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Gayish Podcast
Featured in Buzzfeed, Oprah Magazine, Esquire, and Queerty, Gayish is an award-winning podcast that breaks down one gay stereotype each week. Mike and Kyle bring humor, honesty, and irreverence to topics like the hanky code, depression, and open relationships. Past guests have included Jinkx Monsoon, YouTuber Davey Wavey, gay porn star Calvin Banks, disability activist Andrew Gurza, a gay priest, a trans atheist, and Mike’s wildly supportive mom.
Episodes
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Gayish: 335 Condoms
Wrap up your heart. Wrap up your dick. Mike and Kyle talk about the etymology, the history, the gayta, the tips, and the tricks of using condoms. You scumbag…
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Gayish: 334 New York City
NYC has been gayer for longer than you realize. Then again, it’s not as gay as you’d expect. We cover George Chauncey, Liza Minnelli, Greenwich Village…
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Gayish: 333 Masking (w/ Minoritea Report)
Masking and code-switching are extra burdens placed on minoritized communities, including queer, Black, brown, and disabled communities, to fit in with the…
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Gayish: 332 Ketamine
Mike and Kyle talk about ketamine’s use as an anesthetic, as a recreational drug, and as a treatment for depression. Plus, Azealia Banks?! In this episode…
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Gayish: 331 Bestiality
Homophobes often include bestiality in their slippery slope arguments as to why LGBTQ people don’t deserve equal rights. Well, let’s talk about it. In this…
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Gayish: 330 Transgender II (w/ Ezra Michel)
Ezra Michel (@ezramichelmusic) joins us to talk about everything: the word “pussyboy,” bisexuality, Grindr, male privilege, chasers, HRT, addiction, gender…
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Gayish: 329 420
Bro. It’s 4/20. We’re high. You can find out what this is about by listening, probably. Have fun. Party on. In this episode: News- 1:35 || Main Topic (4/20)-…
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Gayish: 328 Farming
In this surprisingly deep episode, we talk about the stories of queer farmers, sustainable farming, lesbian farmers, why there’s no farming gayta, and how to…
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Gayish: 327 666
Happy birthday!!! For the 6th anniversary of Gayish, Mike and Kyle talk about why 666 is actually lucky, the apocalypse, the Satanic Panic, why the gay rainbow…
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Gayish: 326 Assholes: Live from Treefort in Boise
Assholes. Where do they come from? Why do we love them? How do we take care of them? And who are they, really? We get the hole truth live from Boise for…
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Gayish: 325 Gay Leagues
He’s out of my gay league! Are gay rec and sports leagues necessary? And, if so, who should be able to join them? What’s the drama behind the Gay Olympics? And…
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Gayish: 324 Whiskey
Turns out, whiskey isn’t actually that straight. We talk about masculinity, gayta, Fireball, why gogo boys are thanks to whiskey, and homophobia in the whisky…
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Gayish: 323 MBMBaM
In this episode of My (Gayish) Brother, My Brother and Me, Mike’s straight brothers Marty and Murph join us to answer listener and Quora questions. (If you…
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Gayish: 322 Roller Coasters
Wheeeee! This episode is a roller coaster in and of itself as we talk about Britney Spears, Catherine the Great, Moulin Rouge, Australian daddy bears…
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Gayish: 321 Queer Jews (w/ Rachael Fried)
Rachael Fried, Executive Director of JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), joins us to talk about the challenges of being Jewish in LGBTQ+ spaces, older singles, actions…
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Gayish: 320 Astrology
Let’s pass judgements on people based on their sign! If that’s not the cornerstone of astrology, what is? Mike and Kyle talk about why (and if) astrology is so…
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Gayish: 319 Partners (w/ Two Bad Tourists)
How do you feel about the word ‘partner’? Is it ambiguous? Is ambiguity a good thing? We talk partners with the Two Bad Tourists as they take us on a wild…
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Gayish: 318 Ghosting
We talk about ghosting at 20:15 if you want to skip ahead to conversations about where the term came from, studies on who gets ghosted and why, and the actual…
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Gayish: 317 Artificial Intelligence
This is what AI came up with as an episode description: Lisa talks to a gay millennial named Will who loves the idea of dating AI. Find it on Apple Podcasts or…
