Flavor of Love (w/ Mal Wright) | Episode 284

Mal Wright has been on our wishlist for a minute, and shooting our shot finally paid off. We get into her background, her time in ATL, how she earned her nickname, all things The Ultimatum: Queer Love, and what life was looking like post-show — including who was in her DMs and who she still keeps up with. We also talk the future of queer representation, her For Them/Autostraddle era, relationships, and being intentional with visibility. 

Shoutouts:

Kris: Crissle’s Couch - Podcast and Black queer legend Crissle West’s new podcast has launched. Each week Crissle brings sharp truth along with her own lived experience and insight to listener letters, solo reflections, and candid conversations — equal parts culture, critique, and care. @crisslescouch 

Shana: There’s always next year - Story about love, queer joy and community. This is a young Adult book - two teens that have 24 hours to fix their love lives. This was co-written by Bad Queers Fam George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson. Book will be out Dec 2nd. @iamgmjohnson @byleahjohnson

Mal: Crissle’s Couch, I second that. 

Brandon Kyle Goodman @brandonkylegoodman and their play Heaux Church. @heauxchurch 

Gladys Bookshop @gladysbooksbk 

Autostraddle and For Them @autostraddle @forthem  

Jet Toomer’s Substack called Tiny Violences  IG: @izdabes

Episode Notes:
1:00 - Queer Urban Dictionary
3:19 - Guest Intro
4:12 - Guest Interview with Mal 
1:14:06 - Bad Queer Opinion 
1:34:39 - Shoutouts