Stirring The Plot

Twenty-six years. Twenty-six lessons. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down to unpack 26 lessons she learned so that hopefully, you won't have to. Some came dressed in glitter and lipstick stains, others arrived barefoot with heartbreak, silence, and mascara running down the bathroom sink. This birthday episode is Dayna's love letter to every version of herself who thought she wouldn’t make it here, and a roast of the chaos that tried to stop her. From friendship breakups to surprise kisses, champagne highs to gut-punch lows, Dayna is counting down 26 lessons for 26 years. An...

We grew up with worship music in our lungs and guilt stitched into our skin. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with longtime friend Megan Neumann, someone who’s known Dayna through awkward middle school youth group phases, purity culture, and the quiet pressure to be the “perfect” church girl. Together, the duo unpack the holy ghosts that raised them, the guilt that followed them, and the grace they’ve finally learned to give themselves. In Episode 17, Dayna and Megan unpack growing up in a predominantly white, conservative church, navigating Puerto Rican identity...

Brains, beauty, and a little bit of spice. Quasia came to stir it up. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with the brilliant mind behind @neurospicetea, the one and only Tequasia, for a conversation that’s as raw as it is revolutionary. Episode 16 is a love letter to unmasking, taking up space, and being brave enough to live in your truth. From unmasking as a neurodivergent Black queer woman to navigating love, friendship, and self-expression, Quasia takes us on a journey that feels like church, therapy, and happy hour all in one. To...

A sapphic speedrun. A bonnet. A salmon dinner. What started as a nail date turned into an unsolicited love confession and a 15-hour lesbian hostage situation. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down to tell the unhinged story of Insta Wife, a misadventure in queer dating that started with nail polish and ended with emotional whiplash. From bonnet sleepovers to salmon dinners and the illusion of instant intimacy, Dayna is unpacking the U-Haul lesbian stereotype and asking: what does it really mean when someone brings softness… but forgets boundaries? In Episode 15, Dayna dives in...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down to unpack a topic that doesn't get nearly enough airtime. Friendship breakups. We talk about breakups all the time. The playlist. The post-cry selfie. The haircut that screams “new era.” But friendship breakups? Crickets. No rom-com montage. No recovery kit. Just the quiet grief of losing the one person who once knew your soul better than anyone else. In Episode 14, Dayna is pulling back the curtain on the friendship breakups that shook her world in 2024. Three friendships. Three breakups. Three lessons I didn’t ask for but de...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with none other than her besTEA and fellow emotionally intelligent bad bitch, Alexa Austin, for an episode that’s part confessional, part boundary bootcamp, and fully a love letter to no longer lighting yourself on fire to keep other people warm. In episode 13, the duo unpack codependency: how it starts in childhood, blossoms in our little lesbian situationships, and seeps into friendships disguised as “being the strong one.” From people-pleasing in your “perfect daughter” era to performing emotional labor like it’s your full-time job, Dayna and Alexa ar...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois is joined by Winter, transmasc legend, emotionally unavailable icon, and fellow avoidant in recovery, for a conversation that might just hit a little too close to home. What happens when two avoidant besties sit down to unpack gender, religion, intimacy, and the Olympic sport of not texting back? Let’s just say… the mask comes off. This episode is for the avoidant girlies, gays, theys, and gentlethems who respond to vulnerability by ghosting, spiraling, or “accidentally” taking three weeks to reply to a message that just said “hey.” It’s for the...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois is taking a note out of Evelyn Hugo’s playbook and doing what the girls, gays, and theys have been begging her to do: tell the story. Or rather... tell seven of them. In honor of Pride Month, Dayna's cracking open the vault and giving you a front-row seat as she takes you on a chaotic, unhinged, slightly-too-personal journey through seven situationships that shaped her queer coming-of-age. Some were sweet, some were scandalous, and some should’ve stayed in the drafts. From the almosts to the absolutely-nots, Dayna walk...

Did you miss me? After an unintentional hiatus, she's back on the mic with a life update. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois is stepping back on the mic with a diploma in one hand and a whole roster of unprocessed situationships in the other. She’s finally back after going ghost (for academic reasons, of course), and baby… she didn’t just graduate, she evolved. In this life update-slash-chaotic-reflection-slash-soft-launch-of-a-new-era, Dayna takes you behind the scenes of her time at PC: from cheerleading and creative writing clubs to literary awards, open mics, and matching with a...

