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Mano Agapion of Drag Her, the Drag Race podcast he co-hosts with Nicole Byer, joins the guys to talk all things RPDR. Who would host if RuPaul stepped down? Which queens still haven't been given their proper due? And is Kameron Michaels REALLY "mesmerizing?" (Don't ask Eliot.) Then, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan chat about openly bisexual Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema, who's been wearing colorful wigs to work in solidarity with those social distancing from hair salons mid-pandemic, a move causing some conservatives to clutch their pearls IN HORROR! And can we talk about the gay New Yorker who shouted a racist slur at a sanitation worker (and got caught on film)? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Flynn and Mark Rennie of the podcast Two Old Queens join Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about their system for rating movies by inherent "gayness," and the Muppets place higher than you might expect! (Listen carefully enough and you'll hear Brent virtually pass out when fisting comes up.) Then, what exactly are queer people supposed to do if they want to watch Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel? And finally, is German chancellor Angela Merkel fierce? We investigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian, writer and Jeopardy! contestant Bryan Rucker gives you the lowdown on all things Trebek and asks if any of the co-hosts could stand a chance on the show. Bryan, official co-host of the podcast Goop Yourself, asks Brent, Eliot and H. Alan if Gwenyth Paltrow has any queer appeal ...or is she just annoying? Plus, what happens when a professional photographer "can't photograph" gays? And when it comes to celebrity doppelgangers, who are the alleged "lookalikes" that make your hosts squirm?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Kyle Goodman -- writer, actor, and accidental Instagram activist -- joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about becoming the de facto authority on societal consciousness in the age of Black Lives Matter and why white people need to just SIT DOWN. Then, why is it harder to buy a home if you're LGBTQ? And in terms of "coming out online," the guys talk about their early digital footprints, from AOL chat rooms to Penis.com to Li'l Brent convincing his friends to look up gay porn "as a joke" ...on their computers, not his. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franchesca Ramsey -- actress, comedian, writer, author, and forever our YouTube Queen -- joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about growing up a POF ("person of Florida"), conspiracy theories about fireworks, and why you should never, EVER call her "Frannie." And in two wildly different segments, the guys evaluate whether a gay-on-gay murder is considered a hate crime and, later, just what we're supposed to do about Britney. She is NOT OKAY, y'all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evan Ross Katz, writer and host of the podcast Shut Up Evan, joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about a potpourri of gay (and gay adjacent) pop culture, from Harry Styles' pearl necklace to Meghan McCain drag to what it means to "serve." Also, can we cancel the entire state of Idaho for wanting to inspect its NCAA players' genitals just to make sure they're not trans? Leave trans people alone, Idaho! And finally, what would it take for the guys to return to a gay bar, and just how does Eliot manage to sneak a Kameron Michaels reference into the conversation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Stafford, former editor of The Advocate and ACTUAL employee of Grindr, talks the guys to talk about The Big Issues: white gays' racism, Instagays using Black Lives Matter for thirst traps, and the joy of being protested by Westboro Baptist Church (incidentally Brent's favorite homophobes). Then, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan try to figure out why J.K. Rowling is OBSESSED with trans people. Plus, get to know the "Pick Me Gay," and try and count how many times the guys mention LeFou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judy Gold, pioneering comedian and tall lesbian, joins the guys to talk about everything in her wheelhouse: Jewish mothers, politics, gay parenting, and that one time Madonna used her infant son as a prop on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. The guys also address Grindr using the Black Lives Matter movement to finally disable the function to filter by race, which Eliot loves to remind anyone who will listen WAS ALWAYS RACIST. And with #LadyG in the news, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan split the difference, talking about the queer impact made by Lady Gaga and Lindsey Graham, respectively speaking. ...Oh, and fuck Lindsey Graham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It only took a couple of years to get here, but in this week's centesimal, guest-free episode, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan take YOUR questions. Plus, Brent devises bona fide trivia about his co-hosts with questions specifically designed to leave Alan beaming with pride and Eliot beet red with embarrassment. With the world seemingly crumbling around us, we hope this week's episode gives you an hour to zone out and ask yourself: is Brent Sullivan the only person in the world to "hate" olive oil? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Mae Martin of Netflix's Feel Good joins the guys from across the pond to talk about post-breakup friendships, European audiences vs. Canadian audiences, and her very special Hocus Pocus-inspired sex dream. Then, Brent, Eliot, and H. Alan celebrate a belated National Lesbian Visibility Day by naming their favorite Sapphic sirens, giving Eliot yet another opportunity to bring up Meshell Ndegeocello. And in "homosexual adjacent" news, America's Next Top Model is officially CANCELED! Tyra Banks is in INTERNET JAIL! #JusticeForGappedTeeth! Can we cancel stuff from 20 years ago for being problematic now?