Pinaystrology

In this episode, Paola and Janice discuss the glow-up of stand-up comedian Leslie Jones! After playing Pinaystrology Jeopardy, which you can play here too. They talk about the outstanding moments of Leslie Jones’s career including the Ghostbusters movie and how she didn’t even want to audition for Saturday Night Live, but gave them five damn good seasons. They surmise that Leslie Jones is a Scorpio Moon. Paola points out how Jones's astrology matches being a late bloomer, and together they read one of her sketches. -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:43 - Game! 00:26:15 - Leslie Jones 00:54:54 - Comedy Analysis 01:01:03 - Game, pt. 2 01:03:40 - Shout-outs!

This season, Pinaystrology will focus on pop culture, and dive in to the astrology of selected celebrities to practice understanding their natal charts and planets. In this episode, Janice and Paola talk about  Champagne Papi Scorpio himself, Drake! They talk about his success, and Paola names which transits are responsible for some his most notable aspects of his personal life and career, while also predicting what his 2021 might look like. Janice gives a brief history on bling, and analyzes the song "Hotline Bling."  Follow along with his chart here!  -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:21:12 - Season 2: Intro 00:24:05 - Astrology of Drake 00:58:50 - Hotline Bling 01:14:18 - Shout-outs!

In the last episode of Season 1.5, Paola and Janice are in the same time zone--one of two conjunctions taking place (we see you, Jupiter and Saturn)! They reminisce on the past and their Saturn Returns, and they catch up on how Saturn influences us to slow tf down. Paola tells us about how Saturn is a malefic planet that is always watching taking 28-30 years to get through the zodiac--it represents legacy, limits, boundaries, and discipline. Janice then reads the poem "While looking at photo albums" by Kay Ulanday Barrett. -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:38 - Saturn 00:51:17 - Poem: "While looking at photo albums" by Kay Ulanday Barrett 01:01:58 - Shout-outs!

If we could, we'd name this episode "2020 is the Hopeless Place" because, let's be real and honest with ourselves about how [any synonym for shitty] this past year has been. In this episode, Janice and Paola check in about this past emotional week. Paola talks about how Jupiter is a benefic planet that represents growth, affirmation, expansion, and Janice goes in on an excerpt of the poem "part ii: our obsessions are obsessions, excerpt from Instruction Manual for Little Beasts" by Tessa Micaela. Here are some links that supplement our episode: Read Janice's essay "Cancer Is A Day That Never Ends" on Joyland Donate $$ to Venmo: @luyapoetry or Cashapp: @luyapoetry or https://www.nafconusa.org/campaigns/bayanihan/ Follow https://twitter.com/FixedAstroPod!  -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:17:42 - Jupiter 00:51:07 - Poem "part ii: our obsessions are obsessions, excerpt from Instruction Manual for Little Beasts" by Tessa Micaela 01:00:20 - Shout-outs!

In this episode, Janice and Paola catch up on their weeks--they talk about collective grief during this pandemic and how this very podcast fared on people's Spotify top fives (or not). Paola explains how the planet Mars shows us how, sometimes, destruction is necessary. Janice reads the poem “Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying” by Noor Hindi and recommends a list of Palestinian poets and why we should read their work. -- 00:00:00 Intro 00:16:53 Mars 00:53:49 Poem: "Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying" by Noor Hindi 01:01:05 Shout-outs! 

In this episode, Paola and Janice are sleepy AF, but they get it together to talk about all things Venus. Paola breaks down Venusian ways, and Janice reads "Catalog 1: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome”  from Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste Lewis. Janice asks Paola to help analyze the poem by flexing her Art History knowledge. Everything works out, and nap vibes ensue.  --  00:00:00 Intro 00:10:02 - Venus 00:34:17 - Poem 00:55:12 - Shout-outs!

In this episode, Paola shares facts about the planet Mercury and how it affects us today. Janice reads “for i will do/undo what was done/undone to me” by, in Janice's opinion, the very mercurial poet, Chen Chen! -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:31 - Mercury 00:37:42 - Poem: “for i will do/undo what was done/undone to me” by Chen Chen 00:45:53 - Shout-outs!

This is our first attempt at a "mini" episode! Paola talks about the Sun, the Moon, and Janice reads poems by Hafez and Aracelis Girmay, -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:08 - Sun 00:16:35 - Moon 00:33:48 - Poem: "The Black Maria" by Aracelis Girmay 00:49:56 - Shoutouts!

This is our last episode of the season! In it, we catch up after two weeks, and we talk about how Mercury Retrograde got the best of us. We play a game that the internet created, called “One has to go!” And yes, 45 has to go, but also, this is a game that’s a fun process of elimination. Paola talks about Mercury Stationing Direct on Election Day. Janice reads poet Marcus Wicker’s poem “When faced with the statement, “There are mire Black men in jail than college,” I think of order of operations.” We say farewell for now, but we will be back soon! — 00:00:00 - Intro 00:21:08 - Game 00:32:16 - Parks & Rec! 01:04:06 - Pao’s Reading: Full Moon in Taurus on Halloween, Mercury Stationing Direct on Election Day 01:10:50 - Janice’s Reading: Marcus Wicker’s poem “When faced with the statement, “There are mire Black men in jail than college,” I think of order of operations.” 01:19:21 - Shout-outs! -- Please Donate: https://es.gofundme.com/f/cant-do-it-myself/donate/sign-in Take Care of Yourself on Election Day: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_KC3_HvPA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Protect the Election Day Results if 45 undermines them: https://protecttheresults.com/partners/ Mapping violence and crisis all over the world: https://acleddata.com/#/dashboard

