The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis: Club Kid Roots. Public Health. No Holding Back.

This week we welcome Dr. Demetre Daskalakis for a conversation that goes from NYC nightlife nostalgia to speaking truth to power, including his decision to leave the CDC.

Sutton Stracke on Housewives, Healing & Letting Go

This week we’re cutting up with Sutton Stracke, talking Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, life after divorce, and finding your power without pretending you’ve got it all

Gender Liberation Is for Everyone | Raquel Willis

Raquel Willis, author, activist, and co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement, joins us for a powerful conversation on trans rights, Black queer liberation, Southern

From Sense8 to Fire Island with Brian J. Smith

Actor, director and Tony nominee Brian J. Smith joins Connie and Lina for an episode that starts with some crazy Barbie banter and somehow ends somewhere between Sense8,

Basil Twist: Puppet Magic, Joey Arias & Old-School NYC

Puppeteer extraordinaire Basil Twist joins Connie and Lina for a colorful, hilarious, deeply magical hang about puppets, chosen family, and downtown NYC lore. Less "inte

Mila Jam Gets Naughty: Pride, Broadway Bares & Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest

Season 2 is here, Sugar, and we are starting off with a bang! The one and only Mila Jam joins us for a hilarious, and completely unfiltered kickoff full of Pride stories

The Cutting Up: Previously On…Nicole Ari Parker, Kerri Colby, Carson Kressley & More

Before we launch into our shiny new Season 2, Connie and Lina and everyone at “The Cutting Up” take a look back over the past year. Our “Previously On…” romp through Seas

House of Field, Space C*nt & Downtown Drag: David Dalrymple Tells All

We’re joined by David Dalrymple, designer, downtown fashion legend, and longtime House of Field creative force, for a kiki about iconic New York nightlife and the looks t

Cruising, Kink and a Bath House Kiki with Dr. Lee Phillips

This week, we're CUTTING UP with Dr. Lee Phillips @drleephillips): sexologist, former psychotherapist, comedian, and professional shame-dismantler. Nothing is off th

Real Art in a Fake World

What happens when fashion photography, AI, dating apps, and stem cell therapy end up in the same conversation? Chaos. Insight. A little shade. Legendary fashion photogra

A Summer Cookout Chaos Cutting Up

Summer vibes only!  Lina, Connie, and Producer Matt take Summer by storm. It’s all music, cookout food debates, beach energy, Fire Island plans, tan lines, and how you k

Fire Island’s Hidden History + Madonna’s Next Act

Pop icon debates, queer history deep dives, and insider cultural storytelling! This week Connie and Lina are joined by writer-producer Jess Rothschild. First up, Madonna

Moral Panic & Queer Cinema with Blue Film director Elliot Tuttle

Buckle up. This week we’re joined by debut filmmaker Elliot Tuttle, director of Blue Film, one of the boldest queer indie films in recent memory. The film follows a cam b

Drag Legend Shequida, The Roxy & Boy Bar: ’90s NYC Nightlife Tea

This week on Cutting Up:  Roxy. Boy Bar. Mars. Absolute chaos. The legendary Shequida joins us to spill iconic ’90s NYC nightlife tea — from first seeing Lady Bunny at M

Inside the Movement Defending Trans Equality Nationwide

What does it actually take to defend trans rights in 2026? This week, Connie and Lina sit down with Victoria Foster James of Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) to talk

Laverne Cox on Trauma, Trans Youth & Legacy

Connie and Lina are back with Part 2 of their conversation with Laverne Cox, and from the jump we are talking about whether trauma is necessary for strength, the politica

Laverne Cox, Part 1: ’90s NYC Nightlife & Her Memoir

Laverne Cox is here, and she's giving us two full episodes. This is the conversation we've been waiting for! Laverne sits down to talk about 1990s New York nig

Why Real Conversations Still Matter (NYC Edition)

This week, Connie and Lina welcome Zach Miller, host of the podcast Before We Cheers, and the vibes are very New York, very cultured, and just a little chaotic (in the be

What NYC Nightlife Was Like in the 90s (Before Social Media)

What was New York nightlife really like before phones, influencers, and bottle service? This week on The Cutting Up, we sit down with East Village legend DJ Gant Johnson

Peppermint on Survival of the Thickest, Trans Rights, and Celebrity Traitors

Peppermint joins The Cutting Up, and the gloves are OFF. The icon, activist, and 2026 NYC Pride Grand Marshal comes through for what starts as a springtime kiki, and end