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Larry Owens May 21, 2020

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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?

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Lauren Lapkus May 14, 2020

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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.

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Megan Gailey May 07, 2020

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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…

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Danny Pellegrino Apr 30, 2020

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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.

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Naomi Smalls Apr 23, 2020

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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?

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Dr. Eric Cervini Apr 16, 2020

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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...

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Irene Tu Apr 09, 2020

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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).

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Coronarrhea Apr 02, 2020

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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?

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Coronavirus Mar 26, 2020

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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?

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Davis Mallory Mar 12, 2020

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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!

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