Two Saved Queens

Well gurls...I'm sure it's not the biggest surprise but it looks like we've come to the end of the road. Join us as we take a step back and remember the good times, the shady times and all the messiness in between. We'll talk about what these last two years with you gurls has meant for us and what's next for your two favorite queens.

We've got so many things to be thankful for in a week when our community was violently attacked in one of our safe spaces. With gratitude and thanks on the mind Deveraux and Malekai talk about what they're thankful for this year and who and what they're holding space for.

Happy 100th Episode Gurls!!! Can you believe we made it?!? What better way to celebrate this amazing milestone than to have be joined by one of the OG members of the congregation. Join us as we talk about current news and what it's really like to be a Black Woman in America with one of the fiercest and baddest fish Malekai knows, his own sister Mel!

Ooh gurls, Deveraux's handing out prophecies just in time for the midterms. Join us as she helps Malekai make sense of the races that really mattered, whether the Dems are losing the House and Senate and what all this might mean for the 2024 Presidential Election. She might be even able to see into the future and tell us if DJT will return?!?!

Oooh, we could only put "D" in the title so the censorship gurls don't get us but we really talk about all things ADULT. We talking about ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. Grown People's Stuff. Gay Porn. The Porn Industry. What attracts us to it and why. Our history with it. And of course, our favorite entertainers! ;) Enjoy!

Some recent family drama led Deveraux to remembering a particular family incident that has had a lasting effect on her family and the dynamics of two sisters in it. Listen in to hear how sometimes it be your own more than outsiders who do more harm than good.

Oooh gurls, we are so worried about our judy, Miss London. Between Brexit, losing Queen Lizzy and going through now their fourth Prime Minister in the last couple of years; she really feels like she's on her way up out here. Come on in here and pray with us that we might find some way to save one of our favorite gurls in the world.

The LA City Council story. Kanye. And Sarah Silverman. What do all these things have in common? Well, you'll have to tune in to find out. But spoiler alert, they all have to do with Black people.

This week we're digging into the archives for an extra special episode. Recorded at the height of the summer Miss Malekai catches up with her good sis Michael of Your Gay Cousins on what they've been up to both in and out of podcast land. Then it wouldn't be us if we didn't talk (and complain) about the recent seasons of Drag Race and who would be on their personal All Stars season. A gurl can believe.

Bienvenidos Mis Amores!!! Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month we're baaaaack with another episode. Deveraux's back from her second trip to Paris and has she got some things to say about those French girls, traveling with family and what it takes to organize a big trip. Oh and it wouldn't be us without a nice long discussion about Uncut vs Cut d***.

A new Beyoncé's album, a new pandemic, and new messiness from Miss DJT?!?! Is it 2020 all over again? We stopped through to sit down with you gurls and give you some thoughts on what has turned out to be one event filled summer. Deveraux told y'all gurls about those even numbered years!

Surprise, Surprise! Turns out we just couldn't stay away. Enjoy an extra special summer episode of Two Saved Queens. Deveraux and Malekai reunite to share our Paris adventures. Of course, it wouldn't be us without a harrowing warning for this year's June's festivities due to Monkeypox. Happy Pride?!?!

Can you believe it? Another season in the bag. Join us as we look forward to our first time international trip together to the City of Lights, Paris (oh the stories we'll have). After that we'll take some time to reflect on our plans for the Summer, some potential big political changes on the horizon and a big life change or two for Malekai.

This week Malekai's got tales from her desert trip to Coachella while a disappointing and unprofessional appointment between a therapist and a family member leads the two to discuss mental health and the current state of therapy. 

The long awaited response to Contessa's T. NYC T. Philly T. Russia T. Shanghai T. French T...We just got a bunch of Global T. Did I miss any T?

Oooh, I know some of you gurls are dying to hear from a certain queen on her thoughts on last week's episode BUT you're going to have to wait because we have a fantastic conversation with a fierce activist and political gurl really in the trenches doing the good grassroots work for the LGBTQ and Latino community. Listen to our talk with the politically inspiring and dynamic Mario Enriquez.

Contessa joins us this week to talk about THE SLAP heard AND seen around the world. We talk about the different takes, share our own view of the incident along with the ramifications for the culture of someone of Will Smith's stature engaging in...n-word behavior. And that leads us to a deeper discussion of friendships and how relationships change  and end sometimes for the better. It's a long one but a good one. P.S. Apologies for a some crackle on Contessa's mic, they had to record remotely. Bless Up.

Happy Women's History Month Gurls and…Girls! This week Malekai and Deveraux profiled three women who we inspire us and truly believe are making the world a better place: Stacey Abrams, (Soon To Be) Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Angelica Ross.

