When The Simpsons (finally) decided to cast their BIPOC characters with BIPOC actors, Tony Rodríguez got to werk! A gay, Cuban actor and improviser known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Adam Ruins Everything, and Netflix's Gentefied, Tony launched a viral TikTok campaign to land the role of Julio - the gay, Cuban hairdresser on the long-running show. Bitches, he got the part!

Tony talks about fighting for the role, and tells the story of becoming an accidental prostitute for a night. Money is money, honey! His bestie Mark Rennie, host of podcast Two Old Queens, joins and we get gay.

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She won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 5 AND her mother is a reverend. Could we love this queen more? NO. Shea Couleé tells Nikki about the time she almost burned her mom's kitchen down, and what it was like growing up gay and Black in rural Illinois. Twas not easy, honey. Plus, her bestie Tiger Lily joins us! Grab a bevvy, this is a fun one.

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Comedian, author, and cat enthusiast Liz Miele (NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!) gives Nikki crucial cat advice that helps save her marriage (kinda really). Keep listening cause Liz tells a great story about a lie that almost cost someone their job. She's carried the guilt all these years (Italian guilt is REAL), and finally comes clean to her mother! Check out Liz's book "Why Cats are A******s" out now - it may save your relationship, too. P.S. They ARE a******s - it's not in your head.

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Hey fam! Television host, digital creator + songstress Kalen Allen grew up Baptist in Kansas City, and managed to stay fully himself. Kalen joins Nikki and spills two stories. First, he rigged his high school election and has no regrets. Second, WEED. His bestie Toree Weaver joins the party and we talk about Kalen's first time EVER at a dispensary. Things get real, we talk about his mom, and those times the universe tells us what to do. And we laugh like we're high. We're *not* high. Probably.

Mix a mint julep, y'all! We're going down South.

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Jaimie Kelton + Robin Hopkins are actors, authors and the masterminds behind the award-winning pod "If These Ovaries Could Talk." They gather with Nikki around the Zoom Womb to chat baby daddies, queerness and some crazy stuff they did in high school/college. Robin got busted by the cops over a fake I.D. and Jaimie got busted by her mother over sex-o. Jaimie's mom and Robin's daughter join us! Stick around til the end when Jaimie's mom has some time to think about things, and calls back!

Mix a mint julep, y'all! We're going down South.

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Our good friends Matt Marr and Jake Anthony (aka Poodle) host the wildly successful reality TV podcast Reality Gays. They join Nikki on the pod to talk about poppers, falling in love and what happens to good Southern boys when they land in L.A. Nikki leads this crazy throuple, and gets Matt divulge the time he stole his mother's heels, and Poodle to spill the tee 'bout peeing on the carpet. Jake's mama joins in all the way from South Carolina!

Mix a mint julep, y'all! We're going down South.

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Nicky Doobs aka Nicole DuBois is a Tik Tok sensation known for her parodies of Hallmark leading ladies, anal-retentive suburban moms and uppity "Country Club" women. Nikki has known Nicky since Nicky was a kid (you following?), and these two have a lot to talk about! Nicky kills us with her story about all the lies her mother told her, and that time she lied right back. Plus, Nicky's mom joins from Florida. Grab a hot toddy and enjoy! It's sweater weather, b!shes.

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Actor Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman starred as Jay in the award-winning series 'Unreal' and is out now in the new Disney+ show 'Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.' Before he took Hollywood by storm, Jeffrey was a model in New York City. He tells Nikki about the time he drank a little more than he could...swallow. This story is queer, New York at its finest. Plus! Jeffrey's mom calls in from Canada and we all have a good laugh, and a cry. We stan this man.

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Nikki records this at her mom's house in Queens where she's barely hanging on by a thread. But pain is funny! And she has the coolest guest. Bored over quarantine, comedian, writer + Instagram legend Gus Constantellis put on a blonde wig and his mother's housedress, and went viral making ridiculously funny "Greek mom" videos (based on his actual mother). Gus drops by to tell Nikki about growing up Greek in Brooklyn, losing his v-card at a French bathhouse, and why he deeply loves his mother. Then his mom, Julia, joins us and drops some truth bombs. She speaks Greek and Gus translates - this is our first (semi) bilingual episode!

Fam, follow us on Instagram @donttellmymother and follow Nikki and her motherhood journey @NikkiLevy.

