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This week, Renaissance man Dylan Marron joins the guys to bring some levity to the darkest recesses of The Internet. Then, why is Dave Chappelle seemingly obsessed with doing material about trans women? Is it all for well-earned attention or doth the lady *cough* *cough* protest too much? And take a dive with the guys into the big, gay world of poppers, a drug used for both buttholes AND angina! (But let's not pretend you know what angina is.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No guest this week, but the guys have plenty to talk about. Liz Cheney finally gets behind gay marriage only seven years after her sister got hitched, so...thank you? Plus, H. Alan dishes on his new Audible podcast The Murder of Robert Wone, a true crime investigation into a very weird, very gay, and very unsolved mystery. Then, CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER! Why do gay guys so often pick female avatars in video games? Plus, find out what Brent listens to at the gym, and here's the twist: IT AIN'T ENYA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Castle Baker joins the guys to talk about Tiktok, his dramatic coming out at theater camp and everything in between. But most importantly, wait until the end when he drops the bombshell of who his mom is! Plus, the guys make fun of Brent for his perceived faux-excitement about this week's announcement that LGBTQ service members discharged during DADT are now eligible for full benefits (Brent's actually quite excited). And they wrap things up with a VERY confusing discussion about not-gay icons who should be gay icons, or was it not-gay gay icons? Whatever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shakina Nayfack -- actress, writer, activist and overall oracle of light -- joins the guys to talk about her vagina (and other stuff). Plus, Brent explains "hate raids" against queers on Twitch. And H. Alan explains what made Tammy Faye Bakker a deeply complicated gay icon. And it wasn't just the makeup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Busch, low key star of stage and screen (for real), joins the guys to talk about his new film, his *literal* legacy, and getting to work with Christopher Meloni...'s ass. Plus, how do you solve a problem like priests on Grindr? And Brent finds a storytelling video that moves everyone to tears...except Eliot?! Curveball! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Howard Stern Show writer Nik Ruckert joins the guys to make a case for why his boss is the ultimate ally to the LGBTQ+ community, and why accompanying Eliot to something called a "Cookie Walk" is worth the ticket price alone. Then, the guys evaluate the value of Daylight, a bank aimed at the queer community. And when it comes to ringtones, whose phone is the most annoying?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tien Tran, future star of How I Met Your Father and BFF-to-be of Hillary Duff, joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to pay tribute to the microaggression that birthed a TRULY ICONIC Instagram handle. Then your hosts share their horror stories from puberty and spoiler alert: THEY'RE ALL DISGUSTING! Also, Wisconsin Republican candidate and alleged grown adult man Derrick Van Orden gets triggered over a display of LGBTQ-focused books in the kids sectionof a library, which begs the question HOMIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE KIDS SECTION AT THE LIBRARY? THAT IS WEIRD, DERRICK VAN ORDEN!!!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robby Hoffman joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to explain her transition from sheltered Hasidic Jew to comedian, mountain climber, and mortal nemesis of "that bitch Carrie." Then, a fifth grade teacher throws a tantrum in front of the school board, quitting her job because she, like, can't handle trans kids lol. Maybe, like, chill? And finally, after seeing Market Days trend online, the guys answer THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IN THE HISTORY OF THIS PODCAST: da fuq IS a circuit party anyway?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jew-ish author (and Jewish person) Jake Cohen is the gay chef, cookbook author and TikTok king you need to know, and the very best person to introduce babka to Brent (Eliot and Alan are already QUITE familiar). Also, did you know there are more gay elected officials in America than EVER? And did you ALSO know that, despite what Twitter would have you think, Levar Burton was apparently NOT the best choice to replace Alex Trebek, at least according to Brent and Alan? WHERE IS GWEN IFILL WHEN WE NEED HER? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Brent, Eliot and H. Alan take listener questions in a Q&A that touches on everything from Jägermeister bombs to football fumbles to the promises of Brent's upcoming Senatorial run. And LA's biggest gay bar The Abbey gets called out by yet ANOTHER woman who claims she was rufied by one of the bartenders, and their public response was NOT GREAT. Then, the guys talk hookups in spas, saunas and steam rooms, which -- as it turns out -- doesn't end well for the bespectacled homosexual who can't see without his glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Brian Moylan joins the guys from across the pond to talk about all things Real Housewives. FREE ERIKA JAYNE! Plus, DaBaby hates DaHomos and it's DaBackfiring. And attention all bottoms! Class is in session...and it's all on TikTok?