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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: 275 Foreskin: Live in Seattle
This is the episode that gets us formally kicked out of the Catholic Church. For the last live show of our mini tour, we bring the foreskin to Seattle! We talk…
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Gayish: 274 Blondes: Live in Portland
For our 5th anniversary celebration, we talk about (and drink) blondes! We taste the Gayish blonde ale beer live, analyze the gay stereotype “Legally Blonde”…
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Gayish: 273 Frat Guys: Live from Treefort in Boise
Are the stereotypes of frat guys fair? Have fraternities been getting better for gay members? Is frat guy porn any good? What does Mike’s frattoo say? And how…
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Gayish: 272 Incest
Whatever consenting adults do behind closed doors is their own business… right? While we often hear this refrain to support gay issues, we test the boundaries…
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Gayish: 271 Pageants (w/ Sable Jones St. James)
“I would name drop, but I’ve already been in their DMs.” Sable Jones St. James, the reining Miss Gay Virginia United States At Large, joins us to talk…
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Gayish: 270 Arrests
We talk about LGBT arrests, including some of the largest mass LGBT arrests, the misunderstood three article law, “walking while trans” laws, online…
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Gayish: 269 Star Trek (w/ Callie Wright)
Star Trek superfan, Klingon speaker, and host of the podcast Queersplaining Callie Wright joins us to nerd out with Mike. YES, there is a lot of Star Trek…
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Gayish: 268 Lip Gloss
Men’s makeup has made strides in availability and acceptability, but lip gloss is a perfect example of how, even in makeup, men’s products are expected to be…
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Gayish: 267 Cum
How much cum do you think you can handle in one episode? Because there is so much cum. We said cum SO many times. We say cum far more than the number of times…
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Gayish: 266 Love
Unlike my hole, the word love is overloaded. We break down love the Greek way, how straight people’s view of gay love affects our rights, love languages (and…
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Gayish: 265 Younger Guys (w/ Davey Wavey)
Davey Wavey, 38, often dates 20-year-old and 21-year-old guys. He joins us to share why he dates younger guys, his pros and cons list of dating younger, and…
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Gayish: 264 UFC
What do Rosie O’Donnell’s brother, John McCain, GLAAD, and submission holds have in common? Surprisingly, it’s the UFC. We talk about the explicitly gay parts…
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Gayish: 263 Sides (w/ Dr. Joe Kort)
Anal schmanal. Sexologist, psychotherapist, and host of the podcast “Smart Sex, Smart Love” Dr. Joe Kort joins us to talk about sides, the term he coined in…
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Gayish: 262 Decluttering
As voted on by our Gap Bridgers, we talk about a common New Year’s resolution, decluttering, including the “science” of straight men vs. gay men’s…
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Gayish: 261 Betty White
Betty White said, “The gay community seems to like old ladies. They always have.” And yes, Betty, it’s true, but we loved you. In this episode: News- 3:42 ||…
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Gayish: 260 Champagne 🍾
We cover the creation of champagne (hint: it’s not Dom Pérignon), Mike’s new favorite god, why champagne is associated with New Year’s Eve, bottomless mimosas…
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Gayish: 259 Queer Dads II (w/ the Peters-Mathews Family)
In this chaotic re-do of the topic “queer dads” for Redo-cember, we check in once again with gay dads Joseph and Brandon Peters-Mathews and their two-year-old…
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Gayish: 258 Butt Plugs II (w/ Happy Hole Toys)
Erik and Emmett from the Seattle-based Happy Hole Toys join us to talk about the process of making butt plugs, coming out to grandma about making butt plugs…
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Gayish: 257 Gingers
