Episodes
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Make It Better The Second Time Around
In the third installment of G&G TV Club, Harley, Em, and returning guest Jenny Catlin break down the 1996 Step By Step episode "Beautiful Ladies Of Wrestling"! They discuss guest wrestler Charlie The Golden Cat, the points system in 10-round wrestling matches, shopping for drag outfits, armpit...
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Crimson & Clover (Over & Over)
As spooky season comes to a wraps, Em and Don cruise to the drive-in... from hell! They were live at GCW Shotzi Blackheart's Drive-In From Hell to see Vipress vs. Dani Mo, Priscilla Kelly vs. Slade, and Shotzi & Lio Rush vs. Megan Bayne & Joey Janela in a doorway to hell match!
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A Walking Study In Demonology
In the 13th installment of our primers series, Pro Wrestling Torch columnist Rich Fann returns to the show to choose four matches to get to know him and make Em and Harley watch them. His watch list for this episode: Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri for the World Of Stardom Championship Stardom Tokyo...
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G&G Classic - Every Day Is Halloween
(Originally aired October 29, 2019.) On the first G&G Halloween episode, Em and Harley run a 16-woman tournament to determine the spookiest woman in wrestling. Featuring Rosemary, Su Yung, Bull Nakano, Luna Vachon, Daffney, Priscilla Kelly, & more!
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Pinkies Up: The Life & Career Of Allysin Kay
Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of overlooked women in wrestling to explain why they deserve their flowers. This time: featuring special guest Mayydayy. From the Detroit indies through pink cages, Made In Sin, wrestling in Japan and China, being renamed...
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Shallow Days Below
In the second installment of G&G TV Club, Harley and Em are joined by returning guest Jenny Catlin to break down the 1995 Boy Meets World episode "The Thrilla' In Philla"! They discuss straight white boy representation in the '90s, the legend of Big Van Vader, amateur wrestling team policies and...
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Now It Chills Me To The Bone
In the 12th installment of our primers series, Pro Wrestling Illustrated pundit Kristen Ashly returns to the show to choose four matches to get to know her and make Em and Laz watch them. Her watch list for this episode: Sasha Banks vs. Bayley for the NXT Women’s Championship NXT TakeOver…
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I Think I Know It From A Hymn
Grit & Glitter turns 7 years old! In celebration, the Glitterati swap prompts and task each other to come up with their own top 7 lists on topics including spooky women, gimmick names, memorable hairstyles, TNA changes, wrestler re-brands, entrance theme pitches, and softcore women.
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Pretty When You Smile
Harley is joined by Meg and their partner Jim (of Clwb Reslo fame) to discuss them being live in Wembley for AEW All In! They discuss Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Moné in the likely 2026 match of the year, questions around the future of the tag division, the return of Britt Baker, the…
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G&G Classic - Living Legend: Mercedes Martinez
(Originally aired June 7, 2022.) Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of active wrestlers to explain why they should be getting their flowers now. From 2000 in New England, to Shimmer, Shine, and Stardom, back and forth from WWE to AEW to WWE to AEW, to…
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Gasoline Gut/Vaseline Mind (w/ Ziggy Haim & Mikey Montgomery)
In the 11th installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, former Glitterati advice columnist Ziggy Haim returns to the show to choose four matches to get to know her and make Em, Harley, and Mikey Montgomery watch them. Her watch list for this episode: Edith Surreal vs. Ziggy Haim – mask vs.…
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Real Love Burstin' Out Of Every Seam
In the first installment of G&G TV Club, Harley and Lindsay are joined by guest Jenny Catlin to break down the 1994 Family Matters episode "Psycho Twins"! They discuss the legacy of Urkel, how Family Matters became the first TGIF show to do a wrestling episode, and why the Bushwhackers got the…
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G&G Classic - The Original Screwjob
(Originally exclusive to Patreon on October 23, 2021.) Women's Wrestling Entertainment is a Patreon-exclusive series where the Glitterati trace the history of women in WWE, WCW, and ECW in chronological order. On this fourth episode, Harley and Em covered spring to fall 1985 in the WWF including...
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The WOW Draft
Women Of Wrestling? WOW Superheroes? Call it what you want, it's draft day! Lindsay, Em, and Laz compete to draft their rosters, drawing wrestlers in categories like Poster Girls, Indie Cred, and Crossover with each of them trying to build the strongest all-around roster. Who will be their #1…
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Wrestling Is Delicious
In spring 2008, a 19-year-old construction worker from South Carolina wins the Powerball jackpot of $35 million and promptly moves to Florida to get into the wrestling business. When he meets former GLOW producer Johnny Cafarella, Wrestlicious is born. What happens when a washed-up wrestling...
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I Don't Wanna Go To Heaven Without Raising Hell
In the tenth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, former Glitterati member Val Quartz (of Daryl Apparyl) returns to the show to choose four matches to get to know her and make Em, Harley, and Lindsay watch them. Her watch list for this episode: Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon in fall...
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G&G Classic - Wrestling Society X
(Originally exclusive to Patreon on August 21, 2025.) X Marks The Spot was a Patreon-exclusive 20-episode limited series where Harley and Lindsay covered cult MTV wrestling show Wrestling Society X. On this first episode, they covered how the show came to be and watched the first episode of...
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The Deadliest Man Alive (w/ Bob Calhoun)
On the season 16 finale, Harley is joined by author, journalist, and former Incredibly Strange wrestler Bob Calhoun! He discusses competing as Count Dante, Dante The Baptist, and... others... in ISW, where ISW existed within the wrestling ecosystem of the late '90s, finding himself as a...
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Hopped Up & Ready To Go (w/ Jay Alejandra)
It's the return of 20 Questions as Harley talks to "The Wicked Witch Of The Ring" Jay Alejandra about vegan food, why they live in North Carolina (and will never live in New Jersey), favorite gear, VHS tapes, untrained opponents, and animals rights activism!
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Kiss Me And I Might Drop Dead
Em, Harley, and Lindsay take a look at three women who surpassed patriarchal expectations to show that being hot doesn't mean you can't also wrestle. WATCH LIST Nikki Bella vs. Natalya WWE Elimination Chamber (2/12/17) Arisa Hoshiki vs. Tam Nakano for the Wonder Of Stardom Championship Stardom...
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Everything Is Haunted
In the ninth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Brian Bell (host of our sibling podcast, LGBT In The Ring) chooses four matches to get to know them and makes Em, Lindsay, and Val Pancakes watch them. Their watch list for this episode: Razor Ramon vs. Goldust w/Marlena for the WWF...
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The Incredibly True Story of Incredibly Strange Wrestling
In honor of Pride 2026, Harley sits Em and guest referee Brie Montoya down to tell them the story of forgotten San Francisco promotion Incredibly Strange Wrestling! In 1995 a group of untrained wrestlers in a transmission repair shop put on bootleg lucha libre masks and adopt names like The Man...
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The Boys/Girls Wanna Be Her
Em and Harley discuss episodes 5-8 of season one of Margo's Got Money Troubles, the complete first season now streaming on Apple TV! They discuss book plot points that could appear in season two, queer representation, Vegas weddings, tunnels of love, chaotic judges, and GCW references.
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The 2026 Women's Wrestling Draft (w/ The Xyberhawx)
It's the fourth annual women's wrestling draft and this year Harley and Em are joined by Danjerhawk and Razorhawk of Power Pro Lucha! They compete to draft their own rosters, drawing wrestlers and broadcasters of marginalized genders from WWE, AEW, TNA, NWA, MLW, and the indies. Who will be their...
