Steve V. Rodriguez
Talk About Gay Sex TAGSPODCAST
TAGSPODCAST aka Talk About Gay Sex is a Queer podcast offering advice on sex and relationships plus delivers the latest LGBTQ hot topics on health, politics and entertainment to keep you updated. Shows are dropped bi-weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Created and Hosted by Stevie V featuring Co-hosts Kodi Maurice Doggette, Jeremy Ross Lopez, Lincoln, Teddy Alexis and Amir Yass. Interested in sponsoring or advertising on this podcast? Visit show website: tagspodcast.com
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Episodes
The Desire Audit: What Turned Us On in 2025… and What We’re Leaving Behind in 2026 EP 722 18.12.2025 1:00:03
The hosts share a theme song that would describe their sex and relationships in 2025 Turn-ons that surprised us in 2025 Patterns we're retiring in the new year... Boundaries that we set in 2025 and that we will carry into 2026 The hosts share their sex and love lives in the past year... Rapid Fire of 'this' or 'that' in sex and relationships Hot Topic: PV is getting a makeover including a 'friendl...
TAGS Office Party Part 1 - What Made Our Headlines in Sex and Hot Topics EP 721 16.12.2025 49:48
The hosts start the office party by sharing their favorite personal moments of 2025 including some of their favorite sex moments... The hosts go down memory lane of the first part of 2025 sharing the top Hot Stories that made our headlines. There were many and we're reviewing some of the hottest. From the erasure of any mention of HIV on the White House website to the CDC erasing vital info relati...
Connection After the Cum: Why Gay Men Stay, Ghost, or Pull Away After Sex EP 720 11.12.2025 1:00:36
The Post-Sex Reality Check - what happens? Cuddling & pillow talk?? Immediate showering??? Ghosting???? Or Avoidance of intimacy????? We break down the new hot show "Heated Rivalry" and how the characters reflect a lot of our community when it comes to sex and intimacy... Can casual sex built real intimacy?? The hosts were talking about 2026 projections for sex and intimacy and now we're reading T...
Naughty But Needy: Gay Sex, Connection & Holiday Reflection EP 719 09.12.2025 55:21
The hosts share their Best sexual moment this year Did more sex = more connection or less? Did we have more orgasms than meaningful eye contact? How holiday season amplifies loneliness and horniness The hosts talk about tantra as a doorway to presence Sex projections for 2026 are made! Hot Topic: Breast reductions are the number 1 plastic surgery for cis gender men but is there a double standard f...
Post-Nut Clarity — Is It Real? Why It Happens for some EP 718 04.12.2025 59:51
Post Nut Clarity: “It’s that moment right after orgasm where suddenly you’re like: ‘Why did I text him?’ ‘Why am I here?’ ‘Do I even like this person?’” The hosts share personal stories on when they experienced PNC... Some people feel zen. Others feel guilt. Others feel absolutely nothing. Casual hookup vs partner you’re connected to - does it make a difference with PNC? When there’s connection, c...
Memory, Sex, Survival & Connection: A TAGS Conversation for World AIDS Day EP 717 02.12.2025 51:29
Why this day is still crucial (stigma + funding drops + reduced visibility The hosts unpack experiences growing up under the shadow of AIDS The hosts share the first images or warnings you heard about AIDS growing up? We share how it shaped our early feelings about sex, desire, or coming out Even when fear was everywhere — the desire never went away. The body never stopped wanting Friends/partners...
Chemistry vs. Compatibility: Which One Really Matters? EP 716 25.11.2025 56:18
Today's episode is sparked by Host Steve V's new app, Connect & Confidence. Download it and get 20% Off now through Black Friday: Studio.com/stevev/connect In queer dating, do we overvalue chemistry and undervalue compatibility The hosts share what was at play when they met their partners...chemistry, compatibility or both... The hosts share when chemistry played the only factor and how that worke...