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Gayish: 316 Rainbow Elders (w/ Dr. Linda Marchesani)
When was the last time you interacted with someone outside of your generation in the LGBTQ+ community? We have a conversation with our guest, Dr. Linda…
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Gayish: 315 Sex Tourism
Mike and Kyle take a tour through the world of sex tourism, including stops at Thailand; the Temple of Aphrodite in Cypress; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Tangiers…
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Gayish: 314 Twins (w/ The Zakar Twins)
The Zakar twins, Michael and Zak, join us to talk about coming out to their Catholic-Iraqi mom and stoner dad, being gay and Middle Eastern, their experience…
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Gayish: 313 Traditions
Black eyed peas in the South. Assorted New Years Eve traditions. Traditional marriage. Gayish traditions. Are traditions helpful or harmful? In this episode…
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Gayish: 312 Merry XXX-Ma’ (w/ Ma Johnson)
Yo Saturnalia! Does “X-mas” take the Christ out of Christmas? What do Paganism and Saturnalia have to do with Christmas? Does it harm kids to perpetuate the…
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Gayish: 311 Feet (w/ Ma Johnson)
More than just a fetish, feet can be used to walk (and other things)! In this episode: News- 3:57|| Main Topic (Feet)- 15:46 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:09:44…
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Gayish: 310 Qatar
As the FIFA World Cup 2022 continues, claims of homophobia are dismissed and deprioritized. Are the criticisms justified, or do we need to simply respect the…
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Gayish: 309 Selfies
Are people who take selfies narcissist? Why do gays love selfies? Are we willing to die for selfies? In this episode: News- 2:35 || Main Topic (Selfies)- 17:11…
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Gayish: 308 Unemployment (w/ Sarah Ray)
Capitalism, productivity, and self-worth. Sarah joins as a guest co-host to talk with Kyle about LGBTQ+ unemployment and our personal experiences being out of…
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Gayish: 307 Hairdressers
Other than Jonathan van Ness, why are so many famous hairdressers straight?! We talk about the hairdressing history, stereotypes, research and French people…
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Gayish: 306 Gay Republicans (w/ Rep. Dan Zwonitzer)
Why is gay Republicans? Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, a gay Republican Party member of the Wyoming House of Representatives joins to help us understand. In this episode…
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Gayish: 305 Anime
Topics include: anime, manga, hentai, otaku, emakimono, hāremumono, Ouran High School Host Club, Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki, Attack on Titan, Pokémon…
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Gayish: 304 Old White Ladies
Old white ladies are revered as gay icons, but should they be? How was Angela Lansbury’s divorce gayish? How did Queen Elizabeth II really feel about gays?…
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Gayish: 303 Furries
What’s a furry? What’s a fursona? Are furries part of the LGBTQ+ community? From sex, fursuits, fursonas, and Sonic the Hedgehog, which stereotypes are true…
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Gayish: 302 Gambling
Mike and Kyle explore the parallels between gay and gambling by talking about religious views, the DSM-5 on gambling disorders, the conflicting studies, and…
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Gayish: 301 MTV Gays (w/ Danny Roberts)
Danny Roberts from The Real World: New Orleans joins us to discuss the how he feels about his role in gay history today, other MTV gays like Norm Korpi…
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Gayish: 300 Q&A
Mike & Kyle answer questions from listeners, Ma Johnson, and the internet. We talk about whether Kyle was ever into Mike, getting hit on by straight women, and…
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Gayish: 299 Songwriting (w/ GALXARA)
Singer/songwriter/space lesbian GALXARA joins us to talk about her journey from local singing competitions to signing with Atlantic Records at age 15. She…
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Gayish: 298 Tantra (w/ Joel Benjamin)
Guest Joel Benjamin joins to help us understand and improve our relationship with sexual energy through tantra. Joel has worked with both Griffin Barrows and…
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Gayish: 297 Demi
This one gets REAL personal, y’all. Demisexual. Demiromantic. Demigender. Demiboy. Mike and Kyle explore whether they fit any of the demi labels. Our 300th…
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Gayish: 296 Singapore