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Owens is our first ever Pulitzer Prize-winning guest! Okay, the award technically went to the play Strange Loop, of which he is the breakout star (and award winner himself), but who's counting? Even if he weren't one of the fastest rising stars in New York, you'd still fall in love with Larry. Also, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan check in with the community hit hardest by Coronavirus: Instagays. Without access to the gym, WHERE (and WHAT) ARE THEY HIDING? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Lapkus, actress, comedian and the Queen of Podcasts, joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk Star Wars, bad improv, and life on the Big Bang Theory set. (SPOILER ALERT: Mayim Bialik is nice!) Also, as Coronavirus decimates the economy, how will lesbian bars and Retail Gays be affected? And the guys mourn the death of the architect of rock 'n' roll and "bisexual alien" Little Richard. Eliot, in particular, takes it pretty hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and Indiana Pacers fanatic Megan Gailey joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about SPORTS, a conversation that goes a lot longer than you'd think! Don't worry -- they also talk about Geena Davis: Olympic Archer, hand jobs under quarantine, and the agelessness of "white girl" humor. But back to sports! The guys reassess a viral clip from 1996l in which when Oprah presses Dennis Rodman to admit that he's bisexual. Yikes! And, hey, what do you know? The Trump administration is AGAIN trying to undercut the rights of trans Americans by limiting their access to health care IN A PANDEMIC. Here we go again… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny Pellegrino of everyone's favorite podcast Everything Iconic becomes the podcast's first return guest! Brent, Eliot and H. Alan cover a potpourri of Iconic topics with Danny, from Meghan McCain's wardrobe and the zen of Gayle King to Marcia Gay Harden, Drag Race fangirl, and waxing nostalgic for porn in the days of AOL. Also, is it okay to make gay jokes about "lifelong bachelor" Lindsay Graham just because he's an asshole? And Brent takes us down the wormhole of "undercover homophobia," including Pat Sajak's consistently chilling behavior every time a gay contestant appears on Wheel of Fortune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Naomi Smalls, RuPaul's Drag Race All Star, joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk life under quarantine for a global drag superstar. After the Drag Race residency in Las Vegas was cut short, how's a girl supposed to survive? Then, Franklin Graham, son of Billy, has set up a "mobile ministry" in New York City to treat spillover patients from another hospital, but even at the height of a pandemic, they're turning away volunteers (and, in turn, potentially queer Corona victims) who -- wait for it -- support gay marriage! So, like, just HOW much of an asshole can one religious blowhard be? And in #peak2020 move, queer kids are using an old Jason DeRulo song on TikTok to come out to their friends and family. Cute or nah? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Eric Cervini, LGBTQ historian and author of The Deviant's War, joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to discuss Queer Studies 101. Also, does Coronavirus feel eerily familiar to the queer community? Is it a coincidence that Dr. Fauci was at the front lines of the AIDS crisis, too? And when it comes to irrational childhood fears, the hosts point to Eliot as being the standout considering his wildly long list of triggers, from marshmallows to Dom DeLuise to "the internet" to the commercial jingle for Tums: tummm, tum-tum-tum TUMS! But don't count out Brent and H. Alan just yet... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Irene Tu joins the guys from her car after driving from LA to Oakland, where her mom insisted she return after having mild Corona symptoms, so obviously WE STAN IRENE'S MOM! And a recent study finds that having an older brother increases your likelihood to be gay. Do younger brothers Brent and H. Alan agree, and is it weird for a little boy to be obsessed with turtles? And after the New York Times suggests that everyone "make their marriage gayer," Brent, Eliot and H. Alan weigh truth vs. fiction, and why gay relationships aren't automatically "better." Plus, which co-host downloaded a lesbian dating app just to "try it out?" Listen to find out (...but obviously it's Eliot). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are back in their second episode under quarantine (except for Eliot went to Target for dog treats like an IDIOT). This week, Brent, Eliot, and H. Alan talk about the LONGSTANDING, archaic rule by which gay men can't donate blood if they've had sex in the LAST YEAR. Somehow, neither Brent nor Eliot passed out mid-conversation, either, thank you very much! And CONGRATULATIONS to former Republican Illinois congressman Aaron Schock on his finally coming out! After years of posting endless thirst traps on Instagram, getting in trouble for decorating his Capitol Hill office like Downton Abbey, and voting against gay rights so hard that he scored a ZERO with the Human Rights Campaign, Schock posted a coming out message on Instagram where he essentially asked for forgiveness without really apologizing. Does he deserve a second chance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of a global pandemic, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan practice social distancing, using Skype to share how they're hanging in there amid Coronavirus madness. And the host with the most panic diarrhea may surprise you! Luckily, LGBTQ news is still coming in hot, with news of Marvel introducing a non-binary superhero named Snowflake. Is that cool? Also, one think piece asks the REAL question affecting queers everywhere: CAN WE FUCK? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gay country music with a dance bend: couldn't be done? Think again and meet Davis Mallory, country singer/songwriter and MTV's Real World: Denver alumni. Now Aaliyah may have said age ain't nothing but a number, but baby girl never used Grindr. It's a war zone out there! And finally, the Methodist church is considering dividing the sects...all because of gay marriage. Can you believe they still care? FIND. A. HOBBY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices