains use words to categorize people. Maybe you're non-binary, maybe you've never even thought about gender before; either way you may learn something! (Split into two podcasts for your comfort, because we talked till we dropped. This is part one.) Did you hear about the contest? Listen to part two for details! Links of interest: Definitions/Explanations http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/07/31/true-meaning-word-cisgender http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Main_Page About Jeffrey Marsh http://www.jeffreymarsh.com/ (I learned after the fact that Jeffrey prefers the pronoun "they" and I shall never make that mistake again!) We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us! Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at Pit

Pitney and Amelia discuss getting rid of "stuff" and why Pitney is an expert purger and Amelia is sentimental as hell. What we collect and why. Some musical samples of Amelia's super famous relative you've probably never heard of. And stories about Verity and the Worst Person in the World! We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us! Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!

We're not due for a new episode this week, but we had to share with you the harrowing saga of TOILET RAT!!! Check out the @bitchenboutique tweets from the evening of Sept 1st for Amelia's online freakout!  

A discussion of unguents, balms, and salves takes an odd turn. Then things get dirty. NSFW. We mean it. Oh, and we introduce yet another new character! We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us! Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!

(Sorry about the slightly odd audio...sounds at times like we're broadcasting from space!) The food like Mom used to make, the food Pitney really shouldn't have been eating, and the wonders of chicken nivernaise. Our biggest boy crushes from the 70s. The arrogance of inanimate objects. And we introduce a new character!! Questions? Comments? Complaints? Fangirliness? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!

Listen in as two non-experts talk about politics in America. As we admit that while we believe it’s important to listen to those on the other side of an issue, we don’t always do it. As we talk about how the way you approach people who disagree with you affects their ability to listen. Recorded right at the beginning of the RNC, before we knew how ugly the rhetoric would get. Here’s the link to the website that inspired the discussion: idaretolisten.org Questions? Comments? Complaints? Fangirliness? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!  

Were you a weird child? Come with us as we reminisce about why we were the weirdest kids we knew. Then we continue down the weirdness track, discussing the joys of cussing, fake pregnancies, and some really odd compliments we've received. Questions? Comments? Complaints? Fangirliness? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique! And if you're feeling generous, review us on iTunes!

We discuss Pitney's experience at the Kerrville Folk Festival, and how important it is to find your tribe, especially when you don't quite fit into the larger community. And we open the mailbag, answering our first listener question! Questions? Comments? Complaints? Fangirliness? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!  

Coincidentally, during the week following the horrific Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, we had already planned to post this episode that features a frank discussion about homophobia and the ugliness we lived and witnessed during our formative years. Plus, the 80s sucked more than a lot of people realize these days. And, to wrap things up, we share a story about removing an awful person from our lives because of the awfulness of his awfulness. (Please excuse the yappiness of Amelia's chihuahua in the distance. He was in a bit of a mood.)  Questions? Comments? Complaints? Fangirliness? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at @bitchenboutique!  

We've been attending conventions since the 1980s. Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, Xena, general sci-fi, fantasy, anime, horror...you name it, we've been a fan of it! In this episode, we talk about the excitement that comes with being a fan, and what we love the most about cons. We discuss the types of conventions, some of the famous folks we've met, and the new "comic-con" setup that isn't nearly as much fun as the good old days.

Our first episode was recorded in the car while we drove to Dallas to our favorite annual horror movie convention. We talked about stopping in Waco, a jerk we used to hang with, "Normcore Dining," music snobbery, and how much we hate granite countertops. Enjoy!