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Writer and theater critic Louis Peitzman joins the guys from New York, where he is by all accounts okay with Times Square (...but we love him anyway). Plus, LGBTQ+ fiction are at record sales, which is like...books? Cool! And now that Pat Sajak is exiting his gig, where do the guys (including bona fide Wheel of Fortune contestant Eliot) fall in terms of finding a replacement host? Three words: keep Wheel bland! @HAlanScott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gay horror aficionado Joshua Conkel joins the guys to talk about all the spooky horror movie deep cuts you've never heard of. But first up -- and speaking of terrifying -- people are dying from poppers!? But not the way you think. The CDC is reminding folks to...stop DRINKING poppers! And finally, Brent poses a deep philosophical question: can you Grindr openly in public!? @HAlanScott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monét X Change joins this week to talk about her new standup comedy tour as well as following in the footsteps of a former Supreme Court Justice! Then, did Ted Cruz become an ally just in time for Pride month? Plus, Brent [possibly] degrades THE METH COMMUNITY and you are [possibly] OUTRAGED!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys welcome monumentally talented singer Madison McFerrin to the podcast, to discuss her first album and why the hell she's so damn popular on one deep-cut app in China! But first, the Dodgers LGBT Pride Day controversy might have been diffused, but that won't keep the guys from bickering about it along largely predictable ideological lines (Brent = pragmatically liberal, Alan = boring!) And finally, the guys dish on Disney remakes and whether The Little Mermaid reboot has any potential.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Matt Harkins and Viviana Rosales Olen of THNK1994 sprinkle into the pod the unique fairy dust of references that make their brand so unique, from Kim Cattrall's spoken word sex jazz to a museum dedicated solely to the evolution of the MILF. Then, a drag queen as a digital ambassador for the NAVY? In THIS economy? And a revelation about H. Alan's mom gets revealed that leaves Brent and Eliot speechless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 This week, comedian (and former musical liaison to Elton John) Shalewa Sharpe joins live from NYC, not "the ATL," thank you very much. Also, when an line of underwear geared toward "thick" men is released but doesn't run beyond 2XL, did it really even happen? And is it possible to be too tired for a first date because you're too tired from your last date? Only Brent knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Joey Capuana, author of queer comic Trance, joins to explain comics vs. graphic novels. Plus, fucking straight guys! Also, the New York Times lays out the timeline of how transphobia became America's most fervent talking point. Plus, is David Duchovny hot? Is Lucille Bogan a pan icon? CAN GAYS CAUSE EARTHQUAKES?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avi Wisnia, subject of PBS documentary 'How Saba Kept Singing' (now available everywhere, including YouTube) joins the guys to commemorate his remarkable grandfather, a Holocaust survivor [and late husband of Eliot's thirstiest fan]. Meanwhile, Brent reveals his newest investment as downtown LA'S #1 good samaritan. And why is Italy being so weird about gay parents? Fuhgeddaboudit!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Isaac Oliver -- scribe, memoirist and all-around delight -- joins to help further the discourse on both intimacy between gay male friends and the value of pineapple on pizza. (Pineapple?! On pizza?! Fuhgeddaboudit!) Then, remember covid? We sure don't! Plus, nepo baby and human grease fire Kid Rock gets SOOOO MADDDD at beer...because...trans? It'll make sense when you listen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's just the guys with listener Q&A! And there's a little something for everyone, from a career retrospective of Margo Martindale to East African dance troupes to those goddamn Funko dolls. There's even a breezy mention of Krokodil, a Russian flesh-eating drug that only Brent would happily argue is worse than Fentanyl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blair Socci joins to walk the guys through what will eventually be known as The Great Unfollowing. Then, Brent wonders if he's the only one to be a loyal customer to many an OnlyFans. Plus, can't a straight, married father of two (like Tennessee lieutenant governor Randy McNally) vote against the rights of the very same twinks whose thirst traps he so innocently bathes in flirty comments and fire emojis?! WHAT HAPPENED TO FREEDOM? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

English actor and dreamboat Augustus Prew joins the guys (despite a few audio difficulties) to talk about acting as a kid, an adult, and what it's like when your agent really doesn't want you to come out! But first, the fellas debate whether Mike Pence's recent Gridiron Club Dinner jokes about Pete Buttigieg were homophobic -- and you might be surprised who takes the strongest stance! And finally, if you want to know more about your favorite podcast hosts cell phone histories, you're in luck! Pop quiz: Guess who was the last to get an iPhone...this time, the answer will NOT surprise you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Christi Chiello joins this week and things get very serious when the inevitable "gay podcast" question arises: what is Liza Minelli's "deal?" Plus, CPAC 2023 -- basically ComicCon, but for Republican wingnuts -- brought out the worst and darkest in America's finest transphobes. And after Meghan Trainor incorrectly co-opts queer slang and calls herself "mother" in a new single, Eliot finally implodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedians and happy couple Andrea Rosen (Upload, Never Have I Ever) and John Gemberling (The President Show, Broad City) join the guys to talk about marital bliss, the curse of the "normos," and John's cameo in HBO's smutty 1999 "documentary" Private Dicks: Men Exposed when he was just a teenager. Plus, what exactly is "bear face" and why is it EVERYWHERE? And just how many gay friends do the guys' parents count in their social circles? Wrong answers only! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Living, breathing queer icon and star of the American Horror Story franchise Leslie Grossman joins the guys to commemorate her long, storied career and short stint at Weight Watchers camp. Also, has our view national feelings on queerbaiting changed, or should we still be concerned by Charlie Puth and Harry Styles courting the male gays with the male gaze? Plus, when it comes to masculinity vs. femininity, what do the extreme versions look like for the guys, and what exactly does Eliot do "at sea?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack of all trades Dusty Childers joins the fellas to discuss his life, his work, and his daughter (tho we still can't figure out what that means). But first, they discuss a Nebraska Democrat who has a unique -- and somewhat controversial -- way of highlighting Republican hypocrisy on trans and drag rights. Are drag rights a thing yet? And finally, Eliot poses a deep philosophical question: Can he kick his mom off a text thread? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dylan Adler gives the guys the inside scoop on the ins and outs of being a gay twin, and it's GROSS! (His words.) Also, can gay men finally give blood without it being, like, a whole thing now? And finally, the answer to the question you've been waiting for: does Brent know what The Real Friends of WeHo is? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tye Blue, one third of the brain trust behind off Broadway phenomenon Titanique, gives Eliot yet another opportunity to sing its praises. (And if you can't see it live, just watch Aliné). Plus, Trump is running for reelection and back on his transphobic bullshit: the kidz edition! And the guys remember their first pets, leading Brent to finally address HIS pussy instead of Eliot's for once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Winston, author of Greedy, explains the misconceptions around bisexuality, threesomes be damned! Plus, "bussy" goes mainstream as buttholes take on a life of their own. And Eliot explains his obsession with Howard Stern, and why you shouldn't be afraid, either! Baba booey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Bloom drops by to try and crack the code as to why bitchy women are queer canon. And Faye Dunaway comes up a LOT! Then, Brent becomes deeply, deeplyinvested in a conversation about the co-opting of voguing and ballroom culture by young drag queens. Plus, what is a "gold star gay" and just how do gay misogynists actively make it worse for the rest of us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices