Str8 No Chaser Podcast

After a viral debate over who gives and receives , Kelvin Blunt unpacks the deeper reason he created Str8 No Chaser . Part confession, part manifesto, this season finale weaves his experiences of race, neurodivergence, and queerness into a meditation on why the exceptions are the rules—and why honest talk about sex, power, and identity is long overdue. Companion Substack essay: ⁠Sex Among Men: Why...

When and why did we start calling ourselves homosexual , heterosexual , or bisexual ? Kelvin Blunt traces the 19th-century invention of sexual orientation from Ulrichs and Kertbeny’s letters to Kinsey’s field interviews, revealing how language meant for liberation was repurposed for moral control. This episode challenges the belief that identity must be proven by biology, and asks whether fluidity...

In this episode of Str8 No Chaser , we dig into the life and legacy of Dr. Alfred Kinsey – the groundbreaking sex researcher who dared to ask the questions no one else would. We explore what Kinsey got right, what critics missed, and why his research still hits a nerve nearly 80 years later. From straight-identified male sex workers to everyday Americans trapped in silence, Kinsey’s interviews pul...

Str8 No Chaser Podcast – Episode 3 Sexual Behavior, Orientation & Identity: Not the Same Thing We assume our sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and sexual identity should always match. And that everyone else’s should match: what we do, what we want, and what we call ourselves. But human sexuality isn’t nearly that neat and tidy. Nor is anything related to mother nature. In this episode, host...

Str8 No Chaser Podcast – Episode 2 "The Social Construction of Sexual Orientation" We throw around labels like gay , straight , and bisexual like they’ve always existed. But what if sexual orientation is a recent invention, not a universal truth? In this episode, Kelvin Blunt unpacks what it means to call something a social construct, and how history, power, medicine, and culture all pla...

Str8 No Chaser Podcast – Episode 1 "What Are we Even Doing Here?" In this short debut episode, host Kelvin Blunt lays the foundation for Str8 No Chaser , a podcast that doesn’t ask if society makes sense but why we’re still following it. From copy-and-paste culture to identity gatekeeping, ADHD to sexual proclivities, this episode explores how thoughts become “proof,” why we “should” on...