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G&G Classic - The Life & Career Of Madison Eagles
(Originally aired January 9, 2024.) Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of active wrestlers to explain why they should be getting their flowers now. From working as a lifeguard to wrestling for Shimmer, Chikara, and ROH, becoming a mom, running PWA Black…
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Damn, I Got It, I'm Iconic
In the eighth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Meg chooses four matches to get to know her and makes Harley, Lindsay, and Mayydayy watch them. Her watch list for this episode: Bull Nakano vs. Aja Kong for the WWWA World Championship AJW Dream Rush In Kawasaki (11/26/92) Ivory vs....
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Blow My Mind
Em and Harley discuss the first four episodes of season one of Margo's Got Money Troubles, now streaming on Apple TV! They discuss differences between the book and the show, the casting of Elle Fanning, Nick Offerman, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Ford as a plot device, and all the wrestling...
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G&G Classic - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles
(Originally aired January 28, 2025.) Em and Harley talk to author Rufi Thorpe about her novel, Margo's Got Money Troubles, in which a struggling single mom turns to OnlyFans with the advice of her retired pro wrestler father. Now an 8-episode TV series from Apple TV, A24, and showrunner David E....
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Papa Was A Rodeo
Val Pancakes was live in Las Vega for Mania week and attended 14(!) different wrestling shows. She shares some of her favorite women's matches from the week with Em and Harley and they break down Effy's Big Gay Brunch 11, main evented by DARK Sheik vs. Nyla Rose.
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Every Day You Know I Slay
In which Lindsay takes an 8-hour bus trip to Canada to join Harley for Greektown Pro Wrestling! Featuring the Toronto debut of B3CCA, The Hex vs. Katie Arquette in a handicap match, Eddie Kingston meet & greets, frat boy fans, Lady Frost, Dani Mo, and begrudging respect to the pizza meme wrestler.
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Ride On Into The Next Town
In the seventh installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Val Pancakes chooses three matches to get to know her and makes Em and Lindsay watch them. Her watch list for this episode: ODB vs. Awesome Kong vs. Tara for the TNA Knockouts Championship TNA Bound For Glory (10/18/09) Marti Belle…
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glitter! (w/ C.R.E.E.P.S.)
Get ready, cause this is one for the girlypops! Emmi, LBakes & VCakes are together for another episode of glitter! the weekly pod all about our favorite wrestle hunks and dreamy dreamboats! Ohhh girlies, we got a good one for you this week as our trio chat about their current wrassle crushes,...
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The D.A.I.Z.E.E. Age: The Life & Career Of Daizee Haze
Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of overlooked women in wrestling to explain why they deserve their flowers. From Savage Garden stan to pot-smoking hippie, main eventing the first four Shimmer shows, running the ROH and Shimmer dojos, doing yoga on...
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What's In Your Head?
In the sixth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Laz chooses four matches to get to know him and makes Em, Lindsay, and Don watch them. His watch list for this episode: Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship & WWE SmackDown Women’s...
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Lay Down On The Hard, Cold Ground
Em talks to Sara Cannon (director of partnerships for Enjoy Wrestling) and Michael J. Gibson (Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania) about how the Enjoy/Planned Parenthood partnership came to be, the Enjoy cohort program, and why wrestling is for everyone! (Note: the New Pledge A Picketer…
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The Earth Is On Fire
Harley, Em, and Lindsay check in with an update on the future of Grit & Glitter.
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Who's Gonna Ride For You?
In the fifth installment of our "Glitterati primers" series, Don chooses four matches to get to know them and makes Em, Lindsay, and Val Pancakes watch them. Their watch list for this episode: Trish Stratus vs. Lita for the WWE Women's Championship WWE Raw (12/6/04) Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim in…
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In Nightmares But We're Still Marching
Lindsay, Harley, Em, and Val Pancakes travel to a post-apocalyptic wasteland to witness monks, cyborgs, shamans, and Russian assassins battle for the richest prize around - nothing. Kill City Cup (2023). It's sort of a movie, sort of campy, almost fun at points. Starring Natalia Markova, April...
