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This week, we’re joined in studio by our friend Taylor Xo — Billboard-charting recording artist and the creator of The XO Playhouse, the inclusive, high-energy creative revue redefining nightlife in West Hollywood.

Taylor opens up about his upbringing, his love for music, and the realities of building a career in the industry — from the moments that almost broke him to the wins that kept him going. We talk about navigating the music business as a queer artist, creating art without asking for permission, and why building spaces rooted in joy, expression, and community matters more than ever.

We also dive into the birth of The XO Playhouse — from its massively successful debut at Bar Lubitsch to its upcoming March 4 show at Beaches Tropicana — plus what it takes to build something from scratch, lead a creative community, and turn nightlife into something that actually feels safe, electric, and alive.

This episode is about resilience, queer joy, chosen family, and what happens when you stop waiting for the door to open and build the room yourself.

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We start with a little life catch-up — how the year is shaping up, where we’re headed, and how two very different Valentine’s Days somehow both ended peacefully (flowers in a custom vase vs. horror movies and shawarma).

Then we get into Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model — the documentary that forced us to rewatch a cultural moment we once accepted as normal… and now find deeply disturbing. From body shaming and humiliating photo shoots to exploitation disguised as “tough love,” we unpack the moments that hit hardest, including the Burger King comment, the smoking and dead fish shoots, Ebony’s sexuality being outed on camera, Keenyah being labeled “gluttony,” and the contestant forced into a gun-themed shoot after her mother was paralyzed by gun violence.

We talk about Miss Jay’s heartbreaking stroke and recovery, the shocking revelation that Tyra never visited her in the hospital, Shandi’s filmed breakdown in Milan, and the infamous Tyra-Tiffany meltdown — all through the lens of adulthood, power, and accountability.

This isn’t about canceling our childhood. It’s about reckoning with what we normalized — and why so many women were taught that pain was the price of success.

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This week on Milk & Honeys, we kick things off by rehashing our wild Super Bowl weekend — the chaos, the exhaustion, and the moments we’re still recovering from. Then, because timing is everything, we dive headfirst into Valentine’s Day week.

One of us is single. One of us is in a relationship. Both of us have plenty of experience when it comes to love, sex, and questionable decisions. From performative Valentine’s pressure to risky Sip or Spill questions we were genuinely scared to answer, nothing is off the table.

We get honest about relationships, sexual chemistry, emotional attachment, and the fine line between feeling wanted and actually being chosen — plus we read listener questions that may or may not encourage blocking an ex.

Whether you’re in love, single, confused, or emotionally unavailable but hot — this episode is for you.