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We get VERY gay with Daryn Carp and Liz Culley, hosts of the wildly popular queer podcast, "Scissoring Isn't a Thing." Liz reveals the time she lost her (lesbian) virginity on a yacht (!!!), and Daryn tells us about the painful memory of dating a closeted, Southern, Christian gal (been there!). And we all talk about why gay men love powerful women. Daryn's mom joins us at the end!

Fam, follow us on Instagram @donttellmymother and follow Nikki and her motherhood journey @NikkiLevy.

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Lala Milan is a social media maven who starred in Lena Waithe's comedy "Boomerang" on BET. Nikki and Lala talk relationships and why some of them (the bad ones) literally make our stomachs ache! Lala reveals that time she went on a date and got less than she paid for. Plus, her mama joins us from North Carolina and we all cry. This episode is full on girl talk.

Fam, follow us on Instagram @donttellmymother and follow Nikki and her motherhood journey @NikkiLevy.

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April Macie is one of the funniest, most outspoken, sex-positive comics out there. She was a finalist on NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing’ and can be seen right now in Tiffany Haddish’s Netflix special ‘They Ready.’ April joins me for perhaps the most awkward-sexy episode yet. Then her mom, Karen, jumps on and tells April and me a thing or two. BTW Karen’s looking for a good man, if you know any. Live in Florida? April’s performing in Tampa on Labor Day Weekend!

Send us a DM to let us know how you are, what you’re feeling, how crazy your mother is. We hear it all and we love it. Follow us on Instagram @donttellmymother and follow Nikki personally @NikkiLevy.

Kisses, bitches.

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A longtime friend of the show, Jen Kober is a nationally touring comedian and actor. You can see her on Netflix's 'Dead to Me,' Showtime's 'Black Monday' and Disney+ 'Diary of a Future President.' Jen tells Nikki about the time she boarded a European cruise with 5000 gay men! Nikki and Jen talk mothers, boundaries, and mistaken identity. Jen's surrogate mom/agent Barbara joins the show from New York and explains why comedy can cut through race, politics and just about everything else. Follow us on IG @donttellmymother and @NikkiLevy. DM us about YOUR mama drama or anything at all. We love to hear from you!

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Marla Sokoloff played some of our favorite characters in ABC's iconic comedy block, TGIF, and now she's a film director. Marla tells Nikki about being a child star in 1990s Hollywood, and that one time she crashed her first car on Mulholland Drive. Marla's mom Cindi joins us and embarrasses Marla in the best way possible. Plus, Nikki shares more about her fertility journey.

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Daniel Rugg Webb - the first queer comic EVER to perform at the Rose Bowl - tells Nikki about the time he came out to Barack Obama at a BBQ joint. Daniel's mom Toni Sue joins from Texas. And Nikki reveals her brand new fertility journey! If you relate, have a question or just wanna share your own story, drop us a DM @donttellmymother. We wanna hear from you and we promise to hit you back. #inthistogether

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Lilan Bowden (Disney's "Andi Mack") wanted to be cool, so she learned how to ride a Harley...with her dad. Nikki and Lilan talk awkward teen years, divorced parents and getting back up. "What We Do In The Shadows" star Harvey Guillén (aka Guillermo) joins in the fun. Did you know "Andi Mack" was the FIRST Disney Channel show EVER to feature an openly gay actor? And it won a GLAAD Award!

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Host, producer and podcaster Melissa Rivers is one half of the most iconic mother/daughter duo. Melissa reveals the time she got in trouble for lying and Joan called her out! Nikki and Melissa talk attachment issues, creamed spinach and what it was like to grow up with a legend for a mother. It's juicy and real.

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Actress Eden Sher (The Middle, Step Sisters) tells Nikki about the time she had sex and something got stuck - a love story. Plus, Eden's mom Ivy joins the pod. The gals talk anxiety, minivans and reverse-hoarding. #Jewishmoms.

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Two-time Emmy nominee and star of Amazon comedy special "Blasian," MICHAEL YO tells Nikki about the time he stole a Dodge Caravan. He does a sick impression of his Korean mother, and Nikki's mom Judi gives Michael advice on being a dad. Ripped from the diaries of a 70-year-old single Jewish lady, Judi gives us an update on her dating life. Bust out the hoses, she's on fire!

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Kimmy Gatewood starred in the Netflix comedy G.L.O.W. and just directed her first feature, GOOD ON PAPER, out now on Netflix. Nikki and Kimmy talk getting laid off and getting laid. Grab a cocktail, it's a kiki.

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