
Like a Virgin
A new pop culture podcast with a mix of news, cultural criticism, and comedy through a queer-trans lens, hosted by Fran Tirado and Rose Dommu.
Though they are best friends now, Fran and Rose grew up very differently. Fran was a cult-ish, sheltered Christian camp counselor and Rose had a penchant for writing deranged fanfiction. Now they’re both godless heathens taking a look back at the formative classics that popped their cherries and made them who they are.
Each week, the show starts off with a breakdown of the week’s pop culture news, then does a deep dive into one cultural object that one of them might be experiencing for the first time. They’ll also invite writers, comedians, activists, and entertainers to help them break it down.
Follow @rosedommu and @fransquishco on Instagram and Twitter.
Latest episodes

Nov 17, 2022 • 1h 13min
To Completion
Not gonna lie this ep is a weird one!! Fran & Rose's nastiest most personal unhinged takes on what is probably the most widely consumed media of all time... p0rn!! Plus, the Interview with the Vampire finale, The Crown, Young Royals and Lindsay Lohan's Netflix Christmas comeback what's your favorite niche p0rn category? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 10, 2022 • 1h 11min
MGMT Owned My Hole
Immerse yourself in mid-to-late aughts as Fran & Rose describe and revel in the finest fashion trends, tumblr pages and music of the most popular and enduring style movement from the Great Recession: indie sleaze Plus, Fran & Rose go to the movies to see Ticket to Paradise, and discuss sad gay period drama My Policeman what indie sleaze styles are you still wearing? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 3, 2022 • 1h 7min
Cultural Appropriation is Good Again
Fran & Rose catch up on everything they watched and listened to in October and haven’t previously discussed on the show including movies (Tár, Fran finally watched Carrie), new music (Willow, Carly Rae Jepsen), television (Interview with a Vampire, The Watcher, The Great British Baking Show), theater (Hadestown, Wuthering Heights) and a wild tangent about John Travolta what aren't we talking about that we should be? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 27, 2022 • 1h 18min
Blood Is Blood
Heterosexuality is an underdeveloped desire and all vampires are queer. In the last installment of our special spooky season content, Fran & Rose explore the range and depth of vampire stories by discussing everything from creators of entire vampire worlds like Anne Rice to shows like True Blood and Adventure Time to movies like Let The Right One In Plus, the House of the Dragon finale and a FULL Midnights review what are your personal pros/cons of becoming a vampire? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 25, 2022 • 34min
This Is Bisexual Culture
All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. For the last installment of our Tuesday bonus eps in October: Jennifer's Body. Fran & Rose dig into why it flopped then, why it's a cult classic now, and why Jennifer and Needy's kiss is hot and completely justified. tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who Megan Fox would be today if she weren't blacklisted because of Evil Man Michael BaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 15min
Pennywise Surprisingly Anti-Queer
Rose is down bad from covid so no news this week, which also means this episode contains even more of Fran & Rose discussing the work of Stephen King, most notably Carrie, It and The Shining, plus their source material, spinoffs & sequels what's your favorite Stephen property? tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 18, 2022 • 32min
All Roles Will Be Played By Lea DeLaria
All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Fran & Rose take on the queerest, cultiest cult classic of all time: The Rocky Horror Picture Show tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069 and tell us who would play Frank N. Furter in your Rocky Horror rebootSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 13, 2022 • 1h 13min
Old Decrepit Man and Baby Girl
Fran & Rose were both Tim Burton stans at different junctures in their life, and while they are no longer stans because of... a lot of things that they get into... they break down the oeuvre of the Hollywood auteur most obsessed with big eyes Plus, they're live from New York with thoughts on this week's House of the Dragon, Smile and the new Interview with the Vampire series post about your guiltiest Tim Burton pleasure and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 11, 2022 • 37min
Buffalo Bill's Nipple Ring
All October long, we're releasing two episodes a week so we can provide the Virgins with as much coverage as possible of our most beloved Halloween & horror themes, movies and shows. This week, Rose pops Fran’s Silence of the Lambs cherry, and a conversation about the origin of our culture’s obsession with true crime and pathologizing serial killers ensues. Tangents include Fran’s Dahmer — Monster review and Rose's cannibalistic fantasies (she's a biter!) tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 6, 2022 • 1h 13min
The Greenprint
Fran & Rose are obsessed with witches. From early roots like the Wicked Witch of the West and Mad Madam Mim to Practical Magic to A24's The Witch and their own personal experience with witchcraft, today's episode is an exploration of the changing face of witches throughout pop culture history Plus, they dutifully saw Bros... and have some thoughts post your favorite witch and tag our finsta @likeavirgin42069See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.