Homophilia

The hilarious Matteo Lane joins Matt and Dave this week to discuss how gyms are disinfecting, Fortnite (from the very beginning), what the internet should be called, not getting the news from the news, drawing, Top of The Pops, Mariah, the Divas of the early aughts, Matteo’s opera background, Maria Callas, Barbra Streisand, Cleo Laine, Judy Garland and Renée Zellweger in Judy, Liza and Liza impres...

This week Matt and Dave welcome the one, the only Judy Gold to the show to discuss The Queen’s Gambit,  Rachel Ray and Maddow, Maude, Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, other people's homes, what’s it like having Judy Gold as your mom, summers in Provincetown, the generational difference in coming out and why it’s crucial to know the history, how she met her partner Elysa, analyzing comics,...

This week Matt and Dave welcome the fantastic Michael Kennedy (co-writer of Freaky, available TODAY on demand!) They discuss Micheal’s new dog, quitting his day job, Married with Children, The Haunting by Bly Manor, Hannibal, Scream Two, how his movie Freaky came to be and the steps that lead to it, imposter syndrome, sobriety, dating sober and the difference in the people you choose, how he got i...

This week Dave throws some finger hearts to the BTS ARMY before welcoming the delightful Rakesh Satyal to the show. They chat about quarantining in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, The Queen’s Gambit, The Undoing, The Sopranos, how the Bachelor franchise might have lead to this current administration, Out Of This World, Ralph Macchio, Steve Burton, talking about your crushes with your partner, Hamilton! Ohio...

We're gutted to tell you that Matt's beloved dog Faye passed this week. Matt reflects on Faye's perfect contributions to the show over the years and shares how much he appreciates everyone's condolences. To help alleviate the grief, the brilliant Rumaan Alan is here (in a previously recorded session) to discuss remote learning with his kids, navigating working from home, Boston Adventure by Jean S...

Matt and Dave are back for another episode and it is one for the books! After they answer YOUR questions Matt and Dave welcome the incomparable Shamir to the show! They discuss coping with the election, the vibe in South Philly right now, being an introvert, Girlfriends, Emily in Paris, We Are Who We Are, Teena Maria, Luther Vandross, Reba, The Who, insomnia, straight men, situationships, the jour...

The brilliant and hilarious Stephen Beresford joins Matt and Dave this week to discuss autumn in London, loving lockdown for writing purposes, putting on and losing 8 kilos in quarantine, what kilos are, being a jock, the Saxon Kings and Queens annotated book Stephen gave Dave, living in a converted 19th-century school, non-sexual throuples, sponsoring a penguin, Stephen's bout with COVID, avoidin...

Homophilia uses this last episode before the election to officially endorse their pick for the next POTUS and it will SHOCK YOU. (It won't.) Then, the delightfully charming Will Young joins Matt and Dave to chat about spending quarantine in Will's childhood home, what the pandemic looks like in the UK, Wu Assassin, Below Deck, Nina Simone, Bowie, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, and Sam Fender, Will's...

This week Matt and Dave are joined by the legendary Rob Halford (Grammy winner/lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of his new autobiography, Confess [shopthelastbookstore.com].)  They discuss being quarantined in Phoenix, dressing up in PPE to grocery shop, music being like water for Rob and how his taste hasn't mellowed, missing Judas Priest's 50th anniversary because of the pandemic, The Um...

A two-for-one show last week AND this week!? A DOUBLE double feature?! How lucky can we get? This week two of the best casting directors in the biz join Matt and Dave to chat about the iconic shows they've cast. Jeff Greenberg (Emmy Winner, Modern Family, Cheers, Frasier, Top Gun...) and David Rapaport (Gossip Girl, Riverdale, The Flash...) are here!

Talk about a double-feature! We've got Joey Graceffa (YouTuber, vlogger, actor, and the author who gave you Rebels of Eden, In Real Life, and Children of Eden) AND Irene Tu who you've seen at SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Comedy Central’s Clusterfest and on TV shows like Take My Wife and Funny How?

Well, first up Dave is teaching an online personal essay workshop at Dynasty Typewriter starting Oct. 7th, so we should all definitely sign up for that (link below.) THEN the prolific and incredible Rain Valdez joins the guys to discuss doing your own COVID nose test, at home workouts, thoughts on networking in a post COVID world, Schitt's Creek, Veep, Ugly Betty, creating/writing/crowdfunding/pro...

Stand-up comedian Sam Jay joins the guys to talk about Star Wars, late 90's / early 00's teen movies, dating guys before coming out as a lesbian, and more! Plus, Dave and Matt break down this year's very weird VMAs.

