The Gaily Show

Trump lost in court again. This time he tried to get the medical records of trangender kids. Minnesota’s Lavender Magazine has closed. Planned Parenthood has regained access to Medicaid. Turkey banned an LGBTQ cruise from the country. Trump’s corruption poisons the World Cup. The Gaily Show is the only daily LGBTQ news and talk show…

SCOTUS issued rulings on Transgender Athletes and Birthright Citizenship and election spending. Plus we continue our 2026 Election Coverage. We’re joined by Matt Dietrich the Public Information Officer with the Illinois State Board of Elections

The Gaily Show Live from Pride 6.29.26  guest Dustin Modrow Nicole from Out Climb and Sasha Andreev

John Parker and Jim Pounds are broadcasting live from Loring Park to capture all the energy and buzz at Twin Cities Pride. They dive into the festival’s local impact, chatting with folks like Chaz Raditz from Pride Magic and checking in with leather legend Denzel Bellin. It’s a great snapshot of the community and the…

It’s the fourth Friday of the month which means: Onstage with Jim Pounds. He takes us on a tour of these shows:  In Chicago: Brokeback Mountain (Chicago Shakes) & Juliet (The Auditorium) In Madison Jonathan Van Ness (Barrymore Theatre) Maybe Happy Endings (Overture Center for the Arts) In Twin Cities A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Modern…

It’s Pride month. But, what does that mean these days? What do we need it to be? How different are the Prides we’re going to this year from the original ones? To unpack this for us, we’re joined by Dr. Brier is a professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and History at the University of…

How bad is Trump’s Iran “deal”? Will Todman joins us to discuss. He’s the chief of staff of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Listen to Will’s podcast State of Play: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/state-play Read his work and research here:…

Breaking: A judge has blocked Trump from subpoenaing Gov Walz. Congress just forced Trump to restore suicide prevention resources for LGBTQ youth. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom resigned today. We look at the LGBTQ record of the man who is on track to be his successor.  PLUS: Will Studivant from the Great River…

Join TanyaMarck and Nick from Queer Spirit as we explore care and connect with community in innovative ways. Let’s get queer and play outside the box! We chat about the astrological energies of the week with Venus and Jupiter conjunct in Cancer, calling in care, love and beauty to expand and grow through our homes…

It’s the third Friday of the month as John welcomes in author and critic Ilana Masad for her reviews and recommendations! Ilana Masad is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, The Atlantic, StoryQuartlerly, Catapult, Buzzfeed, Joyland, The Account, and many…

Luke Schleusner, CEO of Out in National Security, joins John to discuss LGBT issues as it relates to our military servicemembers and other national security personnel.

At the bottom of the hour, the chair of the Minnesota DFL Party Richard Carlbom will join us. We’ll talk about the midterms, Minnesota as a trans refuge state, and his reflections on leading the very successful Minnesota United For All Families campaign. Up first: the cast of the all-male and super queer production of…

Broadcasting live from Golden Valley Pride, John Parker and Jim Pounds soak up the gorgeous Minnesota weather to celebrate the vibrant local LGBTQ+ community. They sit down with Pride Magic owner Chaz Raditz to unpack the personal, evolving meaning of Pride while calling out corporate pinkwashing from fair-weather sponsors. To cap it all off, they…

Gregory A. Kompes’s new book Busker is out now. He joins us to discuss! Plus, Zia Varajon is here to chat about her new book Love, Your Trans Big Sister: Advice on the Transfeminine Journey Get your copy of Busker: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9798950241017.  Get your copy of Love, Your Trans Big Sister: Advice on the Transfeminine Journey:…