The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina
Episodes
Moral Panic & Queer Cinema with Blue Film director Elliot Tuttle
25 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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. Th...
’90s NYC Nightlife Tea: The Roxy, Boy Bar & Drag Legend Shequida
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Inside the Movement Defending Trans Equality Nationwide
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Equali...
Laverne Cox on Trauma, Trans Youth & Legacy
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 st...
Laverne Cox on 90s NYC Nightlife & Her Memoir Transcendent (Part 1)
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Cutting Up, Connie and Lina welcome the one and only Laverne Cox for Part 1 of a special two‑episode conversation — and it’s a ...
Why Real Conversations Still Matter (NYC Edition)
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 littl...
What NYC Nightlife Was Like in the 90s (Before Social Media)
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 lege...
Peppermint on Survival of the Thickest, Trans Rights, and Celebrity Traitors
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 spring...
Cleansing Curses, Taking Leaps & Owning Your Power
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Cutting Up, Connie and Lina are welcoming our brother-in-chaos and Pride royalty himself, David Correa. Shall we start with outfits a...
Alvaro Takes Us Inside 80s NYC Art & Fashion: Antonio Lopez, Naomi & The Golden Club Era
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, first of all… yes. The camera betrayed us last time. But like true legends, we came back hotter. On this episode, we welcome back the incompar...
Music to Kiki By: Disco, House & the Albums That Raised Us
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by producer Matthew Breen (who also doubles as HR, Sugar). We all spiral from the iconic Justin-Britney denim lewk into a full...
Kevin Aviance on Black Queer Legacy, Beyoncé, and Club Kid History
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a birthday episode and we are celebrating all month, Sugar and we’re setting intentions.Connie and Lena kick things off with a mystical littl...
Joey Arias Unfiltered: Nightlife, Mugler & a Legendary Downtown Life
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Cutting Up, Connie and I are kiki‑ing in Washington Heights like it’s a downtown séance — and our guest? Only a living, breath...
Glam, Grit & Glisten: Our Convo with Wilson Cruz
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Baby… this episode? A whole mood.Wilson Cruz dropped into The Cutting Up and we started where all important conversations start: backstage glam. Bec...
Our First Times: Crushes, Chaos & A Married Man
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s kiki starts creamy… but quickly turns into a full-blown “the first time I…” chaos! .Yes, we open with creamsicles, Charlie perfu...
Kiki, Chaos & Crisco (Yes, THAT Crisco): Backstage with Connie & Lena
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oooh Sugar, we are back and bring you a peek “backstage” - it’s unfiltered, off-the-rails and spiritually protected, okay?? Because why did we...
Psychic Tea & Protection Spells
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Sugar, we’re back! 💋This week on The Cutting Up, Connie and I start with a cute little backstage kiki — you know, just casually spiraling f...
Love Bombs & Trash‑Bag Exits: The Dating Red Flags We Missed
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🚩 If he says “I don’t really give compliments…” baby, that’s your cue. 🚩This week on The Cutting Up, we’ve got outfit breakdowns, su...
Connie & Lina’s Valentine’s Day Survival Guide
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay Sugar, it’s Valentine’s Day and we are serving opinions and giggles. This episode is basically a heart‑shaped box of chaos.First up, dating...
Cutting Up with the Cosmos: David Odyssey Reads Lina & Connie
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Cutting Up, we went full cosmic with David Odyssey from Heavenly Bodies. Honey, that’s a crossover! And it felt magical, grou...
Hollywood, Casting & Life as a Trans Actress
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod, Connie and I are doing what we do best: talking fashion, reliving auditions we absolutely should have booked, and unpacking the ...
More Than Makeup: Beauty as Trans Power
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Okay Sugar, strap in! This episode of The Cutting Up is serving beauty, history, and a whole lot of truth.This week, when the gong rashes, guess who i...
Training the Body, Feeding the Soul: A Kiki with Celebrity Trainer Kacy Duke
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We were already in full kiki mode, but once fitness icon Kacy Duke stepped into the chat? Baby. It became a juicy, feel-good, soul-stirring conversati...
Carson Kresley: Style with Heart
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Slip on your favorite heels and settle in, because this episode is everything. We are spilling fashion tea from the early 2000s—the era that gave us...
Connie & Lina’s Holiday Hot Takes
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our brother and producer Matt joins us to ring in the new year! We share some of my favorite holiday memories from childhood gifts to trad...
Connie & Lina's Christmas Pajama Party
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the first thing a girl’s to do on a jubilant Christmas morning? Call a sistrix, of course! Sugar, this is unfiltered Christmas energy becau...
Pirate Boots & Punk Roots: Connie & Lina’s Tribute to the Iconic Vivienne Westwood
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Okay Sugar, buckle up—because this episode was basically mine and Connie’s Olympics. From the moment we hit record, the energy was high, the acces...
Joy Reid Unfiltered: Black Identity, Bold Truths, Fashion, and a Little Paranormal Tea
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, because this episode goes off the rails the way only our show can. Today we have Joy Reid! Yes, Joy freakin’ Reid, the first Black woman ...
The Insanity Redux! A Wild, Candid Conversation with Susan Powter
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Connie and Lina get to sit down for an incredible, off-the-freaking-chain chat with the legendary Susan Powter. And trust, she holds nothing back, sha...
We're Serving You Stuffing, Quaaludes & Paper Airplanes This Thanksgiving
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gobble gobble, everyone! Connie and Lina welcome producer Matt for their special Thanksgiving episode — which, as usual, goes completely off the rai...
Fashion, Friendship & a Little Bit of Chaos: A Cutting Up with Kelly Bensimon
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to laugh, strut and pick your jaw up off the floor — because this week’s episode of The Cutting Up is giving full runway meets “girl c...
First Jobs: We Work Hard for the Money, Honey!
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week ladies are delivering fashion highs, hair flips, and hilarious flashbacks, and they are joined by their adorable and ever‑patient producer...
Dolls, DJs, and Zooted Yorkie: A Kiki with Kerri Colby
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before we turn to our regularly scheduled kiki, Lina has some household safety advice: Keep your houseguests’ THC cookies away from nosey little Yor...
Warhol, Ryan Murphy, and Falling off the Catwalk: A Kiki with Dianne Brill
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We jump right into the wars—the fashion wars! Connie and Lina break down the rivalry between big NYC fashion designers—which models could walk for...
Silk and Soul Food: A Kiki with Nicole Ari Parker
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OK honey, we get right into it, with just a little side swerve into what the girls are fighting over, grammar lessons, The Eyes of Laura Mars, the com...
The Kiki Kick Off: Connie & Lina Have Something to Say
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when two women who’ve seen everything in NYC nightlife—from the Club Kid era to the 2025 Met Gala—finally get to tell their stories...