Confident Dating: How to Show Up as the Real You EP 715 20.11.2025 1:00:48
The hosts share personal stories of how they showed up for past dates when they were younger and not as confident as they are now... Confidence isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being real, relaxed, and present The misconception that confidence = being bold, loud, flirty, or dominant Internalized fear of rejection and its impact on confidence How dating confidence is really about clarity, boun...
Connection Is the New Sexy: Dating With Intention in a World of Distraction EP 714! 18.11.2025 55:49
Why meaningful connection is becoming the new currency of queer dating How your 20s dating patterns shift by 30s, 40s, and 50s Releasing relationships — sexual, romantic, or social — that drain rather than nourish How to meet people from a place of confidence rather than survival mode The importance of intention in sex (energetics, emotional clarity, reciprocity) How Host Steve V's new app, Connec...
Reclaiming Sacred Slut Energy EP 713 13.11.2025 59:59
Where did the term slut come from and how has it been used for our gay community throughout our history? We discuss our varied history with sex, sexual freedom, HIV epidemic and how PrEP and Doxypep have changed the game on how we view sex and practice sex today. Reframing: the difference between validation-seeking sex and expansive, connected sex. Think back to a time you felt free after sex — no...
The Gay Marriage Paradox: Love, Freedom, and the Modern Union EP 712 11.11.2025 48:16
Host Stevie V shares a bit from his recent wedding to Diego and the co-hosts share their insight... The Supreme Court denies Kim Davis's request to challenge Marriage Equality! A story of a recent couple that did not make it down the aisle leaving 170 guests waiting for the marriage with a pretty dismal ending... New study shows that marriages that end in divorce are about half for Hetersexual cou...
Sex and the (Other) City: L.A. vs N.Y. Gay Vibes EP 711 06.11.2025 1:00:55
Master Joshua talks about his upcoming retreat in Easton Mountain "Reclaiming the Divine Masculine" Nov. 13 - Nov. 16 Visit: Reclaiming the Divine Masculine L.A. : Body culture, shirtless hikes, influencer thirst traps, the “branding” of gay identity N.Y. : Edge, wit, creative energy, attitude, and fast-paced flirtation. Debate which city wins when it comes to chemistry versus aesthetics. What's a...
Look at Me vs Feel Me: Exhibitionism Meets Tantric Connection EP 710 04.11.2025 58:18
Do you think we all have a little exhibitionist in us? We discuss The hosts share stories of what exhibitionism looks like to them The underlying psychology: validation, control, vulnerability, and arousal through attention. Host Stevie V shares working with both exhibitionism as a go-go dancer and assisting in Will Tantra's class at a recent VACAYA resort trip What is Tantra? Using the techniques...
The Afterparty of Desire: Who Are We When the Performance Ends? EP 709 30.10.2025 59:25
The “comedown” from sexual or emotional performance — when you’re lying next to someone after sex and the roles drop. What it’s like to be seen without the persona you used to seduce someone. The post-sex vulnerability hangover — do we crave closeness or distance? Why authentic intimacy can feel scarier than the sexual performance itself. Hot Topic: Brent Corrigan reveals the medical emergency tha...
Top/Btm Energy, Masc Vibes, and Other Roles We Play EP 708 23.10.2025 58:36
Gay sexuality is often described in terms of roles — top, bottom, dom, sub, masc, femme — but what happens when those labels feel more like performances than authentic expression? In this episode, the hosts unpack how desire, attraction, and identity get tangled up with performance — from the bedroom to the bar to the apps. Where do our sexual performances come from? How much of our sexual role is...
Increase Size Down There plus Dating Tips from a Matchmaker EP 707 21.10.2025 46:48
Learn about Scrotex for your balls and how to actually increase size - it's possible! Learn the difference between a little touch up for your appearance and more dramatic procedures you can try to look your best Matchmaker Cheryl Maida talks about Matchmaking.com from the client perspective and how she helps men find love that lasts Tips on dating for gay men that work Follow Steve V. on IG: @iam_...
