Ep 3 - Parasocial Panic, Polyamory, and Power Rangers
Parasocial Panic, Polyamory, and Power Rangers
By Episode 3, Tongue First fully settles into what the show actually is: queer late-night conversation with absolutely no ability to stay on topic — in the best possible way.
This episode dives headfirst into the weird emotional reality of living online while trying to remain a real person underneath it all. Siren and Wendy unpack parasocial relationships, livestream burnout, internet intimacy, creator culture, queer loneliness, polyamory, emotional boundaries, and what happens when thousands of people suddenly feel connected to your life in real time.
The conversation moves between hilariously unserious and unexpectedly vulnerable without warning. One minute it’s…
Ep 2 - Gay Bars, Powdered Sugar, and Jared from the Internet
There’s something deeply queer about meeting someone on the internet, trauma bonding in a TikTok Live, and then suddenly finding yourself eating beignets together in New Orleans like you’ve known each other for ten years.
Episode 2 of Tongue First brings in the show’s first official guest: Jared from the Internet — teacher, creator, professional hand talker, and self-described “sweet little baby angel.” What starts as a conversation about TikTok friendships and queer creator culture quickly unfolds into one of the most unexpectedly heartfelt episodes of the season so far.
Together, Siren, Wendy, and Jared dive into queer identity, coming out stories, dating apps, parasocial relationships, loneliness, queer community, and the weird emotional intimacy that comes from…
Ep 1 - Eye Contact, Making Out, and Things That Escalate Quickly
Eye Contact, Making Out, and Things That Escalate Quickly
Every podcast has a first episode. Naturally, ours immediately spiraled into flirting, emotional oversharing, queer identity discussions, sapphic tension, and at least one moment where we probably should have stopped talking — but absolutely did not.
Welcome to Tongue First.
In the very first episode of Season 1, Siren and Wendy introduce the energy that would quickly become the heart of the show: late-night queer conversations that somehow bounce between heartfelt vulnerability and absolute chaos without warning. The kind of conversation that…