Strong Female Lead

This week on SFL,Tessa and Tricia enter the red room and talk all things BDSM & 50 Shades of Grey. Is this life imitating art or fan fiction gone wrong?    Rate ~ Review~ Subscribe Instagram: @StrongFemalePod Twitter: @SFL_Chicago

There are only a few things that Tessa & Tricia KNOW about Twilight. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him — and We didn’t know how potent that part might be — that thirsted for our blood. And third, this was the lowest rated SFL movie to date.” Oh yeah, and Bella was there.  Rate - Review - Subscribe Instagram: @StrongFemalePod Twitter: SFL_Chicago

This week, Tessa and Tricia feel duped by Bad Education - why was Alison Janney only in a minute of it? Also, Ray Romano's "big dad energy," secret facelifts, and more.  

This week on the podcast, Tessa and Tricia's minds EXPLODE over Mad Max Fury Road but for very different reasons.    Like Follow Subscribe Instagram: @strongfemalepod Twitter: SFL_Chicago

On this week’s Podcast, Tessa & Tricia discuss HBO's I May Destroy You. This series masterfully uses wit and candor to look at themes like sexual consent, liberation and exploitation within contemporary dating & relationship culture. Catch up for the season finale Monday Aug. 24 @ 9pm CT.    Instagram: @strongfemalepod Twitter: SFL_Chicago Like ~ Review ~ Subscribe ~

On this week's episode, Tessa and Tricia discuss the SFLs of The Farewell, starring Awkwafina and Zhao Shuzhen.  They chat about collectivism, lying, and professional crying; and the ultimate matriarch that is Nai Nai.  And yes, they know the sound quality of this ep sucks.   Instagram @strongfemalepod Twitter @SFL_Chicago Rate.Review.Subscribe

This week on SFL, Tessa and Tricia talk about Brittany Runs a Marathon, starring Jillian Bell.  Did Hollywood get it right this time?     Keep up with the conversation on instagram @strongfemalepod and on twitter @SFL_Chicago.    And remember to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Tessa and Tricia are back (finally) with Season 2 of Strong Female Lead.  Tune in to hear about their thoughts on the new season and what they've learned on their SFL journey.

"I like a strong sociopath. A real Dexter vibe. Who just owns what they do. I don't like this whole..puzzling, like, 'I don't kill people. That's not who I am.' YES IT IS." Tessa and Tricia celebrate SFL's 50th episode with s2 of You and another love story for the ages. Thank you, Netflix!! Keep up with the conversation on instagram @strongfemalepod and on twitter @SFL_Chicago.  New episodes available end of February 2020.

We found You.  Keep up with the conversation on instagram @strongfemalepod and on twitter @SFL_Chicago.   

Join Tessa and Tricia as they discuss Netflix newest film that has completely infiltrated my Instagram feed forcing me to watch a movie that I frankly did not like all that much. More importantly, Tessa tells us how she really feels about this "documentary". On the bright-side, we recap some really great new movies and TV shows that we hope you will dive in to. 

This week:  Marriage Story on Netflix.  Tessa hates it, Tricia likes it, and Laura Dern KILLS it.  Also, why all the monologues?  And where's the podcast on how to get divorced?  SFL wants to know.

A Christmas Prince (Netflix) starring Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige tells the love story a NYC journalist Amber Moore as she lets NOTHING stand in the way of her dreams including but not limited to lying to children, breaking priceless artifacts and spilling family tea. Tessa & Tricia are joined by the hilarious Laura Retson @elleelleare for a very special viewing of A Christmas Prince. Follow us on Instagram @StrongFemalePod and on Twitter @SFL_Chicago!

And on the fourth night of Hanukkah we give you the fourth part of our Crazy X Girlfriend series. While Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch is the gift that keeps giving, this series has come to an end after this installment. This show is the glue that holds the three of us together and we are grateful for that. Merry Christmas :)

This week, join Tessa and Tricia as they discuss s3 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - the DARKEST season yet.  While Hilary mad preps for her annual Tiki Christmas, the hosts chat about Rebecca's big diagnosis reveal, Nathaniel's sexy daddy issues, the hot priest epidemic, email politics, and more!  

She's just a girl in love, ya'll! This week, Tessa and Tricia are back at it again with Dr. Laura Retson for Part 2 of the pod's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend series.  They discuss the brilliance of CEG's theme songs, episode titles with a message (!.?), Rebecca's mental health spiral, Chick-fil-A dumpsters, and more!  Also, Dr. Laura drops some serious knowledge about "splitting" and how our parents screw us up.  No underlying issues to address here!  

On this week’s episode, Tessa and Tricia are joined by Dr. Laura Retson, friend/fan/medical consult of the pod, to discuss S1 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the seriously Feminist AF, dark-ish musical comedy starring Rachel Bloom aka Rebecca Bunch.   They chat about the subversion of rom-com tropes, RB's relatability, how the CEG music TRANSCENDS, reality distortion fields, and more!  Oh, and Josh.  But that's not why we're doing this.  

This week on SFL, we have the pod-father himself, Andrew O'C guest hosting with Tessa. After learning that Tessa had not seen a single Star Wars movie, he brings himself on board and they begin what will hopefully be episode one of, I don't know, 10 episodes or however many Star Wars movies there are. Tessa's affinity towards the empire may be due to a lack of background knowledge on the entire universe, or it may be because she knows that deep down Darth Vader is just misunderstood. But don't ask me, because I truly know nothing of this world. Come for Andrew's 3 decade long nerdom of Star Wars and stick around for Tessa's hot takes on the empire.  

This week on the pod we FINALLY have our hosts back together. Even more importantly, they covered our most recent obsession on Netflix...Chewing Gum. We went into this episode looking for a rom-com, but came out with a full blown comedy which we're totally OK with. Hats off to Michaela Coel for including all types of diversity and representation in this show without the pandering token. Come for the laughs, stay for the kissing cousins, and always ask yourself, "What Would Beyonce Do?"

This week on the Pod Tessa has on a very special guest... her sister TERYN (@Teryn_it_up7). The ladies  eventually get totalk about the movie but also celebrity gossip, bad dates, vision boards, enneagrams and 2020!   Take the test ... join the convo!  https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test