Everyone's favorite, Vicky Vox, joins Matt and Dave to chat about it all this week! They discuss plants, carnival fish, tarot card readings, Real Housewives of Potomac, absence of remorse on reality shows, Charlie Sheen, DWV group, guided meditations, Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean, psychic abilities, asking for the world to stop, Iowaska, going to rehab in high school and horrific high sc...

The guys are back this week with fresh new dos thanks to Dave's backyard pop-up salon plus the gem who brought you the Emmy nominated Circus of Books documentary, Rachel Mason, is here to chat about it all. They discuss how Emmy speeches are working this year, the history of Circus of Books, poppers, Outcry documentary, Escaping NXIVM podcast, cults, Dancing With The Stars contestants, Victorian p...

This week has absolutely everything you need: Matt and Dave's literary corner, Dave's meet-cute story and the prolific Gaby Dunn. The guys chat with Gaby about her Patrick Swazye tattoos, Idina Menzel, Adele Dazeem, Fried Green Tomatoes, Chris O'Donnell, being better than everyone else in high school, Rent, Star Trek, Meow Mix, Cubbyhole, Julius' Can You Ever Forgive Me?, meeting Gaby's partner (f...

This episode is filled to the brim with treats and surprises. Dave addresses Zoom pause critiques, Jonathan and Alex from https://www.stonewalldems.org/vote-at-home make a surprise appearance, and Lucus V. in PA sends in a top-notch meet cute. ALL THIS before Matt and Dave get to this week's fantastic guest, Sam Lansky! Sam is here to tell the guys everything that happened between his first book T...

The Scam Goddess herself, Laci Mosley, joins Matt and Dave today!!! Did she scam her way on the show? Who cares! She's such a delight it would be an honor if she did. (She didn't.) Matt, Dave and Laci dish about LA parking tickets and getting your car towed, working and auditioning during COVID times, secret hair styling, not liking rules, Legendary, Selling Sunset, Justin Hartley, the Scam Goddes...

He's here! Byron Lane, the author of Homophilia's Summer Book Club selection: A Star Is Bored, is here! The guys get into it all including good chemo attitudes, The Umbrella Academy, the Moulin Rouge and The Bodyguard soundtrack, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Big Business, releasing a book during a pandemic, being Carrie Fisher's assistant, how A Star Is Bored came to be, spending quaranti...

Happy 3 Year Homophilia Anniversary to you and yours! Whether you've been here from the start or just found us we're so happy to have you along for the Homophilia ride! To celebrate this week's Anniversary Dave's mom is mailing him printed-out emails, listener Matt has a band bus themed My First Time, and the guys are introducing a new listener segment: MEET-CUTE (send your meet-cute story to Homo...

Hope you like laughs because that's pretty much all this episode is thanks to today's hilarious all-star guest, Jim Rash. The guys discuss laptop betrayals, Watchmen, Drag Race, Caveday.org, protests, Pride Parade, The Facts of Life, voice actors, being a floater in high school, Drakkar Noir, fashion in the late 80's, Hard Rock Cafe, getting a "quick shrimp" at City Walk, Sports Team, Talking Book...

Congrats all around to this year's Emmy nominees, including Matt and Dave who were basically nominated by affiliation. This week the guys listen to another riveting My First Time #Fleshhunger story before welcoming not one, but TWO all-star guests. This is the double feature of the summer! First up the guys chat with Kayleigh Llewellyn about her amazing show In My Skin (on Hulu and BBC3). Then, Ma...

First and foremost how is everyone holding up after seeing Zac Efron's "dad bod"? Dave and Matt hope you're ok and have a brand new My First Time (#FleshHunger) to lift your spirits. Then, the incredible John Benjamin Hickey is here to chat with the guys about surviving COVID completely alone, living in East Hampton, Babylon Berlin, The Waltons, directing Plaza Suite (starring Sarah Jessica Parker...

It's here! Matt and Dave debut the very first listener "My First Time" (#fleshhunger) story. (Send yours to homophiliapod@gmail.com) Then the hilarious and truly wonderful James Arthur M. joins the guys to discuss moving to San Francisco on the day it shut down, Umbrella Academy, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, working at Marvel and being a Blerd (a Black Nerd), X-Men, Jem and the Hologra...

Matt kicks off this week's episode with his "My First Time" time story! (Send yours to: homophiliapod@gmail.com) Then, quite possibly the most delightful person on earth, Ross Mathews, joins the guys to dish about everything. They discuss how to be an extrovert in quarantine, Too Hot to Handle, suggestions for Love Is Blind, forgetting what human touch feels like, RuPaul's Drag Race, Celine Dion,...