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The Excuse Of Death Keeps Us A Mess
It's a new year and that means it's time for TNA to re-premiere once again on another new channel. This time - AMC! Harley, Mayydayy, and Laz lock in and watch the entire show (not just the women) and discuss The Elegance Brand vs. The IInspiration, technical mishaps, "celebrity" guests, and so...
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We Lived In Another World
In the fourth installment of our new "Glitterati primers" series, Mayydayy chooses four matches to get to know him and makes Harley, Em, and Lindsay watch them. His watch list for this episode: Americana vs. Col. Ninotchka for the GLOW Crown GLOW S1E26 (12/21/86) Manami Toyota vs. Aja Kong AJW...
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Trapped In The Strobe Light Feeling (w/ Jess Skye)
Harley and Em kick off 2026 with their annual wrestlutions! They're joined by wrestling photographer Jess Skye to check in on last year's wrestling resolutions and see how they fared before making new resolutions for the year ahead including travel goals and podcast goals.
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The Glitter Bombs VII
It's the seventh annual Glitter Bombs, honoring the best in women's wrestling in 2025! You voted and now your results are revealed in categories like Favorite Wrestler, Match Of The Year, and Musical Artist Of The Year. The Runway host! Guest presenters including Anton Voorhees, author Rufi…
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G&G Classic - Veda Scott & "Speedball" Mike Bailey
(Originally aired February 2020.) On the first G&G Valentine's Day special, Harley and his girlfriend, Monika, talked to Veda Scott and "Speedball" Mike Bailey about how they met, managing dating and long-distance in professional wrestling, deciding whether or not to go public with their...
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G&G Classic - The Life & Career Of Veda Scott
(Originally aired April 2022.) Living Legends is a series where Harley and Em deep dive into the careers of active wrestlers to explain why they should be getting their flowers now. From balancing law school with time in the ROH Dojo, training under Daizee Haze, winning the PWI award for Rookie…
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You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind (w/ Zoey Cannon)
Don and Val Pancakes chat with Boston wrestler Zoey Cannon about working with MLW, missing five months due to an ACL tear, and teaming with Democracy Rocks!
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You Trashed My Christmas (w/ C.R.E.E.P.S.)
It's a very creepy Christmas as Harley and Em are joined by Andey Ripley & Irving West of Glitter Bomb nominated tag team C.R.E.E.P.S.! They each choose a Christmas wrestling match from a different decade and a different promotion to watch and discuss including: Lord Steven Regal vs. Dean Malenko...
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You've Got To Fan The Flames
Harley, Mayydayy, and Val Pancakes take a look at new Philadelphia promotion Power Pro Lucha as they've concluded their first season and look ahead to the season two premiere in January! With six shows available on IWTV, they watch a handful of matches from women like Shea McCoy, Harleen Lopez…
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When You Go Down, You Take Me Down With You
It's December again and that means two things: 1) Voting is now open for the 2025 Glitter Bombs! 2) It's time for our fifth annual Match Of The Year special! The Glitterati are joined by a slew of guests including Rosie Fingers, Kayla Lopez, Brianna Bandz, and Rozie The Ref to gush about their...
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Pardon My Life This Time
Em, Harley, and BFF Brian Bell celebrate Friendsgiving by taking at look at the phenomenon that is Wrestle Yr Friends! What is it? Where did it come from? How does one actually wrestle their friends? And is it just a silly goof or a radical political statement for a community in desperate need of...
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Wanna Whole Lotta Love (w/ Wanda Delrey)
While the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving week, the Canadians gift a special bonus episode to their friends south of the border. Harley asks 20 Questions to Toronto indie wrestler Wanda Delrey! They discuss life in Toronto, OperaMania, Amelia Earhart, childhood sweaters, and which dreamy WWE…
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Grit & Glitter is the weekly podcast dedicated to the power of women’s wrestling. Hosted by Harley Vasquez, Em Fear, and their team of correspondents known as The Glitterati.
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