StraightioLab

On today's ep, George and Sam welcome the smart, funny, and, most importantly, wounded Greta Titelman on to talk about gambling and if there is a "right" way to do Vegas. Plus, the group deep dives into negative AND positive reviews, how a trip to Chile last March ended in severe trauma bonding, and George and Sam reveal their very emotional and real journey to get them collectively 200k dollars b...

Well let's just say that if you love to LAUGH, you've come to the right place, because this week our truly delightful guest Mitra Jouhari gives us a case of the GIGGLES! And yeah... it's TERMINAL. Join us for our last hours of life as we explore such sick and disgusting questions as: When will Women's History Month end? Should someone perform alt comedy at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? Can a...

Is it gay to hug your uncle? Is it straight to take a photo with your opposite sex sibling? Is it sex-negative to do neither? On today's StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome the non-threateningly young Grace Kuhlenschmidt on to ask, but not really answer, these exact questions. Plus, George shows his full range as an impressionist and Sam spreads misinformation regarding the sexuality of George C...

Is everyone doing okay? This week we take a quick dip into the lawlessness that is the StraightioLab inbox before welcoming out and proud "queer content creator" Guy Branum to discuss which things are good, which things are bad, and which things are both (?). Plus: Did an unaired Bebe Neuwirth pilot win an Oscar? Does counterculture still exist? And finally: Are tabletop roleplaying games straight...

On our 50th episode, we decide to take a step back by leaping forward... in order to remain in the same place, which was our destination all along. Prophet and spiritual doulo (male doula) David Odyssey joins us to read our Tarot cards, make some large-scale astrological predictions for the coming months, fact-check George's dad's theories about the end of the pandemic, and come up with some good...

Should women musicians be allowed to marry billionaires? Is the Slate Culture Gabfest finally out of its flop era? Is Rose's Turn (Glee cast version) the bop of the century? Ultimately none of that matters, because Tony-nominated podcast guest Jeremy O. Harris has been SUMMONED to the StraightioLab Red Table to discuss his dark past as Sam's high school classmate and even... bully?! It's actually...

On this ep of the multi-platinum podcast StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome confident person Solomon Georgio to get into why mixology leaves such an awful taste in his mouth. Plus, the gang unpacks the etymology of various spin-offs of the word "bitch," what politicians get out of being in the Senate versus doing open mic comedy, and whether it's ok to have gratitude sprung on you during a work...

She's running... a non-inclusive matchmaking service for straights ONLY! The New Yorker's Naomi Fry joins the boys to dish about the moment she knew she was destined for comedy greatness and the murder she committed after being radicalized by misandrist Tumblr before offering her analysis of the Chromatica Oreo's place in the American imaginary. This episode signals a new era for the pod... and th...

Get out your graph because this episode featuring the employed (but we won't say where) Josh Gondelman is all over the X, Y, and even Z axis. That's right, George, Sam, and Josh each open up their respective curtains to reveal which embarrassing movie posters they had as decor in a jaw-dropping tell-all. Plus, is this a podcast in theory or in practice? Has a Kinsey 1 ever been to space? And shoul...

This week, we welcome quadruple threat (comedian, actor, dog walker, and real-life StraightioLab listener) Spike Einbinder for a graduate seminar on interspecies relationships, canine compulsory heterosexuality, and the borderline right-wing politics of the dog park. Plus: Does Sam think Santa is real? What is George's scandalous family secret? And WHAT is the DEAL with overnight oats?! See omnyst...

In this succinct, concise, and needless to say efficient episode of the famously good podcast StraightioLab, George and Sam welcome the hot-but-relatable Sydnee Washington on to talk all things miscommunication. Plus, is it a red flag to have an incredible body at this point in the pandemic? Are Facebook ads better than Instagram ads? And is the lack of a video component the only thing stopping th...

As George and Sam try to give structure to the pod once and for all, they welcome structure consultant and style guru Julia Shiplett to whip them into shape. Julia then delves into her passion for hygge, which is either "the concept, art, and culture around the idea of coziness" or "when you shimmy your shoulders up to your ears while holding a mug." Plus: Will George ever get it together and deco...