Can stereotypes be fun without being harmful? Is the Red Hot calendar good, bad, or fetish? What about Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lindsay Lohan, Elton John, Willow…
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Gayish: 256 Dungeons & Dragons II
As part of Redo-cember, we’re talking about Dungeons & Dragons! Again! But for real this time. We’ll talk about Gary Gygax’s problematic son, LGBTQ…
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Gayish: 255 Things Kyle Likes
As a counterpoint to episode 244, we're talking all about things Kyle likes, including: a popular hazelnut spread, the phrase “no homo,” a…
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Gayish: 254 Laundry
We’ll wear this episode for two weeks, work out and sweat in it, then mail it to you in a plastic bag. In this episode: News- 9:49 || Main Topic (Laundry)-…
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Gayish: 253 World War II
Gay Nazis, the good things (?1?!!?) that came out of WWII for gay people, the creation of the Castro and gayborhoods, US’s abuse of discharged gay military…
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Gayish: 252 Cher
In an alternate universe, the title of this episode is “Bonnie Jo Mason.” In this episode: News- 3:29 || Main Topic (Cher)- 18:23 || Gayest & Straightest-…
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Gayish: 251 Chastity
Lock up your ears and submit to… our discussion about chastity. Happy Locktober, everyone! In this episode: News- 4:46 || Main Topic (Chastity)- 16:02 ||…
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Gayish: 250 Q&A
IT’S BEEN 250 EPISODES! Who knew gays could commit to something for that long? We celebrate with a livestream featuring Q&As, announcements, and gifts. In this…
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Gayish: 249 Twinks
BUT REALLY, WHAT IS A TWINK? We explore twinks hard and deep with the etymology of twinks, twink tops, the twink lifecycle, Tyler Oakley, twink erasure…
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Gayish: 248 Biting
Thanks to our Gap Bridgers, we talk about everything biting has to offer: rough sex, love bites, the etymology of “bite me,” nipple biting, dick biting, queer…
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Gayish: 247 Fragrances
From the new trends of unisex fragrances, man musk, and Cumming to the old classics of whale poop, beaver goo, and musk taint, we hit all the top (and bottom)…
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Gayish: 246 Hometown: Live from Yakima Pride
Mike and Kyle return to where Mike grew up for Yakima Pride to talk about their hometowns and the often-ignored US LGBT rural population. Plus, Joshua…
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Gayish: 245 Diana Ross
As voted on by our Gap Bridgers, Mike and Kyle talk about The Boss herself, Diana Ross. We cover her gayest song (not the one you’d think), the surprising…
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Gayish 244: Things Kyle Hates (w/ Donna Suggarz)
Kyle is in Hawaii, so Mike is joined by drag queen podcaster extraordinaire Donna Suggarz! Since Kyle is away we're taking this opportunity to talk about all…
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Gayish: 243 First Dates II: Live in Yakima
As voted on by our Facebook group, Mike and Kyle re-do our topic from the very first episode: first dates. Coming to you live from Hop Capital Brewing…
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Gayish 242: Armpits (w/ Chris Haigy)
As voted on by our Gap Bridgers this month, dive right in there and get a whiff of armpits! Mike is joined this week by guest co-host Chris Haigy, of the We…
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Gayish 241: Superstition (w/ Frigay the 13th)
This week we're talking about superstition with Matty and Andrew from the Frigay the 13th Podcast. What are the chances a Ouija board will make you come out of…
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Gayish 240: Representation (w/ Max Currie)
This week we're talking about representation, both LGBT+ and beyond. We were very lucky to sit down with Max Currie, director and co-showrunner of Rurangi (now…
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Gayish: 239 Felching
The title of the episode is felching, and you’re reading the description? What more do you need????