New year, new era, same unapologetic gay chaos. Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down to spill the piping hot tea where she's been hiding (hint: somewhere between the trenches of finals, holiday chaos, and a few too many emotionally unavailable women), serving up her 2024 wrapped (the wins, the cringe, and the women she probably should’ve blocked sooner), and and unveiling her official list of what’s in and what’s out for 2025. But this isn’t just your average New Year’s check-in, it’s a full-on sapphic reset. Think of this episode...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down and unpacks her heavy heart in the wake of the 2024 presidential election results. Whether she's navigating her emotions or creating a love letter to all the marginalized groups impacted by this election, Dayna stands in solidarity with you all. America has failed us, so our work is only just beginning. This episode may be short, but it's important, so believe us when we tell you, I love you...I'm sorry.

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Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with one of her day ones, her island sister, and nurse in training Emmana Jules! Started from the Islands now they're here! In episode 7, the duo spill the tea on their bestie origin story and how a friendship can survive over 300 miles and more than twenty years! Emmana unpacks her lore, from ballet slippers to scrubs, from the stage to the hospital, what can't she do? Emmana gives us insight on what it's like balancing teaching dance classes, going to school, working full time, and maintaining...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down to spill the piping hot tea. While everyone has been having a Brat Girl Summer, Dayna has been having a Past Girl Summer, and in episode 6 she unpacks exactly why. Does this qualify as a Misadventures in Dating? Maybe. Dayna takes a deep dive into the “straight girl phenomenon" that exists in our sapphic culture, shares the lore on how a three month wlw situationship can derail you, and what feelings can resurface when that same situationship breaks contact one year later. Alexa, play “Good Luck, Babe...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with one of her besTEAs, Genesis Quiroz! In episode 5, the duo crack the eggshell and open up about their friendship, signs that they knew they were queer, and their worst high! Got a wand and a rabbit? Tune in as the pair unpack the importance of the Chappell Roan phenomenon. There's nothing casual about healing your inner child, and the duo discuss eggsactly that! Genesis scrambles up some stories about navigating her pansexuality, journey with religion, and overcoming addiction. Whether you're fried or sunny side up...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with bisexual icon Andrea! Started from bumble now they're here. In episode 4, the duo unpacks everything from their first date to forgotten strap-ons to wlw situationships! Andrea opens up and shares her real experience on what it was like being queer in an all girls Catholic High School, bisexual erasure, and leaving the stability of a longterm relationship in order to live her most authentic life. Settle in because this is a yapfest you don't wanna miss!

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Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with certified MASC Winter Rosay! In episode 3, the duo finally address the burning topic: The MASC Shortage, unpack femme and masc dynamics, and navigating monogamy vs non-monogamy in this nonchalant situationship world. Stick around and have a laugh with us as we debrief relationship "icks", bedroom dynamics, and the shortissance (I see you, king. Claim your crown!). Winter also opens up about their journey about being Transmasculine and the real truths that come along with becoming your most authentic self. Get cozy and settle in because...

Today on Stirring the Plot Podcast, your host Dayna J. Francois sits down with her GBF Dimas! Dimas celebrates the release of his newest collection, Never to Bedlam by sharing some juicy stories. In episode 2, the duo spills the tea on relationships, kinks, religious shame, and sex. Dimas gets candid about bedroom dynamics, situationships, and his bisexual awakening. Dimas teases that there might just be another collection on the horizon, but until then...You better settle in because there is so much to unpack with these two!

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Welcome to the Stirring the Plot Podcast, hosted by Dayna J. Francois. Whether you're gay, hot, or doing it for the plot... this is the podcast for you. Join Dayna weekly as she dives into the sapphic world she's found herself in, plots and schemes, and spills the tea with some of her favorite guests! Make sure that you subscribe and tune in weekly. Because she's gay, she's hot, and if there is one thing about Dayna...she's gonna stir the plot.

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Welcome to the Stirring the Plot Podcast, hosted by Dayna J. Francois. Whether you're gay, hot, or doing it for the plot... this is the podcast for you. Join Dayna weekly as she dives into the sapphic world she's found herself in, plots and schemes, and spills the tea with some of her favorite guests! Make sure that you subscribe and tune in weekly. Because she's gay, she's hot, and if there is one thing about Dayna...she's gonna stir the plot.

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