This week, we go inward. We didn't pay much attention to the world outside of ourselves. We asked each other in-depth questions, and we talked about the Big 3 of six of our favorite characters on The Babysitters Club, which recently came into pop cultural resurgence with the latest Netflix series. Paola updates us on Mercury Rx, the Mercury-Uranus Opposition, and the New Moon in Libra. Janice reads Rachelle Cruz's poem "Self-Portrait as Claudia Kishi, Vice President of the Babysitters' Club."  -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:26:05 - Game 00:56:16 - Babysitters Club 01:41:10 - Pao’s Reading: New Moon in Libra, Mercury Rx-Uranus opposition (part 2) 01:54:59 - Janice’s Reading: “Self-Portrait as Claudia Kishi, Vice President of the Babysitters Club” by Rachelle Cruz 02:04:40 - Shout-outs!

"Horary Astrology, the astrology of hoes!" This week, Paola and Janice check in about everything, as usual, from taking workshops to the most recent U.S. Vice Presidential Debate. They play their own version of Fuck, Mary, Kill, and they discuss the Big 3 of the main characters on Netflix's On My Block series. Paola defines Mercury Retrograde, and Janice reads Eve L. Ewing's poem "Affirmation." Brown Girl Joy ensues! -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:29:21 - Game! 00:45:05 - Character Analysis: On My Block 01:23:56 - Pao’s Reading: Mercury Retrograde. What is it? What to expect from this month’s Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio 01:38:52 - Janice’s Reading: “Affirmation” by Eve L. Ewing 01:52:50 - Shout-outs! If you’re interested in volunteering to call voters to #TakeBack2020 and take Trump out of office, send a direct message to Pao on Twitter: @paostrology

This week, we greet you and each other after what feels like a decade filled with U.S. American political stunts during Filipinx American History Month and after the Full Moon in Aries! We say songs (we don't sing them), and we talk the Big 3 for each of the main characters in CBC's show Kim's Convenience. Paola reads about Mercury opposing Uranus, and Janice reads "Gyoza" by poet Kazumi Chin. -- 00:00:00 Intro 00:21:24 - Game! 00:36:14 - Kim’s Convenience 01:34:42 - Pao’s Reading: Mercury opposite Uranus - The Prelude to Mercury Retrograde 01:41:48 - Janice’s Reading: “Gyoza” by Kazumi Chin 01:50:37 - Shout-outs!

Is it Libra or Libro season? In this week's episode, we discuss and honor the lives of Dawn Wooten and Breonna Taylor,    and we debut our new game called "Politician or Poet?" We discuss the Big 3 (Sun, Moon, and Rising) of five of the main characters in the Netflix show Gentefied. Paola tells us what we can anticipate when Saturn stations direct, and Janice reads an excerpt of while they sleep (under the bed is another country) by poet Raquel Salas Rivera. -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:30:23 - Game! 00:49:06 - Gentefied 01:38:15 - Pao’s Reading: Saturn stations direct & sneak peak of October 01:46:34 - Janice’s Reading: Poem from Raquel Salas Rivera’s book while they sleep (under the bed is another country) 02:02:46 - Shout-outs!

We discuss censorship in the Philippines and the U.S., Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, Trump’s 1776 Commission as an attack on the 1619 Project, and ethnic studies. Play along with our “Sun, Moon, Rising” game! Then we talk about the t.v. show Riverdale, the New Moon in Virgo, and the poem “Hourglass Flow” by Derrick Weston Brown in Wisdom Teeth. -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:23:32 - Game! 00:48:05 - Riverdale (is trash) 01:42:46 - Pao's reading: New Moon in Virgo 02:00:49 - Janice’s reading: Poem about writer’s block: “Hourglass Flow” by Derrick Weston Brown in Wisdom Teeth 02:13:31 - Shout-outs!

This week, we talk about how Mars Retrograde (Rx) is affecting us. We talk about climate change, how trans lives matter, and we play a guessing game about Filipinxs. We also talk about the t.v. show VIDA, the astro weather about how to keep ourselves accountable (to ourselves), and the poem "How I Learned to Lie" by Norma Liliana Valdez.  --  00:00:00 - Intro 00:21:53 - Game! 00:49:51 - Vida 01:35:38 - Pao’s astrology reading for the week 01:39:52 - Janice’s poetry reading of Norma Liliana Valdez's "How I Learned to Lie" (in Preparing the Body published by YesYes Books, 2019) 01:55:24 - Shout-outs!

Welcome to Pinaystrology!  2 Pinays, 1 podcast hosted by Paola and Janice, talk BIPOC pop culture, poems, and the planets. Listen here for more about who we are, this week's astro weather and what you can do, and a talk about Mary J.--the queen of singing heartbreak and naming the dangers of love and falling inside of it. --- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:18:38 - Game/Icebreaker! 00:35:56 - Insecure! + Guessing the main characters' Big Three 01:21:49 - Pao’s astro reading: Issa Rae’s natal chart + September’s astrology forecast 01:39:32 - Janice’s poetry reading of "Mary J." by Nijla Mu'min (published in Temz Review) 01:52:30 - Shout-outs!