Sam and George kick off the New Year with a bang-sorry-I mean an extended advertisement from tv personality and mogul Cole Escola that actually raises more questions than it answers. The trio also unpacks cheating and whether or not you should dump your man if he goes to therapy/loves himself/opens his eyes around other people. The answer? Yes. So enjoy, happy new year, and if you're at the polls,...

What is the plot of Gone with the Wind? Who is Maria Shriver? What are the hot trends for 2021? Is the pandemic over? All this and more on the GRAND FINALE of StraightioLab's first annual Holiday Earnestness Bonanza! Happy New Year to all the Glamour Girls across the globe! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminals George Civeris and Sam Taggart are earnest FOR ONCE this holiday season. Thank the father, the son, and the holy spirit, and actually also the pope who is randomly a Charlotte.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Tis the season to finally welcome the inimitable Patti Harrison to the pod to chat about her experience organizing treasonous misinformation campaigns during the 2020 election. Plus: Sam introduces the new StraightioLab challenge (you have to send us your credit card number), George opens up about taking Anthony Fauci's Masterclass on medicine, and Patti spills the tea on her recent tragic accide...

Can a podcast...be juicy? We find out the answer is yes as this normal conversation with cinephile Nick Naney about the streaming service Mubi takes a hard left turn to unpacking Sam and Nick's sordid past. We get to the bottom of what it means to be a Kinsey 1 and how hooking up can actually be one of the best ways to make a friend. Now will somebody please make a "Mank" style movie about the mak...

Well, well, well, it's another episode of the New York Magazine acknowledged podcast StraightioLab. This week, our controversial friend Nori Reed joins us to gab about her glamorous Hollywood meetings, her desire to murder, and her many similarities with Princess Diana. Plus: Why do straight people not trust each other? The answer may surprise you...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Space Prince and Food Delivery King Julio Torres joins George and Sam on this episode that, quite frankly, shakes the StraightioLab universe to its core. The boys talk holidays, bi-erasure in the Lord of the Rings, and get an honest critique from Julio that leaves them questioning their very reason for podcasting. Points are made. And while they are not GOOD points necessarily, they are still poin...

Fresh out of Twitter jail for impersonating Ivanka Trump, creator and star of Adult Swim's Three Busy Debras (more like Three Busy KARENS!) Sandy Honig joins the boys for a salon on bad 9/11 art, problematic LGBTQ foods, and the eternal question of modern life: How do you reconcile wanting to be mean with not wanting to hurt people's feelings?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All attempts to make StraightioLab normal failed miserably this week as Sam and George welcomed Caleb Hearon onto an ep that Wired Magazine has called "riddled with technical difficulties." Nevertheless they persisted and managed to talk about the differences between straight vacations and gay vacations, what counts as "sports entertainment" and what is just sports, and whether or not kids can sti...

Taped during the nail-biting aftermath to last week's election, this episode of Pod Save America spinoff podcast StraightioLab considers the concept of politics (it's "famous people but make it ugly") before diving into a wide range of more pressing issues. Intellectual powerhouse Jay Jurden joins us to ask some inconvenient questions, such as: What is America's Next Top Model's relationship to th...

This episode of StraightioLab is a time capsule to a simpler time (a little over a week ago) when election anxiety felt like a lifetime away, guest Annie Donley had not yet been cancelled for her heinous crimes, and Sam and George had not yet considered the politics of deli counters. Now? We are informed. We know better. And most importantly, we know when this episode comes out. So go vote and the...

The most important mind of our generation Robby Hoffman joins Sam and George for a comprehensive conversation about what is happening in society today. Gender, money, dating, interior design, democracy, the global art market... Nothing is off-limits, no one is safe, and no child gets left behind. If you're still breathing by the end of the episode, don't forget to watch Robby's weekly call-in show...

Are podcasts the new punk rock? Probably not, but we still ask this and more on this week's episode of StraightioLab with our sexually open guest Edy Modica. This episode explores all of our deepest fantasies like...what would it be like to open a restaurant, how does it feel when Sam and George get in a fight on air, and what's the sensation of listening to Sam turn trying and failing to turn his...