Queer Gen Z and the Reinvention of Dating EP 707 16.10.2025 1:00:38
“Grindr’s CEO Slams the Monetization of Love — Is Gen Z the Real Victim?” Gen Z is looking outside of the box to meet dates like queer meetups, billboard ads and more Are we monetizing love? Do the apps really work or do you have too many pay walls? Dua Lipa and many other queer stars turned up at the Abbey for the first ever National PrEP day... ChatGPT Erotica will be coming soon Advice: "I have...
When hookups go weird: the horror stories nobody warns you about EP 706 09.10.2025 1:00:12
Hosts breakdown a Tik Toker that talks about the tale of two roommates and two bunk beds which prompts the hosts to tell their juicy stories of two roommates... Hosts breakdown another story of Catfishing and a threesome where only one shows up.... Living situations and roommate dynamics are discussed Looking for red flags when hooking up... Ethics, consent and secrecy are discussed... Can you fee...
Community as Sexual Playground EP 705 07.10.2025 51:19
The best sex or relationship stories often start outside apps—at a party, through friends, at a queer event Where have you met your most meaningful connections? Do apps isolate us, or can they still connect us to community? The hosts discuss some of the spaces we have met and developed our Queer peers... Mixing sex and friendships...can it work? We discuss... Hot Topic: Bad Bunny is hot and we'r...
Confessions of the Watched & the Watcher EP 704 02.10.2025 1:00:23
Last time we defined exhibitionism and voyeurism… but now, we’re spilling our own tea. We’ve both had moments of being the star and moments of lurking in the shadows—so let’s talk about them. We're sharing our stories of the first time we enjoyed being looked at... We're sharing stories of the first time we enjoyed watching... Exhibitionism in practice Voyeurism in practice Comparing the feelings...
Look and Be Looked At: The Psychology of Voyeurism and Exhibitionism EP 703 30.09.2025 53:35
The hosts have an in depth conversation on Exhibitionism vs Voyeurism. All of this stems from two of the hosts, Stevie V and Lincoln attending the recent and iconic Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco At what points have the hosts experienced exhibitionism in their lives and what is the psychology around being on display personally and when they are at play... We also breakdown the psychology of w...
Performing Sexy vs Being Real EP 702 25.09.2025 1:01:52
Sex Talk: We're talking authenticity in our dating, relationships and in the bedroom both online and in person versus performing who we think we should be... Hot Topic: Jonathan Groff tells us why he loves wearing a harness and what it does to him. The hosts talk about the first time they put on leather and a harness and how it feels to them... Hot Topic: Jerry of Ben & Jerry steps down due to be...
Play, Pace & Places: Threesomes, Tops, and Cruising Abroad EP 701 23.09.2025 55:58
More threesomes that work and don't but, the host share a recent successful threesomes that works and why it works... Jackhammering...while we like our tops to perform this style in bed we have tips for changing it up for your bottoms... A new study shares the top spots for cruising in the world plus why does Europe have more spots than the US....we discuss a history on cruising... Surviving a str...
Fantasy vs. Reality: Kinks, Content & Connection EP 700 18.09.2025 1:02:02
A continuation from EP 699 on Sex Magic asking the question is our adult content in check and are we giving away sex...with the ability to implement Sex Magic with Sexual Freedom A recent article asked gay men what are their kinks...we discuss and share our surprising kinks that have evolved over the years The tale of the threesome where one member in the couple wasn't pitching his tent and steppe...
Sex Magic & Returning to the Body EP 699 16.09.2025 58:19
What is Sex Magic and how can you harness sexual energy to heal and grow both sexually and beyond... Our Special Guest Sebastian La Cause tells how he has incorporated Sex Magic into his life since the pandemic, celibacy and offers tips on trying it out for yourself The hosts discuss past traumas and things they want to work on utilizing Sex Magic The hosts discuss how queer men suffer from past t...
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