Iffy

Brennan discusses his absence, God, and drugs. 

Writer, Riley Mac, stops by the pod to discuss all things lesbianism, the Last Ditch Bar fiasco, New York, drugs, internal jostling, moralizing, fire island, BPD love, gay men and lesbian dynamic, and identity.  Riley's insta: https://www.instagram.com/rileyxmacx/

Father Elliot stops by to discuss Sodom and Gomorrah, Back to the Future, Good and Bad people, Madonna, Michael Jackson, drug use, paganism and white culture, the ritual of last rights, Catholicism, restaurant music, and success as an older artist. 

Brennan discusses sobriety and deliverance, becoming a carny or a janitor, the golden days of summer, multimillion houses in Rockaway, the Anora house, being called "Boss Man", and taxing people who work from home. 

Brennan discusses some recent harsh guests at work, Chinese foot massage, finding my stolen bike, a weird apprenticeship, Jenny McCarthy's mold testing, celeb women turning Christian, getting back to the beach, and how the Northeast gets it wrong.

Brennan discusses a hellish moving day in Brooklyn, paid partnerships and Judi Jupiter, paying to support your friends, finding your married ex on grindr, fake things, Maddie's Secret, and the infinite genius of The Emperor's New Groove. 

Brennan discusses Cuba, media folk having day jobs, ideal suburbia, personal time references, autistic nepo babies, poverty imagination, and applying for the job you don't want. 

Brennan discusses NY or nowhere (and sometimes its nowhere), a mouse roommate, his bike getting stolen, human rescue chains, his roommate moving out, a spirit of fear, transplants and immigrants, 8th ave (between 51st and 14th street), dissecting hyper-sexualization, and the great equalizers (sports, math, and the beach).   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theiffy

Brennan discusses Keith Sweat, a wedding in Beacon, All That musical guests, hitting the wall in Fire Island, the romance of turning down the house, Pride, the conscious and soul, a zombie sex party, hating breakfast, and "The" Gap. 

Brennan discusses the difficulty of putting on jewelry, hope, going back to Fire Island, Criterion Collection closet transferring DVD to VHS tapes, dog shock collars, fake ankle monitors, Hunter S Thompson and Caroline Calloway's author scams, a neighbor's intrusive new stoop light, obnoxious self marketing, and beautiful things. 

Brennan chats with Kyle Hide from @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife on covid success, spirituality vs Catholic culture, tradition and deepness, cultural relevance of minions, faith and doubt, faith and power, faking religion, Gaga, language as a virus, forgiveness as a through line, Mark Wahlberg and other Catholic figures, the Magnifica Humanitas, M.I.A., Woah Vicky, and the technology of birth cont...

Brennan discusses the quarrel with motels, contextualizing tattoos and cigarette smoking, unfair outcomes of Rachel Dolezal vs Harry Styles, people gawking at old phones, going back to fire island, and the complexity of parking signs. 

Brennan discusses 2 things thugs can't do, Biblical forgiveness, events no one wants to be invited to, who he'd invite to his personal Met Gala, 90s restaurant plate garnishes, and people with common names that think they aren't common. 

Brennan discusses the second half of his trip to Fire Island.

Brennan discusses his most recent trip to Fire Island and the characters, discrepancies, fears, joys, late nights, sex, and beauty that has prevailed. 

Brennan discusses a new job, a fight on the A train, HIV vs unwanted pregnancy, Mark Consuelos, freaked-out corporate living, and working two much. 

Brennan discusses mid-tier Tanger Outlet clothing labels and nostalgia, his time at Holy Cross Monastery, vying for Alaska, gays he loathes, NYC fatigue, and branding sexuality. 

Brennan discusses family communal living vs friend communal living, befriending chaotic people, folks he left of "the gays I like" list, online archetypes we can retire, Justin Bieber, art in the 1996-2000 period, the shark ecological imbalance, weird retail loyalty programs, and Architectural Digest. 

Brennan discusses a bowel accident, the nearing end of a deathly sickness,  George Michael, male frontal nudity, crying about celebrity deaths, beautiful autism on the subway, masculinity in Alien, and tough reservations in NYC. 

Brennan discusses NYC neighborhoods to prioritize this summer, the no kings protesters at his place of employment, going to see Summer Walker at Barclays, being sick, the cultural verbal lexicon, and young entry level workers. 

Brennan discuses cruise ship hating  , a parakeet giveaway, financially surviving NYC and maybe moving to Middle Village, booking a trip to pre-season Fire Island, combating the vacation circuit mentality, cigarette refraining, exporting New Yorkers to anywhere, and bad writing for The Atlantic. 

Brennan discusses wayfairing the room, the continuation of gays he loves, thinning of the gym, the iffy stage production of A Little Life, an app called Whisper, and carrying around cameras with no lens cap. 

Brennan discusses working a 13 hour shift with no sleep, gays that he loves, eating at local soul food joint Blossom, Anthony Scaramucci, traveling to Abidjan, hating yourself, and NYC caving in. 

Brennan discusses embellishing memoirs, traveling to Santo Domingo, old Daytona's cool days, seeing friends on Rentmen.eu, immigrants' lofty luxury desires, traveling being overrated, an Enzo update, Koreans infecting a neighborhood, and working at four restaurants. 

Brennan gives an Enzo update and discusses the parallel lives of NYC rats, black men and astrology, freaks and geeks at Trader Joe's, getting hijama in Sheepshead Bay, hatting and loving people talking about the Ol NYC, guests on the pod, and the film Gossip.