This week we talk about how quite a few queens and kings who have gotten locked up both domestically and internationally. Of course, any talk about our criminal system leads to a larger discussion crime and safety. Finally, we wouldn't be us without a lil WWIII/Russia talk.

Y'all gurls ready to put the enemy down. This week we talk Ukraine and our strange new Cold War (and some would argue World War). With the horrible turn of events, we unfortunately can't ignore the rampant Anti-Blackness (and Brownness) that has also revealed itself in the wake of the Russian invasion.

I'm not lie to you gurls. We're a mess this episode. Bear with us. God's not through with us yet. Deveraux goes through a laundry list of things that have been occupying her mind the last month and we're all just along for the ride. Janet Jackson's Legacy. Middle Eastern Money. Cheating Husbands. Meth Gurls in the Family. This episode's got it all.

Well, another Black History Month has come to an end and we couldn't think of a better way to wrap it up than with remembering the icon and legend that was André Leon Talley, Vogue's LEGENDARY Creative Director and Editor-at-Large.

Oooh gurls, we've got a fun one for y'all this week. Weeks, months EVEN years of research and consideration have gone into our picks of the GREATEST MOMENTS OF BLACK POP CULTURE HISTORY! This is the quintessential list and anyone else's is completely wrong. Jk, jk. We did have quite a bit of fun coming up with the list and are excited to hear what you all think. And we wouldn't be us, without at least a little political talk about a rough start to Black History Month.

Welp, better late than never I always say. Since Insecure had the audacity to end as we went on our mid-season break, we thought we might as well just wait till Black History Month to do her justice and really unpack its final season, the series as a whole and THAT ending with the time it deserves. 

Happy Black History Month Gurls! It's our time...to talk about how trash trade is. Just kidding, we're more talking about how trash Deveraux's dating options are and how much of that is influenced by none other than the women in his life. Awww. 

Miss Deveraux's got a story for y'all this week that's full of family shenanigans, off white criminals and...lottery tickets. We getting a different side of our good judy as we find out what happens when someone does something shady to her family. Not on her watch!

Happy New Year Gurls! We're back from our mid-season break to break down a couple of messy, gutter queens that aren't us. We talk about some queens from our own family who can't trust along with some politicians who may or may not be responsible for the end of our democracy. Here's to another an even numbered year :|.

This week is a throwback to one of my favorite episodes, Global Gurls. Not just because it was a reminder of the jet setting gurls Deveraux and I use to be but the turn it took when Deveraux recounted one of her most embarrassing (and hilarious in my opinion) travel memories. Sadly over a year later we're still no traveling the same way. But happy to share this excerpt from back when we used to go WAY too long lol.

Unfortunately Insecure had the audacity to end while we're on our mid-season break so we'll be breaking down our thoughts on the end of the series in a future episode. But to tide you over, hear our thoughts on the previous season and where Molly and Issa's relationship ended up before the start of the final season. Oh and I guess we also talk about George Floyd protests, police brutality and Supreme Court rulings...good times.  

Whew 2021 sure didn't took out on us, didn't she? While there were definitely some highlights (Hey Moderna/Pfizer), this year was more than a bit rough. As Miss Rona's new sister Omicron rages on, Deveraux and Malekai reflect on the year that was, whether they met the goals and what they hope for the year to come.

The goal was to answer your questions and DMs but of course Malekai and Deveraux get sidetracked discussing the legacy of NYSNC, the Jussie Smollett verdict, and a surprising amount of wedding talk. Merry Christmas…and Happy Holidays!

Deveraux has a wild connection to the latest act of school terrorism. After that things get testy as we dig into the spate of recent crime sprees. Turns out Malekai and Deveraux land on different sides of certain criminal justice reform measures, you'll have to listen to find out why.

Malekai and Deveraux are back from another one of their quarterly meet ups. They come bearing stories of a rainy Miami weekend, a quick jaunt to Chicago and a bit on Malekai's hometown trauma...that's it, lol. That's the show. Enjoy!    

Give thanks gurls! Y'all knew it wouldn't last long, we're back to being messy selves. We're still basking from last week's amazing conversation and guest. This week we're pretty chill as we talk about Adele's return, Rihanna vs Beyonce, and some behind the scenes T of how we see the show and what we might want to do in the future.

We're really proud of this one gurls. We're coming to y'all with an INTERSECTIONAL BANGER of a show. This week we've got a guest that both Malekai and Deveraux deeply admire and follow daily. He's an Organizer, Activist and someone just trying to do some good in the world, Jason Rosenberg is on the show to talk about everything from the history of Act Up, and #GaysOverCovid, to the evolution of Black-Jewish relations and much much more.

