The Gaily Show

Minnesota State Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL-66A) joins us to discuss the Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling in Chiles v Salazar. SCOTUS ruled that Colorado’s ban on Conversion Therapy violates free speech rights. Conversion therapy is considered not only child abuse due to its overwhelming negative outcomes, but its providers have been convicted of consumer fraud. They’ve…

3,300 No Kings protests drew 8 million demonstrators. We look at the numbers in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, and the Pioneer Valley (MA). Trump just announced a lawsuit against Minnesota regarding trans athletes. We take a look. FYI, Trump just lost a suit against Minnesota. Plus, Amherst, MA defies ICE with a new policy. AND: there…

Skylar Lyralen Kaye (of the hit web series Assigned Female at Birth) joins us to discuss their new memoir: Bachelorx. THEN: For Bobuq Sayed’s debut novel No God But Us, Publishers Weekly named Bobuq one of PW’s Spring 2026 Writers to Watch. They join us to talk all about No God But Us.  Connect with…

The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s Deputy Director Kelsey R. Grunstra joins us to today to unpack MTPC’s current advocacy priorities (S.2725, H.2656, 2.681/H.1188), their 2026 Community Needs Assessment, as well as MTPC’s resources on Intersectional Trans Civic Education Curriculum and Identity Document Assistance. Connect with MTPC here: https://www.masstpc.org On Instagram: http...

Democrats flipped the legislative seat that represents Mar-a-Lago. But it was a low turnout election, so should we temper our excitement? Colorado has passed a conversion therapy law that will allow people to sue people practicing conversion therapy. Plus, Jake Wittich is back reporting on these stories: Illinois primary: LGBTQ+ candidates secure state and local…

In Vincent Tirado’s new novel: Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family. They join us to discuss You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom. Buy You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780063383234 …

A federal judge has struck down RFK Jr’s anti-transgender healthcare “declaration.” Lindsey Middlecamp, a Special Counsel for the Rule of Law with the Minnesota Attorney General’s office, returns to unpack the ruling and what it means for healthcare clinics and systems moving forward. Then White House Correspondent for the Washington Blade Joe Reberkenny is back…

Buffy Revamped is closing this weekend at Chicago’s Studebaker Theatre. Its star Jacob Jackson is our guest today. Buffy Revamped is all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out… Spike. It was Officially the Best Reviewed Comedy Show of Edinburgh Festival…

Dana Piccoli is the Managing Director of News is Out and the founder of Queer Media Matters. She hosts the new podcast limited series: The Map of Us. It takes a deep dive into the groundbreaking 2025 LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project which explores queer news deserts, shrinking revenues, safety and reporting under threat, and collaboration.…

In December of last year, Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr, issued a so-called “declaration” slamming gender affirming care. Now 20 states have sued him to block his attempts to end gender affirming care in America. Joining us to discuss this case is an attorney from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office working on the…

 As we await the SCOTUS ruling on conversion therapy bans (Chiles v Salazar), Equality Illinois CEO Channyn Lynne Parker and Conversion Therapy Survivor Network’s President Curtis Lopez-Galloway join us to discuss what’s at stake, including a new resource: The Illinois Conversion Therapy Legal Accountability Guide. Get the guide here: https://www.naswil.org/post/coalition-launches-powerful-new-wea...

Three big stories we’re covering today. The media is reporting the boycott against Target is over. But is it? Has Target actually changed course? Ulla Nilsen from Unidos MN joins us to discuss. Connect with Unidos MN here: https://unidos-mn.org Ballet Co. Labortary has a new ballet based on Freddie Mercury called Freddie: Break Free. It runs…

TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) and Nick Venegoni (he>they) of the Queer Spirit Community + Podcast join us here on the Gaily Show on the 2nd Saturday of each month. During this time they share support and care practices to help us all navigate these challenging times together while staying mindfully informed. Queer Spirit is an inclusive…

Dinosaur World Live is now playing at Children’s Theatre in Minneapolis through April 5th. Joining us from the show is Sebastian Chambers. Sebastian is an actor, mover and award-winning puppeteer whose credits include Glyndebourne Opera, Theatre Peckham and Hours Theatre Company. Connect with Sebastian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sebchambers_/ For tickets to Dinosaur World Live and mor...

Brianne Brinker is back with a new piece examining the Olympics and what the Men’s Hockey Team shows us about the current state of sports. Which led me to ask: how political are sports these days? Brianne is a former NCAA Division I men’s hockey goalie and coach who publicly transitioned in her 50s while…

TO START: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down a truly disturbing ruling about transgender healthcare that has legal implications for all Americans.  PLUS: We’re going to discuss the implications of a new report that says people are having relationships with (and sexually experimenting with) AI. What?! THEN: Jake Wittich, Managing Editor…

Alex Burness joins us to discuss his investigative reporting into the persecution American Samoans face just for voting. Despite having US Passports and US Social Security numbers, they are not considered US Citizens. And the US government is arresting them for voting. Read the article here: https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/ Read all of Alex’s reporting for Bolts...

Luis Argenta from Unidos Minnesota joins us to discuss Kristi Noem’s ouster, plus Governor Walz and AG Ellison testifying before Congress. Then: Should the LGBTQ community support the Iran War? Finally, Abuelita opens at The Capri Theatre on March 19th. Written by queer playwright Nathan Yungerberg, Abuelita follows Davia, who has come from Iowa after…

Threshold Theatre in Minneapolis is debuting a collection of four new short plays by LGBTQ+ playwrights called 4Play. Threshold Theater’s Artistic Director and 4Play’s Director James Knight-Zappa joins us to discuss. For more tickets and more information: https://www.thresholdtheatermpls.com/#/ Our very own Jim Pounds is starring in Stage North’s production of  Mrs. Parker and Mr. Porter…

We take a deep dive into healthcare looking at LGBTQ Healthcare Pioneer Fenway Institute’s dropping of transgender healthcare, New York Attorney General Letitia James suing NYU Langone for doing the same. Then, Gender Justice has filed an appeal in North Dakota to get their Supreme Court to overturn a ban on transgender healthcare.  Then, the…

Daniel Nichanian shares Bolts Magazine’s excellent and comprehensive March election guide. Daniel is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts Magazine, a digital non-profit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of power and political change. We’ve hosted journalists from Bolts, including Adam Rhodes and on Tuesday March 10 Alex Burness. Read the 75 Elections To…

We’re at war. In the Middle East. Again. Associate Professor of History Dr. Samuel Clowes Huneke will be here to discuss, along with his new book I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany which comes out April 14. Pre-order here: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9781487554347 UP FIRST: Madi Johnson is Unidos MN’s St Paul Organizer, working…

It’s our weekly Unpack This For Me episode. This is when an expert guest joins us for the hour to unpack a particular issue affecting the LGBTQ and Allied community. Today our guest is unpacking the just announced and so called “Greater Than” campaign to end marriage equality in the United States. Our guest is…

Representative Leigh Finke has introduced two bills to curb ICE activity and keep them accountable in Minnesota. The first bill prohibits law enforcement from wearing masks. The second bill requires that any federal vehicles be marked as law enforcement vehicles and be equipped to safely transport people. THEN: Jake Wittich joins us to discuss his…

Some pretty shocking testimony yesterday in a forum organized by Congressional Democrats. Ryan Schwank is a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who trained ICE agents. He shared that ICE training is, “deficient, defective, and broken.” PLUS OUR ELECTION 2026 COVERAGE CONTINUES:  Amada Marquez Simula is the Mayor of Columbia Heights, MN and is…