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Gayish: 238 Cheating
What counts as cheating? How does it feel to be cheated on? Should you tell? When Mike and Kyle get personal, Mike shares a surprising story. In this episode…
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Gayish: 237 Bears (w/ Bear Back)
As requested by Gap Bridger James Barrow, Mike and Kyle finally talk about bears! Bear stereotypes (bear-eotypes?), who invented bears, whether Mike or Kyle…
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Gayish: 236 Nails
Painting fingernails has a long history of being associated with masculinity. When did it change? In this lesbian-heavy episode, we explore nail history, the…
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Gayish: 235 Canada
Fuck 4th of July. Happy Canada Day! Operation SOAP. Canadian bottoms. Residential school system. Two-spirit. Toronto vs. Montreal. Buggery. Tim Horton’s…
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Gayish: 234 Allies (w/ A Gay and A NonGay)
In this highly anticipated collaboration with A Gay and A NonGay, we answer the important questions: Why doesn’t Dan think he’s an ally? What are James’…
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Gayish: 233 Thighs
Sky’s out, thighs out. Thigh guy summer. Whatever you want to call it, get your weekend plans ready because it’s thigh day. Plus, a very special guest…
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Gayish: 232 Sex at Pride
Kink and fetish. Corporate sponsorship. Straight perception. Family-friendly. Rainbow-washing. What is the true meaning of Pride? Mike and Kyle have the…
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Gayish: 231 Bottoms 🥺
Who was the first to bottom? Was Oscar Wilde a bottom? Should you teach your kids to bottom? Is anal vaping a thing? We get to the bottom of all of it. In this…
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Gayish: 230 Listeners' Recovery Stories [Shrinkage]
When we decided to do Episode 229 Recovery, we asked our listeners for their stories. We had so many people write and call in, we couldn't possibly fit them in…
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Gayish: 229 Recovery (w/ Boyfriend Bobby, Dani F., and Honey Bucket)
The road to recovery is long, and so is this episode. We are joined by three LGBTQIA+ people in recovery to tell us about their struggle with substance abuse…
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Gayish: 228 Gaydar
Is gaydar real? By the end of this episode, you’ll know the answer. In this episode: News- 1:13 || Main Topic (Gaydar)- 13:50 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:29:27…
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Gayish: 227 John Waters
John Waters. Gay icon. The pope of trash. We do our best to talk about him, even though we don’t revere him like other gays. Topics include Female Trouble, A…
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Gayish: 226 Horses
Look, this one gets weird. We talk about everything from the gay straightness of the Kentucky Derby, racing horse or porn star, etymology of “hung like a…
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Gayish: 225 Transgender (w/ Sarah Ray from SarahTalk Podcast)
Caitlyn Jenner. Bulges and tucking. Peeing standing up. Topping when trans. Crossdressers.com. “The surgery.” Richard Dawkins. We ask special guest Sarah Ray…
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Gayish: 224 Socks
Socks can be a fetish, clean-up tool, FTM packer, puppet, and a way to prove you're not gay. Yes, this is our most sockual episode yet. In this episode: News-…
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Gayish: 223 News Theme Song Contest [Shrinkage]
Mike & Kyle listen to a few of the submissions we loved from the news theme song contest, including the winner!
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Gayish: 222 (Iced) Coffee
Why is iced coffee a gay stereotype? Also, coffee gays from history, coffee news from ChristianPost.com, decaf coffee guilt, and São Paulo. In this episode…
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Gayish: 221 Foreplay
HAPPY FOURTH BIRTHDAY TO US! Mike and Kyle celebrate with a livestream and foreplay. In this episode: News- 3:57 || Main Topic (Foreplay)- 22:01 || Gayest &…
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Gayish: 220 Republicans
Are you a Republican't or a Republican? We talk about LGBT Republicans, and Mike tries not to yell while Kyle tries to keep the peace. In this episode: News-…
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Gayish: 219 Auto Racing (w/ Charlie Martin)
“Things had to get really bad before they got worse.” Race car driver, trans activist, and Ninja Warrior champion Charlie Martin shares her very personal…
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Gayish: 218 Scissoring (w/ Kris & Shana from Bad Queers)
What’s the truth behind scissoring? Do all people achieve the goal that scissoring has to give? What’s the sound of two vulvas rubbing together? In this…
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Gayish: 217 Jealousy
What do Mike’s ex-wife and Nick Jonas have in common? They both get jealous. (To be fair, it’s their right to be hellish.) Thanks to our Patreon Gap Bridgers…
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Gayish: 216 Butterflies 🦋
Butterflies can be a million things, like named after poop, a big ol' bottom, Kylie Jenner's love language, a good (or bad?) trans metaphor, a super lesbian…