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Sara Schaefer joins the guys to talk about the inability to "hang" with other comics, and why queer outcasts can relate. Plus, President Biden helps make PrEP covered by all health insurance plans under Obamacare -- thanks, Obama! And finally, an investigation into why Brent Sullivan loves skin tight latex gloves and beheading videos, but passes out from paper cuts and the term "lover." And always remember: shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COPY: Real Housewife of New York Leah McSweeney joins the guys to explain why joining the cast has changed her POV on gay dudes, and why both George W. Bush and Ramona Singer have left her feeling "politically homeless." Then, the guys explore The Riddle Scale, which measures an eight-point spectrum of homophobia. Plus, which foods are ideal for bottoms and why does that question make Brent light-headed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freckle -- gender fluid "tragedy actress" -- joins Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about their adventures in Hollyweird, including getting memed to death and "punking" the American Idol judges when public homophobia was still uncancellable. Plus, just how crucial is it for queer people to find queer doctors? And if you haven't yet imagined Whoopi Goldberg rubbing CBD cream into her "vergina," close your eyes and prepare accordingly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Side Work podcasters Brooke Van Poppelen and Andrea Wallace join Brent, Eliot and H. Alan to talk about life on the front lines...of the service industry, and why you never want to get on the bad side of a knife-wielding waitress scorned. Then, Lesbian Avengers assemble! (It's a real thing.) And are straight people allowed to use the F word? Kid Rock seems to think so because he supposedly has gay friends! Although if that were true, someone would've put an end to that goatee a long time ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabe González‏ -- comedian, Queerty podcaster and trivia host -- joins the guys to figure out How to Do Pride, including sniffing poppers at Target IF THAT'S YOUR THING NO JUDGMENT. And congrats to newly out NFL star Carl Nassib, whose announcement was swift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary activist Paul Scott joins the guys to talk about his work with the cannabis movement, his advocacy for HIV/AIDS patients, and leading LA Black Pride. Also, he's a former Navy officer. Is there anything this guy didn't do?! Plus, the guys discuss an article from Leafly about why the gay community loves the "ganja" so much. Spoiler alert: Eliot recounts a time as a child in which he was terrified of club kids! And finally, they share their favorite weed experiences, one of which involves Alan in a wet t-shirt!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Mackie and Glen Lakin of Gayest Episode Ever join the guys to talk about the queerest TV, both intentional and not, including The Golden Girls (duh), Growing Pains (huh?) and Dinosaurs (whut???). Plus, Burger King fires back at Chik Fil'a, whose top brass -- no surprise here -- still hates us. And Brent, Eliot and H. Alan look back at a vintage clip of Barbara Walters interrogating Harvey Fierstein about whether being gay makes you, like, an alien? And we finally get an answer to a burning question: does Brent know who Jean Smart is? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drag legend Alaska Thunderfuck (winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars) rejoins the guys this week (that's right, REPEAT GUEST!) to talk about everything from Pittsburgh to Alaska's new single ROY G BIV BBT and, believe it or not, the Charles In Charge theme song also comes up. They also enjoy a delicious CANN beverage (drinkcann.com). But first, the guys weigh-in on the recent controversial remarks of congressional candidate (and ex-con) Omar Navarro about Disney's embrace of the gay agenda (spoiler alert: they spend more time talking about Faye Dunaway). And finally, in the spirit of June LGBT Pride month, Eliot asks the guys about what in the community makes them most swell with pride. Their answers might (or actually might not) surprise you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actors and gay twins Daniel and Matthew Scott Montgomery talk Goosebumps, "twin brain," and the joy of haunted houses. And with this year's New York Pride March banning officers in uniform, can the city count on lesbians in vests to keep the peace? Plus, the guys weigh in on the phenomenon of Disney Gays: is it arrested development or the happiest safe space on Earth? Meanwhile, Brent SHOCKS the guys with his own revelation: he's a Halloween Gay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices