Grumpy Old Gay Men and Their Dogs

In the second half of this episode, Patrick and Tommie review reaction videos, the finale of True Detective: Night Country, and a great series that only lasted one season, laud the funeral of NYC trans activist Cecelia Gentili, mock the hypocrisy of the Archdiocese of New York, and Tommie stumbles through his favorite R&B/soul singers of the 21st century.

In this week's two-part episode, Patrick and Tommie review half of a Pinter play, discuss the issue of armed guards outside schools, applaud dog performances in films, lay on the couch for psychiatric service dogs, wish a Happy Birthday to Nina Simone, eulogize Russian activist Alexei Navalny, Tommie reviews Karl Marx's book Little Collective On The Prairie, they put on a towel for the first U.S....

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie discuss how to protect yourself and your dog if another dog attacks, salute thespians John Barrymore and Thelma Ritter, rub some Wesson oil on Florence Henderson, lament the 6th anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting at a school in U.S. history, investigate the origins of Saint Valentine and his holiday, burn some palm fronds for Ash Wednesday, re-exa...

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie discover dogs are good for your health, salute Corporal Smoky the Yorkshire Terrier, pay tribute to Charles Dickens and Eubie Blake, pay their respects to Carl Weathers, Don Murray, Toby Keith, and the man who owned the legendary Continental Baths, stop at the Caffe Cino, learn who started Black History Month and the origin of "the bonfire of the vanities...

In this week's episode, Patrick and a lukewarm Tommie learn the top ten dog breeds in the US, go south of the border with the Xolo, remember actress Sharon Tate, pay their respects to Mary Louise Weiss, Marlena Shaw, and Norman Jewison, check in at the Hot L Baltimore, take a lick of National Peanut Butter Day, examine the building constitutional crisis between Texas and the federal government, st...

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie read the Guinness Book of World Records, meet the Welsh Hound, wish a Happy Birthday to actor Denis O'Hare, debate whether the Honeymooners' Trixie Norton was a stripper before she married Ed, spend time in Chekhov's Cherry Orchard, savor some hot buttered rum, feel Popeye's forearms, get the latest lowdown on COVID and measles, check out an Arkansas libr...

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie ponder Chris Christie's exit from the GOP primary race, seek help for pet shelters, meet the Valencian terrier, celebrate bi actor Sal Mineo, mourn thespians Glynis Johns and David Soul, cross the Rubicon, get some Common Sense, savor oysters Rockefeller, explain why Donald Trump doesn't have immunity from criminal prosecution, try to spell "dictionary" b...

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie discuss the plight of fired gay Catholic school teacher Michael Califano, applaud the new NY law banning dog/cat sales in pet stores, give the Taiwan Dog a more enticing name, learn what J.R.R. Tolkien's initials stand for, pay their respects to actor Tom Wilkinson and comedian Shecky Greene, celebrate the 49th state to enter the Union, learn the origin o...

In this week's special, year-end episode, Patrick and Tommie welcome friends and returning guests Avery Bryce Dallas Howard Powell and Indy Johnson, and discuss personal pronouns, get misty-eyed over the Guard Dog storyline in the Mutts comic strip, say "hola" to the Sabueso Espanol, pay tribute to the actor formerly known as Sydney Greenstreet, fall in love again with Marlene Dietrich, say farewe...

Enjoy these outtakes from our 100th episode.

Sorry, we don't have a new episode this week. Listen and find out why. However, we will be releasing an outtakes episode next week, and we will record a new episode on December 27 for release on December 29.

In this week's 100th episode celebration, Patrick and Tommie welcome friends and podcast fans Michele Hayes Reilly and Stephen Wangner, and look back at the podcast's history and get a listener's perspective. They also discuss the mystery canine respiratory illness, form a geometric pattern in honor of choreographer/director Busby Berkely, have a laugh with Jackie Hoffman, bid farewell to actress...

In the second half of this episode, Patrick and Tommie review Barbra Streisand's new memoir, discuss director Elia Kazan and the Hollywood blacklist, take a look at John Oliver's take on the Israel-Hamas war, review the Netflix films The Killer and All The Light We Cannot See, laugh at the Republicans' terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in Congress, name their favorite documentaries, and de...

In Part 1 of this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie pay tribute to a dog loyal til his owner's end and beyond, meet the Rajapalayam, wish a Happy Birthday to Petula Clark, review three Broadway shows that opened on this day in history, take a bite out of National Bundt Day, look at the Supreme Court's new code of ethics, and discuss the fascism of Donald Trump and the cult of personality formerly...

Tommie returns in this week's episode, where he and Patrick celebrate the recent election results, go hunting with the Pampas Deerhound, wish a Happy Birthday to drag queen/porn director Chi Chi LaRue, remember Harvey Milk, raise a glass to the Harvey Wallbanger, examine the use of ketamine as a pain medication, judge Trump's performance on the witness stand, throw the book at Moms for Liberty, To...

In this week's Tommie-less episode, Patrick and guest Avery Bryce Dallas Howard Powell talk about this past Halloween, stand their ground on dog attacks, get wooly with the Old English Sheepdog, celebrate the birthday and music of a not-so-famous blues singer, say farewell to actors Richard Moll and Matthew Perry, review the ground-breaking 1972 TV-film That Certain Summer, get to the meat of vega...

Sorry, folks, no new episode this week! We'll be back next week. We promise!

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie discuss Patrick's X debate about drag queens, meet the Nenets Herding Laika, observe the birthday of the gay/ex-gay flame thrower Milo Yiannopoulos, mourn the loss of Lara Parker, Piper Laurie, and Suzanne Somers, celebrate the anniversary of a whale of a book and the Broadway opening of Patrick's most disliked musical, extol the virtues of the hagfish, d...

In this week's episode, Patrick and Tommie discuss the Israel-Hamas war, learn about canine vaccine hesitancy, meet the Magyar Agar, celebrate the greatest First Lady and the meanest man in Broadway history, review the history of Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt, relate their own stories on National Coming Out Day, discover something new about American Revolution war hero General Casimir Pu...

Tommie re-joins Patrick in this week's episode, where they meet the Lagotto Romagnolo, spill the tea on gay film critic Rex Reed, learn about the 1876 U.S. presidential election, pay tribute to late U.S. Senator and queer ally Dianne Feinstein, review a 110-year-old gay novel that wasn't published til the author died in 1970, pull out their cha-cha heels for gay director John Waters' film Fem...

In this week's episode, Patrick and his husband/producer Steven welcome guest and friend Thaddeus "Tedward" Plezia, who discusses his work as an EMT, being an actor, and performing with Patrick in a local production of the play Red. The men also take a nip at Joe Biden's dog, race with the Kaikadi, celebrate Samuel Adams and Meat Loaf, mourn the loss of actor David McCallum, review the Ten Command...

In Part 2 of this episode, Patrick, Tommie, and guest John Steele mock Donald Trump's attempt to review classified evidence at home, examine the weakness of the Biden impeachment inquiry, look at X/Twitter's handling of hate posts, applaud the upcoming Stephen Sondheim musical Here We Are, remind Lauren Boebert about proper behavior in a theatre,  gripe about musical pharmaceutical ads, and n...

In this week's two-part episode, Patrick and Tommie welcome returning guest John Steele to discuss the Long Island Gay Men's Chorus and his upcoming production of the play Red, in which Patrick plays artist Mark Rothko. The men discuss their recent trip to MOMA, look up to the heavens for the world's tallest dog, go hunting with the Jagdterrier, celebrate singers Dick Haymes and Mel Torme, step ov...

In their first episode of the second season, Patrick and Tommie discuss how they spent the summer, warm up to the Icelandic Sheepdog, celebrate Jane Addams and Sylvester, pay respect to Jimmy Buffett, applaud the conviction of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, wag a finger at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, review their summer television viewing, shake their heads at Xman Elon Musk, and name t...

In this week's final episode of the season, Patrick and Tommie welcome back their friend Ernesto Wolfgang, meet the world's ugliest dog, remember Broadway composer Richard Rodgers and gay actor John Inman on their birthdays, say farewell to Broadway composer Sheldon Harnick, celebrate the 54th anniversary of the Stonewall riots with a round of trivia questions, Steven drops by to discuss parchment...