Gayish Podcast

To recognize No Name-Calling Week, Mike and Kyle talk about bullying! More specifically, the history of bullying, the LGBT data on school bullying, LGBT bullying by closeted gays including the Lavender Scare, LGBT bullying laws, and whether it actually gets better. In this episode: News- 5:32 || Main Topic (Bullying)- 18:06 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:17:49 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish,...

Get your sweet tooth ready because we’re talking about sugar daddies! Mike and Kyle cover the origins of the term, the rate of LGBT sugar daddies, the power dynamics of sugaring, quotes from actual sugar babies, sugar daddies around the world, and whether Mike is a sugar daddy. In this episode: News- 3:59 || Main Topic (Sugar Daddies)- 13:20 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:10 Buy our book, You’r...

As requested by one of our Gap Bridgers, we’re talking wiener dogs! Producer Derek joins us to share stories about our own wieners, the history of wieners, the origins of their name, the Homophobic Dog, and to play of game of my wiener or my wiener. In this episode: News- 3:26 || Main Topic (Wiener Dogs)- 13:13 || Guest (Producer Derek)- 15:59 || Gayest & Straightest- 59:38 Buy our book, You’r...

She’s way too ursine; she’s overbearing. Mike and Kyle talk about the history of overbearing mother trope, Freud, the special relationship gay men have with their mothers, the role mothers play in making their sons gay, and the misogyny of it all. In this episode: News- 3:41 || Main Topic (Overbearing Mothers)- 16:48 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:58 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, availa...

Merry Christmas! It’s time for a drink. Mike and Kyle talk about the history of vodka, interest in vodka by sexual orientation, LBGT-friendly vodka brands, vodka sodas (aka gay water), and the origins of the Moscow Mule and cosmos. In this episode: News- 3:30 || Main Topic (Vodka)- 16:42 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:05:59 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpod...

Dust off your best mitre and press your favorite cassock because it’s time to talk about popes! Mike and Kyle talk about how gay popes are by covering the history of popes, the Vatican, gay popes throughout history, Pope Francis’ LGBTQ quotes, and Pope Joan. In this episode: News- 3:40 || Main Topic (Popes)- 12:33 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:06:03 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available...

Tip it! Mike and Kyle talk about our favorite red-headed comedian. We cover her biography, her gay jokes and how they’ve aged, Urban Dictionary, the Trump head controversy, and whether she’s a gay icon. In this episode: News- 3:12 || Main Topic (Kathy Griffin)- 16:43 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:51 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each...

Lickitung my Jigglypuff until I Squirtle! Mike and Kyle (finally) talk all things Pokémon, including the history, Pokémon Go, LGBT representation, the gayest Pokémon, and Reddit’s opinions. In this episode: News- 2:18 || Main Topic (Pokémon)- 12:06 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:10:38 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects on...

Mike and Kyle talk about the history of power bottoms, the myths about power bottoms, quotes about power bottoms, Troye Sivan, and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” In this episode: News- 5:42 || Main Topic (Power Bottoms)- 16:22 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:09:57 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype...

Jaimie Kelton from the Queer Family Podcast joins Mike and Kyle to talk about lesbians stereotypes, growing up in San Francisco, the word “dyke,” and her own queer family. In this episode: News- 4:05 || Main Topic (Lesbians)- 16:58 || Guest (Jaimie Kelton)- 18:59 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:18:40 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chap...

Facials. They’re not just for breakfast anymore! Mike and Kyle talk about Urban Dictionary definitions for facials, the history of facials, facial structures of gays and straights, self-facials, tips for facials, and Reddit’s thoughts on facials. In this episode: News- 3:15 || Main Topic (Facials)- 9:30 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:01:05 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now...

In this Gap Bridger-requested episode, sex worker and masseur Simon Suraci joins Mike and Kyle to talk about how he got into sex work, having sex with married DL men, the misconceptions of sex work, and a whole (hole) lot more! In this episode: News- 4:27 || Main Topic (Sex Workers)- 14:04 || Guest (Simon Suraci)- 16:01 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:11:04 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, ava...

Muah hah hah! In this evil-incarnate of an episode, Mike and Kyle talk about The Hays Code, Ursula, Dracula, the new gay villain, the gayest villain bracket, and Ask Reddit. In this episode: News- 3:29 || Main Topic (Villains)- 16:50 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:18 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotyp...

We love working poles! In this sexy episode, Mike and Kyle talk about the history of pole dancing, interviews with pole dancers, pole dancing as exercise, straight men in pole dancing, and reverse discrimination in pole dancing. In this episode: News- 1:47 || Main Topic (Pole Dancing)- 13:13 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:14 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayis...

Wanna stick your dick in something fun and inanimate? Mike and Kyle talk about the history of Fleshlights, quotes from Fleshlight users, Redditors’ opinion of Fleshlights, and, yes, Joe Rogan. In this episode: News- 8:04 || Main Topic (Fleshlights)- 18:42 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:24:43 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter diss...

Happy Locktober to all who celebrate! Mike and Kyle talk about the history of Locktober, the gayta(?), whether it’s safe, tips to follow, the pathology behind Locktober, and their personal feelings on Locktober. In this episode: News- 1:53 || Main Topic (Locktober)- 14:36 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:10:17 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book !...

I knew this episode was trouble when it walked in. In anticipation of her upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” Mike and Kyle talk about everything Taylor Swift, including whether she’s a gay icon, the math behind why she’s boring, the Gaylor theories, and, yes, fettuccine Alfredo. In this episode: News- 3:25 || Main Topic (Taylor Swift)- 11:34 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:25 Buy our book...

You’ve been a bad, bad boy. Mike and Kyle talk about spanking, the history of spanking, spanking in gay porn, Madonna and spanking, Grindr’s tips on spanking. and Reddit’s opinion on spanking. Get your spank bank ready because there is so. much. spanking! In this episode: News- 5:55 || Main Topic (Spanking)- 15:28 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:35 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available...

In this Gap Bridger-requested episode, Mike and Kyle briefly dive into some underwear as they talk about the classic tighty whities. And, like Bill Clinton, they finally answer the question: boxers or briefs? In this episode: News- 5:27 || Main Topic (Tighty Whities)- 19:24 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:15:39 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book...

Who started nude beaches, gays or straights? Who made them sexual? What happens behind the rocks? Mike and Kyle talk about all this and more as they discuss the origins and stereotypes of nude beaches. In this episode: News- 5:03 || Main Topic (Nude Beaches)- 15:38 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:24:49 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each ch...

It’s not just a Star Trek movie! Mike and Kyle talk about the different generations, the origins of generational theory, age gap relationships, the gayness of each generation, the generation lost to AIDS, industries that Millennials have killed, and, yes, Star Trek. In this episode: News- 3:53 || Main Topic (Generations)- 14:23 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:12:20 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gay...

Homelessness is a major issue, particularly for LGTBQ people. Mike and Kyle talk about molly houses, rates of LGBTQ homelessness, causes of homelessness, being kicked out due to being LGBTQ, gentrification, and more. In this episode: News- 2:08 || Main Topic (Homelessness)- 11:02 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:17:06 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com...

Get out your nuts, ‘cause we’re about to crack them! Mike and Kyle know nothing about ballet, so they invite Kiyon Ross, Associate Artistic Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, to share his expertise. In this episode: News- 4:00 || Main Topic (Ballet)- 12:11 || Guest (Kiyon Ross)- 17:16 || Gayest & Straightest- 58:09 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishp...

Gay or European? Mike and Kyle talk about the very gay but also very European topic of Speedos. In this episode: News- 3:32 || Main Topic (Speedos)- 12:34 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:04:19 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each chapter dissects one gay stereotype ranging from drugs to gaydar to iced coffee. It’s also available as an audiob...

Per our tradition, we celebrate every 50 episodes by doing a Q&A. In this special episode, Mike and Kyle answer your questions about the podcast, dicks, hookups, apps, and lots of other assorted topics. In this episode: News- 3:11 || Main Topic (Q&A)- 11:54 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:21:38 Buy our book, You’re Probably Gayish, available right now at www.gayishpodcast.com/book ! Each ch...