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Back to SearchA Summer Cookout Chaos Cutting Up
Season 1 Episode 138
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 l…
3 months, 1 week ago
Fire Island’s Hidden History + Madonna’s Next Act
Season 1 Episode 137
Pop icon debates, queer history deep dives, and insider cultural storytelling! This week Connie and Lina are joined by writer-producer Jess Rothschil…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Moral Panic & Queer Cinema with Blue Film director Elliot Tuttle
Season 1 Episode 136
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…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Drag Legend Shequida, The Roxy & Boy Bar: ’90s NYC Nightlife Tea
Season 1 Episode 135
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 seei…
4 months ago
Inside the Movement Defending Trans Equality Nationwide
Season 1 Episode 134
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 Equal…
4 months, 1 week ago
Laverne Cox on Trauma, Trans Youth & Legacy
Season 1 Episode 133
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 s…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Laverne Cox, Part 1: ’90s NYC Nightlife & Her Memoir
Season 1 Episode 132
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…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Real Conversations Still Matter (NYC Edition)
Season 1 Episode 128
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 litt…
5 months ago
What NYC Nightlife Was Like in the 90s (Before Social Media)
Season 1 Episode 130
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 leg…
5 months, 1 week ago
Peppermint on Survival of the Thickest, Trans Rights, and Celebrity Traitors
Season 1 Episode 129
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 sprin…
5 months, 2 weeks ago