Frida Kahlo Pt. II: Portrait of the Artist As A Young Slut

"Make love, take a bath, make love again."

That was Frida Kahlo’s motto—and sweetie, she LIVED by it.

We all know about Frida’s messy, horny marriage to Diego “Toad Face” Rivera and her revenge fling with Leon Trotsky.

But what about the women? The affairs, the crushes, the rumors, the gossip that turned her into Mexico’s most iconic bisexual?

This week, we’re serving you a slutty portrait of the artist as she truly was: a fearless, flirtatious rake who let the gossip mills churn while she tallied up an ever-increasing body count.

We discuss:

✨ Georgia O’Keeffe NOT making love to Frida while hospitalized (Frida's response: "Too bad.")

✨ Hitting it off with the Real Housewife of Parisian Surrealism, Jacqueline Lamba, who kept Frida entertained at her first expo in Paris

✨ A tasty rumour that Josephine Baker, the Beyoncé of 1930s Europe, reportedly got it on with the newly divorced Frida on the eve of WWII

✨ Hollywood starlets and Mexican divas—like Dolores del Río and Paulette Goddard—getting plowed and painted by the Rivera-Kahlos back at the Casa Azul

✨ Chavela Vargas, a ranchera rebel who moved in with Frida on the first date, serenading Frida while she painted

✨ Why Frida’s bisexuality mattered—it's not just gossip, but a core part of her art, politics, and legend

So grab your tequila and maybe pack an extra toothbrush—you never know where a night with Frida might end up.

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Episode Credits

Written and hosted by Bash.

Edited by Alex Toskas.

Produced by Dani Henion.