Literally, Gaysians

⚠️ Spoiler alert: we’re talking ALL of Netflix’s The Boyfriend Season 2 with fan-favorite guests Lee (@typical.lee) and Nuri (@durianseeds) of the Why Won’t You Love Yourself podcast! This is the official gaysian group therapy recap : who grew, who spiraled, whose nudes leaked, who’s insufferable, who looks like a Rize/Switch promoter…and why this show hits so hard?? We unpack ALL of the cast, cou...

Shoes off … we’re all coming to the cottage! 🏒 Bao and Chris catch Heated Rivalry fever and bring on Kevyn Fong, the internet’s favorite gaysian comedian, to unpack the viral gay romance series that has gaysian men fully in a chokehold. ⚠️ Spoiler warning: This episode contains major spoilers for the entire first season of Heated Rivalry . This episode is part recap, part group chat, part emotion...

Two gay Asian best friends get real about the fears that haunt them—from porn-at-work panic to aging, jealousy, and loneliness. We hit record on Halloween night in full costume and confront the ghosts that actually scare us: the fears we never say out loud. It’s our most vulnerable episode yet (and bootleg therapy)! We cover… Cute Ghosts of the Everyday: Small anxieties that still make our palms s...

TikTok’s gaysian saint of hot takes Nathan Ramos Park joins us to talk about pretty privilege, internet fame, and what happens when your actual face becomes the discourse. We dig into his viral controversies, car rants and the Midwest vs. West Coast gaysians debate. Then, Bao surprises them with a game for the chronically online - HOT TAKE OR FAKE TAKE - that leaves everyone sob-laughing! In lovin...

BONUS EPISODE: Filmmaker Andrew Ahn joins us to talk about The Wedding Banquet — his hilarious, heartfelt new film about queer Asian identity that had us SOBBING 😭! We get into everything: working with Bowen Yang, LA’s 321 parties, Millennial indecision, chosen vs. biological family, Korean spa culture, and why queer theory’s kind of a buzzkill. When it’s time to Be Real, Andrew gets into his bee...

Our final episode of the season — where we drunkenly share chaotic advice to listener-submitted quandaries! From how to find a gay friend group, to how to break into one. How to bottom with hemorrhoids, and whether you should laser your butt hair off. We stumble hilariously through this finale and end on a Be Real — with the help of Cory Nakamura (@igotthedoorcor). Catch up on Part 1 of the f...

It’s the season finale! We reach into the listener mail bag and attempt to answer your questions — with the help of Cory Nakamura (@igotthedoorcor), also known as Bao’s boyfriend. But first, Cory has a *mysterious whisper* surprise in store for us. What could it be??? P.S. Return for part 2 next week! Support us by subscribing to our PATREON ! Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram...

We're sorry, ok!?! We're issuing official apologies for things we've said on the podcast, and regrets IRL: wronging our former guests and yelling at our friends in Puerto Vallarta, to Ozempic, Wicked: The Movie and Sarah in 3rd grade. Tune in for the tea! Support us by subscribing to our PATREON ! Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok. Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (...

YOUNGMI MAYER ( @ymmayer), our goddess, our inspo for this show, our ICON - joins us as the first queer woman on the podcast! The comedian and the wisecrack of TikTok and Twitter chats with us about her new memoir I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying . And digs into why gay men adore her, her bravado as an Asian American from Asia, and the struggle of pretending to like a bad film or TV show solely bec...

We welcome our YOUNGEST guest ever Emmett Chen-Ran ( @doubleemt ) to talk about what he really thinks of the term “gaysian,” why older Gaysians hang out in homogenous groups, rice queens, going on 40 dates in one year, founding his own startup in SF, and what it was like confronting questions about his gender in a Christian, Chinese immigrant home 🏳️‍⚧️. Support us by subscribing to our PATREON !...

Basically a BUNCH of drunk rants about the latest headlines in the news 🗞️! This year’s White Party Bangkok theme Moo Deng the gaysian hippo Asian American movies we hate privately and love publicly porn star Eli Shaw the Bachelorette finale Dai <3 Shun’s boring YouTube channel, and MORE Support us by subscribing to our PATREON ! Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok....

What’s it like to have one of the most famous gaysian holes on the Internet? Gay porn icon and artist CODY SEIYA ( @silver.cody ) hops onto the podcast to talk about his journey into porn and answer our burning questions: Has desire for Asian men changed with OnlyFans? Does his mom know? In an age of queer sexual liberation, how does he find true intimacy? When it’s time to Be Real, he shares a sp...