Singapore ends their ban on gay sex by repealing the colonial-era Section 377A of their penal code! In a coincidence that we’re going to pretend is good…
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Gayish: 295 Gay & Lesbian Friendship (w/ Derek and Romaine)
Can gays and lesbians be friends? A lesbian and her friend join to help us figure out the answer. In this episode: News- 1:22 || Main Topic (Gay & Lesbian…
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Gayish: 294 Camping
Camping. It’s a straight people thing, right? It’s dirty, has no amenities, no bars…. but then again, it’s always been kinda homoerotic. And more and more…
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Gayish: 293 Pegging
From the Pride48 live-streaming weekend, Mike and Kyle get into pegging! While its modern incarnation was from Dan Savage’s Savage Love column, it has…
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Gayish: 292 Gay Porn Stars (w/ Cade Maddox)
Gay porn star Cade Maddox joins us to talk about the low-budget studio that baited him into the industry, how he does scenes with guys he’s not into, his…
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Gayish: 291 Lavender
Lavender is the herb of love. It’s also a prominent LGBTQ symbol. We break down why it’s associated with gays, the Lavender Scare, Lavender Graduation, and the…
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Gayish: 290 Katy Perry
Is Katy Perry a gay icon? What has she actually said about her sexual orientation? Is her apology for “I Kissed a Girl” too little too late? We take on the…
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Gayish: 289 Snakes
We talk queer snakes! Snake orgies! Estrogen-infused snakes! Disney villan snakes! Lil Nas X as a snake! Trouser snakes! Hammaconda! Freud’s dream snake…
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Gayish: 288 Queer Joy
Heartstopper. MUNA. Lil Nas X. Going to queer bars. Queer art. Queer anthems. Learning queer history. There’s lots of queer joy in this world, so we make like…
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Gayish: 287 Roe v. Wade [Shrinkage]
Mike breaks down the recent US Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. We discuss the impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the…
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Gayish: 286 Queer Spaces
Do we still need queer spaces? We explore the history (including Greek bathhouses, molly houses, and Mother Clap) the failure of social media sites to protect…
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Gayish: 285 Queer as Folk
Is Queer as Folk good or bad for the gay community? Is it okay to release an episode with a shooting at a gay club during the anniversary of the Pulse…
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Gayish: 284 Queer Cinema (w/ Chris Haigy from We Read Movies)
Chris Haigy from the We Read Movies podcast join us to talk about the very first gay film, the first same-sex kiss in a movie (during an orgy?!), the Hays…
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Gayish: 283 Queer
Happy Pride!! Love it or hate it, you probably recognize that the word Queer is here to stay. For Pride month we're kicking off an entire month of episodes…
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Gayish: 282 Virtual Reality
Topics covered on this episode: VPL Research, betacucks, Jesse Williams’ dick, Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson sex tape, VR porn, the “plot” of gay VR porn…
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Gayish: 281 Left-Handedness
Left-handed? That’s how daddy rolls. Partially inspired by this tweet, we expand on the apt comparisons between LGBTQ people and left-handedness. Also, are…
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Gayish: 280 Gay Sex (w/ Dave Quantic from Fruitbowl podcast)
Most of us had to learn about gay sex alone, without anyone’s help. Dave Quantic from the podcast Fruitbowl joins us to talk about his sexual coming of age…
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Gayish: 279 Madison Cawthorn [Shrinkage]
In this mini episode, the on-going saga of Rep. Madison Cawthorn. Mike talks through his ethics investigation and his “roommate,” Stephen Smith. Kyle had never…
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Gayish: 278 Grilling
When you think about it, grilling is the culmination of so many straight, masculine stereotypes: fire, meat, providing for the family. And, as we discover in…
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Gayish: 277 Pirates
Pirates are so bisexual, we’re officially proposing renaming them birates. We talk about all the wonderful gay, bi, and poly things that go down on the Island…
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Gayish: 276 Flight Attendants
Flight attendant is the stereotypically gayest job, but does the data (I mean, gayta) say the stereotype is true? We talk about where the stereotype came from…