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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. 

Brennan discusses the JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette series Love Story, Ryan Murphy, going to the Afters, Nowadays, Miami, his broadcasting voice, books on debt, friends hating your faith, job apps, Enzo, Duane Reade and nicotine gum, and the old romance of NYC. 

Brennan discusses being a bad godfather, fake fighting verbiage, violence as entertainment, Enzo update, hating seeing how food is food made, mania, and the dynamics of gossip. 

Brennan discusses Jeffery Self, McDonalds in the city vs suburbs, chatting in the Family Dollar, chatting with neighbors, Valentine's in Bushwhack, weird cruisers, people's faces confiscating appetite, working with a new coworker on Valentine's Day, insidious gays at dinner, and a hole competition. 

Brennan discusses nicknames, corporate women in hospitality, tote bags, truffle, mad gays on Sniffies, journalism,  and being vague. 

Brennan gets into the effects of nicotine gum, being non-apocalyptic, the tradition of off brand holidays, acting conservatories, the hell that is external speakers, and the heaven that is Family Dollar. 

Brennan gets into bodega cafes, the Grammys, NYC's business hours, snow storm review, Family Dollar disputes, Fetch's blind spot, performances with choirs, and visiting Bermuda. 

Brennan gets into his summer trip to fire island and staying at Michael Lucas' house, not preparing for an NYC storm, and cruising in gyms. 

Bren gets into a the visceral intimacy of phone calls, going to a gay sex club with Brian, chatting with a Trump couple, having to sanitize yourself before you enter a lover's apartment, and performative awe at Boiler Room djs.