Here’s a full *BE REAL* episode where we confess our innermost feelings and controversial opinions. A rawdogged episode with random takes on: Bao’s new relationship, Gaysians Over COVID, Pride fatigue, the economics of Grindr hookups, brat summer, our IG explore page, sober curiosity and so much more!  Support us by subscribing to our PATREON ! Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Inst...

t’s the EDC episode! Danny and Louis, two architects of gaysian nightlife (@qtnightlife), join us to talk about their EDC this year - the craziest thing they saw, and how raves have changed through the decades. Yes, DECADES (these are legends!). We also get real about why it’s important for Asian spaces in queer nightlife. Because “in the clurb, we all fam!” Then we get REAL real about substance a...

Just one week after being blacklisted by the poly community because on TikTok, WE’RE INTERVIEWING A THROUPLE! Jay, Alfred and Joe join us to talk about their little trifecta of gaysian love. We have a wholesome and adorable conversation about how and why they formed their relationship. Then get into the mechanics - like how exactly do 3 people share a bed? Then they get real about what’s misunders...

We’re back with GAYSIAN RAGE 🥩 . This episode is all about our BEEFs. Petty beefs and deeper ones. Beefs that will get us unfollowed. That will drive our Spotify rating down FURTHER. Join us as we unleash our anger at Joy Luck Club, dance floor sex, guys with husbands AND boyfriends, Above & Beyond, DJs who sing on top of their sets…and many more. Plus, we get raw and real about internalized...

It’s the gaysian podcast crossover of your DREAMS (or nightmares) ! Lee and Nuri from the “ Why Won’t You Love Yourself? ” podcast join us for pure CHAOS. We talk about finding each other in the gaysian podcast multiverse. Then, GET RAW AND REAL about Tumblr porn, social hierarchies in the gaysian scene, friendships/dating in your 30s, and SF vs LA fashion. Expect LOTS of inter-generational shade!...

DONUT come FOR her, or she will DESTROY you! 🍩 Rupaul’s Drag Race season 8 finalist Kim Chi (@kimchi_chic) opens our second season - bringing peak unhinged group chat energy 💬. We learn what Kim can and cannot share based on her NDA, and how she’s setting the record straight on burritos, chicken feet, and the season 16 queens. When it’s time to get real, we normalize sleep apnea shame and get un...

We’re closing our ✨first season✨ with the BEST GUESTS EVER: you guys! We’re opening the mail bag and answering questions from gaysians all over the world. As your jobless, single, and impulsive co-hosts, we know our advice is giving ✨unqualified✨. So this finale is a chaotic Korean army stew of SPICY TOPICS 🔥: What’s Gaysian Math ? Should Gaysians post about Palestine/Israel? Can you and your...

Send noods! 🍜 We’re tackling every Asian’s favorite topic: FOOD. Jon Kung (@jonkung), self-taught chef, podcaster and dumpling messiah of TikTok, joins us to talk about being a third culture cook, tomato caviar sandwiches, cartoon meatballs, and his upcoming cookbook KUNG FOOD (preorder it below!). Plus, a quick round of hot takes on MSG and bottoms rights. Hurry eat while it’s hot! Pre-order Jon...

Your hosts have been “in-between boyfriends” since 20$&**(redacted). For years, we’ve assembled Blue Apron dinners alone, snapping IG stories of our dominant fap hand on National Boyfriend Day. Yet boy relationships is our most-requested listener topic! So we welcome fiancés/friends Justin and Jason to show us what one queer relationship looks like in 2023. We learn that you can find true love...

It’s FOLSOM WEEK ! The perfect time to get *all tied up* in a convo on kink, BDSM, porn and sex work! Joining us is adult performer and kinkfluencer Zed Sheng a.k.a @toolboi , fresh from his first-ever Kink.com scene. We exchange our wildest Folsom memories and fetish curiosities. And Zed guides us through the pleasures of rope bondage, how kink found him, reclaiming the radical joy of being a bot...

We’ve had little time to catch up on our own gaysian feelings. So this week - it’s a whole Be Real episode! Just your hosts covering their world tour of gaysian milestone birthday trips, the sexual tension on these trips, tough lonely unemployment days, and our parents changing (or not). Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok. Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and...

GAYSIANS IN YOUR AREA! Three of our biggest K-pop stan friends come onto the podcast to reminisce about the rise of K-Pop in queer Asian culture. Then, we get into a DDU-DDU-DEBATE about the most under- and overrated songs and acts. When it’s time to be real, we dig into complicated feelings about the genre. So whether your K-pop knowledge is trainee status like Doncha, or Idol status like guests...

Jack Song knew something was up when leaders at his former tech employer began shutting down his responsibilities. What happened next helped Jack find his voice for change against anti-Asian bias in Silicon Valley. He joins the podcast to tell us what he’s learned, how queer Asian folks can spot discrimination at work. AND, how to stand up to it (sue the f*ckers!). Also, Doncha gets real about his...