One of Deveraux's many many jobs just recently took her to a certain Flyover State and now she's back with tales from the Mid-West and some deep insights and historical T that you'll be surprised to learn. 

This week's show is about The Sacred Switch, a term coined by our very own Deveraux. Switches can happen at various points but one of the biggest is on November 1st. You'll just have to listen to this insightful and yet still hilarious episode to find out what I mean.

Face Lifts. Cool Sculpting. Botox. The Vampire Facial. Gurls we got so excited about this week's Plastic Surgery episode we forgot to do an intro (but we sure did talk a fair bit about TLC). This week's all about the rise of cosmetic procedures among Black people, especially Black women. We discuss what the reasons behind it might be and what procedures we would consider for ourselves. Just a little nip here and cut there. ;)

Hey Love Muffins! This week is all about the Queen of Tea, the one and only B. Scott. We discuss our shared love for the Multimedia Maven, how their impact on gossip blogs and trans/non-binary representation inspired us and how they manifested their dreams, culminating in their triumphant return to BET with their Twenties After-Show.

This week Deveraux's got something to get off her chest. A recent trip to NYC has her reflecting on Black Queens who use hard drugs, including some of her closest friends. We both consider our encounters with drugs of all types, its effect on our community and our feelings about those who use them.

Happy Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month!!! Bear with us gurls as we try and do justice to two Queer Latinx Heroes: Pedro Zamora and Sylvia Rivera. But of course, that's not before getting sidetracked discussing our shared admiration (and thirst) for Ricky Martin and the trajectory of Christina Aguilera's career. Muchos Besos!

Childish Gambino. Black Women's Dating Options. Dr. Umar. Welp it must be an episode about colorism lol! Join us this week as we unpack our feelings on colorism as it relates to our dating experiences as young queens and how those experiences informed us as we got older.

You wouldn't think it from our takes on a certain female MC at the top of the show but this episode is all about HOLLYWOOD. Off the back of this past weekend's #EmmysSoWhite, Malekai and Deveraux discuss their own relationship with Tinsletown, acting and the entertainment industry at large.

It's our first guest of Season 2!!! And it's a gurl with a Blue Check Mark no less! We've got Twitter Verified journalist, author and Detroit's first chief storyteller, Aaron Foley on the show this week. It's a wide reaching interview on not only the state of Black journalism but media at large post-DJT.  We also discussed Detroit's tenuous relations between white and Black folks along with the need for novels about Black Queer relationships.

That's right hoes! The messiest show this side of the political landscape is back, back, back again! We're not gonna lie, it was touch and go for a minute. Maybe a certain queen wanted another week off (Malekai) but a promise is a promise! So come hear about the rest of our summer, along with a couple of ideas and changes in store for Season 2.  But don't worry one thing if there's one thing that will never change, we'll never stop being shady.  

We did it gurls! It only took us a couple months but we've finally made it through Robert R Jones The Prophets. And we have A LOT of feelings...especially about that ending! Join us for a spoiler filled discussion of the book's plot, characters and what it made us think about our own perspectives of Black Queer Love.   P.S. Hey Pham, we ran into a teeny bit of technical difficulties with the audio in the second half. Apologies. Don't worry though we'll have it worked out for when we come back for Season 2.

Can you believe we're already midway through the Summer?!? For this month's check-in Deveraux and Malekai have a quick catch up on their surprisingly busy June/July before Deveraux shares a story about a couple of old biddies who just can't seem to get along. It leads them both to think of other examples of folks they know who are too similar for their own good.

Happy Birthday Miss Deveraux!!! For the first of our special Summer episodes Miss Deveraux tells us how her second pandemic birthday went and if it was any different from last year’s. Following that we unpack the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre and how it might provide a template to get reparations for Black Americans.

And that’s our...SEASON! You heard it right. 56 episodes later we’ve finally reached the end of our first season. Join us for our season finale as we discuss our secret or rather not so secret love for Britney Lynn Spears, thought on Biden’s First 100 Days, and finally a very special message to the single gurls out there from Miss Deveraux.

This week Malekai and Deveraux are having a deep...and we do mean DEEP conversation on sexual compatibility and preferences when it comes to dating. Do they even matter? When's a good time to bring it up? And how can they impact a relationship for better or worse?

Longtime member of the congregation and Miss Malekai’s bestie Contessa Casper aka the Ghost Host, is here to tell tales of Miami club magic, deliver warnings of the hot girl summer on the horizon and dish on what Malekai and Deveraux were like during their college days.